Assisted Plotting Mod + Contacts.cfg

rudewarrior · 05-16-11, 05:55 PM

Hi everyone,

I have been messing with the Assisted Plotting Mod and looking at Contacts.cfg. I am trying to find a balance for how the contacts appear on the nav map to suit my tastes. What I would like to get is to have the contacts appear as they normally do at lower/middle zoom levels. Specifically, for a convoy, I'd like to have the convoy appear as a single square at the lower zoom levels. At the middle zoom levels, I'd like to have the formation of squares/diamonds that represent the individual ships. And at the highest levels of zoom, I'd like it to act like the assisted plotting mod, i.e. ships are not visible, unless you move your cursor over it, then you get the circle.

Could someone tell me which lines in the Contacts.cfg would achieve this effect? What would be even better is if someone could specifically explain what all the lines in Contacts.cfg that deal with Display Range and Decay Time actually do? Then I might be able to achieve this effect on my own.

Thanx in advance for the help.

05-16-11, 05:55 PM	#1
rudewarrior Sonar Guy Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Middlebury, VT, USA Posts: 378 Downloads: 165 Uploads: 2	Assisted Plotting Mod + Contacts.cfg Hi everyone, I have been messing with the Assisted Plotting Mod and looking at Contacts.cfg. I am trying to find a balance for how the contacts appear on the nav map to suit my tastes. What I would like to get is to have the contacts appear as they normally do at lower/middle zoom levels. Specifically, for a convoy, I'd like to have the convoy appear as a single square at the lower zoom levels. At the middle zoom levels, I'd like to have the formation of squares/diamonds that represent the individual ships. And at the highest levels of zoom, I'd like it to act like the assisted plotting mod, i.e. ships are not visible, unless you move your cursor over it, then you get the circle. Could someone tell me which lines in the Contacts.cfg would achieve this effect? What would be even better is if someone could specifically explain what all the lines in Contacts.cfg that deal with Display Range and Decay Time actually do? Then I might be able to achieve this effect on my own. Thanx in advance for the help.