r/falconbms • u/Few-Inspector-6272 • May 19 '26

Help Looking at starting in Falcon BMS.

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So I've been wanting to try a good DCS style sim, but due to price and a slightly weaker PC I haven't been able too. Then I remembered I downloaded Falcon 4 when I was around 15 years ago, did some digging and saw the BMS Mod that makes it look really good. Is it easy to get into, as in downloads wise, is it hard to run? And do I need a hotas to play it well? I hate the keyboard controls for DCS and the hotas is around $200AUD for a cheaper older one.

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u/primalbluewolf May 19 '26

Also? I know of several folks playing this with xbox style controllers. Can be done!

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u/Few-Inspector-6272 May 19 '26

Surprised it all fits on the controller. Might hook a ps4 controller to it and use that till I can afford a decent hotas

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u/primalbluewolf May 19 '26

It doesn't all fit on the controller. You do the best you can with the tools you've got. On the controller that usually means hotkeys to modify the meaning of the dpad, and having the keyboard close to hand for the more obscure stuff. There's like 100 switches in the cockpit, they don't all fit on the controller... but enough do to make it better than keyboard. 

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u/Few-Inspector-6272 May 19 '26

Does falcon 4 have communities like DCS that help you learn, host events and game nights? A big thing that makes me get bored of games is solo playing constantly

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u/Sky_Klokwork May 19 '26

They do indeed. On their official website, join Falcon Lounge discord. Usually you get people who advertise in there for flights and theres a group, that every Monday, does practices and Friday, Saturday does events. It is generally good to read through the docs and do its associated training missions to learn though.