AI Bonuses...

[KnightFandragon]

Ok, so maybe im imagining stuff but why does it seem the AI gets an engine power boost or something? I know they dont suffer from blackouts and what not but I for the life of me, in no plane ive flown be it P38, P47, P40, Spitfire, ME109, Fw190, MC205, can I catch a 109 or 190 in a flat level chase race....The battles always begin with the merge, I sometimes drill one sometimes miss and turn back around, its either I get one quick burst off or they just fly straight and level, or circle up and up and up and up and at no time can I even come close to catching them. I know there is various engine settings to mess with, trim, fuel/air mix and the like but is the Rolls Royce on my Spitfire or the Pratt & Whitney on my P47 not like a few thousand horses faster then that little ol Benz engine or w/e is on that German plane? Seems weird I get simply blown away by a plane that is seriously slower then me...or I thought was slower then me anyway. I often fly against hte F4 which i know is the ligher, less armored, faster more manuverable plane but even whe nI have flown against the K's the same happens. It only seems to happen in the Quick Mission Builder though...in Multiplay the AI seems to be slowed down or thye just dont fly so well or something, I can catch them mostly fine there.

[ElAurens]

The AI cheat, at least at the current patch level.


They do not overheat, so can run a max power indefinitely.

They are always in perfect, computer controlled trim.

Because it is controlled by the game engine it always "knows" your power set, what your are doing maneuver wise, and most importantly it knows your gun convergence setting so that when you get to that range it will always break and start wildly rolling, etc... even if you come up on it from dead six where a human pilot could not see you.

Hence I don't fly offline except to test.

This will change in 4.11 however. Daidalos Team is working on a comprehensive re-write of the AI code.

Oh, the later model 109s, G-6AS, G-10, G-14, K4 are all significantly faster than any F model.

[Bolelas]

I put my B25 in autopilot, and when he is in the final, full flaps but still 50 or plus meters high, befor the begining of the runway, i assume control and the plane imediatly stalls, even if i raise the trottle. Is this also part of the AI "cheats"?

[rga]

Originally Posted by Bolelas

I put my B25 in autopilot, and when he is in the final, full flaps but still 50 or plus meters high, befor the begining of the runway, i assume control and the plane imediatly stalls, even if i raise the trottle. Is this also part of the AI "cheats"?

You're doing it wrong. In final approach, you should fly your bird like a helicopter, meaning throttle for altitude control and elevator for speed control. Push your nose down may prevent the stall. (Sorry for being such smarta$$ )

[WTE_Galway]

You can actually use the AI no overheat "feature" as a cheat offline. If you fly autopilot to the target you start the battle with a cold engine.

One of the most annoying features of current AI with respect to to the offline autopilot is the way it can use flaps without damage at high speed. This means if you exit autopilot at high speed there is always a risk of flap failure as they can be fully extended when you resume control and immediately fail.

[Bolelas]

Originally Posted by rga

You're doing it wrong. In final approach, you should fly your bird like a helicopter, meaning throttle for altitude control and elevator for speed control. Push your nose down may prevent the stall. (Sorry for being such smarta$$ )

I know very well how to land a bomber, and how to flare.( in the simulator, not in real life), what i ment is that the autopilot lands it, and runs it through the final, way behind stall speed! I mean, that bomber is going so slow that when i shutt the autopilot off it falls like a rock!

[IceFire]

Indeed the AI not overheating or suffering from overheat is a big one. In 4.11 this will be totally different as the AI will have to open the radiator flaps and back off on the throttle... maybe they will even cook an engine or two.

@Bolelas: I'm fairly certain that the AI enters some sort of scripted routine (if you watch closely you can kind of see it happen) and that it doesn't too closely follow the flight model at that point. Landing is pretty difficult and I suspect the AI just isn't equipped to handle the aircraft in such a manner.

[IvanK]

Originally Posted by rga

You're doing it wrong. In final approach, you should fly your bird like a helicopter, meaning throttle for altitude control and elevator for speed control. Push your nose down may prevent the stall. (Sorry for being such smarta$$ )

Ah the great debate Elevator for IAS or Power for IAS on Final

[WTE_Galway]

Originally Posted by IvanK

Ah the great debate Elevator for IAS or Power for IAS on Final

yeah, in real aircraft it depends a lot on what you are flying.

I was taught Power for IAS in GA aircraft but am finding ultralight people often use Elevator for IAS.

Of course if you fly gliders its Elevator for IAS all the way