Proper AI Close Formation

[Matt_j25]

Hi all,

 

I’m not sure the correct place to post this, but I would like to suggest one day if the formation of the AI could be improved to fly a lot closer to you as well as let us fly formation off of them more closer it would be a game changer, especially for realistic military flying in the sim.

 

If anyone from ED sees this post it would be greatly appreciated if you consider integrating this idea into improving DCS in the future.

 

Thanks

:)

[Nealius]

+1

 

The formation settings in advanced waypoint actions don't work. The measurements given in the options do not match what the AI actually do. At all. "Group Close" is still quite loose.

[Xilon_x]

CLIK F9 formation and after F10 join group formation ed your gregarious fly ad 2 meter of distance from you.

[Shahdoh]

They used to be able to get REAL close back around version 1.1-1.2. Then they changed things. The response was that they had no intention of the AI being able to fly like the Blue Angels.

 

All of the aircraft in this picture are AI, all set to follow the tanker (Screenshot timestamp: Thursday, ‎June ‎19, ‎2014, ‏‎3:54:10 PM) .

 

 

 

Using the follow command, I have been able to get them as close as about 100 feet on any 2 axis. Any closer and you risk collisions or erratic behavior from the AI.

 

 

 

(EDIT: Had misremembered, was around 1.2 that it changed.)

Edited August 5, 2019 by Shahdoh

[sirrah]

Maybe ED removed the AI close formations, to mask the fact that the AI flight models are not correct (e.g. idiotic angle of attack when at same speeds). With your wingman at 1000ft distance, this fact is less striking.

[Nealius]

The depicted formation in 1.5-1.6 isn't even "Blue Angels" level. Such a copout reasoning for changing the formation settings.