One per Target vs. Use All Locks Thread - Vector Thrust

Looking at the multi-lock options so far is pretty much self-explanatory. From the five options, these pretty much do exactly as they read:

• One missile per target locked
• Two missiles per target locked
• All missiles to a single target
• No multi-locking

And then, the last option:

• Use all locks

Between this and using one missile per lock, on high-capacity aircraft like an F-14A with Phoenixes, I haven't seen any difference in behavior. It seems like they're doing the same thing. What's different between the two options?

To segue out of requesting help, after looking at the option a few times, I've been starting to think having this as a pre-game option is a limiting handicap on what could be a versatile weapons dynamic.

In a campaign, it might make sense to use the two-per-lock option for a bomber interception mission with XMAAs, but the following mission could be a strike mission where two XAGMs per target lead to overkill shots. The solution (weapon selection notwithstanding) is to leave the campaign, go to Options, and change the lock behavior.

The command menu has been shown before to allow certain actions (mostly already existing in hotkeys) to be taken, such as toggling AoA, engines, or using countermeasures. This could also see place in the command menu as an option for changing lock behavior on-the-fly as a situation sees fit. Like the default camera view, multi-lock behavior could remain in the Options page as a default lock behavior, but also be changed in-game through the command menu if desired.

The “Use all locks” forces the aircraft to fire all missiles even if it means fire some at the same target.
Option for the command menu is there, I just checked and it was available in the last build, but the choice you make during gameplay will persist in the next missions.

I can't believe I overlooked that. It's right there!

The important part was answered, so thanks for the help. I can see how I wouldn't notice that it's actually different when I normally max out my lock count with multi-lock weapons.