Singleplayer

Singleplayer (SP) describes one of two basic game modes in video games. This article focuses the situation in Men of War and some other Outfront games.

General information
In singleplayer mode, one player usually controles an army of different unit types. The consistance differs from mission to mission and depends on the war side the player has choosen and the historic facts and conditions this mission is set. The player can choose between three grades of difficulty before starting the mission. This will minor the ammount of resistance but increase the enemy's units' health and decrease the player's units' health. In singleplayer, the player plays against a scripted fictional player and against each's enemy's unit AI. As against multiplayer games, singleplayer games can be be saved, loaded and paused by the player ad libitum.

Missions
There are also different types of singleplayer missions in general. All singleplayer missions can be classified in one or more of these types. It might change during a mission.
 * Combat
 * Capture & defend
 * Defend & strike back
 * Stealth
 * Capture & hold
 * Spy & destroy

Tasks
Each mission holds about 3-4 tasks which the player has to complete. Additional, secondary mission objectives are given to make it easier to complete the main ones. Those objectives do not need to be completed, but doing this gives an advantage over ignoring them. All tasks can be classifies into one or more of these types, often via signal words:
 * Offensive tasks
 * Capture
 * Destroy
 * Spy
 * Support
 * Defensive tasks
 * Hold
 * Defend
 * Protect
 * Prevent