When you begin a new game, Battlespace opens in the Setup Phase. During Setup, you will assemble your Fire Teams, select the enemy forces, and construct the battlefield before play begins.
Build Your Fire Teams
Battlespace supports two Fire Teams: FT1 and FT2. Each Fire Team has four Soldier slots.
A new game begins with both Fire Teams empty. Select the Fire Team you want to work with, then add Soldiers to it. Soldiers are placed into the next available slot in that Fire Team, and the same Soldier cannot be assigned to both teams.
Continue until you have assembled the Fire Teams required for your mission.
Build the Enemy Pool
A new game also begins with an empty Enemy Pool.
Add the Enemies required for the mission. When selecting an Enemy, you can add more than one of the same type before confirming your selection.
Enemies may also be organized into Groups such as G1, G2, and G3. Groups are provided to help you organize and identify Enemy forces during play; assigning an Enemy to a group does not by itself change its combat abilities or activation rules.
Build the Battlefield
Under Add to Battlefield, you can construct the battlefield using four Setup tools:
+ Map - Select the map that will serve as the battlefield background. Only one map is used at a time; selecting another replaces the current background.
+ Vehicle - Select one or more Vehicles to place on the battlefield. Vehicles use their preset dimensions and are treated as H1.5 terrain.
+ Building - Select one or more Buildings and place them on the battlefield.
+ Object - Create other terrain features and battlefield objects. Objects can be positioned, rotated, resized, and assigned an elevation from H0 to H3.
Map, Vehicle, Building, and Object controls are available during Setup and are hidden once the game begins.
Arrange the Battlefield
During Setup, Unlock All is enabled by default. This allows you to position and adjust the battlefield before play begins.
Move and arrange Soldiers, Enemies, Vehicles, Buildings, and Objects as required by the mission. Generic Objects can also be resized and assigned the appropriate height.
The battlefield height categories are:
| Height | Description |
|---|
| H0 | Negligible |
| H1 | Low |
| H1.5 | Chest High |
| H2 | Human High |
| H3 | Tall |
Vehicles are always H1.5 and Buildings are always H3 - these do not require a height setting.
Right click on empty areas of the map will bring up the options to add Civilian and Movement Card - this is also available during the game. Movement Card is meant as a visual aid to determine movement and throwing distances. Civilian behaviors will be implemented in the future.
Mission Generator
The Mission Generator is available during Setup to assist with creating the mission. It disappears once the game begins. This will be expanded in the future.
Start the Mission
Before starting, make sure your Fire Teams, Enemy Pool, battlefield map, terrain, and starting positions are ready.
Select Start Game when setup is complete.
Battlespace locks the normal battlefield setup, hides the Setup-only construction tools, and begins:
Round 1 - Player Phase
From this point forward, movement and actions should normally be performed through the game's Orders and activation systems rather than by manually arranging the battlefield.
