fixed AI Helicopter On Campaign Not Following Script And Just Hover Above Ground

[phoenixdot]

After updating to 2.9 all AI Helicopter in campaign are broken. Once their rotor turned on, they immedietly hovering above ground and drifting slowly also not followng any script.

[Flappie]

It happens to helicopters starting from ground near a FARP, right? I reported this issue a few days ago.

Anyway, please provide a track. Why? Because when I'll test the fix for the issue I'm talking about, I will be able to ensure the bug you're talking about will be fixed as well. Because it that's a different issue you witnessed, we won't find out until you test the next OB patch.

[phoenixdot]

Here's the track file for both:

1.trk 2.trk

[BadDad]

Confirm this problem since OpenBeta 2.9 in UH-1H Paradise Lost Campaign Mission 2 (and maybe other missions - don't know - because unplayable!).
Wingmen do not lift off and hover and drift and collide with objects.

[Erforce]

Hello
I've made some crouded bases with Helo starting from ground and/or pit stop landing. I know it worked in 2.7, but right now (2.8.7 and OB 2.9) Heli AIs (no matters the model) want to have a flat land before them in order to accelerate and climb. It's like they consider they're on the start of a runway. They ignores some objects / units or trees, but the crash when the center of the rotor collides with a mass.

Anyways, it should broke many missions with this kind of depatures (not on a runway)

Here is a simple track showing 3 cases, hotstart from Farp and from ground too close to a hill, and a third one with enough flat land to allow it to climb after 65kph.
If any structure is making obstruction, AI will try to circle it at very low speed for a long time, worsening the case and eventually crashing in another object like a hangar. (not included)

2.9.0 OB caucasus track:

287-290_AI_HELI_TOFF_LOGIC.trk

Before, they climb high enough straight up, face the first WP direction and engage. so you could make them land approximatively anywhere.

Edited November 12, 2023 by Erforce

[phoenixdot]

After the latest update this bugs is solved