Falcon BMS 4.37.4 Dynamic Campaign Explained 

I don't think people understand that the dynamic campaign system is just the tip of the iceberg. The dynamic campaign in Falcon is actually very simple. The problem is that there is a long list of features that Falcon BMS has which enable the dynamic campaign to function, which are missing from DCS. Here's a list of things that I know of. - AI that can employ teamwork tactics in BVR, and that tries to preserve its own life. - AI that doesn't cheat its flight model, and that doesn't need to cheat to be dangerous - AI that can fly coordinated missions with multiple flights in the package. - Consistent, believable damage modeling for air and ground units, and weapon effects - AI that can perform in-flight refueling procedures alongside human players. (This was the exact moment I realized BMS was special.) - AI that can taxi, take off, fly a pattern, and land without deadlocking the airfield or circling until it runs out of gas - Air traffic control including separate ground and tower frequencies. - The ability for players to exit their aircraft while it is in flight and have the AI take over their aircraft and fly the briefed mission. (instead of just disappearing.) - The ability for players to take over AI aircraft that are in flight, whether it is the flight lead or a wingman. (Allows you to rejoin if you get disconnected mid-session. See previous.) - Integrated air defenses with good AI (not scripted) - Flak (not scripted) - A mission planner (as seen in this video) and working DTC - IFF plans - Ground units that can move without bogging down a whole multiplayer server - A complete and period-appropriate set of aircraft, air defense, ships, ground units, etc. - The ability to keep the sim running for days or weeks of real time, and to save/pause/load the sim. (It's not a series of connected mission files. It's continuous time.) - Dynamic weather and turbulence - ECM (it's not so secret that it cannot be modeled with a reasonable degree of accuracy) - Enough built-in callsigns for all the players and AI

I'm afraid, that if ED wants to make dynamic campaign functional, they would have to make it rather pretty small scaled, or do something with the optimization. I've been trying Liberation, and any campaign with scale higher than 1, meant instant crash for me after loading (if it loads at all).

It is very hard to integrate so many 3rd party models in dynamic campaigns,

@@wmouse Correct. First they'll have to debug and enhance A LOT their AIs before considering a DC. And I think they are not conscious about it.

should get into BMS much. That is the best flight sim campaign you can play. It's a literal sandbox where you can enjoy whatever playstyle you want and see the world actually react to it. You can even control bits and pieces of (or the whole) ground war too - by ordering ground troops around which can change the battlefield situation dramatically.

Allied force did it for us - we would have weekends with planners, pilots, QRF's and whatnot. What a blast!

Ya even today it's still unmatched and ahead of our time. There is nothing even close right now.

Good to hear. This is exactly what I wanted in this video something short and sweet that gets the point across.

Is my favorite part as well. I really enjoy only having to create a flight and wait and see what the campaign will be dish out to me when I am in the air.

Great to hear share it with everyone. I think it gets the point across with out being too long.

You are so welcome. I always see people ask what is the Dynamic Campaign and a video to point them to is perfect.

I have done a few incremental videos of campaigns over the last few months with Georgia.

There are many theaters I just named a few that are "official" Nordic is up in the North

Playing DCS just doesn't do it for me. I play like every few months jus to check it out or make a video of something.

Your laptop might be getting too hot.

@@AviationPlus might be, it's a potas as said

You can only fly BLUEFOR, but you're not limited to the F-16. There's also a full-fidelity F-15C, and you can fly pretty much any other jet - but with an F-16 cockpit

Maybe when the MiG-29 releases

Yeah, you can fly as the other side. It's just thst the airplanes aren't really fun to fly (F16 avionics and meh flight model).

Are you using the full installer? Do you have the original Falcon 4.0 and when you do run it once and do not install BMS inside of the Falcon 4.0 folder.

No change the dynamic campaign but there are changes to the AI, ATC and Tanker logic. Also improvements in the logic of AI wingman and the outcome parameters of your mission rating.

I am planning on making one. Currently I am out of town till the end of next week.

I don't have files anywhere to be shared but I have tons of videos flying them in multiplayer.

@@AviationPlus Okay, thank you. Maybe one day you'll upload them for all to share!

BMS is mainly an F-16 sim so the other aircraft aren't worth touching right now

@@Duvstep910 That's not my question.. I've flown the F-18 and its OK, good enough for some carrier missions. Obviously not DCS comparable, but its good enough for a 6$ F16 primary sim. My point is it would be a great idea to put out a video showcasing what other aircraft are available, and their current state, and how OFM plays vs what's available "stock" BMS. I've had a lot of fun in the F-4, even tho its jank as absolute fuck. It provides a platform to launch Shrikes and ARMS from in earlier war campaigns where only the earlier F-16A models are available (that are without HARMs)... There's also some of us who want to go on red for some PvP, and rather than flying F-16's we want to fly a Mig-29, Mig-23, or even a Mig-21...

It might be better to venture out and try stuff on your own. Either way for the red side it is better to use the default F-16 pit if you want it to be flyable. Being that the cockpits are not great and the lack of documentation of how to use it.

Have you looked there are plenty.

Cool. This video used u4 so it is there just not as cinematically conducted.

Yes you can do that. You can even move the troops around.

@@AviationPlus really interesting! Ty

I have not noticed that. Will not be able to play u4 for another 11 days.

@@AviationPlus any version you can check that... Since that happened from 35 😭😭😭

@@SlowSky1508 Interesting I have used MC for a long time and always editing campaigns I guess I never cycled HQ control before to notice.

@@AviationPlus yep, to reproduce, try uncheck the HQ control, create single mission like BARCAP for example, then delete it, put back the HQ Control on, let the engine create mission, check your squadron pilot Exp, they all default into 4 if you choose ACE, and lower if not ACE. Compared to the other squadron that exclusively HQ control, they will vary between 40-60 (60 for the colonel). As far as I notice, this have a huge impact on the squadron performance. I'd rather fight 8 SU-35 solo because I expect they shoot at me than shoot at my butt by my AI squadron operating at the same area, when they affected by that low EXP pilot. I do always reset the pilot names, every single mission create at campaign to overcome this. 😅

I know but those three are officially supported.

Ya it was yesterday

Yep.

Yes you can have it live in the background or have it pause when no human is connected. However timing is important because you can't stop it as a player it keeps going so make sure you give yourself enough time to brief before take off.

Yes! Really fun to fly a campaign together!

It's a toss up on who wins but based on resources. Human interaction can affect the outcome.

And if we decide to destroy a nuclear plant, will it affect the outcome?

@@snipe1973xxl Yes. Just about everything has an effect.

@@AviationPlus Good to know. Now I only have to learn how to fly the F-16 :)

@@snipe1973xxl Ya that would be a good first step.

Oh ok I could have sworn it would change the level of recourses of the factions.

@@AviationPlus I misremembered. From the discussion I was trying to recall, it seems the BMS folks recommend ignoring the Force Ratio sliders and adjusting them indirectly via the Challenge Rating setting only. Challenge Rating also only affects the sliders and you will still have to set the skill levels manually in the other drop downs.

Oh ya definitely not Italy even though that is where you take off from. I'm not going to say all of those countries.

@@AviationPlus are you dumb?

@@AviationPlus you take off from Italy because that’s your base of disembarkation. The war/battle is in THE BALKANS. Which is not Italy.

@@Av-vd3wk Sorry for the apparent triggering. Italy is still part of the theater so maybe the theater name should be changed. Glad that was settled. Any comments about campaigns?

​@Av-vd3wk the balkans are next to the batlic sea ? That's a new one