Airpower and helicopter question

Pazam · #1 April 26th, 2006, 01:04 PM

I was wondering why, when I create a "generated" campaign [where I get to chose the countries, year, number of battles, etc] or a simple battle between countries of my choosing, the computer never purchases any helicopters or aircraft. Is there a setting I need to change? I'm wondering if I am purchasing SAM batteries for nothing

narwan · #2 April 26th, 2006, 02:34 PM

Perhaps you've put the number of airstrikes available for the enemy ot 0? (Check the preference screen).
Or perhaps the visibility is very low? That may result in less airpower too.

Narwan

Sarunas · #3 April 27th, 2006, 04:26 AM

I've been heliborne-assaulted by soviet paras, supported by Hinds, in a generated camp. Not that it helped them any, rappeling into a patch of clear land in the sights of my Royal Artillery FO with GSR

Mobhack · #4 April 27th, 2006, 10:13 AM

Of course it does. On low points or when visibility is low, it will tend to not buy air as much though.

Set up a battle with computer buy for both sides, and HUMAN deploy with air set on XXX for both sides. Examine the forces the computer routines purchase for both sides. Exit without playing, and repeat 10-15 times. You will see air buys, and sometimes helicopter transport buys for air desant. The computer wil use the same buy routines in the campaign games.

Cheers
Andy

Pazam · #5 May 11th, 2006, 11:55 AM

I changed the visibility to 70 and have the air settings to XXX on both sides, but the other side in a generated campaign has yet to provide any aircraft, be them helicopters or airplanes.

I also noticed that the UAV's that I purchased do not appear in my aircraft list at all.

wulfir · #6 May 11th, 2006, 02:24 PM

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Pazam said:
I also noticed that the UAV's that I purchased do not appear in my aircraft list at all.

They will show up if you swith to spotters in the bombardment menue.

Pazam · #7 May 11th, 2006, 03:54 PM

I'm pretty sure I did cycle throught the different items [eg. spotters, aircraft, etc] but will try again. I still don't know why I can't get the other side to purchase any type of aircraft.

I am playing Israel, and they are a combination of Iran, Iraq, and the Gulf States in a generated campaign.

interstaterunner · #8 May 11th, 2006, 05:11 PM

If you are NOT on the first artillery screen/page when you switch to airborne or spotters then nothing will appear, unless of course you have more than one page of airborne/spotters (a rare occurance). In regards to computer air purchases you will have to set the computer air to more than xxx to consistantly see enemy aircraft. Xxx is simply a random setting and will drastically reduce the presence of enemy air, as the visibility, points, and random number of air power have to all match up. Random means 0 through 50 not 1 through 50. I was once attack during a campaign by 22 soviet aircraft! I had a solid layer of air-defense so they lost 14 of them, tsk tsk. Hope this helps