Top Gun AI - The Official Tournament Thread

[Guest]

I will test the new update this afternoon and see if the Stormwind still works. But I am very confident, as I already have a radome and stuff. Maybe I´ll add a radar receiver for warning of enemy radar lock. Would it be OK if I made this modification?

[Alphasus]

It will work, the update just makes ecm work better:

Update v0.9.5

= New =

- GPS Coordinate lists are now persistent

- Enabled activating multiple jammers with diminishing returns for each additional jammer

- Added more stack nodes to adjustable rail

- Added configurable lock-on after launch ability for radar missiles (activation of this mode is not yet implemented though)

- Above feature also allows radar missiles which have lost surrogate radar lock to continue to predicted impact point and automatically attempt active re-lock (currently used on AMRAAM)

= Changes =

- Added variations on jamming contact's detected bearing on jammed radar Demonstration GFY at different ranges

- ECM functions have been separated into configurable traits (rcs reduction, range/bearing jamming, lock-breaking)

- Made radar missile's active radar signal strength threshold configurable

- Missiles will detonate some time after they have missed

- Changed explosion damage implementation again (much better this time)

- TGP, turrets/guns, and radar will disable if vessel is not controllable

- Increased TWS Radar's sensitivity

= Fixes =

- Fixed persistence of TGP locked coordinates

- Fixed jammers occasionally shutting down despite sufficient electric charge

- Vessel's jamming status is updated if parts are broken off or destroyed

- Weapon manager's module and weapon list is updated if parts are broken off or destroyed

- Fixed (harmless) debug errors when launching rockets

- Fixed rocket appearing in front of rocket launcher for one frame after launch

- Fixed possible NRE spam from ModuleWeapon after vessel loading

[Alphasus]

And yes, you can add a radar reciever. Just send in the new version before 16 entrants enter or August 19th.

[colmo]

Is there a significant benefit to a radar receiver? It might be worth a few points on future tourneys.

Stick it in and we'll find out

[Alphasus]

it allows radar to be received from sources other than your plane.

[dangerouspeople1]

it allows radar to be received from sources other than your plane.

but you need another craft with the big radar in the same team. so will you place a big radar on the ground? also, won't the aircraft attack the other teams radar?

[colmo]

it allows radar to be received from sources other than your plane.

That would definitely be helpful in a 2v2 scenario, but 1v1 the only other radar is your opponent's.

I can see future 2v2 contests featuring dissimilar planes, one a strike fighter (could even save weight by dropping the radome), the other a reconnaissance plane.

[Alphasus]

I suppose so, how would the AWACS(reconnaissance)plane defend itself?

[Guest]

Hey Alphasus, do you think you could need a kind of badge for the challenge? Here is a bunch I quickly made in Powerpoint (WIP):

For Participants:

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For everybody who manages it into the "Final Stage:

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And finally for the Winner:

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The system can be worked out, I could even make a certain badge for every person listing special archievements (number of whitewashes, number of missile hits, etc.). Hope I could help you!

Edited August 16, 2015 by Kerdinand

[Alphasus]

Ok, those badges are very cool. Thank you very much.

[Guest]

Thank you! Already got mine .

During testing the Stormwind a problem has ocured to me. The missiles fired at any plane simply seem to ignore all the countermeasures. Every missile hits by 100% chance, regardless how many chaff and flares my plane/the enemy plane fires. Does this happen to one of you guys, too, and do you have found a solution?

[Alphasus]

no, that doesnt happen for me. The planes need to change heading, e.g. turn or take a different turn angle to avoid missiles with chaff or flare deployed. Most often they don't.

[dangerouspeople1]

It might be a problem with the placement of the dispenser. If your dispensers are placed on the side of the plane, the missile might hit the chaff/flare and still hit your plane because they are in a straight line.

[Alphasus]

Its not a dispenser problem. It happens to me with vertical and horizontal chaff and flare. The plane doesn't change its turn.

[colmo]

I'm hoping my day spent figuring out missile behaviour pays off in this tournament

[Alphasus]

And, what did you find?

[Guest]

Share your wisdom with us, o great master!

I tried all kind of flare postitioning, but the missile still tracked me even when the plane changed direction or did rapid evasive maneuvers. I feel lost. Also, a test plane with an ECM jammer aboard still got hit by AIM-120s nevetheless.

[dangerouspeople1]

probably that is something that needed to be fixed

[Guest]

Hopefully it will! Otherwise this turns into a who-can-fire-a-missile-before-the-otherone-does tournament.

[Alphasus]

Don't worry guys. The AI and missiles allow dodging on my machine. I don't know why, but it works.

[Guest]

Well, maybe I´ll try redownloading BDarmory later. Or one of my other mods doesn´t like BDA. Most important it works for you and we can have fair matches.

[Alphasus]

Yeah,but you can't test your ships.

[Guest]

I'm interested in submitting a design, or hosting a tournament. I have a good machine and can record HD video.

What is the current status of this challenge?

[Guest]

We currently have one tournament running (and one paused/aborted not sure) so I wouldn´t recommend hosting a second one simultanously, but there are still spots for planes free, so go ahead and submti!

Welcome to the AI dogfighters! May your missiles know the difference between flares and engines!

[dangerouspeople1]

We currently have one tournament running (and one paused/aborted not sure) so I wouldn´t recommend hosting a second one simultanously, but there are still spots for planes free, so go ahead and submti!

Welcome to the AI dogfighters! May your missiles know the difference between flares and engines!

And hope it knows not to hit my plane:P