Theater Maps for Helios?
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I’m getting confused also, the profile should start DataAutoUpdate.exe as a process and it should remain running until 10 seconds after the Helios Control Center is closed.
The DataAutoUpdate.exe reads the registry and should then save all the pathnames required by the profile to the PathNames.ini file.
It should also then copy the correct map from:
C:\Users\User1\Documents\Helios\Images\FalconBMS Images 4.35\CPD\MapData
To:
C:\Users\User1\Documents\Helios\Images\FalconBMS Images 4.35\CPD\Map (for use by the CPD)The Profile then reads the PathNames.ini file to determine which map to display when you select the Map button on the Front Console, this is a different set of maps to the CPD maps.
To make sure Windows isn’t blocking it try this first:
Delete the Briefing.txt file located here C:\Falcon BMS 4.35\User\Briefings\Briefing.txt
Then with only the Helios Control Center running start DataAutoUpdate.exe manually. It should run and keep running until around 10s after you close the Control Center. Then check the PathNames.ini file for the correct data.It works perfectly with the Balkans Theater, loading the map automatically, switch back to Korea, works perfectly… but no matter what I do it will not load the Kuwait map when that theater is chosen… I’m wondering if its a map issue because it defaults back to the Korea map when I load the Kuwait theater?
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It works perfectly with the Balkans Theater, loading the map automatically, switch back to Korea, works perfectly… but no matter what I do it will not load the Kuwait map when that theater is chosen… I’m wondering if its a map issue because it defaults back to the Korea map when I load the Kuwait theater?
The DataAutoUpdate may need a tweak, can you select the Kuwait theatre and then navigate to this key using Regedit and let me have the value for the “curTheater” key.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Benchmark Sims\Falcon BMS 4.35
And also the contents of the PathNames.ini file.
If it can’t match the theatre name in the registry with it’s look up table it defaults to Korea.
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The DataAutoUpdate may need a tweak, can you select the Kuwait theatre and then navigate to this key using Regedit and let me have the value for the “curTheater” key.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Benchmark Sims\Falcon BMS 4.35
And also the contents of the PathNames.ini file.
If it can’t match the theatre name in the registry with it’s look up table it defaults to Korea.Pathnames.ini -
; Edit the Falcon BMS command line parameters if required.
; All the other settings will automatically update.; Current Falcon BMS Path.
[FALCON_BMS_PATH]
Path = “C:\Falcon BMS 4.35”
Parameters = “-ef”; Current Falcon BMS Theater.
[CURRENT_THEATER]
Theater = “Kuwait 64”; Current Map Folder.
[MAP_FOLDER]
MapFolder = “Korea”; Current Map Segment Size.
[MAP_SEGMENT_SIZE]
MapSegmentSize = “64”; Current Pilot Callsign.
[PILOT_CALLSIGN]
Callsign = “Icer”The pic of the Registry key is attached…
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This should work:
This update will be added to the main downloads shortly https://www.benchmarksims.org/forum/showthread.php?41662-Ice’s-Falcon-BMS-Profile-Updated-for-BMS-4-35-U1
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This should work:
https://www.mediafire.com/file/oy9lgygh0bmi45f/DataAutoUpdate.exe/file
Let me know if it works.It works!!! Both the CPD Map and Large Map show up, Pathnames.ini now shows the correct “MapFolder = “Kuwait””!
Thank you!
One more thing, you mentioned that some theater maps are NG but it “looked” like they are all 4096x4096, can you tell me which to stay away from? I would like EMF and Spain but not if they will provide more headaches… -
It works!!! Both the CPD Map and Large Map show up, Pathnames.ini now shows the correct “MapFolder = “Kuwait””!
Thank you!
One more thing, you mentioned that some theater maps are NG but it “looked” like they are all 4096x4096, can you tell me which to stay away from? I would like EMF and Spain but not if they will provide more headaches…The DataAutoUpdate should take care of all of the map scaling adjustments for 64 vs 128 segment maps. The maps are all 4096x4096 but the 64 segment maps are 1024x1024 km whereas the 128 segment maps are 2048x2048 km if I remember correctly. So no maps to avoid they should all work unless I’ve missed any more entries in the look up table in which case I’ll just update it again. It’s no big deal to update it.
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The DataAutoUpdate should take care of all of the map scaling adjustments for 64 vs 128 segment maps. The maps are all 4096x4096 but the 64 segment maps are 1024x1024 km whereas the 128 segment maps are 2048x2048 km if I remember correctly. So no maps to avoid they should all work unless I’ve missed any more entries in the look up table in which case I’ll just update it again. It’s no big deal to update it.
Thanks brother, now I can get back to hacking up this Profile to create the small bit I need to project. I like that big Map that pops up with the “Map” button may try to keep that alongside the CPD on my main screen…