Weepops Helios profile
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Hi eclipsejpw
I notice you are not showing the canopy open/close spider switch in the bottom left of your front console.
It is included in my latest Weepop-Ice.hpf file on Mediafire!!
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Moved it to the lt console
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Yeah, the spider is now on the left console.
Thanks for the title of “Helios Master,” but even I don’t think I am one. I’m just a guy that’s fiddled with it more than most other people here and I’m just “paying it forward” by helping where I can. Do you know why I made those Helios tutorial videos? So that I don’t forget stuff!!
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Hi Ajax
Thanks for updated weepop-BMS4.key file with sounds, I will change the one on my Mediafire page if anyone else wants to download it.
I would recommend turning up the cockpit sounds in the UI controller page from the suggested norm of three to eight so you can really here them.
I have also improved the MFD buttons to give a visual indication of operating as well as the sound indication, I think you will like it. Again I am uploading a new Weepop-Ice.hpf file to include this.
Whilst experimenting I noticed an error in my key file, there is a duplication of SHF/ALT F7 (0x41 5) for flcs test pwr and Master fuel on.
The Master fuel should be SHF/CTL F7 (0x41 3) You can correct yours Ajax and anyone downloading new key file with sounds will get corrected version.weepop
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I’m surprised you were working without sounds…. IMHO it’s one of the most important feedback you can get. You may “miss” the “pressed” image of a button but hearing a confirmatory “click” means you have indeed pressed it.
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Ice
I can’t believe it either. I agree it makes a great improvement. thank you Ajax for bringing it to my attention.
Ajax
are you actually using my .key file as it is, if so do you also have a CH hotas and a G15 keyboard.
If you have I can share more info on the keyboard and hotas settings.
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No prob. Love the profile.
I have a CH hotas and G15 too.
thx, but I have them config’d the way I like.
I did notice I am not able to get the various Avionics checklists pages to display as well as the Weapons checklists pages.
I did a lot of reading thru the older threads and I do not see where this issue was resolved after post #35 https://www.benchmarksims.org/forum/showth…Updated!/page4. I even downloaded and tried your latest Weepop-Ice.hpf
Did you ever get the pages to display? (I want to enjoy all the work you put into this!)
Cheers!
Ajax
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Hi Ajax,
My charts work perfect but I did Have this problem when I tried to use Ices profile.
Can we try an experiment to see if we can get one displaying correctly and if it works you can repeat for others. Use a backup profile so if you fubar it no problems.
Open in profile editor.
In profile explorer expand:- Panel FRONT CONSOLE/Panel CHARTS/Chart CHECKLISTS Avionics/Panel Checklist 3 and double click.On mainscreen it will open, adjust size so you can see bindings below it.
On input tab you should have one toggle hidden and one set hidden.
Expand left column:- Monitors/Monitor 1/Panel FRONT CONSOLE/Panel CHARTS/Chart CHECKLISTS Avionics/Button 2/pushed
click this and carry to toggle hidden and release.You now have added an extra toggle to the P3&P4 button in the profile.
Save and exit. Open profile and test to see if page three in avionics now displays.
You will not get page four untill you do the same for it.
If successful repeat for all pages not displaying using button 3 for pages 5&6 Button 4 For 7&8 etc.GOOD LUCK weepop
PS waichou you might like to try this if you are still having same problem!
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Ajax, do you have the same problem with my profile or just weepop’s?
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weepop: Thanks for the feedback and suggestion.
However, when you mentioned reviewing the keybindings, I remembered reading a post that talked about loosing keybindings once Reset Monitors is used in Helios.
So I took a fresh copy of Weepop-Ice.hpf and edited it using Notepad++.
Being an XML file, it was pretty easy to adjust the profile for my monitor configuration by editing the <monitors>section, that way I would not loose any of the existing bindings.
(Yes I did scan and replace the bindings to indicate the binding was now being assigned to Monitor 2. instead of Monitor 1., but as I suspected, everything worked perfectly.)I have now created a RAMP, TAXI and AIR profile with the appropriate switches and knobs setup for the type of flight I choose.
Ice: I did not experience an issue with your profile earlier when I ran 4.32, but now that I have upgraded to 4.33 U1 I have switched to use weepop’s profile.
weepop & ice: One thing I will say, having flown BMS, AF and Falcon since the beginning, I am absolutely impressed with the outstanding support and interest you and the rest of the BMS forum users have for our beloved sim. The fact that I can ask a question and have someone respond so quickly is outstanding. Now, I may not be an active enlisted U.S. Marine anymore, but I sure am in the midst of good company - Semper Fi my brothers, Semper Fi.
Thanks again for all your hard work and loyalty to the sim, your profile work (among all the other excellent and tools & utilities developed by good folks such as yourselves) have truly helped to bring a completely new level of immersion.
Cheers</monitors>
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Ajax
Glad to see you sorted.
I see your reply timed at 02.42, are you a night owl or in a different time zone to me? -
Well, if the issue (checklist pages showing) didn’t show up in 4.32, it shouldn’t in 4.33 as the move IIRC simply meant fixing the .key file to conform to the new format as well as some new callbacks.
Thanks for the kind words, much appreciated!
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Hi Weepop,
thanks, I did what you explained and now my charts works !! The only thing I don’t understand is the FREQ chart, but it is not a big deal. I also think that the GPS, TACAN, etc. don’t works too, do you have an explaination ?
Now it works, I would like to add Israeli and Balkan charts, do you know if it can be done ? I think it is a lot of work, and for the moment it is too complicated for me (I think I have to convert images, add buttons, etc…).Thanks for your help !!
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waichou
the most likely cause of the GPS,TACAN etc buttons not working is that you are probably not using my keyfile.
If this is the case you can edit them to work with your keyfile.
Let me know and I will try guide you through the procedure.weepop
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Hello everyone,
My Helios stopped working at all.
I get a windows message that says:
“A problem caused the program to stop working correctly”
I don’t know what to do.
I reverted back to an earlier restore point but no joy.
Anybody seen this.Windows 10
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Pikachu
in your profile folder you should have a file labelled weepop-ice.bak.Rename this to weepop-ice.hpf and try again,
weepop
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Hi Weepop,
I’m going to try your suggestion but it’s not the profile that’s not working. It’s the complete program. Editor included. All of a sudden it stopped working after I installed a program. I uninstalled said program and did a restore point restore but it still doesn’t work. I’m going to have to reinstall windows from scratch. Good thing this is my dedicated rig for Falcon BMS so I don’t have to install too many programs. -
I have discovered errors in my profile which I have corrected, and I have made a few minor improvements.
Errors were caused by certain keys on UK keyboard not working in Helios.
I think this is because Helios was written for the US keyboard but whatever reason it is best to avoid using the offending keys.I have made a PDF of the UK keyboard codes layout and uploaded to my Mediafire file in first post. It might be nice if the devs could include this in the next upgrade along with the existing keyboard layouts.
The errors corrected were:-
No Ground radar gain from left and right MFD upper left switches.
(moved to backspace key)( Ice, I think this may be relevant to your profile)
No electric fault caution reset from button on left console.
(moved to F8 key)
Moved pretty screenhot to correct place……shift /prt scnImprovements are:-
Added labels to MFD switches for ground radar gain and MFD brightness.
Added extra labeling to mode change switch to show which of HDG or CRS will alter when
1 or 5 degree step pushed.
Moved smoke,FPS,reset profile and stop profile buttons.Amended screenie in first post to show changes.
Uploaded new .hpf file and new images file for switch changes, also new weepop keyboard and new UK codes keyboard.
Also new .key file.waichou …not heard from you? dont be too shy to ask for help!
If you send me your keyfile I will take a look.weepop
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Well, unless there is a Scottish keyboard layout and an English keyboard layout , I didn’t think this would be an issue. I hope to remember to take a look at this later on. Still a bit busy with pit construction.
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Hi Weepop,
thanks for your help, I am very happy with your solution to my chart pages problem. I made some modification to your profile, I can send you if you want to see. My changements are specific to me :
- A panel with 0 to 9 buttons and all buttons relative with comms (with this, i don’t have to use keyboard anymore but only my touchscreen)
- A little panel with buttons specific to F/A18, for Flaps and Wings
- Some modifications for Ramp Start (my profile is made for ramp start)
For the problem with US keyboard, it is a real problem for me too (I am French), so I have to change my keyboard configuration before launching BMS (in Keyb US). So no problem with Helios, but a problem with my Target profile (for Warthog), because of some touch : &, é, ù etc… I didn’t find a solution yet.
One more thing I would like is charts for balkans and Israel, but I think it is a LOT of works !!
Thanks !