Problem attaching flights

[Marabekm]

I know its been reported before, but is anything being done to correct the issue where when you attach two flights of aircraft together, the number 4 and number 5 always attempt to occupy the same place at the exact same time? Needless to say this doesn't work out well.

[RPS69]

Originally Posted by Marabekm

I know its been reported before, but is anything being done to correct the issue where when you attach two flights of aircraft together, the number 4 and number 5 always attempt to occupy the same place at the exact same time? Needless to say this doesn't work out well.

What do you mean by "attach"?

[Marabekm]

Well in the specific mission I am doing, I have 8 Ju-87s and I want them to fly in a group. The game has a maximum of 4 planes in a flight so that would be 1-4. Then I put in the 2nd flight, 5-8. No when I go into the waypoints, for the second flight, 5-8, I set it so it has a target of the first flight 1-4. This way the flights will act as a larger group. But the problem is, the number 5 plane always attempts to occupy the number 4 plane's spot.

This happens with any plane, not just Ju-87s. That's just what I am using now.

[dimlee]

Originally Posted by Marabekm

Well in the specific mission I am doing, I have 8 Ju-87s and I want them to fly in a group. The game has a maximum of 4 planes in a flight so that would be 1-4. Then I put in the 2nd flight, 5-8. No when I go into the waypoints, for the second flight, 5-8, I set it so it has a target of the first flight 1-4. This way the flights will act as a larger group. But the problem is, the number 5 plane always attempts to occupy the number 4 plane's spot.

This happens with any plane, not just Ju-87s. That's just what I am using now.

Suggest you create your bomber formations from flights of 3 (not 4). It should help. Also you might need to try various distances between the flights, horizontal and vertical.

[RPS69]

Originally Posted by dimlee

Suggest you create your bomber formations from flights of 3 (not 4). It should help. Also you might need to try various distances between the flights, horizontal and vertical.

I agree, finger four is a fighter formation. Bombers werre arranged using packs of 3 units.

For making big formations, I always trace one flight, and then clone it opening the mis file with a text editor.
After cloning I change altitude, and fistances by a factor of 200m or 400m.
It depends on the plane type.

[coyote40368]

If you want to keep your flights at four planes each, try making the target flight fly an "echelon left" formation. That should keep no. 4 out of no. 5's way. You'll have to do it for every waypoint, be careful not to miss one!