Let's Talk 'Taxi to Takeoff' Feature (4.12)

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Originally Posted by JtD

From the 4.11 guide, AI spawns in coop need to come with "AI only" option checked to make use of stationary planes. Was it enabled in your mission? If not, does it work if you enable it?

No, none of the planes were designated as 'AI Only'. I understand what you are saying. (The mission was just a small test to see how the 'Taxi to Takeoff' feature works in a coop environment. The four planes were all meant to be flyable by a human.)

However, 4.11 did not have a 'Taxi to Takeoff' option. This would make it necessary for AI-controlled planes not occupied by a human (in a coop) to be automatically placed on the runway. Otherwise, they would just attempt to take off in a straight line from their spawn position. I understand all that.

But now in 4.12, we have the 'Taxi to Takeff' option. An AI that spawns in, say a hangar, will not simply take off in a straight line. It can be assigned taxi waypoints to the runway where it can safely take off.

So to me, it doesn't seem unreasonable to wonder why the AI-controlled planes in the 4.12 coop mission I described are not following their assigned taxi waypoints.

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