BAR players often struggle with air unit AI behavior and unit auto-targeting settings. Tuning these options directly from the settings menu produces more controllable air fleets and fewer accidental unit behaviors during heated matches.
The air unit AI in BAR struggles with pathfinding and target selection in several common scenarios. Fighters executing waypoint navigation often wobble between alternate paths instead of committing to a single route, wasting time and flying through anti-air territory. Community discussion has pointed out these issues repeatedly, with the consensus being that the air AI requires foundational improvement rather than minor tweaks.
Bomber AI faces similar problems. Bombers may fail to commit to attack runs when units wander off their assigned waypoints. The result is bombers circling aimlessly while the battle resolves without their contribution.
Players who work around these limitations manually micro their air units during critical engagements rather than relying on the AI to make optimal decisions. Assigning attack-move commands with clear waypoints and keeping fighters away from known anti-air positions reduces losses from AI pathfinding failures.
Auto-targeting causes units to engage enemies the player did not intend them to fight. This creates problems when units should hold position and conserve resources, or when engaging reveals a strategic position prematurely. BAR does provide a way to disable auto-targeting through the settings menu.
Avoiding the per-match configuration grind requires understanding where the relevant setting lives. Once disabled, the setting persists across sessions so players do not need to reconfigure it for every lobby entry. Checking the options menu under unit behavior settings locates the toggle.
Players who use no-targeting profiles for their factories gain tighter control over when and where their army commits to engagements. The tradeoff is slightly more manual attention during large battles, but the strategic benefit outweighs the additional input requirement for most experienced players.
The BAR Discord Academy channel serves as the primary learning hub for players seeking gameplay guidance. The Academy channel at discord.com/channels/549281623154229250/1090730219356307496 connects newcomers with mentors who answer questions about build orders, army composition, and settings configuration.
The general questions channel at discord.com/channels/549281623154229250/1303141562120929320 handles quick questions that do not require extended mentorship. Mentors rotate through both channels across different time zones, ensuring that players from most regions can get timely responses.
New players asking about settings configuration should lead with their specific problem rather than requesting general tutorials. Mentors provide faster and more useful answers when the question includes details like faction choice, typical game mode, and the exact behavior the player considers problematic.
Creed of Champions runs training sessions and team gameplay events that help players practice these settings configurations in a supportive environment.
Creed of Champions is a great place to learn and play BAR in a friendly atmosphere. Training sessions, team gameplay, even some non-BAR stuff. Large cross section of abilities, time zones, and game mode interests.
Check out the BAR YouTube channel for gameplay tutorials and community content.