AI engine timers?

[Knarley-Bob]

Do the AI have those timers on their engines as well, or can they run wide open without a care?

Just askin'

KB

[Bilbo_Baggins]

1 hour ago, Knarley-Bob said:

Do the AI have those timers on their engines as well, or can they run wide open without a care?

Just askin'

KB

 

Start a quick mission and use autopilot with the A key. You'll see how the AI manages the motors. They have the same engine limitations but don't exceed them. 

[CountZero]

13 hours ago, Knarley-Bob said:

Do the AI have those timers on their engines as well, or can they run wide open without a care?

Just askin'

KB

Big differance is AI knows exactly when his timer runs out, and when it gets recovered, and human player dosent get that info even when techchat is on, basicly you have airplanes that have random engine fail and airplanes that dont when you refuse to fix bug in techchat that dont show working exngine timer expired or recovered messages, something AI dosent have, so in end AI have advantage with how timers are in game now, because he knows exactly when game will not kill your engine.

[BlitzPig_EL]

Also, the AI are always perfectly trimmed out for any power setting, or maneuver.

Edited August 2, 2022 by BlitzPig_EL

[Skelthos]

This could be an interesting area to expand the AI a little.  Could do something where adherence to engine timers and trim settings is variable, with each level of AI pilot having tighter regimes they follow.   Something like a Novice pilot will adhere to engine timers within +/- 10 seconds, and maintain trim within a set random range, well an Ace pilot would have adhere to maybe +/-2 seconds on the engine timer and be much closer on trim.  

[DD_Arthur]

On 8/1/2022 at 7:56 PM, Knarley-Bob said:

Do the AI have those timers on their engines as well, or can they run wide open without a care?

Just askin'

KB

When does the ai run wide open? 
Whenever I open fire on them they throttle back!?

[Vortice]

On 8/2/2022 at 8:33 PM, DD_Arthur said:

When does the ai run wide open? 
Whenever I open fire on them they throttle back!?

 

They also have the habit of launching wheels and other random parts of their plane at your propeller when you're closing in for the victory.

[Voidhunger]

Problem is that the AI uses also boost and when you switch from autopilot to engage enemy you can destroy the engine quickly, because you dont know the how much time is left.

[Knarley-Bob]

7 hours ago, Voidhunger said:

Problem is that the AI uses also boost and when you switch from autopilot to engage enemy you can destroy the engine quickly, because you dont know the how much time is left.

I'm kinda thinkin' that you must be using auto pilot a little longer than one should?

[Voidhunger]

4 hours ago, Knarley-Bob said:

I'm kinda thinkin' that you must be using auto pilot a little longer than one should?

I use autopilot when i take off to conflict zone, after that I never use it.

[I./JG52_Woutwocampe]

23 hours ago, Vortice said:

 

They also have the habit of launching wheels and other random parts of their plane at your propeller when you're closing in for the victory.

 

I love how the AI P-51s and the 110s have the option of jettisoning their flaps like they were flares when they have an opponent at their 6.

[Knarley-Bob]

8 hours ago, Voidhunger said:

I use autopilot when i take off to conflict zone, after that I never use it.

That's why I was asking the question about the timers. I gave up keeping up with my flight long ago, so I'd have an engine once we got there. I guess I don't really understand the timer anyway. Your engine gets "gimpy" after so long, but if you cool it for a period of time, it comes back. Not in real life it doesn't. But this isn't real life. It would be nice if the AI had the same restrictions as the player, but it is just a game.

What I have found that works well,(for me anyway) is try to stay out of the "combat" engine mode as much as possible till you need it. Stay on the lower to mid levels when using it, and stay out of the "emergency" mode for just that, and just short times only. The "boost" mode is for very short periods to quickly regain speeds. YMMV. (your milage may vary)

KB

Edited August 6, 2022 by Knarley-Bob

[LukeFF]

1 hour ago, Knarley-Bob said:

It would be nice if the AI had the same restrictions as the player, but it is just a game.

 

The AI has the exact same Flight Model and Engine Modeling restrictions as the player.

[RedeyeStorm]

Yep. Check out the Spit 9e AI. It has a nasty habit of blowing up it engine.

[I./JG52_Woutwocampe]

6 hours ago, LukeFF said:

 

The AI has the exact same Flight Model and Engine Modeling restrictions as the player.

 

Is the AI's vision impaired by clouds and oil stained windshields? Doesnt look like it.