BMS new icon patches
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Initial Post - 2018.02.12
Update 1 - 2018.02.18 - accommodated fixes as per requests
Update 2 - 2018.02.22 - accommodated fixes as per requests
Update 3 - 2018.02.28 - accommodated fixes as per requests
Update 4 - 2018.04.02 - new items
Update 5 - 2019.03.22 - new itemsTime to share this project with the community!
I always had a passion of collecting squadron and military patches, not only in physical form but up to digital versions too, so through the years my DB collection populated with all kind of art, at least for some parts of the world…
Quite some time ago I decided not only to digitalize most, but to also standardize the quality and resolution, from high-res versions (as I could get best) down to 256x256 pixel icons graphics that are also converted to desktop icons (.ico) for using by windows system as necessary.
At a point I decided to focus on enhancing BMS as I could, so after months of dedicated work for this aspect Ikaros RC 4.1.0 theater introduced 263 new patches, some only part of this work. (If you have installed the theater you can take a preview look at the documentation folder located to: C:\Falcon BMS 4.33 U1\Data\Add-On Ikaros\Docs\Patches).
Now it is time to step forward and help BMS benefit some more moving to new art. We have now reached 714 new patches in their Falcon -standard resolution of 96x96 pixels, all edited one-by-one from their original high-res versions. You can view below preview shots of what will be included in a release package.
Some of these patches come from my personal collection, others varying from close friends, up to official MOD’s internet pages, dedicated SQ sites, F-16.net, and specific Instagram collectors. Where appropriate I have been granted permissions from original authors to use specific patches for BMS, but these mostly cover some 170 additional patches that will be only included in future EMF & IKAROS Theaters versions, since are specifically focused to the countries in the area (HAF - THK - Cyprus - Israel), thus no point to integrating in a generic release. Theaters will come with dedicated credits for all individuals that approved the use of their work or material and for converting to our tiny (as used by game UI) resolution.
The final package will include the new patches.idx & patches.rsc files containing this artwork. You will need to manually replace (overwrite) the original files located (for the default Korea theater) to C:\Falcon BMS 4.3x\Data\Art\resource\ path, or additional similar paths as per 3rd party theaters. (Always keep backups of the originals as a standard). The old vs new patches have been checked to drop the outdated / low-quality etc ones.
I will leave the release ETA window open for at least some weeks, hearing suggestions. Feel free to comment for fixes, possible errors, or help gather additional content you may want to see incorporated to a public release for our community. I will also be gladly offering this artwork to devs for a possible incorporation to any future releases if they wish so.
BTW for the ones not already knowing this, the excellent Mission Commander tool has the option to set the squadron unit callsign and patch photo on an already created and saved mission, moreover aligning these with models skins and tailarts / license plates (through some extra type-work on camo.cfg and imageids.id files), thus be able to set beautifully the basic parameters for realistic Order Of Battle layout. You can preview the below shot to understand how these patches pictures can enhance the gameplay, not only to just selecting an SQ patch photo in the logbook area UI but down to the mission planning.
MC:
Below the work done by now as per initial post (date).
F-16 user swirls patches ( 30 ). All the worldwide users-art is located here, plus the extra-rare for Japan F-2. LM doesn’t actually counts the F-2 as an F-16, counting the WW users to 29, but since the patch exists this can no way miss the list here IMO. These patches originating from high-res art images. Update 5
F-16 flight hour patches ( 21 ), plus a couple special. None reached 7k yet.
insignia Rounders ( 73 ). These include all worldwide Viper users ( 30 ), plus additional covering our theaters and areas of special interest. Some users include both hi-vis & low-vis versions as per rl. Update 5
insignia Flags ( 58 ). Same logic as above. Update 5
Airline logos ( 67 ). Useful for Mission Commander planning, check for the A320 civil transport record in the MC shot… Future will be more interesting regarding civil flights… Update 5
US/USAF/USN patches ( 45 ). Update 5
Hellenic Air Force patches ( 84 ). Update 5
Turkish Air Force (Turk Hava Kuvvetleri) patches ( 47 ). Update 5
Israel Air Force patches ( 61 ). Update 4
Polish Air Force patches ( 13 ). Update 1
BAF ( 10 ) / RDAF ( 10 ) / RNLAF ( 38 ) / RNOAF ( 7 ) / AMI ( 7 ) patches. Update 5
French Air Force (Armee de l’Air Francaise) patches ( 6 ), Rafale demo team.
Last but now least, patches for all; our active Virtual Squadrons around the globe ( 137 ). I have deeply searched as best as I could to locate and crosscheck data prior to incorporating the best hi-res patches. Feel free to update me in case of errors! Update 5
Special Thanks to @Blu3wolf for providing his patches for 8th VFW, 35th VFS, and 80th VFS!
Enjoy!
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Another good and nice addition to Falcon world.
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Nice work
While you are working with patches, have a look at the CAMO/Skin tab. Very nice feature to have for any theater.
Gr Falcas
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Hi,
As far as it goes, it looks like that it’s OK for the 9th WTAC Griffons ! Thanks.
Will you work to update the BMS “standard” (KTO) Library ?
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Nice!
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Will you work to update the BMS “standard” (KTO) Library ?
For the default Korean theaters, replacing just these 2 files (patches.idx & patches.rsc) will do the job for all versions too.
For 3rd party theaters, just moving these 2 files to the \Data\ “Add-On theater name” \Art\resource will do the job there too.
As I said, extra work might be needed from the Theater Developers to update their dedicated theater camo.cfg and imageids.id files so to “connect” sq numbers-names with sq patches and aircraft models / sq tailarts, but only for any new aircraft models installed to the theater above the stock DB models.
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Hello Raptor,
Great job you did there.Thank you
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While you are working with patches, have a look at the CAMO/Skin tab. Very nice feature to have for any theater.
I’ve already mentioned this aspect above. Thanks again btw for this great feature!
This should be the standard for all future theater projects. I am not sure how many already know/use this, but I could prepare a short documentation describing the details and benefits on using this.
In Ikaros theater it is already implemented and working great. In matter of a fact it solved some design problems we (I) encouraged when building the DB when adding all the necessary models, and will help greatly reorder the DB/models in future BMS releases where the theater models will be installed again from scratch, this time the proper way with proper names benefiting from use of this feature while also help reduce the DB size down to half, compared to current Ikaros RC DB size.
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Squadron is on stand by
but as winner of the LTTM 2004 , for legacy should Stay in BMS (yes it already is in)
https://mega.nz/#!28d0XawQ!RN5zp6PndXQjpcTaudFiD3t6AOxryDIf5HoLagXG-a4
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Great Job Raptor!
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Nice Job, Raptor
this MadBulls-patch is the old Version and can be deleted
Best regards
MadDoc
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Very nice Raptor but I don’t find my squadron, GV-5Js. Spanish one.
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Nice job Raptor!
For Croatian Virtual Air Base what you have is logo for page of squadron,
and this is a patch for “91.VLE Nebeski Vitezovi” wich is currently in use: -
Thanks guyz, keep them coming for improvements!
@Jomla, can you use another solution instead of sendspace?
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For example?
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Nice job Raptor!
For Croatian Virtual Air Base what you have is logo for page of squadron,
and this is a patch for “91.VLE Nebeski Vitezovi” wich is currently in use:91st patch is already in.
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Excellent work Raptor!!! Wonderful collection. Must have required a lot of time to collect and convert all these patches… Looking forward to implement it in my BMS setup!!!
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Great Job Raptor!
For Polish 31 Squadron this patch is currently in use:1.https://9.allegroimg.com/s400/0178e2/81e1c11e4011a23a9b1a3cf47549
2.https://scontent.fman2-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/27858443_1853932901308132_8121180810332136181_n.jpg?oh=28bccd7641e668779e1acef365d40a65&oe=5B205BF5Nope. It’s a 31st base patch - not the squadron. Raptor has proper patches.
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First post updated!
Update 1 - 2018.02.18 - accommodated fixes as per requests
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Where can we download the patches ?
Thanks