Mission 14 - Chig locks up western bandit instead of eastern one

[Dragon1-1]

There seems to be something off with sort on M14. Despite the fact I'm on Paco's left, as fragged, Chig locks onto the westernmost bandit. This is annoying enough, but after I locked up the right one with PAL, I then got shot down, with a heater, by the bandit that was opposite Paco, and I'd have expected him to take that one out by that point (and who was supposed to be going after Paco, anyway). Either something's off with target sorting, or the bandits got mixed up during turns. Chig had been quite helpful in air to air at that point, but here he kind of blew it.

[Reflected]

All AI gets mixed up quite easily during engagement, they don't maintain formation anymore, and the mission cannot track dynamically who is the westernmost bandit at that specific time. Just shoot whoever is locked and look out for smoke trails.

Edited August 6, 2024 by Reflected

[Dragon1-1]

I did just that, and he exploded before my Sparrow got to him. I did not mess with PAL this time. Paco then called a kill, and I'm pretty sure he's the one who killed it (I forgot to check the debrief for play by play, but I was credited with just two kills, which would be two of the Fishbeds). It did something like that once before, so it might be worth checking whether there isn't some spillage going on.

[Reflected]

We don’t have so much control over the AI. Once you tell them to fight, they fight in any way they were programmed to. 

 

it’s not completely unrealistic either, someone shooting the ‘wrong’ guy.