26.03.2009, 19:47
I just finished a mission with the .20 AI.
I had 4 F4U Vets engage 4 A6M and 2 AGM average skilled piloted seaplanes.
The 4 F4U did a great job taking on the zeros. The waxed them quickly.
I'm going to setup more missions when I have time.
The one thing I'm still laughing about.
One of the A6M seaplanes got away... and there were 4 F4U all over him.
It seems the seaplane just got down close on the water like 50 feet above it and the F4s stunted, twisted and turned like crazy to get setup for a shot. They just would not go down low enough to finish off the zero. It went on for over 15 minutes. It's like that zero seaplane pilot had a plan. LOL
He just keep down close on the water and those f4s looked like bees swarming all around above the seaplane.
Maybe this is the way things should be, since the seaplanes have no chance against the fighters I've ever experienced. So, if the seaplanes hug the water they have a way to get away.
So far, things are looking good.
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Just ran the same mission again 3 times and the A6M5-N didn't hug the water. I even set them to start the mission at 50 K altitude and they tried to DF with the F4Us. Whenever they climbed off the deck to gain some altitude the F4Us popped them.
I tried to record the original situation, didn't happen again.
If that is deliberate programming... that's good. It would indicate there is some randomness to the AI that would be akin to human irrational behavior. LOL
I had 4 F4U Vets engage 4 A6M and 2 AGM average skilled piloted seaplanes.
The 4 F4U did a great job taking on the zeros. The waxed them quickly.
I'm going to setup more missions when I have time.
The one thing I'm still laughing about.
One of the A6M seaplanes got away... and there were 4 F4U all over him.
It seems the seaplane just got down close on the water like 50 feet above it and the F4s stunted, twisted and turned like crazy to get setup for a shot. They just would not go down low enough to finish off the zero. It went on for over 15 minutes. It's like that zero seaplane pilot had a plan. LOL
He just keep down close on the water and those f4s looked like bees swarming all around above the seaplane.
Maybe this is the way things should be, since the seaplanes have no chance against the fighters I've ever experienced. So, if the seaplanes hug the water they have a way to get away.
So far, things are looking good.
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Just ran the same mission again 3 times and the A6M5-N didn't hug the water. I even set them to start the mission at 50 K altitude and they tried to DF with the F4Us. Whenever they climbed off the deck to gain some altitude the F4Us popped them.
I tried to record the original situation, didn't happen again.
If that is deliberate programming... that's good. It would indicate there is some randomness to the AI that would be akin to human irrational behavior. LOL