Remove the optical zoom indicator

[muser]

If anyone is interested, here is a way to remove the zoom indicator and/or the degree numbers from the Observation and Attack periscopes, by changing a few values in the menu_1024_768.ini file.

The menu_1024_768.ini is located in C:\Program Files\Ubisoft\SilentHunterIII\data\Menu\

Be advised, that deleting the degree numbers is not historically accurate and that part of the mod is so noted below.


To remove the zoom indicator, change as follows:

[G2B I132]
Name=Zoom
;Pos=37,-274,46,19
Pos=1,-1,46,19 ; To relocate OBS magnification value -- so not visible

[G26 I132]
Name=Zoom
;Pos=37,-274,46,19
Pos=1,-1,46,19 ; To relocate ATK magnification value -- so not visible


To remove the degree numbers, change as follows:

[G2B I133]
Name=DegHL
;Pos=192,-162,20,18
Pos=1,-1,20,18 ; To relocate OBS degree numbers -- so not visible (though not historically accurate)

[G2B I134]
Name=DegHR
;Pos=384,-162,20,18
Pos=1,-1,20,18 ; To relocate OBS degree numbers -- so not visible (though not historically accurate)

[G2B I135]
Name=DegVB
;Pos=166,-384,20,18
Pos=1,-1,20,18 ; To relocate OBS degree numbers -- so not visible (though not historically accurate)

[G2B I136]
Name=DegVT
;Pos=166,-190,20,18
Pos=1,-1,20,18 ; To relocate OBS degree numbers -- so not visible (though not historically accurate)

[G26 I133]
Name=DegHL
;Pos=145,-89,20,18
Pos=1,-1,20,18 ; To relocate ATK degree numbers -- so not visible (though not historically accurate)

[G26 I134]
Name=DegHR
;Pos=430,-89,20,18
Pos=1,-1,20,18 ; To relocate ATK degree numbers -- so not visible (though not historically accurate)

[G26 I135]
Name=DegVB
;Pos=93,-428,20,18
Pos=1,-1,20,18 ; To relocate ATK degree numbers -- so not visible (though not historically accurate)

[G26 I136]
Name=DegVT
;Pos=93,-143,20,18
Pos=1,-1,20,18 ; To relocate ATK degree numbers -- so not visible (though not historically accurate)



Here are a few before and afters:


Observation scope -- before





Observation scope -- after





Attack scope -- before




Attack scope -- after




I've used this modification for many months with vanilla SH3 and recently added it to my GWX install with no problems. Haven't tried with NYGM, though I don't anticipate problems there.

My apologies if this has already been posted on this forum somewhere -- I looked but couldn't find anything.

EDIT: Thanks to the great pics in post #5 by panthercules -- have noted the parts of this mod that are not historically accurate.