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Hi All,

Maybe its been asked millions of times. But i can't find the Answer.

Creating an Escort flight is an easy thing. 
But what if I want the Escort Flight to start-up form the Ramp, when I Trigger/Spawn the AWACS they should Escort.

So the Scenario should be as followed.

I strap in my F-16. 
From the communication Menu, I activate the AWACS (or any other type of Unit)
I see that the AWACS is starting up and heading to the runway and performing his task.

But when I activate the AWACS, I would really like to automatically activate the Escort Flight. So they also start up, taxi to runway and performing its Escort task.

I'm familiar with the Triggers and Start option in the Perform Command section. But I can't get this to work.

Any tips are welcome

Thanks

Rainbow

 

 

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Posted
10 hours ago, Rolibi555 said:

Hi All,

Maybe its been asked millions of times. But i can't find the Answer.

Creating an Escort flight is an easy thing. 
But what if I want the Escort Flight to start-up form the Ramp, when I Trigger/Spawn the AWACS they should Escort.

So the Scenario should be as followed.

I strap in my F-16. 
From the communication Menu, I activate the AWACS (or any other type of Unit)
I see that the AWACS is starting up and heading to the runway and performing his task.

But when I activate the AWACS, I would really like to automatically activate the Escort Flight. So they also start up, taxi to runway and performing its Escort task.

I'm familiar with the Triggers and Start option in the Perform Command section. But I can't get this to work.

Any tips are welcome

Thanks

Can you upload a stripped down version so we can see where you're going wrong? 

Posted

Hi Tempest.

Thanks for your reply.
I figured out, how to start the Escorts from the Airfield when I activate the Tanker (3 Ship F-15)

I send them to waypoint 3, where they should perform the Escort task (Tanker).

But when they arrived at the waypoint the head straight home. 
The Tanker is just a few miles away from them.

No idea why they wont start the Escort task.

I'm a beginner with Mission Editing. 
I hope you would take a look and give some advise.

Thanks a million

 

(btw. Mission is located on the Cacasus map)

R&R Target Practice 2024 v1.miz

Rainbow

 

 

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Posted (edited)
9 hours ago, Rolibi555 said:

Hi Tempest.

Thanks for your reply.
I figured out, how to start the Escorts from the Airfield when I activate the Tanker (3 Ship F-15)

I send them to waypoint 3, where they should perform the Escort task (Tanker).

But when they arrived at the waypoint the head straight home. 
The Tanker is just a few miles away from them.

No idea why they wont start the Escort task.

I'm a beginner with Mission Editing. 
I hope you would take a look and give some advise.

Thanks a million

 

(btw. Mission is located on the Cacasus map)

R&R Target Practice 2024 v1.miz 1.22 MB · 2 downloads

Okay, some quick notes before I upload the fixed mission.

1. Read the Mission Editor manual. I keep posting it on the first page of this forum - the mods won't pin it for some unfathomable reason, but you should read it.  It really helps as it clears up some things that aren't communicated clearly in the UI/UX and it's great for referral on rarely used things; don't rely on bad YouTubers. 

 

2. I strongly recommend that Flags should be names not numbers (historically they had to be numbers but not for years) - if you just use numbers they won't mean anything after you come back to it six months from now, and it helps you organise your thoughts better and find logic state errors. 

3. Remember, flags are just variables. They have a name and a value; you're setting flags '1' and '2' to a value of '10' when really all you're using them for is a binary true/false or 1/0 state. They don't need a value of '10'. Just set them to '1' or 'true' (the same thing). 

4. If you have waypoints, the units will try and fly them. When they run out, they WILL RTB. Note in your mission your last waypoint is the AAR orbit - that means when they reach it, there aren't any left so they just RTB!.

5. There is no reason the ESCORT task can't (and shouldn't) be set on the ground (this is the quick and easy fix). It also helps if you make them start some time after the ship they're escorting so they don't get in front of it before take-off. If all they are doing is escorting, they don't need their own waypoints. Remember tip #4.

6. If you must have them get to a waypoint independent of the thing they are escorting and wait until their ship they are to escort arrives, you're going to need to use flags, TRIGGERED ACTIONS and possibly Trigger Zones or Waypoint 'Run Script' to get that working. So it's a LOT more work, for nothing, if all they were ever going to do was escort. But if you need them to launch independently, so some other tasking and then be re-tasked to escort a late called tanker/AWACs/etc, then you will have to use this method as there is no other way to do it. You will also need STOP CONDITIONS based on a flag for a CIRCLE ORBIT on the escorts as they hold position waiting for their ship to arrive. 

 

Here's my fixed version: I've only fixed the Tanker so that you can see how it's done and do it to the AWACs for practice. Hope it helps. This main issue was the AI logic when it runs out of waypoints or has no further instructions. You'll see the F15's take off first and fly towards their WP1 (AAR Orbit point) but as soon as the Tanker is airborne, the revert to escorting it. However they need to be reminded when they get to WP1 to escort the tanker as the tanker's task changed (to orbit) and otherwise they'd move to their own next WP. 

Fixed - R&R Target Practice 2024 v1.miz

Edited by TEMPEST.114
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