@IOne If you want that hot young blonde that laughs at all your jokes and is easy on the eyes, then BMS isn’t for you. However, you seem to have realised that the older lady, the one with a few wrinkles and looks rather plain, that lady can make YOU laugh and makes you learn new skills and test your character each time you go out…

When I first came to BMS after years in Lock On/Flaming Cliffs/A-10C, I miss the detail and beauty of the airfields, the grass growing between the pavement slabs, the town, the trees, flying under bridges… As soon as I had more skill in the jet though, eye candy mattered less and less. Start ups were busy affairs getting the jet set up for the mission. En route, I was busy checking to see if I can make the next waypoint in time or if I was behind. Do I have enough gas if I engage the burner for a bit to catch up? New pop up target, are they a threat? Where did they come from? Are they heading my way? Air cover just flew overhead, I need to fence in soon… then everything is a blur as I get tunnel vision completing my mission. One pass, haul ass. I hope I remembered to record this flight, that run would be awesome to watch in TacView! Did my wingie make it out or do I have to babysit his son for the next 30 years? Talk to me Goose! Am I far enough from the target area to climb to a safe altitude?

Maybe on egress, there’s some time to admire the scenery? No. At least not for very long. Watch the fuel state. Do I need to hit the tanker? Where is the tanker? checks kneepad for info Dial in the tanker TACAN and see how far away I am. If I fly for best endurance, how much gas do I have at homeplate? Has my wingie joined up yet? What’s his fuel state? Awww… fuckitsonsabitches, new popup from that airbase to the west… seems like they’re heading for me. Yeah, they’re hot. Angry too! I should’ve stayed in bed this morning! Wait, there’s some targets on my nose… FRIENDLIES!! Are they flying to intercept my chasers? If I turn towards them, that’ll close the gap quicker and hopefully, they’ll scare the guys off my tail… but this heading means I’ll need to tank up or I’ll be gliding the last few miles to base and need to be towed off the runway!

You get the idea…

https://forum.falcon-bms.com/post/379547

Just wanted to say that this positive news alone means I will do my best to support MicroProse with their future products! Falcon 5.0, even if it’s Ace Combat-level of gameplay, is an automatic buy for me now.

Well done to all involved!!

Am I missing something here? His account says he’s been a member since 2011 and age 59. A little too old to be having a little tantrum this way and not having a sense of humour. Should also be wise enough to give details when asking for help…

As a returning Falcon player, it’s amazing to see how the community has helped me out with my PICNIC problems with patience and clear instructions. You guys are definitely helping me to fully enjoy BMS!

@Burger Any reason you don’t want to install Steam? If you’re willing to put up with ED’s shenanigans with regards to DCS, surely installing Steam to get VR in BMS is no big deal?

@Seifer

Hey folks, I can’t say anything…
proceeds to write 6 lines

I’ll see myself out, thanks!

Joking aside, just as @airtex2019 has said, “when it’s ready.” Don’t let this silent goal prevent yourselves from enjoying this special time of the year with family and loved ones.

I’ve just spent the last two days testing for VR performance and have to wrap up soon. Up to now, I was using Helios when flying on a monitor and was checking out @linknet’s work for the kneeboards, however, I am definitely struggling to read the text on the kneeboards no matter what I do to the settings for VR (5900X, 3080, 32GB RAM, Reverb G2). I looked at EZboards and looks like I’ll be having the same readability issue.

I’ve heard other people mention OpenKneeboard so tried it out for a moment this evening and it seems to be able to fit my needs even without the zoom/pop-up feature.

Does anyone have a tutorial for getting this to work in BMS?
Specifically for loading up kneeboard info from a mission briefing screen?
Also looking to be able to upload the charts and other info to be able to do approaches/departures easily.

Any help appreciated and I will edit this first post to include any useful info for any new OpenKneeboard user.

TIA!

Mods, can we please ban @chihirobelmo and @Seifer and possibly others for being such teases? I don’t even need any medication now, much less whatever it is that @VIPER-0 is peddling

@ramahan Did you pay for the Mode selector panel DLC?

@Sabre I’ve mapped mine to both UHF and VHF so I can use either one to talk to the AI. I’m using @SemlerPDX’s profile.

@airtex2019 Why would it be about trust? Or is it just me being paranoid by nature? I don’t trust most things and so try to keep my online footprint to a minimum. If my info is leaked out there, sure, the platform is to blame, but so am I for providing my info willingly, whether that be Steam or Facebook or Instagram or whatever. I think in the current world where some sort of online presence is unavoidable, there are just some risks we have to accept.

If I were to go on holiday and brag about it on social media for months beforehand, then take pictures of myself in the airport, then in the hotel, then on the beach, is it Facebook’s/Instagram’s fault if I come home and find my house burgled? On the other hand, do I print out all my holiday pictures and send it to loved ones using snail mail? No. I take pictures of my holiday and put in on my social media page, but do so after I’ve taken the holiday. I also make sure I control who can see my page as much as I can. I also make sure my home security stuff works before I leave for the holiday. I don’t brag publicly about any holidays and length of time I won’t be home. And so on…

So with Steam or any other online store (Origin, Epic, etc.), I don’t tie my Facebook page with those, nor do I connect them to my personal email. And so on…

Having said all of the above, if these were the concerns of the OP, then I’m not sure how he bought his DCS modules as even on the ED store, you are required to provide your detail, billing address, and credit card info in order to buy modules. Does he really trust the ED devs more than Steam devs?

As for bloatware, the guy is running DCS in VR… surely his PC can handle a bit of bloatware?

End of the day, Steam isn’t perfect, but neither is ED. If OP is willing to pass on BMS VR because of Steam, then OP is missing out, but that’s his choice.

@Gary I can 100% recommend @SemlerPDX’s Voice Attack profile. He’s also awesome at support when PICNIC situation happens and I’m back up and running in no time.

As for your new question, I don’t think there is a way to do this. I’ve just learned to be more proactive and anticipate what the next freq has to be and even enter it and just switch when told to do so.

I’ve only really played with the stock KTO campaigns and even then didn’t really pay much mind to whether the variants were the same or not. I’m asking this now since I’m making a replica cockpit and would need to decide on which variant to build.

So what is the most common F-16 variant in BMS? Or what would be the best variant to build that has everything integrated so that I have more controls rather than less? ie, it’s easier to build an F-16C and just not use the stuff if flying an F-16A… I know we don’t have the A but just as an example…

Thanks!

@headcase outside of buying a new VR headset or some sort of gasket mod, I don’t think it is…

@ljbaker82 said in BMS with VR:

Oh well, you gotta pay to play.

As someone who is now building a somewhat replica cockpit because of BMS and VR, “pay to play” is damn right! Can’t wait to get going!

@SoBad said in The Future of Falcon BMS & AI:

I think the potential value of assistive A.I. will become compelling in the not-so-distant future. Not everyone shares my optimism.

Yes, but unfortunately, it is still “in the future.” Nobody will argue the “potential value,” however, it is still “potential” at this stage, not “actual.”

Once the “future” here, once that “potential” is realised, and has had the teething pains sorted out, then maybe adoption will be smooth and painless. Until then…

@SoBad I think that while the issue here is not the “possibilities with AI,” the issue is that the AI will not get everything right and sometimes that areas that it gets wrong will be crucial for the sim — something which the BMS devs cannot afford to have.

Sure, AI will learn and get better in the future. But do the devs have the spare time to learn and teach and check the AI work?

I think the best example here was when I first got my HTC Vive. It was cool and I could definitely see that VR could be the way forward. However, with the screendoor effect and loss of detail, I still went back to my triple screen setup. I couldn’t read cockpit gauges and MFDs, I couldn’t appreciate the beauty of the space stations in Elite Dangerous, etc. That is probably where AI is now. Fast forward to today (well, a couple of years ago) when the Reverb G2, Index, and other headsets finally hit the market. Gauges and MFDs completely readable. Able to spot and padlock on bandits. Now I’ve sold my triple screen setup and play mainly in VR. We aren’t quite there yet in AI.

https://forum.falcon-bms.com/post/379547

Just wanted to say that this positive news alone means I will do my best to support MicroProse with their future products! Falcon 5.0, even if it’s Ace Combat-level of gameplay, is an automatic buy for me now.

Well done to all involved!!

@nismo451

https://forum.falcon-bms.com/post/379238

Seems like it is totally possible!

@nismo451 You definitely can fly using the keyboard. I think the more important question is — SHOULD YOU?

Not going into the topic of ££££ but suffice to say even a simple joystick or game controller with thumbsticks would improve your experience quite a bit. I know someone who flew using an XBOX controller and the dude can even do aerial refuelling!

@Ricky I don’t go for that clean, sleek, acrobatics look. I prefer the look that means business.