Did the AI get worse?

[Flashy]

I have just started getting back into Il-2 after a hiatus of about a year, and the AI seems worse than ever, especially for the flying circus planes.. They are crashing into each other very often (and not even in combat, just trying to fly in formation!)

They also dont "realise" when they are out of ammo (this applies to both WW1 and WW2 planes) and will continue trying to dogfight when their guns are empty, with predicable results..  In general they have no sense of self-preservation and will just constantly do dumb stuff and get themselves killed - I had one plane in my flight who, after a mid-air collision (see above) had a broken prop, and had to do a dead-stick landing. He glided right over a friendly airfield, past a bunch of empty fields and roads and then slowly descended and crashed into a forest.. what the hell!?

They also just fly into trees while taking off, and into hangars/scenery when trying to land.. really silly.. no awareness of the world around them..

Then there is some really weird "fluttering" of the controls on the WW1 planes (the stick and rudder is being moved back and forth very quickly) which looks ridiculous and is totally immersion-breaking.

I dont remember the RoF AI being this bad.. I cant even play a career like this..

Edited November 4, 2024 by Flashy