No kill for airplanes marked with "UNCONTROLLED" checkbox

[REL]

Hey ED

Recently I discovered that destroyed airplanes (some are very tough and hard to destroy) marked with "UNCONTROLLED" checkbox in the mission editor do not register a "Kill" status (Causing a major bummer when flying a OCA/Aircraft sortie).

DCS User Manual EN 2020 page 194:

UNCONTROLLED. When setting an AI group to a “Takeoff from Ramp” (cold start) waypoint, the Uncontrolled check box can be used to have the AI group appear at their starting location on the ramp, but not begin the spool up sequence until initiated by an AI TASK trigger as set by the START Command in the Triggered Actions of the group. In this case, the group aircraft will appear in the mission in parked configuration and remain as such until triggered to “come alive”.

 

I made a YouTube vid for your convenience HERE.

Also see attached files.

 

Please let me know if I can provide more information.

 

DM.BUG.TEST.miz dcs.log

Edited January 20, 2023 by REL

[Joker Shadow]

same problem googled and got here hope there is a way maybe a trigger zone just activate them cold seconds before bomb impact.

Edited January 21, 2023 by Joker Shadow

[Exorcet]

This should be fixed, but until then, have you tried not setting them to uncontrolled and blocking their path? That way they would be spawned and active but still won't move.

[RedeyeStorm]

On 1/21/2023 at 3:50 AM, Exorcet said:

This should be fixed, but until then, have you tried not setting them to uncontrolled and blocking their path? That way they would be spawned and active but still won't move.

But wouldn’t they run out of fuel even faster when they can move? Depending off course how long they remain blocked.

[Exorcet]

11 hours ago, RedeyeStorm said:

But wouldn’t they run out of fuel even faster when they can move? Depending off course how long they remain blocked.

The AI doesn't use fuel when not moving.

[REL]

On 1/21/2023 at 4:50 AM, Exorcet said:

This should be fixed, but until then, have you tried not setting them to uncontrolled and blocking their path? That way they would be spawned and active but still won't move.

thank you for your 2 cents Exorcet but it's a sisyphean work in cases of multiple flights generated by an external auto mission generator.

I'm very curious about what ED team point of view on this possible bug though.

Edited February 6, 2023 by REL