Have they improved Escort AI at all?

tater · 03-27-10, 11:36 AM

Curious about that. Do DC throwers still "fire as they bear" or did they script something more realistic like dropping DCs in a pattern?

This is another thing where substance matters so much more than flash. Real ASW doctrine usually involved dropping a pattern of charges to maximize the chances of a hit. In Sh4, the AI seemed to be based on each DC thrower as a sort of "gun" making it's own best shot. As a result an escort with many throwers tends to make a broadside where all the DCs land very close to each other instead of throwing them to maximize the beaten zone.

03-27-10, 11:36 AM	#1
tater Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Mexico, USA Posts: 9,023 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 2	Have they improved Escort AI at all? Curious about that. Do DC throwers still "fire as they bear" or did they script something more realistic like dropping DCs in a pattern? This is another thing where substance matters so much more than flash. Real ASW doctrine usually involved dropping a pattern of charges to maximize the chances of a hit. In Sh4, the AI seemed to be based on each DC thrower as a sort of "gun" making it's own best shot. As a result an escort with many throwers tends to make a broadside where all the DCs land very close to each other instead of throwing them to maximize the beaten zone.