The future of BMS
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Lets see what will happens in the next few years. IMHO, we can keep them a place warm here. Not impossible to see them back one day.
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I bet 95% of the haters that claims āgraphic sux!!1!!1!ā has never touched even a single 3d model tool in their life.
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I bet 95% of the haters that claims āgraphic sux!!1!!1!ā has never touched even a single 3d model tool in their life.
+1ā¦ but seeing Radium doing those models so fast and so great then you give them ground to stand for. :lol:
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Hmmm reading all those and new dcs members kinda verifying itā¦ Makes one wonder about why the 1st sqdrn changed from BMS to DCS as their main platform.
Not that it really matters but they seemed to be deeply on the sim thing and one would believe that they would consider all those mentioned factors. They were USA members mostly as it was assumed, so the m2k wouldnāt be a reason, so that leaves us with the f-15 and the newcomer f-18.
Also as long as I recall they must be the one and only that made that transition.
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Both sims have their strengths. Neither are better or worse, just different. Donāt want to get into a debate about it because I wonāt convince you nor do I want to. As long as you are enjoying your sim of choice thatās all that matters.
Our reason was after 10 years our group needed a change. Simple as that. It had nothing to do with graphics though lol. And I still think BMS is an amazing sim. That hasnāt changed.
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+1ā¦ but seeing Radium doing those models so fast and so great then you give them ground to stand for. :lol:
It takes pratice , knowledge and time to be at that level.
Some think itās obvious and easy , I would love see them unwrappin an Hi-poly model for free in their spare time instead of playin Far Cry 5 with an overclocked 1080ti complaining it gets under 100 fps.And we are only talking about 3d modelsā¦ I wonāt even mind adding features to a 20yo code written by others with an obsolete graphic engine , compatibility issue with modern OS/drivers/etc ā¦
Guess what? As for now BMS is at an outstanding level if you consider is f****n FREE.
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Both sims have their strengths. Neither are better or worse, just different. Donāt want to get into a debate about it because I wonāt convince you nor do I want to. As long as you are enjoying your sim of choice thatās all that matters.
Our reason was after 10 years our group needed a change. Simple as that. It had nothing to do with graphics though lol. And I still think BMS is an amazing sim. That hasnāt changed.
Edit: Can a mod remove admin from my user title? I canāt remove that. Thx
Well no reason to convince me.
You answered me.
I was just curious with what criteria the group decided to make the transition. -
Our reason was after 10 years our group needed a change. Simple as that. It had nothing to do with graphics though lol. And I still think BMS is an amazing sim. That hasnāt changed.
You will always have you place here and it will be with pleasure to see back there anytime. I will continue to enjoy your great videos ā¦ too bad that the future footages wonāt be under BMS because they was a great showcases for BMS content. ā¦
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It takes pratice , knowledge and time to be at that level.
At this point I want to mention that IMHO Radiumās modelling level
and workflow at all is abnormal , and I often think this lad must be sick.
That said, I hope heāll never call the doctor.On topic ā¦
IMHO, 3 facts ā¦
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The future of BMS is bright and shiny and nothing you need to worry about,
except you want to contribute (code/data/models/manual, etc.)(B)
This sim will never die!
Some prefer beer, some prefer wine, some both and even more, LOL.
A useless discussion, so Iām getting tired reading DCS vs. Falcon BMS all over.Cheers, :yo:
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At this point I want to mention that IMHO Radiumās modelling level
and workflow at all is abnormal , and I often think this lad must be sick.
That said, I hope heāll never call the doctor.On topic ā¦
IMHO, 3 facts ā¦
(A)
The future of BMS is bright and shiny and nothing you need to worry about,
except you want to contribute (code/data/models/manual, etc.)(B)
This sim will never die!
Some prefer beer, some prefer wine, some both and even more, LOL.
A useless discussion, so Iām getting tired reading DCS vs. Falcon BMS all over.Cheers, :yo:
LS(D) I love LS
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You can make as nince buliding models as you wish but as long as the city in Falcon is just some large building and rest is texture. In late '90s this was possible if you wished dyn. campaigns. This is a very old heritage of the big old ancestor.
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Hereās a noob question which someone might be able to answer.
We are all aware that BMS uses F-16 avionics and bits for every aircraft in some fashion - this is not at all uncommon in flight simulators. General sims to combat sims, from X-Plane to Hornet, share similar constructs. The key is tweaking things to make the systems seem authentic for the individual airframe.
Let me give an example - I loved working the armament control panel of the A-10A in A-10 Attack! - I know a few of you here flew that one. However, a manual ACP is hard to do with the MFD-type controls used in the F-16. If it was possible to separate the individual menus from the aircraftās computer, and āpasteā only the specific functions to the manual ACP in the A-10ā¦ you might actually get a fairly realistic set-up.
That to me sounds like a key step in the modularizing the sim from the perspective of basic avionicsā¦ do we know how far off that is? I have to assume itās harder than it sounds, but I also wonder if itās easier than we think.
ā¦Still thought this was an interesting question from my end - no one will answer?
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It has been answered many times.
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I observe, that posts about Falcon future (old, ugly, surpassed) appear before BMS major releases so it is probably part of the Falcon life cycle
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I observe, that posts about Falcon future (old, ugly, surpassed) appear before BMS major releases
Hmmmm What a coincidence huh?ā¦.
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ā¦Still thought this was an interesting question from my end - no one will answer?
Your idea is exactly what I wish for! More specific callbacks.
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BMS is in good shape iād say for a long time to come. I have spent over a year learning the a10c in dcs, and i really like it for the most part. I am nearly finished a 21 mission campaign, and itās been fun but not in the way it can be with the bms campaign. One of the things that bothers me is there is no incentive to bring the jet home after damage received etc, one recent mission i got hit by a sam, and it killed the airplane pretty much. Both engines on fire, controls damaged etc. So im gliding about in the air deciding what to do when i get the message mission complete (thanks to my wingman) so i just esc out, and not a word said about the fact i was going down in enemy territory lol, and on to the next one. This is the one thing that will bring me back to bms someday, i can feel it in the back of my mind. The one thing i want to accomplish in my short simming career is a falcon campaign win, hopefully someday i will get there.
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update to the latest directX so we can get VR!
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update to the latest directX so we can get VR!
bbbuuuuhhhhh
I have a betterā¦
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āDCS has much better graphicsā ā¦āBMS graphics suckā ā¦ āBMS is oldā¦ā bla bla blaā¦
Maybe something is wrong with my eye sight or so but to me there really isnāt anything wrong with the graphics in BMS 4.33?
Sure, some of the models could be improved - like see the awesome work Radium has just done on the AH-1 Cobra!! But 3D models can be replaced and reskinnedā¦ but overall, I think it looks just fine really? Sure, DCS is prettier and I also own DCS A-10C and AV-8B as I like to get into those as well as to me, BMS is purely about the F-16C. Which is also one of my all time favorite fighters but that aside.
But of all the things I could have on my wish list for BMSā¦ graphics really isnāt high on my list? Like I would much rather have extensible avionics so that it will be easier for people to create accurate avionics for other aircraft or models like the F-16A/B. That would for me have way more value than applying more lipstick. Iāve had the opportunity to fly in various military simulators, from fighters to boom pod refueling simulatorsā¦ and generally, the graphics are on-par (or worse) with BMS, but certainly not way better. Prettier graphics do not make for a more accurate simulation.
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Like I would much rather have extensible avionics so that it will be easier for people to create accurate avionics for other aircraft
This is typically where DCS will always beat BMS. Maybe better graphics in BMS in the future, why not. But module avionics ā¦ mmm ā¦ donāt hold your breath.