A I effectiveness

[Xxx]

Please can the AI effectiveness level be worked on?

 

If an average AI skill is selected then can the AI pilots flying reflect a lower level of skill. At least so as to give pilots with "Human" skills a chance of scoring a kill, when going up against AI as enemy?

 

Also can the AI wingman be a little more attentive to commands from the "Human" flight leader. Many times the AI wingman just ignores mission objectives and radio commands.

 

If this is not possible, then at least allow a court martial when your wing man flies off, does his own thing and if he doesn't get killed, just acts daft!:pilotfly:

 

Happy holidays

Best regards

David

[feefifofum]

They make some pretty poor decisions on "average." What airframe are you having trouble fighting?

[Xxx]

They make some pretty poor decisions on "average." What airframe are you having trouble fighting?

 

All WW2 modules. Getting hits is definitely not easy. AI appear to have engine that run at Max boost with no damage?

 

Damage to the AI also seems inconsistent, you can't hit the pilot, which often resulted in a kill in WW2, so bullits/cannon need to knock out engines/controls?

 

Or I may just be too used to Magics and Aim 9's...:music_whistling:

 

In the Mirage, I can not get my wing man to attack anything, cover me or fly with me. He just flies off, does his own thing and 99% of the time gets the chop.....mostly because he's flying at 3000' in a hot SAM/AAA zone!:cry: The mission is the "Deep Strike" I uploaded to user files. The mission is altitude critical. Allied aircraft are required to keep below a radar hard deck. Invariably, my wing man zooms off 3000 feet higher than myself.

 

Cheers

 

David

Edited December 22, 2017 by Accipiter
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[feefifofum]

Ah yes....that's something of a special case due to the current damage model and the AI flying with a simpler flight model. The good news is ED are working on a brand new damage model for WW2 aircraft, as well as G-effects for AI pilots that we should see some time soon. :thumbup:

 

As far as the wingman...try ordering him in trail, close formation. Depending on the terrain they do sometimes have a hard time flying low...it may be triggering crash avoidance behaviors.

Edited December 22, 2017 by feefifofum

[Xxx]

Ah yes....that's something of a special case due to the current damage model and the AI flying with a simpler flight model. The good news is ED are working on a brand new damage model for WW2 aircraft, as well as G-effects for AI pilots that we should see some time soon. :thumbup:

 

As far as the wingman...try ordering him in trail, close formation. Depending on the terrain they do sometimes have a hard time flying low...it may be triggering crash avoidance behaviors.

 

 

 

Good news re WW2 AI.

 

 

Yes, I am re flying my "Deep Strike" mission and for fun, I am using all my DCS modules, in turn to see if I can complete the mission! (Most fun in the Ka-50 BTW!)

 

 

In the case of the Mirage and Viggen, the wingman always gets the chop! If he doesn't collide with the ground, he gets a radar AAM or a SA-19 for his breakfast! In spite of adding all the extra mission instructions, i.e. Use Chaff and Flares/ECM etc., it makes no difference he always dies! So the AI that are not my wingman, are obviously better trained?

 

 

I can not get him to shoot at anything. "Cover Me" is also useless. In each case I am better off flying solo, which is not at all realistic?

 

 

Happy Holidays

Regards

David

[Raven (Elysian Angel)]

Ah yes....that's something of a special case due to the current damage model and the AI flying with a simpler flight model. The good news is ED are working on a brand new damage model for WW2 aircraft, as well as G-effects for AI pilots that we should see some time soon. :thumbup:

I'm quite looking forward to the changes - especially later on when they also update the more modern aircraft: you can check how rediculous the AI can be when fighting some at "excellent" setting:

- Their missiles seem to have an above average chance to hit;

- Your own missiles have a much lower chance to hit - not because of the AI dodging them, but because the missiles tend to fly off in a completely different direction;

- I have seen AI MiG-21s at "Excellent" not only survive a direct hit from both a Super 530D and a Magic II, but continue flying at rediculously low speed and high AoA, or even continue the engagement altogether;

- Their radar can track targets flying behind them;

- AI aircraft without look-down radar have no problem picking up and engaging targets flying MUCH lower than them;

- ...

[Japo32]

On 12/23/2017 at 4:42 PM, Xxx said:

I can not get him to shoot at anything. "Cover Me" is also useless. In each case I am better off flying solo, which is not at all realistic?

 

almost 6 years and still is useless. In WW2 missions with UFO wingman, how many times I have given the "cover me" order and the Enemy AI just flies in front of several of my wingman and they do not do anything letting the enemy just shut me down. 

Would be nice to be touch this sooner than later. AI is a pinacle of DCS and it is sooo weak. Of course don't use any mods that could break it.

[71st_AH Rob]

Odd, I find that the WWII AI generally work fine.  There are a few issues with a couple of commands that they totally ignore, but most commands that are appropriate for WWII they do well except for 'Cover Me' which makes them attack the nearest en ac instead.