Tweaking Crosshairs

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Bonecrusher

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Ok ok...this is a possibility.

Anyone that wants these "crosshairs" ... get them in the attachment here.

Now...from Dev and I checking things out...the second texture doesn't work. The one that works and the one I recommend anyway is the third one... ownz.3

Now to use this...take the ownz.utx out of the zip file and put it in your UT2004/Textures folder.

Then go to UT2004/System and open your user.ini

----- STOP ----- Backup your user.ini before reading the info below

The first thing you want to do is go to Edit >> Find and search for [XWeapons.SuperShockRifle]

If it finds it...add these lines underneath priority.

CustomCrosshair=12
CustomCrossHairColor=(B=0,G=255,R=0,A=255)
CustomCrossHairScale=0.7
CustomCrossHairTextureName=ownz.3

If it does not find it...you will have to add this whole section...

[XWeapons.SuperShockRifle]
bUseOldWeaponMesh=False
ExchangeFireModes=0
Priority=5
CustomCrosshair=12
CustomCrossHairColor=(B=0,G=255,R=0,A=255)
CustomCrossHairScale=0.7
CustomCrossHairTextureName=ownz.3


CrosshairScale can be adjusted to fit your liking...but Dev and I like it around there. Now go into instant action and turn on instagib mutator. When you go in you should have a much brighter green crosshair with a thin black border. If you still have the dim ugly crosshair you had before...exit the game, go back into user.ini and search for this...

[XInterface.HudBase]

If it finds it, make sure this line is underneath.

bUseCustomWeaponCrosshairs=True

If it doesnt find it, add these lines.

[XInterface.HudBase]
bHideWeaponName=False
CustomHUDColor=(B=0,G=0,R=0,A=0)
bUseCustomWeaponCrosshairs=True


This enables you to use custom crosshairs for all weapons.

>Lurk< That last bit I just put there is probably your problem...you probably don't have custom crosshairs enabled.



Hope this helps :)
 

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«BuA»Lurker_71

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That's not the problem, I showed that to Dev this afternoon... there's also a setting for it in UT2k4 (in the weapons section).
All 3 lines match, btw.
So did you 2 get it to work online?
 

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If you go into weapons database and click it off and back on again, it still screws it up and changes the ini...after its set you can't change anything in wepons database...its kinda weird I wish I could do it for you.
 

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Ok, ok, I downloaded. And I do like it. I had to increase the size to 1.0, though. Had a little trouble with it at 0.7. However, TAZ, 1.5????? Are you blind? Make it as small as you can and still be able to see it.

Thanks for the tip, BC. I think this will help a little.
 

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I had it all working, then I played some more single player and it reverted back to the regular crosshairs... there's gotta be a way to do this and make it stick. :(
 

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Lurk go into Instant Action and set Instagib as a mutator and just play some game...and then leave it there. Then the SuperShockrifle thing should stay in your ini. There is no way for itt o change then.

I'll go get that pic for you ice.
 

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Shattered_Steel said:
Ok, ok, I downloaded. And I do like it. I had to increase the size to 1.0, though. Had a little trouble with it at 0.7. However, TAZ, 1.5????? Are you blind? Make it as small as you can and still be able to see it.

Thanks for the tip, BC. I think this will help a little.
I am at 1.1 now said the Blind Man...
 

Bonecrusher

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Here ya go...the last one is what you would experience if you didn't use them.
 

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Devastator

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This is ownz.2 scale is 0.1375. Sorry for the bad quality. Thats what JPG does to BMP. The Xhair actually shows really well ingame. It's basically a white dot surrounded by a red ring.

EDIT: This is the one Vlad was using in UT2k3 (I think)
 

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«BuA»Lurker_71

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VladTepz said:
Yes it is, and im still using it for 2k4, I love it.

Vlad

Aight... you have any super-secret fixes for the problem we're having that you'd be willing to share?
I miss me old crosshair! :(
 

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Open up UT2k4
go in the settings
click on the weapons tab
check the "Use custom crosshair" box if not done yet.
hit Back at the bottom of the page and close the game.

Open your user.ini file in UT2k4's system folder
under the last weapon, which I think is the translocater, add this

[XWeapons.SuperShockRifle]
bUseOldWeaponMesh=False
ExchangeFireModes=0
Priority=5
CustomCrossHairColor=(B=255,G=255,R=255,A=255)
CustomCrossHair=12
CustomCrossHairScale=0.137500
CustomCrossHairTextureName=ownz.2

(the crosshair texture can change. There are 3 colors, Purple, Green and red+white)

close and save

That worked for me
 
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