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          <td valign="top" background="images/design/surround_title_s.gif"><span class="sectionlink"><a href="frontiersmen.html">Frontiersmen 
            Data</a></span><span class="sectiontext">: <font color="#FF6600">Commander</font></span></td>
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                              <p><b>Summary:</b> By plugging in to a ship or base's 
                                command network, the commander oversees marine 
                                activities and provides them with <a href="items_main.html">equipment</a>, 
                                defenses, and <a href="front_upgrades.html">upgrades</a>.</p>
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                              <p> <img src="images/images/10_data.gif" width="13" height="10"> 
                                Since you will be fighting the Kharaa on home 
                                territory (our own ships and bases), you have 
                                many advantages. Some of these are obvious &#150; like 
                                having maps of the battleground. But even more 
                                important, is the existing command network in 
                                each ship. </p>
                              <p>The command network is a layer of multi-purpose 
                                nanos that spreads, root-like, just above all 
                                ceilings and overhangs. Micro-arrays of lenses, 
                                tiny packets of construction nanos, and hundreds 
                                of other nano-devices all tied into millions of 
                                relays and computing nodules &#150; cohering into a 
                                pervasive, responsive system intimately connected 
                                to every aspect of its ship's or base's existence. 
                                This network also holds the marine's <a href="front_resources.html">resources</a>, 
                                distributed throughout its veins.<br>
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                              <p> To take advantage of the network, every ship 
                                or base has a command interface, which, before 
                                the Kharaa, was used by top administrative or 
                                authority figures to manage and govern their domain. 
                                These interfaces replaced vast numbers of support 
                                staff with one person, who could instantly turn 
                                their attention anywhere within the ship or base, 
                                and guide the crew through their duties. Used 
                                for tasks as varied as maintenance or surveillance, 
                                the command interface also allowed its user to 
                                operate some elements of the physical environment, 
                                like doors and lights; and, crucially, granted 
                                clearance for nano-construction. </p>
                              <p> Put to use by a Frontiersman Commander (using 
                                a <a href="structures_cc.html">command console</a>), 
                                the network becomes the heart of any military 
                                campaign. Gaining control of the command network 
                                is the first and most vital task for a squad. 
                                This is easily accomplished. Since we are returning 
                                these ships and bases to the previous owners, 
                                they gladly provide us with the encryption keys 
                                to access their systems. Before a squad even deploys, 
                                they are already online. For a description of 
                                the command interface, click <a href="front_comhud.html">here</a>.</p>
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                                    <a href="front_nanogridlock.html">Nano-Gridlock 
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                                    <a href="front_commandstrats.html">Command 
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                                    <a href="front_choosingcommander.html"> Choosing 
                                    a Commander</a><br>
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