Mod Hunting

Frost N7 · Post by **Frost N7** » Fri Mar 29, 2013 5:45 am

In a screenshot i saw an extra hud element that showed cargo space and real time coordinates. Anyone have a link?

49rTbird · Post by **49rTbird** » Fri Mar 29, 2013 4:05 pm

I think that is controlled by the Hudtext.dat file from the customizing kit. I have shown what mine looks like below if you want to give it a try. I could be wrong tho.

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Not sure of the lead location to original.

You can edit this to change the location of the info as needed. I have the instructions at home and will try to post later.

[Edited on 3-29-2013 by thetiebers]

Post by **Marvin** » Fri Mar 29, 2013 5:30 pm

It's part of an explorer package available at SeeJay's website. The link is in SeeJay's sig. It should be in his Downloads section ... 'though I don't remember what it's called.

Frost N7 · Post by **Frost N7** » Fri Mar 29, 2013 5:38 pm

I see now , i thought it was only a texture pack for the maps . I'll try out the hudtext from the explorers pack and see if it works.

Post by **Marvin** » Fri Mar 29, 2013 5:42 pm

Instructions for moving the hudtext data to the desired location on your monitor can be found in the Customizing Kit's ReadMe file.

Frost N7 · Post by **Frost N7** » Sat Mar 30, 2013 2:58 am

that's nice and functioning , now where would i acquire the fancy trim (the default position is fine)

Post by **Marvin** » Sat Mar 30, 2013 5:44 am

b2-compass.png is too big to make it an attachment at the forum. It should be in the Explorer Kit at SeeJay's website. Check the mod's hud folder.

Frost N7 · Post by **Frost N7** » Sat Mar 30, 2013 4:31 pm

I checked there is a normal compass , no b2-compass . Is it possible its an outdated version?

Post by **Marvin** » Sat Mar 30, 2013 5:07 pm

That's the name of the file. If you download the latest version of the Customizing Kit, you can look inside the Kit's hud folder and find two files ... one using the name mentioned above and also the shadow for that file. The files in the Kit are without modification ... the files at SeeJay's website have been modified with the added frame for the PPOS and Cargo readouts. The file names are current. If Seejay's files are old, I'll check and let you know.

Post by **Marvin** » Sat Mar 30, 2013 5:16 pm

Stand by ... I checked both of SeeJay's websites. The new version is at neither. Ergo, I'll email SeeJay ASAP with a copy. Depending on when he can get around to it (this being Easter weekend), I'll post when the mod becomes available.

Zipped file sent to SeeJay (395kb).

[Edited on 3-30-2013 by Marvin]

Frost N7 · Post by **Frost N7** » Sat Mar 30, 2013 5:24 pm

If you would email it to me that would be great.

Post by **Marvin** » Sat Mar 30, 2013 5:36 pm

I've attached the files independently. Both are zipped. The shadow file also includes the hudtext file for proper placement of the data. Unzip both folders and drag the files into your "hud" folder. If you don't already have a "hud" folder, create one, name it "hud" (without the quotes), drag the files into the folder and then drag the folder into the main game folder.

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Frost N7 · Post by **Frost N7** » Sat Mar 30, 2013 5:37 pm

and it works

Post by **Marvin** » Sat Mar 30, 2013 5:38 pm

That was fast.

Frost N7 · Post by **Frost N7** » Sat Mar 30, 2013 6:08 pm

The shadow appears to be the wrong size

the file must have been saved too small somehow.

Post by **Marvin** » Sat Mar 30, 2013 6:59 pm

Once SeeJay has the whole set uploaded to his new website, I'll DL the package and check it out. For the time being, you can pull the shadow out of the folder and then the default shadow will appear instead. On a light background, the modded boxes will pretty much disappear ... but, then again, so will the text.

Post by **Marvin** » Sat Mar 30, 2013 9:34 pm

From post: 160430, Topic: tid=10720, author=Frost N7 wrote:The shadow appears to be the wrong size the file must have been saved too small somehow.

If you mean that the shadow is only 512x512 while the basic .png is 1024x1024 ... the size difference is deliberate. The shadow is, by design, fuzzy and therefore doesn't need to be of as high a resolution as the basic grapic. Nonetheless, the game will mesh the two graphics so that they display at equal sizes.

Frost N7 · Post by **Frost N7** » Sat Mar 30, 2013 10:41 pm

i see , it makes assimilating it with other hud mods difficult but ill manage

Post by **Marvin** » Sat Mar 30, 2013 11:22 pm

I use JSGME. Even the Borg couldn't come up with an easier method of assimilation.