AI Chicanes Taking Off and Then Immediately Landing?

[vague python]

Not sure what would be causing this, but if you watch the video, the BDF captured the highway strip, and Chicanes started spawning. They take off, then instantly put out their gear and land, even when they are literally shooting at enemies. Other aircraft AI seem to be working as expected.

[rigid flicker]

Is by any chance the XANADU server that's always up? I've seen it happen alot in there, probably because his pc isn't the best

[vague python]

No, this was in a random lobby, my mission, but I wasn;t hosting

[rigid flicker]

Was the server laggy per chance?

[vague python]

Not anything noticable

I'll have to run it myself and see if the behaviour remains

[ionic flume]

press F2 next time this happens, see if they have any objectives left. if they dont they do this, to my knowledge

[vague python]

I think I might have figured it out, or at least have a theory.

Objectives were active, and other aircraft AI were taking off and attacking. The objective in question was to destroy a hardened hanger, which I don't think a chicane can damage, even when AGM 48s. Might be it?

[ionic flume]

a chicane can knock it out even with a the 20mm pods, maybe it was not on datalink yet.

but enemy aircraft should definitely draw the chicanes towards them

[vague python]

No clue then, because other aircraft (compass) were taking off and attacking it specifically.

[vague python]

I think this might have changed, or the AI is weird. Tanks and other ground vehicles will also not attack hardened hangars

[ionic flume]

because they require heavy ordnance (like bombs/sever cruise missiles) to come down

[vague python]

So then, are chicanes capable of damaging one that being said?

[ionic flume]

i read factory my apologies

[vague python]

No worries, I was just really confused