Help with AI Strafing

[Wanganui_Wildcat]

I have been trying to make a mission where AI aircraft strafe an airfield you are taking off from but it do not seem interested. I have been using the attack area MCU with bombs and they go in and blow stuff up, even the bombers gunners will shoot at ground targets. However as soon as I remove the bombs in the mission editor they just fly right over the target without firing a shot an continue on to the next way point. even the bombers gunners do not fire a shot. What am I missing? Any help would be much appreciated! 

[[DBS]Tx_Tip]

Why are you using the Attack Area CMD when you have much more control of the AI with the Attack CMD targeting activated groups of objects in conjunction with Force Complete CMD in switching targets or routes?

Additionally removing the bombs from the bombers and expecting them to react the same to an Attack Area CMD is asking for problems.

 

The AI routines following updates have changed over the years with the frequency of a cheap ham radio. Test what you want out of them constantly as different aircraft behave quite differently to the same CMD with regards as to how they carry out that logic. You need to give the AI little or no leeway when you want specific actions from them.

 

Good Luck in your Mission Designing,

Tip

[Jaegermeister]

Are you trying to get bombers to strafe ground targets? Maybe you could be a bit more specific about exactly which aircraft you are trying to get to strafe, what altitude they are at and what the targets are. It works, you will just need to use the correct commands like Tip said