AI Flightmates Engine Seizure

[ACG_MadMan]

In 2 consecutive missions my squadmates end up with an engine seizure. Both times were flying Spitfire Mk.IX in BoBP. They happened in different careers, and in different game sessions too. The weird thing is the engine failures happen in descendent order respect to flight position, starting by the last plane, finishing at the flight leader wingman (Both times in flights of 8). What I see is the last plane at any given moment lagging behind and going in and out of emergency power until the engine blows up. Is this a known bug? How can I fix it?

[Hook_Echo]

I reported this a year ago maybe more. It is frustrating if you're doing a career and you keep losing your boys. I had not noticed the formation position thing as I was experimenting in the quick mission builder. Interesting. I never saw it in formation flight. It seemed most likely to happen right at the start of combat for me, but I wasnt doing long missions. I tried flying in autopilot to see what was going on, but I could never record an instance of the player plane's engine cutting out. I suspected it was the AI over revving the engine with rapid throttle changes, which the Spit ix does not like.

 

Edit: my post was in the AI bug thread and was noted by the Devs, so don't hold your breath on a fix.

Edited August 21, 2023 by Hook_Echo

[LukeFF]

We need mission files for the developers to analyze. ?