How to set up AI in mission editor?

[GoodKidXanny]

I've been playing for almost 90 hrs so far and ive messed around with the editor for a bit of that time and I still cannot figure out how to make most AI move or attack. For example I have whole Airbases set up and Ill place a few planes to take off, after they take off they would turn right around to land back where they just took off from. It confuses me because it seems to only happen to tier 3 planes and lower but the medusa and darkreach seem to take off and attack a target just fine, same with the Chicane. So far the only AI that i can get to move is the Medusa, Darkreach, Chicane, and the ship. Other than that every other vehicle doesnt want to move around or work properly (not including the weapons, they just wont move/drive). I tried to copy what the already made gamemodes did to get their ground units to move but that didnt work either. I'm seriously confused about how to set them up properly since the game doesnt seem to have a guide or tutorial for setting up the AI in the mission editor. So I'm hoping this can answer my questions soon.

[:partyhat:]

So basically they follow map paths / nodes (the road) to each OBJ (destroy depot ext.).
They will spawn from the closest depot or airbase and move that way until they see something they can attack. You can also setup waypoints or tasks for specific units, I find this easiest when you give them a name with their starting location and unit type. (ext W MNT SPAA1). Try copying the basic escalation again from a blank slate and studying the sequence of objs.

[:partyhat:]

So in the mission editor, under the objectives tab with the cheque mark. It should basically go.
>Mission start (all)
___Starts BDF and PALA objs
>Misssion start Boscali
___Start obj1
>Boscali OBJ 1
___on completion, start OBJ 2.

WAIT HOLD IT
It could also be something as simple as the hold position button being selected when you put a unit down on the map! This is on by default for setting up base defenses / blockades ext.
Aircraft need to be able to see their targets as well. (recon trucks, radar towers, fighters with better radar/ positioning) If they and nobody else can see a target for them AND no objs then they won't know where to go.