ContLine.tga

Reece · 04-10-07, 01:46 AM

Hi, this file has been a pain as it is used for the Hydraphone as well as the ships "Tails", and a number of mods have come out to change the line grey or to get rid of the tails totally! these work for the tails but messes up the hydraphone lines as shown:

I fiddled around with this file and the maps.cfg file, results:

First test -
Loaded 2 files to gui folder, the original Contline.tga & No_Tails_Contline.tga, then edited this line "Mat1=0x09,0x0B,data/menu/gui/No_Tails_ContLine.tga" in maps.cfg.
Second test -
Loaded 2 files to gui folder, a modified "No Tails" Contline.tga & Original_Contline.tga, then edited this line "Mat1=0x09,0x0B,data/menu/gui/Original_ContLine.tga" in maps.cfg.

Results for both were identical as though the game was stock SH3, absolutely no difference, wierd!

The reason I have been fiddling with this is that normally I have ingame map updates off with WO assisted plotting, I thought I'd go back to map updates on with no WO assistance for a change only it's too easy now!

Is there a way to change the Contline.tga to totally transparent for both tails & hydraphone contact lines?

Thanks.

Henri II · 04-10-07, 02:01 AM

Just so I understand this correctly, you want to make the hydrophone line and the tails totaly invisible? You don't actually have to make it transparent, just open the file in Photoshop and erase the whole line.

danlisa · 04-10-07, 02:11 AM

Reece, have you tried removing/renaming the tga?

Just like the removal of the UMark.tga file, if SH3 has nothing to use then it won't be shown.

Reece · 04-10-07, 02:34 AM

@ Henri, removing the alpha part of the tga still displays the whole thing as stock, except even darker!

I can get it to where the tails are gone and a faint gray line displayed on hydraphone by changing the alpha to totally black, probably not that bad though!

@ Danlisa, never actually tried, I'll give it a test but certainly couldn't make it a JSGME mod though!

One thing that is a pest I just found is that reported ships are displayed with no tail & therefore don't knowing where it's heading to intercept!

wonder if convoy reports use the same contline.tga file?

Reece · 04-10-07, 04:23 AM

@ Dan, removing the file or replacing with a blank (0k) file rus as stock, must be an inbuilt version the game uses if the one in folder is corrupt!

Oh well it's either:

1) No tails including reported contacts plus pale black hydraphone lines.
2) No tails including reported contacts plus broken hydraphone lines.
3) All tails and lines. (stock)
Not very good choices!

Henri II · 04-10-07, 04:31 AM

If erasing the whole line doesn't work, did you try something less radical? Perhaps erase everything except one single pixel and make it as pale as possible, so you will hardly notice it?

04-10-07, 01:46 AM	#1
Reece CINC Pacific Fleet Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Down Under Posts: 34,722 Downloads: 171 Uploads: 0	ContLine.tga Hi, this file has been a pain as it is used for the Hydraphone as well as the ships "Tails", and a number of mods have come out to change the line grey or to get rid of the tails totally! these work for the tails but messes up the hydraphone lines as shown: I fiddled around with this file and the maps.cfg file, results: First test - Loaded 2 files to gui folder, the original Contline.tga & No_Tails_Contline.tga, then edited this line "Mat1=0x09,0x0B,data/menu/gui/No_Tails_ContLine.tga" in maps.cfg. Second test - Loaded 2 files to gui folder, a modified "No Tails" Contline.tga & Original_Contline.tga, then edited this line "Mat1=0x09,0x0B,data/menu/gui/Original_ContLine.tga" in maps.cfg. Results for both were identical as though the game was stock SH3, absolutely no difference, wierd! The reason I have been fiddling with this is that normally I have ingame map updates off with WO assisted plotting, I thought I'd go back to map updates on with no WO assistance for a change only it's too easy now! Is there a way to change the Contline.tga to totally transparent for both tails & hydraphone contact lines? Thanks. __________________ *Sub captains go down with their ship!*

04-10-07, 02:11 AM	#3
danlisa Navy Seal Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Cornwall, UK Posts: 5,499 Downloads: 45 Uploads: 1	Reece, have you tried removing/renaming the tga? Just like the removal of the UMark.tga file, if SH3 has nothing to use then it won't be shown. __________________

04-10-07, 02:34 AM	#4
Reece CINC Pacific Fleet Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Down Under Posts: 34,722 Downloads: 171 Uploads: 0	@ Henri, removing the alpha part of the tga still displays the whole thing as stock, except even darker! I can get it to where the tails are gone and a faint gray line displayed on hydraphone by changing the alpha to totally black, probably not that bad though! @ Danlisa, never actually tried, I'll give it a test but certainly couldn't make it a JSGME mod though! One thing that is a pest I just found is that reported ships are displayed with no tail & therefore don't knowing where it's heading to intercept! wonder if convoy reports use the same contline.tga file? __________________ *Sub captains go down with their ship!*

04-10-07, 04:23 AM	#5
Reece CINC Pacific Fleet Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Down Under Posts: 34,722 Downloads: 171 Uploads: 0	@ Dan, removing the file or replacing with a blank (0k) file rus as stock, must be an inbuilt version the game uses if the one in folder is corrupt! Oh well it's either: 1) No tails including reported contacts plus pale black hydraphone lines. 2) No tails including reported contacts plus broken hydraphone lines. 3) All tails and lines. (stock) Not very good choices! __________________ *Sub captains go down with their ship!*

04-10-07, 02:01 AM	#2
Henri II Sparky Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Germany Posts: 156 Downloads: 47 Uploads: 0	Just so I understand this correctly, you want to make the hydrophone line and the tails totaly invisible? You don't actually have to make it transparent, just open the file in Photoshop and erase the whole line.

04-10-07, 04:31 AM	#6
Henri II Sparky Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Germany Posts: 156 Downloads: 47 Uploads: 0	If erasing the whole line doesn't work, did you try something less radical? Perhaps erase everything except one single pixel and make it as pale as possible, so you will hardly notice it?