4.11 - AI debugging

[Bearcat]

Originally Posted by FC99

AI doesn't target player specifically but I see how it could happen that they "all" go after you. There will be some changes in 4.12.

In 4.11 if you want your AI to be aggressive you have to issue "Attack" command first. So when you see enemy order "Attack" to wingmen and follow it with "CoverMe", that way Wingman will behave same as enemy AI. Another possible "problem" is how your Wingman assess the danger. That depend on skill and Rookies will let the enemy in your tail while Aces will be lot more aggressive. Anyway, some changes have been made for 4.12 already and in addition there will be more Orders options in Comms menu.

Excellent news.. I missed this before my last post.. FC.. those were some interesting tidbits about how to control the AI better.. are there any more things like that that might be helpful in getting us to better control the AI?

I will say one thing that really makes controlling the AI an entirely different ball game... that is VAC (Voice Activated Command). For those that are not familiar with it it is a program created by a community member named Shift_E and it has been out for quite a while.. I discovered it 6 years ago and after fiddling with it for a while I went and bought it. It takes a little work to get it set up right initially .. just a little.. and some people use it to control things like mirrors etc.. or more complicated sims like A-10 but for me where it really really shined was in controlling the AI. It is not free.. you can DL the trial but the cost is small.. I think I paid $15 at the time to unlock it. Now it is $18 but it is a great program and worth the $$. You can use it for other stuff as well. Unlike Voice Buddy which costs $40 last time I checked VAC is a decent price and the support can't be beat. My comms are the RCTRL .. and on my X-52 I have that button programmed on my throttle so that when I need to talk in TS I just press a button on my throttle.. for VAC I used RALT and if you take the time to program it right you can really enhance this whole simming thing as far as AI control is concerned.. and since there are more options coming it may even be more practical. Initially with my profile I had it set just for opening comms and then saying numbers to get where I wanted to be but eventually I put phrases to keystrokes.. For instance.. I had "two cover me" set as TAB+1+1 .. TAB+7 (anyone help me) could be activated by saying "help, I need help, I need help dammit,somebody get this guy off of me and NOW" .. Attack enemy fighters was "go get em boys, attack fighters and bandits! nail em". I tried to set it up so that it was almost like talking to a person but keeping it simple (by just using one phrase to open comms and 0-9) was just as doable and less work.. Unfortunately I lost all that after committing the cardinal sim of the PC simmer.. not backing up .. in a crash. I recently got my access key back (like I said the support can't be beat.. I bought VAC about 5 years ago and he still supports it.. ) and now I am trying to rebuild my profile so I can use it to command the AI but VAC does for AI commands what TIR does for viewing.. it makes it much more intuitive and you can concentrate more on flying than typing or pressing buttons..