[REL] More realistic periscope - Page 13

Arclight · 04-17-10, 04:11 AM

Ehm, that's what was being discussed, and I figured I answered it by answering Panosrxo's question:

Quote:

Originally Posted by panosrxo

Do you know if we can remove the stock vertical lines and numbers?

The stock crosshair may or may not be easily removed, at the very least we have had one of the devs state that it is at least possible, ie. no longer hardcoded:

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hitman

Before SH5 was released, I opened a thread with modder's requests to make it easy to mod, and one of the Devs said that the reticle was no longer hardcoded but instead stored in an external graphic that could be modified easily.

04-17-10, 05:11 AM

Ah, right

I know the centre crosshair activates the deck gun crew, so rather than get rid of it completely, maybe a better option would be to make it less "strident" in a future update...

Cheers!

Arclight · 04-17-10, 05:19 AM

Centre crosshair activates the deckgun crew?

04-17-10, 11:42 AM

Um, yeah, you've made me doubt myself now!!

I think what happens is if you have your merchie (for example) in range you focus your binos on it and the crosshair will turn red, then hit spacebar and your deckcrew man up and fire at your target.

Someone else confirm please??

Not replied earlier as I've been out/about in the sun, most beautiful spring day of the year so far! (UK).

Arclight · 04-17-10, 11:53 AM

Not sure, but think it's just about pointing your binocs on the bearing of your target.

Crosshair is probably just a graphic bit, no real function.

kylania · 04-17-10, 08:24 PM

Is there a way to get a version that does away with the green marked thicker line here:

When I can't read a bearing this becomes intrusive instead of immersive.

This line wasn't there in earlier versions, was it?

Arclight · 04-18-10, 01:51 AM

Think I'll just move the bearing strip instead.

Shouldn't be there to begin with.

TheDarkWraith · 04-20-10, 02:32 AM

I'm trying to merge many other great mods into my UIs mod. Would you mind if I packaged yours with my next release?

Arclight · 04-20-10, 07:21 AM

Not at all, go right ahead.

Let me know if there's any trouble, and I'll keep you up to date on updates.

Yoram777 · 04-24-10, 01:49 PM

just wondering why you made the UZO and binocs view circular?

Arclight · 04-24-10, 03:46 PM

Because lenses are round.

Your brain combines the vision from your 2 eyes into stereoscopic vision. Looking through binoculars, the same thing happens.

That's the theory, anyway. Can't remember the last time I looked through binocs.

Capt Jack Harkness · 04-28-10, 10:21 PM

Random question, quite possibly answered in earlier posts... Why are the top and bottom cut off of the obs scope mask?

Arclight · 04-29-10, 12:08 AM

Because that's how it looked (to the best of my knowledge), not a clue on why it was like that though.

Capt Jack Harkness · 04-29-10, 07:36 AM

Okay, another silly question that may have been answered previously... What causes the mask to be shifted to the right of my screen and does the shift have any effect on my accuracy?

Arclight · 04-29-10, 07:47 AM

Not sure what you mean.

For me, offset to the right is default behaviour (4:3 res). I think it's the UI mods that center it. The mask being misplaced relative to the actual "view" will definetly mess up your accuracy.

I've only made a compatible version for DarkWraiths UI mod; getting overwrite warnings with anything but the TDW-UI version in combination with that mod will break something, typically the mod being overwritten.

04-17-10, 05:19 AM	#183
Arclight Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Land of windmills, tulips, wooden shoes and cheese. Lots of cheese. Posts: 8,467 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 10	Centre crosshair activates the deckgun crew? __________________ Contritium praecedit superbia.

04-17-10, 11:53 AM	#185
Arclight Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Land of windmills, tulips, wooden shoes and cheese. Lots of cheese. Posts: 8,467 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 10	Not sure, but think it's just about pointing your binocs on the bearing of your target. Crosshair is probably just a graphic bit, no real function. __________________ Contritium praecedit superbia.

04-17-10, 08:24 PM	#186
kylania Silent Hunter Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 3,528 Downloads: 117 Uploads: 0	Is there a way to get a version that does away with the green marked thicker line here: When I can't read a bearing this becomes intrusive instead of immersive. This line wasn't there in earlier versions, was it? __________________

04-18-10, 01:51 AM	#187
Arclight Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Land of windmills, tulips, wooden shoes and cheese. Lots of cheese. Posts: 8,467 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 10	Think I'll just move the bearing strip instead. Shouldn't be there to begin with. __________________ Contritium praecedit superbia.

04-20-10, 07:21 AM	#189
Arclight Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Land of windmills, tulips, wooden shoes and cheese. Lots of cheese. Posts: 8,467 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 10	Not at all, go right ahead. Let me know if there's any trouble, and I'll keep you up to date on updates. __________________ Contritium praecedit superbia.

04-17-10, 05:11 AM	#182
rededge Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Ah, right I know the centre crosshair activates the deck gun crew, so rather than get rid of it completely, maybe a better option would be to make it less "strident" in a future update... Cheers!

04-17-10, 11:42 AM	#184
rededge Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Um, yeah, you've made me doubt myself now!! I think what happens is if you have your merchie (for example) in range you focus your binos on it and the crosshair will turn red, then hit spacebar and your deckcrew man up and fire at your target. Someone else confirm please?? Not replied earlier as I've been out/about in the sun, most beautiful spring day of the year so far! (UK).

04-20-10, 02:32 AM	#188
TheDarkWraith Black Magic Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 11,962 Downloads: 147 Uploads: 5	I'm trying to merge many other great mods into my UIs mod. Would you mind if I packaged yours with my next release?

04-24-10, 01:49 PM	#190
Yoram777 A-ganger Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Kingdom of the Netherlands Posts: 73 Downloads: 60 Uploads: 2	just wondering why you made the UZO and binocs view circular? __________________ [REL] Main Menu "Das Boot" (video) themes---------- [REL] Das Boot - Crew - SH5 Edition------------------- (minor fix) XO TDC picture fix---------------------------------------------

04-24-10, 03:46 PM	#191
Arclight Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Land of windmills, tulips, wooden shoes and cheese. Lots of cheese. Posts: 8,467 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 10	Because lenses are round. Your brain combines the vision from your 2 eyes into stereoscopic vision. Looking through binoculars, the same thing happens. That's the theory, anyway. Can't remember the last time I looked through binocs. __________________ Contritium praecedit superbia.

04-28-10, 10:21 PM	#192
Capt Jack Harkness Samurai Navy Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 567 Downloads: 210 Uploads: 1	Random question, quite possibly answered in earlier posts... Why are the top and bottom cut off of the obs scope mask?

04-29-10, 12:08 AM	#193
Arclight Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Land of windmills, tulips, wooden shoes and cheese. Lots of cheese. Posts: 8,467 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 10	Because that's how it looked (to the best of my knowledge), not a clue on why it was like that though. __________________ Contritium praecedit superbia.

04-29-10, 07:36 AM	#194
Capt Jack Harkness Samurai Navy Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 567 Downloads: 210 Uploads: 1	Okay, another silly question that may have been answered previously... What causes the mask to be shifted to the right of my screen and does the shift have any effect on my accuracy?

04-29-10, 07:47 AM	#195
Arclight Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Land of windmills, tulips, wooden shoes and cheese. Lots of cheese. Posts: 8,467 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 10	Not sure what you mean. For me, offset to the right is default behaviour (4:3 res). I think it's the UI mods that center it. The mask being misplaced relative to the actual "view" will definetly mess up your accuracy. I've only made a compatible version for DarkWraiths UI mod; getting overwrite warnings with anything but the TDW-UI version in combination with that mod will break something, typically the mod being overwritten. __________________ Contritium praecedit superbia.