BMS Other Fighters Mafia (BMSOFM) Journal
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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
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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.
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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.
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@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…
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One more update for this afternoon, then I’m going flying . A few days ago we brought you the Super Pak. We’ve graded that a bit, adding auto throttle to the F-18F, etc. The new link is… https://www.mediafire.com/file/ptpt1rtriga4l8y/Joe+Steidl-OFM+Super+Files+Pak+10-4-23-2023108-2495.zip/file
The included README explains it all.We are very interested in your feedback. Would you like to see these in our future releases?
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Good Day, All. Brother Jackal has created a TE Pak for Libya. https://www.mediafire.com/file_premium/r41wljv1y1o6dic/Jackal%2527s_Libya_OFM_custom_TE%252Bppt.zip/file
Just unzip it and add to 4.37/data/Add-On Libya/campaignAlso, there is a TE Pak in the works for OFM-Balkans
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Good Day, All. Today I have a bit of a general update. Let’s call it Mafia Mindset 101 . We were talking over in our Discord about a couple of loadout issues in our new OFM-Balkans Theater. That got me thinking of something…
We try to keep things as real as possible. BUT, there is an element of “what IS possible” For example, AIM-120’s on the F-18 wingtips. The US Navy never did that. The USAF did on the Viper, though. So, hopefully it would be possible. We made a decision a long time ago to, as I’ve always said, to “offer options”. Things like the Slammers, Mav-D TER’s, our Super Tomcat with SLAM, etc. But, everyone has a different threshold of how “real” they want it. We acknowledge that some people want max realism. We know we can’t please everyone, and we certainly don’t mind if you don’t load the stuff. I’ve known people for a long time that simply won’t try the Hornet(OFM or stock) because of the Viper avionics. So, the core of our mindset is to offer things like the above as options. But, with the full knowledge that people can choose, and have the option, not to use them.
However, we do want our Theaters to be the best we can make them. We want to please as many people as we can. We know we can’t please everyone, but we have fun trying. We always welcome input from the BMS Family -
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Good Day, All. I’m back from the Dez and noticed this thread is no longer pinned. I have written the Devs requesting clarification and reinstatement.
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Good Day, All. The Dev’s kindly replied… This thread will be moving, and pinned, in Community Mods and Tools.
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One more update for today…
We’ve made a Tac Pak for OFM-Balkans.
https://www.mediafire.com/file/yib0i6iya98y83m/OFM-Balkans+1.8.2+Tac+Pak.7z/file
Brother Jackal has refined the stock TE’s, plus there’s a "bonus addition of the SA-10 Strike TE.
Also, we got a request from our resident Italian Stallion to refine the Sigonella and Brindisi Airbases and Sigonella NAS.
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Please stand and hold still all, Gentlemen.
“Another mates” have released their major update and all things from the past aren’t compatible any longer, as seems… long awaited U3, welcome!
Ah, how competition with other fellows might make you pushWith best regards to all.