Airborne AI
updated 11/19/25 – regenerate config to see new options
Airborne AI introduces aircraft that patrol the skies and hunt players from above.
When an aircraft flies within 1 km of a player, a warning message is triggered — giving players a brief window to take cover. If the aircraft gets closer and has line of sight, the player is "spotted," and a squad of AI paratroopers is deployed. These AI will parachute to the ground, track to the player’s last known position, and begin a search.
It works like this:
- Aircraft spawns and begins flying across the map
- Players within 1 km are warned of the approaching aircraft
- Players can choose to hide or risk being spotted
- If spotted, AI paratroopers bail out and descend via parachute
- Upon landing, AI move to the last known location of the player
- Aircraft despawns after reaching the far edge of the map
Airborne AI is highly configurable and has to many features to list them here in the description (see feature list discussion below)
https://steamcommunity.com/workshop/filedetails/discussion/3472298147/681860392750709353/
- Can now set custom message, title and icon for air support flare
- Define one specific loadout for use with air support flare
- Define scripted objects as airborne triggers (airdrop containers, dynamic events, etc)
- Choose which parachute your ai will use
- Parameter to allow server owners to tweak parachute performance.
- Allow aircraft to loiter (fly in circles) on an area after spotting a player
- Config time that aircraft will loiter before returning to its previous course
Additional important features:
- Compatible with any map
- Aircraft can be heard from a long distance
- AI may make mistakes — not always a perfect drop!
- AI can fire weapons while parachuting
- Players can avoid detection by hiding indoors, behind objects, or in thick trees
- Any AI loadout can be used. This mod will automatically equip paratrooper AI with parachutes
- After a drop, aircraft re-arm and are ready for another drop in 60 seconds
- Adjustable AI behavior modes:
- Land and hold position
- Land, move to spotted location, and hold
- Land, move to spotted location, and begin patrolling 8 random waypoints
- Land, move to spotted area, and begin a indefinite patrol around the spotted area. Loops, never ends
- Expansion Bundle — or at minimum: Expansion AI
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2572331007
*(Note: This mod was developed using the full Expansion Bundle. Using individual modules may work, but hasn’t been fully tested.)*
*(Note: expansion missions asset is only required if you want to use the same aircraft engine sound as the airdrops)* - Admiral’s Parachute Mod
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2912241382
- Install as a client-side mod
- Install the required mods listed above
- Launch the server once — this will generate a config file at: `profiles/AirborneAI/`
- Refer to the mod folder for detailed explanations of all config options
No repacks, reuploads, or redistributions are allowed under any circumstances.
Please respect the work by using and linking the original mod only.
Dwight (aka agent001)
Discord: https://discord.gg/qta8Y6G5GG
- https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3472298147 – Airborne AI
- https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3563251937 – Airborne AI Custom Aircraft & SFX
- https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3521304609 – AI War Zones
- https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3480112643 – AI Abductors
- https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3489489845 – Mad Bomber AI
- https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3491225019 – Mad Bomber AI Custom SFX
- https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3497685709 – Knock Knock AI
- https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3499461862 – Knock Knock Zombies
- https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3345071279 – Airborne Spawns
- https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3486588971 – Cant Touch This
- https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3381456058 – Log Enforcement
Find some issue? Let me know. While I make every effort to test the mod in multiple ways it is user feedback that drives the most improvement.
Like the mod? Rate it or donate[www.paypal.com] and feed my dayzickness.
- Yes you need Expansion. AI at minimum. I recommend Bundle
- Yes you need admirals parachute mod
- If the aircraft isn’t making any noise you don’t have all the required mods installed
- If your paratroopers are walking underwater – That is not this mod… Its the map you’re using
- Signal flares may not reliably call aircraft if fired near thee edges of the map (working on it)
- Trees and steep slopes are a real danger to paratroopers
Revisions:
Old revisions of this mod are available below. Click the link to download.
