Falcon BMS Alternative Launcher (Easy Setup, Keep Joystick Assignments)
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@Icer said in Falcon BMS Alternative Launcher (Easy Setup, Keep Joystick Assignments):
@Razor161 said in Falcon BMS Alternative Launcher (Easy Setup, Keep Joystick Assignments):
@Icer said in Falcon BMS Alternative Launcher (Easy Setup, Keep Joystick Assignments):
@Razor161 - OK, just installed mine no re-programming is necessary. The GAIN/LVL/AUTO switch does not appear to be used anymore as I don’t see it in AL or BMS itself. The switch is Up/DX31 , Down/DX32/ Center/POV1.Up. If I ever used that switch I guess I will worry about changing the LVL position to DX33, but as I have nothing to bind it to it’s wasted effort for now… If given the choie I would have had Simgears leave the “IFF” button blank and used DX3 elsewhere and that would alleviate the need of hte POV assignment on DX32 limited software…
On my old ICP I used the GAIN/LVL/AUTO switch as MASTER ARM ON/OFF/SIM. And I also use the IFF button regularly. So I don’t share your opinion regarding that suggestion.
However I solved the MASTER ARM switch by moving it to one of the switches on my throttle.
Being able to use the POV1.Up in AL would be great so we can use all three positions of this switch as well.…I use TMS left for IFF… but maybe i’m off a bit.
That’s used to start the IFF scan. The IFF button on the ICP is used to enter the IFF page on the DED. And if you fly against other F-16, that are also IFF equipped, them you would probably go there and push some buttons.
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@Razor161 sorry, but in BMS, it is the ‘BMS - Auto’ file that is being selected every time. I do know that AL is editing ‘BMS - Full’ (read my post again)
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@Pegasus82
My BMS - Full.key file was modified on April 12 2022 (like all the others that come with BMS 4.36)
The only key file that has a different modification date is BMS - Auto.key.
AL is doing fine with the key files.
I guess you’re not using the latest version of AL (v2.1.0) or have other things that mess with your key files. -
@Razor161 Thanks
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@chihirobelmo Yes, it looks like this and works fine.
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@Pegasus82 said in Falcon BMS Alternative Launcher (Easy Setup, Keep Joystick Assignments):
I am having an odd problem. When I Launch BMS 4.36 from Alternative Launcher v2.1.0 I have BMS - Auto as the keyfile selected in game.
If I am making edits to the keyfile in AL it is actually editing BMS - Full but I still get BMS - Auto in BMS.
If I select BMS - Full in Setup - Controllers in BMS and Apply and OK, then Exit BMS and relaunch from AL it is back to BMS - Auto again.
@chihirobelmo any ideas here?
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@chihirobelmo said in Falcon BMS Alternative Launcher (Easy Setup, Keep Joystick Assignments):
How to install Falcon BMS Alternative Launcher? Make a backup of the stock Falcon BMS 4.33 U1\Bin\x86\Hub.exe before installing it. Download Falcon BMS Alternative Launcher, unzip the file and extract all of the included files to Falcon BMS 4.33 U1\Bin\x86, overwrite Hub.exe. Next time you launch BMS, Falcon BMS Alternative Launcher will be launched instead of the stock launcher.
Installing the new launcher after the clean installation of BMS is the most secure way to use this app.
EDIT: I just have found Just after the fresh install of BMS it does not have registry information like current selected theater or logbook, so if someone is first to install BMS and want to install my app. He or she has to launch BMS via stock launcher once, then install the app.Are these instructions still legit? The download gives me a setup.msi file, there is no zip file to unzip.
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@Atlas said in Falcon BMS Alternative Launcher (Easy Setup, Keep Joystick Assignments):
@chihirobelmo said in Falcon BMS Alternative Launcher (Easy Setup, Keep Joystick Assignments):
How to install Falcon BMS Alternative Launcher? Make a backup of the stock Falcon BMS 4.33 U1\Bin\x86\Hub.exe before installing it. Download Falcon BMS Alternative Launcher, unzip the file and extract all of the included files to Falcon BMS 4.33 U1\Bin\x86, overwrite Hub.exe. Next time you launch BMS, Falcon BMS Alternative Launcher will be launched instead of the stock launcher.
Installing the new launcher after the clean installation of BMS is the most secure way to use this app.
EDIT: I just have found Just after the fresh install of BMS it does not have registry information like current selected theater or logbook, so if someone is first to install BMS and want to install my app. He or she has to launch BMS via stock launcher once, then install the app.Are these instructions still legit? The download gives me a setup.msi file, there is no zip file to unzip.
AL is a stand alone application since v2.0.0.
See release notes here:
https://github.com/chihirobelmo/FalconBMS-Alternative-Launcher/releases -
@Razor161 Hi! I have the latest Falcon_BMS_Alternative_Launcher_v2.1.0_Setup.msi file but following the instructions on the first post of this thread. Are there newer instructions on how to install this?
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@Atlas
The MSI will install AL in C:\Programs (x86)…
The is no need to replace the original BMS loader any more. Just launch AL after installation, set up your controllers and your good to go. -
@Razor161 Will it work from a different location? I prefer to install it on my games drive.
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@Atlas
Sure. Just try it out. I think the installer should ask where you want to install it. -
@chihirobelmo said in Falcon BMS Alternative Launcher (Easy Setup, Keep Joystick Assignments):
What are your devices?
I have a Thrustmaster HOTAS Warthog “Throttle and Stick” and a Cougar Throttle connected via TUSBA TQS R2. I fly with the Warthog Stick and the Cougar Throttle. I don’t use anything on the warthog throttle for now, it is just connected if I want to fly the F18, but that is basically never.
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@Pegasus82 hmmm I checked source code but It should save BMS-AUTO but I’ll test when I back home
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@chihirobelmo previous versions saved to ‘BMS - FULL’.
This has now changed to ‘BMS - AUTO’?
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@Pegasus82 said in Falcon BMS Alternative Launcher (Easy Setup, Keep Joystick Assignments):
@chihirobelmo previous versions saved to ‘BMS - FULL’.
This has now changed to ‘BMS - AUTO’?
yes, see the Changelog here (changed in 2.0)
https://github.com/chihirobelmo/FalconBMS-Alternative-Launcher/releases
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changing some keyboard assignments and it applies to BMS - AUTO . It is working fine for 2.1.0.
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What are the DX number or numbers for the Warthog throttle Coolie Switch?
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@jc1 said in Falcon BMS Alternative Launcher (Easy Setup, Keep Joystick Assignments):
What are the DX number or numbers for the Warthog throttle Coolie Switch?
Stock is POV U/D/L/R, with my Dx128 TARGET script running it puts out DX19/20/21/22…
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@Icer Those DX are the DX for Thrustmaster TARGET software. I’m asking about the DX related to Alternative Launcher.