Improved Church's Observation Scope

[mkubani]

Just my 2 cents guys. Since the new rectangular view is supposed to represent the shape of the external lens (which imho is correct and accurate), then the ZEISS logo should be removed.

Originally Posted by Racerboy

what changed? I don't see any difference.

Greetings mate , look at the edges of the old red mask and my version . Also the mask is a little (just a little bit) transpartire.

[ssconvert]

er so is everyone happy with this new mod. Can we non-modders go ahead and start d/ling and installing cause this one certainly deserves to be an official add-on. We now have a reason for using the obs peri. Is the link on the first page still valid? There seems to have been some trouble with it previously.

[Vader 1]

Originally Posted by ssconvert

er so is everyone happy with this new mod. Can we non-modders go ahead and start d/ling and installing cause this one certainly deserves to be an official add-on. We now have a reason for using the obs peri. Is the link on the first page still valid? There seems to have been some trouble with it previously.

Here Here I was just thinking the same thing would love to have it but am unsure if it is ok for GWX1.03..
Vader

[TheDarkWraith]

Originally Posted by Vader 1

Here Here I was just thinking the same thing would love to have it but am unsure if it is ok for GWX1.03..
Vader

Currently the menu_1024_768.ini file uses the same TGAs for both scopes. This will lay down the foundation in the menu_1024_768.ini file so that you can use seperate TGAs for the scopes. Open up the \data\Menu\Gui\menu_1024_768.ini file in Notepad and make the following changes (we're only changing the xxxxxxx.tga name):

[G2B I130]
Name=Background
Type=1030;Static bmp
ItemID=0x2B000001
ParentID=0x2B000000
Pos=0,768,1024,768
Color=0xFFFFFFFF
Materials=1
Display=2;Linear
Mat 0=data/menu/gui/Obs_Periscope.tga
Crop 0=0,0,1,0.75
MatFlags=0x21
TexFmt=0x9

[G2B I3]
Name=BottomRight
Type=1030;Static bmp
ItemID=0x2B130005
ParentID=0x2B130000
Pos=365,-342,295,295
Color=0x64
Materials=1
Display=2;Linear
Mat 0=data/menu/gui/obs_redmask.tga
Crop 0=1,1,-1,-1
MatFlags=0x9
TexFmt=0x29

[G2B I4]
Name=TopRight
Type=1030;Static bmp
ItemID=0x2B130004
ParentID=0x2B130000
Pos=365,-47,295,295
Color=0x64
Materials=1
Display=2;Linear
Mat 0=data/menu/gui/obs_redmask.tga
Crop 0=1,0,-1,1
MatFlags=0x9
TexFmt=0x29

[G2B I5]
Name=BottomLeft
Type=1030;Static bmp
ItemID=0x2B130002
ParentID=0x2B130000
Pos=70,-342,295,295
Color=0x64
Materials=1
Display=2;Linear
Mat 0=data/menu/gui/obs_redmask.tga
Crop 0=0,1,1,-1
MatFlags=0x9
TexFmt=0x29

[G2B I6]
Name=TopLeft
Type=1030;Static bmp
ItemID=0x2B130001
ParentID=0x2B130000
Pos=70,-47,295,295
Color=0x64
Materials=1
Display=2;Linear
Mat 0=data/menu/gui/obs_redmask.tga
MatFlags=0x9
TexFmt=0x29

[G2B I7]
Name=Right
Type=1030;Static bmp
ItemID=0x2B130008
ParentID=0x2B130000
Pos=660,-47,364,590
Color=0x64
Materials=1
Display=2;Linear
Mat 0=data/menu/gui/obs_redmask.tga
Crop 0=0.00390625,0.00390625,0.0078125,0.0078125
MatFlags=0x9
TexFmt=0x29

[G2B I8]
Name=Left
Type=1030;Static bmp
ItemID=0x2B130007
ParentID=0x2B130000
Pos=0,-47,70,590
Color=0x64
Materials=1
Display=2;Linear
Mat 0=data/menu/gui/obs_redmask.tga
Crop 0=0.00390625,0.00390625,0.0078125,0.0078125
MatFlags=0x9
TexFmt=0x29

[G2B I9]
Name=Bottom
Type=1030;Static bmp
ItemID=0x2B130003
ParentID=0x2B130000
Pos=0,-637,1024,131
Color=0x64
Materials=1
Display=2;Linear
Mat 0=data/menu/gui/obs_redmask.tga
Crop 0=0.00390625,0.00390625,0.0078125,0.0078125
MatFlags=0x9
TexFmt=0x29

[G2B I10]
Name=Top
Type=1030;Static bmp
ItemID=0x2B130006
ParentID=0x2B130000
Pos=0,0,1024,47
Color=0x64
Materials=1
Display=2;Linear
Mat 0=data/menu/gui/obs_redmask.tga
Crop 0=0.00390625,0.00390625,0.0078125,0.0078125
MatFlags=0x9
TexFmt=0x29

[G2B I11]
Name=RedLight
Type=1026;Menu group
ItemID=0x2B120000
ParentID=0x2B000000
Pos=-2,767,1024,768
Color=0xFFFFFFFF

[G2B I12]
Name=BottomRight
Type=1030;Static bmp
ItemID=0x2B120005
ParentID=0x2B120000
Pos=365,-342,295,295
Color=0x96000050
Materials=1
Display=2;Linear
Mat 0=data/menu/gui/obs_redmask.tga
Crop 0=1,1,-1,-1
MatFlags=0x9
TexFmt=0x29

[G2B I13]
Name=TopRight
Type=1030;Static bmp
ItemID=0x2B120004
ParentID=0x2B120000
Pos=365,-47,295,295
Color=0x96000050
Materials=1
Display=2;Linear
Mat 0=data/menu/gui/obs_redmask.tga
Crop 0=1,0,-1,1
MatFlags=0x9
TexFmt=0x29

[G2B I14]
Name=BottomLeft
Type=1030;Static bmp
ItemID=0x2B120002
ParentID=0x2B120000
Pos=70,-342,295,295
Color=0x96000050
Materials=1
Display=2;Linear
Mat 0=data/menu/gui/obs_redmask.tga
Crop 0=0,1,1,-1
MatFlags=0x9
TexFmt=0x29

[G2B I15]
Name=TopLeft
Type=1030;Static bmp
ItemID=0x2B120001
ParentID=0x2B120000
Pos=70,-47,295,295
Color=0x96000050
Materials=1
Display=2;Linear
Mat 0=data/menu/gui/obs_redmask.tga
MatFlags=0x9
TexFmt=0x29

[G2B I16]
Name=Right
Type=1030;Static bmp
ItemID=0x2B120008
ParentID=0x2B120000
Pos=660,-47,364,590
Color=0x96000050
Materials=1
Display=2;Linear
Mat 0=data/menu/gui/obs_redmask.tga
Crop 0=0.00390625,0.00390625,0.0078125,0.0078125
MatFlags=0x9
TexFmt=0x29

[G2B I17]
Name=Left
Type=1030;Static bmp
ItemID=0x2B120007
ParentID=0x2B120000
Pos=0,-47,70,590
Color=0x96000050
Materials=1
Display=2;Linear
Mat 0=data/menu/gui/obs_redmask.tga
Crop 0=0.00390625,0.00390625,0.0078125,0.0078125
MatFlags=0x9
TexFmt=0x29

[G2B I18]
Name=Bottom
Type=1030;Static bmp
ItemID=0x2B120003
ParentID=0x2B120000
Pos=0,-637,1024,131
Color=0x96000050
Materials=1
Display=2;Linear
Mat 0=data/menu/gui/obs_redmask.tga
Crop 0=0.00390625,0.00390625,0.0078125,0.0078125
MatFlags=0x9
TexFmt=0x29

[G2B I19]
Name=Top
Type=1030;Static bmp
ItemID=0x2B120006
ParentID=0x2B120000
Pos=0,0,1024,47
Color=0x96000050
Materials=1
Display=2;Linear
Mat 0=data/menu/gui/obs_redmask.tga
Crop 0=0.00390625,0.00390625,0.0078125,0.0078125
MatFlags=0x9
TexFmt=0x29


Now make a copy of your \data\Menu\Gui\Periscope.tga and rename it to \data\Menu\Gui\Obs_Periscope.tga

Now make a copy of yuor \data\Menu\Gui\redmask.tga and rename it to \data\Menu\Gui\obs_redmask.tga

Now the foundation is set. You can either copy over the just made tgas with new tgas for the observation periscope or enable new ones with JSGME.

If you'd like to center the zoom level to just above the heading bar make the following changes to the menu_1024_768.ini file (there's a change listed for each scope):


- for observation periscope (this moves the zoom level to centered right above
the heading bar):

[G2B I132]
Name=Zoom
Type=1029;Static text
ItemID=0x2B060009
ParentID=0x2B060000
Pos=290,-25,46,19; was 37,-274,46,19
Color=0x66B26680
Font=1
TextFlags=0x4


- for attack periscope (this moves the zoom level to centered right above the the
heading bar):

[G26 I132]
Name=Zoom
Type=1029;Static text
ItemID=0x26060009
ParentID=0x26060000
Pos=290,-25,46,19; was 37,-274,46,19
Color=0x66B26680
Font=1
TextFlags=0x4

Racerboy

[ssconvert]

Holy crap... er got all that, just in case there are some who dont want to muck around with files etc or carry out mild programming,
will the final d/l have all these features already done and all you had to do was select what you wanted and put in Jsme?
Just asking for Vadars sake..............................

[danlisa]

Originally Posted by Dimitrius07

Greetings mate , look at the edges of the old red mask and my version . Also the mask is a little (just a little bit) transpartire.

Wow. That's the holy grail for me! It annoyed me so much. Great job.

danlisa if you like it i can upload it somewere so you and everyone else can use it as well . I just need to made some little changes with game code (not a big deal), and that it . I also need a promition from the original creators of the scope and mask as well, i can`t make thise mod as my own because its not right

[TheDarkWraith]

Here's the one I made with wider FOV based on new style background:

http://rapidshare.com/files/46542568...r_FOV.zip.html

I took Church's new scope 'style' and added it to the new instrument background from the what-ever-it-was instrument mod. I then cut out the inside portion of the view finder (the part that's fuzzy around the view) so that annoying bit is gone. I also had to move the Zeis logo to a new position. I then had to edit alpha channel for the new wider FOV made. Here's the TGA file picture:

[dmlavan]

Dimitrius07 - I can't speak for the scope itself because that's Church's work, but feel free to make any changes to the redmask for it.

Originally Posted by dmlavan

Dimitrius07 - I can't speak for the scope itself because that's Church's work, but feel free to make any changes to the redmask for it.

Thank you very much

Racerboy i downloaded your version and will try it now

[TheDarkWraith]

Originally Posted by Dimitrius07

Thank you very much

Racerboy i downloaded your version and will try it now

Are you using the stock GWX 1.03 menu_1024_768.ini file? If so I can send you one with the changes needed already done for you.

Racerboy

Don`t worry i allready made a necesery changes (i`am very familiar with menu_1024_768.ini file). I need to go outside for 30 min - when i come back home i will try it and post my opinion

[TheDarkWraith]

Originally Posted by Dimitrius07

Racerboy

Don`t worry i allready made a necesery changes (i`am very familiar with menu_1024_768.ini file). I need to go outside for 30 min - when i come back home i will try it and post my opinion

Be sure to at least move the zoom level for the observation periscope to a new position. I proposed a new position a few posts back in that big write up of how to make the necessary changes. If you don't move it you won't see it!

Racerboy

Ok! I tryed your version - looks good but you need to made a little correction to a transpartire edges of the scope, (i hope you don`t became insulted). Anyway i respect what you done.

I also think that the transpartire edges of the original Church periscope is a little bit big. I think i will try to work on that one.
I will post some screenshot later