Is George Searching?

[gav88888]

Hi,

By default does George search for enemy units within visual range or only when you tell him to look at an area by pushing up to search?

Thanks

[LooseSeal]

Only when you tell him to look, unfortunately. I think there could be a better and more realistic system, personally, as the CP/G surely should have some agency in the matter. 

I've said it before - there should be a probability-based concept where George starts to identify targets within a certain range based on factors such as lighting, unit size, tree coverage, terrain, etc etc. Yet I can't see ED doing that for a long time.

[deyv]

I dont think so... but he is really good in finding targets within area you tell him... so I think its really nice (as for beta testing)... yea searching enemies or/and engaging multiple targets would be great (instead of telling him to shot one after another)

[Lurker]

9 minutes ago, deyv said:

I dont think so... but he is really good in finding targets within area you tell him... so I think its really nice (as for beta testing)... yea searching enemies or/and engaging multiple targets would be great (instead of telling him to shot one after another)

Petrovich is relatively terrible at looking for targets, but that kind of makes sense as he doesn't have the tools at his disposal that George does. However my biggest peeve with this module is that the commands you give George are virtually identical, very, very limited and only limited to weapons use, and he has no agency to actually look for targets\contacts on his own. which is why I'll wait for the 14 day period to try before I buy. I kind of wanted George AI to be much less hands on than he is at the moment. 

Edited March 21, 2022 by Lurker

[gav88888]

Cheers guys, lets hope its something that comes in the future.

 

[BIGNEWY]

3 hours ago, gav88888 said:

Hi,

By default does George search for enemy units within visual range or only when you tell him to look at an area by pushing up to search?

Thanks

George independently searching for targets is planned for the future in early access. 

thanks

[S. Low]

Oh that’s cool, didn’t even expect that tbh 

[LooseSeal]

Ah thank god, that's great news. I was under the impression it would be the same as Petrovich. Happy to know I was wrong!

[jojo]

1 hour ago, BIGNEWY said:

George independently searching for targets is planned for the future in early access. 

thanks

Great, in the meantime I think a cool and quick improvement could be to have George switch targets down the list after hitting one rather than having to relaunch a search.

[Ian Boys UK]

1 hour ago, BIGNEWY said:

George independently searching for targets is planned for the future in early access. 

thanks

Please can we have that in the Hind too? It's crazy that a Huey can fly past and Petro never even mentions it.

[BIGNEWY]

3 minutes ago, jojo said:

Great, in the meantime I think a cool and quick improvement could be to have George switch targets down the list after hitting one rather than having to relaunch a search.

use a long press down he should pick the next target.

Just now, Ian Boys UK said:

Please can we have that in the Hind too? It's crazy that a Huey can fly past and Petro never even mentions it.

Its planned for the HIND also. Thanks

[Beirut]

2 minutes ago, BIGNEWY said:

use a long press down he should pick the next target

 

Oh I like that. Thanks.

 

Redoing the search each time was a pain.

[jojo]

18 minutes ago, BIGNEWY said:

use a long press down he should pick the next target.

Its planned for the HIND also. Thanks

Thanks

[Lurker]

22 hours ago, BIGNEWY said:

George independently searching for targets is planned for the future in early access. 

thanks

Thanks for this little bit of very important information. I hope that it's also something that's relatively high priority on the AI feature list for development. 

Edited March 22, 2022 by Lurker

[Rogue Trooper]

On 3/21/2022 at 11:25 AM, BIGNEWY said:

George independently searching for targets is planned for the future in early access. 

thanks

Sweet!

For the Petrovitch too I hope

Edited May 5, 2022 by Rogue Trooper

[gdotts]

As to possible CP/G seat target searching help?   George is REAL good in the CP/G seat and you flying Pilot.  With George helper up ...."Just hit W" for George and he Slave TADS to ACQ FXD for targets in a list presented to the pilot.  Now if I am in the CP/G seat how can I  have that same type of easy target acquisition?  I have in the mission editor placed enemy targets in places fairly close but nothing clues me into enemy being there.  Is there any Voice Attack commands for the CP/G seat to help me?  Please advise...Thank you!

[TZeer]

If I understand you correctly, you want help in finding targets while in the CPG seat??

You basically just do what George do. George doesn't find any target unless you tell him to search in a specific area. 

All you have to do is searching the same way with the TADS. You are George.

If you are unable to find targets with the TADS, I guess you can turn on labels 

 

[corbu1]

That functionality would be new for me.

When George AI is active on the backseat, He‘s doing the flying job.

George does it lay look for targets as CPG as he‘s using the TADS for this task. So when you are as player in the frontseat, it‘s you occupying the TADS.