View AI missions?

[Weller001]

I have no idea whether this would be possible, but thought I would post it anyway.

 

As someone who enjoys watching the action unfold around the theatre of war just as much as taking part, I would love to have the option of spectating the AI missions during the career mode rather than them being simulated.

 

Any chance of that ever being a thing?

 

 

[JG4_Sputnik]

Not for me, though it would become some kind of "football manager", a Airfare manager of sort

 

[Gambit21]

3 hours ago, Weller001 said:

I have no idea whether this would be possible, but thought I would post it anyway.

 

As someone who enjoys watching the action unfold around the theatre of war just as much as taking part, I would love to have the option of spectating the AI missions during the career mode rather than them being simulated.

 

Any chance of that ever being a thing?

 

 

 

What do you mean "rather than them being simulated"

There's no "under the hood" dice rolls happening. If you want to watch the AI then hit ctrl/shift F2, F5

[seafireliv]

1 minute ago, Gambit21 said:

 

What do you mean "rather than them being simulated"

There's no "under the hood" dice rolls happening. If you want to watch the AI then hit ctrl/shift F2, F5

 

I believe he means in Career mode when the 2nd AI group in your Squadron AI has its missions to fly while you wait.

 

I wouldn`t mind being able to watch the AI Squad take off from base and even seeing how they do myself, actually.

[Gambit21]

Ahhh...I see, thank you.

No that AI doesn't even exist.

[sevenless]

4 hours ago, Weller001 said:

 I would love to have the option of spectating the AI missions during the career mode rather than them being simulated.

 

Any chance of that ever being a thing?

 

 

 

Basically the game rolls dice for the outcome of those AI missions. It´s not that some AI planes fight it out in a hidden map somewhere.

[seafireliv]

I`m sure it`s possible (just run the mission with just the AI). Question is, is it worth it? You`d likely have to watch the whole thing in real time. Personally I would be quite happy just to see them take off then the mission quits (to you) until they come back to land so you could see who made it or who`s smoking and who might still have an enemy on his 6. I think it would be great, but people`s imagination tends not to go this far or have the will to implement it.

 

However, there have been some games that gave that option.

Edited April 11, 2018 by seafireliv

[Yogiflight]

1 hour ago, sevenless said:

Basically the game rolls dice for the outcome of those AI missions. It´s not that some AI planes fight it out in a hidden map somewhere.

This.

That is the reason, why the missions, at least my experience, most times only last 6 or 7 minutes, which is a little short for a complete mission.

[Weller001]

Im aware that those planes dont actually exist, but of course they could exist,  if they were simulated the same way as when we are in the game world, just with the player in a spectator type mode.

[Sambot88]

On 4/11/2018 at 7:08 AM, JG4_Sputnik said:

Not for me, though it would become some kind of "football manager", a Airfare manager of sort

 

 

I'd play the snot out of this.

[sevenless]

On ‎11‎.‎04‎.‎2018 at 9:37 PM, Weller001 said:

Im aware that those planes dont actually exist, but of course they could exist,  if they were simulated the same way as when we are in the game world, just with the player in a spectator type mode.

At present that is only possible if you are squadron leader, participate in every mission and let the AI (press A on keyboard) fly your plane.

 

However pretty boring if you ask me and with time acceleration presently not working as advertised a pretty time consuming show. But in principle: yes it works and yes this way you can watch all the stuff which happens in every mission.