Baltimore AI's won't takeoff

**johannesl** · July 12th, 2010, 11:41

I downloaded and installed John Whelan's Baltimores for MAW. They're very nice planes. My problem is in the missions. They have 8 planes in your group but only 6 seem to takeoff and 2 (the ones on the extreme right) never leave the ground and you can't warp if they don't takeoff. I've never run across this before. Is this a glitch in the mission or do I have to change a setting somewhere?

**Led Zeppelin** · July 12th, 2010, 11:56

this can happen sometimes in MAW on some airfields. I especially have this problem with the Fiat G50 bis.

**Nonato** · July 12th, 2010, 13:07

Originally Posted by Led Zeppelin

this can happen sometimes in MAW on some airfields. I especially have this problem with the Fiat G50 bis.

Yeah...and sometimes I had this during campaigns. What I did? Simple: flew back and shot those two cowards who refused to take off!!!

So I could warp away...

***KellyB*** · July 12th, 2010, 14:53

Nonanto -- Way to go!

**johannesl** · July 12th, 2010, 16:03

I suppose shooting them would solve one problem, but then I'm their leader and I'd have to write the letters to the next of kin. Talk about a downer. There must be simpler way to fix this.

***HouseHobbit*** · July 12th, 2010, 16:27

Which Baltimore mission?
Is it one of mine if so let me know, and i'll take a look at it..
I flew all I made several times and didn't have this problem.. But every set up sometimes to seem to act differently...

***Old Tiger*** · July 12th, 2010, 16:41

Originally Posted by HouseHobbit

Which Baltimore mission?
Is it one of mine if so let me know, and i'll take a look at it..
I flew all I made several times and didn't have this problem.. But every set up sometimes to seem to act differently...

I just flew one Maw Attack Railyard El-Agheila.xml by N , NO prob.

**johannesl** · July 12th, 2010, 18:39

I just spent some time running all the missions. The only one that worked properly was" HH02 Benghazi Strike Baltimore". "HH05 Malta Baltimore Panic Luqa" only has one aircraft on the ground so it's not a problem. The other 4 missions, which includes "Attack on railyard at El-Agheila", do not work with the Baltimore. This led me to an interesting find though, when I choose to replace the aircraft in my flight with say a Maryland or Beaufighter all the missions starts out perfectly and all the aircraft takeoff just as they are suppose to. I did not run them to conclusion to see how they ended.

sky pilot · July 12th, 2010, 22:36

Originally Posted by Nonato

Yeah...and sometimes I had this during campaigns. What I did? Simple: flew back and shot those two cowards who refused to take off!!!

So I could warp away...

I did the same thing after all if they are no good to me why not let them get with friendly fire ?

sky pilot

***ndicki*** · July 12th, 2010, 22:51

Look on the bright side - at least they just sit there uselessly. In First Eagles, they career all over the place aimlessly, up hill and down dale, round and round in circles and here, there and everywhere, and still fail to take off. Talk about Artificial Intelligence...

**oki** · July 13th, 2010, 05:53

Originally Posted by johannesl

I suppose shooting them would solve one problem, but then I'm their leader and I'd have to write the letters to the next of kin. Talk about a downer. There must be simpler way to fix this.

I did not do it with this mission, but couldn't one just delete the last two listed in the mission xml file (of the group where the player is in)?

***Old Tiger*** · July 13th, 2010, 08:57

Originally Posted by oki

I did not do it with this mission, but couldn't one just delete the last two listed in the mission xml file (of the group where the player is in)?

Yep oki , good old MB

***HouseHobbit*** · July 13th, 2010, 11:10

I just flew all the balitmore missions, in every case the bombers took off, and i am pleased to say
That I achived all the goals each time..
It has to be something in the way different computers are set up??
I am sure our aircraft are all the same..
the AI may work in a way that is different from computer to computer? Oh well, I can honestly say I did enjoy re-flying these... haven't flown them since they were sent out..
Rarely re-fly missions once they are sent out..
Always building more..

**johannesl** · July 13th, 2010, 11:36

I'm using Windows 7 64bit so that may be the problem, but this is the only real problem I've encounter in MAW so far. Ok, the view inside the new B-24D ball turret is kind of a double image, but that's an issue for a different thread and I don't spend all day in there anyhow.

If I want to fly these missions I guess I can always substitute the Maryland. Same manufacture, same mission type, and they often flew in mixed formations with Baltimores, A-20s, B-25s, etc.

***ndicki*** · July 13th, 2010, 22:53

(And if you put the Baltimore's cockpit into the Maryland, it looks reasonably credible to say the least. Same layout, more or less, same manufacturer, etc. Just for info!)