Mission Making

[Sel94]

I want to make a cool mission, how do I make a plane escort another, and/ or fly in formation? Thanks!

(Thanks for moving, didn't know where it should go.)

Edited May 7, 2010 by Sel94

[Snacko]

If they are the same type aircraft, you can just add another to the flight and they will fly the same waypoints in formation. If they are different types of aircraft all I can think of is to give them similar waypoints, speeds, and alts.

[coolts]

hmmmm. This is also my problem. There is an 'escort' role in 'tasks', but i dont think it does anything.

 

form the manual...

 

"Escort. This task is allocated to fighters and attack helicopters and involves escorting allied aircraft (transport aircraft, bombers, or attack aircraft) and defending them along the route from possible attacks of enemy aircraft and air defense systems. In doing so, the escorts should not engage in fights with the enemy if they do not pose a threat or are significantly off the course line "

 

But how??

[nomdeplume]

I think you just set that as their task and then give them waypoints that put them near the flight you want them to "escort". I think the Task is only used to limit the aircraft types you can select and/or loadouts. Maybe it has some further effect on the AI? Does e.g. a CAS task cause different AI behaviour than a Ground Attack task?

[coolts]

I think you are right. I have been dissecting the FC2.0 F-15 campaign missions as they have a few instances of MIGs escorting bombers, etc.

 

They are set up as separate flights with close / matching flightpaths. They then have enlarged targetting zones setup alongside their flightpaths where they will break off and engage if you get close.

 

Its not an elegant solution but it works.

 

Hopefully in future iterations of the ME we will be able to define proper element/flight/package groupings with combined tasking.