BMS Other Fighters Mafia (BMSOFM) Journal
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Good Day, All. Today’s update is that Kuriles Theater will be out soon. The basic Theater is done, we’re just doing some new Theaters for you.
Also, this is probably a good time to post a reminder… Some anti-malware programs aren’t completely happy with our Installer. When we pre-release test we download just like you do,and on my PC Windows Defender gives a warning. I just to the “keep anyway” and it’s all good. -
Good Day, All. It’s been a busy and productive week.
We have had some discussion about TE’s The current focus regarding TE’s is about stability. But, we know they’re old. That was why the priority , way back when, was to convert them from the .trn to the .te format. That way people can use MC to refine them to personal taste. That’s not a reflection of lack of interest on our part, just lack of time. Moving forward, we do want to refine and update them.
Beyond that, we are having a typical week. We are dealing with developing 3-4 new weapons, a minor ctd bug,f-35 fm refinement, and multiplayer issues, while trying to put out Kuriles. Which is still on the way (in 3-4 OFM Weeks ).
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@drtbkj
You can bet it well, Fra’, there are even more cooking here, and they’re coming out soon.Don’t sleep worried… not now, at least, that time will come.
With best regards.
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Good Day, All. OFM-Kuriles is done and Brother Chuckles will be releasing it shortly. It’s got some new goodies, besides stability enhancements. We have refined the AGM-158 and AGM-184(both ground attack and anti ship). Some Japanese skins and ships are included.
And, as usual…
Contributers (if you are not in here and want to be, let us know. Many people contributed that may not be on the list)
-Eddie
-Dardo
-Jackal
-Musurca
-Scorpion
-Syntax_Erol
-Molni
-Jan Has
-Decimal
-Vespa
-Sammy Skycraft
-Bibleclinger
-Luke 777
- Ripper
-Manos
-Pepe
-Dave
-MetalHead
-Nizmo
-Drtbkj(Airwolf), and the Mafia
- As always, Chuckles, Osprey, and CCC
-And, Radium, for what he brings to the BMS Other Jets
OFM 1.8 CHANGELOG 1) Squadron Patch set with more US Navy and PRC
2) Corrected skin on F-16-30 IAF( thanks to Sammy Skycraft)
3) Hornet, Fifth Generation, and Tornado cockpits-The 5 ECM Mode switches are now left click for on/ right for off
4) F-35B Flight Model refinement
5) F-35 B and C fuel capacities corrected to RL values
6) Refinement of the AIM-120D. PLEASE NOTE: The 120D Project is ongoing, but in the meantime 1.8 will be released with what we call the 30 second burntime model. We feel it is the best compromise.
7) Rocket salvo change-(thanks to Bibleclinger). Rockets are now fired singly. Note:WIP to add more selectivity.8) Refined Baydoor modeling in the F-102A and F-106 9)Adjusted map for improved steerpoint line visibility 10) Repairs to many airbases(ctd fix) 11) Jet changes-added-2 seater EFK200 -Spanish 2 seater F5B -Spanish Av-8 loadout changes -Various Flanker refinements...
Su-27S Flanker-B. Single seat, IRST in middle, no AAR probe, no AA-12
Su-27UB Flanker-C. Two seats, IRST in middle, no AAR probe, no AA-12
Su-33 Flanker-D. Single seat, canards, IRST in right side, AAR probe, yes AA-12
Su-30M2 Flanker-G. Two seats, IRST in right side, AAR probe, yes AA-12
Su-30SM Flanker-H. Two seats, canards, IRST in right side, AAR probe, yes AA-12
Su-27SM/SM3 Flanker-J. Single seat, canards, IRST in right side, AAR probe, yes AA-12
12) CATM-9 and -120 and AA11 and AA12 added. (Flankers and a few other Russia / China jets have Catm)
13) F18F updated for ATCKURILES SPECIFIC: Ah-1-W refinement
F-35B refinement
Russian Naval Force restructured
Japanese Forces enhanced-AWACS,tankers,F-1, and F-2NOTE ON 4.37 JAMMER MODELING. We wanted to give the option of either using the USAF or IDIAS jammer system, so the Hornet and 5G cockpit hotspots are in place.
In the Hornet 'pit on low/center MFD-OSB1=ECM-STBY
-OSB2=ECM-OPER
-OSB3-5= ECM XMIT1-3
-OSB 11-15- ECM MODE 5-1(left click on, right off)
In the Fifth Gen. ‘pit, again on the low/center MFD
OSB 1-5=ECM MODE 1-5(left click on, right off)
OSB 16-18-ECM XMIT 1-3
OSB 19= ECM STBY
OSB 20= ECM OPER.
The Tornado also has ECM Power,EMM XMIT MODE,and the 5 XMIT button hotspots.See BMSOFM Fighters’ Manual page 5.We’ve been working on the pits with a couple of goals. First, simply get it to work even for people with austere HOTAS’s. Second, to give people the option of the USAF or IDIAS without a lot of hassle.
The pits , that will be in OFM 1.6-1.7 Theaters,have hotspots for all the buttons needed for both systems. Plus, If your HOTAS has a 4-way switch, you have another option…
The procedure is 1) Go to x/4.37/Data/your theater/Sim/acdata/ your jets folder. In the avionics section look for avionicsRWRType
avionicsRWRType 1 ( this is for the Viper model)
avionicsRWRType 3 will give you IDIAS
avionicsRWRType 5 will give you the USAF model with the RWR-on-HUD display
2a) USAF-map CMS up,down, left,and right as usual . Then, map SimXMit1 ,SimXMit2 ,and SimXMit3 as shifted commands under the CMS’s. This gives you full HOTAS capability once you have powered the jammer and pressed the SimEcmMode1-5( which are in all 3 cockpits)
2b) IDIAS-It’s the same procedure as above except you map ECM XMIT TOGGLE instead of CMS Down. You don’t need the 3 XMIT commands.
There are other ways to do this, but this method has been tested in 3D -
Any screen shots to tease us with??
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@JollyFE said in BMS Other Fighters Mafia (BMSOFM) Journal:
Any screen shots to tease us with??
Hi, Jolly. Good idea. Since you wrote this Brother Chuckles released Kuriles. However,
I’m still flying there, so let me see what I can tease you with
Here’s a little weapons.test TE action, giving a tank column a bad day -
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Not bad. The F-18E is looking nice!
Looking forward to seeing more.
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Good Day, All. Today is TE Day. Brother Jackal has been busy, so we present…
https://www.mediafire.com/file_premium/kmjglgqy7eqnmhj/Jackal_TE_Pak-ofmkto.zip/file
The OFMKTO TE’s have needed some love, and Jackal has done a good job on stability and addition of more Other Jets. Besides that, the .trn files are converted to .te. So, you can add your jet/loadout of choice using Mission Commander. Just extract the files and place them in 4.37/data/Add-On OFMKTO/campaignhttps://www.mediafire.com/file_premium/57ch0f77sizrfiu/Jackal_New_TE_Kurile_OFM.7z/file
Also, The TE in the recently released Kuriles was an unpolished weapons mission. Jackal has enhanced that as well .Just extract the files and place them in 4.37/data/Add-On Kuriles OFM/campaign
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Thanks, Fra’ Joe.
Have fun “up there”, Gentlemen… but not “too much”, though.
Ah, more to come on kind request.
With best regards.
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Good Day , All. Nevada 1,8.1 is out…
https://forum.falcon-bms.com/topic/25763/ofm-nevada-1-8-1-for-bms-4-37-2The 1.8.1 version of OFM-Balkans will be out soon. In fact, we will be selectively upgrading our older 4.37 Theaters. If there are any particular Theaters you wish to have with the latest and greatest, let us know.
Today, we also removed some older links for our Discord OFM-release channel https://discord.com/channels/797936162638659594/1021169991367806976
Also, in general, as you look at that channel always look to the end of the list for the latest versions. The higher the version number, the newer it is. -
Good Day, All. OFM-Libya 1.81. is out https://forum.falcon-bms.com/topic/25762/libya-128-for-bms-4-37-x
You will need the station-ils file
https://www.mediafire.com/file_premium/p1fyngjwhsihpb2/stations%252Bils.dat/file
Which goes in 4.37/data/Add-on Libya/campaign.And now, ever onwards, comrades. OFM_Balkans 1.8.1 is next on the agenda
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Good Day, All. If you’ve read the README’s for our OFM Theaters, you may have seen “the AIM-120D is a WIP”. Well, today we have a treat for you. Sammy Skycraft has produced a new flight model file that fixes the “hypersonic issue”.
https://www.mediafire.com/file_premium/z89p2x08luwwe5j/AIM-120D.dat%2528SS_9-22-23%2529/fileSimply rename it to AIM-120D and drop into 4.37/data/any OFM Theater/sim/misdata.
This model will be in the soon to be released OFM-Balkans 1.8.1 -
Good Day, All. With all the upgraded Theaters we’re putting out, it occurred to me some people may be worried about losing their campaign(s)- in- progress. So, I wanted to mention that when we update I test my existing camps in the new version. You may have noticed various “Airwolf …” Those are my active camps.
The procedure to save/move is simple. From the 2D screen click the Save button on the upper task bar. A window will pop in and you can name it whatever you want, then save. That file will be saved to 4.37/data/your theater/campaign folder. It will be a .CAM file with your assigned name. Save/copy that file to your desktop or wherever, uninstall the old, install the new, and drop the file in. It’s the same with TE’s, but in those cases they are .TAC files Keep in mind that the .CAM’s and .TAC’s ARE Theater specific.
I can’t absolutely guarantee it will work all the time. However, I don’t remember a case where they haven’t, given what we usually change in upgrades. -
Good Day, All. Back at the keyboard… Today’s update is to thank Sammy Skycraft, Farazparsa and Deep Simulations for their recent work.
Sammy brought new life to the 120D project with a new misdat file. I hate to say I like it more then the old one ;).
Farazparsa just presented us with another 120D option, as well as fixes for F-15E internal fuel and F-22 engine spool rate issues.
Meanwhile, Deep Simulations is preparing a Pak with all kinds of neat Hornet skins.
All of these things will be in the Mafia Files fairly quickly . I’ll post the links here. Speaking of the Files, I’m considering making a “Slammer Pak” of the available AIM-120D misdat files. Any thoughts from the Group on that? -
Good Day, All.
Here is the link for the File Pak we were discussing 2 days ago. There is a Readme includedhttps://www.mediafire.com/folder/0zts73ampz8y9/OFM+Files10-2-23
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Good Day, All. Today’s update is a special treat, with immense thanks to Sammy Skycraft and Farazparsa.
We had previously discussed AIM-120D development. Bothe Sammy and Farazparsa contributed with that , and now F has contributed a lot more…
“F-35C with single F-135 engine(Current OFM F-35C uses two F-119 Engines!).
F/A-18F Added HTS and adjusted Thrust and fuelflow Mults to reflect f414-400 engines.
SU-57 Added HTS and adjusted Mach Breakpoints,Altitude breakpoints and Thrust to reflect AL-31 F3 Engines.
Customized AA-12 With Active seeker to Reflect R-77M Super Adder Missile! (max speed mach 6 High altitude13.6 seconds BurnTime).
Customized AA-9 to Reflect R-37M Hypersonic Missile!(MAX speed mach 7 HIgh Altitude 45.6 seconds of BurnTime).
Customized AIM-120D with 12.6 second Burntime and Medium Thrust. MAX speed Mach 5.8 High Altitude.”As so , we present the OFM Super Pak . https://www.mediafire.com/folder/0zts73ampz8y9/OFM+Super+Files+Pak+10-4-23
We are seeking your input on what you want us to put in future Theater releases. So, back up the original files , and become a Test Pilots
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@drtbkj Hi,drtbkj Thank you for your team’s efforts. May I ask where can I see the screenshot and video of the development module? I think it is very attractive! Hael!
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Good Day, All. Back from the desert and “back at work”. Somebody asked about the difference between stock BMS and our Stuff. So, perhaps a reminder…The Other Fighters Mafia was formed to celebrate what we call the Other Jets (ie: other then the Viper) in BMS. The OFM Theaters use some differences in the database in order to include our versions/additions of those . We also include things like the AIM-120D, various a/g ordinance, etc. Yes, all run in BMS 4.37U2. They are standalone installs so they won’t mess with the base KTO (or vice versa). https://discord.com/channels/797936162638659594/1021169991367806976 is our release channel on Discord.
To avoid confusion, we always include OFM in the Theater’s name. In some cases, we built on the great work by the BMS Devs and the Balkans Team, yielding OFMKTO and OFM-Balkans . Some, like Nevada, etc., are Theaters created largely by Chuckles that we refine and keep current with our ever-evolving database. The latest version is 1.8.1, but all those listed in OFM-release still work in U2. All our theaters use the same database, so the difference between, say, OFM Nevada 1.81 and OFM-Balkans 1.81 is the geography and campaigns.
Speaking of the campaigns, we try to mix things up for your enjoyment. Generally, the first 3 will be more “old school”, and the last 3 more modern. -
@asleepwater said in BMS Other Fighters Mafia (BMSOFM) Journal:
@drtbkj Hi,drtbkj Thank you for your team’s efforts. May I ask where can I see the screenshot and video of the development module? I think it is very attractive! Hael!
Hi, Asleepwater. If you’re talking about Farazparsa and Sammy Skycrafts’ work specifically, we would need to talk to them. However, generally, you’re not the first to ask for YT vids and screenshots. It is something we’d like to do more of. Our Youtube channel is https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfGGjXgjy8AbNB0Kfxuv4YQ. There’s not too much there ,yet, but we’re working on it…