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Venatore

01-21-07, 03:32 AM

Hello,

Can some make this periscope/UZO for GWX for both day/night operations. They are from the Sim Feeling Mod by FLBSale. I've attached two picture so you get an idea of what I would like to have, so I can use them in the GWX game.

Please help your my only hope !

Images
x 2

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q237/Venatore/Silent%20Hunter%203/Periscope.jpg

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q237/Venatore/Silent%20Hunter%203/UZO.jpg

_Gabriel_

01-21-07, 06:33 AM

Boris

01-21-07, 06:46 AM

Mate, if you already have the mod from flbsale, just manually replace the periscope and UZO tga's. That way you can be sure no compatibility issues will crop up.

geralt

01-21-07, 07:19 AM

maybe Venatore wants to merge the default GWX periscope and UZO with the up-right target info panel from the tga's he's posted.

Could somebody tell me where can I d/l these nice tga's? I use the 6 slideout anzeigen mod but never came across Sale's peri UZO textures...

_Gabriel_

01-21-07, 08:02 AM

irish1958

01-21-07, 10:52 AM

Are these available for download? If so where? Is it only necessary to replace the two tga's for this to work, or do you have to change other files?

geralt

01-21-07, 12:43 PM

Lot of thanks Gabriel
I hope you don't mind if I share the link to tga's with irish
http://hosted.filefront.com/GabrielSH3/

this is my new scope:
http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/7689/scope5mr.jpg

shame is this the up-right panel is not very suitable for manual targeting... not a big deal for me 'cos I'm never able to determine the range so I have to rely on my WO

and two small suggestions
- I reduced some text loaded from en_menu.txt to not cover the labels already on the main texture

en_menu.txt:
;orig 2001=SHIP:
2001=S
;orig 2002=RANGE:
2002=R
;orig 2003=ANGLE ON BOW:
2003=A
;orig 2004=SPEED:
2004=S

or even better would be to delete the german labels from the tga and use the original text from from en_menu (or de_menu) of course it would require some slight color and position changes in menu1024.ini

- I've also changed the color of the tick and cross from orange to less visible%2

irish1958

01-21-07, 02:06 PM

Geralt Thanks a lot.

Venatore

01-22-07, 02:00 AM

Are these available for download? If so where? Is it only necessary to replace the two tga's for this to work, or do you have to change other files?
I just dropped the two tga file into the JSGME , but when playing the game there is small letters on the bottom right side ???? I don't want the whole sim feeling mod just those great looking periscope/UZO :cry:

Gerlat,
can you make your tga's have the rim of the periscope and bino of the UZO like the the ones that I uploaded ?

_Gabriel_

01-22-07, 02:11 AM

@geralt,

i don´t mind, thats why i offer the tga´s.

Greetings

Gabriel

geralt

01-22-07, 03:24 AM

Ok,
my final new attack scope. I removed the original labels from the tga and I use these that comes from en_menu.txt to have them the same font as 'aft/fore tubes, gyroangle' (yes it's german on the pic although I use other texts english... it's just for immersion I like some german in the scope view)
To achive this you also need to edit the menu.ini, to tweak the buttons ship, range, angle on bow, speed
eg.the speed button (defalt black - orange when mouse is over)

[G26 I105]
Name=Speed
Type=1032;Button
ItemID=0x26040044
ParentID=0x26040000
;Pos=33,-184,130,16
Pos=55,-184,130,16 ;slight position change
Color=0xFFFFFF00
Materials=4
Display=0;No stretch
Mat 0=data/menu/gui/layout/bkgr.tga
Mat 1=data/menu/gui/layout/bkgr.tga
Mat 2=data/menu/gui/layout/bkgr.tga
Mat 3=data/menu/gui/layout/bkgr.tga
MatFlags=0x1
TexFmt=0x9
Font=5
Text=2004
TextFlags=0x4
;StatesColors=0xFF0000FF, 0x00FF00FF, 0x0000FFFF, 0xDD55CCFF
StatesColors=0xFF0000FF, 0xB4B4B4FE, 0xFF0000BB, 0xFF0000FF ; some color changes edit for your own taste so now the screen:
http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/3943/myscope5ob.th.jpg (http://img208.imageshack.us/my.php?image=myscope5ob.jpg)

I left the obs scope texture as it was so I could do some manual targeting from there and it's another thing to make the obs different from attack (along with the TDC slideout)
my obs:
http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/2420/myobs7wz.th.jpg (http://img225.imageshack.us/my.php?image=myobs7wz.jpg)

but when playing the game there is small letters on the bottom right side ???? I don't want the whole sim feeling mod just those great looking periscope/UZO :cry:

Gerlat,
can you make your tga's have the rim of the periscope and bino of the UZO like the the ones that I uploaded ?
well, the reason the original labels (ship, range...) are still is clear as I wrote above.
merged stock GWX scope with the panel:
http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/126/periscopegwxpanelcopy7aj.th.jpg (http://img225.imageshack.us/my.php?image=periscopegwxpanelcopy7aj.jpg)
the same with cleared labels:
http://img262.imageshack.us/img262/2834/periscopegwxpanelcleare4op.th.jpg (http://img262.imageshack.us/my.php?image=periscopegwxpanelcleare4op.jpg)

and don't forget I'm not kind of artist I just do this for my personal needs (dark CRT as you can see all my tga's are a bit darker it's because of I can't stand shinny backround when playing at night) and pleasure

Venatore

01-22-07, 03:27 AM

I didn't mean your tga's are causing the little letters, It was the sim feeling tga's, sorry for the confusion :doh:

Venatore

01-22-07, 03:34 AM

How good do they look wow !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:o

geralt

01-22-07, 03:37 AM

I didn't mean your tga's are causing the little letters, It was the sim feeling tga's, sorry for the confusion :doh:
actually I don't know what kind of little letters are you talking about ... so no confusion here;)
I tried to descibe the reason and how to get rid of the orignal labels 'ship, range, AOB, speed' (on my pics in german and ziel (target) instead of ship). As you can see these labels are still there on the obs scope pic in their original position and color. The example I gave in the code shoes what to edit to make them white (light grey) and move them to fit the new position.

I recommend to use the 'cleared label' version and to play a bit with the menu.ini file so you can have the lables in english and the the same font as aft/fore tubes...

Venatore

01-22-07, 03:40 AM

I thank you for making my request come true. :up:

geralt

01-22-07, 04:22 AM

I thank you for making my request come true. :up:

I have to do some serious work (it's Monday morning:shifty:) and then I look on the UZO... do you want me to clear or to keep the original german labels?

_Gabriel_

01-22-07, 04:43 AM

@geralt

would be great when you do a german labels too ;)

Greetings

Gabriel

Venatore

01-22-07, 05:24 AM

You mean like this one?

UZO:
http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/7505/uzo8wh.th.jpg (http://img209.imageshack.us/my.php?image=uzo8wh.jpg)

Periscope:
http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/5168/peri2mv.th.jpg (http://img214.imageshack.us/my.php?image=peri2mv.jpg)

That ones me use for SH3+GWX

Ok, well Boris explain it, while i was typing how to change the tga´s :) (.o0 shame on you Boris j/k ;))

Greetings

Gabriel
Ok this is the new problem :shifty: see on the two pictures ubove, see the bottom right hand side, theres a torpdeo control, that isen't in my game, but the the letters on that control are :hmm: when I press the del key to make my bottom information bar disappear this is when I notice the little letters?

geralt

01-22-07, 06:09 AM

@geralt

would be great when you do a german labels too ;)

Greetings

Gabriel

well, doesn't matter if german or english labels...
may be it's my poor english, I'll try to explain it the most simple way:

- the original files have the labels written in german directly in the TGA
- the game doesn't know it and it uses the default labels (black) as it's specified in the menu.ini
- that's why the black text covers the german labels (not a big deal but I do mind it)... you can see it on pics posted by Gabriel

my solution (I admit not the easiest):
- I removed the german texts from tga's to make place for the default text labels from menu.ini
- but they are black so appear invisible and in bad position
- this can be solved in tne menu.ini file
example:
[G26 I105] ;group periscope
Name=Speed
Type=1032;Button ; this is the button speed
ItemID=0x26040044
ParentID=0x26040000
;Pos=33,-184,130,16
Pos=55,-184,130,16 ;changed position a bit to right
Color=0xFFFFFF00
Materials=4
Display=0;No stretch
Mat 0=data/menu/gui/layout/bkgr.tga
Mat 1=data/menu/gui/layout/bkgr.tga
Mat 2=data/menu/gui/layout/bkgr.tga
Mat 3=data/menu/gui/layout/bkgr.tga
MatFlags=0x1
TexFmt=0x9
Font=5
Text=2004 ; this says the game looks in the en_menu/de_menu.txt depends which languege is selected in options so the dispalyed text is 'SPHI/GEGNERFAHRT' or whatever is specifeied in *menu.txt on the line 2004='some text'
TextFlags=0x4
;StatesColors=0x111111FF, 0x111111FF, 0x774411FF, 0x774411FF ; original colors black 111111FF and orange 774411FF
StatesColors=0xFF0000FF, 0xB4B4B4FE, 0xFF0000BB, 0xFF0000FF; changed colors to white B4B4B4FE and dark red FF0000BB

the result of all these changes you can see on my pics posted above
the main reason I chose this way is that the dispalyed text depends on your prefered languege not the used tga

geralt

01-22-07, 06:33 AM

Ok this is the new problem :shifty: see on the two pictures ubove, see the bottom right hand side, theres a torpdeo control, that isen't in my game, but the the letters on that control are :hmm: when I press the del key to make my bottom information bar disappear this is when I notice the little letters?
well now we know the problem
I suppose you don't want use the torpedo control panel
so to get rid of the letters you'll have find and disable them in the menu1024.ini file
I'm using slightly different tdc console (slides from the top of the screen and contains also salvo management) so I don't know exactly what blocks you should edit. Gabriel could help or Venatore post here your whole G26 section from your menu1024.ini

some good news... UZO with the panel (I've got both original german and cleared labels)
http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/4994/uzopanelfinalztmavenocl2tc.th.jpg (http://img222.imageshack.us/my.php?image=uzopanelfinalztmavenocl2tc.jpg)

it's not perfect cos I'm not good at editing shadows etc. I always use black backround so I don't need it

_Gabriel_

01-22-07, 07:10 AM

@geralt

ahh ok mate thought you change anything at the tga´s :)

btw. you use at all msg´s dark red color for the fonts?
when yes what i need to change to have the msg´s in red too?
thx for help me out on that ;)

Greetings

Gabriel

geralt

01-22-07, 07:29 AM

@geralt

ahh ok mate thought you change anything at the tga´s :)

Greetings

Gabriel
well I don't like the boxed stopwatch it take too much space in the UZO view (and I've got the dragable one boxed) so I took the panel from your (sale's) tga's played a bit removing the stopwatch texture on the left side of the panel and then I can put this 'new' panel into any tga...
I also removed the german labels from tga

basically all you have to do:
- removed the german labels from tga
- change the color of the 'default' labels from black to white to make them visible on black background (done in menu1024.ini)

I tried to show the way a few posts above.
Look on my final scope and you'll see the result. The label's language depends only on what's written in the en_menu/de_menu.txt

I use english as default language but I've changed the en_menu.txt to show german text in the scope view

original neutralized part of menu.txt
;1998=BEARING:
;1999=TYPE:
;2000=SOLUTION
;2001=SHIP:
;2002=RANGE:
;2003=ANGLE ON BOW:
;2004=SPEED:
;2005=MAST:
;2006=ANGLE (marks):
;2007=RANGE 1:
;2008=RANGE 2:
;2009=TIME:

new entries:
1998=ZIELRICHTUNG
1999=TYP
2000=LÖSUNG
2001=ZIEL
2002=ENTFERNUNG
2003=LAGENWINKEL
2004=GEGNERFAHRT
2005=MAST
2006=WINKEL (Markierungen)
2007=ENTFERNUNG 1
2008=ENTFERNUNG 2
2009=ZEIT

btw. you use at all msg´s dark red color for the fonts?
when yes what i need to change to have the msg´s in red too?
thx for help me out on that ;)
well that's easy
try to read my last post in this thread it should explain something
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=103989

Almost all text colors can be changed through menu1024.ini but as I wrote the main console requires differnt approach.

I'm 'red positive' cos I play mostly during night and hate shiny bright colors.

I use some parts of Sober's rig for red mod, my own custom colored font tga a colored integrated orders.

edit/ or send me PM with your email I'll send you all necessary files and some info

Venatore

01-23-07, 01:15 AM

geralt

01-23-07, 03:27 AM

UZO:
http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/7505/uzo8wh.th.jpg (http://img209.imageshack.us/my.php?image=uzo8wh.jpg)

Periscope:
http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/5168/peri2mv.th.jpg (http://img214.imageshack.us/my.php?image=peri2mv.jpg)

What mod that is 100% compatiable with GWX gives me this view? I've download sim feeling but the game crashes?

Garbiel said that he was using this in GWX ?

changing the scope/uzo tga's is 100% compatible with any mod, it's only texture, tha game calls for periscope.tga and the tga is where it should be so no problems here
a bit pain could be using different mods when each of them comes with it's own menu1024.ini file... then you usually have to merge the menu1024.ini manually
if you are interested I can send you the modified tga's (GWX+panel) and if you are really interested I'll post here what to do step by step to get the text to it's proper place
and for the 'low right small letter' issue all I can do is to look in your menu1024.ini (section G26 is attack scope) to find which blocks are responsible for the small letters... are they also in the UZO view?

Venatore

01-23-07, 04:41 AM

I haven't got the tga with the bottom right hand torpedo dials, the letters are there but no dials:nope: :cry: :doh: :shifty: :down: :damn: :dead: :x

geralt

01-23-07, 05:30 AM

I haven't got the tga with the bottom right hand torpedo dials, the letters are there but no dials:nope: :cry: :doh: :shifty: :down: :damn: :dead: :x

ok now I understand
so you've got letters and dials but no background and they are not sliding away and you want them
if you want I can add the the missing background to the scope/uzo tga's but usually the texture is stanalone

pls check 2 things
1) go to data\menu\gui\layout folder and look for file call perihintergrund.tga and perihinteegrund2.tga
Have you got them?

2) open your menu1024.ini (data\menu folder) and check if some block calls the prerihitergrund.tga or perihinteegrund2.tga
simply ctrl-F for these tga's
the block should be [G26 Ixxx]
are there any?

Venatore

01-23-07, 05:38 AM

ok now I understand
so you've got letters and dials but no background and they are not sliding away and you want them
if you want I can add the the missing background to the scope/uzo tga's but usually the texture is stanalone

pls check 2 things
1) go to data\menu\gui\layout folder and look for file call perihintergrund.tga and perihinteegrund2.tga
Have you got them?

2) open your menu1024.ini (data\menu folder) and check if some block calls the prerihitergrund.tga or perihinteegrund2.tga
simply ctrl-F for these tga's
the block should be [G26 Ixxx]
are there any?

Ok I've checked,

The answer to the first question is "no" I don't have any of the perihintergrund.tga and perihinteegrund2.tga

The answer to the second question is "yes" I have all the [G26 Ixxx] entries.

What do you think?

geralt

01-23-07, 05:57 AM

Ok I've checked,

The answer to the first question is "no" I don't have any of the perihintergrund.tga and perihinteegrund2.tga

The answer to the second question is "yes" I have all the [G26 Ixxx] entries.

What do you think?
of course you've got all g26 ixxx entries
the question is if any of the g26 ixxx blocks calls for the perihintergrund.tga
so in other words if there is this string
Mat 0=data/menu/gui/Layout/Perihintergrund.tga
or
Mat 0=data/menu/gui/Layout/Perihintergrund2.tga

edit/ or post here the whole [G26 I1] - [G26 Ixxx] periscope section from your menu_1024_768.ini if it's not top secret

Venatore

01-24-07, 05:04 AM

_Gabriel_

01-24-07, 08:38 AM

UZO:
http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/7505/uzo8wh.th.jpg (http://img209.imageshack.us/my.php?image=uzo8wh.jpg)

Periscope:
http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/5168/peri2mv.th.jpg (http://img214.imageshack.us/my.php?image=peri2mv.jpg)

Ok, I'm crap at this file crud. With regards to the two pictures above is this a mod that is compaible with GWX?, if so whats it called?, and where is it?, I've been talking to members of the forum in this thread but due to my lack of knowledge I've given up trying to sort this out. if someone has this mod can they please upload it so I don't have to change the file infromation, I've corrupted enough in two days to make me a bit snappy :shifty:

Thanks in advance from a pissed off modder:shifty:

ahh mate dont get pissed makes only a high blood pressure ;) but back to topic,

well sorry mate i dunno what the problem is, you dont need to install the full sim-feeling mod.
what mods did you have installed so far?

Greetings

Gabriel

geralt

01-24-07, 12:40 PM

@ Venatore
Ok... no need to be pissed off
now 3 possible solutions:
1] copy the perihintergrund.tga and perihintergrund2.tga to data\menu\gui\layout you can get it here as a part of mod
http://www.ducimus.net/sh3/release/T...TDC_For_GWX.7z (http://www.ducimus.net/sh3/release/TW_PeriTDC_For_GWX.7z)
I suggest to do it through JSGME
you need only the 2 tga's
I assume this shlould solve your problem

OR
2] I can make the default peri/uzo textures to looks like this:
http://img262.imageshack.us/img262/9535/periscopegwxpanelcleare3nt.th.jpg (http://img262.imageshack.us/my.php?image=periscopegwxpanelcleare3nt.jpg)

OR
3] get rid of the low-right dials and use slideout tdc panel
http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/4986/tdcslide2lo.th.jpg (http://img178.imageshack.us/my.php?image=tdcslide2lo.jpg)

---------------------------------------------
it's a pity you constantly refuse (no offence) looking in the menu1024.ini even posting here it's content... maybe you don't have enough time to mess with it

but come on...
the structure of this file could look a bit confusing but in fact it's pretty simple

small example from menu1024.ini:

[G26 I23]; g26 means 'group attack scope' this is specified in the beginning of the file, I23 is item number
Name=Aft tubes text; name of the block for good orientation
Type=1029;Static text; type static text means not clickable text
ItemID=0x26110002; don't care for this time
;ItemID=0x26110003
ParentID=0x26110000; don't care for this time
Pos=3,-7,85,36; position in pixels on the screen 3 on axis x, -7 on y, 85,36 is the size of this static text array again in pixels
Color=0xB4B4B4FE; simply color in hex (RRGGBB) of the displayed text B4B4B4 is ligt grey
Font=5; type of used font... fonts are specified in the beginning of the file e.g. Font5=DATA/Menu/Fonts/FPHunt15.tga
Text=2012; the displayed text is in en_menu.txt where 2012=AFT tUBES
TextFlags=0x15

[G26 I24]
Name=Bkgr
Type=1030;Static bmp; display some bmp
ItemID=0x26110001
;ItemID=0x26110002
ParentID=0x26110000
Pos=3,-7,85,37
Materials=1
Display=0;No stretch
Mat 0=data/menu/gui/Periscope.tga; goto periscope.tga
Crop 0=0.773438,0.808594,0.0566406,0.0273438; crop this area
MatFlags=0x21
TexFmt=0x9

as a result of the 2 blocks above you can see this in the game:
http://img262.imageshack.us/img262/166/sh3img191200719142dl.jpg

Uber Gruber

01-26-07, 10:48 AM

geralt

01-26-07, 12:49 PM

To be honest, I'm also confused here. That said, your last post explaining a little of how menu works does shed some light. Perhapps you can write a quick summary titled "how to modify the TGA files for UZO/Periscope"....i ask because I have the slide out TDC mod for NYGM but I find the scope and uzo too bright during nigt time. I also would like the open/close torpedo doors switch in bottom right hand corner of your pics.

Any knowledge you can share would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks, Hans.

first your questions then menu1024.ini the post became tooooo long

so you want darker scope/UZO view
- this is simple... just open the periscope/uzo.tga in some editor and adjust the brihgtness/lightness to mach your needs, save the tga and that's all
- as for the torpedo doors switch sorry I don't have any... I use only the slideout mod as you can see on the screen in the above post
--------------------------------------------------------------------

now move to the menu1024.ini

well, actually I thought it's well known how menu1024.ini works
if you're really interested I can write a few words what I've learned when I was adjusting the GUI to satisfy my personal and specific needs (I've got dark CRT so no shiny/bright colors are allowed) but don't expect too much from me my knowledge is still limited in some areas...

please keep in mind english is not my first language and forgive me the mistakes...

Basically the menu_1024_768.ini (menu1024 in further text) is resposible for all non 3D rendered graphics (all F* screens menu screens etc.).
All examples are from my tweaked menu1024 your values could differ.

it's difficult where to start so try it from the beginning:
(All examples are from my tweaked menu1024 your values could differ)

[Fonts]
Fonts=19
Font0=DATA/Menu/Fonts/FPHunt26.tga
Font1=DATA/Menu/Fonts/FPCond14.tga
Font3=DATA/Menu/Fonts/FPHunt38.tga
Font4=DATA/Menu/Fonts/FPHunt12.tga
Font5=DATA/Menu/Fonts/FPHunt15.tga
Font6=DATA/Menu/Fonts/FPSmall.tga
.
.
.
etc.
here are specified the fonts used in game
in some block is written e.g. 'font=4' - it means the game will use the font stored FPHunt12.tga file
You can view all font tga's in many various editors the only condition is the are capable to show the alpha channel

small example of some game fonts:
http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/599/somefontsos3.th.jpg (http://img440.imageshack.us/my.php?image=somefontsos3.jpg)

next part

[Settings]
SlidingSpeed=3300;pixels per second
CmdStatesColors=0x00FF00FF, 0xFF0000FF, 0x0000FFFF, 0x1155AAFF
sliding speed determines how fast are the slideout gauges/console moving
I'm not sure what the cmdstatecolors means in this palce

but something about colors...
as is said above the color is specified as a combination of hex values 0xRRGGBBFF, the last two letters FF means the opacity/lightness, FF is 100% opacity/max visibility when 00 is invisible
so
color=0xFF0000FF is red
color=0x00FF00FF is green
color=0x0000FFFF is blue
color=0xFFFFFFFF is white
color=0x000000FF is black
color=0x222222FF is dark grey
color=0xBBBBBBFF is light grey
etc.

move on

[Main groups and pages]
GroupsNo=87
1=0A;Equipment Icon
2=0F;Typ21
3=0E;Typ9
4=0D;Typ7
5=16;Typ2
6=10;Page message
7=3D;Page Ingame Options
8=1A;Page SaveInGame
9=11;Tool tip
10=54;Page Net Final
11=55;Page Net Spectator
12=20;Page final
13=21;Page Console
14=22;Page help
15=02;Page effects
16=53;Page Net Chat
17=23;Page event camera
18=30;Pause game
19=01;Page shell
20=40;Page torpedo
21=3F;Page layout
22=24;Page gui event camera
23=25;Page recognition manual
24=28;Page UZO
25=2B;Page obs periscope
26=26;Page attack periscope
.
.
.
here are specified the groups
all blocks which begin with G26 Ixxx are related to the attack scoep screen... G28 to UZO... G3F is the layout (you see it all the time - officers, console, dials...)

one note: the semicolon neutralizes all contant behind it, it's suitbale for writing personal changes tsc.
so the game sees: 24=28 not the 24=28; page uzo

ok now the most interesting
e.g. the G26 menugroup attack scope

[G26 I1]
Name=Page attack periscope
Type=1027;Menu page
ItemID=0x26000000
ParentID=0x0
Pos=0,0,0,0
LoadingMode=2
the first block nothing important here

[G26 I11]
Name=RedLight
Type=1026;Menu group
ItemID=0x26120000
ParentID=0x26000000
Pos=-2,767,1024,768
Color=0xFFFFFFFF
beginning of the redmask section used during nightime
- I 11 block is Menu group, it means all following blocks belong to this group until other group starts (you'll see)
- it's positioned -2 pixels on axis x and 767pixels on axis y where the 0,0 point is the low left cornet of the screen
- its size is 1024 pixels on x and 768 on y

[G26 I12]
Name=BottomRight
Type=1030;Static bmp
ItemID=0x26120005
ParentID=0x26120000
Pos=365,-342,295,295
;Color=0x96000050 original color
Color=0x55000055
Materials=1
Display=2;Linear
Mat 0=data/menu/gui/redmask.tga
Crop 0=1,1,-1,-1
MatFlags=0x9
TexFmt=0x29
beginning of the redmask section
- I 12 block in static bmp, means its some kind of "picture"
- it's positioned.... and it's sized.... but now the origin 0,0 is the low left corner of the redlight menugroup
- semicolon cancels the original 960000 color which I found to bright
- color 55000055 is dark red , and the last 55 means opacity (not 55% remeber it's in hex)
Mat 0=data/menu/gui/redmask.tga says the game to go to the redmask.tga and
Crop 0=1,1,-1,-1 crop some part of it and then display it

blocks I12-I19 are still about the redmask

[G26 I20]
Name=Torpedoes
Type=1026;Menu group
ItemID=0x26080000
ParentID=0x26000000
Pos=742,402,282,262
Color=0xFFFFFFFF
new menu group torpedoes

[G26 I21]
Name=Aft tubes label
Type=1026;Menu group
ItemID=0x26110000
ParentID=0x26080000
Pos=4,-88,90,50
Color=0xFFFFFFFF
new menu group aft tubes label

;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;Flaggen;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; ;;;;

[G26 I22]
Name=Target;Neuer Eintrag f Flaggen
Type=1031;Stat bmp array
;ItemID=0x26030001
;ParentID=0x26030000
ItemID=0x26110003
ParentID=0x26110000
;Pos=-1700,765,1024,768
Pos=-1725,1210,1024,768
Color=0xFFFFFFFF
Materials=1
Display=2;Linear
Mat 0=data/Menu/Gui/Layout/Flaggen.tga
Crop 0=0,0,1,1
;MatFlags=0x9
TexFmt=0x9;
Drag=true
BmpState=1
NeedFocus=true
SelOne=true
IdGroup=0
StatesColors=0xFFFFFFFF, 0xFFFFFFFF, 0xFFFFFFFF, 0xFFFFFF

;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;Flaggen;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; ;;;;
please don't be confused
this is block for the dragable flag sheet placed in the high left corner... the reason it's here is to be above all the buttons and labels, this is determined by the Ixxx number
only blocks with lower Ixxx can appear above so in fact it's only the redmask
now back to the aft tubes label

[G26 I23]
Name=Aft tubes text
Type=1029;Static text
ItemID=0x26110002
;ItemID=0x26110003
ParentID=0x26110000
Pos=3,-7,85,36
Color=0xB4B4B4FE
Font=5
Text=2012
TextFlags=0x15
this is explained in mt previous post above
position is realted to the aft tubes menugroup
Color=0xB4B4B4FE is light grey cos the pure white is too bright
font=5 means the FPHunt15.tga file will be used
Text=2012 look to your en/de_menu.txt you should find 2012=AFT TUBES in english or BUG ROHRE in german

[G26 I24]
Name=Bkgr
Type=1030;Static bmp
ItemID=0x26110001
;ItemID=0x26110002
ParentID=0x26110000
Pos=3,-7,85,37
Materials=1
Display=0;No stretch
Mat 0=data/menu/gui/Periscope.tga
Crop 0=0.773438,0.808594,0.0566406,0.0273438
MatFlags=0x21
TexFmt=0x9
this is the backgroud table behind the aft tubes text
ot says go the the periscope.tga file crop specified part and dispaly it

[G26 I25]
Name=Fore tubes label
Type=1026;Menu group
ItemID=0x26100000
ParentID=0x26080000
Pos=4,-16,90,50
Color=0xFFFFFFFF

[G26 I26]
Name=Fore tubes text
Type=1029;Static text
ItemID=0x26100002
ParentID=0x26100000
Pos=3,-6,85,36
Color=0xB4B4B4FE
Font=5
Text=2011
TextFlags=0x15

[G26 I27]
Name=Bkgr
Type=1030;Static bmp
ItemID=0x26100001
ParentID=0x26100000
Pos=3,-6,85,37
Materials=1
Display=0;No stretch
Mat 0=data/menu/gui/Periscope.tga
Crop 0=0.773438,0.808594,0.0566406,0.0273438
MatFlags=0x21
TexFmt=0x9
exactly the same situation is for the fore tubes text... menu group, text and background

please note the colored numbers behind itemID and parentID
I think it's better to understand it when you look at it than me trying to explain it with my limited english

OK I hope this helps for now
I'll add some pictures and more explanation later