Idea for a new mod?

scott_c2911 · 02-07-14, 06:51 PM

Are any of you fed up of being limited to using 10x magnification on the UZO and binos because I am. I posted a question last night about whether it is possible to have multiple magnifications for these views like the periscopes or the deck gun sight on the normal forum. I just need a hint as to which files contain this information and I may be able to do it myself. I'm not sure however if its already been done. I'm not bothered about realism I just need to know if its possible and if it is how do we do it.

rowi58 · 02-07-14, 11:51 PM

Hi,

such a mod was done light-years ago by Anvart. Sad to say, but the thread is corrupt. But i printed it as a PDF you can find it HERE.

Greetings
rowi58

scott_c2911 · 02-08-14, 03:49 AM

Thank you very much I suspected it wasn't a novel idea due to gwx tweaking it from 6x to 10x but I thought maybe no one had thought of variable zoom for the binos. I'm going to see if I can work it out now.

scott_c2911 · 02-08-14, 02:04 PM

That's all working great: binos 5x - 10x, uzo ditto, attack scope 1x - 2x - 5x - 10x, obs scope ditto. The optics even display the correct zoom level. Only issue I have is with the binos when I try to zoom out fro 10x to 5x it just goes straight to bridge view but its just a niggle. The possibilities are endless. I use sh3ditor to add more zoom levels and I have even had the binos at 20x zoom but I felt it was a bit much and almost cheating. Thank you for your help with the PDF I really appreciate it. By the way if you know how to get rid of my niggle let me know.

rowi58 · 02-09-14, 02:54 AM

Hi,

there's no "niggle". The combination of <CTRL><M.Wheel> works in both directions - zoom in AND zoom out. If you want to zoom out (periscopes or bino) just press <CTRL> AND turn <M.Wheel> backwards.

<M.Wheel> foreward will switch from bridge view to binocular view and <M.Wheel> backward will switch from binocular view to bridge view. That's all.

Greetings
rowi58

Friedl9te · 02-09-14, 10:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rowi58

Hi,

such a mod was done light-years ago by Anvart.

Lightyear ist a linear measure, not a measure for time.

It's the distance that light travels in a vacuum in one year.

Excuse me, in case you ment it ironically.

Sailor Steve · 02-09-14, 01:51 PM

On the other hand, the binoculars and UZO (which is a pair of binoculars locked into a frame with bearing marks underneath) were x7 power, and had no zoom capability whatever. The periscopes could zoom from 1.5x to 6x, and that was it.

scott_c2911 · 02-14-14, 06:05 PM

I just fancied having a play with it. We'll pretend that I was such a good kaleun that zeiss gave me some experimental optics to try out. We love simulators but sometimes we have to bend the rules of realism a little to get what we want from the software

02-07-14, 06:51 PM	#1
scott_c2911 Engineer Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: West Midlands, Uk Posts: 203 Downloads: 71 Uploads: 0	Idea for a new mod? Are any of you fed up of being limited to using 10x magnification on the UZO and binos because I am. I posted a question last night about whether it is possible to have multiple magnifications for these views like the periscopes or the deck gun sight on the normal forum. I just need a hint as to which files contain this information and I may be able to do it myself. I'm not sure however if its already been done. I'm not bothered about realism I just need to know if its possible and if it is how do we do it. __________________ KLt S. Cooksey commanding U-2528 ... .. -. -.- / - .... . -- / .- .-.. .-..

02-07-14, 11:51 PM	#2
rowi58 Eternal Patrol Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Karlsruhe Posts: 679 Downloads: 56 Uploads: 0	Hi, such a mod was done light-years ago by Anvart. Sad to say, but the thread is corrupt. But i printed it as a PDF you can find it HERE. Greetings rowi58 __________________

02-08-14, 03:49 AM	#3
scott_c2911 Engineer Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: West Midlands, Uk Posts: 203 Downloads: 71 Uploads: 0	Thank you very much I suspected it wasn't a novel idea due to gwx tweaking it from 6x to 10x but I thought maybe no one had thought of variable zoom for the binos. I'm going to see if I can work it out now. __________________ KLt S. Cooksey commanding U-2528 ... .. -. -.- / - .... . -- / .- .-.. .-..

02-08-14, 02:04 PM	#4
scott_c2911 Engineer Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: West Midlands, Uk Posts: 203 Downloads: 71 Uploads: 0	That's all working great: binos 5x - 10x, uzo ditto, attack scope 1x - 2x - 5x - 10x, obs scope ditto. The optics even display the correct zoom level. Only issue I have is with the binos when I try to zoom out fro 10x to 5x it just goes straight to bridge view but its just a niggle. The possibilities are endless. I use sh3ditor to add more zoom levels and I have even had the binos at 20x zoom but I felt it was a bit much and almost cheating. Thank you for your help with the PDF I really appreciate it. By the way if you know how to get rid of my niggle let me know. __________________ KLt S. Cooksey commanding U-2528 ... .. -. -.- / - .... . -- / .- .-.. .-..

02-09-14, 02:54 AM	#5
rowi58 Eternal Patrol Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Karlsruhe Posts: 679 Downloads: 56 Uploads: 0	Hi, there's no "niggle". The combination of <CTRL><M.Wheel> works in both directions - zoom in AND zoom out. If you want to zoom out (periscopes or bino) just press <CTRL> AND turn <M.Wheel> backwards. <M.Wheel> foreward will switch from bridge view to binocular view and <M.Wheel> backward will switch from binocular view to bridge view. That's all. Greetings rowi58 __________________

02-09-14, 01:51 PM	#7
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	On the other hand, the binoculars and UZO (which is a pair of binoculars locked into a frame with bearing marks underneath) were x7 power, and had no zoom capability whatever. The periscopes could zoom from 1.5x to 6x, and that was it. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

02-14-14, 06:05 PM	#8
scott_c2911 Engineer Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: West Midlands, Uk Posts: 203 Downloads: 71 Uploads: 0	I just fancied having a play with it. We'll pretend that I was such a good kaleun that zeiss gave me some experimental optics to try out. We love simulators but sometimes we have to bend the rules of realism a little to get what we want from the software __________________ KLt S. Cooksey commanding U-2528 ... .. -. -.- / - .... . -- / .- .-.. .-..