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Is it possible to not show the reticule while zoomed in? It gets in the way of my amazing scope

The only way to do that would be to edit the recticule msh in data_ABC/common/interface folder and make it invisible. Of course, you would need to know a thing or two about either modeling or hex editing.

Ah. But, er, um, there are no MSHs there...

Sorry, it's in data_ABC\Common\mshs as hud_main_reticule. The interface is where the tga reticules are (which aren't in the game). You'll also notice other things like hud_main_reticule_bullseye or hud_main_reticule_hit which are the little things that will come up in your reticule. So if you only remove the main reticule, the little three prongs and three curves will still show up when you hit someone.

And take my advice -- DO NOT remove the hud_main_reticule. You're better off making it invisible.

And you'll need a custom ingame.lvl too once you do that.

Thanks. But my original wish was that the reticule only disappears while zoomed in - not while just running around. Inverse of the default sniper rifles.

Perhaps a better method would be to make a reticule msh that would blend in well with your custom scope, but would still work as a general reticule.

I considered doing this a while back, but never got around to actually doing it

An example would be:

If you had a custom scope such as this:



A good custom reticule to have that would blend in well would be something like this:

I know there's a reticule parameter for weapon ODFs. I dunno if it works though.

ReticuleTexture = "reticule_00"

Tried it already, doesn't work, I put the texture in every conceivable folder that could fit, and it didn't work.

I did, too. Rats. So I'm trying to make a custom HUD and it really isn't working. I have a custom HUD in my normal game and I'm assuming if I get one in my new map it should look like the default BF2 one. Do I need to do anything other then make a custom ingame.lvl to get the custom HUD working?

This should help you at least as far as making one.

http://www.gametoast.com/forums/viewtop ... 27&t=12600

http://www.gametoast.com/forums/viewtop ... 36&t=18717

But the answer to your question is no. Just copy the ingame.lvl from data_ABC\_LVL_PC and paste it in Addon\ABC\data\_LVL_PC.

That's what I did. Copied it over and added the dc:ingame.lvl stuff into my LUA and it still uses the custom HUD that I have installed as the global HUD.

Did you copy the ingame.lvl over to your addon\ABC folder?

Yeah, I copied it into every imaginable place in my map's folder.