Mission 13 - Wingman flies into me during AAR

[Hippo]

Second attempt at this mission.  First refueler (Texaco).  When wingman finishes fuelling he banks right and crashes into me whilst I'm still taking fuel.  Any ideas?

Great campaign BTW.  I've come from SH2, and this is even better than that.  Thanks.

EDIT:  just searched this forum properly and it seems others have seen this issue, which is likely a bug.  I will get around it somehow.  No need to reply unless there is anything new to add to this, or unless you think it shouldn't be happening.

Edited July 5, 2023 by Hippo

[Badger633]

5 hours ago, Hippo said:

Second attempt at this mission.  First refueler (Texaco).  When wingman finishes fuelling he banks right and crashes into me whilst I'm still taking fuel.  Any ideas?

Great campaign BTW.  I've come from SH2, and this is even better than that.  Thanks.

EDIT:  just searched this forum properly and it seems others have seen this issue, which is likely a bug.  I will get around it somehow.  No need to reply unless there is anything new to add to this, or unless you think it shouldn't be happening.

 

Hi

It’s a strange one this. Please definitely report it to ED as this should never happen, it must be a bug and only happens sometimes to certain people.

Are you running any mods? 

I will have a look at it and see if there is a work round until they fix it. 

[Hippo]

4 hours ago, Badger633 said:

Hi

It’s a strange one this. Please definitely report it to ED as this should never happen, it must be a bug and only happens sometimes to certain people.

Are you running any mods? 

I will have a look at it and see if there is a work round until they fix it. 

Will do.  The only thing I'm currently running that is non-standard is mbucchia's dynamic foveated rendering extension for Quest Pro.  Next time I try it, I'll make sure I'm un-modded.

For a workaround I can just wait for the wingman to finish and then refuel on the port boom.

I should add that I was having some difficulty staying on the starboard boom, so it's possible that the wingman flew into me as I was attempting a reconnect - not sure if that might affect things. 

Thanks.

[Badger633]

5 hours ago, Hippo said:

Will do.  The only thing I'm currently running that is non-standard is mbucchia's dynamic foveated rendering extension for Quest Pro.  Next time I try it, I'll make sure I'm un-modded.

For a workaround I can just wait for the wingman to finish and then refuel on the port boom.

I should add that I was having some difficulty staying on the starboard boom, so it's possible that the wingman flew into me as I was attempting a reconnect - not sure if that might affect things. 

Thanks.

Yes if you’re having difficulty that won’t help as normally you would be clear, however he should never fly into you. Just so you’re aware you do not need to do a complete refuel. As long as you have enough to get to the ABE you can abort the refuel early. A lot of the refuels are for your wing as they can run out of fuel early and break the mission.

EDIT: Actually in this particular case you probably do need the fuel as you have to proceed with the mission. I have update the mission so the wing will take longer to refuel so give you more time to clear, I have also informed ED again.

Edited July 6, 2023 by Badger633

[Hippo]

Thanks again.  I tried the mission again earlier and, wouldn't you know it, the issue didn't happen.  This time I was taking fuel when the wingman disconnected, and now strongly suspect that it might only happen when I'm not connected; still, I don't see why 1. he banks right and doesn't just fall back, and 2. he flies into me.

The next time it happens I will post a track in ED's bugs forum.

Personally, I rather enjoy AAR, and like seeing it in (some) missions. 

Edited July 6, 2023 by Hippo

[Hippo]

After multiple reattempts (around eight) I have not been able to reproduce the issue, and the wingman has always behaved correctly, whether I was connected or not.  I was actually running two "mods" (sorry for getting this wrong before) when I experienced the issue and which I removed for testing, so, unlikely as it may seem it could possibly be due to them.  They are

https://github.com/mbucchia/Meta-Foveated @mbucchia

https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3321955/

 

[Badger633]

14 hours ago, Hippo said:

After multiple reattempts (around eight) I have not been able to reproduce the issue, and the wingman has always behaved correctly, whether I was connected or not.  I was actually running two "mods" (sorry for getting this wrong before) when I experienced the issue and which I removed for testing, so, unlikely as it may seem it could possibly be due to them.  They are

https://github.com/mbucchia/Meta-Foveated @mbucchia

https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3321955/

 

HI Hippo

No problem, that could have been the issue. I have however received from time to time reports of this behaviour. I flew the mission myself and the wing man does tend to fly  off to the right rather than slowly sinking back from the tanker before moving to the right. I hung around in the basket area to see  his movement. I have captured this movement and submitted to ED who are looking into it.

Hope you enjoy the ret of the campaign. 

Edited July 8, 2023 by Badger633