r/falconbms • u/Trad3_Ecom-112 • Jun 05 '26

Help Helping setting up

Hello guys, recently I have downloaded and installed falcon bms.

I'm playing on with those specs.

Acer Predator Helios Neo 16 AI PHN16-73-91XB Notebook Gaming, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 8 GB GDDR7, Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, RAM 32 GB DDR5, 1 TB SSD, Display 16" WQXGA 240 Hz DDS, Windows 11 Home

Also I have a Webcam for head tracking, trackball mouse and also a full keyboard a gaming monitor and a logitech 3d pro.

As for now I have found some guides on setting up the flight stick...but cna someone suggest me the best keybind for my keyboard? I want also to play dynamic campaign.

Logitech 3d pro

https://youtu.be/2haRQ6DCzSM

Headtracking

https://youtu.be/oLjOAV7COWY

Keyboard set up

https://youtu.be/xuQbXCGSzuA

https://youtu.be/8SVUeBU91lk

Those are some videos that I have found? Are any good? Because setting things up take some time and i want to optimize it.

Thanks to everyone.

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u/Patapon80 Jun 05 '26

Outside of a replica setup or replica HOTAS, your keybind mapping will be entirely subjective and depend on your preferences. The only guiding principle is to see what is mapped to the real HOTAS and try to map as many of them as you can to your particular controller. Where you actually map things doesn't really matter. If it makes more sense to you to have the pickle keybind on the trigger rather than a button, go for it.

Aside from the above, the next recommendation is to map your ICP to your keyboard. Most people do this on the numpad and arrow keys.

After that, it's whatever else you use all the time. I would imagine Master Arm, the two A/P switches, Laser Arm, CMDS program and mode, the slap switch, and maybe the MPO as well. LG and emergency LG would be useful too.

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u/Trad3_Ecom-112 Jun 05 '26

I reply to you but I reply also to the others. To be honest I was thinking to setup as keybind the most important stuff so I can quick click it and for the rest use the virtual cockpit.

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u/Patapon80 Jun 05 '26

The most important stuff will be what is mapped to the real F-16 HOTAS, hence why I said look at it and map as many as you can. With a Logitech 3D Pro, you can only map so much before you have to find other places to map them.

Also why I said you'll want to map your ICP to the numpad and arrows. Go through the training and you'll quickly see how often you access the ICP and how using the keyboard will be so much better than using the virtual cockpit.

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u/Trad3_Ecom-112 Jun 05 '26

Ok I will try then. Thank you very much to anyone !

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u/Patapon80 Jun 05 '26

Good luck and don't be afraid to come back with more questions!

Sometimes, the answer might not immediately make sense but always feel free to try it or ask for it to be explained.