Yeah, Uh.. I'd like to report a bug....

[BF2AJ]

The bug in question is that the German AI pilots are cowards and refuse to fight.  I just engaged a single Novice AI in a 109 and after a few head on passes he just climbs to his maximum service ceiling and flies in a lazy circle laughing at my poor lagg as I try to climb to his altitude. He could have easily shot me down to as I was directly under him clawing at the air for lift. I spent about half an hour trying to reengage as Fritzy up their pointed and laughed. I eventually ran out of fuel and glided all the way to that large airfield in the Southeast corner of the map to practice my dead stick landing. (I covered the entire width of the map with no thrust. That's how High up we were.)  

I think that AI parameter that they were talking about in one of the early blog posts that makes the AI "Try to gain an advantage if given the chance" needs to be tweaked a little. The AI in Rise of Flight was bearable because after they split-s's all the way to the deck from 2000 meters you could follow them down and shoot them down while they did their "minimum altitude circle-jerk" but this new AI is not that of a combat flight sim. (planes should have the ability to shoot each other down)  I would even go as far to say that the AI is "broken" which is a word that I don't throw around nearly as much as most who play video games/sims.

 

Please Fix it!

 

 

[=38=Tatarenko]

It's possible he simply lost sight of you. The novice pilots seem to do that if you get in their deadzone for a bit.

[HagarTheHorrible]

I expect the A.I is very much a place holder at the moment and will be fiddled with and tweaked as the sim is developed further prior to release.  It's not so much "broken" as not yet fully implemented or refined.

[BF2AJ]

It seems like other pilots are getting some fantastic shoot downs in the 109. I think I'll try being a Kraut muncher for a while.

[ParaB]

You know, I thought the same thing in my 1st encounter with a 109. I "cheated" and watched what he was doing, and yup, he was merrily cruising a couple of thousand feet above me. Stupid. AI. Stupid Alpha. Stupi...oh...what is he doing how? Diving? And what's that spec ahead of him? Waitaminute...oh-oh...DAKKADAKKADAKKADAKKA he slashed past me, leaving me in a bullet-ridden wreck.

 

I was boomed&zoomed by the AI.

 

I consider that basically cheating. AI has to be stupid.

 

[Zak]

Thanks for posting.

A short but important note - please put the bug reports here

http://forum.il2sturmovik.com/forum/58-bug-reports/

[LordNeuro*Srb*]

Lol ParaB i head same thing when i was in lagg. Novice Ai shot me down so easy i couldnt belive it. Well need more practice, but wile i was in 109 the lagg was esay brekfest. But noticed the ammo indicator in not working in 109.

[VR-DriftaholiC]

Wait so the AI was smart enough to realize it has a higher service ceiling and out climb you.... pretty stupid AI