Slide-Out Gauges Poll

[Kpt. Lehmann]

Do you use add-on slide-out gauges for the Chief Engineer's report in SH3?

Inquiring modders want to know.

[CCIP]

All the time. Fits in so well that I often forget that it's not originally part of the game, but TT's good work

[Marhkimov]

Yeah, I like it too.

[Hudsonhawk]

I love it since i downloaded...Bordinstrumente 1.0

[Marhkimov]

And I'm curious...

If you voted for "no", could you please explain why?

[JScones]

Originally Posted by Marhkimov

If you voted for "no", could you please explain why?

Simple - Apart from RUb I avoid any mod that changes "menu_1024_768.ini". It's more fickle than scene.dat!!!

[Maverick_[GER]]

Originally Posted by Marhkimov

If you voted for "no", could you please explain why?

Because I edited the "menu_1024_768.ini" with ottos slide-in-slide-out bigger compass mod (EX_Rasinban_v1.2_forSH3_v1.4b).



But if it is possible I would use both.

[JScones]

@Maverick_[GER]: how did you get the gauges to form part of the info bar down the bottom left?

[FLB sale U-999]

Hi guys!

i think the slidout things are very usefull in the game!

Have a lot of them....


Thank`s a lot to you Rasinban!

I am working with a good friend on a new Compass, sliding out from the right down corner.
Also i made a new slidoeut with depthdials... but needs much work.

The Entries for the Menu_1024_768.ini and Dials.cfg were hard to get out. but the Rasinban was a perfect teacher for me and this new Mod....

I have made new MenuID blocks....don`t ask why, but it works.

Will let u know when it will be finished


I also will make the same slidoeut with the 25 Depth dials.....


Here a screenie:

[jimmie]

FLB, that looks awesome! I'll be waiting for that impatiently

Maverick_[GER], is it a chronometer that you have in the middle of 3 gauges?! If it works, how usable it is! Is it available in anywhere??

[Maverick_[GER]]

@JScones & @jimmie

Originally Posted by JScones

@Maverick_[GER]: how did you get the gauges to form part of the info bar down the bottom left?

Originally Posted by jimmie

Maverick_[GER], is it a chronometer that you have in the middle of 3 gauges?! If it works, how usable it is! Is it available in anywhere??

The mini FBAC panel above the officers panel and the Chronometer instead of original small Compass are both components of the Ex_Rasinban v1.2 mod.
They are very useful, because they are visible on all stations. For me these components became indispensable. Therefore I do not change the "menu_1024_768.ini" for other mods.

[FLB sale U-999]

It works....


Painted a new Indicator for Big things... and it works....


It is not looking perfect but it is doing his job!






The other thing:

I am also a little bit afraid of editing those menu_1024_768.ini, but it is very easy in some cases.... The Problem is only that there are a lot of mods outside which do use that menuxxx.ini file. so everyone has to edit his own individually for using some mods.....But that isn'`t so dramatic!

I have learned a lot of things in editing that cfg files. A lot of credit goes to Rasinban, Timetraveller, Wazoo, and all i forgot which are profis to me with editing those menuxx.ini and Dials.cfg.....

The modding guys here, are outstanding! A lot of things to learn for me from you guys!

Best wishes Sale

[Maverick_[GER]]

Nice work @ FLB sale U-999!

Jetzt bin ich richtig neugierig auf Deinen Kompass.

Forgive me my german sentence.

I don't use the slide-out Chief's Guages mod, mainly because I just never got around to it. I'm used to clicking on the Chief and asking for his report, and installing the slide-outs just never occured to me. Maybe I'll try it sometime.

[Mast]

I like the slide out gauges but for some reason, they're not working for me. They used to work before I did a uninstall/reinstall of SHIII. I'll have to find out what 's causing this problem.

Mast