BMS Bugs - Issues

0000234: BMS 4.37 Build 322 / Missile + Rail wrong position in 3D Model

Wed, 26 Apr 2023 03:06:03 -0400

BMS 4.37 Build 322. Missiles, Rails and Pylons have wrong position in in cold start for training mission TR_BMS_01_GroundOPS. Strangely only occurs in ramp start, only in this mission so far. See picture attached.

0000235: TWS Radar Azimuth Incorrect 4.37.2

Tue, 25 Apr 2023 22:48:50 -0400

In the -34 page 49

6 - ±60° scan width, centered about the nose (not available in TWS). Is available needs to be removed
3 - ±30° scan width, centered about the ACQ cursor (not available in TWS). Correct
2 - ±25° scan width, centered about the ACQ cursor (TWS & DT SAM only). Scan Width Correct wrong Bar Scan
1 - ±10° scan width, centered about the ACQ cursor. Correct

The ability to search with 60° scan with is incorrect in TWS mode and needs to be removed
In 25° scan with bar scan is currently 3 needs to be 2

0000233: Error: Video mode not supported for fullscreen

Sat, 19 Nov 2022 11:30:16 -0500

I'm receiving the error "Video mode not supported for fullscreen" whenever I try to select the fullscreen option for any YAME window. Running v. 2.0.0.48a

0000229: BMS 4.36 U2: FORM button disappears in cockpit when clicked (TE GroundOps #1 tutorial mission, cold start)

Wed, 31 Aug 2022 19:51:38 -0400

Expected:
Clicking (or mouse-wheeling) the FORM knob in the left console changes the FORM setting. Notably, the FORM knob should not disappear...

Actual:
Clicking the FORM knob makes it disappear. See screenshot.

BMS version: 4.36 U2. Note that I couldn't select this version in the "Product Version" drop-down menu for this bug report.

0000230: BMS 4.36 U2: GPS switch can't be toggled. Must use MAP switch to toggle GPS switch.

Wed, 31 Aug 2022 19:51:34 -0400

Expected:
You can enable the GPS switch with a mouse click.

Actual:
The GPS switch does not have a clickable zone. It turns out one can and must click the MAP switch on the same panel to control the GPS switch. The Map switch itself does not move, but clicking it does move the GPS switch up/down.

Environment:
- TE GroundOps #1 tutorial mission, cold start
- BMS version: 4.36 U2. Note that I couldn't select this version in the "Product Version" drop-down menu for this bug report.

0000231: BMS 4.36 U2: Canopy switch is non-functional for mouse interaction (TE GroundOps #1 tutorial mission, cold start)

Wed, 31 Aug 2022 19:51:31 -0400

Expected:
Right-clicking the canopy switch with the mouse as per tutorial instructions should close the canopy. And yes, I am certain that I was interacting with the correct switch, as I cross-compared with a YouTube tutorial video for the same GroundOps #1 training mission. :-)

Actual:
The canopy switch is non-functional. With the mouse, neither press+hold nor just press do anything, regardless of right or left mouse button. (Note that users going through the tutorial mission will be stuck at this point.) The only way for me to close the canopy was to use the default keyboard shortcut to toggle the canopy, which is Alt+R, which I figured out only after googling for the problem.

The same problem was also reported by other users in the Falcon BMS subreddit three months ago in May: https://www.reddit.com/r/falconbms/comments/va1oh8/cant_close_canopy/

Environment:
- TE GroundOps #1 tutorial mission, cold start
- BMS version: 4.36 U2. Note that I couldn't select this version in the "Product Version" drop-down menu for this bug report.

0000232: BMS 4.36 U2: HCMS feature is missing in the F-16 during the TE GroundOps #1 tutorial mission, cold start

Wed, 31 Aug 2022 19:51:27 -0400

Step 17 in the Training PDF, pp. 24-27, asks the user to align the HCMS, which is a new feature of BMS v4.36.

Expected:
I can follow the instructions to align the HCMS in the tutorial mission, as per instructions.

> "Since 4.36 you have to align the HMCS to use it properly and get accurate HUD information.
If able, a 15-minute warm-up is required for optimal alignment. [...] After the recommended warm-up time open your HMCS Align page on the DED
(LIST->MISC(0)->HMCS->SEQ). There are three alignment modes available. We start with the COARSE mode. When mode select (M-SEL) is depressed [...]"

Actual:
There is no such HCMS entry in the UFC/DED, neither under LIST->MISC(0) nor elsewhere that I could find. It seems as if the HCMS feature in the F-16 you operate in this training lacks this feature altogether?

0000225: Hung stores after returning from S-J

Thu, 28 Jul 2022 21:10:04 -0400

After short-pickling in S-J mode (don't actually have to jettison anything, just hitting the pickle button is enough). The next munition fired in A-A or A-G mode will hang. It's easier to reproduce in multiplayer so this is probably affected by latency as well.

0000228: Wrong Tanker frequency in AAR Training documentation

Mon, 25 Jul 2022 12:39:32 -0400

Training documentation for TR_BMS_04D_AAR gives UHF 292.87 for Canteen 1. However, correct frequency is UHF 348.625 as in ATO

0000227: Comms 1 knob failure in 4.36

Fri, 08 Jul 2022 18:28:53 -0400

In 4.36 in many theaters including stock KTO the Comm 1 volume knob no longer works in 'pit. The hotspot is there, but the knob does not move and the volume does not change (either up or down) . It's the same if you use the keyboard commands.
However, if you map the volume to an axis, then both knob visual and volume change work

0000223: RSAF F-16 uses probe instead of boom for AAR

Thu, 30 Jun 2022 09:41:26 -0400

The RSAF F-16 uses the boom method, just like the USAF jets.
See Additional Information for refs.

0000226: ATC comm says “redwood overhead” instead of “report overhead”

Tue, 21 Jun 2022 17:08:50 -0400

While flying an overhead approach to Gunsan in the TE TR_BMS_03_Landing, the male voice enunciation of “report overhead” sounds like “redwood overhead”. When the female voice is responding, it is stated clearly and correctly.

0000166: ILS -- steerpoint diamond blanked from HUD

Thu, 19 May 2022 23:25:03 -0400

One of the biggest challenges of foul-weather ILS approach, is keeping spatial awareness of where the airstrip is .. especially when there's crosswind.

I often find myself spamming the [I] key to cycle the HSI mode in/out of ILS .. just so I can get a glimpse of the steerpoint diamond.

I just watched a youtube video of (a different F-16 simulator) foul weather ILS landing, and I was surprised to see the steerpoint diamond stayed on the HUD, along with the ILS needles.

It looked soooo easy, by comparison. Just line up the needles, then put the FPM on the diamond, and keep it together until the runway appears.

I'm hearing this is a known bug.

0000224: BMS 4.36 Rockets fire when returning from SJ

Wed, 18 May 2022 21:06:22 -0400

When returning to AG Mastermode with rockets selected from SJ after pickling off a fuel tank the rockets fire.

0000140: TOF and LAND pseudo-faults recorded only once per a 3D session

Sun, 01 May 2022 12:47:00 -0400

The sim records the TOF and LAND pseudo-faults only once per a 3D session on the MFD TEST format. For example, if you land multiple times on a sortie, such as in the official TvT to refuel - due to no AAR available - the takeoff and landing times are not recorded on the corresponding events after refueling on the ground.

0000221: 4.36 STPT offset aimpoints prevent zooming in with AG radar

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 21:28:55 -0400

If a waypoint has an offset aimpoint, and the OA itself is outside the radar azimuth limit, but the steerpoint itself isn't, it's not possible to zoom into the steerpoint with the AG radar as if the steerpoint was outside the azimuth limit.

0000222: 4.36 hung JDAMs cause CTD

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 21:20:54 -0400

If a JDAM becomes hung, trying to view the INV SMS page or trying to SelJettison it leads to crash to desktop.

0000220: 4.36 US F-16CBlk30 uses LAU-129 instead of pylon when armed with AIM-7Ms

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 17:10:49 -0400

4.36 US F-16CBlk30 uses LAU-129 instead of pylon when armed with AIM-7Ms

0000219: 4.36 RCS of B-2 too high

Wed, 27 Apr 2022 20:59:57 -0400

RCS of B-2 too high. Easily detected and shot down at night.
Unmodified RCS: 0.608364
for comparison
F-117: 0.056234
F-22: 0.210842
J-20: 0.410842
B-1: 0.910282

0000218: 4.36 Aircraft are underpowered and unable to break Mach 1 clean

Mon, 25 Apr 2022 15:56:24 -0400

Using the Falcon Lounge online server flying a F-16CM 52 with as the selected loadout there is some form of invisible drag. Also the Optimal altitude is being shown at 7k Ft. After dropping my 8 SDBs and doing a stores jet climbing out to 32kft setting full 100% afterburner the aircraft was unable to break Mach 1 for 100 miles of straight and level flight. This was tested also on server in a Block 40 and the same was found the aircraft would not go above Mach 1, It was as though the speed brakes were out but all times we have visually look opened and closed them to no change. On the server We have used the 401st CM 52. 42nd CM 42. 40th squadron in block 40's all with the same load out all are unable to break M1 After Emergency stores jettison.
I have been able to replicate this issue, I sat with a second person as they took up the block 40 and had the same lack of power or excessive drag Unable to break Mach 1.
I can not say with 100% certainty it will happen, But I have been able to recreate the event with another person 6 times over a 2 hour period.

0000173: Some callbacks in .key are removed after APPLY or SAVE in SetUp Controller

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 05:51:08 -0400

These callbacks diseapear from the keyfile (.key) after "APPLY" or "SAVE" button;

1) SimF18FCSGainToggle
2) SimF18FCSGainNORM
3) SimF18FCSGainORIDE
4) ATCRequestTaxi

0000217: Retarded (High Drag) bombs fall short - Might be related to issue 171

Tue, 22 Mar 2022 17:45:05 -0400

I tested with MK82-Air and BLU-107 and these parameters:
ArmingDelay: 1 sec
Speed/Altitude: 500kts/500ft
Release Method: CCRP both Single and Pair

Both MK82-Air and BLU-107 hit the ground short of the target.

0000138: Ground ATC calls "SU-34" a "SU-32"

Thu, 13 Jan 2022 16:53:33 -0500

Our flight was tasked after a 2-ship flight of SU-34 out of Sokcho.
The ground ATC called the aircraft model a "SU-32", not "SU-34".

It happens always and in every mission.

0000142: BMS-training.pdf typo

Thu, 06 Jan 2022 06:00:58 -0500

The SA-4 are still there and you as a student
still need to learn firing AGM-88 in HAD mode using the
HTS mode.

>>HTS POD?

0000216: Keystrokes don't work for the BLK60 center pedestal

Sun, 05 Dec 2021 12:44:20 -0500

When configuring keystrokes for the fictional BLK60 center pedestal, these are not recognized when pressing the key.