Career problems with KI

[JG27_Steini]

Hello Gentleman, 

 

i do have some problems with my career and KI. 

I really do love to be in the famous squadron JG52. The squadron with the most kills in WW2. Sad there a not aces like Hermann, Graf oder Hartmann, but ok.

 

My problem is that KI is often totally dump. Our flight leader intercepts bomber from 1000m when bomber and escort are on 2000-3000m. We were 4 planes and attacked 8 A-20 and 6 Yak's from a very bad position instead of climbing and BnZ. The result was the whole flight was KIA and i had to run. After 3-4 mission like this the whole famous squadron JG52 was whipped out with nearly no sucees.

 

Dont get me wrong, i dont want to be in a aces squadron ruling the Kuban sky. I want to start as a rookie and want to make my way getting flight leader. But where is the immsersive when only a few misions all KI pilots are dead. The KI has to learn when and how to attack, straight forward into the enemy and then turning with Yaks is not the best way.

 

Do you have similar experiences?

[sniperton]

Sounds like a mission design glitch, the AI flight leader just obeys orders given to him by the mission designer through script. Next time you encounter such oddities, go to the \data\Missions folder (before hitting "next day") and zip all files beginning with "_gen", so that you can submit them attached to a bug report.

[JG27_Steini]

Ah thank you for your offer. I will report then.

[RobCarter3]

While I definitely think the AI in general is noticeably improved post-3.001, the AI seems to still be really bad at flying German fighters (especially if the AI pilot is below the "veteran" difficulty level)

 

In my non-historic Fw 190 career over Stalingrad, entire flights of Würgers are routinely wiped out by I-16s unless I manage to single-handedly and drastically reduce the enemy numbers at the beggining of combat. I think we've been through three COs in two days, and many, many other pilots and planes.

 

The AI, and the lower-tier AI especially, REALLY like to slow-speed turn fight, which the Fw 190 will lose to almost anything.

 

On the bright side, you can think of it as plenty of opportunity to get drag and bag kills.

[komakino]

2 hours ago, RobCarter3 said:

While I definitely think the AI in general is noticeably improved post-3.001, the AI seems to still be really bad at flying German fighters

Agree. On Ai-only missions, every pilot comes back home after a well performed task. On the other hand, on missions im involved, the perform of AI mates are, at least, mediocre, usually losing half of my unit on every mission. In my opinion the problem is not with the AI in general. Enemies are tough, sometimes being like winged sharpshooters: i get shot down 3/4 times a Mig is on my close six (im playing moderate difficulty btw). Under my noobie experience, AI mates doesn´t seem to engage combat properly. Yesterday I lost 2 109-F4 wingmates that were brutally raped by a bunch of IL-2s with no escort. As you can see on the Screenshot below, my numbers are far from being "realistic".  

 

Edited March 23, 2018 by komakino