Petrovich AI Bugged on Instant Action Cold Start Caucasus

[JabbyJabara]

Petrovich does not bring targeting reticle up when doing the cold start on Caucasus Instant Action

[Raven (Elysian Angel)]

Am I missing something here? Bringing up the targeting reticule is your job, not Petrovich's, as the controls are in the pilot's cockpit. Petrovic will activate the weapons for you, and activate the sight, but the rest is up to you.

[admiki]

I think the problem is that activating Petrovich AI menu will bring countermeasures menu, not the aiming reticule.

[Raven (Elysian Angel)]

The Caucasus cold start IA mission doesn't give you external weapons, just 2 external fuel tanks. So what's the point of the Petrovic aiming mark (the inverted Y) showing up if you can't use it?
Did you load up Shturms or Atakas before asking Petrovich to warm up the weapons?

[admiki]

True, but if you create your own mission with same loadout, you get aiming mark.

So, something is not right.

[Raven (Elysian Angel)]

Did you try unticking "Simplified AI"? It's the only Caucasus IA mission that has that option ticked.

*edit*
I just tested it myself: retained the cold start, but gave myself a few Shturms and added a target APC for Petrovic to play with. With that option unticked, everything worked as expected and the APC blew up for the glory of the Motherland!
So, this is 'working as intended', and not a bug. In this particular IA, there is no need to bring weapons.

Edited November 2 by Raven (Elysian Angel)