MikeSinn
09 Feb 04, 07:54
I have a couple of questions regarding Direct Fire that I hope this group can either answer or confirm as bugs. For reference, all the questions and comments listed below come from observations using the Beta 6 executible.
Multiple Firing Groups and Targets
The manual indiciates that it is possible to have a multi-vehicle unit engage more than one target with Direct Fire. According to the manual, this is accomplished by first creating up to three firing groups for the unit and then in the targeting window, select a target for each firing group.
Has anyone gotten this to work? I can create multiple firing groups without a problem. When I open the DF targeting window, I can see the firing groups listed along the top of the columns. My luck, however, ends there. After assigning a target to the first group, I am never able to select a second target for the other groups.
Anyone know whether this actually works or is it a bug?
Can the AI be trusted with DF
I understand that the game is meant to be played from the perspective of a TF commander Hence, I shouldn't need to assign specific targets to each unit on the battlefield (although the ability to do so is great and one that I have consistently used).
The question I have is whether the AI can be trusted with DF responsibilities. If I don't assign any DF targets, will the AI do so automatically, when I press the "Process turn" button? If so, can anyone comment on how "smart" it is at assigning targets to units?
Additionally, can anyone explain how opportunity fire works. I see extremely inconsistent results here. If a enemy unit moves within the LOS of a friendly unit that has not fired and has not targets, will this unit fire on that enemy? And if so, what are the parameters that the AI uses to decide this action? I am trying to figure out how an ambush would work and have had little if any luck...
Thanks,
Mike
Multiple Firing Groups and Targets
The manual indiciates that it is possible to have a multi-vehicle unit engage more than one target with Direct Fire. According to the manual, this is accomplished by first creating up to three firing groups for the unit and then in the targeting window, select a target for each firing group.
Has anyone gotten this to work? I can create multiple firing groups without a problem. When I open the DF targeting window, I can see the firing groups listed along the top of the columns. My luck, however, ends there. After assigning a target to the first group, I am never able to select a second target for the other groups.
Anyone know whether this actually works or is it a bug?
Can the AI be trusted with DF
I understand that the game is meant to be played from the perspective of a TF commander Hence, I shouldn't need to assign specific targets to each unit on the battlefield (although the ability to do so is great and one that I have consistently used).
The question I have is whether the AI can be trusted with DF responsibilities. If I don't assign any DF targets, will the AI do so automatically, when I press the "Process turn" button? If so, can anyone comment on how "smart" it is at assigning targets to units?
Additionally, can anyone explain how opportunity fire works. I see extremely inconsistent results here. If a enemy unit moves within the LOS of a friendly unit that has not fired and has not targets, will this unit fire on that enemy? And if so, what are the parameters that the AI uses to decide this action? I am trying to figure out how an ambush would work and have had little if any luck...
Thanks,
Mike