MODDERS Please I am begging you!!

supposedtobeworking · 08-17-06, 07:00 PM

I have a 17" monitor (its a dell trinitron) and it seems big enough and I can see everything else fine... but I think the numbers are just too small and not black or sharp enough...i wouldn't think it would be hard to tweak those graphics as people have done wonders in other areas of SH3 and for me it is the only option since I don't have $$ to buy a 48" monitor. anyways I can read them if I get close to the screen (like 10 inches or so). got to be a way to mod this...

GT182:
ok I could try that but I am near sighted and wear glasses too. but I am still confident this can be modded...just a matter of finding out which files to mess with and what program to use,, but I hope someone has modded it already...

have you seen the 4 dials slideout with the huge wonderful easy to read compass for course setting?...if someone could do something similar with the protractor/ruler help tools that would make my day and SH3 as I said "pretty darn fun for not being Aces of the Deep".

fredbass · 08-18-06, 11:21 AM

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Originally Posted by supposedtobeworking

I have a 17" monitor (its a dell trinitron) and it seems big enough.

Friend, you will never regret getting at least a 19" monitor (lcd). You'll never look back. I promise. Since you probably have a dell computer, they actually have some very good monitors, especially the ultrasharp lcd models.

supposedtobeworking · 08-18-06, 03:05 PM

actually I have a custom AMD Pc from Buyxg.com--FYI, don't buy from them though, unless you enjoy conflict and hassles...they don't really "have it together"....but it was cheap!

I got the monitor off of craigslist for $30 to save some dough. I guess I could start saving up for a 19" LCD, but I am just surprised that more people haven't had this problem of not being able to clearly read the numbers on the protractor/ruler. Is it really that much clearer on a 19" LCD?? they are just so small... but in the meantime if anyone knows how to mod this or can tell me where to start looking or what programs to use I can even try.

thanks.

Deimos01 · 08-18-06, 04:39 PM

I wasnt trying to be a realism Nazi. (No pun intended) Just when I read that the 1st post I couldnt resist.

And by the way. I dont flush my head in a toilet to get the the wet sub feeling. I just run next door and jump in my neighbors pool everytime i hit the crash dive key.

Deimos01 · 08-18-06, 04:43 PM

Oh, and I have a 19 in monitor. (not lcd) and I have trouble seeing the dials and such too. Im saving for a 21in lcd monitor though. In the meantime I think the OP has a valid point. Im sure there is some way to enlargen those numbers.

Jmack · 08-18-06, 07:39 PM

Buy A Damn Magnifier !!!!

supposedtobeworking · 08-19-06, 03:08 AM

a what?? Magnifier?? do you mean a magnifying glass? if so then I think that would be even more tedious then already...someone must know what %$## files belong to those tools, and maybe they can be edited with photoshop or one of those?? I guess I will just have to keep asking, does anyone know what the files are and how to edit them? ugh..i just finished another patrol and am going to put ice on my neck now..and get my eyes checked. if more people have this problem seeing the numbers and markings on the tools then speak up!! so we can get this modded or give it attention at least..

zzsteven · 08-19-06, 03:01 AM

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Originally Posted by supposedtobeworking

actually I have a custom AMD Pc from Buyxg.com--FYI, don't buy from them though, unless you enjoy conflict and hassles...they don't really "have it together"....but it was cheap!

I got the monitor off of craigslist for $30 to save some dough. I guess I could start saving up for a 19" LCD, but I am just surprised that more people haven't had this problem of not being able to clearly read the numbers on the protractor/ruler. Is it really that much clearer on a 19" LCD?? they are just so small... but in the meantime if anyone knows how to mod this or can tell me where to start looking or what programs to use I can even try.

thanks.

Reading text on forums/ng's is so much easier now, no longer have to lean closer to the monitor to make out the words. The numbers on the navmap are large enough to allow me to lean back in my chair and still be able to read them. If you can afford a larger monitor I would reccomend it. In the meantime, a mod would be nice too.

zz

08-17-06, 07:00 PM	#1
supposedtobeworking XO Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 436 Downloads: 59 Uploads: 0	I have a 17" monitor (its a dell trinitron) and it seems big enough and I can see everything else fine... but I think the numbers are just too small and not black or sharp enough...i wouldn't think it would be hard to tweak those graphics as people have done wonders in other areas of SH3 and for me it is the only option since I don't have $$ to buy a 48" monitor. anyways I can read them if I get close to the screen (like 10 inches or so). got to be a way to mod this... GT182: ok I could try that but I am near sighted and wear glasses too. but I am still confident this can be modded...just a matter of finding out which files to mess with and what program to use,, but I hope someone has modded it already... have you seen the 4 dials slideout with the huge wonderful easy to read compass for course setting?...if someone could do something similar with the protractor/ruler help tools that would make my day and SH3 as I said "pretty darn fun for not being Aces of the Deep". Last edited by supposedtobeworking; 08-17-06 at 07:08 PM.

08-18-06, 03:05 PM	#3
supposedtobeworking XO Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 436 Downloads: 59 Uploads: 0	actually I have a custom AMD Pc from Buyxg.com--FYI, don't buy from them though, unless you enjoy conflict and hassles...they don't really "have it together"....but it was cheap! I got the monitor off of craigslist for $30 to save some dough. I guess I could start saving up for a 19" LCD, but I am just surprised that more people haven't had this problem of not being able to clearly read the numbers on the protractor/ruler. Is it really that much clearer on a 19" LCD?? they are just so small... but in the meantime if anyone knows how to mod this or can tell me where to start looking or what programs to use I can even try. thanks.

08-18-06, 04:39 PM	#4
Deimos01 Frogman Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: St louis Posts: 304 Downloads: 18 Uploads: 0	I wasnt trying to be a realism Nazi. (No pun intended) Just when I read that the 1st post I couldnt resist. And by the way. I dont flush my head in a toilet to get the the wet sub feeling. I just run next door and jump in my neighbors pool everytime i hit the crash dive key.

08-18-06, 04:43 PM	#5
Deimos01 Frogman Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: St louis Posts: 304 Downloads: 18 Uploads: 0	Oh, and I have a 19 in monitor. (not lcd) and I have trouble seeing the dials and such too. Im saving for a 21in lcd monitor though. In the meantime I think the OP has a valid point. Im sure there is some way to enlargen those numbers.

08-18-06, 07:39 PM	#6
Jmack Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 669 Downloads: 23 Uploads: 0	Buy A Damn Magnifier !!!!

08-19-06, 03:08 AM	#7
supposedtobeworking XO Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 436 Downloads: 59 Uploads: 0	a what?? Magnifier?? do you mean a magnifying glass? if so then I think that would be even more tedious then already...someone must know what %$## files belong to those tools, and maybe they can be edited with photoshop or one of those?? I guess I will just have to keep asking, does anyone know what the files are and how to edit them? ugh..i just finished another patrol and am going to put ice on my neck now..and get my eyes checked. if more people have this problem seeing the numbers and markings on the tools then speak up!! so we can get this modded or give it attention at least..