RWR <M> Fix for 4.35.3
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Hello First i like to thank you for responding. I am on a “win7 64 bit system.”
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A little easy tip to apply when running the fix in Windows 10Pro at least : you can avoid the system’s protection after clicking on this executable’s Properties and then flagging this box.
Click on the Apply button and it’s made.
Hope this helps someone.With best regards.
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@rusher0600 Thank you!
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@cag Windows 7 is out of support with no security updates for almost 2 years
You might be able to run the python code directly like @RUSHER0600 suggested, but I’d consider upgrading to Windows 10.
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@orffen Or just edit the 3 lines in the file manually via notepad instead of spending 25x the time trying to reverse engineer the auto patcher.
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@khronik said in RWR <M> Fix for 4.35.3:
@orffen Or just edit the 3 lines in the file manually via notepad instead of spending 25x the time trying to reverse engineer the auto patcher.
or take 25x less and just upgrade to a non-deprecated operating system
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@jstnj said in RWR <M> Fix for 4.35.3:
@khronik said in RWR <M> Fix for 4.35.3:
@orffen Or just edit the 3 lines in the file manually via notepad instead of spending 25x the time trying to reverse engineer the auto patcher.
or take 25x less and just upgrade to a non-deprecated operating system
In some instances it can be quite difficult and time consuming to simply “update” due to existing installed programs and/or large data to migrate. System compatibility can also be an issue if using older hardware.
I’d be weary to suggest someone nuke their entire OS and pay for a new Win10 key when the task at hand is a text file edit consisting of 3 lines but to each their own method.
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@khronik The issue is that it’s not just a single xml file, it’s one for every theater you installed or plan to install (if it hasn’t been updated yet).
FYI, it’s also not reverse engineering, I simply shared the source code that I compiled the auto-patcher from. If you can’t execute the .exe, installing the python interpreter and executing the source code will likely still take less time and annoying repetitive labor than manually editing everything. -
@khronik said in RWR <M> Fix for 4.35.3:
I’d be weary to suggest someone nuke their entire OS and pay for a new Win10 key when the task at hand is a text file edit consisting of 3 lines but to each their own method.
No need to pay even today it’s still possibile to upgrade a Win7 to Win 10 official and legally through the Windows Upgrade assitant for free
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@rusher0600 said in RWR <M> Fix for 4.35.3:
@khronik The issue is that it’s not just a single xml file, it’s one for every theater you installed or plan to install (if it hasn’t been updated yet).
FYI, it’s also not reverse engineering, I simply shared the source code that I compiled the auto-patcher from. If you can’t execute the .exe, installing the python interpreter and executing the source code will likely still take less time and annoying repetitive labor than manually editing everything.My post was referencing the time it takes to upgrade to Windows 10 vs. making the edits to the xml file manually. If someone wants to install python and then figure out how to execute your source code, then it’s up to them. I’d argue, if they need a script to edit a few xml files, then installing and executing python script would also pose a challenge.
Just not sure why everyone is so bent up about editing a text file manually. Maybe I’m too old school? LOL
Sometimes it’s good to know what and how you are editing something, especially when it’s a trivial edit.
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@oakdesign said in RWR <M> Fix for 4.35.3:
@khronik said in RWR <M> Fix for 4.35.3:
I’d be weary to suggest someone nuke their entire OS and pay for a new Win10 key when the task at hand is a text file edit consisting of 3 lines but to each their own method.
No need to pay even today it’s still possibile to upgrade a Win7 to Win 10 official and legally through the Windows Upgrade assitant for free
That’s assuming the hardware is capable of running Windows 10 without issue. Some legacy peripherals or hardware do not have the proper driver model to be supported by Windows 10. It could be a pandoras box without all the information.
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I also have W7 64, and I want to make the changes by hand.
More than the line number where the changes are applied, could you say the Name of the block in which the BeamWidth parameter should be edited, and the value that corresponds to each one?
The first is clear to me, AIM120, the second I think will be the AIM54A (in my file, in Balkans, the line number is 732, instead of 733 … but what is the last block?Thanks
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@fresco AA-12 (R-77 ) which is listed in the very first post as well
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Thank you
Then:
AIM-120: BeamWidth 30
AIM-54A: BeamWidth 45
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<p>Man, this is kind of sketchy, how do we know this .exe isn’t malicious in some way? We don’t even know who the author is. I ran it from my download director and it opened and closed in a split second. My BMS is installed on another drive, you’d figure it would at least have to scan for it or ask for an install directory.<br /><br /><br /></p>
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<blockquote>Man, this is kind of sketchy, how do we know this .exe isn’t malicious in some way? <br /><br /></blockquote><p><br />I agree the culture of transmitting anonymous / closed-source EXEs and MSIs needs to stop.<br /><br />But to answer your specific concern, the first few lines of the python code grab the location of your BMS install from the registry.<br /></p><pre>def getBMSpath():
key = r"SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Benchmark Sims\Falcon BMS 4.35"
Registry = ConnectRegistry(None, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE)
RawKey = OpenKey(Registry, key)</pre><p><br />I can’t vouch for the EXE but the 50 lines of python code appears wholesome and legit. :)<br /></p> -
<p>@airtex2019 Where are you getting that python code from a source file or something? I’m not new to computers but I’m no programming guru. I know this is all volunteer work but, someone can’t just make an official hotfix for this and the Falcon BMS.cfg issue with the 4.3.5.3 update? It’s a lot of jumping through hoops.<br /></p>
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<p>@rfxcasey <a href=“https://forum.falcon-bms.com/topic/21569/rwr-m-fix-for-4-35-3/14?_=1646095789010” target="blank">https://forum.falcon-bms.com/topic/21569/rwr-m-fix-for-4-35-3/14?=1646095789010</a><br /><br />(ostensibly the author but again it’s hard to know with google-drive … so your point still stands)<br /></p>
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