Why is the AI so broken when it comes to helicopter dogfights?

[dillydally 10]

Try spawning yourself in one chopper, the enemy in another, both flying with x amount of distance between you.

As you approach the enemy chopper, it will turn towards you, maybe do a gun run and then continue going straight in that direction until it runs out of fuel or gets shot down.

Waypoints make no difference, the above scenario will play out without fail almost every single time.

[progamer 14]

If you chase it, it runs. Wait and it comes back. You can also allowfleeing false.

[dillydally 10]

Doesn't work

No amount of playing around with the allowfleeing option has any effect on the behaviour of the AI

Edited October 22, 2013 by dillydally

[progamer 14]

Don't chase them? If i knew i was going to loose, I'd run too.

[dillydally 10]

>taking gun fire?

>better keep going in a straight line

[fn_Quiksilver 1636]

Have brought down many a Kajman with a trusty Mohawk.

When it gets into that "flee" mode and goes straight, follow and get high on its 6. Then descend slowly at speed and "land" on its main rotors.

The Kajman rotors will stop and the Mohawk will sustain minor hull damage at worst.