Newb needs help with A.I.

[cabal23]

I have followed an online tutorial of building a scenario, the problem was the pictures were very hard to see and I can't be sure I am programming the A.I. correctly because the A.I. continues to not do what I want it to. He is the setup:

I built a mosque on a hill will a long road leading up to it, 4 Strykers must advance up the hill to the mosque and take out the fighters there. I have a small building with a dirt road leading to the mosque. Near the small building I placed three technicals there. I want them to drive down the dirt road, arrive next to the mosque and dismount and enter the mosque. Sounds like an easy set up. What ends up happening is the Strykers crest the hill, they finally see the technicals(still parked where I left them), and then they throw it into reverse and drive in reverse off the map while the Strykers fire on them.

I followed the AI directions by assigning Plan 1, Group 1, creating a setup point by painting a yellow square where the technicals start, my second order I draw a yellow box next to the mosque, set the group to advance and select the passengers dismount option. I have no clue what i am doing wrong, please advise.

Thanks in advance for your help.

Joe

[Cpl Steiner]

OK, as I understand it, Blue is going to be played by a human, and the AI is controlling the Technicals. Actually, it sounds to me like they are Pickup Trucks rather than Technicals, as they are carrying passengers to the Mosque. Correct?

Make the three Pickup Trucks all one AI group, say "A2". Make the passengers all another AI group, say "A3". Use "Deploy Red" in the Units editor to put the passengers in the Pickup Trucks. Paint a setup zone for Red Plan 1, Group 2 (Pickup Trucks). Add another order for Red Plan 1, Group 2, and paint a dismount zone next to the Mosque. Make the setup zone have "Leave After 0 mins, Leave Before 1 mins, and No Dismount". That will keep the passengers in the vehicles and get them moving towards the Mosque. Make the dismount zone have "Passengers Dismount". For Red Plan 1, Group 3 (the passengers), don't bother with a setup zone - just add another order and paint a zone inside the Mosque. When the Pickup Trucks reach the dismount zone the passengers will immediately dismount and move inside the Mosque.

[cabal23]

Thanks for the ridiculously timely response Cpl! I tried what you said and it worked. One error I had not noticed wast the technicals were set to U2 not A2. I must have hit the CTRL button while selecting the function key, when assigning the groups. Wow what an awesome community of knowledgeable people. You rock!

Thanks for your time,

Joe

[Cpl Steiner]

cabal23,

Glad I could help. N.B. - If the dismount zone is right next to the Mosque you might not even need to put the passengers in an AI group - they should just dismount straight into the nearest decent cover, i.e. the Mosque.