AI Wingman AAR

[AresShadow]

Hello!

 

While the radio command to order F/A-18 AI wingmen is not in yet, has anyone found a way to set the ME to direct AI wing to refuel? I have tried the standard refueling adv WP tasks that work with other AI flights, but haven't found a way to get my wingman/flight to tank up. Thoughts? and thank you.

 

apologies if this thread would have be better suited in mission builders or another location.

[pimp]

I've added the Tanker command to the Go To... command list. Just place the attached file to the path below: Backup your original first.

 

C:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World\Mods\aircraft\FA-18C

comm.lua

[AresShadow]

I've added the Tanker command to the Go To... command list. Just place the attached file to the path below: Backup your original first.

 

C:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World\Mods\aircraft\FA-18C

 

you sir, are awesome. Thank you very much

[Hog_No32]

Very nice, thanks pimp!

 

Tried it out last night and got my AI wingman to hit the tanker (KC-130) after I refuelled. Unfortunately, he stayed connected forever. He never disconnected from the tanker and he never rejoined me. I was flying in formation with the tanker and my buddy connected for more than 10

minutes when I realized something is not right. It took me not more than 5 min to get filled up so I wondered why it takes that much longer for him. Since nothing worked I decided to leave him at the tanker and finish the mission. I landed 35 min later and he was still on the tanker at that time (which also tells me fuel was transferred, otherwise he would have run dry in the meantime).

 

Anybody experienced something similar?

[Dispatch]

Hello,

That is great.....

I was looking for a command for Wingman, to Close up formation.

How is it commanded?

Point me in the right direction please

I would be eternally grateful .

Edited August 29, 2018 by Dispatch

[Dispatch]

My mistake

The close formation, that I saw in the file.

was to close the formation submenu

oh well

[Hog_No32]

Hello,

That is great.....

I was looking for a command for Wingman, to Close up formation.

How is it commanded?

Point me in the right direction please

I would be eternally grateful .

 

Bit OT but that is actually another bug I think. IIRC in the past (can‘t say until which update) we used to have both commands „Open formation“ and „Close formation“ available at the same time regardless of the actual formation flown. Now, initially I only have „Open formation“ available after a mission start.That despite the fact that open formation is the default formation flown. I have to command „Open formation“(F8), AI wingmen acknowledge but don‘t do anything else since they already are in open formation and only then I get the option to command „Close formation“(F9). AI wingmen then correctly move to the close formation.

[SonofEil]

I've added the Tanker command to the Go To... command list. Just place the attached file to the path below: Backup your original first.

 

C:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World\Mods\aircraft\FA-18C

 

Wonderful! I did a couple of tests last night and it’s working just as it should, many thanks!

[Oesau]

Very nice, thanks pimp!

 

Tried it out last night and got my AI wingman to hit the tanker (KC-130) after I refuelled. Unfortunately, he stayed connected forever. He never disconnected from the tanker and he never rejoined me. I was flying in formation with the tanker and my buddy connected for more than 10

minutes when I realized something is not right. It took me not more than 5 min to get filled up so I wondered why it takes that much longer for him. Since nothing worked I decided to leave him at the tanker and finish the mission. I landed 35 min later and he was still on the tanker at that time (which also tells me fuel was transferred, otherwise he would have run dry in the meantime).

 

Anybody experienced something similar?

 

Have had the same thing - worked out if you say RTB the AI disconnects and then you can then say rejoin formation

[pete_auau]

Just another question got the a1 to tank with no issues(2 aircraft only no issues) was wondering what the correct procedure is if you had yourself and 3 ai making a total of 4 aircraft since everytime I have tried some time 2 and 3 would refule but not the 4th, sometime none would refuel etc what is the steps this I what I have being trying to do

 

1 Call tanker and ask to refuel

2 call flight and tell them to hit the tanker

or

 

1 tell flight to hit the tanker

2 call tanker to refuel which it come back says have chicks in tow trailing

3 than some time ai refuel 2 of them only

[Nix Mills]

On 8/29/2018 at 9:36 PM, Hog_No32 said:

Very nice, thanks pimp!

 

Tried it out last night and got my AI wingman to hit the tanker (KC-130) after I refuelled. Unfortunately, he stayed connected forever. He never disconnected from the tanker and he never rejoined me. I was flying in formation with the tanker and my buddy connected for more than 10

minutes when I realized something is not right. It took me not more than 5 min to get filled up so I wondered why it takes that much longer for him. Since nothing worked I decided to leave him at the tanker and finish the mission. I landed 35 min later and he was still on the tanker at that time (which also tells me fuel was transferred, otherwise he would have run dry in the meantime).

 

Anybody experienced something similar?

 

I also have that experience. I've been trying to create a mission where the wingman is technically another group, because I wanted the wingman to be lead. At the refuelling stage, both player and wingman are low on fuel (<4000 lbs). I set the wingman to refuel first and it is supposed to display a message when the AI finishes refueling (On Refuel Stop script), but it doesn't finish and just keeps refuelling. I've tried issuing 'Push AI Task' to make it move to next waypoint, follow the player or stop refuelling, but it doesn't work.