Don't Let These Misconceptions Keep You From BMS

BMS offers a unique experience that, IMHO, should be enjoyed by a lot of people. This video is going over some of the misconceptions that I think tend to make people shy away from making the leap. It's worth it!

Chapters
00:00 Intro
01:25 Its F16 Only
04:10 The Keymapper is Bad
05:25 The Graphics are Bad
07:06 Its Hard to Learn
09:07 Multiplayer is Dead
10:12 Closing Thoughts
11:00 Outro

Epidemic Sounds:
ES_Vivaldi_ The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in F Minor, Op. 8 No. 4, RV 297 _Winter__ II. Largo - Michelle Ross

Stock Footage:

Shoutout to Tommyboy69 for the F-15C footage

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This channel focuses on combat flight simulators like DCS World and IL-2 Great Battles. If you play either of these games or flight simulators like Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 and enjoy aviation and dogfighting then this channel is for you. Even if you are coming from War Thunder and BF2042, you can learn to fly these combat flight simulators.

I play using TrackIR5 and do not use VR, this means that I am able to capture footage for tutorials, how-to-guides and other multiplayer tips and tricks video in 1440p.

Eagle Dynamics has made it easier than ever to learn DCS because the game is technically free. The game has the F-15, F-16, Su-27, Mig-29, Mig-21, Mig-19, Mig-15, F-86 Sabre, Jf-17, Mirage 2000, F-18 Hornet and F-14 Tomcat. There are soon other modules coming such as the Mig-23 and F-4. Lastly, there are helicopters like the Mi-24 Hind and AH-64 Apache.

The same is also true for IL-2 Great Battles. With Battle of Stalingrad, Battle of Kuban, Battle of Bodenplatte, Battle of Moscow and Battle of Normandy being released, there is an immense amount of variety covered. The Bf-109, Fw-190, P-51, Tempest, P-47, Mc.202, Stuka, Ju-88, He-111, and so on are all in the game. I focus on making videos to make that part accessible so you can dive into IL-2 Multiplayer.

[Enigma]

I hope this video pushes a few people to take the leap and try out BMS. For those that are interested our reoccurring BMS Weekend server is launching the day this video was posted public so feel free to join us on our discord.

[Duvstep]

BMS is the perfect example of 'I fear not the man who has practiced 1000 kicks once; but the man who has practiced the same kick 1000 times.'

[muhammadsaleh]

An F 15 / F 16 flight sim with a dynamic campaign and good ai and bug free . This is a dream come true

[AviationPlus]

Awesome thanks for the video. Yes learning is different in BMS. Understanding the jet is more important than knowing how to do specific tasks because the situation will never be the same.

[andresilvasophisma]

Fun fact, after being playing BMS in instant action for years, only learning the basics of selecting targets in TWS mode and little more than that, I learned the whole startup procedure in a 1 min video.
After this I started watching other videos and learning other stuff, like the comms ladder, and how to employ A-G weapons (unguided, laser, GPS, HARMs and mavericks).
In a month you can start to have your fun, even if there's still a lot more to learn.

[Dexter]

If graphics were so important, nobody would play VTOL VR. :D

[simgaminglife]

BMS is so underated. But little by little and especially after the release of Update 4, big steps have been made and it certainly draw more peoples attention. The future is bright and i cant wait

[MaxWaldorf]

Thanks for this video and expose BMS a bit more from a different angle! Cheers

[spikef]

The one thing I really think BMS needs right now is.... documentation for mission commander. Im working on making my own 80s theater right now but mission commander is SO powerful and with the right skills anyone can make their own maps

[anthonymoloney]

Nailed it regarding the lack of bugs. I can't tell you how refreshing it is to be able to learn a jet...and everything just works. Not only that, it continues to work. One of my biggest frustrations with DCS is how frequently what would seem fairly obvious bugs are introduced. Learning in DCS is significantly more difficult because you don't always know if you're just doing something wrong or if its a bug. I never have this issue in BMS.

[theelectricscar]

Been considering getting into BMS for a while now, since DCS single player just wasn’t doing it for me. These exact misconceptions kept me at bay for a while, but it’s safe to say you’ve sold me on it!
Also wanted to say that I don’t think you comprehend the sheer value you put out with videos like these, bringing attention to and coming in defense of gems like BMS.

[roberthaynes]

The graphics comment is on point. I mean, I actually agree with everything in the video (especially the training).

As someone who flies in VR, DCS has been a love / hate relationship. It can be amazing, and it can run like total dogshit. The number of times I've walked away from DCS for months because of the weird performance issues is probably half a dozen (I've been playing since Lock-On).

I hopped into BMS, and it's buttery smooth all the time. The terrain is a little rough at certain altitudes. But also, at some altitudes, the city textures look okay, and actually give a better sense of a real city than DCS. The planes look great, the airfields look okay, in all honesty, the graphics didn't hold back my enjoyment at all, and sometimes DCS performance does hold back my enjoyment.

The feeling of really being in a conflict is unmatched. I remember one of my first missions a few months ago when I hopped into BMS, I got held short on the runway because a flight of F-15s had declared an emergency, and one of them was coming in with just one engine running. Just little emergent details like that are so amazing.

[abcpea]

Falcon 4.0 has an incredible manual that I think even if you don't play Falcon you should read. Way better than DCS manuals, that's for sure. DCS manuals have so much padding and repetition and are just very messy and hard to read compared to a real dash-one

[HolyOrangeJuice]

The immersive experience of the entire campaign and each flight is unmatched. It is crazy how being a cog in a machine feels. The full ATC and AI wingman experience is awesome too.

[joadt]

The addition of VR really drew me back to BMS (hoping they keep optimising this as it still takes some serious power to get a good experience). I'm playing it more and more these days and only occasionally going back to DCS. I would say it is my main flight sim now and there is so much depth to it. DCS is a bit sterile weather wise and this was the first big difference I noticed coming back to BMS. You are really aware of the effects of wind on the jet.

[DerekSpeareDSD]

BMS Graphics ROCK the Casbah...I love BMS, especially in VR...I have no idea what I'm doing, but I love it...been loving the Falcon series since 1988 and still have all my boxed versions.

[fladventuresjcs]

Played on BMS waaaay before DCS probably 10 years ago now. This got me into modern era sims. I’m glad they’re still around I did enjoy the dynamic campain

[CTFlyer]

I begged my dad for Falcon 4.0 in 1998. The idiot actually bought it for me for my birthday. I've been lost in this world ever since. All those versions too. The great Open Falcon/RedViper war etc. And here we are. Still running BMS, which still requires the original Falcon 4.0 CD I got for my birthday 26 years ago. And that CD still works fine.

[SaintBrick]

Love DCS. Play BMS a few times on an off over the years. Recently me and a mate decided to give BMS a proper go, give the campaign a good crack - It's an entirely different game. It's an amazing experience that is currently very unique to BMS and it's easier than it's every been to get in.

If you've tried BMS years ago and ran into issues, i'd strongly suggest trying again now.

And, I still have DCS and can go back any time I like.

[deathdealer]

I'm so happy they updated the key mapper, I bounced off BMS a few years ago because of this.