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A very big
THANK YOU
to the anonymous guy that fulfilled my request.
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No need to shout bud
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I just doesnât seem the same some how :0(
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I added a Linux subsection in the SOS help me section.
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Just WOW! The mother of all posts! Thanks and double thanks!
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Just added some new insights on campaigns creation and tricks based on Duke748 and his colleagues guides and tips and tricks⊠also added a document link that was pointed out to me and itâs signed by Demer⊠It talks about the mysteries of the triggers AKA the tri campaign file.
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I must add
https://www.benchmarksims.org/forum/showthread.php?t=26874
And this:
Itâs not similar to laser employment for most people.
If you want to lase something, you just have to find it on the TGP screen, then press TMS UP. If it doesnât work, well you can TMS UP the hell of it until you get a good track. No big deal.
To get the BSGT process done, you need to find something on the TGP (which means you need a good planning), make sure itâs POINT TRACKable, make sure itâs not too far away for the Maverick seeker or remember not to care about the caution light and sound, then not forget to DMS down, move the seeker head onto the right target, TMS UP, press BSGT, remember to use the right button to switch to the other Maverick station, then move its seeker and press BSGT again. Not even taking into account that you have to do it all in time (before the target is too close) or you have to repeat the whole process from the start.It is definitely more complicated.
Now donât get me wrong : I can totally do it, and plan ahead for proper timing. I have more than 2 000 âflightâ hours in Falcon 4.0 (probably 3 000-odd, but I didnât keep my old logbooks), and I actually wrote the French document about how to deal with the ânewâ Mavericks, as you know.
Still, guys like Raptor, Red Dog, you and I are not the majority of players.
When I found out, I was actually surprised by the number of people who use the Mavericks but choose not to go through the BSGT procedure because, precisely, they feel itâs a pain in the a$$. So an option to be able to skip that tiny part of the game procedures would make the game more profitable for them, without taking something from other players.EDIT : The great number of threads created about that particular matter on this very forum may work as an indication of how many players have trouble with it.
EDIT: DONE!
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Just added some new insights on campaigns creation and tricks based on Duke748 and his colleagues guides and tips and tricks⊠also added a document link that was pointed out to me and itâs signed by Demer⊠It talks about the mysteries of the triggers AKA the tri campaign file.
Hope they helpâŠWell, we are trying as just you did, dear Arty⊠thanks a lot for all you already did for us BTW.
With best regards,
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Separated Linux Area and updated it.
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I must add this to the list:
https://www.benchmarksims.org/forum/showthread.php?28375-F-4E-F-Phantom&p=501193&viewfull=1#post501193Witch part Arty. Mine or Pumpy.
I recommend pumpy option since worked for everyone, but itâs up to you
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hmmm I prepared this:
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First of all welcome to Falcon 4.0 BMS community forum. We hope and wish you enjoy your time here and become an active contributing member as well which is how this simulator exists in all itâs glory over the decades.
Letâs clear out that Iâm not a BMS developer team member. Just a long time Falcon user and a community member for many years and bellow are all personal thoughts and guidance for you.
This is not a developers forum but lotâs of developers are members contributing with their knowledge and expertise.
Have in mind that the whole BMS project is a community build up project from people in their free time. No one is getting payed here for developing anything for BMS core or theater or add on or modification. Please donât suggest payments or contributions⊠the team doesnât accept it.
Mainly itâs an F-16 simulator regarding the airframe and a war simulator regarding the whole application with the famous falcon dynamic campaign which is unique in this sector.So letâs get down with it.
History of Falcon:
https://www.benchmarksims.org/forum/showthread.php?11123-The-Falcon-Epopee-The-history-of-Falcon-4First check if your system is up to it:
https://www.benchmarksims.org/forum/content.php?132Some basic FAQ:
https://www.benchmarksims.org/forum/content.php?131While you start downloading it might be a good point to start reading about it⊠yeap lotâs of pages which you will find later on on your BMS setup folder in the DOCâs subfolder:
https://www.benchmarksims.org/forum/forumdisplay.php?78-DocumentationOh if you find something wrong in the documents, please verify it first with a solid source, or if you find a typo please post it here (community, we help each other):
https://www.benchmarksims.org/forum/showthread.php?35681-BMS-4-34-Documents-correction-reportHow to get Falcon BMS and install it:
You need the original Falcon 4.0 Installed on your pc. Then you download and install Falcon BMS which is a separate installation. Falcon 4.0 is needed just cause a valid licensed Falcon 4.0 must be present in order to install BMS. You donât need Falcon 4.0 other than the BMS installation.
https://www.benchmarksims.org/forum/showthread.php?27533-GoG-Falcon4-to-BMS-for-Dummies
the following guide is from 4.33 and itâs updates and the same principal is for 4.34
https://www.benchmarksims.org/forum/showthread.php?31312-Starting-with-Falcon-4-BMS-4-33-Update-3Yes the UI is 1024x768⊠so live with it. We all do you can too.
You can have it full screen which is ok or windowed mode which is not ok on large resolution. U choose.
Read the manual how to operate and adjust the windowed mode.U can have an alternative Launcher:
https://www.benchmarksims.org/forum/showthread.php?31774-Falcon-BMS-Alternative-Launcher-(Easy-Setup-Keep-Joystick-Assignments)Weapons Delivery Planner (WDP) is a fundamental application for mission preparation:
https://www.benchmarksims.org/forum/showthread.php?5292-Weapon-Delivery-Planner-releasedYou can create your missions within the BMS UI but you can use Mission Commander (MC) which is for the advanced user that knows his way around:
https://www.benchmarksims.org/forum/showthread.php?10005-Mission-Commander-beta-releaseIf you prefer there is a nice suite of apps for Falcon BMS here:
http://www.weapondeliveryplanner.nl/Real Weather Data: Oh yes we enjoy them⊠and besides BMS options and tool, here is a fine tool:
https://www.benchmarksims.org/forum/showthread.php?29203-F4Wx-Real-Weather-ConverterNow how do you learn the THING⊠well easy. You must devote a considerable amount of time.
Read the manuals, practice the training missions, watch some wonderful training videos in youtube. Watch out those videos cause each user has his own practice and procedures. The manuals are the point of reference here and they cover almost every aspect for the newcomer, we are proud of them so read them first or youâll get many RTFMâs by asking around everything in the forums.
You can find some videos here along with many valuable info for BMS:
https://www.benchmarksims.org/forum/showthread.php?13653-Hot-ListTHEATERS: Oh yes those are free too and plenty to choose from.
https://www.benchmarksims.org/forum/forumdisplay.php?32-Theater-DiscussionNow that you broke the ice and maybe managed your first landing and maybe your first mission or campaign well itâs time to get serious and join a virtual squadron to get you to the next level, discover and enjoy the essence of Falcon BMS.
Here is the full list of virtual squadrons:
https://www.benchmarksims.org/forum/showthread.php?32205-List-of-Virtual-Fighter-Wings-and-SquadronsYou will be greatly rewarded. The experience is phenomenal and unparallel. The level of knowledge and expertise you will experience and gain is one of a kind. Though the Falcon AI are ok there is nothing compared to the warâs and battleâs that take place in the virtual skies of Falcon by joining large packages or participating in online PvP dynamic campaigns.
Most Virtual Squadrons have years of knowledge and are very serious. They have structured training programs for you to gain your wings. They are more than willing to help and support active newbs and members. And most of all the climate and relationship between them is what builds up friendships.Now letâs remind you that all the above are totally Free. You donât have to pay anything for those, and we just scratched the surface of it. Needles to say as easy its for you to get them and install them and enjoy them, itâs way hard and time consuming to build all this. Some take years.
If you find something wrong or a bug please try to reproduce it and be on a vanilla setup.
Post your bugs here:
https://www.benchmarksims.org/forum/forumdisplay.php?30-Technical-SupportBased on this:
https://www.benchmarksims.org/forum/showthread.php?35644-How-to-make-a-bug-reportSo please be respectful and grateful cause many community members contributed so that everyone can enjoy their hard work and free time effort from the smallest to the biggest innovation that came to Falcon BMS world.
Once you spot something that is missing or is inaccurate or could be better, first validate and confirm from a valid source. In most cases we end up to real pilots or official documents and then we report things to the forum.We donât discuss about new features or new release and their time schedule.
The dev team has a free selection from their to-do list and they go along as they see fit and what pleases them to work on. We already know the release dates and they are on a rigid time period. This period is â3-4 weeksâ. Which means it will be released when itâs ready and thatâs when the dev team will be ok and tested it and itâs ok with them to be released publicly. So donât waste your time asking about those. Your answer is the same â3-4 weeksâ always. You can always make suggestions for new things, but please donât go like this should be in already and itâs a joke that it isnât. Your thread will be locked and you will get the answer of: â Oh since you know all and you can do all come join the effort and you do it and provide it for free to the communityâ. So please donât play it a wise guy.The typical questions like how accurate BMS is or how real it is, or if itâs better then others etc. well itâs all answered many many many times here in the forum and previous forums over the decades of Falcon and Falcon BMS life and we are bored with it to tell you the truth. The history of it, the fact that real fighter squadrons use it and real fighter pilots are shocked by using Falcon BMS speaks for it and makes the team and the community super proud about it and itâs the fuel to keep pushing to make it even better in the future. Yes it has and real fighter pilots that contribute and are active developer members. No one knows them (for obvious reasons) but they are there. Could it be better? Well please read aheadâŠ
Many aspects are not proven and you will never get a proof. BMS manages to get the data needed and be close to the real thing as much as possible. We trust those guys for decades and they have proven their intentions and expertise. If you want to question them also think twice. Someone already did before you, so donât just be another comet. We still give them (Developerâs) hell but not just cause but on specific aspects and with valid verified information. Their free time is valuable and we respect that. We donât want to waste their time cause we heard something from a friend whose friend has a friend which is a pilot and something is wrong in BMS. Or this sim has this and not that or the other⊠The team has a long list and things to implement and the future and new features are very exciting. We experience that in every BMS release major or update. We wish you will also be part of it and help in the process of making BMS even better with constructive criticism.
So since we got there⊠start considering your participation to the community. Itâs our ethical duty not only to receive free and enjoy but to provide back to the community so that Falcon BMS will go to the next level and kind of pay for our vast enjoyment by using this extensive platform. Yes you can enjoy it for free for as long as you like. No one is going to force you about it, but please on the back of your head once in a while think what it took for all this to be build up and how and the endless time that it took.
All you have to do is find the way and what would you like to help with and start a thread in the forum asking around. No need to be an expert to a field, you will become if not as most of us did. The whole community will help out. Be prepared, the Falcon âmonsterâ, as we call it, is not an easy task to develop. It needs stamina and dedication. Are you up to it?#### END ####
But I donât know.
Should I start a new thread or place it on top in the first post of the hot list?
What do you say guys?
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well I added theaters and weatherâŠ
hmm for now I might have it at the beginning of the Hotlist and letâs see how it goesâŠ
Any errors or suggestions please fire away.
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Arty
Very well written
Thank you
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first post updated with 4.35 stuff.
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Thanos that was a joy to read!
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The 4.35 documents download link has the 4.34 docs in it.
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The 4.35 documents download link has the 4.34 docs in it.
Thanx for the heads up⊠changed it.
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The 4.35 documents download link has the 4.34 docs in it.
it is incorrect. It was edited yesterday for 4.35 docs
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Please consider adding this to the hotlist:
EZBoards - Instant single-click briefing to kneeboards conversion for Falcon BMS.
https://www.benchmarksims.org/forum/showthread.php?41217-EZBoards-Instant-single-click-briefing-to-kneeboards-conversion