Camera Zoom in Turret View

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 ?

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.

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

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.

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?

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……

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

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.)

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

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.

I think he means the speed at which you zoom in, though I may be wrong.

I think what he means (I tested this as well) is that you can only zoom out, not in. In order to see what is in front of you you have to actually zoom out, then rotate 180 degrees. Now you are looking at the ‘back’ of the object that is in front of you.

Great stuff as always adoxa. Is there a way to reverse the scroll? (or invert, if that’s the way you like to roll)

wrote:

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

Thanks for the Tips

@Adoxa: thanks for the plug in, on ly in turret view s perfect for my use, cause with the limit 101 technique, arrow keys let me move in turret view for my BIG ships in asteroid fields

Thanks again to both of you for the help

Here’s an update that might do what you mean by zoom in, by switching to a negative z coord. Note that zooming in a lot plays havoc with the camera speed. I’ve also maxed it out at 500k.

@Bob: If by reverse/invert you mean swap the meaning of the wheel direction, then patch the DLL at 0x1009, 0x7D->0x7E and 0x107C, 0x7E->0x7D.

Thanks adoxa, that works much better.

and a short video…

http://downloads.ripteam.com/dwnundr/ZoomTest1.wmv

Very good .
This is something completely new in Freelancer , an overview of whole system.
Thank you .

@Bob: If by reverse/invert you mean swap the meaning of the wheel direction, then patch the DLL at 0x1009, 0x7D->0x7E and 0x107C, 0x7E->0x7D.

Unfortunately my experience with dll’s end at changing some simple data type stuff out of Limit Breaking 101.
I’ve got no idea how to do that.

Use hex editor .
I recommend 010 editor or HexWorkshop .
You have to search in hexadecimal the adress adoxa provided and at that adress is filled with some value that is also hexadecimal .
You only have to change that value at that adress from 7D to 7E and 7E to 7D .
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hexplorer do the same job, and have a “matrix” theme (black/green) by default lol^^ (don’t forget to click on view/simple data types)