Make an AI spawned aircraft to bomb...

Hello,

I'm trying to set-up a couple of functions for spawning AI flights, which should provide a basic CAP mission and a basic Bombing mission.

I got the CAP one to work as expected, but I can't make the Bombing aircraft to effectively bomb the wanted point.

Those are my try for the bombing task:

1:

                                           [1] = 
                                           {
                                               ["number"] = 1,
                                               ["auto"] = false,
                                               ["id"] = "Bombing",
                                               ["enabled"] = true,
                                               ["params"] = 
                                               {
                                                   ["point"] = {x = FlightAreaPos.x, y = FlightAreaPos.z},
					    ["weaponType"] = 1073741822,										
                                                   ["attackQty"] = 5,
					    ["expend"] = "Auto",
                                                   ["direction"] = 0,
                                                   ["groupAttack"] = true,
                                               }, -- end of ["params"]
                                           }, -- end of [1]	

2:

                                           [1] = 
                                           {
                                               ["number"] = 1,
                                               ["auto"] = false,
                                               ["id"] = "Bombing",
                                               ["enabled"] = true,
                                               ["params"] = 
                                               {
                                                   ["direction"] = 0,
                                                   ["attackQtyLimit"] = true,
                                                   ["attackQty"] = 1,
                                                   ["expend"] = "Auto",
                                                   ["y"] = FlightAreaPos.z,
                                                   ["directionEnabled"] = false,
                                                   ["groupAttack"] = false,
                                                   ["altitude"] = 2000,
                                                   ["altitudeEnabled"] = false,
                                                   ["weaponType"] = 1073741822,
                                                   ["x"] = FlightAreaPos.x,
                                               }, -- end of ["params"]
                                           }, -- end of [1]	

neither of those is working... any suggestion? (this is the chunk used for a Mig-27K)

(reworked the code content for better readability)

For me it is mostly try & error, getting the AI to the things I want with scripting and with the ME functions.

In my AFAC script I use the following code:

[important to have the Group-Task to be set to CAS}

local RunningIn = {                                            
                   id = 'Mission', 
                   params = { 
                       route = { 
                           points = { 
                               [1] = 
                               
                                   {
                                           ["alt"] = _strikeralt,
                                           ["type"] = "Turning Point",
                                           ["action"] = "Fly Over Point",
                                           ["alt_type"] = "BARO",
                                           ["formation_template"] = "",
                                           ["properties"] = 
                                           {
                                               ["vnav"] = 1,
                                               ["scale"] = 0,
                                               ["angle"] = 0,
                                               ["vangle"] = 0,
                                               ["steer"] = 2,
                                           }, -- end of ["properties"]
                                           ["ETA"] = 0,
                                           ["y"] = IPTangoz,
                                           ["x"] = IPTangox,
                                           ["speed"] = _strikerspeed,
                                           ["ETA_locked"] = true,
                                           ["task"] = 
                                           {
                                           
                                               ["id"] = "ComboTask",
                                               ["params"] = 
                                               {
                                                   ["tasks"] = 
                                                   {
                                                   [1] = 
                                                       {
                                                           ["enabled"] = true,
                                                           ["auto"] = false,
                                                           ["id"] = "Bombing",
                                                           ["number"] = 1,
                                                           ["params"] = 
                                                           {
                                                               ["direction"] = 0,
                                                               ["attackQtyLimit"] = false,
                                                               ["attackQty"] = 1,
                                                               ["expend"] = "All",
                                                               ["altitude"] = _pricklealt,
                                                               ["directionEnabled"] = false,
                                                               ["groupAttack"] = true,
                                                               ["y"] = WPMarkerPos.z,
                                                               ["altitudeEnabled"] = true,
                                                               ["weaponType"] = 1073741822,
                                                               ["x"] = WPMarkerPos.x,
                                                           }, -- end of ["params"]
                                                       }, -- end of [1]
                                                                   
                                                   [2] = 
                                                       {
                                                           ["enabled"] = true,
                                                           ["auto"] = false,
                                                           ["id"] = "WrappedAction",
                                                           ["number"] = 2,
                                                           ["params"] = 
                                                           {
                                                               ["action"] = 
                                                               {
                                                                   ["id"] = "Option",
                                                                   ["params"] = 
                                                                   {
                                                                       ["variantIndex"] = 1,
                                                                       ["name"] = 5,
                                                                       ["formationIndex"] = 4,
                                                                       ["value"] = 262145,
                                                                   }, -- end of ["params"]
                                                               }, -- end of ["action"]
                                                           }, -- end of ["params"]
                                                       }, -- end of [1]
                                                   [3] = 
                                                       {
                                                           ["number"] = 3,
                                                           ["auto"] = false,
                                                           ["id"] = "WrappedAction",
                                                           ["enabled"] = true,
                                                           ["params"] = 
                                                           {
                                                               ["action"] = 
                                                               {
                                                                   ["id"] = "Option",
                                                                   ["params"] = 
                                                                   {
                                                                       ["value"] = 2,
                                                                       ["name"] = 1,
                                                                   }, -- end of ["params"]
                                                               }, -- end of ["action"]
                                                           }, -- end of ["params"]
                                                       }, -- end of [2]
                                                   [4] = 
                                                       {
                                                           ["number"] = 4,
                                                           ["auto"] = false,
                                                           ["id"] = "WrappedAction",
                                                           ["enabled"] = true,
                                                           ["params"] = 
                                                           {
                                                               ["action"] = 
                                                               {
                                                                   ["id"] = "Option",
                                                                   ["params"] = 
                                                                   {
                                                                       ["value"] = 1,
                                                                       ["name"] = 4,
                                                                   }, -- end of ["params"]
                                                               }, -- end of ["action"]
                                                           }, -- end of ["params"]
                                                       }, -- end of [3]
                                                   [5] = 
                                                       {
                                                           ["number"] = 5,
                                                           ["auto"] = false,
                                                           ["id"] = "WrappedAction",
                                                           ["enabled"] = true,
                                                           ["params"] = 
                                                           {
                                                               ["action"] = 
                                                               {
                                                                   ["id"] = "Option",
                                                                   ["params"] = 
                                                                   {
                                                                       ["value"] = 2,
                                                                       ["name"] = 3,
                                                                   }, -- end of ["params"]
                                                               }, -- end of ["action"]
                                                           }, -- end of ["params"]
                                                       }, -- end of [4]
                                                       
                                                   }, -- end of ["tasks"]
                                               }, -- end of ["params"]
                                           }, -- end of ["task"]
                                           ["speed_locked"] = true,
                                           }, -- end of [1]
                                   },
                               }
                           }
                       }
       local activestrikergrpctrl = activestrikergrp:getController()
       Controller.setTask(activestrikergrpctrl, RunningIn)

Looks similar to yours, but without the rest of the task-code and the context it is just guessing. Maybe the example above helps...

[important to have the Group-Task to be set to CAS}

This may be a game changer!!!

I'l try asap.

thanks!!!

That works, thanks!