AI quits and disappears

[Ron Attwood]

I have a HU-1H doing a figure 8 circuit along with a couple of Jeeps and a bus also doings routes round the airport. These underpaid souls are doing this for a bit of ambience.

The Jeeps and the bus keep going till the cows come home but the helicopter pilot seems to get bored after a few hours. He leaves his route, heads off into the sunset never to be seen again, not until the mission has been reloaded.

I've poured over the settings and fail to see what it is that causes him to 'down tools'.

Anyone have a pointer for me...please. :(

[BIGNEWY]

Hi Ron,

 

is he running out of fuel?

 

If you attach the mission to a post here we can all take a look.

 

thanks

[Ron Attwood]

Mm, I did think of that and gave him 100%. On top of that my server is set to unlimited fuel (would that apply to AI as well?)

I THINK I've attached the .miz

Edited July 22, 2019 by Ron Attwood
Ahah! I see I succeeded. :-)

[BIGNEWY]

Hi

 

I don't think it applies to AI also, only player. But I will check

 

The UH-1H is running out of fuel and returning to the airfield to land.

[Ron Attwood]

Hi

 

I don't think it applies to AI also, only player. But I will check

 

 

Bugger! :doh:

 

 

The UH-1H is running out of fuel and returning to the airfield to land.

 

 

Is there a away to get it to refuel? There probably is but you'll likely need a PHD in quantum physics to work out how. :music_whistling:

[BIGNEWY]

Is there a away to get it to refuel? There probably is but you'll likely need a PHD in quantum physics to work out how. :music_whistling:

 

No not possible currently,

 

only option I can suggest is to have another deactivated UH-1H ready to replace it one it has landed at the airport.

[BIGNEWY]

try this attached mission I have edited.

 

Once the uh-1h runs out of fuel it will enter the landing zone and activate the deactivated uh-1h

Formation Practice VA Tbilsi v2.miz

[Ron Attwood]

That sounds waaay above my pay grade. I really appreciate your help. The issue isn't that serious, it was the not knowing how to fix it that was driving me nuts.

 

 

:idea: Actually, it's pretty cool that he returns to the airport and lands. I would half expect him to run out of fuel and crash. Clever ol' AI. :smilewink:

[Ron Attwood]

Oh, you snuck that in while I was writing. I'll give it a try. Thanks again.

Still using those Provost pedals?

[BIGNEWY]

Oh, you snuck that in while I was writing. I'll give it a try. Thanks again.

Still using those Provost pedals?

 

Yes pedals are working well, very happy with them thanks.

[Ron Attwood]

Your edit works a treat. Another Thank you.

[BIGNEWY]

Your edit works a treat. Another Thank you.

 

Good to hear, enjoy! :)

[Drag80]

Same thing happens to me.....In tackview u can see whats happening to the AI. Usually they crash in water.

[BIGNEWY]

Same thing happens to me.....In tackview u can see whats happening to the AI. Usually they crash in water.

 

As long as you set the AI to RTB for fuel in advanced waypoint actions you should be ok, it should return to the nearest friendly base and shut down.

 

If you don't and it is not in reach of the base it will crash.

[ENO]

Hmmm in my experience with RTB in advanced waypoint actions the AI will just RTB when it hits that waypoint... It doesn’t make it run a check to see if it’ll make it another cycle and then send it home.

 

Not sure if that’s changed?

[Pikey]

RTB commands are goodbye and thanks for all the fun. Radios off, i'm not listening for anything else, totally uncontrollable.

[BIGNEWY]

Honestly not sure, I have always used RTB on bingo fuel for my AI