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Mr. Les Corpus, Instructor, Bohemia Interactive Simulations. VBS2Fires Tutorial. Introduction to VBS2Fires. Middleware developed by SimCentric Technologies Add surface fires to your VBS2 Scenario Not a magic bomb! Ballistics model Terminal effects
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Mr. Les Corpus, Instructor, Bohemia Interactive Simulations VBS2Fires Tutorial
Introduction to VBS2Fires • Middleware developed by SimCentric Technologies • Add surface fires to your VBS2 Scenario • Not a magic bomb! • Ballistics model • Terminal effects • Observer interacts with the scenario
Other Features • Groups and Series • Targetlistworksheet • Simulate 60 mm mortars to MLRS ballistics • Can be integrated with AAR
Before We StartChange Video Options Terrain Distance > 5000 Click Advanced Draw Distance > 3000
Before We StartDisable Realistic Fatigue Disable Realistic Fatigue
Build A Basic Fires Scenario • Add an observer • Add guns • Configure a Gunline Object • Add Targets • Process Missions
Hardware Configuration for the Tutorial • 1 Computer will run VBS2Fires (no VBS2) • 1 Computer will run VBS2 (no Fires) • Connect together in the same scenario
Find Your IP Address cmd ipconfig Connection-specific DNS Suffix : Link-local IPv6 Address . . : fe80::7970:e0 IPv4 Address . . . . . . : 192.168.1.10 Subnet Mask . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0 Default Gateway . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
Computer Running VBS2 Navigate to this file 127.0.0.1
Computer Running VBS2, Change IP Address 198.168.1.15 //127.0.0.1 Add the address of computer running Fires 192.168.1.10 192.168.1.15
Basic Grid Mission1st Transmission Type of mission and/or type of target location …click “Transmit” Select firing unit…
Basic Grid Mission 2nd Transmission Enter target grid… …click “Transmit”
Target Description Use drop down menus… …or enter text (must be words VBS2Fires recognizes)
Basic Grid Mission 3rd Transmission (cont) Make selections if needed click “Transmit”
Basic Adjust Fire, Grid MissionTerminal Effects in VBS2 Observer will make adjustments Radio messages from VBS2Fires will appear here
Basic Grid Mission Subsequent Corrections, Basic Enter adjustments Left, Drop, and Down must be (-)… …click “Transmit”
Basic Grid MissionRecord as Target, End of Mission Record as target or end mission …click “Transmit”
Send a CFF from VBS2 • Requires scripting knowledge • Build your own GUI • Creates the correct text message • Sends message to VBS2 using the Fires plugin • Before we start, end all active missions!
Developer Console Enter commands here and click “Execute Global”
Enter the Following into the Developer Console Command syntax: Replace “text string” with message to VBS2Fires fusionFunction [“VBS2FiresPlugin”, “text string”]; “@20 THIS IS R2 AF” “@20 THIS IS R2 GRID 1088 88851” “@20 THIS IS R2 TANKS”
In Game Call for Fire Create custom GUIs within VBS2 and communicate with VBS2Fires
Contact Information • General questions les.corpus@bisimulations.com • Sales enquires sales@simct.com • SimCentric Website www.simct.com • SimCentric Support support@simct.com