[WAD] Flight Tutorial 8 - Trouble auto engaging targets.

[scottyd]

After upgrading, I'm attempting A to A Flight Tutorial 8. I'm unable to get my aircraft to auto engage targets. If I use 'auto engage' button and select target, I don't get engagement. If the enemy is in firing envelope and firing is allowed in ROE, I also don't get engagement. However, I can fire on an enemy if I manually target.

I'm guessing there is a default setting I wasn't aware of that changed in the upgrade, but wanted to ask as I can't account for the change.

Thanks

V1.05
Build 1307
Windows 10

PS Even with this issue, I really like the interface upgrade so far.

[thewood1]

The WRA is set as the No Escape Zone (NEZ) for the Sparrow. Early Sparrows (even the Fs) are not very reliable and setting NEZ forces the F-15 to wait until less than 5nm to get a guaranteed kill. I changed it to max range. Eight Sparrows fired not a single hit. If the Migs weren't outnumbered, the F-15s would be in trouble and most likely get some shots in on the F-15s.

The choice is leave it at the default NEZ and get guarantied kills, set to max and disrupt the migs, but leave your F-152 more vulnerable, or set the WRA somewhere in between to maybe kill one of the migs before closing the range to the migs.

[scottyd]

Thank you so much for the help! As you can probably guess by the scenario, I'm still pretty new to this. Last version must have installed with a different default setting. I'll spend some more time familiarizing myself with all the sub menus.

[thewood1]

Its not just that the WRA has a new NEZ option. The entire missile kinematics modeling changed to better match a missile's real-world performance. Leaving the WRA at max range would have left you with the second scenario I shared. Firing all the missiles at range and missing.