FSX AI strange behaviour
FSX AI strange behaviour
Hi all,
I am trying to simulate a bombing sortie from the default Manston airfield in FSX
I am using the AIFP34315 with the ACG B17G AI model
The aircraft all show up on Manston, but there is strange behaviour when they start to taxi
Some planes go nose down into the taxiway, and another plane just goes up in the air performing some
sort of circles..
I have asked the same question at the AI Flight Planner forums, but I got a suspicion it has to do with the ACG B17G model...
Is there a fix?
Thanks
I am trying to simulate a bombing sortie from the default Manston airfield in FSX
I am using the AIFP34315 with the ACG B17G AI model
The aircraft all show up on Manston, but there is strange behaviour when they start to taxi
Some planes go nose down into the taxiway, and another plane just goes up in the air performing some
sort of circles..
I have asked the same question at the AI Flight Planner forums, but I got a suspicion it has to do with the ACG B17G model...
Is there a fix?
Thanks
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Re: FSX AI strange behaviour
Over at FS Developer you said you were using FSX. Is that the case or not - your profile says you're on FS9?
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Do you have the FSX version of the aircraft?
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Re: FSX AI strange behaviour
My B-17G model was designed for the ACG Duxford scenery and has been in use by many people without a problem over the years. If you zip up your AFCAD file for Manston and the aircraft.cfg file you are using, and PM them to me, I'll have a look for you.
John
John
Re: FSX AI strange behaviour
Thanks John. I am using the default FSX Manston egmh airfield, and your fsx ai b17 model, have not touched thr cfg file...John Young wrote: ↑08 May 2023, 06:26 My B-17G model was designed for the ACG Duxford scenery and has been in use by many people without a problem over the years. If you zip up your AFCAD file for Manston and the aircraft.cfg file you are using, and PM them to me, I'll have a look for you.
John
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Re: FSX AI strange behaviour
Just tested in the default Manston (EGMH) with no problem. The B-17 reached the runway with 3 wheels always on the ground and then departed as expected:
That's probably not surprising since the model has been around for 12 years now.
Sometimes, but not in this case, a bounce can be induced with a very low frame rate and running at 4 x speed. As a second test, I reduced to 10 fps and observed at 4 X - still no bounce.
How many B-17's are in your flight plan and what is your frame rate (fps as measured with SHIFT+Z+Z).
If the aircraft are flight planned for a bombing sortie, what is the destination please?
John
That's probably not surprising since the model has been around for 12 years now.
Sometimes, but not in this case, a bounce can be induced with a very low frame rate and running at 4 x speed. As a second test, I reduced to 10 fps and observed at 4 X - still no bounce.
How many B-17's are in your flight plan and what is your frame rate (fps as measured with SHIFT+Z+Z).
If the aircraft are flight planned for a bombing sortie, what is the destination please?
John
Re: FSX AI strange behaviour
Hi, the destination is LFOP (Rouen) My framerates are locked at 31, and they stay there, no stutters or FPS drops...
This is really strange, what could I have done wrong?
There are 11 planes in my flightplan
This is really strange, what could I have done wrong?
There are 11 planes in my flightplan
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Re: FSX AI strange behaviour
Well, if you are using the same aircraft and FDE as I am, with the unaltered EGMH default AFCAD with a frame rate of 31 fps, then you should get the same result as I do. The inference then, is that there might be something else that's in your FSX installation, but not in mine, that is interfering with the performance. I can't really investigate that from my end.
I have attached my aircraft.cfg file for the B-17G, just in case something has been altered unintentionally.
John
I have attached my aircraft.cfg file for the B-17G, just in case something has been altered unintentionally.
John
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Re: FSX AI strange behaviour
I suppose the only other question is which version of FSX are you using? There might be a difference in behaviour in the versions.
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Re: FSX AI strange behaviour
Yes! The cfg file did the trick, beautiful!John Young wrote: ↑08 May 2023, 17:40 Well, if you are using the same aircraft and FDE as I am, with the unaltered EGMH default AFCAD with a frame rate of 31 fps, then you should get the same result as I do. The inference then, is that there might be something else that's in your FSX installation, but not in mine, that is interfering with the performance. I can't really investigate that from my end.
I have attached my aircraft.cfg file for the B-17G, just in case something has been altered unintentionally.
John
Thank you very much!