Tank Crew - first attempt

[beresford]

I signed up for this yesterday and found myself in the Tiger on a wooded hill overlooking Kalach. While I was trying to figure out which key commands did what, AP rounds started bouncing off my tank. I opened the hatch and looked round but couldn't see the source of the fire. So I drove back over the hill and down into a hollow and the AP was STILL  bouncing off. Is this because the software for terrain masking hasn't been written yet so the AI can see and fire at you through forests and hills?

[6./ZG26_Custard]

Tank Crews AI is being worked on.

[Thad]

6 hours ago, beresford said:

I signed up for this yesterday and found myself in the Tiger on a wooded hill overlooking Kalach. While I was trying to figure out which key commands did what, AP rounds started bouncing off my tank. I opened the hatch and looked round but couldn't see the source of the fire. So I drove back over the hill and down into a hollow and the AP was STILL  bouncing off. Is this because the software for terrain masking hasn't been written yet so the AI can see and fire at you through forests and hills?

There are various tank control keymapping charts on the forums.

 

This has been noted before. IL2 is currently a Flight Simulator with tanks added. The maps were not actually configured for ground combat terrain masking. Therefore the anomalies you indicate with AI seeing and firing through woods and trying to fire through elevated terrain. Not good.

 

There is a new map being developed specifically for use with Tank Crew vehicles. It should (better) make terrain masking effective for the AI.