Kills not recognized by PWCG

[Roshko]

Just a quick question:

 

Yesterday I shot down to Ju-88s over Rzhev. The kills were acknowledged by the game (with beep-sound and in the stats), however PWCG accredited them to an AI-pilot - or perhaps that guy shot two other Ju-88s down, I don't know.

 

Is this because no friendly flights were nearby to witness the kills, that happened over enemy territories?

 

Edited August 27, 2023 by Roshko

[PatrickAWlson]

 PWCG works from a set of text log files that the game spits out.  They do not always match the in game after action report.  

[Roshko]

That sounds like a game-bug then. It happened again by the way. Shot down a Stuka, groupleader-plane was in the vicinity. The game beep'ed (the game bape?) and gave me the kill, but PWCG was merciless. No biggie, but odd that the game wouldn't log a kill that it quite clearly registered. I've only experienced it twice now.

BTW - I am enjoying PWCG immensely. That's really something you made there!

 

[FodderMonkey]

It happens. Happened in real life, too. Consider it an extra layer of realism. 

[Roshko]

yeah well, I'd like to understand the systems - and if there's a bug, Patrick seems to wanna know. It's not like my feelings are hurt or anything

[PatrickAWlson]

4 hours ago, Roshko said:

yeah well, I'd like to understand the systems - and if there's a bug, Patrick seems to wanna know. It's not like my feelings are hurt or anything

 

It's been that way for 14 years.  Not sure exactly why, but it is not a priority for the 1C team to fix it.

[Roshko]

There are many odd ends like that in the game