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

onelifecrisis · 10-11-07, 12:03 AM

Important Note

This is not the same as the U-Jagd Tools mod! That is a seperate mod (and has its own thread) however the U-Jagd Tools will be included in this GUI.

This mod will initially be released for Stock and GWX1.03. When GWX1.04 is released I will release a new version of the mod.

This mod is very much aimed at the player looking for highly realistic manual targetting.

I used the GWX1.03 GUI as a starting point for the GUI and I would like to give credit and thanks to the GWX team for this (a full list of names will be given in the readme credits when the mod is released). I also used JCWolf's shortcut icons - thanks and credit to JCWolf for those.

Mod highlights:

Redesigned GUI with no slideouts; all dials and tools can be shown or hidden using buttons.
All dials and tools can fit on the screen at once for maximum player awareness and control.
Fully functional TDC (including TDC auto update switch) in the attack scope and UZO. TDC switch and solution dials (Bearing, Range, AOB, Speed) can be set from any screen (e.g. Navigation Map, Hydrophones, etc).
Historical U-Jagd tools for much more accurate and realistic measurement of the target's range, AOB and speed. Note that this required the resetting of the scope magnifications to stock (real life) values (so the GWX scope, for example, is back to 1.5X/6X magnification). Note also that the (now-useless!) notepad has been removed. I would like to give credit to Hitman and joegrundman for the creation of these tools!
Redesigned obs. scope; the two scopes now have very different uses! The new obs. scope has no attack functions but fills the screen allowing the player to use it to search for planes, see ship flags, etc. with much greater ease. It has also been changed to 1.5X/6X magnification (historically accurate according to some sources). It now actually makes sense to use the obs. scope for observation and the attack scope for attack.
Players now have the option to allow the Weapons Officer to be able to ID ships without being able to provide a firing solution. There is no realism hit for this.

The new attack periscope looks like this:

The new observation scope looks like this (inset, the same view as seen through the attack scope):

Demo Video Part 1

Demo Video Part 2

More screens and details to follow soon.

OLC

nautilus42 · 10-11-07, 12:45 AM

@OLC

Big nice Work, from me five Stars *****

Best I ever saw !!!!!

Can`t wait for Release !!!!!

onelifecrisis · 10-11-07, 12:50 AM

Thanks!!

lutzow · 10-11-07, 12:53 AM

:hmm::p

U49 · 10-11-07, 01:42 AM

It will be my honor to use your mod to sink the whole british merchant fleet

1941 will never be the same

Reece · 10-11-07, 01:48 AM

I must say OLC, coming along very well!

joegrundman · 10-11-07, 01:57 AM

Hi OLC. New GUI with U-jagd tools...I think you need a more exciting name

Koondawg · 10-11-07, 02:22 AM

I give that 2 snaps with a Z, good looking, well set....ill be putting in an order for one...

Klaus_Doldinger · 10-11-07, 02:37 AM

Absolutely incredible.

Thanks, thanks, thanks for your work.

waiting to test it...

Alyebard · 10-11-07, 03:11 AM

Fantastic ! Awesome !

Maraz · 10-11-07, 09:45 AM

It's absolutely amazing, a huge improvement compareg to what we have now.

Only a small request: would it be possible to have the large compass wheel (see Simfeeling's Sliding Dials Mod, or Poor Sailor's favourite dials) at least in the Navigation Map?

The standard compass is not good and large enough when you have to set your course or make conversione between relative and absoulte bearing.

Other dials can work well even in stock size, but the compass is a problem IMHO.

Anyway thanks a lot for your work !!!!!

Maraz

mkubani · 10-11-07, 09:59 AM

Very true what Maraz says. Actually if OLC could introduce a button that would allow us to switch between chronometer and a high definition compass, it would be perfect IMHO. The GUI area for chronometer is large enough to accomodate a decent compass.

What do you think guys?

Klaus_Doldinger · 10-12-07, 03:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mkubani

Very true what Maraz says. Actually if OLC could introduce a button that would allow us to switch between chronometer and a high definition compass, it would be perfect IMHO. The GUI area for chronometer is large enough to accomodate a decent compass.

What do you think guys?

I agree, if this splendid work could be combined with large dials... wow...

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

10-11-07, 12:03 AM	#1
onelifecrisis Maverick Modder Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: England Posts: 3,895 Downloads: 65 Uploads: 3	[WIP] New GUI with U-Jagd tools (for Stock/GWX1.03) Important Note This is not the same as the U-Jagd Tools mod! That is a seperate mod (and has its own thread) however the U-Jagd Tools will be included in this GUI. This mod will initially be released for Stock and GWX1.03. When GWX1.04 is released I will release a new version of the mod. This mod is very much aimed at the player looking for highly realistic manual targetting. I used the GWX1.03 GUI as a starting point for the GUI and I would like to give credit and thanks to the GWX team for this (a full list of names will be given in the readme credits when the mod is released). I also used JCWolf's shortcut icons - thanks and credit to JCWolf for those. Mod highlights: Redesigned GUI with no slideouts; all dials and tools can be shown or hidden using buttons. All dials and tools can fit on the screen at once for maximum player awareness and control. Fully functional TDC (including TDC auto update switch) in the attack scope and UZO. TDC switch and solution dials (Bearing, Range, AOB, Speed) can be set from any screen (e.g. Navigation Map, Hydrophones, etc). Historical U-Jagd tools for much more accurate and realistic measurement of the target's range, AOB and speed. Note that this required the resetting of the scope magnifications to stock (real life) values (so the GWX scope, for example, is back to 1.5X/6X magnification). Note also that the (now-useless!) notepad has been removed. I would like to give credit to Hitman and joegrundman for the creation of these tools! Redesigned obs. scope; the two scopes now have very different uses! The new obs. scope has no attack functions but fills the screen allowing the player to use it to search for planes, see ship flags, etc. with much greater ease. It has also been changed to 1.5X/6X magnification (historically accurate according to some sources). It now actually makes sense to use the obs. scope for observation and the attack scope for attack. Players now have the option to allow the Weapons Officer to be able to ID ships without being able to provide a firing solution. There is no realism hit for this. The new attack periscope looks like this: The new observation scope looks like this (inset, the same view as seen through the attack scope): Demo Video Part 1 Demo Video Part 2 More screens and details to follow soon. OLC __________________ Freedom of speech - priceless. For everything else there's Mastercard. Last edited by onelifecrisis; 10-19-07 at 12:18 PM.

10-11-07, 12:45 AM	#2
nautilus42 Watch Officer Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 333 Downloads: 225 Uploads: 0	Big nice Work @OLC Big nice Work, from me five Stars ***** Best I ever saw !!!!! Can`t wait for Release !!!!!

10-11-07, 12:50 AM	#3
onelifecrisis Maverick Modder Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: England Posts: 3,895 Downloads: 65 Uploads: 3	Thanks!! __________________ Freedom of speech - priceless. For everything else there's Mastercard.

10-11-07, 12:53 AM	#4
lutzow Grey Wolf Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: DanziG Posts: 819 Downloads: 104 Uploads: 0	:hmm::p __________________ Lutzow http://hosted.filefront.com/Lutzow1

10-11-07, 01:42 AM	#5
U49 Grey Wolf Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: D/Niedersachsen Posts: 777 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Fantastic... It will be my honor to use your mod to sink the whole british merchant fleet 1941 will never be the same __________________ SH3 battle capability upgrades: GWX2.0, JSGME2.0, SH3Commander 2.7, SH3Gen 0.8.2, TorpDamageMod 2.0, OLC GUI 1.1.5 Awaiting combat readiness for GWX2.0: SH4 effetcs for SH3, SH3Weather 1.5 Following development of: www.subwolves.com Realism: 90%

10-11-07, 01:48 AM	#6
Reece CINC Pacific Fleet Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Down Under Posts: 34,726 Downloads: 171 Uploads: 0	I must say OLC, coming along very well! __________________ *Sub captains go down with their ship!*

10-11-07, 01:57 AM	#7
joegrundman Ocean Warrior Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 2,689 Downloads: 34 Uploads: 0	Hi OLC. New GUI with U-jagd tools...I think you need a more exciting name __________________ "Enemy submarines are to be called U-Boats. The term submarine is to be reserved for Allied under water vessels. U-Boats are those dastardly villains who sink our ships, while submarines are those gallant and noble craft which sink theirs." Winston Churchill Last edited by joegrundman; 10-11-07 at 03:21 AM.

10-11-07, 02:22 AM	#8
Koondawg Grey Wolf Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Pasadena, Ca Posts: 852 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I give that 2 snaps with a Z, good looking, well set....ill be putting in an order for one...

10-11-07, 02:37 AM	#9
Klaus_Doldinger Planesman Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Madrid, España Posts: 198 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	Absolutely incredible. Thanks, thanks, thanks for your work. waiting to test it... __________________ OL zS. Siegfried Rollmann, U 108 in WaW IV, 6th war patrol with GWX 3.0 Gold (111.829 BRT) Lt zS Klaus Doldinger (U 36), 4th war patrol with GWX 3.0 Gold (50.713 BRT) SH3 Cmdr 3.1 GWX 3.0 GWX 16 Km atmosphere GWX no medals on crew GWX open hatch GWX Saint Nazaire, Schleuse and units OLC GUI 1.2.7 Thomsen´s sound Torpedo damage final Rubini´s lifeboats and debris D.i.D.

10-11-07, 03:11 AM	#10
Alyebard Medic Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Girona - Catalunya Posts: 164 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Fantastic ! Awesome ! __________________ Navigare necesse est, vivere non est necesse Navegar 'es necessari. Viure no

10-11-07, 09:45 AM	#11
Maraz Navy Dude Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Rome, Italy Posts: 177 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	It's absolutely amazing, a huge improvement compareg to what we have now. Only a small request: would it be possible to have the large compass wheel (see Simfeeling's Sliding Dials Mod, or Poor Sailor's favourite dials) at least in the Navigation Map? The standard compass is not good and large enough when you have to set your course or make conversione between relative and absoulte bearing. Other dials can work well even in stock size, but the compass is a problem IMHO. Anyway thanks a lot for your work !!!!! Maraz __________________ First career: VIIB U-54 Current career (Black Sea): IID U-24 GWX 2.1, U-Jagd Tools, 100% difficulty, manual targeting, DiD,

10-11-07, 09:59 AM	#12
mkubani Lieutenant Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 256 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Very true what Maraz says. Actually if OLC could introduce a button that would allow us to switch between chronometer and a high definition compass, it would be perfect IMHO. The GUI area for chronometer is large enough to accomodate a decent compass. What do you think guys?

10-12-07, 03:45 AM	#14
mkubani Lieutenant Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 256 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Fantastic, thanks Hitman. Will be a must once finished!

10-15-07, 10:08 PM	#15
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.