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[Cycle]

While I was testing the airfields, I noticed that some crash-landed crews stayed in their planes although their planes were no longer able to move!
Sometimes it happens that following aircraft crash into them when landing. Would this be possible to change? Thanks! (All Mod Versions)

[WxTech]

I haven't delved particularly deeply into all the related aspects, but it's my impression that some particular condition must be met before a crew will desert the plane. For instance, they will sit contentedly until a fuel leak drains the tanks, upon which will follow an immediate departure. It's not unlike the triggering of a bail-out.

The consequence of such a departing of the plane is its subsequent disappearance from the game and its counting as a loss (I strongly suspect--not fully certain.) The pilot/crew remaining aboard is related to the plane remaining as not a loss.

It might require some tricky code changes to have crew leave while the plane remains in existence.

Again, I don't have the full picture of what goes on here. Just a surface understanding of certain aspects as I look into such matters as RTB-ing or bailing out when certain damage is incurred.

But the existing PAL mod involving jumping into and out of planes/vehicles will already have dealt with at least part of the issue.

[Cycle]

I can only remember that in DCG (Dynamic Campaign Generator) Missions an enemy aircraft is only counted as a loss for a squadron if it has obviously been destroyed! Aircraft that have been taken out with or without damage are not included. Apparently there is a log file text that describes the difference, I suspect "Destroyed" or Removed" which DCG reads.

[Frankiek]

the file that records all mission results is called event.log and can be found in the main IL-2 folder