fixed New(?)Aerial refueling bugs

[DetectiveJohnKimble]

Tested aerial refueling after todays(august 11th) patch. Dont know if this is new or not, but AI  F-16s cant refuel with tanker in orbit(boom hovering over the reciever). Also: AI  hornets in a 4 ship tanking from MPRS, where nr 3 and 4 always crashes into the tankers tail. Included track with both

Aerialrefuelingtest.trk

Edited August 11, 2021 by DetectiveJohnKimble

[Buzzer1977]

AI refueling is FUBAR since some time ...
There's a truck load of issues with AI refuling problems ... 
 

 

[Flappie]

I've just replayed this track: the issue has been fixed.

[metzger]

On 10/14/2021 at 8:38 PM, Flappie said:

I've just replayed this track: the issue has been fixed.

Just made SP A2A refuel with 4-ship F-16 me as 1. -> issue still there 2 and 3 went for the tanker simultaneously, 2 hit the tanker rudder and established on top of it while 3 was refueling, when 3 finished, two hit the tanker again while going precontact and then refueled. Luckilly tanker could fly without rudder, and f-16 DM was forgiving enough for 2 not to have major damage.

 

Also while tanker is turning, they still don't refuel always but just hover 20cm from the boom, so it took about 30 minutes for all 3 to refuel.

Unfortunately, I clicked directly "quit to desktop" and did not save the track 

 

EDIT: I can confirm that 2-ship AI now refuel without hitting the tanker, so there is something fixed at least. I will replay the above scenario again and save the track later.

EDIT: Track attached, AI hits the tanker

As a side note, they do change formation a lot better now, not perfect but accetable. Still lights burner from time to time and still terrible in turns, but at least it is some progress in terms of formation flying.

AAR1.trk

Edited October 21, 2021 by metzger

[Flappie]

@metzgerIn your track, nobody refuels. It seems 2.7.7 changed a few things. I edited the mission to get a full AI flight with a refuel task. The 4 aircraft were able to refuel and there were no crash.

From my point of view, only one issue remains: as you said, AI still can't refuel when the tanker is turning.

AAR1_v2.trk

Edited November 12, 2021 by Flappie

[metzger]

3 hours ago, Flappie said:

@metzgerIn your track, nobody refuels. It seems 2.7.7 changed a few things. I edited the mission to get a full AI flight with a refuel task. The 4 aircraft were able to refuel and there were no crash.

From my point of view, only one issue remains: as you said, AI still can't refuel when the tanker is turning.

AAR1_v2.trk 99.45 kB · 0 downloads

 

I can confirm that as well. Thank you.

[metzger]

The issue still there after today patch. AI can't connect to tanker while tanker is in turn. 

 

[Flappie]

On 11/18/2021 at 9:48 PM, metzger said:

The issue still there after today patch. AI can't connect to tanker while tanker is in turn. 

 

Reported.

[VFA41_Lion]

this issue still exists on the current OB patch. 


its just stuck like that

[Flappie]

This was fixed internally. You need to wait for the next OB update.

[VFA41_Lion]

should edit the attached label... easy to misunderstand and think devs thought it was fixed in a released version

[Flappie]

38 minutes ago, VFA41_Lion said:

should edit the attached label... easy to misunderstand and think devs thought it was fixed in a released version

That is the problem when a "fixed"-labeled thread gets revived. Anyway, the turning tanker fix will soon make it to OB. I won't bother moderators for this.