Best posts made by Crassus
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RE: 4.37 Screenshots
WIP on the tail art for SERNO 89-2043, on the 100th Anniversary of the 36th Fighter Squadron’s establishment (June 1917).
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RE: 4.36 Screenshots
Many many thanks to JanHas for taking time to directly help me get his mods installed:
I am loving the details!
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Some BMS "Quality of Life" Notes
I’d like to humbly share some notes I’ve acquired so far in my time getting BMS just the way I like it. Basically a collection of file locations I frequent; Falcon BMS User config settings I alternate between; and other bits & bobs I use in TE.run files.
Hopefully someone can make use of this info.
SCRIPTING
FALCON BMS USER CONFIG
set OTWToggleSubtitleWindow 1 // BMS Technical Man. pg. 44 - opens another Radio Subtitles Window which offers the opportunity to scroll through the comms history. Default callback is with Alt C: W. set g_nMiniHudAlpha 50 // BMS Technical Man. pg. 43 - 3d window control the alpha of the window background. Default is set at 50%. The variable will let you change the background transparency from 0 for transparent to 100 for completely black. set g_bWindowedRadioSubtitles 1 // BMS Technical Man. pg. 44 - If turned to OFF you still have the old-style radio subtitles in the top left corner of the screen. If ON you have the new radio window which can be placed anywhere on the screen. set g_bPrettyScreenShot 1 // PrtScr key will make pretty screenshots (no overlays) instead of normal ones (1=pretty, 0=normal) set g_bDisableCommsMenu 1 // Hides the Radio / QWERTY Menu. set g_nSubTitleTTL 10 // Governs the time a radio subtitle is drawn. Default is 10000. Eliminates the need to use hide Radio Subtitles via CTRL + 2. // In BMS the order is Alpha-Blue-Green-Red: 0xAABBGGRR // See Page 242 in the BMS (4.37) Technical Manual for Color Code Examples // blue 0xffcd0000 / medium red 1313d5 set g_sRadioStandardCol "0xFFd51313" // <---------- Sets radio standard comm subtitles set g_sRadioTowerCol "0xf51313fd" // <---------- Sets radio tower comm subtitles set g_sRadioflightCol "0xFF000000" // <---------- Sets radio flight comm subtitles // EyeFly Camera // W, A, S, D keys controls camera *Dolly*. // Mouse controls camera *Pan*. // Q (when set to RADIO: AWACS Menu) and Z (when set to SHORT: Previous Waypoint) controls camera *Up* and *Down* respectively. // To adjust the *speed* of the Eyefly camera, use the following: // set g_fEyeFlySpeedFactor 10.0f // Controls the forward speed of the Eyefly camera (mouse scroll wheel), default 1000.0f. // set g_fEyeFlyTranslateFactor 250.0f // Controls the up/down/left/right/forward/backward speed of the Eyefly camera, default 500.0f. // set g_fEyeFlyViewAngleFactor 0.5f // Controls the sensitivity of the mouse viewing angles of the Eyefly camera, default 1.0f.
CUSTOM VIEWS
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Open the directory for the aircraft to which you want to add the custom view(s), e.g., \Falcon BMS 4.37\Data\Art\CkptArt\F-16CM-40.
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Make a Back-up of the 3dCkpit.dat.
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Open 3dCkpit.dat in your text editor and add the following anywhere in the .dat (I put my Views near the top):
NB: Scroll to the very bottom of the .dat and if you find a set of Custom Views already there, delete them, as they will override your Views.
// 3-d cockpit description // N-pit // Last change May 17 2007 // by Nanard // June 2020 RPM Needles calibrated // My Custom Snap Views F-16CM-40 customview -0.000732 0.000000 -0.001465 -12.600005 -28.274694 -0.001125 25.000010 " " 1; // Left MFD customview -0.000733 -0.000000 -0.001465 14.379172 -27.555805 -0.004736 25.000010 " " 1; // Right MFD
.run FILE CODES
BMS Keystrokes - Defaults.pdf
Falcon BMS 4.3x\Docs\01 Input DevicesComplete Callback List.txt
Falcon BMS 4.3x\Docs\01 Input Devices\02 Key File Editor// Shorten the Maverick cool-down time from the realistic 3 minutes to 5 seconds. SetMavCoolTime 5.0 --- Alternatively, use in Falcon BMS User.cfg g_bRealisticMavTime 0 // (BMS Technical Manual, page 3-24.) Enable (1) or disable (0) realistic maverick seeker head gyro spool up time of 3 minute. Available options: 0/1. // ***************************************** 3. LEFT AUX CONSOLE // ******************************** 3.05 GEAR PANEL //LANDING LT -> set to Mid (OFF) SimCommand SimLandingLightUp //EXTERIOR LIGHTING -> set to OFF SimCommand SimExtlMasterOff // ******************************** 6.03 KEYBOARD FLIGHT CONTROLS SimCommandPress AFThrottleUp WaitGameTime 0.55 // The longer the WaigGameTime the further forward the throttle is animated, i.e. higher airspeed. // You'll have to play around with the time; in my last test 0.55 gave about about 290 to 300 Knots. // But the next time I tried it, I was up to over 500 knots. SimCommandRelease AFThrottleUp
FILE LOCATIONS
TACTICAL REFERENCE STATS
Falcon BMS 4.3x\Data\TerrData\TacRefDB.xmlTOP GUN VIEWS
Falcon BMS 4.3x\Data\Sim\Acdata - Search for # Camera View TopGun (line 2038+?)MUSIC
Falcon BMS 4.3x\Data\Music – the music files are stored here.
Falcon BMS 4.3x\Data\Art\Main > SoundRc.irc - to call up the files.[STREAMSOUND] SND_AMBIENT1 "music\theme_1.ogg" S_BIT_NORMAL S_BIT_FADE_OUT S_BIT_LOOP [LOOPCOUNT] SND_AMBIENT1 1 [STREAMSOUND] SND_AMBIENT2 "music\theme_2.ogg" S_BIT_NORMAL S_BIT_FADE_IN S_BIT_FADE_OUT S_BIT_LOOP [LOOPCOUNT] SND_AMBIENT2 1 [STREAMSOUND] SND_CAMPAIGN_GOOD "music\theme_3.ogg" S_BIT_NORMAL S_BIT_FADE_IN S_BIT_FADE_OUT S_BIT_LOOP [LOOPCOUNT] SND_CAMPAIGN_GOOD 2 [STREAMSOUND] SND_CAMPAIGN_MEDIUM "music\theme_4.ogg" S_BIT_NORMAL S_BIT_FADE_IN S_BIT_FADE_OUT S_BIT_LOOP [LOOPCOUNT] SND_CAMPAIGN_MEDIUM 2 [STREAMSOUND] SND_CAMPAIGN_BAD "music\theme_5.ogg" S_BIT_NORMAL S_BIT_FADE_IN S_BIT_FADE_OUT S_BIT_LOOP [LOOPCOUNT] SND_CAMPAIGN_BAD 2
AIRCRAFT LOADOUTS
Falcon BMS 4.3x\Data\Campaign
The .str files with the Loadout names, e.g. F-16 SEAD3 1A88X4G39X3AX1WXQX2.str.DEFAULT KNEEBOARD FILES
Falcon BMS 4.3x\Data\TerrData\Objects\Korea Obj
.dds files 7982 to 7997.OTHER NOTES
Multiple instances of BMS
NB: I accept no responsibility if you mess up your Windows registry!
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Copy the complete install of BMS, i.e. BMS 4.37, rename it, e.g. Falcon BMS 4.37 MODDED.
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Open up the Registry {HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Benchmark Sims\Falcon BMS 4.36}, and edit baseDir so that the Value data field reads …\Falcon BMS 4.37 MODDED.
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To run the original install, simply remove MODDED from the Value data field.
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RE: Santa's wishlist for BMS
Unabashedly bumping my wish for one of the next updates:
A functioning Rate-of-Turn Indicator.
Fast forward to 13:18 . . . .
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RE: Santa's wishlist for BMS
Adding one more Wish.
Found this video in This day discovery thread:
Wishlist item: in place of “physical” AI ground crew, have a sequence of text appear as the Crew Chief performs each of his checks, during which there’s a delay, then the result of the check, e.g., per the video: Oooh, how about AI voice reporting each check!
- FLCS Panel check . . . OK
- MFSOV Panel check . . . OK
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- EPU Leak Detector Pellet . . . OK
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- EPU Safety Pin . . . Pulled.
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RE: Santa's wishlist for BMS
Just keeping the dream alive!
- A functioning Rate-of-Turn Indicator.
Fast forward to 13:18 . . . .
- In 2D, the steerpoints display the compass directions between them, negating the need for the Ruler to get headings.
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RE: Santa's wishlist for BMS
- A functioning Rate-of-Turn Indicator.
Fast forward to 13:18 . . . .
- In 2D, the steerpoints display the compass directions between them, negating the need for the Ruler to get headings?
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RE: Show off your LOGBOOK - Feel free to share yours :-)
@regev Congrats!
I spend a lot (too much? LOL) of time in TEs (Training and my own) and getting my pilot/ squadron’s skins looking pretty, so not much in my log book.
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RE: Santa's wishlist for BMS
A functioning Rate-of-Turn Indicator.
Fast forward to 13:18 . . . .
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RE: I just turned 40!
@white_fang Oh for pete’s sake! I’ll never get that out of my head now.
This will help.