<p>@justonce01 working 100% and if using lutris you can create a script to pre-launch so once in you do not have to start it. I will also create a script to shutdown on exit.</p>

Agreed, I have used this for a few years now with excellent results. User controllability of the map transparency is a definite plus!

The last time I played BMS was in 2019. Since the paper on the kneeboard was getting too much for me, I had the paperwork displayed on a tablet. Up until now, I always had a bullseye with me so that I could enter the positions quickly. So I started to write an app back then, but since I stopped playing BMS, I haven’t developed the app any further. Last week I went back to the app. I don’t know if BMS can do that now, but if not you can try the app out.
It’s not flawless yet, but that’s also what was last week.
Please give me feedback as to whether it still makes sense to invest my time.

App Description:
Bullseye determines heading and distance to contacts which are announced to you by awacs. All you have to do is enter your bullseye position and that of the contact. You can also note the altitude and enter an ID. The color scheme is individual.
It’s an Android app. It was tested on an outdated Samung smartphone and on an Amazon Firetablet (7 " newest generation (jan. 22).

update:
Bullseye is now available on the google play store:
Bullseye V1.0
A paid developer account was required. I allow myself a small fee for this.

mainscreen

settingsscreen

colorsetupscreen

Hi, I have been trying to run and install WDP to a new system. When I try to run WDP, this is the unhandled exception that I’m getting. “Conversion form string “Loading Callsign.ini” to type “Integer” is not valid.”

UPDATE: No idea what I did, but it seems like the issue fixed itself. I’m no longer getting the exception. Will try to replicate when I have time.

This is the error log that I get.

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************** Exception Text **************
System.InvalidCastException: Conversion from string “Loading Callsign.ini” to type ‘Integer’ is not valid. —> System.FormatException: Input string was not in a correct format.
at Microsoft.VisualBasic.CompilerServices.Conversions.ParseDouble(String Value, NumberFormatInfo NumberFormat)
at Microsoft.VisualBasic.CompilerServices.Conversions.ToInteger(String Value)
— End of inner exception stack trace —
at Microsoft.VisualBasic.CompilerServices.Conversions.ToInteger(String Value)
at WeaponDeliveryPlanner.clsLoadDTC.GetCallsignRadio(String fName)
at WeaponDeliveryPlanner.clsLoadDTC.LoadCallsign(String fName, Boolean Version)
at WeaponDeliveryPlanner.cntDTC.GetCampFile()
at WeaponDeliveryPlanner.fclsMain.fclsMain_Load(Object sender, EventArgs e)
at System.EventHandler.Invoke(Object sender, EventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.Form.OnLoad(EventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.Form.OnCreateControl()
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.CreateControl(Boolean fIgnoreVisible)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.CreateControl()
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmShowWindow(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.ScrollableControl.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Form.WmShowWindow(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Form.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.OnMessage(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam)

************** Loaded Assemblies **************
mscorlib
Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 4.8.4420.0 built by: NET48REL1LAST_C
CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/Microsoft.NET/Framework/v4.0.30319/mscorlib.dll
…
WeaponDeliveryPlanner
Assembly Version: 3.7.18.180
Win32 Version: 3.7.18.180
CodeBase: file:///D:/Weapon_Delivery_Planner_3.7.18.180/WeaponDeliveryPlanner.exe
…
Microsoft.VisualBasic
Assembly Version: 10.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 14.8.4084.0 built by: NET48REL1
CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/Microsoft.VisualBasic/v4.0_10.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/Microsoft.VisualBasic.dll
…
System
Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 4.8.4360.0 built by: NET48REL1LAST_C
CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.dll
…
System.Core
Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 4.8.4390.0 built by: NET48REL1LAST_C
CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Core/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Core.dll
…
System.Windows.Forms
Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 4.8.4400.0 built by: NET48REL1LAST_C
CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Windows.Forms/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Windows.Forms.dll
…
System.Drawing
Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 4.8.4390.0 built by: NET48REL1LAST_C
CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Drawing/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/System.Drawing.dll
…
System.Configuration
Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 4.8.4190.0 built by: NET48REL1LAST_B
CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Configuration/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/System.Configuration.dll
…
System.Xml
Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 4.8.4084.0 built by: NET48REL1
CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Xml/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Xml.dll
…
System.Runtime.Remoting
Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 4.8.4084.0 built by: NET48REL1
CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Runtime.Remoting/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Runtime.Remoting.dll
…
Accessibility
Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 4.8.4084.0 built by: NET48REL1
CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/Accessibility/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/Accessibility.dll
…
BMSUtils
Assembly Version: 1.6.3.44
Win32 Version: 1.6.3.44
CodeBase: file:///D:/Weapon_Delivery_Planner_3.7.18.180/BMSUtils.DLL
…
dbwdp
Assembly Version: 1.6.0.3
Win32 Version: 1.6.0.3
CodeBase: file:///D:/Weapon_Delivery_Planner_3.7.18.180/dbwdp.DLL
…
System.Data
Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 4.8.4270.0 built by: NET48REL1LAST_C
CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_32/System.Data/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Data.dll
…
BMSLocation
Assembly Version: 1.0.4.0
Win32 Version: 1.0.4.0
CodeBase: file:///D:/Weapon_Delivery_Planner_3.7.18.180/BMSLocation.DLL
…
System.Web
Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 4.8.4330.0 built by: NET48REL1LAST_B
CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_32/System.Web/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/System.Web.dll
…
LzssManaged
Assembly Version: 1.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 1.0.0.0
CodeBase: file:///D:/Weapon_Delivery_Planner_3.7.18.180/LzssManaged.DLL
…
LzssNative
Assembly Version: 0.0.0.0
Win32 Version:
CodeBase: file:///D:/Weapon_Delivery_Planner_3.7.18.180/LzssNative.DLL

************** JIT Debugging **************
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The application must also be compiled with debugging
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<configuration>
<system.windows.forms jitDebugging=“true” />
</configuration>

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Re: Weapon Delivery Planner released

Falcas, could you make a new setup entry into WDP where it allows pilots to set their LGB code for the airframe , bomb as well as set the laser time and to combat mode in the set up screen. This would make thing easier for aircraft with incomplete pits like the F-4 and F-14.

@fearripper96 said in Setting Fuel Remaining in Mission Commander:

@tomcattwo as far as I’ve seen in my limited testing, scripts will only execute for the local session (i.e. they don’t work across multiplayer connections) and only for one aircraft.

Thanks for the reply. Yes, I tested that yesterday, and it is as you said.

Looks like I am going to stop tilting the windmill on this one. Users will just have to tank the flight in this mission, like it or not. Good practice 🙂

Regards,
Tomcattwo
(VoiceClone)

@luke777 said in WDP and Polar Vortex Theater:

Extract in Database and you should be good to go https://drive.google.com/file/d/1p_MmYUMqAr6xOYu2SGTs7CKTQfoszIR0/view?usp=sharing

Luke, thank you for your effort but I now have a white background with no map, did I miss something?

I’m an error opening WDP would someone be able to point me in the direction to get this resolved.
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************** Exception Text ************** System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object. at WeaponDeliveryPlanner.cntDTC.GetAbRotation(Int32 CampId) at WeaponDeliveryPlanner.cntDTC.Database(Int32 AptID) at WeaponDeliveryPlanner.fclsMain.fclsMain_Load(Object sender, EventArgs e) at System.EventHandler.Invoke(Object sender, EventArgs e) at System.Windows.Forms.Form.OnLoad(EventArgs e) at System.Windows.Forms.Form.OnCreateControl() at System.Windows.Forms.Control.CreateControl(Boolean fIgnoreVisible) at System.Windows.Forms.Control.CreateControl() at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmShowWindow(Message& m) at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m) at System.Windows.Forms.ScrollableControl.WndProc(Message& m) at System.Windows.Forms.ContainerControl.WndProc(Message& m) at System.Windows.Forms.Form.WmShowWindow(Message& m) at System.Windows.Forms.Form.WndProc(Message& m) at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.OnMessage(Message& m) at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.WndProc(Message& m) at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam) ************** Loaded Assemblies ************** mscorlib Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0 Win32 Version: 4.8.4420.0 built by: NET48REL1LAST_C CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/Microsoft.NET/Framework/v4.0.30319/mscorlib.dll ---------------------------------------- WeaponDeliveryPlanner Assembly Version: 3.7.17.164 Win32 Version: 3.7.17.164 CodeBase: file:///D:/WDP/WeaponDeliveryPlanner.exe ---------------------------------------- Microsoft.VisualBasic Assembly Version: 10.0.0.0 Win32 Version: 14.8.4084.0 built by: NET48REL1 CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/Microsoft.VisualBasic/v4.0_10.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/Microsoft.VisualBasic.dll ---------------------------------------- System.Windows.Forms Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0 Win32 Version: 4.8.4400.0 built by: NET48REL1LAST_C CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Windows.Forms/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Windows.Forms.dll ---------------------------------------- System Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0 Win32 Version: 4.8.4360.0 built by: NET48REL1LAST_C CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.dll ---------------------------------------- System.Drawing Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0 Win32 Version: 4.8.4390.0 built by: NET48REL1LAST_C CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Drawing/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/System.Drawing.dll ---------------------------------------- System.Configuration Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0 Win32 Version: 4.8.4190.0 built by: NET48REL1LAST_B CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Configuration/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/System.Configuration.dll ---------------------------------------- System.Core Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0 Win32 Version: 4.8.4390.0 built by: NET48REL1LAST_C CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Core/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Core.dll ---------------------------------------- System.Xml Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0 Win32 Version: 4.8.4084.0 built by: NET48REL1 CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Xml/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Xml.dll ---------------------------------------- Accessibility Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0 Win32 Version: 4.8.4084.0 built by: NET48REL1 CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/Accessibility/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/Accessibility.dll ---------------------------------------- System.Runtime.Remoting Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0 Win32 Version: 4.8.4084.0 built by: NET48REL1 CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Runtime.Remoting/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Runtime.Remoting.dll ---------------------------------------- BMSUtils Assembly Version: 1.6.3.38 Win32 Version: 1.6.3.38 CodeBase: file:///D:/WDP/BMSUtils.DLL ---------------------------------------- dbwdp Assembly Version: 1.6.0.2 Win32 Version: 1.6.0.2 CodeBase: file:///D:/WDP/dbwdp.DLL ---------------------------------------- System.Data Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0 Win32 Version: 4.8.4270.0 built by: NET48REL1LAST_C CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_32/System.Data/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Data.dll ---------------------------------------- BMSLocation Assembly Version: 1.0.4.0 Win32 Version: 1.0.4.0 CodeBase: file:///D:/WDP/BMSLocation.DLL ---------------------------------------- System.Web Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0 Win32 Version: 4.8.4330.0 built by: NET48REL1LAST_B CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_32/System.Web/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/System.Web.dll ---------------------------------------- LzssManaged Assembly Version: 1.0.0.0 Win32 Version: 1.0.0.0 CodeBase: file:///D:/WDP/LzssManaged.DLL ---------------------------------------- ************** JIT Debugging ************** To enable just-in-time (JIT) debugging, the .config file for this application or computer (machine.config) must have the jitDebugging value set in the system.windows.forms section. The application must also be compiled with debugging enabled. For example: <configuration> <system.windows.forms jitDebugging="true" /> </configuration>

When JIT debugging is enabled, any unhandled exception
will be sent to the JIT debugger registered on the computer
rather than be handled by this dialog box.

Thanks

@thematate Done in chat.
R/TC2

@oakdesign:

Again try the LzssNative.dll 32kb in size from WeaponsDeliveryPlanner. If you can load a cam file in WDP than copying over the dll to the Mission Commander folder will usually fix the issue. The LzssNative and LzssManagees dll are basically like a unzip tool as the cam and tac files you open with MC or WDP are a set of decoded and compressed files.

Thanks a lot, the trick clicked.

BMS team doesn’t support this tool.

You should redirect to Chihirobelmo for support.

Thank you!
That’s my least used manual… but going to have to look into it more now.

Not my knowledge and to be honest never felt the need for one as WDP is pretty self explaining

the 2.0 how to use are still available online
http://www.weapondeliveryplanner.nl/files/wdp/Mission%20Planning%20with%20WDP.pdf
http://www.weapondeliveryplanner.nl/files/wdp/Working%20with%20the%20DTC.pdf

And the kneeboard part of WDP is in the BMS technical manual chapter 8.8

thanks:p

BMS team as a whole has never supported this feature (the things we support using BMS domain usually:p)

viper-drivers are the source

Therefore we can’t (currently) fix this issue

Taiwan theatre is now included in Tacview 1.8.7 beta 3: https://tacview.net/download/beta/

Below is the declaration I made which is almost identical to yours.

It’s just impossible to get it perfect, as oakdesign explained.

Time Zone is 0 because no time zone correction seems to be needed on this theatre.

<lod>2</lod>
<west>114.93</west>
<east>125.05</east>
<south>20.4</south>
<north>29.61</north>
<visible>1</visible>
<timezone>+0</timezone>

Thanks Max!

I’m working on the alt launcher myself as it is an open source project and I saw some of the issues with it I decided to help in my free time.

It works well enough for 4.35 but in it’s current state I’d say make a backup of your files. You may even want to hold off using it for some time if you don’t feel like having to potentially fix stuff. The launcher does successfully make a backup of everything and is able to restore stuff but if you don’t feel like doing that I’d say wait. If you don’t mind potentially having to do that if something gets messed up go for it.

At present it does run, it does make it more convenient to set a lot of key-bindings particularly the axis. Also It was the only way I could map the POV hat on my TWCS throttle as the BMS’s setup screen doesn’t allow that for whatever reason (old code). I did just have it stop running for me now though. The launcher won’t run on click when it was just working fine the other day though but it didn’t mess up anything in game and I’m still able to run it like normal with my key/axis mappings in tact.

Chihirobelmo, the author, is currently reviewing some code I checked in to give us more sophisticated diagnostics logging in the application. Hopefully it shouldn’t be too much longer until we can get a better look at what’s causing this issue. I can come back and reply when it’s fixed. Like I said I recently just started helping and it’s in my free time and I have a pretty busy work schedule so it’s still going to take a little time to fix.

Progress can be tracked and you can send logs if you want to here:

https://github.com/chihirobelmo/FalconBMS-Alternative-Launcher/issues

The issue was with your Callsign.ini (DTC)
It had a bad or missing value.

Gr Falcas

The code monkeys at UOAF are happy to present bmsdedi, a simple Direct3D11 wrapper to run Falcon BMS 4.35 without a video card.

Charm your neighbors! Impress your friends! Run large multiplayer events on an AWS instance!

This tool is very similar to BibleClinger’s F4DXWrapper, but with a GUI straight out of 1998:

Both work very similarly, with a very low overhead (a few extra instructions per draw call).

Use:

Drop the wrapper’s d3d11.dll in Falcon BMS 4.35/Bin/x64 next to Falcon BMS.exe The GUI should appear when you start BMS. Keep it in “Auto” to disable rendering automatically when you enter 3D and re-enable it when you leave 3D. The other options do what they say.

Code here: https://github.com/UOAF/bmsdedi
Downloads here: https://github.com/UOAF/bmsdedi/releases/download/v0.1/d3d11.7z

Many thanks to BibleClinger for supporting the BMS open source ecosystem and driving community events for the past several years!