[REL] Multiple UIs for SH5 with TDC - Page 245

THE_MASK · 08-01-10, 02:09 AM

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Originally Posted by TheDarkWraith

anything? May I ask why? It can easily be added as an option.

Well the main reason was that the game only drops down to 1TC for enemy contacts . What i would like is for the game to drop down for all contacts . I can use the travel mode button while near port so it wont be a bother . At least if it drops down for all contacts then other mods can be added so i have to recognise the flag to know weather its friendly or enemy. Or maybe you can make it so that it only drops down to 1TC if within a certain radius of my sub (user adjustable contact radius) . Anyone have any other ideas .

TopCat · 08-01-10, 02:40 AM

I totally agree to Sober. It would be cool if you couldn't conclude from the behaviour of the tc, whether it's a friendly or enemy contact.
Moreover it would be great, if there was an option to have all visual contacts the same shape and colour (grey or black), so you have to find out yourself whether it's a friendly or enemy ship, a warship or a merchant.

THE_MASK · 08-01-10, 02:58 AM

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Originally Posted by TopCat

I totally agree to Sober. It would be cool if you couldn't conclude from the behaviour of the tc, whether it's a friendly or enemy contact.
Moreover it would be great, if there was an option to have all visual contacts the same shape and colour (grey or black), so you have to find out yourself whether it's a friendly or enemy ship, a warship or a merchant.

Correct , SH3/4/5 has never had this as far as i know . .

TheDarkWraith · 08-01-10, 08:06 AM

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Originally Posted by TopCat

I totally agree to Sober. It would be cool if you couldn't conclude from the behaviour of the tc, whether it's a friendly or enemy contact.
Moreover it would be great, if there was an option to have all visual contacts the same shape and colour (grey or black), so you have to find out yourself whether it's a friendly or enemy ship, a warship or a merchant.

figured out how to set all the contacts to one color:

Haven't figured out how to make them all the same shape. It has something to do with the .shp files. Now working on removing the coloring from the contact lines....

EDIT:

okay figured out how to make the contact lines black:

Now just have to figure out how to make all the contacts the same shape......

08-01-10, 08:23 AM

Great TDW. Absolutly amazing. Can't say how much i appreciate what you are doing with your Mods.

TheDarkWraith · 08-01-10, 08:40 AM

well I'm going to have to do more digging to figure out how to make them all the same shape. I tried the SH3 way of doing it and it doesn't work. I'm almost certain it's something to do with the .shp files due to how I figured out how to make all the contacts one color.
It's time to package up v3.9.0 and release it with this change and some other changes I did.

The General · 08-01-10, 08:43 AM

Well done DarkWraith

I would like to clone you and put together the ultimate Mod Team

TopCat · 08-01-10, 09:01 AM

You're the man, Dark Wraith! Very cool!

@sober: No, as far as I remember, there was no such option in sh 3 or sh 4, at least in vanilla game. However, there was a mod (I don't remember the name or who made it) in which all visual signals were black dots.

Maybe, The Dark Wraits can make such black dots as well. The cool thing about them was that there were no "tails" that showed the direction where the ships were heading to.

SteelViking · 08-01-10, 09:01 AM

TDW, just go to data/Menu/Gui/Units in that folder are the .dds files used to render all the enemy and friendly units on the nav map and TAI. I believe that simply replacing them all with the same one will accomplish it.

TheDarkWraith · 08-01-10, 09:03 AM

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Originally Posted by SteelViking

TDW, just go to data/Menu/Gui/Units in that folder are the .dds files used to render all the enemy and friendly units on the nav map and TAI. I believe that simply replacing them all with the same one will accomplish it.

that is the SH3 way of doing things. SH5 uses the .shp files to draw the ships, planes, etc. Your sub icon can be changed though by changing the .dds file in the folder you mentioned.

SteelViking · 08-01-10, 09:35 AM

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Originally Posted by TheDarkWraith

that is the SH3 way of doing things. SH5 uses the .shp files to draw the ships, planes, etc. Your sub icon can be changed though by changing the .dds file in the folder you mentioned.

Ah I see, it gets real annoying sometimes how the SHIII and SHIV files are still sitting around along with the SH5 stuff.

TheDarkWraith · 08-01-10, 10:31 AM

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Originally Posted by SteelViking

Ah I see, it gets real annoying sometimes how the SHIII and SHIV files are still sitting around along with the SH5 stuff.

yes it's very annoying. Might have a solution for making all sea contacts (warship and merchant) to use the same 'icon'. If it works then I can do the same for enemy sub contacts also

Oh yeah, removed the tail off of contacts so you can't see direction anymore
No contact tails:

DavyJonesFootlocker · 08-01-10, 10:45 AM

I finally got your mod to work but the lag and slow downs are killing me.

TheDarkWraith · 08-01-10, 10:54 AM

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Originally Posted by DavyJonesFootlocker

I finally got your mod to work but the lag and slow downs are killing me.

lag and slow downs? That's more likely caused by mods other than mine. I have people using this mod on laptops with no problems.

TheDarkWraith · 08-01-10, 11:07 AM

here's what I've accomplished so far: removed the contact's tails so you can't see direction, removed colors from the contacts, removed colors from contact lines, and changed the merchants and warships map symbol to be the same symbol (so you can't tell what's merchant or warship unless you mouse over the symbol). Now I'll change the enemy sub symbol to that of the warship and merchant and then v3.9.0 will be ready for release

(these new features will be available in an add-on mod so that users that want this can enable it)

08-01-10, 08:43 AM	#3667
The General The Old Man Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Mountain Ash, Wales, U.K. Posts: 1,548 Downloads: 179 Uploads: 3	Well done DarkWraith I would like to clone you and put together the ultimate Mod Team __________________ *THE GENERAL*

08-01-10, 09:01 AM	#3669
SteelViking The Old Man Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: U.S.A.-East Coast Posts: 1,587 Downloads: 86 Uploads: 4	TDW, just go to data/Menu/Gui/Units in that folder are the .dds files used to render all the enemy and friendly units on the nav map and TAI. I believe that simply replacing them all with the same one will accomplish it. __________________ He sank 198,650 tons....who you ask?....Erich Topp, that's who!

08-01-10, 10:45 AM	#3673
DavyJonesFootlocker The Old Man Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Stink Drunk in Trinidad Posts: 1,572 Downloads: 138 Uploads: 0	I finally got your mod to work but the lag and slow downs are killing me. __________________ "Silence means death. Stand on your feet. Inner fear your worst enemy."- Sepultura. My Silent Hunter 5 mantra is this......"Torpedo missed, sir!" A P-400 is a P-40 with a Zero after it. A proud member of the Wikipedia Haters Club

08-01-10, 02:40 AM	#3662
TopCat Helmsman Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Switzerland Posts: 105 Downloads: 113 Uploads: 0	I totally agree to Sober. It would be cool if you couldn't conclude from the behaviour of the tc, whether it's a friendly or enemy contact. Moreover it would be great, if there was an option to have all visual contacts the same shape and colour (grey or black), so you have to find out yourself whether it's a friendly or enemy ship, a warship or a merchant.

08-01-10, 08:23 AM	#3665
KarlKoch Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Great TDW. Absolutly amazing. Can't say how much i appreciate what you are doing with your Mods.

08-01-10, 08:40 AM	#3666
TheDarkWraith Black Magic Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 11,962 Downloads: 147 Uploads: 5	well I'm going to have to do more digging to figure out how to make them all the same shape. I tried the SH3 way of doing it and it doesn't work. I'm almost certain it's something to do with the .shp files due to how I figured out how to make all the contacts one color. It's time to package up v3.9.0 and release it with this change and some other changes I did.

08-01-10, 09:01 AM	#3668
TopCat Helmsman Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Switzerland Posts: 105 Downloads: 113 Uploads: 0	You're the man, Dark Wraith! Very cool! @sober: No, as far as I remember, there was no such option in sh 3 or sh 4, at least in vanilla game. However, there was a mod (I don't remember the name or who made it) in which all visual signals were black dots. Maybe, The Dark Wraits can make such black dots as well. The cool thing about them was that there were no "tails" that showed the direction where the ships were heading to.

08-01-10, 11:07 AM	#3675
TheDarkWraith Black Magic Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 11,962 Downloads: 147 Uploads: 5	here's what I've accomplished so far: removed the contact's tails so you can't see direction, removed colors from the contacts, removed colors from contact lines, and changed the merchants and warships map symbol to be the same symbol (so you can't tell what's merchant or warship unless you mouse over the symbol). Now I'll change the enemy sub symbol to that of the warship and merchant and then v3.9.0 will be ready for release (these new features will be available in an add-on mod so that users that want this can enable it)