[TEC] Annoying Translucent Scope/TBT interface

[ViperU48]

Hey all,

I've been doing some searching around these forums and finding that there are a few people who experience this problem. I personally haven't found a solution and I decided to dabble into a source of seemingly limitless knowledge and ability: the subsim modding forums!

Basically, for me and a relatively small group (apparently Nvidia) users, the background UI images of both the periscopes, the TBT, the Binoculars, and the deck gun (essentially any sight/optics) are transparent. That is to say, when looking through the scope, one can see the entire horizon through the "covered" areas of the view.

Part of the difficulty of this problem is that different monitors will see different things. I have attempted to balance the brightness and contrast in the following picture in the hopes that it will be more visible. Oddly enough, taking a screenshot will not display the same problem i am actually seeing with my own mk1 eyeballs. I can assure you, even with a lower in-game contrast setting, the transparent effect is much more noticeable.



One can hopefully see the horizon through the scope background just above the in-game cursor.


Now, my question is, are there transparency settings within the menu_1024_768.ini file for background interfaces such as the periscopes?

Also, does the actual .tga for the interfaces have an alpha layer or something? I'm currently in-between .tga editors (photoshop trial ran out last week ) so I am unable to check.

I have tried every possible driver version for my current video card (Nvidia GTS 250) and many on my old card (Nvidia GeForce 8800GTX) and the same problem exists. Naturally I cannot say whether this phenomenon is experienced with ATI boards as I don't have one (and am constantly reminded why I should).

I also can't seem to find a good scope mod that will not replace the current optics which I happen to like. Anyone know of a scope mod that simply has a solid black background for the interface?

Thanks for any help and input, it is greatly appreciated!

Happy hunting!