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        <h1>Rust And Dust</h1>
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        <b>Rust And Dust</b> a tactical ground combat simulation for android.
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        <h2>News:</h2>
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          <li>2016.01.14 : It is still in beta mode, you can get it freely from <a href="https://play.google.com/apps/testing/ch.asynk.rustanddust.android" title="Tester Link">here</a>.</li>
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        <p>Coming soon : <b>Player vs Player</b> mode, under heavy development right now !</p>
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          <li>Menus
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              <li><a href="#mainoptions">Main Options</a></li>
              <li><a href="#playoptions">Play Options</a></li>
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          <li>Rules
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              <li><a href="#actions">Action Points</a></li>
              <li><a href="#move">Movement Points</a></li>
              <li><a href="#combat">Combat</a></li>
              <li><a href="#hq">HQ units</a></li>
              <li><a href="#ace">Ace units</a></li>
              <li><a href="#hexes">Special Hexes</a></li>
              <li><a href="#deploy">Deployment / Reinforcement</a></li>
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        <h2><a name="mainoptions">Main Options</a>:</h2>
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          <li><b>Show Moves</b> : to show the hexes you can reach with the selected unit.</li>
          <li><b>Show Targets</b> : to show the enemy units you can fire at with the selected unit.</li>
          <li><b>Show Move Assists</b> : to show the friendly units you will be able to move if you activate the selected HQ.</li>
          <li><b>Show Enemy Possibilities</b> : to show what a selected enemy unit can do, the above options determine what is shown.</li>
          <li><b>Debug</b> : well, to turn on the debug mode.</li>
          <li><b>Fx Volume</b> : to change the volume of the sounds effects.</li>
          <li><b>Graphics</b> : to choose between regular wargame chits, and animated realistic sprites.</li>
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        <h2><a name="playoptions">Play Options</a>:</h2>
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          <li><b>Game Mode</b> : to choose, between <i>Solo</i>, <i>Player vs Player</i> or <i>Player vs AI</i> game mode.</li>
          <li><b>Scenario</b> : to choose which battelfield you are going to play on.</li>
          <li><b>Battle Objectivet</b> : to consult the battle description and victory conditions.</li>
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        <h2><a name="actions">Action Points (AP)</a>:</h2>
        <p>Each player will have 2 to 4 AP to spend per turn.<br />
        You won&#39;t know the amount of AP that you can spend until you have reached that number.</p>
        <p>An action point allows you to do one of the following:
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          <li><a href="#move">Move</a> a friendly unit.</li>
          <li><a href="#combat">Attack</a> a enemy unit.</li>
          <li><a href="#hq">Activate</a> an HQ unit.</li>
          <li><a href="#promote">Promote</a> a regular unit into an HQ unit.</li>
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        <h2><a name="move">Movement Points (MP)</a>:</h2>
        <p>Your units have an amount of <span style="color:#abac38">movement points</span>.<br />
        Each hex costs 1 MP, except the woods and the town that costs 2 MP.<br />
        If all your movement occures on a road, you gain 1 extra MP.</p>
        <h3>To move your unit:</h3>
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          <li>select it.</li>
          <li>select the destination hex.</li>
          <li>select the final orientation of your unit.</li>
        </ul>
        <p>Moving a unit costs you 1 <a href="#actions">AP</a>.</p>
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        <h2><a name="combat">Combat</a>:</h2>
        <p>Your units have a <span style="color:#9b2229">fire range</span> and a <span style="color:#1d7baa">defense value</span>.<br />
        On a hill, your range is increased by 1 (except for the infantry).<br />
        A target in woods or town has a defense increased by 1.<br />
        You can target 1 unit within your range with a clear line of sight.<br />
        Hills, cities, other units block the line of sight.<br />
        Friendly units that can fire and have a clear line of sight to the selected target can assist you.<br />
        Artillery units can assist even if they don&#39;t have a clear line of sight to the target.<br />
        Infantry units nullify the defense bonus when attacking to a town.<br />
        Soft targets have 2 defense values, the higher being used when the are in hills, woods or town hex.</p>
        <p>You destroy the target if: <b>2d6 + #engaged units + bonuses &gt;= defense + bonuses</b>.</p>
        <h3>To perform a combat:</h3>
        <ul>
          <li>select your unit.</li>
          <li>select your target.</li>
          <li>(un)toggle the assist unit(s).</li>
          <li>select the target again.</li>
        </ul>
        <p>To cancel the action, select your combat leading unit again.</p>
        <p>Leading a combat costs you 1 <a href="#actions">AP</a>.</p>
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        <h2><a name="hq">HQ units</a>:</h2>
        <p>Your HQ units have <img src="hq-stars.png" /> on them.<br />
        When you activate an HQ, adjacents units can move freely.</p>
        <h3>To perform an HQ activation:</h3>
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          <li>select twice the HQ unit.</li>
          <li>you can then move it and/or any other adjacent units in any order.</li>
          <li>after each movement you can end your HQ activation with the <img src="check-btn.png" /> button.</li>
        </ul>
        <p>Activating an HQ costs you 1 <a href="#actions">AP</a>.</p>
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        <h2><a name="promote">Promotion to HQ</a>:</h2>
        <p>You can promote one of your regular unit into an <a href="#hq">HQ</a> if you have in your casualties an <a href="#hq">HQ</a> of the same kind of unit.</p>
        <h3>To perform an promotion to HQ:</h3>
        <ul>
          <li>select the regular unit.</li>
          <li>touch the <img src="promote-btn.png" /> button.</li>
        </ul>
        <p>Promoting a regular unit to an <a href="#hq">HQ</a> costs you 1 <a href="#actions">AP</a>.</p>
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        <h2><a name="ace" />Ace units</a>:</h2>
        <p>Your Ace units have an <img src="ace.png" /> on them.<br />
        When taking part in an <a href="#combat">combat</a>, an ace unit allows you a second dice roll
        if the first one is a failure.</p>
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        <h2><a name="hexes" />Special Hexes</a>:</h2>
        <p>The following hexes will have importance in the victory decision of some scenarios.</p>
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          <li><img src="exit.png" /> Exit hexes will allow you to leave the battelfield if you have at least 1 <a href="#move">MP</a> left.</li>
          <li><img src="objective.png" /> Objective will belong to the last army that passes over it.</li>
          <li><img src="hold-objective.png" />Hold Objective belong to you as long as one of your units stands on it.</li>
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        <h2><a name="deploy" />Deployment / Reinforcement</a>:</h2>
        <p>Some scenarios will require you to first place some or all your units on the battle field.<br />
        Some others will require you to make some or all your units enter the battle field.<br />
        You may also recieve some reinforcement units during the battle.<br />
        </p>
        <p>In any of the above situation, you will see the number of available units over the <i>unit dock</i> button.<br /></p>
        <p>To make one unit enter the battle field from the <i>unit dock</i>:<br />
        <ul>
          <li>select the unit.</li>
          <li>choose one of the available highlighted hexes.</li>
          <li>choose the orientation of the unit or perform a regular <a href="#move">move</a>.</li>
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