Mission 3 - Caboose and Cobweb don't split up

[WhiskyTango]

Playing through the campaign for a second time and noticed that a couple of times on Mission 3 when Caboose is supposed to split off to go after the radar station Cobweb follows them and do not continue South. Doesn't happen all the time, it has happened twice. Probably a me problem since I have some community mods installed. Just thought I'd post something in case anyone else experienced this. 

Edited January 23, 2024 by WhiskyTango

[Reflected]

It's either a mod problem (never happened to me) or ED's MT code that has been ignoring triggers and flags since its release and they still haven't fixed it. Try removing all unofficial mods then run a slow repair.

[Gasman63]

Hi Reflected. Love the campaign but I'm having the same issue with mission 3. The AI will not split up on dropping down below the clouds. They all head off to the west and then just circle. I've removed all mods and done a slow repair and no change. I'm running the beta version with MT on. I've attempted this mission 4 times now and it happens every time. 

Thanks

 

[Reflected]

On 1/31/2024 at 9:29 AM, Gasman63 said:

Hi Reflected. Love the campaign but I'm having the same issue with mission 3. The AI will not split up on dropping down below the clouds. They all head off to the west and then just circle. I've removed all mods and done a slow repair and no change. I'm running the beta version with MT on. I've attempted this mission 4 times now and it happens every time. 

Thanks

 

Then it's probably the stop flag bug that has been present in MT since its release. You can do 2 things: 

a) wait for ED to finally fix it

b) tune down your gfx settings hoping that the game won't be too busy to miss the flag

EDIT: If anyone ever sees such a bug, please save the track and post it here so I can forward it to ED. Hopefully it will help them find a solution. Thanks!

@[ED]Ben

Edited February 8, 2024 by Reflected

[Nealius]

Was Cobweb supposed to separate on mission 1 as well? I recall such a call on the radio but they didn't break off. I heard no more radio transmissions for the rest of the mission, either.

[Reflected]

2 hours ago, Nealius said:

Was Cobweb supposed to separate on mission 1 as well? I recall such a call on the radio but they didn't break off. I heard no more radio transmissions for the rest of the mission, either.

Yes absolutely. The MT engine needs fundamental fixes…it’s a real disaster that missions are a roll of the dice whether they’re gonna work or be completely broken because the game goes “oops sorry I missed this flag/trigger”

I’ve been whining about this to ED on a daily basis for the past 1 year. Apparently it’s really hard to fix but it’s a complete showstopper nonetheless

 

next time it happens please send me the track so I can send to ED. 

Edited February 8, 2024 by Reflected