Falcon BMS Alternative Launcher (Easy Setup, Keep Joystick Assignments)
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Thanks chihiro for your great effort in getting this ready for 4.35. Once you are used to AL you cannot go back to the setup screen for key bindings
+1
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From post #632:
1.60 Released, Now Supports BMS 4.35.
To Transfer setup files to 4.35, copy all XML files in User/Config from 4.34 folder to 4.35.
https://github.com/chihirobelmo/Falc…ases/tag/v1.60
All I had to do was transfer those files and all my mapping worked as it did with old version.
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Hello,
I have an issue with my TQS in Alternative Launcher. I cannot map my throttle axis correctly.
The blue bar does not change when moving the throttle, and it is not correctly mapped in the Falcon UI.
Here is a screenshot
Any help would be highly appreciated.
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I am using AL for the first time. The instructions state:
I recommend make backups of the registry.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/BenchmarkSims/Falcon BMS 4.33 U1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/Wow6432Node/BenchmarkSims/Falcon BMS 4.33 U1
I can find the second item above but cannot locate the first item. My HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE file goes from AUEP to Caphyon with nothing in between. What am I doing wrong?
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I am using AL for the first time. The instructions state:
I recommend make backups of the registry.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/BenchmarkSims/Falcon BMS 4.33 U1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/Wow6432Node/BenchmarkSims/Falcon BMS 4.33 U1
I can find the second item above but cannot locate the first item. My HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE file goes from AUEP to Caphyon with nothing in between. What am I doing wrong?4.33 U1 Registry entries? Are you running BMS 4.35?
I think the Install Instructions may need to be updated… here’s what I do and AL is/has always functioned perfectly - hope it works for you.Download AL 1.60 into my “BMS 4.35” folder under “Downloads”
Extract AL 1.60 into a “BMS 4.35/AL 1.60” folder under “BMS 4.35” in “Downloads folder”
Find “Hub.exe”, send it to Desktop as Shortcut, rename Shortcut “AL 4.35”
Run it from the shortcut.Have the exact same setup (in a “BMS 4.34/AL 1.53” folder in “Downloads”) for AL 1.53 for BMS 4.34 running alongside, no issues.
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Yes. I am running 4.35 and 1.60. I tried your method and no joy. I guess I am too thick to get this to work. Will keep trying though. When I click on the shortcut, nothing happens.
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When I click on the link I get “not found”.
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Can anything be done to have mouse wheel control hsi in single increments?
Tried saturation and windows scroll settings
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Mouse whell works with acceleration so simply scroll your mouse slow and you get +1 scroll fast and you get +5 default timing is 60 ms between 2 scroll clicks, if you want to apply that to DX or keyboard inputs as well you could add the g_nKnobAccelerationDelta to your falcon bms.cfg file. setting this to a value will change the timing for the mouse wheel as well so setting it to 100 change the default 60 ms to 100 ms
g_nKnobAccelerationDelta When set to 0 it will make the “By1” and default “By5” callbacks
work without acceleration, i.e. By1 =1 and By5=5. Default = 60
milliseconds in which the next input has to occur.If g_nKnobAccelerationDelta is not 0 it will not change the
“By1” callbacks at all. Instead the “Normal” callbacks will
behave as “By1” if used once and accelerated to “By5” if used in
rapid succession. Basically if you move the controls slowly you
get By1 increment, if you move them faster you get By5
increments. Use SimHsiCourseInc, SimHsiCourseDec,
SimHsiHeadingInc, SimHsiHeadingDec, SimAltPressInc,
SimAltPressDec “normal’ callbacks for acceleration to work, not
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Yes. I am running 4.35 and 1.60. I tried your method and no joy. I guess I am too thick to get this to work. Will keep trying though. When I click on the shortcut, nothing happens.
Ok, how about if you go to the folder that contains AL 1.60 and dble-clik the “Hub.exe” file in there, what happens?
I’ve attached pics of my AL folder structure and also the contents of the beginning of “Setup.ini” in the AL folder for comparison. -
Icer: I get the hour glass for 2 seconds and then nothing. There does not appear that any of the little Microsoft program are needed for AL so I have no idea what I am doing wrong.
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Icer: I get the hour glass for 2 seconds and then nothing. There does not appear that any of the little Microsoft program are needed for AL so I have no idea what I am doing wrong.
I’m at a loss, you have run BMS 4.35 without it at least once, yes (using “Launcher.exe” in the x:/BMS 4.35 folder)? Did you already follow the “normal” install instructions replacing “Hub.exe” before trying my method?
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Thank you for putting this app together - as a new user I really appreciate it.
My apologies as the instructions for install are very clear - it is just as I have no experience of backing up registry files - is there a post that runs through this step by step? Wanted to avoid going through google / microsoft forums to work it out if it has been covered.
Also wanted to check that the app would help resolve an issue I have with my T.Flight Hotas One (appreciate this is not an ideal joystick choice) - the standard launcher is not recognising my throttle axis - and instead is forcing me to use the finger rocker on the front on the joystick. It has latest drivers and firmware and works OK on other sims (IL2 e.t.c.) - will your app enable me to force BMS to let me use the throttle.Thanks
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Thank you for putting this app together - as a new user I really appreciate it.
My apologies as the instructions for install are very clear - it is just as I have no experience of backing up registry files - is there a post that runs through this step by step? Wanted to avoid going through google / microsoft forums to work it out if it has been covered.
Also wanted to check that the app would help resolve an issue I have with my T.Flight Hotas One (appreciate this is not an ideal joystick choice) - the standard launcher is not recognising my throttle axis - and instead is forcing me to use the finger rocker on the front on the joystick. It has latest drivers and firmware and works OK on other sims (IL2 e.t.c.) - will your app enable me to force BMS to let me use the throttle.Thanks
Took Icer’s advice in an earlier post on this thread and just unzipped inside BMS 4.35 - haven’t backed up any registery but it all works fine. And I have been able to set up the throttle on the T.Flight Hotas One OK and it is now working properly. Great app - can’t thank you enough, and thanks to Icer for the post.
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Took Icer’s advice in an earlier post on this thread and just unzipped inside BMS 4.35 - haven’t backed up any registery but it all works fine. And I have been able to set up the throttle on the T.Flight Hotas One OK and it is now working properly. Great app - can’t thank you enough, and thanks to Icer for the post.
Glad it works for you now but I do not touch the 4.35 (or 4.34) installations. It is run from a folder completely separate from my BMS installation(s), as are WDP and MC so a uninstall/reinstall of BMS has no effect on these apps… I outlined it again earlier today in your other posting. Pic of both running away at same time blissfully…
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From post #632:
1.60 Released, Now Supports BMS 4.35.
To Transfer setup files to 4.35, copy all XML files in User/Config from 4.34 folder to 4.35.
https://github.com/chihirobelmo/Falc…ases/tag/v1.60
All I had to do was transfer those files and all my mapping worked as it did with old version.
I did just this and no joy. AL fires up 4.35 but the keyboard commands didn’t transfer.
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My new Warthog Throttle has many toggles but only creates a DX press/hold in the forward (ON) position. It seems that I can set a “Release” state for the OFF position but BMS does not see it. Am I doing it incorrectly or is this not possible? Here is a pic, using the RDR ALTM switch on the throttle to send a DX25 press for “NRM” (ON) and a DX25 release for “DIS” (OFF)… Please advise…
Edit: No idea what I did but it works perfectly now as I have it set up… In the interim I found an older AL ReadMe with the P/R instructions but don’t think it works that way anymore…
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Does the current version work on U1?
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I did just this and no joy. AL fires up 4.35 but the keyboard commands didn’t transfer.
From memory this was my experience as well. The xml files have some sort of id in the filename (inside curly brackets) which is probably significant in a way I don’t understand.