FARPs can only handle one helo at a time?

[Nealius]

Maybe I'm doing something wrong, but I created a mission that starts at 1500. Player's UH-1 spawns from ramp at 1500. AI UH-1 spawns from ramp at 1500.

 

When I enter the game it tells me I have a "delayed start" and I'm staring at the AI helo.

 

So then I set player's UH-1 to spawn from ramp at 1500, AI UH-1 spawn from ramp at 1503. This time I spawned as normal, but when I waited for 1503 to pass, the AI UH-1 never appeared.

 

Can anyone confirm this behavior? I wonder if it's a general DCS issue or just with the UH-1.

[Davis0079]

each farp is for one flight only at a time....so if you only put one helo in the flight, it still takes up the whole farp

 

...add a second and/or a third for each additional flight you wish to be able to take off at one tine

 

 

...so to recap....just because you only have a one ship flight...you still take up all four heli pads just the same as if you were a four ship...

 

thats why you have to wait for them to take off and leave before spawning in later then you wished

 

 

 

edit....i could be very wrong about this...but I have yet to make two different flights take off at the same time from a farp......

Edited September 14, 2013 by Davis0079

[ENO]

That's interesting now that you mention it... I know with client positions we don't have that issue... I just set up 4 and let them have at it... no delayed starts or anything.

 

But I haven't tried with mixes of AI and Clients... Hmmm

 

Might be worth putting a second FARP on that location (on the side of the static structures so they can still be used) and separate the AI from Client FARPs. At least until such a time where that is either fixed or explained that's "the way it is."

[Nealius]

I'll probably just leave it be. I made a simple mission with about 8 FARPS dotted around the map for navigational/landing practice. The AI wouldn't really do anything, I just wanted to make it a bit more immersive.