BMS Other Fighters Mafia (BMSOFM) Journal
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Good Day, All. Here are a few updates…
- First, the Theater conversion process is on going. Cougar in the Balkans Team sent us some stuff that will be very helpful. It’s times like this that I appreciate the community we have in BMS
- Meanwhile, there are a couple of immediate issues.
a) Some of us had trouble with throttles in twin engine jets. They were stuck at idle in 3D. The workaround to get them working is to add set g_bUseXInput 0 to x/4.37.3/user/Config/Falcon BMS.cfg.
b) Also, I am told that some of the MFD pages in the new Hornets are still WIP and don’t do certain things, yet . There is a workaround that reverts to the old avionics
Add to BMS.cfg as above
set g_bEnableWIPF18Avionics 0
set g_bEnableWIPF4Avionics 0
set g_bEnableWIPTornadoAvionics 0
And you can change the zero to 1 to “reactivate” the new avionics - While we convert the U2 OFM Theaters, we wanted a way to keep you flying, albeit in U2.There is a way to have a working U2 and a U3, if you haven’t upgraded yet. If any of you are interested, let me know here and I’ll post it. It’s not a complicated process.
I want to add that we consider Items 2-3 above to be workarounds only. We are extremely grateful to the BMS Devs for what they have given us in U3. Other Jets’ avionics has been the dream for a very long time. Personally, I’ll be focusing on U3 with the Hornet av’s enabled, even if at the moment I “only” fly KTO and Balkans
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@drtbkj shouldn’t it be added in Falcon BMS user.cfg instead of Falcon BMS.cfg?
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@Ferde said in BMS Other Fighters Mafia (BMSOFM) Journal:
@drtbkj shouldn’t it be added in Falcon BMS user.cfg instead of Falcon BMS.cfg?
Hi, Ferde. My understanding has been that anything placed in user.cfg will “override” the regular. And, the advantage of user is that a bms.cfg can and often is changed, but your values in user stay the same. If that’s not the case, somebody please let me know.
All that aside, you are correct, user is probably better. I was just trying to get us in the air so I suggested using BMS.cfg as I knew that worked. -
@drtbkj You are right, user.cfg overrides the normal .cfg without altering it and is recommended by the team to use it. That’s why I mentioned it.
If somebody is going to change something in the main.cfg, please, do a backup first. -
Good Day, All
We made good progress with our theater U3 conversion today. I’m told the painful part is converting the database itself, which is good news as we only have to do it once. Then, putting the new Theaters back out should be fairly quick.
Question: Any requests for Theaters you want done first?
Also, once I get my HOTAS working(thanks to Airtex) my pet project is going to be to explore the U3 Hornet. We know it’s a work in progress, but we are understandably curious about where it stands right now. And, personally, I want to fly it!
Over in the “The New Hornet” thread we were discussing the Hornet and a tiag made a good point. The U3 work was done on the F-18C. So, the D-G have not been touched. In testing we’ve seen the C has the takeoff trim and other previous hotspots, the others do not. For now you can go to x/4.37.3/data/art/CkptArt/F-18C and copy/paste the 3dbuttons.dat file to the F-18E type folder, after backing up the original. For Balkans go to x/4.37.3/data/Add-On Balkans/art/CkptArt/F-18C That will give you back the hotspots.
In the OFM U2 database we had added a few more EWS hotspots. When I get my HOTAS working I’ll test to see if it’s ok in U3 -
@drtbkj I have a simpel request regarding Theater :
- Nordic
- Nordic and
- Nordic
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Mideast 128
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@Killroy said in BMS Other Fighters Mafia (BMSOFM) Journal:
@drtbkj I have a simpel request regarding Theater :
- Nordic
- Nordic and
- Nordic
So, let me guess…
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Good Day, All. Yesterday we completed the database conversion, so Theaters will coming out soon.
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Good Day, All. Back at the desk…
Skorp, your votes are received .
For the First Wave of U3 Theaters the plan ATM is to aim for those most downloaded from the OFM Discord. That list is OFMKTO,OFM-Balkans,Nevada,Nordic,MidEast, and Taiwan.
Work on the Theaters continues. As previously discussed, the LOD to BML conversion was completed. We’re still having a some issues getting everything to work. We’re having a meeting on this tonight, so I should have more details soon. -
Here’s a pleasant update… We are now pre-release testing both OFM- Nevada and MidEast , the first of the lot.
Another piece of good news is we think our new database also addresses the periodic CTD’s we saw at times in U2
There are a couple of other things of note. First, we have decided to release with the stock BMS flight model.
Secondly, the early releases may have the new Hornet and other new avionics disabled. If so, you’ll be able to go into x/4.37.3/user/Config/Falcon BMS.cfg and reengage them The jets work air-to-air. However, right now A/G weapons requiring powering on won’t release. We hate to do it, and we’re going to continue testing pre- and post-releases. -
Good Day, All.
Today’s update is about OFM Theaters. At the moment we’re doing a triple check on our new database, which should be done by the weekend. Once we’re 100% sure on the db, we can get the Theaters out quickly, as in less then “3-4 Mafia Weeks” .I have been flying Nevada for days and Kuriles since yesterday with no issues.
The release schedule is still roughly the same, although Kuriles will be first ( someone made us an offer we couldn’t refuse) . Then, we’ll do the Big 6 (those with most downloads in U2),that were mentioned in the last post.
We also had some discussion as to whether to make U3 versions of all our Theaters, even those not downloaded a lot in U2 . We have decided to carry on and keep making them as long as we can make them work.
Our U3 Theaters will mainly be about stability in U3 (as in ctd prevention), but will have evolving changes as we go along. For example, we couldn’t get the EF-jet family’s cockpit to work, so ATM they will have a Viper pits. Plus, some Theaters may have campaign changes. All will have mirror fixes for the Hornet/Super Hornet.
Speaking of the H/SH, as well as F-4 and Tornado, they currently will default to their new WIP avionics. However, the included README will have simple instructions on how to “disengage” the new avionics. Meanwhile, we will continue to explore working with the new avionics, especially in the H/SH. You can read about that in “The New Hornet” thread over in General.
One thing we are excited about has to do with something called typeac. It is a value in the jet’s flight model file that has a big effect on it’s performance. In the past we had the obstacle that to get the auto throttle , manual flaps, etc. to work(very useful landing on a carrier) , the typeac you had to use seemed to limit some performance parameters. Now, while this is somewhat seat-of-the-pants, it seems that someone did some good work on typeac 9 , as comes stock in the U3 F-18C. T9 also has been found to work in the Super Hornet and F-35 as well. So, the current F-18C,E,F,and F-35C will come with this installed..
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Good Day, All.
Testing on the U3 OFM database continues. We’re investing the time to make sure it’s stable. Then, once we’re sure about the db, the actual Theater production is the “easy” part.
We have noticed a couple of ctds when flying some more uncommon jets with Hornet pits, when set g_bEnableWIPF18Avionics is set to 1. In other words, when the new avionics is “turned on”. We’re not seeing it when new avs are “off”. My own personal testing has largely been in the F-18C and E and I haven’t seen significant ctd, with new avs on or off.
Speaking of the Super Hornet, we have the U3 version working. -
Good Day, All.
This update is about our Theater. AS you may have seen, OFM Nevada was put out yesterday. Brothers Chuckles and Tomcat2 are working on a new (for us) Iran Theater. I’m very excited about that. Chuckles is our Campaign Guru, both in terms of refining them and making them work. T2 is working on the ATC.
Our order of Theater release is somewhat fluid. Now the the database is set, we’re looking at all our Theaters with an “ok, who’s next” eye. We remain generally set on the Big 6 first mentioned above, but there are variables. The Iran campaign work takes time, for example. Plus, we don’t want to steal Spogoro’s "thunder with his excellent Middle East 128, so that may bump our MidEast down a bit. But don’t worry, it won’t be that long. I was surprised how many downloads we got on ME, especially as it hasn’t been out long. Plus, we have to see how Iran goes. As above, gotta love the variables
It’s fairly safe to say OFMKTO, OFM-Balkans, Nordic, and Taiwan will be out soon, though once again that depends on any potential campaign work. -
Good Day, All
Today was an interesting day for us. We had found an issue with some of our more esoteric jets that use the Hornet pit, when the new Hornet avionics were turned on. There were no issues when the new av’s were turned off. Plus, some had non-functional missing mirrors. So we addressed these issues.
Meanwhile, we are beta-testing OFM-MidEast 128, plus I updated Viet Nam for my own “collection”. If anyone wants 'Nam let us know here and we can get it to you. A good thing about MidE and Nam is that some of the campaigns are appropriate for old school AG ordinance, so they make good test ranges for the new Hornet Av’s
OFMKTO and OFM-B should be out soon, as well.
We’ve been ,I guess you can say, conservative with our rate of Theater release. We’ve been waiting a bit for feedback from you about any bugs. It’s easier to fix database issues then put out multiple theaters rather then vice versa. Happily, feedback has been positive. -
Good Day, All
Theater Updates-1) OFM- Balkans is done and will be released within the hour.
2) A new to BMS OFM Iran is in final testing , and Brother Chuckles will be handling that release to the Forum.
3) In the previous post, we had talked about Hornet-pitted jets issues when the new avionics was turned on. That has been fixed. Plus, some jets were lacking mirrors. Both fixes are in OFM-B and an OFM-Nevada Hotfix will be out shortly(probably tomorrow) to address that
4) After that, away we go… Kuriles and OFM-Mideast are done. We’ve had requests for Nordic, so that’s toward the top of the list. -
Good Day, All.
We had previously discussed the issue with some of our jets that use the Hornet pit, when the new Hornet avionics were turned on. There were no issues when the new av’s were turned off. Plus, some had non-functional mirrors.
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Good Day, All,
Back from the Dez…
As you’ve probably noticed, Brother Chuckles released OFM-Kuriles today.
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Good Day, All.
OFMKTO and OFM Kuwait are out for 4.37.3.