If you order an AI unit in your team to engage an enemy unit through the
command menu, it won't work, the unit will not move.
If you try again, the team leader (you, the player) will not be able to ask him again.
(Look at the video for a clear example.)
With a unit in your team, spot an enemy unit, then order your soldier to engage him through these keys:
select the unit (ex: F2) -> 2 (for target menu) -> select the target (ex: 2)
(Look at the video for a clear example.)
Although the subtitles (and voices) do suggest you are ordering your unit to engage the enemy (that's a separate problem), the target menu only tells you unit to fire upon a target (if possible, without moving to enable them to do so). Engage tells them to move to a suitable position to fire upon their currently nominated target.
Correct way to command AI currently is:
2, target that AI (F2, 2, 2)
2, engage (F2, 3, 4)
or
2, engage at will (F2, 3, 5) (unit will engage any target that gets designated to it)
2, target that AI (F2, 2, 2)
Yes, it is the way I did it. I mean, I did it as in OFP, Arma 1 and Arma 2... I select the unit, and then order to engage (or target if you want) through the 2-menu. In the other games, the unit then acknowledge and begging to walk in the enemy direction.
I only see repeated target commands in the youtube video linked?
I have tested in both Arma2:CO and OFP:R. There is currently no difference in the behaviours between these games and Arma 3 Alpha (dev build). Telling an AI to target an enemy he can't shoot will not make him move, and you can only tell him to target the unit once (with audio).
Ha ha! Cool man, I didn't see it that way. I never had to use it like that, but I agree, it is the same in the others games. So you have to order to target and then 3-4 (engage command) to order to attack? Thank you then.
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