[TEC] Getting rid of the hardcoded reticles (Yes, it can be done!!!)

Hitman · 02-01-10, 12:53 AM

When I consider how simple the solution was, I feel almost stupid for the time (years!) it has taken to figure it out

I guess I'll never get accepted at MENSA ... oh well

On to the topic:

THE PROBLEM:

As most modders know, the reticles seen in the periscopes and UZO in SH3 and SH4 (german uboats, not american ones) are hardcoded and can't be removed away. This has given more of a headache to the modders who wanted to change the look of the reticles, because the old ones would still show, no matter what. The only solution we found for this was to reduce the field of view, and make it smaller than 30º for the periscopes (Because the graticle leaves a space of approximately that size in the centre, where you only see the crosshair). But that of course meant losing field of view at the expense of historical reality, where periscopes had some 38º (In the game it is 40º)

THE SOLUTION:

Well, as you also know, when you zoom in with your mouse wheel, the hardcoded reticle does NOT change its size. It is scaled to display in the proper size of the default zoom you have, which is usually 1.5x

Soooooo

if you think that the high power zoom is way less than 30º (Normally 8º-9º) and will as such never show the reticle ....

the simple solution is to INVERT the order of the zoom levels in cameras.dat, making the high power (6x) the default one (First zoom entry in cameras.dat), and the low power (1.5x) the second one (Second zoom entry in cameras.dat) you get when moving the wheel mouse. That way, the reticle is scaled to the 6x default one, and actually is moved off the screen, leaving only the central crosshair

And you won't see it either when switching zoom to low power, because it doesn't rescale

That's it gentlemen

keltos01 · 02-01-10, 03:26 AM

Great Work Hitman !!!

now we need to try that in the Jyunsen B mod !

rid at last of that extra reticle, going full IJN !

keltos

Seeadler · 02-03-10, 11:05 AM

nice!

And finaly I found a way, how to draw (self)hardcoded things on the screen

02-01-10, 12:53 AM	#1
Hitman Pacific Aces Dev Team Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Spain Posts: 6,109 Downloads: 109 Uploads: 2	[TEC] Getting rid of the hardcoded reticles (Yes, it can be done!!!) When I consider how simple the solution was, I feel almost stupid for the time (years!) it has taken to figure it out I guess I'll never get accepted at MENSA ... oh well On to the topic: THE PROBLEM: As most modders know, the reticles seen in the periscopes and UZO in SH3 and SH4 (german uboats, not american ones) are hardcoded and can't be removed away. This has given more of a headache to the modders who wanted to change the look of the reticles, because the old ones would still show, no matter what. The only solution we found for this was to reduce the field of view, and make it smaller than 30º for the periscopes (Because the graticle leaves a space of approximately that size in the centre, where you only see the crosshair). But that of course meant losing field of view at the expense of historical reality, where periscopes had some 38º (In the game it is 40º) THE SOLUTION: Well, as you also know, when you zoom in with your mouse wheel, the hardcoded reticle does NOT change its size. It is scaled to display in the proper size of the default zoom you have, which is usually 1.5x Soooooo if you think that the high power zoom is way less than 30º (Normally 8º-9º) and will as such never show the reticle .... the simple solution is to INVERT the order of the zoom levels in cameras.dat, making the high power (6x) the default one (First zoom entry in cameras.dat), and the low power (1.5x) the second one (Second zoom entry in cameras.dat) you get when moving the wheel mouse. That way, the reticle is scaled to the 6x default one, and actually is moved off the screen, leaving only the central crosshair And you won't see it either when switching zoom to low power, because it doesn't rescale That's it gentlemen __________________ One day I will return to sea ...

02-01-10, 03:26 AM	#2
keltos01 Silent Hunter Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Milan Italy Posts: 4,999 Downloads: 114 Uploads: 18	Great Work Hitman !!! now we need to try that in the Jyunsen B mod ! rid at last of that extra reticle, going full IJN ! keltos __________________ "Honorable Builder of Sinking Ships"

02-03-10, 11:05 AM	#3
Seeadler Pacific Aces Dev Team Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Northern Germany Posts: 1,096 Downloads: 169 Uploads: 0	nice! And finaly I found a way, how to draw (self)hardcoded things on the screen __________________ -- Vapor-ware is always easier to sell because there's no limit what it can do! Last edited by Seeadler; 02-03-10 at 09:04 PM.