[WIP] New GUI with U-Jagd tools (for Stock/GWX1.03)

mkubani · 10-12-07, 03:45 AM

Fantastic, thanks Hitman. Will be a must once finished!

onelifecrisis · 10-15-07, 10:08 PM

I've made a video showing how the new GUI and tools are supposed to work. The video is 14 minutes long (sorry) so I had to split it into two 7-minute halves because of the YouTube 10-minute limit.

My voice is a bit hard to hear over all the racket in the first 30 seconds of part one

but it gets easier to hear after that, cos I dive to PD and everything quiets down.

Please note this is still WIP and things may yet change before release; some things may be added, others removed.

I'm also posting a new screen so you can see the new heading tool (extreme bottom left corner of the screen) and popup toolbar (which appears in the messages box when visible) more clearly than you can see them in the video.

Cheers!
OLC

P.S. The shortcut icons (Command Room, NavMap, etc...) are by JCWolf (taken from his "Tool&Dials" mod) and will be included in my mod (thanks JC

). Also, I used JCWolf's "3D Officer Icons" in this screeny and video; however, although I do recommend them, these officer icons will not be included in my mod (nor will any other officer icons) so that you may use whatever officer icons you wish with the GUI.

Demo Video Part 1

Demo Video Part 2

onelifecrisis · 10-15-07, 11:23 PM

A couple of things I forgot to mention about my GUI and Joe/Hitman's U-Jagd tools in the video:

When measuring target speed with the U-Jagd chrono it doesn't matter whether the target is moving towards or away from you, and it doesn't matter what their AOB is. All that matters is that you're moving as slow as possible, preferably with the target straight (more or less) ahead of you.
If you know the range it's a simple matter to get the AOB; you don't have to go through the process of measuring the range first, you can just line up the range value on the middle ring with the length-of-ship value on the outer ring and count the horizontal marks.
I will probably include the old method of finding the range as well (I just need to add a button for it, which I'll be doing soon).

KrvKpt. Falke · 10-16-07, 05:19 AM

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Originally Posted by onelifecrisis

Demo Video Part 1

Demo Video Part 2

Now i am excited even more! Amazing job you've done there, really cant wait.
Reworking all the gui... it must have been a lot of work; i respect you for that, sir.

Hitman · 10-16-07, 07:42 AM

Excellent video

Your torpedo got slightly behind the center of the ship probably due to having fired directly and not previously opened the torpedo tube door :hmm:

But hitting the merchant at 2000+ metres range shows pretty well the efectiveness of the method

I myself have achieved some hits at 4000 metres when shooting at slow merchants (Speed errors matter less).

Reece · 10-16-07, 08:10 AM

Very good OLC,

a little hard on the ears though! a bit of advise for the future ... Speak up!

Hee Hee. You always get someone having a whinge!!

TarJak · 10-16-07, 08:22 AM

Hitman has got it right I think. If the tube was open before firing you probably would have been bang on target. Nice piece of work. I like the clean interface and the Jagd tools make light work of the calculations for manual targetting.

Top work fellas.

poor sailor · 10-16-07, 10:24 AM

Nice work!

Huskalar · 10-16-07, 10:27 AM

Very nice videos, OLC.

onelifecrisis · 10-16-07, 10:27 AM

Thanks guys

Yeah sorry its hard to hear - I was tired when I made the video and forgot to turn down the game volume settings

As for that torpedo being off target, maybe it's cos I was talking while doing the solution

but anyway its not like I can guarantee a centre hit every time, I was just hoping for one cos it would look good

@Hitman - 4 clicks? Nice! But I can easily believe it cos before using the tools you and Joe made I would struggle to hit the broadside of a C2 at 800m

but now I can "Sink 'em all!"

Jimbuna · 10-16-07, 11:02 AM

Great stuff

10-15-07, 10:08 PM	#2
onelifecrisis Maverick Modder Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: England Posts: 3,895 Downloads: 65 Uploads: 3	Preview/Demo Video! I've made a video showing how the new GUI and tools are supposed to work. The video is 14 minutes long (sorry) so I had to split it into two 7-minute halves because of the YouTube 10-minute limit. My voice is a bit hard to hear over all the racket in the first 30 seconds of part one but it gets easier to hear after that, cos I dive to PD and everything quiets down. Please note this is still WIP and things may yet change before release; some things may be added, others removed. I'm also posting a new screen so you can see the new heading tool (extreme bottom left corner of the screen) and popup toolbar (which appears in the messages box when visible) more clearly than you can see them in the video. Cheers! OLC P.S. The shortcut icons (Command Room, NavMap, etc...) are by JCWolf (taken from his "Tool&Dials" mod) and will be included in my mod (thanks JC ). Also, I used JCWolf's "3D Officer Icons" in this screeny and video; however, although I do recommend them, these officer icons will not be included in my mod (nor will any other officer icons) so that you may use whatever officer icons you wish with the GUI. Demo Video Part 1 Demo Video Part 2 __________________ Freedom of speech - priceless. For everything else there's Mastercard.

10-15-07, 11:23 PM	#3
onelifecrisis Maverick Modder Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: England Posts: 3,895 Downloads: 65 Uploads: 3	A couple of things I forgot to mention about my GUI and Joe/Hitman's U-Jagd tools in the video: When measuring target speed with the U-Jagd chrono it doesn't matter whether the target is moving towards or away from you, and it doesn't matter what their AOB is. All that matters is that you're moving as slow as possible, preferably with the target straight (more or less) ahead of you. If you know the range it's a simple matter to get the AOB; you don't have to go through the process of measuring the range first, you can just line up the range value on the middle ring with the length-of-ship value on the outer ring and count the horizontal marks. I will probably include the old method of finding the range as well (I just need to add a button for it, which I'll be doing soon). __________________ Freedom of speech - priceless. For everything else there's Mastercard. Last edited by onelifecrisis; 10-15-07 at 11:37 PM.

10-16-07, 07:42 AM	#5
Hitman Pacific Aces Dev Team Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Spain Posts: 6,109 Downloads: 109 Uploads: 2	Excellent video Your torpedo got slightly behind the center of the ship probably due to having fired directly and not previously opened the torpedo tube door :hmm: But hitting the merchant at 2000+ metres range shows pretty well the efectiveness of the method I myself have achieved some hits at 4000 metres when shooting at slow merchants (Speed errors matter less). __________________ One day I will return to sea ...

10-16-07, 08:10 AM	#6
Reece CINC Pacific Fleet Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Down Under Posts: 34,726 Downloads: 171 Uploads: 0	Very good OLC, a little hard on the ears though! a bit of advise for the future ... Speak up! Hee Hee. You always get someone having a whinge!! __________________ *Sub captains go down with their ship!*

10-16-07, 10:27 AM	#10
onelifecrisis Maverick Modder Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: England Posts: 3,895 Downloads: 65 Uploads: 3	Thanks guys Yeah sorry its hard to hear - I was tired when I made the video and forgot to turn down the game volume settings As for that torpedo being off target, maybe it's cos I was talking while doing the solution but anyway its not like I can guarantee a centre hit every time, I was just hoping for one cos it would look good @Hitman - 4 clicks? Nice! But I can easily believe it cos before using the tools you and Joe made I would struggle to hit the broadside of a C2 at 800m but now I can "Sink 'em all!" __________________ Freedom of speech - priceless. For everything else there's Mastercard.

10-12-07, 03:45 AM	#1
mkubani Lieutenant Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 256 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Fantastic, thanks Hitman. Will be a must once finished!

10-16-07, 08:22 AM	#7
TarJak Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,052 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 8	Hitman has got it right I think. If the tube was open before firing you probably would have been bang on target. Nice piece of work. I like the clean interface and the Jagd tools make light work of the calculations for manual targetting. Top work fellas.

10-16-07, 10:24 AM	#8
poor sailor XO Join Date: May 2006 Location: Serbia Posts: 420 Downloads: 15 Uploads: 0	Nice work!

10-16-07, 10:27 AM	#9
Huskalar Ensign Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 221 Downloads: 176 Uploads: 0	Very nice videos, OLC.

10-16-07, 11:02 AM	#11
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,584 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Great stuff __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!