request : ground combat intensity waypoint settable option

[Weta43]

Add a % of time engaging (& evaluation period) option in the waypoint advanced options dialogue of the ME.

Ground forces in DCS always engage as if they're kamikaze forces - they charge to the next waypoint at 100 % of their intensity & advance for 100% of the time they have a waypoint to reach unless actively aiming their weapons.

it's both unrealistic, and means ground forces suffer very high attrition rates on contact with the enemy, making it difficult to set up ongoing ground engagements in the ME.

I've resorted to setting switched condition triggers against ground groups to turn them on and off randomly ( like every 'n' seconds reset a trigger value for each group between 1 & 100, and if it's less than some number (eg 25) turn the group on, if it's more turn it off. A 15 second evaluation (n) gets a slower rate of change, 3 seconds something a bit more frantic), while it gives a slower, more staccato pace to the ground combat, setting that up with a set of triggers for each group is time consuming.

Being able to set a % time active & an evaluation rate in the advanced waypoint properties for each group would make the whole process simple and make the ground combat more customisable & realistic - and all the building blocks are already in the ME.

 

 

[Mistermann]

You may want to check out this thread and script

It'll be years before anything like this is considered and added.  And even then it'll be a gimp of what the community has already done.  Not sure if the TIC script checks the box for what you're looking for, but its worth a shot.

 

 

[Weta43]

9 hours ago, Mistermann said:

You may want to check out this thread and script

It'll be years before anything like this is considered and added.  And even then it'll be a gimp of what the community has already done.  Not sure if the TIC script checks the box for what you're looking for, but its worth a shot.

 

 

Thanks, & that's great work, but it shouldn't be something that you need to script (or as I've been doing - trigger), it should just be a simple setting in the ME.

All the mechanics for under the hood already exist, they just need bringing together in the front page of the GUI.

[Mistermann]

No argument here.  Just ain't going to happen.  

[Weta43]

1 hour ago, Mistermann said:

No argument here.  Just ain't going to happen.  

Quite likely, but if you ask you might get what you want

If you don't ask you won't ...   

[Mistermann]

Just trying to set proper expectations.  I see by your profile you're a fellow old timer to ED and their practices.  Undoubtedly you've been to the wish list rodeo a time or two before.

Won't be long before this thread is moved to the wish list where it'll die on the vine.