Non Aggressive 1.2.6 AI?

[Exorcet]

I've come back to DCS mission editor, preparing for the AFM F-15 and future F-18, but I'm finding a problem with AI fighters. Either I leave them with the default advanced waypoint option (like CAP) and they engage things 100's of a mile away and burn all their fuel getting there or I disable that and use Search Then Engage in Zone. However, they never engage. The other day I had a F-16 report an enemy contact that was in it's engagement zone, but it ignored it completely until it was shot at. I did not change the reaction to threat settings.

 

I've had no problems using this in previous versions of the game. Has something changed in 1.2.6?

[Grimes]

I'll have to test it out to see if I can replicate, but I prefer using just the "Search and Engage" task with a limited range. This will make AI only engage targets within the specified distance of itself.

[Exorcet]

I forgot Search and Engage had a range, though I sometimes use the zone variant since you can sort of make specific shapes with multiple circles. Anyway, I will try S&E.

 

Here is the mission to save you the trouble of building something. The F-16 on CAP won't react to the Flanker until a missile goes active.

 

 

EDIT

 

It seems like it might have been because orbit was set at a higher priority than attack.

 

EDIT 2

 

Yep that was it, I just didn't remember to set the priorities right.

FC3 F-15C Coastal Defense.miz

Edited January 18, 2014 by Exorcet