SP - AI flying player pilot

[Varibraun]

@PatrickAWlson - I just had an interesting experience that I didn't know was possible and am wondering if you can confirm.  The background is that in my SP Campaign, I recently created a second player pilot in the same squadron.  I was rusty flying the P-40 and with the Devs new and improved better shooting enemy AI, I didn't want to risk my Squadron Commander Ace player pilot, so I thought I would fly a few missions as a new guy to get refamiliarized with the P-40.  (I play Ironman).

 

After a few missions with the new guy (Szt Chernoff) over the past few days, this evening I created the next mission and noticed that my "Player" pilot squadron leader was listed in the mission in addition to my current reference pilot.  I started the mission and sure enough, there was player pilot Maj Coultere leading our flight as an AI pilot!

 

I didn't want the AI to get him killed, so I flew a little ways toward the front and landed at an aux AF to see if the AAR would work.  See the results below, but both of my player pilots showed up.  (Just in case this is a surprise to you too, I have attached an error report).  Everything seemed to function as normal and both pilots received credit for the flight in the main pilot screen.  I don't know what would have happened if we had kills to record, but both tabs seemed to work.

 

Now...if this is working as intended in the PWCG world, it creates an interesting opportunity for someone like me, who views PWCG as much as a squadron simulator as it is a pilot simulator.  I suppose I could create several player pilots in the same squadron and as they achieve Ace status, simply turn them over to the AI.  Do you think that is feasible?  If so, I am assuming they wouldn't be impacted by the "out of mission" background simulation since they are still technically playable pilots?

 

 

Aces over Europe202103142103940.zip

[PatrickAWlson]

It's a bug.  I discovered the same over the weekend and fixed it.  It can also cause player pilots in coops who have not been included in the mission to be added as AI.   Fix will be in the next release.

[Varibraun]

3 hours ago, PatrickAWlson said:

It's a bug. 

 

Rats...one man's bug is another man's feature.  Thanks again for all you do! 

[PatrickAWlson]

38 minutes ago, Varibraun said:

 

Rats...one man's bug is another man's feature.  Thanks again for all you do! 

 

I have to fix it, otherwise coop players will wonder why their pilot is dead when they didn't even fly that session.

[Varibraun]

10 minutes ago, PatrickAWlson said:

I have to fix it, otherwise coop players will wonder why their pilot is dead when they didn't even fly that session.

 

Those are the risks you take when you don't show up in the Ready Room...