airtex2019
@airtex2019
Windows 10, 22H2
AMD Ryzen 5900X
32 Gb DDR4-3600
Nvidia RTX 4070
4k @60hz, v-sync
VKB Gladiator NXT and mouselook ftw
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Layout template for Logitech Extreme 3D Pro
Recently several people have asked for guidance on Logitech X3D Pro bindings… it’s a struggle to describe in words, how to use the new gamepad callbacks to allow the single hat to be used as cursor, TMS, DMS, CMS and Comms.
So I made an Alt Launcher template… may or may not add it to the stock AL templates, depending on feedback.
I know it will seem like heresy to some, to use the physical trigger as the dx-pinky-shift… but it’s really the only button you can easily press and hold, while still accessing all other buttons with your thumb or left hand.
Get the XML template, and instructions, here =>
https://gist.github.com/arithex/2bbd32a053a88e3b0ea87d25b13df188 -
Visual Throttle Overlay – new tool!
Another tool from AirTex that literally nobody asked for!
https://github.com/arithex/ThrottleOverlay/#readme
Simple WPF app to easily visualize your joystick/throttle position
Use this tool to keep an eye on your throttle axis – this is especially useful, if you have a joystick with a dodgy/crappy throttle slider like mine (or a nicer throttle that slides around your desk and isn’t fixed relative to your seat).Changes from green to yellow as you pass through the afterburner detent…!
Get it here…
https://github.com/arithex/ThrottleOverlay/releases/tag/v1.0.2021.1005 -
RE: Smart Scaling settings in 4K
@Atlas My tips …
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approach at an offset … eg. 500 ft off the left wing. so you can get a sense of the tanker moving “backward” in your fov as you approach
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set g_fSmartScalingThreshold 3.0 //nautical miles
the idea here is to have things scale smoothly, within gun range (~3.0 nm) and also for flying formations, overhead-break and carrier landing patterns etc
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RE: HSI and HDG Knob - increase and decrease (5°) are wrong
@Rouge1512 FAQ … should probably change the description of that callback to say “up to 5°”
try this, in cfg:
set g_nKnobAccelerationDelta 250 //milliseconds between subsequent keypresses, to rotate knobs 5° instead of 1°
I think the default is ~50ms which is hard to ever do, by hand
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RE: Customize the alt launcher
@redviking @Atlas @oakdesign just following along to say, I think this is an excellent feature-request for AL and I’ll put this on the backlog
AL would be easily capable of (a) remembering which apps you wanted to launch alongside BMS, and (b) detecting which are already running.
(we can also do a better job of auto-detecting which companion apps are installed…)
AL does a little of this already, with the VR runtimes. Just needs some refactoring to make it data-driven and extensible for other companion apps like OpenTrack, RTT or Helios, etc.
In fact this would justify its existence as a “launcher” … vs just making a small cluster of shortcut icons on your Windows desktop.
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RE: New maps?
The knowledge that a new terrain engine is coming … and new 3d formats and capabilities … has surely dampened work on any new theaters.
Probably there will be a phase of re-work on existing theaters, necessary.
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RE: No Tornado is flyable after 4.36 U3?
@Jackal It is very strange, the number of tech support threads we have, that are resolved by fresh/repeated re-install.
Some theories involve overzealous antivirus, quarantining false-positives… but hard to know for sure.
Someone should probably make a “validateInstall” script that checks for the existence (and validates hash) of all the stock-KTO resource files.
Perhaps I’ll do that this week…
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RE: HUD Clutter After Launching 2nd Laser Maverick
@Tumbler31 Hooray! Thanks for the continued dedication, BMS devs!
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RE: Upgraded CPU/GPU, now Falcon BMS won't start
First thing to try is to delete your d3d11.dsp file…
If that works, visit the Setup/Graphics tab to re establish your preferred settings for AA and such
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RE: Unable to save keybinds/axis binds using the Alternative Launcher
I did some googling and apparently this device has embedded newline chars, in its device descriptor string… which would explain the malformed key file.
I will fix AL to accommodate this… does BMS work (launch the exe directly, without going through AL)?
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RE: Unable to save keybinds/axis binds using the Alternative Launcher
@junkmail-numberone I think I understand the bug… to fix it, it will help me if you send the DeviceSorting.txt file contents
Probably no easy workaround… just use a different keyboard.
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RE: BMS doesn't recognize COG Falcon 4.0 is already installed
@erebushank Gog is a bit confusing … you need Falcon 4.0 which is in the extras/downloads section
See this post for walkthrough with screenshots
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RE: Unable to save keybinds/axis binds using the Alternative Launcher
@junkmail-numberone in addition to the good advice from oakdesign…
1- in what directory do you have BMS installed?
2- can you share the contents of your DeviceSorting.txt file?
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RE: hotas x, is it possible to add three modifiers for hat
Using the new gamepad d-pad shift layers you can get something close to this…
See https://forum.falcon-bms.com/topic/26244/layout-template-for-logitech-extreme-3d-pro for an example.
I also made https://gist.github.com/arithex/5f881e2dffd1f6d00f44b3e14fb39a78 for Thrustmaster T.16000M which is a similar layout, but I didn’t make a layout for Hotas X yet.
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RE: Throttle HOTAS Warthog
@Bluebird said in Throttle HOTAS Warthog:
The switches and buttons all work.
Only the throttle does not.Can you clarify … are you saying, in the Alt Launcher axis setup screen, the throttles show full range of motion – but not working, in-flight?
Also clarify, which version of BMS you’re running. (assume U3 build 1358)
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RE: Alternative launcher is asking for admin rights
@Chaussette said in Alternative launcher is asking for admin rights:
Very important : Please note I installed BMS on Windows sandbox, then I moved folders and registry keys in the native Windows. I asked some friends about
This is obviously not supported – install the software in the OS as intended. The installer updates registry key permissions, as you’ve discovered.
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RE: Alternative launcher is asking for admin rights
@Chaussette this (registry key permission problem) was a bug with the initial launch of 4.37.3 … as I recall it was corrected within hours, by an updated installer which fixed it
if you downloaded and kept a local copy (or obtained from torrent) that initial broken release of 4.37.3 … you should discard that and download a fresh
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RE: Repeat Input Devices on Alternate Launcher Kemapping Page
@Pike6709 some devices with more than 32 buttons feature an option to divide themselves into multiple 32-button segments
BMS supports up to 128 buttons per device now.