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    MaxWaldorf

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    • Quick update from the BMS Frontlines - November 2021

      Hello pilots!

      As initiated a couple months ago, we try to give a bit more regular updates on where we stand and the latest news from the team…
      Well, it is time for a new update.

      BMS 4.35

      As 4.35 Update 3 is out, we just want to remind people that 2 bugs were found after release and we advise you to take a look at:

      AI Overhead fix:
      Link to thread

      RWR Missile fix:
      Link to thread

      We understand that having to process this manually isn’t the best but this is the best way for us to communicate around easy fixes without having to go through a full update delivery process.
      In the future, we’ll have to look for other ways to distributes files (but nothing simple for now as we have to be transparent with the IP holder of Falcon 4.0).

      At this stage, consider Falcon BMS 4.35 end of life as the teams are focusing on the next big version.

      BMS 4.36

      To bring down the noise we constantly hear from the community, let me put things straight:
      No… Falcon BMS 4.36 will not be released for Xmas…

      Although we would have all loved to bring you that surprise, it is unrealistic at this stage as the beta testing process is pretty much ongoing and most of us have daily jobs that intensify closer to holidays…

      We want to make sure we bring a stable and enjoyable version to you guys (hopefully without too many issues).

      At this stage, we don’t know how long this will take but you will surely see the signs when we’re ready!
      Don’t worry, this time, the release isn’t blocked due to documentation as we radically changed our documentation approach since the release of 4.35…

      BMS Development

      This is a very sensitive topic as you must know that we are constantly being reminded that we’re not alone and people expectations are shifting over the years (industry standard are obviously moving).

      This won’t be news to the old timers but for the “fresh” BMS pilots, we need to put things in perspective:

      • We are a handful of people
      • We do that on our spare time without revenue
      • We put a lot of love in our work and are very proud of what we do
      • We always look for the best realism we can implement (based on our information and skills)
      • We love having community contributions and always look for new talents…

      In the end, don’t worry, you’re in for a big surprise as always! We want to surprise you and have fun doing what we do!
      The way see it: 4.36 will rock your world and 4.37 will revolutionize your GFX card 😄
      (that’s all, I’ll say… Don’t try to get more out of me! 🙂 )

      One last word…

      As you must feel, we enter a phase where the team is under tension to cater for all (4.36 preparation, work / life balance, re-organizing our way of working internally, …).

      So please be patient with us, we’ll be a bit more quiet in the coming weeks…
      In the meantime, stay safe, be patient, fly BMS and don’t believe everything people tell you 😉 (yes YouTube… I am looking at you 🙂 )

      We love you!

      Cheers

      posted in General Discussion
      MaxWaldorf
      MaxWaldorf
    • 2021 A Falcon BMS Year to remember!

      #anchor

      Hi Folks!

      In a couple hours, we’re going to enter 2022 and leave 2021 behind!

      Time for a (more personal and a bit general) retrospective and word of the future! (Not too much tough before I’m drunk…)

      A step into BMS Team

      My official Journey at BMS started back in January 2021…

      From Falcon Lounge community to Falcon BMS was a really milestone for me personally! In so many ways, I was involved in Falcon BMS but being part of the story of the team was a game changer…

      In so many ways, you always have good intentions but you need to make sure that you can keep up with your goals (set reasonable goals or you’ll end up caught in the task forever and get burned out).

      So you start by getting into the wealth of knowledge that the team has and dif your own hole so you can start contributing to the story!

      2021 Wind of change

      Some might have noticed but there has been quite some changes around here!

      The Hard

      As in a lot of stories, there needs to be change to initiate a new momentum.
      Some people left the team, some came back and some joined!

      A in every team, that creates a bit of lag where people need to find their mark and reshape a bit the goals. Falcon BMS 4.35 U1 was definitely a difficult release as a lot shifted during that period of time.

      The constant rant, social pressure on BMS team (through other channels than this forum) and the constant compare with another well know F-16 product definitely can’t be ignored…

      Obviously, I am not even going to speak about the global pandemic!

      The Ambition

      For those who have a bit of corporate experience, you know that restructuring and setting new goals is essential to steer people to the road of success!
      Except that… We’re not a company but a bunch of passionate people that deeply care about Falcon BMS.

      As part of the ambition, we try to communicate a bit more but will remain quite careful on what we share (we can’t share everything in terms of roadmap since we’re not the kind to disclose everything and we do have rules internally…)

      We also are restructuring our internal tools and try to modernize our assets! (Yes I know that’s always hard for some to accept that 🙂 )

      The team is no always looking for more talents but we will always make sure we keep people that match team spirit (team spirit before individuals)…
      If you’re interested, there is an official form HERE but we will always be very selective on profiles.

      The Best

      In every story, there is passion BUT there is mostly friendship!
      We’re not many very active within the team but I can tell you I really had a great time spending evenings joking and developing with a couple guys in the team! I have to give a special shout to the boys (and they are not the only ones!):
      @Mav-jp , @Bad-Boy , @Radium (you’re not BMS but anyway 😉 ) , @spooky , @I-Hawk , @Tumbler31 , @Manos1981 , @Seifer , @Dee-Jay

      You guys really helped me getting through 2021 and this is where BMS Team shines: There are always people to help the other without conditions!

      BMS is strong because of its people and this is why I see our future is bright!

      2022 and Beyond

      Well obviously, you heard the focus is Falcon BMS 4.36 and gave a couple hints through our Xmas gift 😉 .

      Now, we are fully committed to busting bugs and optimizing our next release!

      What about the next step?
      Well… 4.36 is being prepared but we are already deep into 4.37 development…

      4.37 will definitely be a big change compared to 4.36 that will be the last of the current era…

      As we change our development tools and release cycles, we sure want to avoid working on 3 versions in // because it is way too much to maintain for the small team we are!

      Some keywords of our Future in 4.37:
      #new-terrain
      #VR (sooner if we can…)
      #Better-3D-models (this is true for 4.36 as well…)
      and even more surprises…

      Here it is… 2021 is wrapped up and 2022 opens!
      Thank you for the awesome First BMS year and looking forward for the next!

      Enjoy!

      posted in General Discussion
      MaxWaldorf
      MaxWaldorf
    • Temporary fixes for 4.36.0

      Dear Pilots,

      Following the report of multiple issues:

      • Loss of flight performance in MP with some loadouts
      • Graphical bug on missile trail launch

      Please apply the following lines on your “falcon BMS.cfg” (User/config folder):

      set g_sNonCompatibleChanges "all-DURANDAL-NC_CHANGE_DEAGGED_LOADOUT"
      set g_sCompatibleChanges "all-C_CHANGE_DYNAMIC_SMART_SCALING-C_CHANGE_CHANGE_STORE_DAMAGE"
      

      This will prevent issues while we investiguate and compile fixes for a next update…

      Sorry for the inconvenience!

      posted in Technical Support
      MaxWaldorf
      MaxWaldorf
    • Merry Xmas and happy Holidays 2021!

      Falcon BMS Xmas 2021

      Year 2021 is coming to an end and everyone is taking a well deserved holiday!
      In this time of sharing and presents, we wanted to share with you a small present that hopefully will rejoice everyone!

      Yes, we have seen Santa and here is a living proof:

      After refueling his reindeers, he left us some goodies for the F/A-18C patrolling the area.

      Soon after, fog started covering the region announcing snow for the evening!

      This has been an awesome year and we’re exited to move on to the next with the same will and ambition!

      Merry Xmas everyone and see you soon in the virtual skies!

      Benchmark Sims Team

      Original News: Link

      posted in Announcements
      MaxWaldorf
      MaxWaldorf
    • Welcome to our new home!

      You can’t imagine how proud we are to present this new home!

      BMS for ever!

      posted in General Discussion
      MaxWaldorf
      MaxWaldorf
    • [Falcon BMS 4.36] Downloads live!

      Enjoy the new release!

      https://forum.falcon-bms.com/topic/22228/falcon-bms-4-36-full-installer

      posted in Announcements
      MaxWaldorf
      MaxWaldorf
    • Air Combat Sim Podcast - Release of Falcon BMS 4.36

      Dear Pilots,

      Very happy to promote the podcast episode from the Air Combat Sim Pocast covering the launch of Falcon BMS 4.36
      You can find the related news HERE

      Very big thanks to our host @Tricker and the participation of @MaxWaldorf and @Mav-jp from BMS!

      source: air combat sim podcast

      posted in Announcements
      MaxWaldorf
      MaxWaldorf
    • RE: BMS 4.35 Screenshots

      BMS 4.36 Gift

      posted in Screenshots & Videos
      MaxWaldorf
      MaxWaldorf
    • New Falcon BMS Download Locations

      As you can see, the forum has changed quite a bit and you can now access all public releases from Falcon BMS on our new dedicated webpage:

      https://www.falcon-bms.com/downloads/

      You will have 4.35, 4.34 and 4.33 available for download from there!

      Enjoy the virtual skies!

      posted in Releases & Updates
      MaxWaldorf
      MaxWaldorf
    • A couple tips on how to use the forum advanced features

      Hello community,

      So time to discover the new forum functionalities!!!

      Here are a couple things you can use:

      Writing interface
      This new forum is using Markdown as a scripting text language.
      To learn more about it, you can go here

      Image upload
      This is now fully automated and you can copy paste whatever you wish.
      There is a hard limit of 90 images per hour, so if you get an error, that might be because we reached the limit… Just be patient in this case!

      Private Messages
      This is now replaced by a “chat” feature. it achieves the same functionality except you can use the advanced editing text tools (no image, file uploads)…

      Ask a question
      Now in the support section, you can use the “ask a question” function. This is very helpful when you need to check how to solve the same issue you might be facing…

      Tagging posts
      It is matching Twitter convention by just putting hashtag and a keyword -> #important #forum #tips

      Switching interface to dark mode
      This forum can be very tiring for some people… Just give your eyes some rest by clicking on the light bulb close to the search icon…

      Change Forums Settings
      You can change forum Settings by clicking on your Avatar.
      A drop window should open and go to “settings”…
      There you will be able to change a few things about the forum preferences

      How do I add images and links to my signature?
      Add image:

      ![alt-text](url-to-image)
      

      Add URL:

      [Text](url)
      

      Add image with link:

      [![alt-text](url-to-image)](url)
      

      More tips to come later on!

      posted in General Discussion
      MaxWaldorf
      MaxWaldorf

    Latest posts made by MaxWaldorf

    • RE: Hostil behavior

      @fvelazdem yes this is a feature we were looking to ship in 4.36

      posted in Technical Support
      MaxWaldorf
      MaxWaldorf
    • RE: 4.36 KTO. KC-10 Bug after landing.

      @Bad-Boy @Mav-jp

      Interesting one… DB issue? Model?

      posted in Technical Support
      MaxWaldorf
      MaxWaldorf
    • RE: Yeachon ILS 28

      @Bad-Boy @Micro_440th

      Might be more a DB issue but you never know…

      posted in Technical Support
      MaxWaldorf
      MaxWaldorf
    • RE: F4Wx – Real Weather Converter

      @Ahmed Thanks for your contribution!

      I did realize an issue with view distance in sunny weather where the visibility was very poor given the clear sky…
      Maybe something to check later on (might also be a faulty data input).

      Cheers

      posted in Tools & Apps
      MaxWaldorf
      MaxWaldorf
    • RE: Will the KC-46 be incorporated into BMS?

      If someone makes it…
      Why not…

      posted in General Discussion
      MaxWaldorf
      MaxWaldorf
    • RE: [4.36 BUG ?] Bussket refuling by AI

      Ok thank you but we need as always more details…

      Theater? Repro case? SP? MP?
      blablabla…

      We need context to work!

      Thank you

      posted in General Discussion
      MaxWaldorf
      MaxWaldorf
    • RE: [4.36] AI can't see you're oon the taxiway and crash into you

      Sorry but if you want to help the team, you need to do a proper bug report…

      Please check the pinned topics in support category and give ways to reproduce the issue…

      posted in Technical Support
      MaxWaldorf
      MaxWaldorf
    • RE: TE tutorial

      @Atlas https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt09nBd3t730cOrCZdOq5_-wE-0pA_1G_

      posted in General Discussion
      MaxWaldorf
      MaxWaldorf
    • RE: TE tutorial

      @asw200 check my YouTube channel there are tutorials to help you with!

      posted in General Discussion
      MaxWaldorf
      MaxWaldorf
    • RE: Another thank you for 4.36!

      @b0bl00i Thanks!
      Appreciated from the whole team!

      posted in General Discussion
      MaxWaldorf
      MaxWaldorf