#4231723 - 02/21/16 05:33 AM
tracer options
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mustanger
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It's been a long time since I last visited the EAW forums. I've been flying EAW since 1998. Still have the original Microprose CD. I've been enjoying v1.28E for awhile now. Great piece of work, one, two, three and it's all there. I've even managed to get it to run in CrossFireX, 1920X1080, 120hz, using WinXp Pro. It will remain one of the best all time air combat sims. It's really says a lot about a sim that still has so many folks dedicated to it's continued existence and improvements. Now, to the reason for my return visit. I've managed to find just about all the built-in features, with one notable exception. Really would like to go back to using the yellow/orange/red tracers that seems to me was used in the original stock version of the sim. Can not find where to make such a change, if it is at all possible. Any kind of helpful hints would be greatly appreciated. Check Six, Mustanger
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#4231745 - 02/21/16 08:07 AM
Re: tracer options
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MrJelly
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Your post made me check the source code, and I have found something which is shortly to be tested
FILE* fp = fopen( "BulletColor.mpf", "r");
if (fp == NULL)
{
if (fd = Copen("BulletColor.mpf", O_RDONLY | O_BINARY) != -1)
{
fp = fopen(RealFilename, "r");
}
}
if (fp != NULL)
{
fscanf(fp, "%d\n", &BulletColor30cal);
fscanf(fp, "%d\n", &BulletColor50cal);
fscanf(fp, "%d\n", &BulletColor20mm);
fscanf(fp, "%d\n", &BulletColor30mm);
fclose(fp);
}
else
{
BulletColor30cal = 0x0b6;
BulletColor50cal = 0x0b4;
BulletColor20mm = 0x0b2;
BulletColor30mm = 0x0b0;
}
This is Ralf's code, and it means that the various colours can be set if there is a "BulletColor.mpf" (a four line text file) in the root folder- otherwise default values are used. I was completely unaware of this until now, and I am about to test it in EAW140. On a backup drive I have files from way back but there is no "bulletcolor.mpf" file anywhere. If it works in 140 I will check 1.28E I will report back
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#4231750 - 02/21/16 08:37 AM
Re: tracer options
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MrJelly
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Working in 140 "bulletcolor.mpf" values used: 1 3 9 11 1=red 3=cyan 4=yellow 5=green 7=orange 9=bright yellow 11=dark orange Trying in 1.28E It is not in 1.28e, but it is in 1.29
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#4231872 - 02/21/16 05:10 PM
Re: tracer options
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Check the "New 140 installation with Glide3 compatible exes" thread. The link is at the start of the first post, but read the thread in its entirety as there were changes as the process evolved This is not an addon, but a clean install without any need for a previous version of EAW
Last edited by MrJelly; 02/21/16 05:11 PM.
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#4232491 - 02/23/16 07:43 AM
Re: tracer options
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From the other thread: There is now a "Ray's New ETO" download in the folder with a couple of additions. Running it will install Ray's stuff and replace the two default "TextMap.str" files in "savedata" with the shorter and better ones. It will also put a default "bulletcolor.mpf" in "savedata". 1.28e does not have the code to use "BulletColor.mpf", so it cannot be done. My best guess is that Ralf added the code to 1.28f, and I know for sure that it is in 1.29. The screenshots I made were with a 140 exe using the default values from the "bulletcolor.mpf" in "savedata"
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#4233288 - 02/25/16 08:31 AM
Re: tracer options
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AO there are only four values The default ones are: 1 3 9 11 Comments by the author (Ralf?) in the source code indicate: 1=red 3=cyan 4=yellow 5=green 7=orange 9=bright yellow 11=dark orange My guess (as a reply posted in his new thread) is that mustanger did not install "Ray's new ETO". You can put a "bulletcolor.mpf" in a theatre folder and have different values in different theatres. The one in "savedata" is used when none is available elsewhere. "Savedata" is the source of last resort in the no CDF version. It is the equivalent of the old CDFs, but takes up much less space, and it is editable. That is why the development of a CDF version has been discontinued Users can experiment by putting a "bulletcolor.mpf" in the root folder and making all four values the same to check the colour. Dusk bomber intercept missions are a good test:)
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#4233313 - 02/25/16 10:35 AM
Re: tracer options
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I just did a single colour test 0 black! 1 red 2 blue 3 green 4 yellow 5 cyan 6 magenta1 7 orange 8 magenta2 9 silver 10 difficult to pick- possibly grey 11 orangy red A reminder that the order is 30 cal 20 cal 20 mm cannon 30 mm cannon Not many aircraft have 30 mm cannon, but the colour seems to apply to armed MGOs and AAA also
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Exodus
by RedOneAlpha. 04/18/24 05:46 PM
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