AI behavior in MP mission

[WWSitttingDuck]

I am flying axis, there are 2 other axis AI planes in the area, and 4 allied AI planes.  The allied planes will completely ignore me as long as there are ai enemy in the area for them.  They fly as if I am not even there.  No matter how hard I try to fly right in front of them, they never shoot at me, just the Axis AI.  If I edit the mission, and drag the other 2 Axis ai way out of the way, the Allied pounce on me.

 

Anyone else seeing anything like this?

[J2_Jakob]

Yes. And not only in MP. The AI is acting weird in SP (QM) too... If you have ie. two flights of AI, flight #1 will usually attack, while flight #2 will fly right away (enemy flight) or circle above  the fight without slightest intention to engage in combat (friendly flight).

 

Generally, FC AI doesn't know how to fly the WW1 kites. As soon as you're at their altitude or higher, they lose altitude whenever they can and constantly go into greater and greater disadvantage until they hit the deck and there they use only gentle turn to avoid crashing into the ground. Another bug I found is this: In SP "duel" scenario, the game sometimes registeres perfectly healthy AI as "shot down" and spawns another one. You may very well have 3 or more enemies spawned this way only seconds apart from each other, all going after you. ?

If the AI is damaged, it will often decide to disengage and RTB. But they handle the WW1 planes as if they were WW2 during landing - the circuit path they take for landing approach could accomodate the 262...

Edited July 15, 2019 by J2_Jakob

[Feathered_IV]

1 hour ago, J2_Jakob said:

As soon as you're at their altitude or higher, they lose altitude whenever they can and constantly go into greater and greater disadvantage until they hit the deck and there they use only gentle turn to avoid crashing into the ground

 

Good to know, thanks!

[WWSitttingDuck]

yes, I did notice that in a sp mission.  First spawn attacked, second spawn did not.  Went crazy with a "on spawned/command attack" report ( i have never known how to do reports)...thinking maybe the second spawn did not inherit the command attack...but to no luck

 

 

[J2_Jakob]

I've had 2 groups of 4 (Camels + SE5s) against me (alone in group) and 2 Dr1s (my second group). I ended up fighting both enemy wings alone, my Dr1s just circled in the original altitude all the time, oblivious to me fighting 8 enemies 500m lower... Interestingly, this time both enemy groups reacted correctly. ?