[BMS Tool] Afterburner Detent Sounds
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@M79:
My point is not to attack gift horse. Problem here is with those AV programs that do they tricks and give some very little info about what they do and those can really mess up installations with older games with .exe files that they don’t recognize.
I agree with you (and Blu3wolf), but you asked why I said “Great 1st post” and I answered you… the gist is don’t come on here and for your 1st post take a dump on someone that is trying to contribute to our community when the fact is the problem is your own ignorance.
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don’t come on here and for your 1st post take a dump on someone that is trying to contribute to our community when the fact is the problem is your own ignorance.
Don’t sweat it! Part of putting your work on the Internet is having a thick skin and trying to help folks diagnose problems you probably didn’t cause.
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Hi, guys!! Any good solution for VKB NXT “could not load bms configuration from Bms/user/config” issue???
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BMS Burner v0.5 is out with support for throttles that enumerate as multiple DirectX devices, grabbing the first device with axes.
Grab it here: https://github.com/mrkline/bms-burner/releases/tag/v0.5
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@mrkline
Hi, just installed & tried it out, its pretty great!Im using a TWCS with magnetic detent on the slider, its got a deadband of ‘magnet force’ about 5mm each side of centre of magnet. Used to often pull the throttle back by feel and find 5 minutes later Im still ‘just’ in AB so the sound helps a lot.
If I could make one suggestion for future versions - could the visual overlay be undocked from the corners?
Id probably set it up real small about 1/4 way in, or as a tiny dot kind of in the corner of the HMCS display, if the option was available, to keep it unobtrusive but still visible.My thoughts, the sound and a tiny indicator is OK for immersion, compared with accidentally burning 1/2 my fuel and forcing RTB, so Im pretty happy with it.
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I removed the clunky detent from my TM Cougar throttle a long time ago when simming with props. Now back into BMS I missed having some sort of audible feedback for the afterburner. I could reinstall the detent, but the sound always grated on me.
The subtle click in my headphones generated by your application is perfect. Thank you for sharing your file.
GC
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Hi Mrkline,
First of all: great idea and tool. Many thanks!
I found some issue and so asking your help. in particular he doesn’t recognize my throttle. I have a thrustmaster TWCS.
Following below the log outcome. Many thanks again for your help!!
Gundam
2021-11-08 16:24:48.486 +01:00 [INF] Initializing main window
2021-11-08 16:24:48.509 +01:00 [INF] Couldn’t find (or couldn’t deserialize) AfterburnersOverlay.xml, using stock config.
2021-11-08 16:24:48.512 +01:00 [INF] Attempted to load BMS path from registry, got C:\Game\Falcon BMS 4.35
2021-11-08 16:24:48.514 +01:00 [INF] Loading BMS configuration from C:\Game\Falcon BMS 4.35/User/Config
2021-11-08 16:24:48.518 +01:00 [DBG] Successfully loaded axismapping.dat, joystick.cal, & devicesorting.txt
2021-11-08 16:24:48.520 +01:00 [VRB] Device GUIDs from devicesorting.txt: [“0400044f-0000-0000-0000-504944564944”,“100312e0-0000-0000-0000-504944564944”,“b108044f-0000-0000-0000-504944564944”,“b679044f-0000-0000-0000-504944564944”,“0402044f-0000-0000-0000-504944564944”,“b687044f-0000-0000-0000-504944564944”,“b351044f-0000-0000-0000-504944564944”,“b352044f-0000-0000-0000-504944564944”]
2021-11-08 16:24:48.522 +01:00 [VRB] Raw throttle device number (index + 2): 4
2021-11-08 16:24:48.522 +01:00 [DBG] Throttle axis index: 2
2021-11-08 16:24:48.523 +01:00 [DBG] Throttle GUID: “b108044f-0000-0000-0000-504944564944”
2021-11-08 16:24:48.523 +01:00 [DBG] AB detent: 47458 (16 raw)
2021-11-08 16:24:48.678 +01:00 [ERR] Couldn’t find and acquire throttle “b108044f-0000-0000-0000-504944564944”
System.Exception: Couldn’t find any device with axes and ID b108044f-0000-0000-0000-504944564944
in bms_burner.MainWindow.findAndAcquireThrottle(Guid uid)
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@gundam I recently switched to a TM Warthog and had to remove my previously used TM T16k line from “User\Config\DeviceSorting.txt” for BMS-Burner to work, try doing that. You can find the ID list of supported hardware in “User\Config\DeviceDefaults.txt”.
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@rusher0600 It works!!
I deleted Cougar and other joystick and works.
really thanks for your help.
Ciao.
Gundam
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Now the sound is missing or better i can’t hear it when go afterburner.
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Update:
- in 3D i can hear the sound “Click” when from ufterburner going military and below, but not when going from military to afterburner.
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@gundam the AB>Mil click is much louder than the Mil>AB click by default, are you sure you’re not hearing the latter at all?
As long as you see both “burner-on.ogg” and “burner-off.ogg” files in the BMS-Burner folder, the program should have no issue playing both.
Also check your “bms-burner-log.txt” file, it should have logged both Mil>AB and AB>Mil changes. -
@rusher0600 Hi Rush. Yes i have both file and log say it plays …
Ok i will listen better ! Thanks Rush.
Ciao
Gundam
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Hi Rusher,
I confirm. I can hear both sounds. everythings works.
Thanks a lot for your hints.
Gundam
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BMS 4.36 now has built-in AB detent sounds if you set
g_bAfterburnerDetentClick 1
I don’t plan on supporting this tool any further, though bug fixes are welcome.
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@mrkline
I understand your position, but I’m sad to see your utility go to the wayside. I used it for all my flights in 4.35. Thank you for developing it.I loaded 4.36 this past weekend and added set g_bAfterburnerDetentClick 1 in Falcon BMS User.cfg. Admittedly my hearing is not so great across the full spectrum now, but I did not hear any click whatsoever. I tried to revert to your mod, but I see it’s coded for 4.35.
Am I missing something? Does set g_bAfterburnerDetentClick 1 actually work for you?
GC
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@greatcouloir I have the exact same problem. I can’t hear any sound either at idle detent or at AB detent. Maybe it is my hearing… Is there a way to increase the volume of the AB detent sound?
Edit: Definitely my hearing! After lowering all other sounds in cockpit (RWR Off, Low speed for wind sound) and max my windows volume above 80%, the click is there! Same click on Idle Detent and on AB Detent. But if there is a way to make it sound louder I would appreciate it. -
@greatcouloir After some searching and testing I found the sound files responsible for Idle detent and AB detent and how to increase their volume. For Idle detent it is 1 file “PushButton.ogg” and for AB Detent sound there are 2 files , one for AB on “PushButton_In.ogg” and one for AB off “PushButton_Out.ogg”. In order to increase the volume edit the file “F4SndTbl.textproto” with a text editor. I increased the max_vol value from -208 to 10000 (I don’t think increasing it further makes any difference). Look at the pic below. Enjoy.
Just in case MAKE A BACKUP FIRST of the F4SndTbl.textproto file. -