reported [REPORTED] Units don't follow "Set path" commands once unstuck from obstacles (MP)

[Volator]

Sometimes you have AI units getting stuck in buildings or on buildings or even trees. When you manage to free them manually, in MP they do not accept "set path" commands any more. You can still drive them manually, but they will not go anywhere by command. This happened a few times in MP now.

[Mabuggi]

Likewise, but 9 times out of 10 I found switching the formation between column and row kicks them back into action? 

 

 

[BIGNEWY]

please include a short track replay example if possible.

 

thanks

[NineLine]

On 11/22/2020 at 1:15 AM, Pilot Ike said:

Sometimes you have AI units getting stuck in buildings or on buildings or even trees. When you manage to free them manually, in MP they do not accept "set path" commands any more. You can still drive them manually, but they will not go anywhere by command. This happened a few times in MP now.

 

When you say manually free them, do you mean drive them out from being stuck? Just so I can try and recreate the same.

[Volator]

8 hours ago, NineLine said:

When you say manually free them, do you mean drive them out from being stuck?

Yes. The AI sometimes puts the tanks into obstacles so bad it can't free itself, so you have to free them manually, sometimes taking down the whole building with HE and wiggling back and forth.

 

Linked to this: I once witnessed an opposing tactical commander make use of this related bug by placing tanks ON AND INSIDE buildings so that a base could not be taken over in MP. 

[gunterlund21]

Vehicles still get stuck on bridges in a big way.... Same problem for 10 years ugh.

On 12/15/2020 at 3:37 PM, NineLine said:

When you say manually free them, do you mean drive them out from being stuck? Just so I can try and recreate the same.

Nineline the only fix on this right now is you need to jump into the vehicle and manually drive it off the bridge to the other side or drive it out of the building. Then hit C to get it back on Autopilot.

[gunterlund21]

super simple mission. Strykers try to cross the river. 2 units use the bridge, go over it, go under it. Get stuck

stuckvehicles.trk destructiontest.miz

[Volator]

13 hours ago, gunterlund21 said:

Vehicles still get stuck on bridges in a big way.... Same problem for 10 years ugh.

Nineline the only fix on this right now is you need to jump into the vehicle and manually drive it off the bridge to the other side or drive it out of the building. Then hit C to get it back on Autopilot.

 

Well, that's not the issue here. It is well-known at ED that the AI has pathfinding problems and that vehicles get stuck in buildings sometimes. The issue here is that once you drive the vehicles out of the building manually, they cannot be commanded via F10 map anymore. you can assign them a route, but they won't move under AI control.

Edited December 22, 2020 by Pilot Ike

[gunterlund21]

On 12/22/2020 at 12:33 AM, Pilot Ike said:

 

Well, that's not the issue here. It is well-known at ED that the AI has pathfinding problems and that vehicles get stuck in buildings sometimes. The issue here is that once you drive the vehicles out of the building manually, they cannot be commanded via F10 map anymore. you can assign them a route, but they won't move under AI control.

 

Sorry Pike Ike. Mis read this.... my bad.

[NineLine]

Thanks guys I understand 100% now.

[NineLine]

On 12/21/2020 at 11:21 AM, gunterlund21 said:

super simple mission. Strykers try to cross the river. 2 units use the bridge, go over it, go under it. Get stuck

stuckvehicles.trk 114.27 kB · 3 downloads destructiontest.miz 10.28 kB · 2 downloads

Great tracks, gave me a couple bugs to report, thanks!