BMS Key File Help
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Thank you Kolbe!;)
BMS is my first Falcon sim and when I start to use it I found it very difficult to set the controls on my preferences: I could not understand what the functions in the list means because the descriptions are everything but clear.
But with your files and guide now I can make my own profile.
Thank you so much!
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Ok,really stupid question here kolbe,how do I setup pausetrackir instead of reloadtrackir,thats all Iwant to do,everything else I can deal with but dang if I can change it,even when changing it manually,it screws things up,my fault,but I want pausetrackir,dont ask why. I cant even fiqure out the editor cause I dont have the program to use it-xls
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how do I setup pausetrackir instead of reloadtrackir, I cant even fiqure out the editor cause I dont have the program to use it……
First IMO, there’s no stupid questions. I’m sure Kolbe will have a better answer for you, but in the meantime this might help.
1. BMS has callbacks for both Reload TrackIR (ReloadTrackIr), and Recenter TrackIR (RecenterTrackIR). From the official keyfiles, there’s no callback for Pause TrackIR at present. (maybe there’s a plan to do it in the future)
2. Where there is a callback you can use Direct X button, if your controller supports it, or map some keystroke/s to the callback, from in the game, then program them on your controller. These keys would be quite independent from those setup in your TIR software.
3. Where there’s no callback ( as in this case) BMS is irrelevant in how you set up to use it.
4. Two options, Keyboard, or program what ever controller you have (not clear from you post what controller you use).
5. You can edit the key strokes mapped to a callback in the game setup/controllers, menu, by clicking on the command, then apply the keys, then save the file.
6. You mention an editor above, you can edit the keyfile directly with a text editor, and while there are many free ones, notepad, in windows is perfectly adequate. There’s also an xls file floating around which helps you compile the lines to add to the keyfile, but like u said, you need excel to run it.
7. Pausing TIR IMHO is a bit hit and miss in the current BMS, as it does not always end up at the paused view, so not very useful.
Hope this helps some.
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Thanks fish,I have been using the keyboard but still would like it mapped on my x52,I use it (pausetrackir) during ingress and when doing other things.Did just download foxy,will start playing with that.I’ll fiqure something out,come hell or high water,I am a bit of a perfectionist. And scince I just lost my 2nd day in caimpaign on account of me fricking around,guess I’ll just mess around for another couple days or weeks.
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@oldtommyboy
If you just need a static view for a few moments to get things squared away, you are better off using your hats to map 2d and 3d views. Its exactly the same pit, whereby 2d is pannable (snapview) with hat (which can also double -shifted- as trim) and 3d pannable with tir. No need to pause TIR at all. -
Thanks guys,I’m going to try something I thought about last night if this dont work,then I will resort to sst programing. Everything else good though. I wonder if other people have slight problems with rotaries and mouse wheel on throttle or if this is strickly a saitek problem also.
Killer- yep,i know about switching to 2d also,that was the only thing I hated doing in free falcon was switching back and forth between views.
Also while watching training vids,I wondered why he never pauses trackir when turning his head to look at his paperwork,now I know.but it does work fine with the keyboard.
I wonder if I delete reload ( the whole line ) and replace it with pause,if that simply will work,scince I’m messing around,guess I’ll find out.edit: nope didnt work,went looking through all old callbacks but couldnt find one for pausetrackir, oh well,back to flying. No big deal,tried for 4 days to get this,enough is enough unless some body could give me a callback to add to my keyfile cause nothing I did works.:uham:
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Hmm tommyboy, you say that it works from the keyboard. Can’t you just program that key to the saitek ?
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I was trying that with all the directx files,couldnt get it to work,if I was using sst I could but couldnt do it with the set up I want. I had it programed in ff5 for years but I do like the directx way better. I was trying to get it so it would show up in the game ui but couldnt get it to work,even creating a new key. No biggy. Thanks anyway.
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I’ve tried the Kolbe file and cannot find out for the life of me how to cycle steerpoints :rolleyes: Any help from my fellow falconeers? I’m using the v14_full.key btw.
Happy Holidays,
Uwe
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I’ve tried the Kolbe file and cannot find out for the life of me how to cycle steerpoints :rolleyes: Any help from my fellow falconeers? I’m using the v14_full.key btw.
Happy Holidays,
Uwe
Numpad + and Numpad -
SimICPPrevious -1 0 0X4A 0 0 0 1 “ICP: PREVIOUS - Push”
SimICPNext -1 0 0X4E 0 0 0 1 “ICP: NEXT - Push” -
Numpad + and Numpad -
Thanks Killer, I’d been checking the key file for “steerpoint” or “waypt”…
Uwe
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Here’s one more question… how about ACMI? I’ve searched the keyfile for references, but haven’t found a way to turn ACMI recording on.
never mind, the “f” key works, just had to turn on the message in the cfg file … sorry.
Cheers, Uwe
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Hi,
just changed the link in post #1. The old link was broken.
Thanks to Pilgrim for his advice.Regards
Kolbe
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Here’s one more question… how about ACMI? I’ve searched the keyfile for references, but haven’t found a way to turn ACMI recording on.never mind, the “f” key works, just had to turn on the message in the cfg file … sorry. Cheers, Uwe
Kolbe,
Thanks in advance, but the link is down again.
Regards,
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I’ve uploaded my version of the keyfile (about four weeks old or so) to my Dropbox folder:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1983539/BMS-keyfile.zip
Feel free to grab it from there.Cheers, Uwe
PS: Of course this is Kolbe’s Keyfile, the “my” was referring to “my downloaded copy”
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Here’s one more question… how about ACMI? I’ve searched the keyfile for references, but haven’t found a way to turn ACMI recording on.
never mind, the “f” key works, just had to turn on the message in the cfg file … sorry.
Cheers, Uwe
Alternatively, disable the “message” in the cfg file and instead rely on the AVTR switch position and lamp.
Using the SimAVTRToggle toggle callback will not move the switch or turn on the lamp, however if you use any of the SimAVTRSwitch* callbacks you will effectively move the switch to its appropriate position and thereby illuminate the indication lamp, which will tell you at a glance whether you are recording, on auto or off.
#===============================================================================================
SimDoNothing -1 0 0XFFFFFFFF 0 0 0 -1 “=========== AVTR PANEL ===========”
SimAVTRToggle -1 0 0X21 0 0 0 1 “AVTR: AVTR Switch - Toggle”
SimAVTRSwitch -1 0 0X21 4 0 0 1 “AVTR: AVTR Switch - Cycle”
SimAVTRSwitchUp -1 0 0XFFFFFFFF 0 0 0 1 “AVTR: AVTR Switch - Toggle Up”
SimAVTRSwitchDown -1 0 0XFFFFFFFF 0 0 0 1 “AVTR: AVTR Switch - Toggle Down”
SimAVTRSwitchOn -1 0 0XFFFFFFFF 0 0 0 1 “AVTR: AVTR Switch - ON”
SimAVTRSwitchAuto -1 0 0XFFFFFFFF 0 0 0 1 “AVTR: AVTR Switch - AUTO”
SimAVTRSwitchOff -1 0 0XFFFFFFFF 0 0 0 1 “AVTR: AVTR Switch - OFF”
#===============================================================================================One less message flashing on the screen.
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thanx Kolbe for organising the callback forest for us.
while making my own i stumbled over this (BMS_Keystrokes_Ver_1_4_Full.key):
SimDoNothing -1 0 0XFFFFFFFF 0 0 0 -1 “======= FUEL QTY SEL PANEL =======”
SimExtFuelTrans -1 0 0XFFFFFFFF 0 0 0 1 “QTY: EXT FUEL TRANS Switch - Toggle”
SimFuelTransNorm -1 0 0XFFFFFFFF 0 0 0 1 “QTY: EXT FUEL TRANS Switch - NORM”
SimFuelTransWing -1 0 0XFFFFFFFF 0 0 0 1 “QTY: EXT FUEL TRANS Switch - WING”
SimIncFuelSwitch -1 0 0XFFFFFFFF 0 0 0 1 “QTY: FUEL QTY SEL Knob - Toggle Up”
SimDecFuelSwitch -1 0 0XFFFFFFFF 0 0 0 1 “QTY: FUEL QTY SEL Knob - Toggle Down”
SimFuelSwitchTest -1 0 0XFFFFFFFF 0 0 0 1 “QTY: FUEL QTY SEL Knob - TEST”
SimFuelSwitchNorm -1 0 0XFFFFFFFF 0 0 0 1 “QTY: FUEL QTY SEL Knob - NORM”
SimFuelSwitchResv -1 0 0XFFFFFFFF 0 0 0 1 “QTY: FUEL QTY SEL Knob - RSVR”
SimFuelSwitchWingInt -1 0 0XFFFFFFFF 0 0 0 1 “QTY: FUEL QTY SEL Knob - INT WING”
SimFuelSwitchWingExt -1 0 0XFFFFFFFF 0 0 0 1 “QTY: FUEL QTY SEL Knob - EXT WING”
SimFuelSwitchCenterExt -1 0 0XFFFFFFFF 0 0 0 1 “QTY: FUEL QTY SEL Knob - EXT CTR”(all disabled)
just to tell you.
many thanks again!
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Hi,
thanks for the info.
Seems to me I just forgot to set the keys for them. At least
QTY: EXT FUEL TRANS Switch - Toggle
QTY: FUEL QTY SEL Knob - Toggle Up
QTY: FUEL QTY SEL Knob - Toggle Downshould be assigned.
Will fix this in my next update.
Regards
Kolbe
thanx Kolbe for organising the callback forest for us.
while making my own i stumbled over this (BMS_Keystrokes_Ver_1_4_Full.key):
SimDoNothing -1 0 0XFFFFFFFF 0 0 0 -1 “======= FUEL QTY SEL PANEL =======”
SimExtFuelTrans -1 0 0XFFFFFFFF 0 0 0 1 “QTY: EXT FUEL TRANS Switch - Toggle”
SimFuelTransNorm -1 0 0XFFFFFFFF 0 0 0 1 “QTY: EXT FUEL TRANS Switch - NORM”
SimFuelTransWing -1 0 0XFFFFFFFF 0 0 0 1 “QTY: EXT FUEL TRANS Switch - WING”
SimIncFuelSwitch -1 0 0XFFFFFFFF 0 0 0 1 “QTY: FUEL QTY SEL Knob - Toggle Up”
SimDecFuelSwitch -1 0 0XFFFFFFFF 0 0 0 1 “QTY: FUEL QTY SEL Knob - Toggle Down”
SimFuelSwitchTest -1 0 0XFFFFFFFF 0 0 0 1 “QTY: FUEL QTY SEL Knob - TEST”
SimFuelSwitchNorm -1 0 0XFFFFFFFF 0 0 0 1 “QTY: FUEL QTY SEL Knob - NORM”
SimFuelSwitchResv -1 0 0XFFFFFFFF 0 0 0 1 “QTY: FUEL QTY SEL Knob - RSVR”
SimFuelSwitchWingInt -1 0 0XFFFFFFFF 0 0 0 1 “QTY: FUEL QTY SEL Knob - INT WING”
SimFuelSwitchWingExt -1 0 0XFFFFFFFF 0 0 0 1 “QTY: FUEL QTY SEL Knob - EXT WING”
SimFuelSwitchCenterExt -1 0 0XFFFFFFFF 0 0 0 1 “QTY: FUEL QTY SEL Knob - EXT CTR”(all disabled)
just to tell you.
many thanks again!
cheers