Enhanced Player's guide

Valmo Trindade
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# ARMATAK Player`s Guide
# ARMATAK Player's Guide
It's highly recommended to configure ARMATAK stuff locally BEFORE you're joining a multiplayer session.
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ATAK-CIV is publicly available on [Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.atakmap.app.civ&hl=pt_BR), download and authorize the permissions on your phone (there are many of them, it quite makes sense because of the functions required).
Steps:
### ARMATAK Installation
ARMATAK is publicy available in the Arma 3 Steam Workshop and Github, just subscribe on Steam Workshop and Steam should handle the installation of ARMATAK.
### SIMTAK Installation
SIMTAK is not authorized to be on Google Play Store yet, here is a step by step about how to install it:
1. Download the [ARMATAK mod from Steam Workshop](https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3301306282).
2. Open the Mod content folder
2. Open the Mod content folder (right click on the mod in the Arma 3 launcher -> Open Folder -> I understand)
3. Move the simtak.apk file to your android phone
4. Open the simtak.apk file on your phone, it's a android app installation package, in order to install a app from outside the playstore, you must explict authorize that.
5. Enable Developer mode on your phone
6. On Developer options (inside the settings), define SIMTAK as Default Fake Location App
**Samsung Devices** - If you are using a Samsung device, there is a "Adaptive Battery" feature for battery saving that will break SIMTAK or apps that runs services on background. In order to solve it, users must follow the "Solution for users" tab on [this website](https://dontkillmyapp.com/samsung).
### Samsung Devices
If you are using a Samsung device, there is a "Adaptive Battery" feature for battery saving that will break SIMTAK or apps that runs services on background. In order to solve it, users must follow the "Solution for users" tab on [this website](https://dontkillmyapp.com/samsung).
## ARMATAK and SIMTAK usage
Just by starting a game (even on briefing screen), ARMATAK's websocket will be running by default, but you can check if it's up and running on the log located in:
Remember to disable Battleye before starting the game, after stating the game, right on briefing screen or inside the game already, ARMATAK's websocket should be running by default, but you can check if it's up and running on the log located in:
```path
<your arma 3 mod folder>/armatak.log
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![ARMATAK INIT](./data/simtak_initialized.png)
If you cannot see the "Not Initialized" message, you're probably using a Samsung Phone with adaptive battery enabled, check the installation step to handle it. Now, you can press the "Start Tracking" button in order to connect to the WebSocket and start mocking the location.
If you cannot see the "Not Initialized" message, you're probably using a Samsung Phone with adaptive battery enabled, [check the installation step](#samsung-devices) to handle it. Now, you can press the "Start Tracking" button in order to connect to the WebSocket and start mocking the location.
![ATAK OK](./data/simta_success.png)

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