Camera Zoom in Turret View

[Legion]

This is something I really really wanna do especially on capships… Does anyone know if it’s even possible or better yet how to do it?

What I mean by zomming is that you can define scroll up/scoll down on the mouse to zoom in and out or define keys to do it!

[Sushi]

It’s not possible to do what you’re asking, as far as my knowledge goes.

[StarTrader]

Hahahahahaha!!

Don’t be so silly.

[Legion]

Was that aimed at Sushi or the topic!?

If it’s aimed at the topic I don’t see the silly thing in wanting to add this feature

[OutCast]

The only way i see to implement that - Direct3D hooking in client. And maybe that’s even possible ;D

[Ezekiel]

it’s possible !!!
I saw it in the FW TOW demo video ^^
don’t know if the author will releaser this function before the mod was released…

[Bobthemanofsteel]

Does Sushikinz have to eat his own hat now, or…?

[Ezekiel]

i think it’s done with DX hook, so i think there will be no release before the mod^^

[FriendlyFire]

Nah, Cannon’s done it for Discovery after seeing w0d’s implementation, and it doesn’t require DirectX hooking or anything of the sort.

Look at dates people, these posts were made two years ago…

[Kazinsal]

FriendlyFire wrote:
Nah, Cannon’s done it for Discovery after seeing w0d’s implementation, and it doesn’t require DirectX hooking or anything of the sort.

Something which I am really hoping for a public release of!

stops contributing to the necromancy in this thread

[Ezekiel]

i know i dig the post out, but i need a stuff like this, cause drive a BS without moving out the CAMERA is bad, and control the zoom with the mouse wheel can be good, so when i /drive my BS i can see it entirely, not only a small parts^^

And if it can be done without DX hook, its great Any idea of how implement it ?

[Kazinsal]

I know absolutely no client hooking whatsoever, so I wouldn’t be able to help. Though there has to be a variable somewhere that contains a zoom factor for the turret view camera that can be changed. Or maybe it’s a position thing, I don’t know.

Good luck getting it to work. I’m going to wait for Cannon’s or whomever’s version to be released publicly.

[Ezekiel]

i’m waiting too
(but i make some research and some test while waiting^^)

[Sushi]

Yep, as I said on other posts, FW:ToW will be releasing all the new features to the community once it’s out in final release.

[Gisteron]

if you want to see your entire ship, why don’t you write a custom cockpit ini file where the turret cam tether is just somewhat farer from the centre?

[Ezekiel]

Cause i want a far view for use the turret correctly and a near view to make some precise moves in astéroid fields and on manual docking on some special stations……

[Lord of the Hell[X]]

You have to make from constant a dynamic parameter… If you want dynamic zoom in turret view.

[Cockpit]
mesh = cockpits\liberty\models\li_freighter_cockpit.cmp 
int_brightness = 0.500000 
head_turn = 30, 120 

[CockpitCamera]

[TurretCamera]
tether = 0.000000, 20, ->230 <---- this constant
yaw_rotate_speed = 2.000000 
pitch_rotate_speed = 1.500000 
accel_speed = 5

[RearViewCamera]
view_position = 0.000000, 20.000000, 360.000000

[adoxa]

Attached is a plugin to use the wheel (in Turret View only) to change the tether value mentioned above. It multiplies/divides by 1.5 each turn. (See TurretZoom.c for installation.)

[cata123]

Works very good thanks .
Can the zoom-in be increased ?

[adoxa]

The value I’m changing is really only the camera position, so no, once it’s near zero, there’s nowhere else for it to go.