guyincognito

I searched for this, so I apologize if I've missed a similar thread. One thing that vexes me about this game is how little control you have over AI pilots while in-game. I realize you can script some of this behavior in the editor, but as far as i can tell (correct me if I'm wrong), it's virtually impossible to hop into a plane or chopper and serve as a gunner while the AI flies. Unless I'm missing something, basically all you can really do to control the pilot is tell him where to move and when to stop. Is there a more robust control suite somewhere that I'm not aware of? It would seem that it would be pretty simple to give you at least as munch control over AI pilots as you have over UAVs. Why can't I just ctrl-click on the map and tell the AI pilot to loiter 1500 meters away at 500ft altitude? Or can I in fact do that and I'm just ignorant? Wouldn't that be an easy addition, considering that functionality already exists for UAVs? What am I missing? Thanks!

Yeah, it doesn't seem to work that way. Neither the helicopter nor the vehicle control menus have any options for the movement of that gun. It seems to be attached to the "aim" controls in the "view" controls menu. But aside from the fact that assigning those to the TrackIR is a big problem when you're doing anything BUT flying the chopper, the reticle moves extremely slowly and inconsistently that way. Hmm, maybe it's just not possible. It's not a big deal, but it would be a blast if I could get it working. Thanks for the reply.

I just recently purchased TrackIR and have been having a blast with it, but I have one big question. Is there any way to slave the player's view controls to the gun cam on the choppers equipped with a moving gun? In other words, the HUD already moves with my view in the choppers, as it's supposed to, but when I'm in control of the gun, the gun reticle is still being controlled by the mouse rather than my head movement. I want the gun to aim where I'm looking, is there any way to make that happen? Or is it not possible because of the way the gun on the chopper is controlled within the game? Thanks!