Hello,
After much reading, I finally pulled the trigger and got Falcon BMS 4.33 and ordered a suitable joystick. After installing the program and all updates without any issues (thanks to the extremely helpful thread) I fired up BMS 4.33 to see how it would run on my less-than-stellar computer. It ran without issue other than being painfully slow - literally 5+ seconds of lag between inputting a key command and it occurring on screen during flight. So I looked at the graphics settings to see if I could reduce some texture or shadows or something in an effort to get rid of the lag. No such luck.
But then, after a few more short lag-filled flights to get a general sense for the sim, it stopped working entirely. I can launch the program just fine, but as soon as I select a mission, it immediately goes black and I get a “program stopped working” error message.
I’m not good with computers to begin with, and I’m completely clueless as to where to start checking to fix the problem. Any input is GREATLY appreciated.
Thanks in advance.