Fighters aren't intercepting much

[Dux1]

I wonder if you are seeing the old bug that would prevent any interception when enemy bombers attack cities (bug was active at least until the last version of G&K, but did not see it yet in BNW).

In my game, this was it. I finally realized that the interceptions were showing up whenever an enemy plane attacked a unit, but they were not showing up when an enemy plane attacked a city. The thing is, I don't remember ever seeing this bug in G&K. Is there a particular set of circumstances that lead to it?

 

[Aristos]

I have seen the bug since at least G&K, if not before. I just saw it today again when finishing my first Emperor victory; I even put two interceptors in the attacked city, plus one other in a nearby city within range, all set to intercept, and I received 8+ sorties of bombers that never got intercepted. Same bombers, same city, as soon as they tried to bomb a nearby unit, bam! to the bottom of the sea.

Something is obviously off with the code regarding city bombing; not game breaking, but annoying as hell.

 

[tat501]

I've just experienced this aswell. Got 5 fighters on intercept in a city - its being attacked by bi-planes and every one of them is getting through every turn.

 

[Ninakoru]

I've just experienced this aswell. Got 5 fighters on intercept in a city - its being attacked by bi-planes and every one of them is getting through every turn.

Same here, but with two. Get bombed by 3-4 enemy aircraft and no one intercepts. Seems is a bug.

 

[tat501]

Looks like it - they can intercept in the field when aircraft attacks your troops - but bombing a city they wont.

The bomber will always get through, as Stanley Baldwin said.

Maybe they made it this way on purpose.

 

[dexters]

I've noticed this too, but it haven't had many late game wars

If it is by design they need to moderate it by allowing some intercepts now that the AI is building airpower or risks marginalizing fighters even more.
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[Dux1]

For me, the intercepts are occurring, but there is no representation of it. You have to see if the enemy lost planes in the attack.

 

[tat501]

Im not sure. Are you getting the message "thanks to your intercepting fighter etc?" Im not - and my city suffers about 50 damage ever hit which suggests to me its not working properly even if it seems as though the enemy bomber/fighter seems to be suffering more damage than in G&K.