[WIP] "Open Comunity" Torpedo Panel Project

CaptainCox · 06-17-07, 04:00 PM

Ok, I need some help with this little project cause I hit a wall. Its not so much the MOD as actually making it work that is starting to P me off here.
Any one with good knowledge tweaking "zone lines" and understanding of the "menu_1024_768.ini" please have a look and see what can be done!

It stared off with the pics posted by Gino from the USS COD
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=116122

As he had really nice pictures of the Torpedo Launch Interface i thought to try to use that to make it look more like the real thing (OakGroove is also working on something like this but is doing it a bit different as far as i know)
Any how i got this far

As you can see there is some problems to be resolved here.

- The position of the

Quote:

[G44 I8]
Name=TorpedoIndicator

Anvart also had a look at this but so far we have not really been able to crack it. It seems to be linked with

Quote:

[G44 I5]
Name=SolutionDetect

Any changes done to "Solution Detect" effects the "TorpedoIndicator" buttons.

- The

Quote:

[G44 I7]
Name=ShowHide

needs to be positioned properly (just tried that for like 3h :p...no luck)

- The

Quote:

[G44 I10]
Name=TubeSelected

needs to be relocated (this I think is not a big problem, just not done yet)

- Not show in this picture, but when the panel slides to the right, you can still see a part of it ( 2mm) still visible.

To make the code more clear I did this so you guys can get at this directly (description of the PeriscopeBasicPanel.dds

Download link for the project (JSGME READY!, including .INI (ONLY CHANGED THE CODE FOR THE PeriscopeBasicPanel.dds) the rest is ORIGINAL CODE, and the .DDS)
http://www.mediafire.com/?aimjmiatim3

As i said in the beginning, its not to do the mod, its more to just get it to work, as I have done mods using EXTESIVE zone tweaks before I am sort a baffled at this one.

Any help appreciated!

ReallyDedPoet · 06-17-07, 06:02 PM

Nice work here so far

, good luck with it and I hope you get it to work.

Nice pic as well, can see what you mean by wanting to get that look

RDP

Gino · 06-17-07, 06:45 PM

Nice to know that we can be of some help

Do you need a better picture?

Maybe this works?

groetjes,

CaptainCox · 06-17-07, 11:24 PM

Cheers Gino, i got that pic the day you posted those pics

. Actually the .dds is based on that one! As its Monday

and the start of a very busy working week for me I will do my best to crack this in the evenings. As i said just would like to get it to work as its Png me off big time :p

Jace11 · 06-19-07, 03:17 PM

There is a big tutorial on the new system used by the menu1024 file. It is on subsim somewhere and quite detailed.

CaptainCox · 06-19-07, 10:56 PM

Cheers Jace11, Yea it was written by zAmboni
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=111832
He helped me a lot to understand the .ini when SH4 came out. Thing is...in this case, it's still weird, as some of the functions are combined. When I move
"[G44 I5]Name=SolutionDetect"
all the buttons in
"[G44 I8]Name=TorpedoIndicator" moves with it, etc.

So its almost impossible to position the darn things in a exact way. I am still fiddling with this in the evenings, but so far no go.

Von Tonner · 06-20-07, 06:40 AM

Would it not be possible to have an indication of the type of torpedo in a tube. If one is carrying 3 types one always has to go back to the armaments screen to see what is loaded where.

CaptainCox · 06-20-07, 12:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Von Tonner

Would it not be possible to have an indication of the type of torpedo in a tube. If one is carrying 3 types one always has to go back to the armaments screen to see what is loaded where.

Wow hold your horses

one thing at a time. I would like to finish this 1st, but...hmmm not such a bad idea. Not sure but worth looking in to.

Bando · 06-20-07, 03:36 PM

I'm not sure, but when hovering the mouse over the loaded torp tube light, doesn't it tell you what's in there, cause it does with reloading

CaptainCox · 06-21-07, 12:21 AM

Wow! have to check that out, never looked at that to tell you the truth. I always just select and fire :p

buteobuteo · 06-21-07, 11:03 AM

Hovering the mouse over the tube indicator actually changes the button. I found this out while is was looking for a way to get indication for open doors.I changed the colour of one of the green buttons in the Periscope Basic Panel DDS file,now when the mouse is over the buttons they change colour.

06-23-07, 07:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bando

I'm not sure, but when hovering the mouse over the loaded torp tube light, doesn't it tell you what's in there, cause it does with reloading

it only tells you if its loaded or time to be reloaded not what is loaded

06-17-07, 06:02 PM	#2
ReallyDedPoet Canadian Wolf Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Canada. The one and only, East Coast Posts: 10,888 Downloads: 946 Uploads: 5	Nice work here so far, good luck with it and I hope you get it to work. Nice pic as well, can see what you mean by wanting to get that look RDP __________________ Back in the Day

06-17-07, 06:45 PM	#3
Gino Pacific Sub Expert Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Las Vegas, Nevada Posts: 148 Downloads: 56 Uploads: 0	Nice to know that we can be of some help Do you need a better picture? Maybe this works? groetjes, __________________ Gino

06-17-07, 11:24 PM	#4
CaptainCox Sea Lord Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: A Swede in Frankfurt am Main Posts: 1,897 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Cheers Gino, i got that pic the day you posted those pics . Actually the .dds is based on that one! As its Monday and the start of a very busy working week for me I will do my best to crack this in the evenings. As i said just would like to get it to work as its Png me off big time :p __________________ DOWNLOAD MY MODS HERE

06-19-07, 10:56 PM	#6
CaptainCox Sea Lord Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: A Swede in Frankfurt am Main Posts: 1,897 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Cheers Jace11, Yea it was written by zAmboni http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=111832 He helped me a lot to understand the .ini when SH4 came out. Thing is...in this case, it's still weird, as some of the functions are combined. When I move "[G44 I5]Name=SolutionDetect" all the buttons in "[G44 I8]Name=TorpedoIndicator" moves with it, etc. So its almost impossible to position the darn things in a exact way. I am still fiddling with this in the evenings, but so far no go. __________________ DOWNLOAD MY MODS HERE

06-21-07, 12:21 AM	#10
CaptainCox Sea Lord Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: A Swede in Frankfurt am Main Posts: 1,897 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Wow! have to check that out, never looked at that to tell you the truth. I always just select and fire :p __________________ DOWNLOAD MY MODS HERE

06-19-07, 03:17 PM	#5
Jace11 Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK Posts: 683 Downloads: 104 Uploads: 1	There is a big tutorial on the new system used by the menu1024 file. It is on subsim somewhere and quite detailed.

06-20-07, 06:40 AM	#7
Von Tonner Seasoned Skipper Join Date: May 2005 Location: South Africa Posts: 711 Downloads: 44 Uploads: 0	Would it not be possible to have an indication of the type of torpedo in a tube. If one is carrying 3 types one always has to go back to the armaments screen to see what is loaded where.

06-20-07, 03:36 PM	#9
Bando Commodore Join Date: May 2007 Location: Where you don't see me Posts: 607 Downloads: 23 Uploads: 0	I'm not sure, but when hovering the mouse over the loaded torp tube light, doesn't it tell you what's in there, cause it does with reloading

06-21-07, 11:03 AM	#11
buteobuteo Mate Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 55 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Hovering the mouse over the tube indicator actually changes the button. I found this out while is was looking for a way to get indication for open doors.I changed the colour of one of the green buttons in the Periscope Basic Panel DDS file,now when the mouse is over the buttons they change colour.