AI rebellion?

[G.J.S]

Haven’t found this specific issue elsewhere, but likely may tie in with other threads regarding AI not doing what they are supposed to be doing.

Since roughly a month ago, I have noticed that AI air units - regardless of type - don’t adhere to the “Escort” function.

I may or may not have been doing it correctly before, but I used to be able to create a flight in the ME and give it a route (this is the unit to be escorted), and then assign a unit to escort - by giving it a start location (typically from ground parking), and then giving the task “Escort”, selecting the specific aircraft to be escorted, and adjusting the parameters (relative position from aircraft to be escorted, distance within for enemy engagement etc). And it would work every time, the escort aircraft will get aloft and slot into position, engaging when enemy come within a set distance.

Lately, any unit given an escort tasking will either remain in the parking spot, or get airborne and RTB.

Anybody else noticed this? Happy to blame it on age if that’s what it is! But not a clue otherwise . . .

Thanks for reading this far.

Edited November 27, 2024 by G.J.S