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Damn! That was a close one!

Distinction noted.

WOW! Impressive video for this mission!! Can't wait!

Good points all around. And well said, Gaz. This is not a training server. This is a Live COOP Server - BUT - This server welcomes new players with open arms, we merely expect them to follow the rules, and not run around doing as they please with total disregard for the way PR is played/kit requests/asset use/squad based gameplay. Most of the rules are even geared towards some of the points raised here: no flying vehicles until you know how (learn to fly offline, come online to test your skills live); improper asset use/mortar use; etc. All games have noObs, this one is no different. It's learning curve is a bit steeper, and it requires more patience than the standard FPS games. You have two choices: hope that the game is not so popular that only veterans of the game will play it; or to welcome each successive wave of new people turned onto this awesome Squad based mod built on a 10 year old game. I'd love an automatic system for all of this so I don't need to take the time to talk with people, to diplomatically resolve issues, take time out of my own play time to help run things, but we will always need to make those efforts, and it will never boil down to just one more perfectly worded announcement MOTD sentence. We'll support whatever you come up with, and if it would help, we'll add it - but it will never replace the personal connection you can make with a new player or squad by talking to them, and being patient and encouraging (and swift with the switch on the trolls and griefers).

Your CPU is also holding you back...

janjan LAN_WROTE ... solved it!!! you need to be on the same theater! I was on Israel theater. That is great news!! I can't believe we didn't check that last night when we were troubleshooting, then again, it was way late at night for me.... !fans

Thank you for your interest in joining! You'll hear from us soon, m8! !fans

You are OK TeeJay - do not worry! :) BUT - For the record, =VG= takes all reports of Admin Abuse seriously. By this I mean that this is no joking matter even though it sounds absurd, or is written funny, or has facts wrong. There have been no facts and no proof submitted to back up this report. Melon is available to receive proof, and has offered. I do not believe this report is correct or accurate. BUT we do look into ALL reports, as a matter of seriousness, not to laugh at someone who makes a report (even if it is funny or has poor grammer, or false facts). I doubt the OP will post here again, but regardless, this is not a peanut gallery - only facts please. Thank you for your clarification, TeeJay.

This is a serious matter; Peanut Gallery Posts will be deleted. !boss Do not post if you are: not a VG admin, not a PR admin, were not present during this incident, not adding relevant proof to this discussion.

Seosan, South Korea. Home Plate. We fly out of the 120th Fighter Squadron: Bandit dove for the deck and defeated my Slammer - but I kept on him... "Fox 2 - Close" ... "Splash one Bandit" An overhead view of my target area: Pupo-ri Naval Base Releasing 4 GBU-32(v)1/B 1000lb High Explosive JDAM at 4 Separate Targets in 1 Launch: "GBU RELEASED!" Releasing AGM-65G IR Guided 300lb Penetrating Warhead Maverick's at D-30 AA Defenses: "Rifle!"

try it offline

Warrent Officer added to new Moderator TS3 Permission set. Use it wisely.

Didn't realize this was an issue... It must happen randomly or at late hours. If you see me online when this happens, poke me, I'll liquefy them. We'll get a moderator TS3 set made up asap. Had not been an issue that I know of until now, and if it was, y'all should have made some noise sooner. Those trolls are the worst.

Cool! !2cool

We did! Had to make a postcard of Tankmaster - I should mail it to him:

One of the most Epic B-17 Events: FRIENDS TO THE END - Painting by Ron Weil

Click to go to Album: Evergreen Air and Space Museum with Tankmaster and Airbats

@Sillymoose - this game is ancient, if you can run PR, you can run BMS on your toaster... @Meiz - went out on a strike just to get some bomb and missile attack screenshots, but about midnight last night, checked the screenshot folder and EMPTY! Forgot I changed the button so "Joystick Recenter" is on a different key (so the text don't show)... Will try again ;)

Flying on the VG BMS Server with CobaltUK, landed heavy in CatIII with a crosswind A-OK (click photo for HD Res) More training, night landing while heavy: Looks like I need to straighten out, right? BUT - the pic can't show I am heading straight down runway 02 Right - this is me forgetting to turn off Drift C/O and trimmed to counter the crosswind with full aircraft weight (CatIII) with 2 600lb Fuel Drop Tanks on the wings, and 6 500lb bombs. I continue to touchdown in this angle, only turning straight at touchdown... (click photo for HD Res) Watching Cowboy 6-1 land just before I takeoff on a night time Strike Mission: (click photo for HD Res) Missile Threat Reaction Re-Training for this (v)Pilot; caught a beautiful sunset on the Yellow Sea over Seosan, and the clouds were near true to life in their beauty! (click photo for HD Res)

Nice! Can we also get some screenshots from the cockpit, maybe a view of something blowing up? !lol

Fastjack =VG= LAN_WROTE ... Also, (ironicmode on) i ask me why MS will overwatch my pornsite clicks?? hahaha! * I dare them to overwatch my pornsite clicks. Some technician will definitely go home crying, and will need to shower at least three times. !lol (j/k)

Jesus tap-dancing Christ! !shok Time to get super-geek on this OS! I had no idea! I've copied that "Removal Instructions" to notepad, in the even the page mysteriously goes blank. I hope this doesn't break anything - but, damn - This OS has IE11! Already, I'm in too deep....

Today, I'm gonna edit the keys for my Nostromo Speedpad to mimic the ICP - it's a gaming keypad I use for most every other PC game, but here it matches the ICP layout near perfectly, and makes it able to be accessed without the mouse, or looking at the keyboard numpad, and without looking at the controller (palm rest controllers like this have every button within reach, negating the need to look at it); I don't need to take eyes off to interact with the ICP this way. It's modes/shift key alters it to work either as an ICP or a Comms (wingman,Tower,FAC,etc.) interface. Yea, I hate a QWERTY keyboard for games. !hi here's a slapped together example of the n52 as an ICP in BMS:

Well, after spending the last 3 days setting up my own controllers for Falcon BMS (again) I ran into issues myself, trying to re-use keyfiles I had created for my old PC. Nothing has changed, still use 2 MFD's, TrackIR, and X52 with NO rudder pedals - but keyfile loaded did not work. You may have issues if someone used Madcatz programming instead of Saitek's programming suite to make those profiles you're trying - or vice versa; the key files are different, as are possibly their location in My Documents or AppData. Using the Flight Stick Software to create a game profile is one way people share controller profiles, and can add more depth with different modes, the other is sharing the keyfile from the BMS game itself as the Flight Stick is still a DirectX controller, each "button" is recognized by BMS (or most any game) and gets a number value (my trigger is '96'). Each button can have several functions using shift-states (like pinky-switch), just not all the "modes" of the X52 (green/orange/red). All without using Saitek/Madcatz software. DirectX key bindings with shift states is my preferred method, but my keys no longer work. Here is why(from reddit article): "I found many profiles for the X55 on the Falcon BMS forums. I had problems loading every key file because the mapping of the key is dependent of the order of your devices in the windows game controller configuration panel. I had to remap all keys." In this example, on my old PC, the Nostromo was listed at the top, above the MFD's and this list is their order in any given system, where top is 0, down is 1, 2, 3 and so on: (under Control Panel, 'Set up USB game controllers') so.... in the end, you may have to get a little technical if you want your system to work as you desire. First, for any analog DirectX controller input, you should open BMS, go to Setup, Controllers, click Advanced, and set the axis for each of your analog items (pitch/roll/yaw/ant.elevation/manual range/throttle with AB setting/zoom) - this will at least get your rudder working. Later, you will need to map your controller keys to the functions you desire, or alter the functions from an existing keyfile to match your controller assignments. How I did it: Opened up the Falcon manual, to pages showing HOTAS and their button uses in the sim. Opened up Falcon to create "TEST" keyfile - identified each controller (0,1,2,3) (LMFD,RMFD,Nostromo Speedpad,Saitek X52) To do this, I just pressed the trigger on X52 under the First Trigger Detent in the controls setup, applied, and saved as "TEST" Opened up the TEST.key in Notepad++ and found the Trigger command, noted that it's key value is 96 and not 1 like in my old profile... Now, I could have manually changed each key to correspond with the new values, but that smacks of effort.... Much easier to start with a well structured keyfile, and begin editing it - it has no joystick commands yet programmed, so you can just load it, and set your buttons in the Controller Setup in BMS's setup menu. I don't use Keyboard commands in this game when I can avoid it, and only one shift state for HOTAS, so if you want to use Modes and Madcatz software to program, you're on your own - but it should follow the Structured BMS Keyfile in the link below for ease of use. Better way(start from scratch bravely): Blu3wolf's Keyfile Editing Instruction Manual "It should be easily possible, to navigate through the key file and to find things quick. Therefore the description of each callback is following some rules which will be described below." -blu3wolf blu3wolf's Great Structured and Alterable Keyfile + all other reference files needed: https://www.dropbox.com/s/55pwvwq5vc2wkrv/blu3wolf%20key%20files.rar?dl=0 Alternate way: Use the above alterable keyfile and map your X55 yourself in the Saitek/Madcatz program suite *I prefer to doubt that Windows 10 is the issue, even in this early roll-out. Let's talk... **life is being interesting for me right now, but as I try to escape it, I can be found in our TeamSpeak 3 server where you can feel free to join any channel I'm in, and I'd be happy to help you do this or any method to get your controls working; it's not as complex as it seems when first skimming through that guide I linked - trust me, it's do-able, and ya only gotta do it once. I just did...actually, for the second time, so, maybe years later ya gotta do it once again. ;) ***if you're new to TeamSpeak 3, it's a voice-over-internet program we use to talk online. It can be downloaded and installed for free from their website, and when you open this program on your computer, you can find the "Connect" tab at the top left, there you can enter our teamspeak address at ts3.veterans-gaming.com This TeamSpeak 3 program has settings you should review - be sure to follow the Setup Wizard when installing to help you, and if you missed it, open TeamSpeak 3 and run the Setup Wizard found under the 'Settings' tab near the top. [Edited for content additions]

Nice to meet you! Hoping to get into BMS myself soon - used to fly in Falcon 4 AF, and just built a more modern computer. Still have the falcon.exe after all these years, and our download section has issues right now, so here it is... Falcon exe (mpr.dll is not needed if installing BMS): https://www.dropbox.com/s/6bt1n5n9lvy4rlo/falcon4.zip?dl=0