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[Kaptein_Damli]

I have managed to make BF-109 to escort enemy bombers. Homever, I fail to let them bomb the target. I have set target by choosing it from the "object", and target is ground. Bombers release their bombs too early over water than over the airfield! What am I doing wrong? Is there any mission I can open to see how to set target?

[Kaptein_Damli]

Ok, I have now been able to let the JU-88 bomb the airfield. Now I am making a "Ground pounder" mission where the object is to strafe a moving column with fueltrucks, etc. I have set an waypoint over the column, (Gattack), but my AI friends, just fly over the waypouint, heading for the new waypoint. I even get fired at from artillery in the column, but the AI does not care, and fly to the next waypoint. I even say help, but they say I am cleared at my six. Why can´t the AI see the moving units? How do you set the AI to attack moving trains, units etc?

[Friendly_flyer]

You'll have to "set" the destruction level or "set" the target for each flight in order to make them attack.

[Kaptein_Damli]

Originally Posted by Friendly_flyer

You'll have to "set" the destruction level or "set" the target for each flight in order to make them attack.

I thought the destruction level was for mission succeed or not? Ie: If half (50%) the column is destroyed, blue wins the mission? I may be wrong, is there any tutorial on the mission builder out there that explains such things?

[-Sulan-]

Originally Posted by Kaptein_Damli

Ok, I have now been able to let the JU-88 bomb the airfield. Now I am making a "Ground pounder" mission where the object is to strafe a moving column with fueltrucks, etc. I have set an waypoint over the column, (Gattack), but my AI friends, just fly over the waypouint, heading for the new waypoint. I even get fired at from artillery in the column, but the AI does not care, and fly to the next waypoint. I even say help, but they say I am cleared at my six. Why can´t the AI see the moving units? How do you set the AI to attack moving trains, units etc?

Set the waypoint to "Gattack", and set the moving train/column/ship as the target. This goes for all moving ground targets.
For stationary ground objects, just having a Gattack waypoint in the general area will be enough, since otherwise you'd have to point a Gattack waypoint to each individual object, which you can also do if you them to attack in a specific order...

I believe I'm right, but there were 3 years since I built missions and campaigns So correct me if I'm wrong!
Do some tests and see how the AI behaves with different settings.. It can be pretty tricky to get them to do what you want some times..

Good luck!!

[Skarphol]

Hi Damli!

I've made a fairly historically correct mission of the british bombing Herdla Airfield. Don't remember the date the attack occured. One Scwharm of four Bf-109's were at Herdla at the time, only three of them where ready, and one of them drove into a bomcrater that the british made on the runway, so in the end only 2 germans got airborne. You could of course change that to 4 planes if you like to.
Number of planes, squadrons etc are genuine. I could send it to you if you would like to have it.

Skarphol