Falcon BMS Alternative Launcher (Easy Setup, Keep Joystick Assignments)
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When Windows was reinstalled, your devices likely got installed in a different order in DirectX than they were previously. When Alternative Launcher detects a difference in what devices are connected or in what order, it seems to completely blank out the keyfile and try to start a new one. At least, this has been my experience.
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well … Falcon see everything pretty clear - everything works just fine when i load it independently. why does the launcher struggles to do that ?
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Maybe, Your Device instance ID has changed?
In the Falcon BMS 4.33 U1\User\Config directory the launcher savesSetup.v100. <devicename>{<instanceid>}.xml
Like example:
Setup.v100.Joystick - HOTAS Warthog {1ACA3150-718F-11E7-8001-444553540000}
Instance ID should have changed since you have reinstalled Windows.
You can restore old XML file by renaming it to the same name as newer XML files.</instanceid></devicename> -
Maybe, Your Device instance ID has changed?
In the Falcon BMS 4.33 U1\User\Config directory the launcher savesSetup.v100. <devicename>{<instanceid>}.xml
Like example:
Setup.v100.Joystick - HOTAS Warthog {1ACA3150-718F-11E7-8001-444553540000}
Instance ID should have changed since you have reinstalled Windows.
You can restore old XML file by renaming it to the same name as newer XML files.</instanceid></devicename>Thats IT!!!
Thank you friend! i thought that the launcher reads the Key first and display it, but apparently - he reads the Xml. good to know -
Hey there! im having a blast with the launcher - however i encountered with anther problem :
when i adjust my AB in my throttle and quit (after flying or without) my AB is restart to default (AB not set), like it doesnt really saves the position of the AB after i set it. it is happening all the time since i fixed my first problem ( https://www.benchmarksims.org/forum/showthread.php?31774-Falcon-BMS-Alternative-Launcher-(Easy-Setup-Keep-Joystick-Assignments)&p=476195&viewfull=1#post476195)
any idea how to fix it ?Thank you!
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thanks, AsafBoy
I fixed the AB detent issue.https://github.com/chihirobelmo/FalconBMS-Alternative-Launcher/releases/latest
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thanks, AsafBoy
I fixed the AB detent issue.https://github.com/chihirobelmo/FalconBMS-Alternative-Launcher/releases/latest
Fixed !
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So how would this work with YAME64? YAME opens BMS directly into the game. It opens the file C:\Falcon BMS 4.33 U1, but it seems to bypass the launcher and goes right into the game.
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YAME64 will have a modified version of Alt Launcher which will only have axis/button assignment page with “apply” button.
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Thank you for creating this tool.
I just completed my first time install of BMS 4.33 U5. The game launches using the default launcher.
I extracted the launcher to F:\Games\Falcon BMS 4.33\Bin\x86
When using the Alternative launcher, error “There is no FalconBMS4.33 U1 installed”.I checked my registry and located the expected key:
Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Benchmark Sims\Falcon BMS 4.33 U1 (there is not space after B - dunno why it shows like that on preview post)
I have entries for
basedir: F:\Games\Falcon BMS 4.33
CurTheater (korea KTO)
InitData
PilotCallsign
PilotNameI feel i am missing something as i couldn’t find comments about this issue
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Can you launch BMS from \bin\x86\falconbms.exe, close it and then run the alt launcher? That would generate proper registry.
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Just o be sure i am doing this right: I launched
F:\Games\Falcon BMS 4.33\Bin\x86*Falcon BMS.exe*
Game loads. Exit.Launched:
“F:\Games\Falcon BMS 4.33*Launcher.exe*”
error: There is no FalconBMS 4.33 U1 installed
This is how my registry looks like: -
Can you install BMS4.33U1 to “F:\Games*Falcon BMS 4.33 U1*” ?
When installed to “Falcon BMS 4.33” folder instead of “Falcon BMS 4.33 U1” launcher will look for a registry of BMS4.33.0 that might be causing the problem.
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Thank you!
I renamed the directory to "F:\Games\Falcon BMS 4.33 U1"and changed the basedir string in the registry to match.
Your launcher is now working -
Hi, I just fresh reinstalled the BMS, I was using this launcher before and I have saved some joystick filse, but question is after reinstall when I put the joystick files back to BMS user-config folder, it won’t recongize the set up, so where can i input theos files to get my setting back ? Thanks !
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Did you reinstall OS or only BMS?
If you have reinstalled OS, or joystick driver, instance ID for joysticks changes.
(InstanceID is digits of filename like “HOTAS Warthog{XXXXXXXXXX}.xml”)
you might have two .xml for the same joystick, the older one has old instance ID.
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Hello. And thank you so much for that awesome tool. I have been using it already with different sticks and throttles. Now I am using it with a thrustmaster warthog throttle. And there is one strange thing happening. I want to bind the Com switches to the POV hat. If I assign them, the way I usually do, I have to press the button two times for the launcher to recognize it, then the assignment is shown on the bottom of the window but not on the right in the hotas column. I tested if it worked in game though, but unfortunately not. Do you have an idea? Thanks a lot in advance.
Please see the picture I attached
***EDIT:
I tried to remap the hat with joystick gremlin and vjoy and I realized that it is only shown as one button labeled “hat” But in DCS for example I can map every position of the hat as button presses -
Unfortunately, BMS can’t recognize POV on the throttle (they only recognize POV on the stick) so I made launcher not to assign them to any callback.
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I just installed this launcher and it was awesome to have a proper GUI to setup keyboard and joystick controls! Thank you very much!
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Since last windows update, the alternative launcher stoped working. When I try to open it (either by the desktop icon or launcher.exe on falcon BMS folder), nothing happens. There is no error, but the program does not open… have you seen it before?