[REL] New slide out compass graphics

[Hitman]

From the readme (No, does not substitute reading it completely, you moron! :lol: Find it in the "documentation" folder):

FLB Sale's big compass, later added as stock feature to GWX 2.1 onwards and planned for NYGM 3.2 onwards is a must for manual targeting, but there were two things that annoyed me when using it:
1) The 1 degree markings were cluttering the compass too much for my taste,
2) The inner wheel -representing your U-Boat bearings- was too confusing as it also had the N-W-O-S labelling, which shouldn't be there.
This mod addresses that, and also gives a new, more historic look to the compass. It simply consists of a new set of graphics for the existing slide out compass. Since only the graphics are replaced, the functionality remains exactly the same and no incompatibilities are caused with other mods. The new graphics can be used will all mods the older compass was already compatible with.

Screenshot:

http://img185.imageshack.us/img185/7341/newcompasscv4.th.jpg (http://img185.imageshack.us/my.php?image=newcompasscv4.jpg)

Get it here:

http://files.filefront.com/Hitman+New+Compass+Graphi0rar/;13108487;/fileinfo.html

[Alex]

It looks very nice, Mr Hitman ! :up:

Thank you ! :cool:

[ReallyDedPoet]

Nice work HM :yep::up:


RDP

[Sailor Steve]

Cool! I use FLB_Sales' full Simfeeling 6-Dials mod, but, as you say, it's only a graphic, so I'll be installing it tonight.

Looks good!:sunny:

[java`s revenge]

Does it work together with the olc mod?

[Hitman]

Thanks :up:

Does it work together with the olc mod?

If the OLC mod ships the slide out compass and has not renamed the graphics, then yes this one will replace them and give you the new look.

[JCWolf]

Damn, I love it ...

Thanks Hitman...:yep:

Gracias Compi !

[Laufen zum Ziel]

Downloading now. Thank you HM.

[jimmie]

Very nice!

[Laufen zum Ziel]

Damn, I love it ...

Thanks Hitman...:yep:

Gracias Compi !

Now that I have run a patrol with this mod
I agree with JC. I love it to......

[Sailor Steve]

I love it three. But I also love the original. Which means I hate you!
:rotfl:

Being unable to decide brings out the worst in me. Is yours closer to the real thing? Picture please? It will help Simple Stupid Steve to decide.

[Optimus Prime]

Very nice!!!:up: Thank you :lol:

[Hitman]

Is yours closer to the real thing? Picture please? It will help Simple Stupid Steve to decide.

Yes it is. Not 100% accurate, but closer. In the real compass -which Oakgroove masterfully recreated in his bordinstrumente- the interior dial was divided in 100 parts, with the succesive tenths highlighted, not in 360º. The reason, which you probably know as ex-sailor if you have steered the ship, is that change course orders are often issued as "A quarter to starbord" or whatever word the US Navy uses for a certain division of the compass (In the spanish one they divide the compass in 32 sets of 11,25º and call each of them a "cuarta" or quarter).

But since the slide out compass main use for us is setting exact course changes and helping us mentally ubicate the relative position of the enemy, I preferred to leave the interior with the 360º division.

That said, now I might consider doing a real full replica of the authentic compass :D

A picture of the compass aboard U-505 (From U-Boat.net):

http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/900/jb11bak0.th.jpg (http://img156.imageshack.us/my.php?image=jb11bak0.jpg)

[JCWolf]

Is yours closer to the real thing? Picture please? It will help Simple Stupid Steve to decide.

Yes it is. Not 100% accurate, but closer. In the real compass -which Oakgroove masterfully recreated in his bordinstrumente- the interior dial was divided in 100 parts, with the succesive tenths highlighted, not in 360º. The reason, which you probably know as ex-sailor if you have steered the ship, is that change course orders are often issued as "A quarter to starbord" or whatever word the US Navy uses for a certain division of the compass (In the spanish one they divide the compass in 32 sets of 11,25º and call each of them a "cuarta" or quarter).

But since the slide out compass main use for us is setting exact course changes and helping us mentally ubicate the relative position of the enemy, I preferred to leave the interior with the 360º division.

That said, now I might consider doing a real full replica of the authentic compass :D

A picture of the compass aboard U-505 (From U-Boat.net):

http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/900/jb11bak0.th.jpg (http://img156.imageshack.us/my.php?image=jb11bak0.jpg)


O please yes, do the real thing..

[FIREWALL]

Nice work Hitman :up:

[java`s revenge]

What do you think of this one, then you can see for example how many grades
nnw is,

http://www4.picturepush.com/photo/a/1364362/220/1364362.jpg (http://www.picturepush.com/public/1364362)

[geosub1978]

Very nice HITMAN! Nothing more needed for this:salute:!!!

[Sailor Steve]

Thanks for the picture, Hitman. It helps a lot to look at the real one.

Good job, as always.:rock:

[OneTinSoldier]

Hello Hitman,

This really is very nice! And it's great that it's also more historically accurate. Too bad your screenshot of it is gone but that's ok. I highly recommend GWX users to install this, you won't regret it!

Thanks a million for making it Hitman!!

Cheers

[Pisces]

Thanks :up:

Does it work together with the olc mod?


If the OLC mod ships the slide out compass and has not renamed the graphics, then yes this one will replace them and give you the new look.It doesn't, but I think there was a mod based on it that did use it. If I only knew which one. Bloody help that is. :rotfl:

[=FI=Ghost]

It doesn't, but I think there was a mod based on it that did use it. If I only knew which one. Bloody help that is. :rotfl:

Hi mate!

Check the post 256 here: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=147667&highlight=manual&page=13

[Pisces]

Hi mate!

Check the post 256 here: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=147667&highlight=manual&page=13That was the thread I read after this one.

Technically speaking, OLC's mod doesn't use it. But with makman94's post you can make it so it does. After I did a bit more searching yesterday afterwards, I think it was Makman94's mod (OLC GUI based) that did include that Sale slideout dial. I guess that's now confirmed.

[makman94]

That was the thread I read after this one.

Technically speaking, OLC's mod doesn't use it. But with makman94's post you can make it so it does. After I did a bit more searching yesterday afterwards, I think it was Makman94's mod (OLC GUI based) that did include that Sale slideout dial. I guess that's now confirmed.
i had never done such a mod but it was an easy job to get that compass in every gui so i post the procedure for everyone to get it in his favourite gui (ps:for those who like Hitman's compass ,now you can use his images too )

bye

[Pisces]

i had never done such a mod ... Oops, never mind then.

[JMV]

Hello Hitman,

I can't seem to have the link you gave on the first post working :

http://files.filefront.com/Hitman+New+Compass+Graphi0rar/;13108487;/fileinfo.html

Would you please be so kind to give me a working link ? I like very much your wheel, and I like to install it. ( Probably Lage & Richrung.tga )

thanks in advance.

[geosub1978]

Me2!Thx!

[SquareSteelBar]

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/downloads.php?do=file&id=318

[JMV]

Thank you so much SquareSteelBar for the posting !
And sorry for beeing a bit late.