[REQ] Map Contact Mod. Is it possible to...

[TheDarkWraith]

Originally Posted by Dignan

Thanks. I have tried all the optional TDW UI mods. A lot of good options there but none that do what I'm talking about.

I'm about to release a mod of my own that at least takes away the "ship shape" from map contacts. That will put more of the job in the hands of the player to determine course.

That is an optional add-on mod in my UIs mod. I believe it's same shape with/without color.

[Dignan]

Originally Posted by TheDarkWraith

That is an optional add-on mod in my UIs mod. I believe it's same shape with/without color.

Forgot about the "Same contact shape" option. Thanks. However, I'm still trying to find a mod that changes the "ship silhouettes" you see when zoomed in. I could have missed one of your sub mods TDW but I couldn't find any that get rid of the silhouette shap on the navmap when you are zoomed into the contact. In TMO, Ducimus was able to make the contacts just black dots so you couldn't determine the course from looking at the navmap. Is this possible? I've been trying to do it myself by switching out all the _shp.dds files for each ship in their respective folders. I switched it with a black dot (sub icon) dds file but for some reason it doesn't show when I test it in game.

[TheDarkWraith]

changing the _shp image should do what you're wanting. When you zoom way in close the game engine uses this x_shp image for the unit.

[Dignan]

Originally Posted by TheDarkWraith

changing the _shp image should do what you're wanting. When you zoom way in close the game engine uses this x_shp image for the unit.

Hmmm. Strange. It doesn't seem to want to take. I'll have to experiment with it more. Thanks for confirming.

[Dignan]

Upon further investigation, I think the way to change the ship sillouette icon is in this folder E:\Program Files\Ubisoft\Silent Hunter 5\data\Menu\Gui\Shapes.

Only problem is I can't figure out how to open or edit these SHP files

[TheDarkWraith]

you can edit/view .shp files using a program called MeshLab. I understand the format of the files so I just edit them with Notepad.

[jwilliams]

Originally Posted by Dignan

Upon further investigation, I think the way to change the ship sillouette icon is in this folder E:\Program Files\Ubisoft\Silent Hunter 5\data\Menu\Gui\Shapes.

Only problem is I can't figure out how to open or edit these SHP files

Notepad++ opens these.

And your need to look here to figure out what the number mean.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shapefile

[mobucks]

Seems a little redundant since taking a course reading only requires waiting 5 mins between 2 points and connecting the dots.

Since you are only leaving out the exactness of the ship shape, and not the exactness of the ship position.

An ideal solution for your playstyle would be a dot or empty circle, like in TMO, with a random offset. I have thought on this before, but i just went full realism by then.

Cheers.