Wingman AI

[faker_404]

Hi

 

Been flying Blackshark for about three months, and have noticed that wingman AI is not too sharp. I've also picked up on some threads on this forum that suggests that wingman AI is worse now after the latst patch compared to the standard boxed version.

 

My biggest gripe is the following: I am 6 kms from a target. I have it comfortably locked up, and instruct my wingman to engage my target (in oil war campaign). Wingman takes a very long time to fly closer to the target, and often flies right into the target, without firing a VIKHR. When they do fire the missile, they are generally a lot closer than I was (2-3 km's). Invariably they then take a missile from somewhere. Why can the AI not fire on a target whilst remaining in formation, from the same distance that I can fire from?

 

I have not tried using the data exchange system to designate a target, transmit to my wingman, and instruct him to fire at that target - does that improve wingman performance or not really?

 

Thanks

Jaco

[GGTharos]

Please datalink your target to your wingman. I think you will find the results much more satisfying.

 

Any target outside 1.5nm (about 2.5km) should be passed on/tasked with datalink.

[liotczik]

Another method is to set the wingmen to the highest (smartest) AI setting. They will engage targets out of the harm's way for the most of the time and will perform visibly better.

 

Sometimes there is no time for datalinking and "fire at will" would be good option, with the addition of radius, f.e. "Vintovka, fire at will, up to 3km". And the selected wingmen will seek out and kill anything closer, than 3km.

 

Another radio comm I miss, is status report. Like weapons state, fuel state and damage if any. Thay way I wouldn't have to take external camera and count, how much Vikhrs they still have left :joystick: