Static Aircraft - Group error

[Highwayman-Ed]

When placing a group of aircraft in mission that are uncontrolled, if you place transport aircraft such as AN-26 or IL-76 only the first aircraft of the group is placed in game.

 

For example, if you create a flight of 4 fighter aircraft to populate an airfield such as Su-27's or even Su-25's and allocate a parking slot to each, they will appear as placed. If you change them to transport aircraft, only the first aircraft in the group will appear when you start the mission. Helicopters also function normally.

 

See here for the placement of a group of 4 x AN-26's in the editor

 

See here on the same screen for the placement of 2 x Su-25's in the editor

 

See here in game that only 1 x AN-26 is present, but both Su-25's are there

[Bungle_uk]

IIRC, this is intended behaviour for the heavys. You will only ever have one aircraft out fo the group appear. This is to prevent them crashing into each other on the runway as they are too large. (this may not happen with the An-26 but it would with larger aircraft such as C-17, B52 etc..

It has been brought up before with other large aircraft.

 

if you want more than one, you need to create a seperate group for each.

 

Edit, previous thread Here

Edited December 2, 2012 by 214th_bungle_uk

[Highwayman-Ed]

Thanks for the reply.

 

ED, suggest removing the ability to add additional aircraft to a flight when this criteria is in effect.

[Druid_]

ED, suggest removing the ability to add additional aircraft to a flight when this criteria is in effect.

This is already the case, you cannot add additional aircraft to a 'heavy' as placed. If you add 4 fighters then change them to heavies then you are asking for a idiot check on the indecisive miz builder. Which of the four though would you have the ME remove?

 

It reminds me of the 'place an object on a mountain peak then change it to a FARP' workaround. Much bigger things to worry about I'm afraid.