For those with a single widescreen who want larger ABRIS/Shkval overlays

[scatter]

With all the talk about multi-monitors I realised that anyone with a single big widescreen can improve their use of the Shkval/ABRIS (at the expense of losing their lower corners).

 

If you go into HUD only view you'll see them overlayed on either side of your screen. This is great but is often disabled in multiplayer servers. Well by creating a new LUA file in (root)\Config\MonitorSetup\ you can acheive the same effect in the cockpit view.

 

here's the contents of the new file (called WidescreenCamera+Shkval+ABRIS.lua):

 

-- WidescreenCamera+Shkval+ABRIS.lua

Description = 'Full Camera, Shkval in botton left corner, and ABRIS in the bottom right'

 

Viewports =

{

Center =

{

x = 0;

y = 0;

width = screen.width;

height = screen.height;

viewDx = 0;

viewDy = 0;

}

}

 

Shkval =

{

width = screen.width / 5;

height = screen.height / 4;

x = 0;

y = screen.height * 3 /4 ;

}

 

ABRIS =

{

width = screen.width / 6;

height = screen.height *2 / 5;

x = screen.width * 5 / 6;

y = screen.height * 3/5 ;

}

Edited May 30, 2009 by scatter

[Feuerfalke]

Can you post a screenshot, please?

[Scif]

Thanks for this, just tried it and looks like it will help a lot for those without trackir.

[slowhand]

i think i'll try tht out thx..

[hannibal]

interesting..m,ight have to try this out....

 

ima try to make use of my 1080p screen...

[Parrotman]

How do you set this up?

What do you do with the Lua file?

thanks

[scatter]

Just create the file "WidescreenCamera+Shkval+ABRIS.lua" with the correct contents in the directory (root)\Config\MonitorSetup\

(for my installation (root) is c:\Program files\1c\eagle dynamics\ka50)

 

In the graphics options select WidescreenCamera+Shkval+ABRIS on the monitors drop down menu.

Edited May 30, 2009 by scatter

[slowhand]

very cool....works great.. can it be done in the 3 camera mode as well?

[*Rage*]

Someone please post a screenie!

[predaeus]

very cool, now I hope I'll have to do less eye squeezing and neck straining when looking at the shval or the abris, thank you!

 

EDIT: also gives some nice Apache'esque feeling when scanning with the Shkval locked to the helmet :-D

Edited May 28, 2009 by predaeus

[Guest ccrail]

Very nice...

[bursco]

OK I give in - cannot make it appear in monitor list - how did you make the lua.

I used Wordpad and renamed it - anyone do the "dummie" run and tell me how to do it

[predaeus]

I only created a new Text Document by right clicking in that folder and then renamed it to the name given in the original post (I used lower case file ending .lua). Then I double clicked the file to open it and copy-pasted the code from and including the line "Description...." to the final "}" into that file and saved it. Then in the game options you have a new option for Camera or what it is called. And in the cockpit you have to power up the ABRIS and Shkval to see the monitors in the corners of the screen. So it's pretty straight forward.

[815TooCooL]

I stronly recommned Notepad++ (Freeware) for .lua editing.

It's also good for almost every text edit.

And make sure that .lua extension should be in small chars (.lua) not in caps.(.LUA)

[bursco]

Thanks for replies - much appreciated and it was the lower case of the file name that did it.

[Legolasindar]

+1

Great

[born2thrill]

Thanks Scatter!

[Spartan1-1]

Thank you very much scatter. Good work.

[leafer]

Thanks for great effort. I tried it but I guess it is suitable for widescreen as the name suggested. I found your setup gave a very thin ABRIS and it wasn't legible on my regular 17" monitor.

 

So I hope you don't mind but I fiddled with it and manged a decend ABRIS size for someone who uses regular 17" monitor.

 

This one gives a wider ABRIS and not too intrusive, and the font is not too hard to read.

 

ABRIS =

{

width = screen.width /5;

height = screen.height * 2/5;

x = screen.width * 4/5;

y = screen.height * 3/5;

}

 

This one is wider and feels a little out of place but everything is very legible. This is the one I'm using.

 

ABRIS =

{

width = screen.width /4;

height = screen.height * 2/5;

x = screen.width * 3/4;

y = screen.height * 3/5;

}

 

Hope I typed them in correctly. I would post screenshots but this place doesn't allow me to plug in thumbdrive.

[Kurtz]

I found your setup gave a very thin ABRIS and it wasn't legible on my regular 17" monitor.

 

For those people that are using small monitors, you may want to look into making yourself a fresnel lens. The lense itself can be purchased online from china. other than that you only need a cardboard box. Heres a pic of one I made for EECH some time ago

 

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Edited May 30, 2009 by Kurtz

[mrbinkels]

This works well on my Hanspree HF289H. Thanks!

[theGozr]

Can't make it work ... ??

[bursco]

Is the ext .lua in your copy in capitals - .LUA - mine would not work when I saved it with .lua in capitals. I just renamed mine .lua

 

Good luck - now it works its very good

 

Thanks

[Boberro]

Can I enable\disable Shkval view wherever I want? I would like to show it when I engage and hide when fly.

[mjolner]

Yes there has to be a way to toggle these windows as needed.

 

Thanks Scatter, great tip.