4.11 Development Update

[Tempest123]

Thanks for the update, the gunner awareness is welcome. Have you guys found or addressed the issue of the AI only pursuing the lead aircraft in a flight?
I have noticed this many times, where an AI flight will circle endlessly with another enemy fight (AI) behind, often the opposing planes (the AI wingmen) are flying wingtip to wingtip but unaware of any other enemy plane except the leader.

[Fighterace]

Any new updates for 4.11 coming along?

[Vulcanel]

Thanks TD for your constant support

Regarding this new IA fire friendly behaviour, did you checked it already including the 3rd dimension? I mean, your test is showing us this feature at land level, but it is going to happen the same at 21.000 feet, with a devil Fw190 just in the middle of a B17´s mega-box formation, and gunners not shooting it?? Just wondering...

Regards.

[IceFire]

Originally Posted by Vulcanel

Thanks TD for your constant support

Regarding this new IA fire friendly behaviour, did you checked it already including the 3rd dimension? I mean, your test is showing us this feature at land level, but it is going to happen the same at 21.000 feet, with a devil Fw190 just in the middle of a B17´s mega-box formation, and gunners not shooting it?? Just wondering...

Regards.

The way the calculations are done... it doesn't matter. Doing it at ground level is just as complicated as in flight with different altitudes.

[EJGr.Ost_Caspar]

In a perfect formation box and a Fw190 positioned perfectly in it, theoretically noone would shoot, indeed.
But be sure, that will never happen.
1st: AI is not able to do a perfect formation - its oscillating all the time
2nd: you woulnd't recognise, where the perfect position for you was
and 3rd: you woulnd't be able to reach it, because you would already been shot then.

[Zorin]

Originally Posted by EJGr.Ost_Caspar

In a perfect formation box and a Fw190 positioned perfectly in it, theoretically noone would shoot, indeed.
But be sure, that will never happen.
1st: AI is not able to do a perfect formation - its oscillating all the time
2nd: you woulnd't recognise, where the perfect position for you was
and 3rd: you woulnd't be able to reach it, because you would already been shot then.

On a related note, what does happen if we run a recording that shows planes being shot by AI crew members who now would hold fire?

[EJGr.Ost_Caspar]

That may have happend occationally, and will happen so in game. The gunners are not perfect and there is also dispersion for bullets. In case you can race with your fighter all through a box of bombers, its possible, that a very few bullets of gunners will hit nearby friendly planes. But its not as much as before anymore.