Wavehopper Posted February 2, 2023 Posted February 2, 2023 (edited) Hey Greg. Just thought I'd give you a heads up about some more AI oddities when it comes to refuelling. Not sure if there's anything you can do about it as it's most likely just general DCS oddness. I've got a video of it up now, but it went as follows: Mission complete, formed up with lead, diverted to tanker after signing out of range on button 14. Reach the tanker, call pre-contact, lead takes my spot shuffling me to the right-hand drogue. When about to make contact with the basket got an almighty collision knocking out both engines. I've attached a trimmed tac-view so you can see what I mean. Just really strange, I've never seen the AI act like this before. Mission 11 issues.zip.acmi Edited February 2, 2023 by Wavehopper 2 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCC9G7AVfi68SovXCTCH-7fA
Reflected Posted February 2, 2023 Posted February 2, 2023 That is odd indeed, thanks for the heads up. As soon as you join up with the tanker and have your probe out, the AI lead is ordered to follow the tanker on the right side. Well out. Why on earth did he decide to refuel?! I have no idea. He spawned for RTB with 14k lbs of fuel... And then the hi-viz Tomcat was still trying to follow him, but the AI does a terrible job of following slow, lags and warps all the time. This was an unfortunate constellation of several AI bugs. ED says it will all be fixed by the new AI FM, that will make them fly much smoother...we shall see... Sorry your graduation hop ended this way 2 1 Facebook Instagram YouTube Discord
Wavehopper Posted February 2, 2023 Author Posted February 2, 2023 To be honest it made me laugh. Didn't dull the overall experience and had a blast on this campaign. 2 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCC9G7AVfi68SovXCTCH-7fA
Jayhawk1971 Posted February 2, 2023 Posted February 2, 2023 (edited) I had also an odd experience in Zone 5 with AI shortly before S&A was released, but forgot to bring it up. It was the 4vunk where I fly as number 4 (the one after exposure - event 8?). Shortly before landing back at Nellis, after clearance for the overhead, instead of moving to echelon left, Hammer decided to break away and fly off. Later investigation via F2 view revealed that he had joined up with ARCO and was taking fuel. He must have still been full to the brim with fuel from the short flight back from Bighorn. Let's just say if this AI is Skynet becoming self-aware at 2:14 a.m. Eastern time, I am not concerned for the future of humanity. Edited February 2, 2023 by Jayhawk1971
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