Change zoom in GWX 3.0?

[RootBeer]

I know I've asked this in another thread, but I haven't gotten an answer, so I figured I'd make a dedicated thread about it. Is it at all possible to increase the zoom of the periscopes and uzo from x6 to say x10?

[Sailor Steve]

GWX already has the attack periscope set for 10x. It's fairly easy to do, but you have to do it with S3D.
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=119571&highlight=silent+3ditor

[RootBeer]

GWX already has the attack periscope set for 10x. It's fairly easy to do, but you have to do it with S3D.
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=119571&highlight=silent+3ditor

Yeah I discovered this last night when I got tired of using Hitmas Optix for GWX 3.0 which is only x6. Do you happen to know how I can change my commands so I can zoom in incrementally by pressing ctrl+mouse wheel? I used to be able to do it on my other computer but I can't remember how I did it. I want to be able to zoom from x1 to x2 to x3 and so on.

What's the default setting for zoom in vanilla sh3?

Edit: I installed S3D and it scares me! I'm not smart enough to figure out how to do all that.

[Sailor Steve]

There are only two settings available, whatever they are set for. In seven years of playing I've never heard of going from 1x to 2x to 3x.

Default stock settings are 1x and 4x for the observation periscope and 1.5x and 6x for the attack 'scope. Real life was 1.5x and 6x for periscopes of the Kriegsmarine and the US Navy, and as far as I'm aware for everyone else. GWX uses 10x on the attack 'scope on the principle that the pixels aren't as clear as real life views, which is true. I switched them back to 6x for my own play.

[RootBeer]

Yeah, no one seems to know what I'm talking about. I have no idea if it was a mod that I downloaded or if it was a .cfg file I edited, but I know for sure I was able to change the zoom incrementally.

[Gargamel]

That's not very historically accurate though, if that's what you want. The search scope was 1x or 6x, and I believe the attack was 1x or 10x only.

http://www.uboataces.com/periscopes.shtml

[Sailor Steve]

They're wrong. As I said, both periscopes were 1.5x and 6x. Those were the only settings.

The British report on the captured U-570:
http://www.uboatarchive.net/U-570BritishReport.htm

Check pages 31 and 32.

And the American report:
http://www.uboatarchive.net/U-570ONIReport.htm

Pages 36 and 37.

[Gargamel]

Actually, they only specified the obs scope, the attack was my guess.

Either way, zoom lens on a scope, not accurate.

[iaink]

There are only two settings available, whatever they are set for. In seven years of playing I've never heard of going from 1x to 2x to 3x.

Default stock settings are 1x and 4x for the observation periscope and 1.5x and 6x for the attack 'scope. Real life was 1.5x and 6x for periscopes of the Kriegsmarine and the US Navy, and as far as I'm aware for everyone else. GWX uses 10x on the attack 'scope on the principle that the pixels aren't as clear as real life views, which is true. I switched them back to 6x for my own play.

I've just installed SH3 and am loving it. I have a random zoom in occurring on both periscopes. They zoom in stick at 6x. Is there a control/toggle or is it a bug? Thanks in advance

[Sailor Steve]

The 'Tab' key switches between the two zoom levels. Alternately your mouse wheel does the same.

[Fubar2Niner]

@iaink

Welcome to Subsim shipmate :salute: