BMS Other Fighters Mafia (BMSOFM) Journal
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Good Day, All,
In other threads we’ve been talking about “plugging” the Hornet cockpit into other jets, and the procedure is in Section VII of the our Fighters Manual. You can use a similar procedure to put the Viper 'pit into another jet.
Step 1) Go to the 4.35>data>your theater(if not the KTO)> art>ckptart>your jet’s folder>3dckpit.dat file and find the value for wing model. It will look like-cockpitwingsmodel 1196;. Write down the number.
Step 2) Now go to the same file, but for the jet with the cockpit you want to have. I’ve found the F-16CM-50 is a good one. Copy both the 3dckpt.dat and 3dbutton.dat. files
Step 3) Replace those files in your jet’s ckptart folder with the ones you just copied.
Step 4) Go into your “new” 3dckpit.dat and change the wing model value to the one you got in Step 1.
Step 5) X out of the folder, and you’re good to go. -
Is the SLAM-ER available in BMS on the F18? Just watched
and saw the possibilities… -
Is the SLAM-ER available in BMS on the F18? Just watched
and saw the possibilities…Yes! And Super Hornet too!
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Is the SLAM-ER available in BMS on the F18? Just watched
and saw the possibilities…Hi, Icer
Yes, Mas is right. Have you tried the E, the regular SLAM? The thing about the H/K is the range is soooo long. I set up a TE in Balkans to test both. And, even with Boat off the west coast of Italy the -ER was in range overhead! -
Hi everyone. I am Dardo_01 and I belong to the EdAv squad, from Spain. In our group we have several squadrons, one based on F-16, another on Harrier and finally one of EF-18M (improved F-18A). Following the release of Falcon BMS we saw our EF-18M losing capabilities rather than improving. We expected that these errors would be fixed with the U1, but this has not happened. After discovering the work done by BMS Fighter Mafia on the F-18C I decided to adapt the EF-18 cockpit as much as possible to real life.
I have changed the pilot’s legs for M2000 legs, I have added the transponder and I have implemented the IFF and the switches to control it, the UFC buttons corresponding to the IFF and ILS, the JFS switch, the extinguish master caution button, the button from FCS TOT trim, the parking break, the F-Ack, the RWR volumes and missile tone in place, the anti-ice, the overheat, the oxygen and the Mal Ind Lights. I have also positioned the light test on the light panel.
Unfortunately, I have not been able to get the FCLS reset button to work, or the HMS to be seen. Likewise, the TGP is not well positioned and appears as masking almost always, this is something that happened when 4.34 came out and it was solved, but I am not able to fix it. The only fix that I have found is enabling the TGP as internal and do not carry it at any position.
I offer myself to continue working on the EF-18 in order to be able to offer my work to the entire BMS community.Enviado desde mi Redmi Note 9 Pro mediante Tapatalk
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Dardo_01, can you please provide a download link of your work to drtbkj, Smartaxe and myself. We would like to see your files and maybe offer some help in fixing the outstanding issues.
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Dardo_01, can you please provide a download link of your work to drtbkj, Smartaxe and myself. We would like to see your files and maybe offer some help in fixing the outstanding issues.
done
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Hi, Dardo, and Chuckles,
I got your files. Please check your pm’s. Brother Smartaxe, the Mafia Tech Guru, already solved your big problems. I’ve looked at your Art files. Let me know how I can help. -
I just to mention that Smartaxe’s fixes to Dardo_01’s EF-18M as well as the rest of the EF-18M complete package have been incorporated into the release version of Libya 128 for BMS 4.35u1.
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I just to mention that Smartaxe’s fixes to Dardo_01’s EF-18M as well as the rest of the EF-18M complete package have been incorporated into the release version of Libya 128 for BMS 4.35u1.
Thx, Chuckles.
While I’m here, here’s a quick update…
As we discussed in the other thread, the Group majority doesn’t really desire further F-35 development. Brother Smartaxe, however has come up with a really cool F-22 cockpit diagram that I will be "tweaking for the F-35. I also plan a F-35 Main Checklist.
We also got requests to show some love to the EF-18M and the CF188 cockpits. Those files should be to you be the end of the weekend (I hope)
Work continues on the Fighters Manual and the Mafia Files. It’s kind of grown beyond the original “fix some hotspots/short term project” mindset. I’m working on a way to maybe just add appendix’s/updates without rewriting everything, kind of a multi-volume approach. -
Thx, Chuckles.
While I’m here, here’s a quick update…
As we discussed in the other thread, the Group majority doesn’t really desire further F-35 development. Brother Smartaxe, however has come up with a really cool F-22 cockpit diagram that I will be "tweaking for the F-35. I also plan a F-35 Main Checklist.
We also got requests to show some love to the EF-18M and the CF188 cockpits. Those files should be to you be the end of the weekend (I hope)
Work continues on the Fighters Manual and the Mafia Files. It’s kind of grown beyond the original “fix some hotspots/short term project” mindset. I’m working on a way to maybe just add appendix’s/updates without rewriting everything, kind of a multi-volume approach. -
And the RAAF F-18 copkit, which has the same problems as the EF-18M, and I think it has exactly the same solutions.
Thank you all
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And the RAAF F-18 copkit, which has the same problems as the EF-18M, and I think it has exactly the same solutions.
Thank you all
You’re very welcome, Fresco. You are illustrating what the Mafia is trying to do, cockpit-wise. We’ve come to realize that to update both the cockpits and things like checklists for every single BMS jet is beyond our time limitations. Fortunately, we have 2 really good pit’s in BMS, a Viper and a Hornet. So, we can do a plug and play.
All,
As previously mentioned, we are helping with the EF-18M. We should have the updated cockpit in the Mafia Files by tonight or tomorrow. Meanwhile, the other two issues with the EF were TGP location and HMS function. Now in the Files are “HMS ef18m fix” and “parent 1091 tgp fix ef18m” . They address those issues.
Also, I’ve been thinking about how to restructure the Mafia Files and the Fighters Manual. I’ve come up with an idea, and am seeking your opinions.
The idea is to have the zip form of the Mafia Files to be the Manual, which does not change( at least regularly). The unzipped portion of the Files has 2" Update Volumes". One is the collection of files and DOC that gives a brief discussion of what that particular file does, and a “Tips and Tricks” version. The TnT version has such things as the Tornado flying tips a friend sent me. People can come in and download what particular file(s) they need.
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It is a good idea,
I understand and share that the BMS developers do not have time for other things than the best advance in the simulator, and I imagine that now, with the great prospects in doors, such as the new terrain, the implementation of VR, etc, they do not have time or resources in solving these issues.
However, it is a real shame that the work of so many official developers as well as the community, who have selflessly developed cockpits, flight models, even implemented really good naval operations, gets lost, WE LET IT lose, and I don’t mean only to the developers, but to the community.
So I think we should be as helpful as we can on at least these non-core simulator issues.
Fresco
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Good Day, All. One more update for today…
A DOC about current BMS F-22 functionality is now in the Mafia Files under “manual f22 pit”. Keep in mind that this is current functionality. As soon as I get a couple of files from Brother Smartaxe, I’ll be tweaking it for added f-22/F-35 functionality -
Ok, so I lied. One more update, for real this time
I was talking to someone on Discord about the AV8. While working on the Harrier is somewhat down the pipeline, The Mafia Files does now have a 3dbutton.dat that fixes the 4.35 hotspot issues. It’s in there under the title" 3dbuttons.dat (4.35 AV8 with restored jfs,llight,p.brk.)" -
Good Day, All,
The following is copied form my post in the "Looking for help in the AV-b " thread, and will be included in the Fighters Manual Tips and Tricks section
From the AV-8B NATOPS, our Manuals, and testing…- The V/STOL master mode of the Harrier is automatically engaged in BMS when the gear is down. (BMS Manual 8-87-8)
- The Cruise/STOL switch is modeled in BMS and automatically changes such things as LEF position.( UPDATE: I’m told the Harrier doesn’t have LEF’s, so what the display changes is unclear)
- NATOPS tells of 10 deg. nozzle posit. at the start of the takeoff run, and also about the STO Stop switch. It lets you quickly go to the calculated correct nozzle posit.
- BMS does not have the STO Stop. But , the good news is there a way to emulate it.
- The issue of GWT in Harrier launched is spot on. In fact, 26K is a fairly hard limit for STO launch. Store drag does not seem to enter into it, so you can carry more stores if you offload fuel. One test was full load (see below) with 2k less fuel. That worked but combat radius was only about 130 miles on a tactical flight profile.
- The jet was tested with a loadout of 2 MavG’s,2 AIM-120B, 2 AIM-9M, a TGP, and full fuel. That yielded a 25,989 GWT. 10-60 deg. nozzle posit’s and different weights were tested. It can be confirmed the procedures in the BMS Manuals do work. However, to be as true to NATOPS as possible, and from test results, the following procedure is offered.
A) Do the slow taxi toward spot 6, stopping the moment Ground starts speaking to switch to Tower.
B) Confirm Cruise/STOL switch is STOL
C) Nozzles to 10 deg. A convenient graphic is in the upper right corner showing posit.
D) When on Button 4 and given launch clearance, hold brakes hard on and advance to full throttle(the Harrier does not have afterburner), releasing brakes when the jet starts to overcome the brakes.
E) Here’s the tricky part, we have to emulate the STO Stop. You have to map the nozzle controls (increase and decrease) to either your HOTAS or a keyboard command easy to reach with your left hand. This is easy to do via the Alternate Launcher. One way to do that is as shifted functions “under” the trim control on the stick. On the test rig every time the VTOL Inc control is hit, the nozzle posit. changes by 10 deg. If your’s is the same then just as you about to leave the deck, “bump it” 4 times to take you to 50 deg.
F) Hold about half back stick and get the gear up ASAP
G) From NATOPS"2. Set attitude
3. Nozzles — gradually rotate the nozzles aft. Nozzle rotation rate should enable the aircraft to maintain a slight climb. (Maintain a nozzle angle of 25° or greater while in STOL flaps)."
H) When in stable climb- Cruise/ STOL switch to cruise, nozzles to zero
And to follow, how to land the sucker on the Ship!
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I land in vtol mode.
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I land in vtol mode.
Low fuel and no bombsExactly, Compadre . NATOPS straight up says do not attempt VTOL landings at high weight.
Plus, I was looking at the AV8’s 3dbut.dat and saw SimAltFlapsNorm -2.49529 1.218174 -2.894409 30 124 2
SimAltFlapsExtend -2.49529 1.218174 -2.894409 30 124 1
Do you think that’s the callbacks for the cruise/stol switch? I’d like to include the c/s switch into BMS-Full so we can map to HOTAS with AL, perhaps as a shifted function under our Hornet flaps -
_(cough, cough)_Please find the time to make some room in your PM boxes, fratello. (cough, cough)
Many tanks in advance and with best regards.