18.08.2008, 09:32
[Help] A How To - Combat & Escort
Combat Escort
Most mission developers know how to have one flight escort another, simply click set in the View/Object/Waypoint window, then click on the flight you'd like to escort and bingo, you'll see the nice little green line.
Here is my issue....
In my VMF-213 Hellhawks Campaign, ComAirSols, alot of what VMF-213 did was Combat Escort. Meaning they would meet a flight of TBF's and SBD's over Savo Island, then fly North to the New Georgia Group to bomb a target.
Usually if the skies were clear the Corsairs of VMF-213 would break away and either swoop in early and strafe AAA, or swoop in late and strafe anything that moves.
You'd think you could (as i do) set the flights to meet over savo, set the corsairs to Escort TBF and SBD's to target, then at the target set the Corsairs to Strafe the ground.
But Alas, everytime the Corsair's WP and Path Change on the map as soon as they meet up with the bombers.
It's as if in IL-2 when you set a flight of Fighters to Escort a flight of Bombers at Waypoint #1, they will change their flight plan to that of the bombers and follow them through out the mission reguardless of whatever else they were assigned to do.
I had hoped they would have followed the bombers to the next waypoint then broken away and dived on the target, but each time they fly with them on past the target, changing all their waypoints after the first where they were told to escort.
ANy Advice, Tips Or suggestions would be very welcome!!!!
Thanks!
DC
Combat Escort
Most mission developers know how to have one flight escort another, simply click set in the View/Object/Waypoint window, then click on the flight you'd like to escort and bingo, you'll see the nice little green line.
Here is my issue....
In my VMF-213 Hellhawks Campaign, ComAirSols, alot of what VMF-213 did was Combat Escort. Meaning they would meet a flight of TBF's and SBD's over Savo Island, then fly North to the New Georgia Group to bomb a target.
Usually if the skies were clear the Corsairs of VMF-213 would break away and either swoop in early and strafe AAA, or swoop in late and strafe anything that moves.
You'd think you could (as i do) set the flights to meet over savo, set the corsairs to Escort TBF and SBD's to target, then at the target set the Corsairs to Strafe the ground.
But Alas, everytime the Corsair's WP and Path Change on the map as soon as they meet up with the bombers.
It's as if in IL-2 when you set a flight of Fighters to Escort a flight of Bombers at Waypoint #1, they will change their flight plan to that of the bombers and follow them through out the mission reguardless of whatever else they were assigned to do.
I had hoped they would have followed the bombers to the next waypoint then broken away and dived on the target, but each time they fly with them on past the target, changing all their waypoints after the first where they were told to escort.
ANy Advice, Tips Or suggestions would be very welcome!!!!
Thanks!
DC