How to install BMS 4.32 Updates
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Not downloadable, no. eBay will have a copy or two come up every now and again.
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I would like to know where I can purchase Falcon 4.0 from and also is it downloadable
did anyone helped here?
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One question: I reinstalled Falcon BMS due to reinstallation of Windows 7. But I took another approach: I started Falcon bms setup.exe and it automaticly detected that I had extracted / installed all 4 updates in the data folder and then I just clicked next and it all installed automatically. Can you do this?
I do however have these error logs in my user/logs folder:
"ErrorsInClassTable
This file is restarted each session
PtHeaderDataTable[0].features[0]=0 >= Objective[0]'s Features 0
PtHeaderDataTable[0].features[1]=0 >= Objective[0]'s Features 0
PtHeaderDataTable[0].features[2]=0 >= Objective[0]'s Features 0
PtHeaderDataTable[0].features[3]=0 >= Objective[0]'s Features 0
PtHeaderDataTable[0].features[4]=0 >= Objective[0]'s Features 0ErrorsInCockpitArt
Warning: Missing File 16_ckpit.dat. Default Used.
Warning: Missing File 16_plock.dat. Default Used.
Warning: Missing File 16_ckpit.dat. Default Used.
Warning: Missing File 16_plock.dat. Default Used.
Warning: Missing File 16_ckpit.dat. Default Used.
Warning: Missing File 16_plock.dat. Default Used.
Warning: Missing File 16_ckpit.dat. Default Used.
Warning: Missing File 16_plock.dat. Default Used.
Warning: Missing File 16_ckpit.dat. Default Used.
Warning: Missing File 16_plock.dat. Default Used.
Warning: Missing File 16_ckpit.dat. Default Used.
Warning: Missing File 16_plock.dat. Default Used.
Warning: Missing File 16_ckpit.dat. Default Used.
Warning: Missing File 16_plock.dat. Default Used.
Warning: Missing File 16_ckpit.dat. Default Used.
Warning: Missing File 16_plock.dat. Default Used.ErrorsInSFX
LoadSFX() didn’t load 258:d:\FalconBMS\Data\sounds\avengstart.ogg
LoadSFX() didn’t load 259:d:\FalconBMS\Data\sounds\avengstarte.ogg
LoadSFX() didn’t load 260:d:\FalconBMS\Data\sounds\avengend.ogg
LoadSFX() didn’t load 261:d:\FalconBMS\Data\sounds\avengende.ogg
LoadSFX() didn’t load 262:d:\FalconBMS\Data\sounds\avengloop.ogg
LoadSFX() didn’t load 263:d:\FalconBMS\Data\sounds\avengloope.ogg
LoadSFX() didn’t load 264:d:\FalconBMS\Data\sounds\engines/fighter/a-10/Ext.ogg
LoadSFX() didn’t load 265:d:\FalconBMS\Data\sounds\A10Int.ogg
LoadSFX() didn’t load 277:d:\FalconBMS\Data\sounds\sndAero1.oggThe game runs fine though…
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don’t bother with those error logs.
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Looks like ppl still get confused about how to install BMS 4.32 U4 correctly, hence I made some quick snapshots of the most important steps…
Edit: if you need even MORE details and screenshots, head over to SimHQ, they’ve got a pretty comprehensive guide there for you (thanks to -Ice for pointing it out to me):
http://simhq.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/3660698/Starting_with_Falcon_4_BMS_Upd#Post36606981) Have the 4.32 vanilla installer as well as all updates (U1/U2/U3/U4) and your original Microprose Falcon 4.0 CD/executable at hand. In my example, I’ve put the installers into T:\Downloads, and my drive I: holds the Falcon CD:
http://www.duncsdomain.com/falcon/images/setup1.png
2) Extract the main installer (Falcon_BMS_4.32_Setup.zip). After you’ve done that, go to the directory just to make sure that you actually have the Setup.exe and unrar.dll files and the data directory as expected. Take a note of the whole directory path (highlighted in blue in my example), as you will need that path for the update installers:
http://www.duncsdomain.com/falcon/images/setup2.png
3) Execute (don’t extract) the U1 installer (Falcon_BMS_4.32_Update_1.exe). After confirming the installations instructions, point the “destination folder” to the very same directory path where the Setup.exe of the main installer was, i.e. the path that has been highlighted in blue in the previous step:
http://www.duncsdomain.com/falcon/images/setup3.png
4) Repeat step 3 for the remaining update installers U2, U3 and U4.
5) After all installers have been executed, navigate to the installer data directory (the path highlighted in blue from step 2, plus “data”) and verify that all the following files are now in there:
http://www.duncsdomain.com/falcon/images/setup4.png
6) If all the files are there as described in step 5, you’re now good to execute the “Setup.exe” in the directory from step 2. Note: it does not matter whether you installed BMS 4.32 U4 from scratch, or whether you only executed U4 on an existing main+U1+U2+U3 setup directory. You HAVE to have all files in the data directory as described in step 5 in any case.
7a) If you install BMS 4.32 U4 from scratch, the setup program will now ask you where to install BMS. Pick a destination path as you wish, i.e. in my example T:\FalconBMS:
http://www.duncsdomain.com/falcon/images/setup5a.png
8a) After verifying the files, the setup will show you that you have nothing installed, but the main installer plus U1-U4 available for installation:
http://www.duncsdomain.com/falcon/images/setup6a.png
7b) If you install BMS 4.32 U4 on top of an existing BMS 4.32 U3 installation, the setup will pick up the existing BMS directory automatically:
http://www.duncsdomain.com/falcon/images/setup5b.png
8b) After verifying the files, the setup will show you that you have BMS 4.32 main plus U1-U3 installed, and U4 available for installation:
http://www.duncsdomain.com/falcon/images/setup6b.png
9) Click next, make sure all checkboxes are selected in the “choose what to install screen” (you can only select entries which have NOT been installed yet, and the main installer is always mandatory) and let the installer do its thing. That’s it!
Just wanted to say thank you for this post, and stay off the zero post list. I have been absent from Falcon 4.0 for may years and after trolling around on youtube and watching videos of your work. I can honeslty say I may be hooked again.
p.s. if you get hate mail from my GF just ignore it.
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10) Last not least, for verification, fire up BMS, and check the version number on the lower right corner of the main screen. It should read “Falcon BMS 4.32.4 (x86) Build 11647”:
I just set up Falcon using the cumulative base + updates 1-5. Then I applied update 6, which appears to have gone ok according to the execution of the Setup utility (Update 6 noted as installed). Only problem is that the version number is still 5, instead of six, in the version number of the main screen. Falcon BMS 4.32.5 (x86) Build 11911. Can I assume that I have updated it to version 6 correctly even though the version number doesn’t agree with the main page version?
Thanks.
Rob
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Anyone know where I can get the BMS 4.32 download. Seems all the sites are attached to advertising BS and no exe file
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Anyone know where I can get the BMS 4.32 download. Seems all the sites are attached to advertising BS and no exe file
BMS 4.32 + U1-U6:
https://www.benchmarksims.org/forum/showthread.php?15666-Falcon-BMS-4-32-Full-Installer-%28Base-plus-U1-U6%29
… at the bottom there are 2 links.Cheers,
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Thanks for the help-
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Hi all, first post
Still not too later for a happy new year to you all I hope
I have just installed F4 using the installer which does it all for you, i.e. all six updates. I post because my version is different to the above although I know this is only to update 4, but is this correct, sorry for nubness !
Falcon BMS 4 32.6 (x86) Build 11998… correct ?
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welcome. Well its correct for version 6 but consider moving quickly to version 7 so that you can participate with the bms online world.
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Arty, luckily not 3 to 4 weeks….:p
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Ty for the answer, yes I will do that although it is such a long time since I played Falcon that it feels like I am having to learn it all over again, and that is hard
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I think when I got BMS I just got the vanilla 4.32 one, and not the one including U1-U6 or whatever… well today I’m applying those +7. And part 1’s instructions while definitely not difficult, weren’t what I was expecting. So I am now going to have a smoke before I do this dance lol
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thanks:D
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U know guys there is a thanx button under each post, so no need to add a post to say just thanx. Also those don’t count in to his account lol like there will ever be one having more thanx than Dunc :lol:
Thanks Arty……
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Thank u for thanking me Shadow… Oh such a nice gesture…
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Brilliant, I will get cracking installing this, it is outstanding
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Thanks