DCS task follow - Revision history

Grimes at 00:21, 28 September 2021

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Grimes at 22:51, 20 May 2018

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{{Template:DCS_tasking

|tName= Follow

|vNum= 1.2.4

|type= Main task

|for= Airplanes, Helicopters
|avail= All air tasks

|desc= Controlled aircraft will follow the assigned group along their route in formation. If the assigned group is on the ground the AI will orbit overhead. If assigned to a flight lead or group its wingmen will stay in their specified formation.

|form= This task needs to be in the following format.

Follow = {
id = 'Follow',
params = {
groupId = Group.ID,
pos = Vec3,
lastWptIndexFlag = boolean,
lastWptIndex = number
}
}

'''Required parameters''':

groupId: unique groupId.

pos: Vec3 point defining the relative position the controlled flight will form up on. For racetrack orbits, it is best to be back and to the right.

--Need to add more details on the xyz coords so people better understand the positioning.

'''Optional Parameters''': None

lastWptIndexFlag : if true the AI will follow the group until it reaches a specified waypoint.

lastWptIndex : Identifies the waypoint at which the following group will stop its task.
|enum= N/A
|exam=

|notes= See article [[Mission Editor: AI Tasking]] for more information on how AI tasking is handled within DCS.

}}
[[Category:Aircraft Task|Follow]]
[[Category:Helicopter Task|Follow]]

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       groupId = 5,
       pos = {x = 200, y = 0, z = -100,
+    }
+  }

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 --Need to add more details on the xyz coords so people better understand the positioning.
-'''Optional Parameters''': None
+'''Optional Parameters''':
-lastWptIndexFlag : if true the AI will follow the group until it reaches a specified waypoint.
+lastWptIndexFlag : ('''Default: True''') if true the AI will follow the group until it reaches a specified waypoint.
-lastWptIndex : Identifies the waypoint at which the following group will stop its task.
+lastWptIndex : '''(Default: -1)''' Identifies the waypoint at which the following group will stop its task. Must be set if lastWPIndexFlag is not changed to false. Otherwise the AI will immediately abandon the task.
 |enum= N/A
 |exam= This example will have the group named "follower" follow the group with an groupId of 5 offset 200 meters to the right and 100 meters behind.