robpol

Patched up the game to version 1.04 and decided to go through the tutorial missions just to see if I could pick up on the nuances of the AI. A few minutes into the first scenario and this happens: CM:SF Screen shot Tutorial 1 What's happened here? Basically, my Stryker is pointed at the enemy trenches and has been busy pounding it with its grenade launcher. After some time it looked like the grenades were starting to suppress the enemy, so I ordered the Stryker to drop smoke. Once the smoke was thick enough I ordered an MMG team to dismount and setup to the right of the Stryker behind the smoke screen. So far so good... Then the mysterious AI kicks in... For some reason, despite me not ordering the Stryker to do anything, the AI driver thoughtfully drove toward the enemy for a few meters then turned the Stryker 180 degrees around so that its rear was facing the enemy trenches! (As per the screen shot) Is this some kind of new tactic that I'm not aware of? I was gobsmacked. I can understand AI screwing up when you give it orders, but in this case the Stryker had NO orders. Suffice to say I took the obligatory screen shot then exited the game in disgust. If the AI is performing like this out in the open in front of an enemy trench, god knows how it will act in the more complex urban environments in the rest of the game. I have now gone back to the earlier CM series. At least that series works.... RobP