Hi all, I was out of town for work all weekend, so I’m back home and tinkering with BMS now and hopefully will resolve all my issues.
Thanks again for everyone’s advice and I’ll report back with my results.
Hi all, I was out of town for work all weekend, so I’m back home and tinkering with BMS now and hopefully will resolve all my issues.
Thanks again for everyone’s advice and I’ll report back with my results.
Shep: I sent you a PM
Frederf: The instructions inside Falcon BMS 4.33 U1>Docs>Key Files & Input>Device Setup Guides & Profiles>CH Fighterstick & Pro Throttle say to use Mapped Mode.
Shadow: I think you are correct, because I am also brand new to the CH combo having come from an X52.
Icarus: I had files inside that directory also, but I didn’t know if they came with the game or if I had created them myself, so I will be doing a clean install of BMS to be extra sure.
Okay I am going to uninstall BMS, clean the registry, and do a totally clean install and find out if there is a pre-built profile.
Wait what? I didn’t find any sort of profile within my installation. There were instructions in a pdf to create said profile.
I am following along in the “DX CH Fighterstick and Pro Throttle” pdf file, but I don’t really understand what to do when we get to page 6 in the section which says “Define DX button map”.
I open the spreadsheet, enable Macros in Excel 2007, and then I got kinda lost so I started following the videos in the link I posted to the other thread.
Are you saying there is a pre-built profile for the CH already?
Worther, is that stuff from Snelle on the forum or is it inside the install directory?
Darkman, one of my issues with the Key File Editor is that its instructions are little hard to follow at times. I had posted about it in this other thread.
https://www.benchmarksims.org/forum/showthread.php?27143-How-to-use-the-Key-File-Editor
At this time I think I’ll try to print out the diagram showing the key bindings in the Key File Editor and try to enter those manually in the options menu.
Shep as for horsepower I’ve got it in spades.
Asus Maximis VII Hero motherboard
Core i7-4790k with Noctua NH-14S
32 GB DDR3-2400
EVGA GTX-980 SC
Samsung 840 Pro 500 GB
Asus Xonar D1 sound card.
As for the Key File Editor it doesn’t really make sense to me, and I’m someone who uses excel semi regularly. I had found some videos which kinda explained it, but maybe you would be willing to record your own walkthrough on how to use it?
Okay so I only need to edit one single .cfg as Icy said. Got it.
As for the FOV I am using bezel correction so I have 5860 x 1080 so maybe I’ll use FOV 135?
I will go consult the -1 and -34 manuals as well. Shadow is there any reason you stopped using triple monitor?
Blu3wolf I’ll try it your way and program basic things through the in game menu.
I’ll report back tomorrow how this all goes.
Many thanks to everyone, great community much love.
Arty,
Ice’s post seemed to imply that I only need to edit one single file .cfg or is that not true?
Do I still need to open and edit every day and night cockpit .dat file? I did not do that and that would probably explain my issues with triple monitors.
Well do you know the general procedure of setting up controls in the game? The documentation that came with the game seemed pretty insistent on setting up via the Key File Editor. Should I just try to manually setup through the in game options?
Also if you at least know how to configure BMS for triple monitor that should solve my issues. I tried using the mousewheel and it didn’t let me zoom out.
I don’t have an issue with actually learning the sim, my problems are entirely setup related.
Okay so not to sound melodramatic, but setting up Falcon BMS has been one of the worst software experiences I’ve ever had.
So far I have managed to install Falcon 4 from GOG, torrent the BMS 4.33U1 Mod and install it.
I have my 3x 1080p displays setup in nvidia surround with bezel correction. Thats about where all the good new ends.
I can’t seem to get my controls to work. I have a CH Fighterstick and Pro Throttle. Yes its running in mapped mode. Yes I have saved and applied the profile.
I’ve followed Arty’s guides on getting the FOV for triple monitor to work, and guess what no dice. When I start a mission it still loads super zoomed up on the HUD, and because the controls dont want to work anyway, I can’t zoom out.
This is just really really frustrating.
What am I doing wrong? Are the CH sticks just bad with BMS? Or does BMS just hate triple monitor?
I really want to play this game, and I’m not a stupid guy. I’ve built my own desktops for last 10 years and have been familiar with other flight sims. I’ve watched so many videos of people playing BMS and I really desperately want to join in on the community, but I can’t even begin to take the first steps to actually learn the jet.
Would anyone in the community be willing to really hold my hand and help me troubleshoot getting this game setup and get it working?
So, after much frustration with the supplied documentation, I finally found some videos which explain how to use the Key File Editor. Maybe they will help some fellow noobs out.
The videos are in Greek, but have English subtitles that are pretty decent. Mind you I still don’t 100% know whats going on, but I’d say I got 90% of it.
Enjoy
Part 1
Part 2
Sidenote: the CH Fighterstick feels really derp-y coming from a Saitek X-52 at least in terms of the stick motion. Anyone else have any experience with it?
Hey, so I am following along in the “DX CH Fighterstick and Pro Throttle” pdf file, but I don’t really understand what to do when we get to page 6 in the section which says “Define DX button map”.
I open the spreadsheet, enable Macros in Excel 2007, and then I go the proper tab, but now what?
Help a noob out?
Yeah she has no plans to stay in FSX, she just has zero simulator experience so right now she is learning basics in the Cessna 172 and messing around with the Learjet 45 and F/A-18.
How does Falcon Online work? Does it run in seasons like the Starcraft 2 ladder? If I miss the signup for the campaign do I have to sit out or can I jump in whenever?
Hey man it’s a valid concern, shes more of an IAF type in general, not in love with any specific aircraft.
Personally I am coming to BMS because its cheaper than DCS and I crave multiplayer. I’m not sure I’ll stick with the Viper either, I might eventually end up in the Hornet. I’ve spent a lot of time doing Hornets in FSX and SF2.
Guys thank you so much for all of your inspiring replies. I feel much better about the situation now. I am very happy that multiplayer should somehow live on.
As for the guy who asked about my girlfriend she got interested in flight sims because she would watch Air Crash Investigation with me and her interest in aviation grew. She’s also of Israeli heritage and studied anthropology and history so she liked watching the episodes of Dogfights that have to do with the IAF since those are her people. When she saw me flying the F-16I in the Operation Darius mod campaign for IAF against Iranian nuclear reactors she became committed to learning to fly something IAF. I plan on teaching the F-16 in Strike Fighters 2 before Falcon BMS. Hopefully she doesn’t fall in love with the F-15 and switch over to DCS
Can you guys explain to me about how the multiplayer sessions are typically organized and hosted etc? A few years back when Gamespy shut down it took a lot of multiplayer matchmaking down in many games which used it. Some were lucky enough to be ported to Steam, but many are abandonware.
That is my main fear that BMS 4.33 is going to suddenly vanish somehow. And yeah sure I could still play by myself since I have my GOG copy of Falcon 4 and my BMS 4.33 torrent, but if thats the case I could play by myself on Strike Fighters 2, which I come to hate doing (playing by myself).
Hi guys,
I am recently making the transition from Strike Fighters 2. I downloaded the BMS 4.33 a few weeks ago before the take down. I’ve been watching the videos form Krause and others and studying the manuals on my tablet in my spare time. My girlfriend is a fellow gamer who has been cutting her teeth in Flight Simulator X the past 2 weeks learning to fly because she has an interest in BMS now as well.
So it boils down to this: with the recent 4.33 take down is it even worth it for me to install and try to learn if my ultimate goal is participate in multiplayer operations. Let’s talk worst case scenarios, a blanket take down notice for BMS mod. Can they also force the take down of the forum discussions which are invaluable resource? Can they stop people who already have the mod from organizing multiplayer at places like UOAF? Can they block the multiplayer functions somehow or the servers?
I really don’t know enough about the technical back end of multiplayer so I’m sorry if some of these questions seem unintelligent or uninformed. But I just want to know what you would do in my shoes as a brand new BMS fan wanting to play multiplayer because I really don’t want to regret putting the hours into a study simulation when I could have just jumped right into DCS World.
What would you do?