AI Takes Off With the Wind

[Rex]

I just realized that the AI always takes off with the wind instead of against it.  Minor thing but I thought I'd mention it.

 

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[razo+r]

How much wind was there? 

[Nealius]

Windsock shows somewhere between 6~9kts. I've noticed this behavior at a lot of the airfields with AI choosing a single runway, usually oriented north, no matter what direction the winds are. I typically have 6kts in my WW2 missions.

[Rex]

On 9/1/2023 at 11:35 PM, razo+r said:

How much wind was there? 

7 knots in the mission settings, but I'm not sure what it actually is at that spot.  This behavior has happened so far on every field I've tried, which is Carpiqet, Criel, and Saint Andre.  I think the one in the picture is Triqueville.  I've played around with the wind settings, and so far, AI has always taken off with the wind.  It's always been a Kurfurst or Spit, though, so it may be plane specific.  I also have a lot of scripting stuff running in the background.  I have some default mission stuff that sources Mist, Moose, MSF, and WeatherMark.  Not sure if that would make a difference.

In the tests, though, I'm just placing the aircraft with the ME, giving them a CAP route, and doing a 'Takeoff from Runway'.

 

Edited September 26, 2023 by Rex

[Nereid]

ATC will send you to the wrong direction too. I you follow its orders you will takeoff with the wind instead against it. At least on Ford it does it this way.

 

Edited February 1, 2024 by Nereid