[ AI ] Fighters (especially large ones) begin to collide with the player when "Form on my wing" command is issued

[DAK404]

FSO Version: Multiple, observed in 24.2.0 and 24.0.2, may be present in other FSO versions.

(Please let me know if I need to test older versions so that pinpointing the issue becomes easier)

Many large fighters begin to collide with the player ship when the "form on my wing" command is issued. Issue observed across multiple mods too (Sync, Blue Planet)

The only temporary-yet-unreliable workaround would be to issue the "cover me" command rather.

Please let me know if i need to attach a screen recording for the same, and please let me know if I need to capture and attach any logs. Thanks.

[Goober5000]

It's entirely possible that this is retail behavior. Could you test retail FS2, the original Volition release?

[DAK404]

Apparently it isnt. I just checked with the High Noon retail mission and it seems fine

(PS. I am on Linux and running the game in WINE does not put it in full screen)

[Goober5000]

Hmm. Could you test 19.0 then, using no mods?

[DAK404]

Cant seem to replicate it with FSO 19.0

[Goober5000]

Ok, then we'll narrow it down. Try 22.2.

[DAK404]

Does not happen in 22.2

I can try another thing: I'll test the same in Sync campaign to see if the same behavior is seen since v19.0

[Goober5000]

Mm. Ok, try 23.2.

[DAK404]

Sorry for the delay. Tested 23.2.1

This issue does not happen in sync too

[Goober5000]

So 23.2.1 behaves properly then? And you said the problem exists in 24.0.2. So the bug must have been introduced in that time range. Try the nightly build from December 20, 2023.

[DAK404]

This may be isolated to Sync campaign since i did not see this while playing the FS2 MVP mod

[Goober5000]

That doesn't make sense because Sync doesn't change any modding options that should affect this.

Can you follow the same testing procedure as you did here with retail FS2? That is, try Sync under 19.0, then more recent versions.