[REL] Remove Lock/Break Lock and Switch Target in UZO/Periscopes

dotChuckles · 03-06-10, 03:21 PM

This is my first ever mod of any sort, so be kind :-) All I need to do now is figure out how to get this uploaded to the downloads section.

I was very frustrated by the potential for SH5 and what was actually delivered out of the box. I recognised that SH5 can be the best subsim after it's been moded and patched.

So - instead of staying frustrated I decided, rather then bitch and moan I should contribute instead.

The unfinished state and crazy UI of this game prompted me to learn something new and do something I've never done before, which is make mods.

So for your consideration I present!

No Lock Text Mod
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Version 1.0
06-Mar-2010
JSGME Compatible

This mod removes the annoying and immersion ruining "Lock/Break Lock/Switch Target" text that appears in all the optics.

You will nedd to use the space bar to lock and to keep track of which target you have locked in your head, or using the tactical map, if plot targets are enabled. A far more realistic way of doing things in my opinion.

Note: The "Take Photo" text "should" still appear when it's required by a mission (if it actually ever is).

Disclaimer: As I have never done this before... if it crashes your game, ruins your computer, breaks in to your house, steals your money and leaves you in a bathtub of ice minus a kidney... I take no responsibility!

dotChukles

Downlaod 1.0: http://www.mediafire.com/?ergwzjtl3mn

sergei · 03-06-10, 03:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dotChuckles

steals your money and leaves you in a bathtub of ice minus a kidney

Oh man, I hate it when that happens!

Cheers, I'll give it a go.

That 'lock' text is a major annoyance.

wetwarev7 · 03-06-10, 04:25 PM

Awesome, i was looking for something like this!

As a request, do you think it would be possible to move the tag off to the side or something instead of removing it completely? It can get real hard to remember which one is locked on in a convoy sometimes!

dotChuckles · 03-06-10, 04:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wetwarev7

Awesome, i was looking for something like this!

As a request, do you think it would be possible to move the tag off to the side or something instead of removing it completely? It can get real hard to remember which one is locked on in a convoy sometimes!

That shouldn't be too hard to impliment :-)

I'm away from my gaming machine now, but I'll get on to that in the next couple of days.

dC

ddrgn · 03-06-10, 04:48 PM

Very nice! It compliments my NO XO face in the scope very nicely ;]

gutted · 03-06-10, 07:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wetwarev7

Awesome, i was looking for something like this!

As a request, do you think it would be possible to move the tag off to the side or something instead of removing it completely? It can get real hard to remember which one is locked on in a convoy sometimes!

I agree

etheberge · 03-06-10, 07:52 PM

Thanks, I was hoping someone would take that out! Good job!

To upload to subsim, you need to request upload access from Neal, just send him a PM -->http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/priv...newpm&u=209959

Then after he approves you should have a button near the top in the download section called "add files" that allows you to upload files.

Soviet_Warlord · 03-06-10, 10:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ddrgn

Very nice! It compliments my NO XO face in the scope very nicely ;]

Whereabouts can that be found?

basti107 · 03-07-10, 03:56 AM

wow! big thank you!

no i can start my campaign!

vote for sticky.

Silent Steel · 03-07-10, 06:00 AM

You rescued my nerves
Regards

basti107 · 03-08-10, 07:54 AM

how did you do this mod?
did you start the menue-editor and then run script-editor?
how do i browse the files?

reaper7 · 03-08-10, 08:08 AM

Maybe its possible to script in a Lock light to indicate that there is a lock.

dotChuckles · 03-08-10, 11:20 PM

It was, quite simple. I used the menu editor as per the stickied tutorial to move the lock button outside the screen render area. Removing it from the page file causes a crash.

It was a quick and dirty way of doing it as I don't know anything about python scripting.

My day job is a video producer and editor, not a modder or programmer, so I'm sure someone else will have a more elegant way of doing it :-)

But I needed rid of it as it was right up there on the top 10 things that annoy me in this game.

But thank you all for the kind comments!

TopCat · 03-09-10, 01:19 AM

Hey, nice work, mate!

Can you remove the green/yellow/red arrows as well? They're still there, when you tell the 1WO to turn off the TDC. That would be cool!

Sgtmonkeynads · 03-09-10, 01:34 AM

Has anyone figured out what the triangle is there for this time? I think it is a bug, because it seems to do nothing in the aspects of aiming anything.

03-06-10, 03:21 PM	#1
dotChuckles Nub Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 4 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	[REL] Remove Lock/Break Lock and Switch Target in UZO/Periscopes This is my first ever mod of any sort, so be kind :-) All I need to do now is figure out how to get this uploaded to the downloads section. I was very frustrated by the potential for SH5 and what was actually delivered out of the box. I recognised that SH5 can be the best subsim after it's been moded and patched. So - instead of staying frustrated I decided, rather then bitch and moan I should contribute instead. The unfinished state and crazy UI of this game prompted me to learn something new and do something I've never done before, which is make mods. So for your consideration I present! No Lock Text Mod ---------------- Version 1.0 06-Mar-2010 JSGME Compatible This mod removes the annoying and immersion ruining "Lock/Break Lock/Switch Target" text that appears in all the optics. You will nedd to use the space bar to lock and to keep track of which target you have locked in your head, or using the tactical map, if plot targets are enabled. A far more realistic way of doing things in my opinion. Note: The "Take Photo" text "should" still appear when it's required by a mission (if it actually ever is). Disclaimer: As I have never done this before... if it crashes your game, ruins your computer, breaks in to your house, steals your money and leaves you in a bathtub of ice minus a kidney... I take no responsibility! dotChukles Downlaod 1.0: http://www.mediafire.com/?ergwzjtl3mn

03-06-10, 04:25 PM	#3
wetwarev7 Grey Wolf Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Deep Waters Posts: 871 Downloads: 31 Uploads: 0	Awesome, i was looking for something like this! As a request, do you think it would be possible to move the tag off to the side or something instead of removing it completely? It can get real hard to remember which one is locked on in a convoy sometimes! __________________ Guess I should change my sig since SH5 has an offline mode now

03-06-10, 04:48 PM	#5
ddrgn Korvettenkapitän Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Toronto Posts: 918 Downloads: 362 Uploads: 30	Very nice! It compliments my NO XO face in the scope very nicely ;] __________________ ddrgn mods: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/member.php?u=217261

03-06-10, 07:52 PM	#7
etheberge Watch Officer Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Montreal, QC Posts: 345 Downloads: 614 Uploads: 10	Thanks, I was hoping someone would take that out! Good job! To upload to subsim, you need to request upload access from Neal, just send him a PM -->http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/priv...newpm&u=209959 Then after he approves you should have a button near the top in the download section called "add files" that allows you to upload files. __________________ 11 War Patrols / 56 ships sunk or damaged for 212,022 tons Zero casualties throughout the war Scuttled on 8 May, 1945 in Sonderburg Bay, after German surrender

03-07-10, 06:00 AM	#10
Silent Steel Sea Lord Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Noch dabei Posts: 1,732 Downloads: 618 Uploads: 0	Lovely! You rescued my nerves Regards

03-07-10, 03:56 AM	#9
basti107 Mate Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 55 Downloads: 68 Uploads: 0	wow! big thank you! no i can start my campaign! vote for sticky.

03-08-10, 07:54 AM	#11
basti107 Mate Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 55 Downloads: 68 Uploads: 0	how did you do this mod? did you start the menue-editor and then run script-editor? how do i browse the files?

03-08-10, 08:08 AM	#12
reaper7 sim2reality Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: AM 82 Posts: 2,280 Downloads: 258 Uploads: 30	Maybe its possible to script in a Lock light to indicate that there is a lock.

03-08-10, 11:20 PM	#13
dotChuckles Nub Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 4 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	It was, quite simple. I used the menu editor as per the stickied tutorial to move the lock button outside the screen render area. Removing it from the page file causes a crash. It was a quick and dirty way of doing it as I don't know anything about python scripting. My day job is a video producer and editor, not a modder or programmer, so I'm sure someone else will have a more elegant way of doing it :-) But I needed rid of it as it was right up there on the top 10 things that annoy me in this game. But thank you all for the kind comments!

03-09-10, 01:19 AM	#14
TopCat Helmsman Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Switzerland Posts: 105 Downloads: 113 Uploads: 0	Hey, nice work, mate! Can you remove the green/yellow/red arrows as well? They're still there, when you tell the 1WO to turn off the TDC. That would be cool!

03-09-10, 01:34 AM	#15
Sgtmonkeynads Ships Secretary Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: MilesCity Montana Posts: 583 Downloads: 614 Uploads: 0	Has anyone figured out what the triangle is there for this time? I think it is a bug, because it seems to do nothing in the aspects of aiming anything. __________________ Just help someone.....it makes a difference