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Thanks Capt. Murphy. I've conceded defeat about trying to avoid HUD switching though, and have just uploaded a new version. Now on sale at tech. level 10 planets.Capt. Murphy wrote:I've just had a little tester and quite like this. It is a real boon for extreme range sniping when even the sensitive reticle often gets it wrong.
I think it should cost to buy as a final OXP.
Zireael, I know what the problem is and it requires that you either change the part in the script to look for the numeric hud instead of the hud or that you incorporate the guts within numeric hud script itself. For testing purposes just use the basic hud that comes with the game, or the one marked "hud".Zireael wrote:I bought the scope. Effect - no HUD at all upon launching. None at all. Just the crosshairs and scanner.
Is there a way to make it work with HUDs other than the default one? I haven't tried removing NumericHUD.oxp yet...
I knew that would happen with the Numerical HUD, I've just had another look in CommonSense's hud.plist file and I'm surprised you even saw the scanner. If you PM me with your account number at the Bank of the Black Monks, I'll fully refund your 1000 credits.Zireael wrote:I bought the scope. Effect - no HUD at all upon launching. None at all. Just the crosshairs and scanner.
Is there a way to make it work with HUDs other than the default one? I haven't tried removing NumericHUD.oxp yet...
That was just from seeing the screenshots, before I uploaded any example. I uploaded an example last night that doesn't use HUD switching, and that's the one Capt. Murphy tested. That version works much smoother than this stand-alone "purchasable equipment" one. It's easy to integrate with any normal HUD.Anyway, using Cptn Murphy's code and some plist hackery, I managed to add the feature to MilHUD.
Would it be possible to have such a Sniper Camera OXP as a purchasable equipment for, let's say, all the standard ships, or is it not possible?Here is something that ship designers will no doubt wish to include in their bounty hunter designs. When you create your ship, create 6 custom views with ranges of 5km, 10km, 15km, 17.5km, 20km, and 22.5km(highest to lowest so when you toggle the custom views you can keep an approaching ship in view) all looking forward and x,y at your forward weapon's position. Use view direction to trigger the enlarged compass when in the custom view. Various other hud modifications can be made so that those views look like a weapons control/tactical sniper camera view. I tested a basic version of this just now to check the potential of ship specific sniper systems. It completely blows the basic equipment version of this out of the water. It is actually something that can be fun! The accuracy is incredible and the zooming coupled with the targetting works quite well. It allows you to shoot accurately to the edge of scanning range and even see what your shooting clearly and even the missiles that the ships launch! Scripting will be the solution for smoothing it out but the basic test I made was very useable and fun! I think we have the Sniper Camera system that some people have been wanting for a while.
Not possible as far as I'm aware, which means that someone can do it.Zireael wrote:Would it be possible to have such a Sniper Camera OXP as a purchasable equipment for, let's say, all the standard ships, or is it not possible?
It could be done, but not by me, because (1) the scripting involved is beyond me at the moment (2) it would break other equipment of mine, so I'm not interested.Zireael wrote:1. Could it be made automatic i.e. you target the guy - you get the Advanced Space Compass set to target - Sniper Scope works? The toggling through the various settings of the aforementioned ASC is annoying when there's a pirate firing at you.
That would flow naturally from from your first idea above.Zireael wrote:2. Can something be done so that the SnSc doesn't disappear when you change targets via Advanced Targeting System/Target Memory Upgrade?
I think it's possible.Zireael wrote:Would it be possible to have such a Sniper Camera OXP as a purchasable equipment for, let's say, all the standard ships, or is it not possible?
The sniper sights are at their best for long-range shooting, ie finishing off a damaged pirate that's trying to escape your wrath, or taking shots at incoming freebooters.1. Could it be made automatic i.e. you target the guy - you get the Advanced Space Compass set to target - Sniper Scope works? The toggling through the various settings of the aforementioned ASC is annoying when there's a pirate firing at you.
2. Can something be done so that the SnSc doesn't disappear when you change targets via Advanced Targeting System/Target Memory Upgrade?
Changing line 25 of the 0.9 version script toWildeblood wrote:That version works much smoother than this stand-alone "purchasable equipment" one. It's easy to integrate with any normal HUD.
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else if (mode != "COMPASS_MODE_TARGET" && player.ship.hud == "sniper-hud.plist")Yep. Wyvern understands the use-case it's intended for.Cmdr Wyvern wrote:The sniper sights are at their best for long-range shooting, ie finishing off a damaged pirate that's trying to escape your wrath, or taking shots at incoming freebooters.
For close-in dogfighting, not so much; fixed sights go better with close-range combat, and in fact may be preferred.
You wouldn't like a version that switched on automatically. You might think you would, but you wouldn't.Ta. I knew it needed something on that line.Capt. Murphy wrote:Changing line 25 of the 0.9 version script to
will stop unnecessary hud switches and helps smooth it out.Code: Select all
else if (mode != "COMPASS_MODE_TARGET" && player.ship.hud == "sniper-hud.plist")