Tacview – Understand what happened during your last flight! (alternative ACMI viewer)
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Forgive the noob question, but I still cannot get the telemetry to work. These are my steps…
- Run TacView
-Open the F4 Telemetry & select a location for the ACMI file - Select [Start Recording]
- Start Falcon and enter the cockpit
- Switch AVTR to ON.
And on the receiving PC…
- Select the Telemetry option
- Type in the IP Address
- Select [Connect]
And it never connects! Am I missing any steps?
Thanks in advance for any tips.
Cheers,
Jolly - Run TacView
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@JollyFE said in Tacview – Understand what happened during your last flight! (alternative ACMI viewer):
Forgive the noob question, but I still cannot get the telemetry to work. These are my steps…
- Run TacView
-Open the F4 Telemetry & select a location for the ACMI file - Select [Start Recording]
- Start Falcon and enter the cockpit
- Switch AVTR to ON.
And on the receiving PC…
- Select the Telemetry option
- Type in the IP Address
- Select [Connect]
And it never connects! Am I missing any steps?
Thanks in advance for any tips.
Cheers,
JollyHi,
Currently you have to revert to the old VHS file format in order to use real-time telemetry.
In the file:
Falcon BMS 4.36\User\Config\Falcon BMS User.cfg
Add the line:
set g_bTacviewAcmi 0
Also make sure you have pressed F to start recording - check the User\Acmi folder to see if an FLT file has appeared.
- Run TacView
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Attention all flight simulation enthusiasts! The long-awaited update for Tacview has finally arrived! The latest version, Tacview 1.9.0, includes a range of exciting new features and improvements to enhance your flight analysis experience.
With added support for Falcon 4 real-time telemetry and temporary files, as well as DCS: South Atlantic map, Mirage F-1CE, and MB-339 aircraft, you can take your flight simulations to new heights. Plus, the real-time telemetry lag option ensures smooth recordings even for challenging conditions.
The addition of MSAA x4 anti-aliasing and Adaptive v-sync support to the 2D and 3D views, along with the option to switch between true and magnetic north, provides a more accurate and visually stunning experience. Improved HUD speed and altitude display, crisp terrain textures, and better mouse object selection, also add to the already impressive list of improvements.
The latest release also includes important bug fixes to address crashes, inaccuracies, and UI issues. So, upgrade to Tacview 1.9.0 today and experience the improved flight analysis tool that helps you take your flight simulation to new heights!
This announcement was written entirely by ChatGPT so that Vyrtuoz could keep working on Tacview 2.0
FEATURES & CHANGES
- ADDED support for Falcon 4 real-time telemetry
- ADDED support for Falcon 4 FLT temporary files
- ADDED support for DCS: South Atlantic map
- ADDED support for DCS: Mirage F-1CE
- ADDED support for DCS: MB-339
- ADDED real-time telemetry lag option to better support some recorders
- ADDED numerous entries to the database
- ADDED new shortcut AltGr+B to inject bookmarks in DCS World
- ADDED OutOfSyncWarning registry option to disable desynchronized real-time telemetry warning
- ADDED support for up to 9 locked targets
- ADDED support for pilot health telemetry variables
- ADDED MSAA x4 anti-aliasing to 2D and 3D views (basically free since Tacview is CPU bound)
- ADDED Adaptive v-sync support for improved replay depending on the system performance
- ADDED Option to switch between true and magnetic north
- IMPROVED HUD speed and altitude display
- IMPROVED Garmin CSV telemetry files support
- IMPROVED KML telemetry files support
- IMPROVED crispness of terrain textures
- IMPROVED mouse objects selection from the 3D view
- IMPROVED Events are now displayed in the 3D view for 5 seconds when auto-pause disabled
- IMPROVED Korea database and terrain for BMS 4.36
- IMPROVED Israel database and terrain for BMS 4.36
- IMPROVED DCS2ACMI diagnostic log
- IMPROVED debug log
FIXES
- FIXED crash when displaying non power of two texture in 3D view
- FIXED support of IGC files with lines of more than 99 characters
- FIXED old hack preventing aircraft from flying higher than 60Kft in FSX2ACMI
- FIXED media duration was not displayed after opening a file
- FIXED xml AARRGGBB colors were not associated properly to predefined colors
- FIXED weapons trails too thin to be visible in some cases
- FIXED Save option not available during real-time telemetry recording
- FIXED potential rare infinite loop in the UI
- FIXED pitch was inverted in Telemetry.SetTransform() SDK function
- FIXED Auto-pause could be stuck on a bookmark event
- FIXED Aircraft and aircraft carriers position not synchronized during real-time telemetry
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@BuzyBee I note in your changelog;
“IMPROVED Korea database and terrain for BMS 4.36
IMPROVED Israel database and terrain for BMS 4.36”We’re on 4.37 now - I don’t know if the database has changed, but maybe it’s worth looking into updating?
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@obsidianuk Thanks for pointing this out. I will at least update Korea for 4.37.1 in the next beta.
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@BuzyBee I’ve running the latest betas, is this a later version than the available beta?
Can I still continue to run the betas and still be up to date?
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@CriticalMass Tacview 1.9.0 is the next version after 1.9.0 beta 11. Run Tacview 1.9.0 to be fully up to date.
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@BuzyBee
I there a way to forbid the use of Real Time Telemetry with Tacview and BMS, particularly for TvT games ?The question could be “irrelevant” as there might be already other tools available to take advantage of the recording Acmi files (.flt). In that case the question will be more generic and not specific to Tacview as 3rd party tool (F4AWACS, OSC Suite, …).
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@CheckPoint update 2 could have that fuction if everything works well
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@Revientor Thanks for the information
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With added support for Falcon 4 real-time telemetry and temporary files
Short “How to” :
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The next BMS update will have a couple of options that the server can set to prevent possible telemetry exploitation in TvT situations.
The server can disallow the ability to export the “flight” file, or if ACMI is allowed, an option to respect the Fog of War can be set.
We all love Tacview, but steps had to be taken to prevent cheating.
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@mirv said in Tacview – Understand what happened during your last flight! (alternative ACMI viewer):
The next BMS update will have a couple of options that the server can set to prevent possible telemetry exploitation in TvT situations.
The server can disallow the ability to export the “flight” file, or if ACMI is allowed, an option to respect the Fog of War can be set.
We all love Tacview, but steps had to be taken to prevent cheating.
Will it also fix the wrong side colours and use the correct object names?
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Sorry, I don’t know what that is exactly. You’ll have to explain a bit more. Are there wrong object names and colors being shown in Tacview? Is it a Tacview problem or BMS problem? I haven’t done any TvT for years, and Tacview didn’t exist then.
@CriticalMass said in Tacview – Understand what happened during your last flight! (alternative ACMI viewer):
@mirv said in Tacview – Understand what happened during your last flight! (alternative ACMI viewer):
The next BMS update will have a couple of options that the server can set to prevent possible telemetry exploitation in TvT situations.
The server can disallow the ability to export the “flight” file, or if ACMI is allowed, an option to respect the Fog of War can be set.
We all love Tacview, but steps had to be taken to prevent cheating.
Will it also fix the wrong side colours and use the correct object names?
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@CriticalMass said in Tacview – Understand what happened during your last flight! (alternative ACMI viewer):
@mirv said in Tacview – Understand what happened during your last flight! (alternative ACMI viewer):
The next BMS update will have a couple of options that the server can set to prevent possible telemetry exploitation in TvT situations.
The server can disallow the ability to export the “flight” file, or if ACMI is allowed, an option to respect the Fog of War can be set.
We all love Tacview, but steps had to be taken to prevent cheating.
Will it also fix the wrong side colours and use the correct object names?
not in u2
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@mirv Thanks for the information
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hi @mirv
This thread explains the issue with the objects: falcon-bms-native-acmi-export-for-tacview-missing-engagement-ranges
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@BuzyBee I got 1.9.0 Why doesn’t the flight path appear on the map when I drag the ini on to the map or I merge the ini with the map?
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@jc1 Can you please share the ini which is not working? And please confirm the theatre.
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@BuzyBee The theater is KTO. The ini is from training mission TR_BMS_18_BARCAP.
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