Air Assassin

[Dr. Foo]

I'm surprised that Air Assassin was not toned down from III to IV. I don't mind the targets it chooses, but why does it always place units on ignore losses?

Can this be changed? I like using it, but not if my entire air force is gone after a few turns.

[larryfulkerson]

I'm guessing that most players don't use the Air Assistant. I've been known to turn it on briefly
just to get a list of possible missions, then turn it off, adjust the missions to my liking, and
THEN execute them.

[Dr. Foo]

ORIGINAL: larryfulkerson

I'm guessing that most players don't use the Air Assistant. I've been known to turn it on briefly
just to get a list of possible missions, then turn it off, adjust the missions to my liking, and
THEN execute them.

Yes, that's what I've been doing. I generally hate assigning airfield attacks so I let AA choose the targets and then adjust the loss tolerance and maybe cancel a few attacks and put some planes on combat support or interdiction. I'd just leave it and let AA do it's thing if every unit was not on ignore losses.

[Curtis Lemay]

I'm guessing the air formations have Ignore Losses settings. I think you can change that.

[Dr. Foo]

ORIGINAL: Curtis Lemay

I'm guessing the air formations have Ignore Losses settings. I think you can change that.

Actually, the formation setting is limit losses the AA changes individual units to ignore losses.

[Meyer1]

Air assassin, that's funny [:D]

[Dr. Foo]

ORIGINAL: Meyer1

Air assassin, that's funny [:D]

[:D] It's pretty old, even before TOAW III people called it Air Assassin. I cannot be that hard to just have it set to limit losses instead of ignore. It's a useful tool if you have lots of air units, but who would use it if you're going to lose tons of planes every turn until you have nothing left.