Yet another Mod Idea. A new stopwatch

Blacklight · 02-06-08, 06:02 PM

Having that nice drag around stopwatch is a nice thing to have, but I think it would be cool to have a stopwatch that you could pull out and click to start yourself without having to fire off a torpedo. This would come in very handy for nailing those annoying zig zagging ships as you could time their zig zags and set your torpedoes appropriately. There are also many more applications where a manually operated stop watch would come in handy.

Also, I know how to remove the current drag around stop watch completely, but is there a way to set it up so it only appears in certain views without eliminating it altogether ? I like to use it, but sometimes it gets in the way (Especially in the crew management screen)

Erich Topp · 02-06-08, 06:24 PM

Sure you can edit menu_1024_768.ini to have stopwatch only in screens you need.
And to start stopwatch you don't need to run a torpedo, just click on basic stopwatch in UZO or periscope screen. It's not very comfortable, of course)) But that's it.

Blacklight · 02-06-08, 06:30 PM

Where I'd really like that manual operated stopwatch to be is in the Topedo Attack Map screen and the Navigation Map screens.

Kpt. Lehmann · 02-06-08, 06:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Blacklight

Where I'd really like that manual operated stopwatch to be is in the Topedo Attack Map screen and the Navigation Map screens.

I'm not saying that it cannot be done... but I can tell you that about two years ago, there was a rather major effort to make it happen. Nothing anyone did worked. If I recall correctly, some of the bits necessary for success are hard-coded.

Blacklight · 02-06-08, 07:26 PM

I'll have to google and see if there is a separate application for a stopwatch that can be downloaded and easily used with the game.

onelifecrisis · 02-06-08, 07:47 PM

It can be done. I've made a draggable, clickable (yes, clickable) working chrono in the G3F page (the so-called "console" of the GUI) but to get it in there, one has to completely sacrifice either the UZO screen or the observation scope screen.

At the time I did this I hadn't yet had the idea of making a big obs scope and I was thinking it might be worth losing the obs scope in favour of the chrono, but there are graphical problems I couldn't get around. Basically the obs scope marking lines (which seem to be hardcoded) show all the time, in all screens. That's the only problem though, so if anyone knows a way to get rid of those lines (I have asked this before, but what the hell, I might as well ask again) do let me know.

02-06-08, 06:02 PM	#1
Blacklight Ocean Warrior Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Connecticut Posts: 2,507 Downloads: 145 Uploads: 0	Yet another Mod Idea. A new stopwatch Having that nice drag around stopwatch is a nice thing to have, but I think it would be cool to have a stopwatch that you could pull out and click to start yourself without having to fire off a torpedo. This would come in very handy for nailing those annoying zig zagging ships as you could time their zig zags and set your torpedoes appropriately. There are also many more applications where a manually operated stop watch would come in handy. Also, I know how to remove the current drag around stop watch completely, but is there a way to set it up so it only appears in certain views without eliminating it altogether ? I like to use it, but sometimes it gets in the way (Especially in the crew management screen) __________________ Be my friend or be a mushroom cloud. "I am coming at you. You will explode in a couple of minutes !"

02-06-08, 06:30 PM	#3
Blacklight Ocean Warrior Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Connecticut Posts: 2,507 Downloads: 145 Uploads: 0	Where I'd really like that manual operated stopwatch to be is in the Topedo Attack Map screen and the Navigation Map screens. __________________ Be my friend or be a mushroom cloud. "I am coming at you. You will explode in a couple of minutes !"

02-06-08, 07:26 PM	#5
Blacklight Ocean Warrior Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Connecticut Posts: 2,507 Downloads: 145 Uploads: 0	I'll have to google and see if there is a separate application for a stopwatch that can be downloaded and easily used with the game. __________________ Be my friend or be a mushroom cloud. "I am coming at you. You will explode in a couple of minutes !"

02-06-08, 07:47 PM	#6
onelifecrisis Maverick Modder Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: England Posts: 3,895 Downloads: 65 Uploads: 3	It can be done. I've made a draggable, clickable (yes, clickable) working chrono in the G3F page (the so-called "console" of the GUI) but to get it in there, one has to completely sacrifice either the UZO screen or the observation scope screen. At the time I did this I hadn't yet had the idea of making a big obs scope and I was thinking it might be worth losing the obs scope in favour of the chrono, but there are graphical problems I couldn't get around. Basically the obs scope marking lines (which seem to be hardcoded) show all the time, in all screens. That's the only problem though, so if anyone knows a way to get rid of those lines (I have asked this before, but what the hell, I might as well ask again) do let me know. __________________ Freedom of speech - priceless. For everything else there's Mastercard.

02-06-08, 06:24 PM	#2
Erich Topp A-ganger Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 80 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Sure you can edit menu_1024_768.ini to have stopwatch only in screens you need. And to start stopwatch you don't need to run a torpedo, just click on basic stopwatch in UZO or periscope screen. It's not very comfortable, of course)) But that's it.