Mr. Les Corpus, Instructor, Bohemia Interactive Simulations
GameTech 2012 VBS2Fires 1

 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
GameTech 2012 VBS2Fires 2

GameTech 2012 VBS2Fires 3

GameTech 2012 VBS2Fires 4

GameTech 2012 VBS2Fires 5

 Groups and Series
 Targetlist worksheet
 Simulate 60 mm mortars to MLRS ballistics
 Can be integrated with AAR
GameTech 2012 VBS2Fires 6

GameTech 2012 VBS2Fires
Terrain
Distance > 5000
Click Advanced
Draw Distance >
3000
7

GameTech 2012 VBS2Fires
Disable Realistic Fatigue
8

 Add an observer
 Add guns
 Configure a Gunline Object
 Add Targets
 Process Missions
GameTech 2012 VBS2Fires 9

 1 Computer will run VBS2Fires (no VBS2)
 1 Computer will run VBS2 (no Fires)
 Connect together in the same scenario
GameTech 2012 VBS2Fires 11

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
GameTech 2012 VBS2Fires 12

GameTech 2012 VBS2Fires
127.0.0.1
Navigate to this file
13

198.168.1.15
//127.0.0.1
192.168.1.10
Add the address of computer running Fires
192.168.1.15
GameTech 2012 VBS2Fires 14

Select firing unit…
GameTech 2012 VBS2Fires
Type of mission and/or type of target location
…click “Transmit”
15

GameTech 2012 VBS2Fires
Enter target grid…
…click “Transmit”
16

Use drop down menus…
GameTech 2012 VBS2Fires
…or enter text (must be words
VBS2Fires recognizes)
17

GameTech 2012 VBS2Fires
Make selections if needed click “Transmit”
18

GameTech 2012 VBS2Fires
Observer will make adjustments
Radio messages from
VBS2Fires will appear here
19

Enter adjustments
Left, Drop, and Down must be (-)…
GameTech 2012 VBS2Fires
…click “Transmit”
20

Record as target or end mission
GameTech 2012 VBS2Fires
…click “Transmit”
21

 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!
GameTech 2012 VBS2Fires 22

GameTech 2012 VBS2Fires
Enter commands here and click “Execute Global”
23

GameTech 2012 VBS2Fires 24

Command syntax: fusionFunction [“VBS2FiresPlugin”,
];
Replace “text string” with message to VBS2Fires
“@ 20 THIS IS R2
”
“@ 20 THIS IS R2
”
“@ 20 THIS IS R2
”
GameTech 2012 VBS2Fires 25

GameTech 2012 VBS2Fires
Create custom
GUIs within VBS2 and communicate with VBS2Fires
26

GameTech 2012 VBS2Fires 27

GameTech 2012 VBS2Fires 28

GameTech 2012 VBS2Fires 29

 General questions les.corpus@bisimulations.com
 Sales enquires sales@simct.com
 SimCentric Website www.simct.com
 SimCentric Support support@simct.com
GameTech 2012 VBS2Fires 30