Author Topic: YetAnotherBomberWhine (Read 266 times)

Puck · « **on:** October 12, 2002, 09:26:24 PM »

Mobile got my "main" lanc. I got Mobile. Main lanc flutters through the air, Mobile hits the silk. Immediatly after the main lanc breaks up, the other two die.

AAARRGGHHH!!! Not an enemy aircraft within 10 miles or 10,000 feet, they just die.

The bombing model is SO close, just need some tweaking with drone behavior. I've lost more drones than I can COUNT to either falling back at random times or this "kill one and get two free" bug.

Ok, I feel better now.

Rotorian · « **Reply #1 on:** October 12, 2002, 09:46:17 PM »

john9001 · « **Reply #2 on:** October 12, 2002, 09:49:08 PM »

puck , do you jump to bomber #2 when #1 is hit? the drones won't fly themselves, i found out you can only jump to another bomber from the pilots seat, so if your in tail gun of #1 you have to goto pilot #1 then to pilot #2

44MAG

MWHUN · « **Reply #3 on:** October 14, 2002, 10:34:48 AM »

How do you jump between bombers? I thought it was just automatic…:confused:

Airscrew · « **Reply #4 on:** October 14, 2002, 10:47:44 AM »

I believe that if your #1 bomber is fatally hit and explodes you are moved automatically to the #2 bomber, whether you are in the cockpit or gun position. But if the #1 bomber is only damaged, say wing tip or stabilzer comes off, you have to move to the #2 bomber same as bailing, hit enter 3 times.

AirScrew

Wotan · « **Reply #5 on:** October 14, 2002, 10:50:22 AM »

if you ride buff 1 down once it gets out of range the drones die, jump to buff 2check key mapper for default keys, you may have to map them.

you dont bail lol it may work but you can change between bombers.

muckmaw · « **Reply #6 on:** October 14, 2002, 10:50:53 AM »

Its not automatic. If bomber 1 is fatally damaged, jump to the pilots seat by pressing "1" and then press enter 3 times. (Just like bailing out.

You will now be in Bomber #2. (which stinks) beacuse your fire has been interupted, and the bog is probably having his way with your other 2 planes.

It really is unfair. You should be able to press enter 3 times, and jump to the same place you were in bomber 1. In other words, your in the tail gun of A/C 1. Your hit. You hit Enter 3x, and you should be in the tail gun of A/C #2.

But that's not the case right now.

Also, you can switch to different plane positions by pressing CTRL-1, CTRL-2 CTRL-3. This will put you in the aircraft number you selected. Mind you, you can only gun from these planes, but I think you can turn using your rudder. You do not have to lose a plane to do this. You can hop to other gunner pos. in other planes by simply using the above method.

I hope this helps.

Mickey1992 · « **Reply #7 on:** October 14, 2002, 10:52:27 AM »

I love the new bomber formations, but I too anxiously wait for the day when this bug is fixed.

MWHUN, I don't know the default keys to do it. You may have to map it in the setup. I have mine set to Alt+1, Alt+2, Alt+3.

akak · « **Reply #8 on:** October 14, 2002, 05:37:30 PM »

I've noticed that sometimes when you've destroyed the lead manned bomber, the other two drone bombers will flutter and kind of 'ping-pong' around until the pilot jumps into one of the drones and resumes control of the formation.

Ack-Ack

zipity · « **Reply #9 on:** October 14, 2002, 11:23:28 PM »

Had a similar problem to Puck's the other night in the Japanese bomber. (Ki-somthinOrOther) My lead plane was hit and going down, I hit enter 3 times move to the first drone. I knew the con was still around so I put on the auto pilot and jumped to the top gun. The plane then just rolled over and started to dive. I jumped back to the pilot seat but couldn't level it out so hit 3 enters and moved to 2nd drone. I just got there when it started it's death roll, again nothing I could do to level it. by the way, the con only made 1 pass on the formation and only had hits on the lead bomber.

lasse · « **Reply #10 on:** October 15, 2002, 01:15:51 AM »

You can switch between the bombers in fligt (gunner positions)
If you man the tailgun in bomber one, then pres CTRL and 2 (or 3) then you are manning the tailgun in bomber 2 (or 3) , when you change positions afterwards you still are in bomber 2 (or 3;))

But if you jump to pilot position, then you are back in bomber one.

The Wild Vikings
Commanding Officer

Lasse

Blue Mako · « **Reply #11 on:** October 15, 2002, 01:19:26 AM »

Had this "kill one get two free" bug strike in the TOD the other weekend. It's very frustrating.