A few questions about BFM, Cougar profiles, etc…
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This got me to wondering….are there any plans on the part of the BMS development team to create a functional HMCS model? Which, as I understand it, would be a full field of view HUD, more or less?
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This got me to wondering….are there any plans on the part of the BMS development team to create a functional HMCS model? Which, as I understand it, would be a full field of view HUD, more or less?
The HMCS -is- functional. Turn it on with the knob on the HMCS panel. Hold DMS to toggle the display on and off.
The full field of view display you are thinking of is closer to the F-35’s DAS display in the JHMCS.
Where the existing implementation needs work, is in the missing functionality is presently has - such as the air to ground modes in its entirety.
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I did not know that. There is so much in BMS that I’ve never seen before, it’s going to take a while to find it all.
What version(s) of F-16 do I need to select in order to use the JHMCS? Block 52 Plus?
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I did not know that. There is so much in BMS that I’ve never seen before, it’s going to take a while to find it all.
Opinions vary as to the best (and also the quickest) way to learn it. I am personally of the opinion that one learns best with a couple of tutors, to go over the breadth of BMS’ capabilities, as well as the jets operation and employment. This usually means finding a good VFW to join, which is a task in itself.
Id recommend starting with the BMS manual included in your install - http://falcon.blu3wolf.com/Docs/BMS-Manual.pdf. Whilst by no means a complete guide to the sim, it does cover a large number of the new additions to the sim, and is a good starting spot. Mowers AF to BMS conversion guide is also worth perusal - http://falcon.blu3wolf.com/Docs/AF%20to%20FBMS%20Guide%20v1.37.pdf.
You are probably also going to want kolbes keyfile manual, in your install. No link for that one. Try C:\Falcon BMS 4.32\User\Joystick\Generic\Kolbe though.
With learning BMS, Im reminded of something my flight instructor once told me. When a student pilot has a few hours experience, they realise how much there is to learn - that they effectively know nothing. By 50 hours experience, they usually think they know everything there is to know. By 200 hours under their belt, they know that they know everything. It is usually only after a few thousand hours flying, that the average pilot realises that they will -never- know everything there is to know.
Keeping to an attitude of wanting to learn, is probably one of the better attitudes to have, when it comes to this sim (and this hobby in general).
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I agree with that! The more you learn, the more you realize that there is still to be learned.
I try to learn something new in BMS every day.
I’ll be learning for hundreds, maybe thousands, of days if I continue. -
What version(s) of F-16 do I need to select in order to use the JHMCS? Block 52 Plus?
Blocks 30/32 definitely cannot use the HMCS. IIRC, blocks 40/42 can. 50/52/52+ all definitely can.
I agree with that! The more you learn, the more you realize that there is still to be learned.
I try to learn something new in BMS every day.
I’ll be learning for hundreds, maybe thousands, of days if I continue.Good for you! Keep it up, and soon you’ll be telling me what you know, instead of vice versa!
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I must be stupid. I have not yet found any versions of the F-16 that have the control panel in the cockpit for the HMCS. Would you please give me some specific directions to any examples that does?
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All F-16s in BMS use the same cockpit. The controls are:
1. Brightness knob at the left aux panel near the CMDS.
2. DMS Down Long to toggle on and off
3. Various options set through the ICP-DED.In the models without HMCS the controls will simply be nonop.
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Interesting. All the F-16 cockpitz should have the panel in BMS - its the functionality that varies.
The panel is found below the CMDS panel, which is in turn under the GEAR panel.
Block 50 and 52 aircraft definitely have a working panel. All of them have the panel. Its a simple panel with a single knob to control the strength of the symbology.
Edit: ninja’d!
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Is it possible that I’m not seeing the right cockpit due to a possible issue with the BMS installation?
I did a fresh install of Falcon 4.0 from the original CD.
I then immediately installed BMS 4.32 using the default settings.
I haven’t changed anything of note in the configuration.I’m not seeing the HMCS panel. I’m going to call it Dave. Because Dave’s not here, man!
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Is it possible that I’m not seeing the right cockpit due to a possible issue with the BMS installation?
I did a fresh install of Falcon 4.0 from the original CD.
I then immediately installed BMS 4.32 using the default settings.
I haven’t changed anything of note in the configuration.I’m not seeing the HMCS panel. I’m going to call it Dave. Because Dave’s not here, man!
You didn’t need to install Falcon 4.0 at all - you just point the BMS installer to the exe - thats it.
Do you have a screen shot of the pit?
If you choose a Block 30 say you can turn the JHCMS knob but wont get the helmet display.
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Ah, got it. I was looking for the HMCS panel in the wrong location! Can’t even figure out why I didn’t see it earlier!
Since I’m using a PC that I’ve never previously used for any gaming, I did a full fresh install like it was a new machine. It went smoothly.
I at least found the HMCS panel and how to access it via the DED, but haven’t yet had a chance to really play with it.
My curiosity got me into some experimental edits to the aircraft models in the data directories. Boosting the thrust multiplier to 3.0 made for some interesting effects. Like…supercruise. Top speeds over 1250 knots. Topping out at over 85,000 feet. Definitely not realistic, but fun. Over 1100 knots, there’s a mild pitch oscillation that can be damped out by control inputs.
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Playing with F-16 data is something to be avoided.
Pick something else to play with.
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I backed up the file in question before doing anything. No harm can come of this, considering that the worst possible thing is to have to reinstall BMS.
It’s not like there’s real flight hardware at risk. If the jet explodes, I just hit the reset button. Big deal.
I don’t take flight simulations TOO seriously. It’s just a game of sorts.Although, I will say this: Dogfighting with a file modded like this one is truly cheating. Set the AI opponents to Ace level and you still will have a hard time losing. When you have so much power that you can spiral OUT starting at the bottom range of corner airspeed, and have to manage the throttle to keep from going too fast and losing turn radius, you are well and truly overpowered and outmatch everything else. It’s fun but the only thing it teaches you is how precious corner airspeed really is. And a death spiral really isn’t possible.
You feel like you’d expect to feel if the movie “The Final Countdown” had been about an hour longer than it was.
I suspect it’s like upgrading to an F-22 in terms of kinematics.
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If I was flying PvP (or even muiltiplayer) and you were on the other side (or my side)??
You have marked your self as some one who alters F-16 data. F-16 is a no no.
We once had a member who though highly of Himself as a Developer, He did a Modded campaign with F-22 in it.
I flew in opposition in Su-30 MKKs, I could out think them but could never get a radar lock, didn’t matter how close I got.
He thought the F-22 should have a smaller CSA (Radar “Cross Sectional Area”) when I checked He had reduced it by a factor of Ten.
With in 10 months He was banned from every respectable group in the Falcon world (for other modding activities). He had developed a habit of making bad choices and not knowing where to draw a line.
This is a small community, play safe, reputation is important, protect it.
Regards……Shad
PS: I play with Su-27/30s, My good friend Coco enjoys playing with the F-15 another Squad member MetelHead is working on the F-22, Its just that the F-16 is the core of this Sim we all enjoy and should remain sacrosanct.
And im not insinuating you have any intention to cheat.
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You have marked your self as some one who alters F-16 data. F-16 is a no no.
There is F-16 data which requires changing. How heavy are your LAU-117s, hmm?
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There is F-16 data which requires changing. How heavy are your LAU-117s, hmm?
Your still funny, Since when is a Mav launch rail F-16 FM data ?
Poor effort, try again
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Weight of the rail makes a pretty big difference to how the jet flies.
plenty of 16SXXX that need fixing too, and that is part of the jets FM.
Still, I guess Ill keep it in mind, that you have marked yourself as someone who reckons its okay to modify data so long as its not in the .dat file.
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Ya’ll want to take your pissing match elsewhere… I’m running out of popcorn.
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Here’s a refill. On the house.