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    Best posts made by Orffen

    • RE: What is something you wish you knew before committing to BMS

      I wish I’d known that flying in multiplayer was far easier than flying alone. Trying to babysit AI, or even keeping formation when you can’t ask “lead, say airspeed” or “where the hell did you go?” is so much harder than speaking to someone.

      Not to mention that Falcon Lounge makes it so easy to get into MP without committing to a squadron (thanks, Max!) and the community especially on Discord is quite welcoming and understanding.

      Also, while I like reading the manuals, I understand they can be daunting. But you don’t need to know everything - go through the Tutorial manual and fly along with the missions in-game. You don’t need to RTFM back-to-back to get in the air - but it’s an incredible reference for debriefing after a sortie and trying to understand what went wrong or how to do better next time.

      posted in General Discussion
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    • RE: Falcon Campaign Video Format

      @khronik I don’t have the exact parameters but from memory MP3 licensing prevented the codec’s inclusion into software - might be why Vegas/Premiere don’t have it included.

      When I (rarerly) need to convert between formats I use https://ffmpeg.org/ - you should be able to convert your AVI with a CLI command with the right parameters.

      Alternatively if you can’t be bothered with CLI, https://handbrake.fr/ is another good option. It includes the MP3 encoder.

      posted in Community Mods & Tools
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    • RE: Crash to Desktop on Alt-Enter

      For a long time, the recommendation has been to run Falcon in windowed (borderless or otherwise). I don’t know if this has changed with DX11, but I do see a borderless setting inside the 2D client now.

      Falcon is a pretty old piece of software and it doesn’t do Alt+Tab or Alt+Enter switching very gracefully.

      You can work around this by running windowed all the time and using the Windows magnifier while you navigate the 2D interface.

      posted in Technical Support
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    • RE: UOAF OPERATION Cowabunga#511

      Thank you! I wish time zones permitted me to fly more with UOAF - I’ve only attended one event (suffered a blue-on-blue incident) but would love to join more.

      posted in Screenshots & Videos
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    • RE: Quick update from the BMS Frontlines - November 2021

      @dee-jay well based on time zone it’s still KTO… but the time change button has moved!

      LetsGoTheRockGIF.gif

      😄

      posted in General Discussion
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    • RE: RWR <M> Fix for 4.35.3

      @cag Windows 7 is out of support with no security updates for almost 2 years 😳

      You might be able to run the python code directly like @RUSHER0600 suggested, but I’d consider upgrading to Windows 10.

      posted in Technical Support
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    Latest posts made by Orffen

    • RE: Thrustmaster T.16000M + TWCS Keyfile

      Sorry for the lateness in this one, I haven’t had any time for BMS lately 😞

      Version 11 updates:

      • Merged BMS Basic 4.36 keyfile changes
      posted in Joysticks & Input Devices
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    • RE: UOAF OPERATION Cowabunga#511

      Thank you! I wish time zones permitted me to fly more with UOAF - I’ve only attended one event (suffered a blue-on-blue incident) but would love to join more.

      posted in Screenshots & Videos
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    • RE: Quick update from the BMS Frontlines - November 2021

      @dee-jay well based on time zone it’s still KTO… but the time change button has moved!

      LetsGoTheRockGIF.gif

      😄

      posted in General Discussion
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    • RE: Falcon Campaign Video Format

      I’d be interested too, but sounds like @Khronik got the codec working in Vegas, not necessarily figured out why playback in BMS isn’t working as expected.

      posted in Community Mods & Tools
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    • RE: VHF channel selection in F4 Phantom

      @musf at a guess, that’s a “limitation” of WDP/BMS and the F-4 relying on the F-16 avionics. Reading http://www.f-4.nl/f4_11.html as an example, or the F4E manual here, it seems to me only later models of the F-4 got VHF radio.

      Page 1-43 of the manual describes the AN/ASQ-19 as only operating on UHF.

      So, I’m pretty sure the F-4 modelled in BMS does not have any VHF radios. Technically you shouldn’t be able to communicate on VHF at all, but because it’s using the F-16 avionics it will load the DTC and VHF preset, and that’s why you can use the VHF radio on the preset but not change it.

      posted in Technical Support
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    • RE: Falcon Campaign Video Format

      @khronik I don’t have the exact parameters but from memory MP3 licensing prevented the codec’s inclusion into software - might be why Vegas/Premiere don’t have it included.

      When I (rarerly) need to convert between formats I use https://ffmpeg.org/ - you should be able to convert your AVI with a CLI command with the right parameters.

      Alternatively if you can’t be bothered with CLI, https://handbrake.fr/ is another good option. It includes the MP3 encoder.

      posted in Community Mods & Tools
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    • RE: VHF channel selection in F4 Phantom

      @musf I’m under the impression the F-4 doesn’t have a VHF radio. If you check the docs for the F-4 it only shows UHF switches.

      posted in Technical Support
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    • RE: ITO no show

      @mj3437 Can you check if the theatres are listed in the Falcon BMS 4.35\Data\TerrData\TheaterDefinition\theater.lst file?

      posted in Technical Support
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    • RE: RWR <M> Fix for 4.35.3

      @cag Windows 7 is out of support with no security updates for almost 2 years 😳

      You might be able to run the python code directly like @RUSHER0600 suggested, but I’d consider upgrading to Windows 10.

      posted in Technical Support
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    • RE: Thrustmaster T.16000M + TWCS Keyfile

      Version 10 updates:

      • Added bindings for Toggle Pilot Model (B15) and Center View (shifted B11)
      • Moved Visor to B14 and Night Vision to shifted layer B14
      posted in Joysticks & Input Devices
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