Scope Mod Question, observation overlay location?

ATR-42 · 03-11-08, 05:12 PM

Id like to use worn scopes on US boats but keep the overlays for the Uboats stock. i managed to revert the attack scope to stock for the uboat but im having a harder time reverting the German Observation scope to stock. I cant seem to find where the game keeps the stock German Observation scope overlay. Any ideas guys?

NonWonderDog · 03-11-08, 05:20 PM

The stock german observation scope overlay is the same file as the attack scope, same as with the American subs by default. Observation periscope overlays were added by a mod.

You might try making a copy of the Periscope_Mask_1024.dds called OBSPeriscope_Mask_1024.dds, placed in the same folder. That might work, although I have no idea how the skin folders are actually handled. (Does it just look for a file path with a "skins/american/" folder in it and automatically replace it with "skins/german/" if needed? That would be terrible coding practice, if that's what they did.)

ATR-42 · 03-11-08, 05:22 PM

From my small understanding of the menu.ini i believe that it does!

to be honest ive never even looked at the stock german observation scope i just put the scopes in and ran it.

i'll try that swap out. thank you for the post!

03-11-08, 05:12 PM	#1
ATR-42 Commodore Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Jersey Shore Posts: 606 Downloads: 20 Uploads: 6	Scope Mod Question, observation overlay location? Id like to use worn scopes on US boats but keep the overlays for the Uboats stock. i managed to revert the attack scope to stock for the uboat but im having a harder time reverting the German Observation scope to stock. I cant seem to find where the game keeps the stock German Observation scope overlay. Any ideas guys? __________________

03-11-08, 05:22 PM	#3
ATR-42 Commodore Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Jersey Shore Posts: 606 Downloads: 20 Uploads: 6	From my small understanding of the menu.ini i believe that it does! to be honest ive never even looked at the stock german observation scope i just put the scopes in and ran it. i'll try that swap out. thank you for the post! __________________

03-11-08, 05:20 PM	#2
NonWonderDog Seaman Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 31 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	The stock german observation scope overlay is the same file as the attack scope, same as with the American subs by default. Observation periscope overlays were added by a mod. You might try making a copy of the Periscope_Mask_1024.dds called OBSPeriscope_Mask_1024.dds, placed in the same folder. That might work, although I have no idea how the skin folders are actually handled. (Does it just look for a file path with a "skins/american/" folder in it and automatically replace it with "skins/german/" if needed? That would be terrible coding practice, if that's what they did.)