Help with Civilian-Martyr info/guide

[Barnard]

I'm having some trouble finding definitive info about the civilian class and its rules of play, including martyring. The PR manual doesn't state all of the info and ofcourse there are some small guides, but actual full-on guides that have everything listed are far and few between (in my searching atleast). I'm looking for clarification on all fronts (how to use the cellphone to help spot enemies, how long it actually takes to activate being able to martyr, what things to avoid while trying to get martyred like friendly armed troops) because I'm planning to do a thread and video guide on the subject to provide a definite source of how to play as a civie/martyr and the rules connected to it including tips, tricks and best practices.

Again, all of the info provided here needs confirmation/fixing so that it will end up being a definitive list of info on how civies work.


So the following is the info I have found:
*=needs confirmation
*=confirmed
*=not valid/no longer valid
(▶#)=source number

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Only the factions 'Insurgents' and 'Hamas' have this ability. The ARF, Militia and Syrian Rebels do not*.
Only applicable on Insurgency mode.


Insurgent/Hamas Team information


Usage
◆ Activation

● Spawn in. Wait 15 seconds. Stand still. Drop your kit. Wait 2 minutes***(▶1) (PR manual mentions only 1 minute (▶2). Now you are martyrable.

** This will be changed to 1 minute in v1.3


◆ Martyring
Becoming martyred is when you get killed by the enemy team. If a martyrable civilian gets killed by an enemy, the enemy team loses 10 Intelligence Points, reducing their progress to discovering a cache. There are rules tied to being elligable for getting martyred:

● You need to be 10 meters away from an armed teammate.
● You need to be 10 meters away from a friendly manned car*.

(Do these also include a cooldown timer?*)

If you do any of the following, you will have a cooldown time of 1 minute*, after that you are martyrable again:

● Picking up a kit with a weapon
● Use a vehicle.
● Perform a resuscitation or administer an epinephrine shot *.
(Not valid anymore because civies are not medics)

Do the -10 IP and -100 scoreboard points (+enemy respawn time penalty) still count when you get revived after a succesful martyr?*.


◆ Scoreboard
Every succesful martyring you achieve will not give you or your team actual points, instead it will result in a -100 points on the score of the person who killed you. Your 'scoreboard' is basically the minus points on the enemy team. (excluding minus points that they would have from, for example, teamkilling etc.)*.


◆ Points

● Civilian arrested: +10 Intelligence Points awarded to the enemy team.
● Civilians that decide to commit suicide are counted as an arrested person and subsquently reward the coalition team with Intelligence Points, after which it can take about 60-75 seconds to respawn.

Tips 'n Tricks

● Always walk; This makes sure you always have full sprint in case of getting chased by an enemy with a ziptie.
● Have your binoculars out; Having your fists out makes it blatantly obvious that you are a civie. Equipping binoculars will make you look more like an insurgent, giving you a better chance of getting martyred.
● Have multiple civies bunch up on a ladder(▶1) ; This will make it look like you are one person. When getting shot you will have a good chance of getting multiple succesful martyrs by getting killed instantly or getting wounded and bleeding out. You are also not arrestable by being on a ladder*.
(You can be arrested if you are on a ladder. Either with a ziptie or shotgun)

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Opposing Team information


◆ Penalties
If you shoot a civilian (violating the rules of engagement), you will face several penalties:

● After your next death you will respawn 120 seconds later per civilian shot (stacks up to 5 minutes
additional delay)
● You will not be able to request any kits for 10 minutes
● Your score is reduced to 0 and the kill will not be listed on the scoreboard
● Your team loses 10 intelligence points
Running over civilians in a vehicle or killing them while climbing ladders or ropes will also result in a penalty if
done outside of the ROE.

Killing 4 civilians within 5/10 minutes will result in the player getting executed*.


◆ Scoreboard
Every insurgent you kill will result in -100 of your points*.
(The first civi killed makes your score go -100. Kills after that give you -100 each. So if you have 500 score and you kill a civi, your score will be -100 instead of 400.)

◆ Points
Civilian Collaborator or insurgent arrested: +10 IP

● Arresting a civilian or insurgent will actually make your team gain 10 Intelligence Points. These points help reveal the insurgent cache.

◆ Capturing/Arresting
You can arrest a civie/insurgent using ziptie plastic handcuffs, accessible by selecting the
number 1 on your keyboard, or alternatively using a shotgun loaded with breaching slugs (Rifleman Breacher / Scout kit)*.

Enemy insurgent combatants killed by knife counts as an arrest. This also counts for civis.1*.
Which factions soldiers actually have zipties (France UN Bluehelmets do not seem to have them)2* BUT if 1* is true then it doesn't matter, it will serve the same purpose.


Tips 'n Tricks

● Check your target before firing.
● Look for suspicious behavior; if a person is approaching you or your squad in a general willing manner, he's most likely a civie trying to martyr.
● Do not shoot to shoo'; Shooting an identified civie to scare him off is not advisable. You are giving away your position and it's most likely not going to work, seeing as the civie's intention is to get himself martyred.

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Sources:

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PR Manual: The Unarmed kit can be used as an intermediary when swapping kits with another squad member. If an
Insurgent or Hamas player uses the unarmed kit he will be treated as a civilian after one minute has
passed.

https://www.realitymod.com/manual/pr_manual.pdf

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TL;DR
1. Looking for all the correct info on civies and martyring.
2. Planning to release civie/martyr thread and video guide. Gathering correct info as well as tips, tricks and advice about the subject.