Gun sight image size analysis

[Kazaa]

Well, at least nothing important was hurt.

 

[Saxman]

Knite,

Currently, the game allows BMP files for gunsights to be 256x256px. With the default setting of 128mil, this means a 256x256 gunsight has a resolution of 2px/mil.

I'm asking for clarification on whether BMP files larger than 256px will be allowed or whether that's going to remain the max size limit. hitech's post was ONLY referring to the size of the sights (in mils) in the game, not the size of the actual BMP files.

[Baumer]

Thanks for the update Hitech.

[BulletVI]

Well, at least nothing important was hurt.

 

Sorry but my side's were splitting with agony on that reply well done Skuzzy 10 out of 10 for brain power and humour there

[Knite]

Knite,

Currently, the game allows BMP files for gunsights to be 256x256px. With the default setting of 128mil, this means a 256x256 gunsight has a resolution of 2px/mil.

I'm asking for clarification on whether BMP files larger than 256px will be allowed or whether that's going to remain the max size limit. hitech's post was ONLY referring to the size of the sights (in mils) in the game, not the size of the actual BMP files.

Ahh, sorry, I did not know the current max. It just seemed to me that from HT's post, it appeared the max BMP file size would not change, and that the mil file was a sort of "scaler" file that would scale up or down the bmp without changing the system impact (which allowing a larger bmp file would do), so I tried to answer at least semi-intelligently.

;-)

[hitech]

I didn't even remember we had a limit. But the limit was simply to make sure they were a power of 2. Never really thought someone would want more then 256. Any way it now reads.

static int _TexImageOk(grTEX_IMAGE * TexImage)
{
   if(TexImage->Width != TexImage->Height)
   {
      return 0;
   }
   if(TexImage->Width != 16 &&
      TexImage->Width != 32 &&
      TexImage->Width != 64 &&
      TexImage->Width != 128 &&
      TexImage->Width != 256 &&
      TexImage->Width != 512 &&
      TexImage->Width != 1024)
   {
      return 0;
   }
   return 1;
}

[BulletVI]

I didn't even remember we had a limit. But the limit was simply to make sure they were a power of 2. Never really thought someone would want more then 256. Any way it now reads.

static int _TexImageOk(grTEX_IMAGE * TexImage)
{
   if(TexImage->Width != TexImage->Height)
   {
      return 0;
   }
   if(TexImage->Width != 16 &&
      TexImage->Width != 32 &&
      TexImage->Width != 64 &&
      TexImage->Width != 128 &&
      TexImage->Width != 256 &&
      TexImage->Width != 512 &&
      TexImage->Width != 1024)
   {
      return 0;
   }
   return 1;
}

Brain aboot tay explode 

[Saxman]

I think he's saying the BMP files for gun sights can now be up to 1024x1024px.

I do have a revised Mk.VIII that's 512x512 (scales to 2px/mil). Once the next patch is released I'll put up a download on the Bucs squad site that will set it as the sight for:

P-47D-25
F4F-4
FM-2
SBD-5
TBM-3
F6F-5
All F4Us

with the necessary MIL files to scale it.

[BulletVI]

I think he's saying gun sights can now be up to 1024x1024.

Phew brain now deflating PHEW thanks 

[Ghosth]

If you don't understand this stuff bullet you might want to just surf elsewhere.

Cause as it is your making yourself look pretty silly.
Not that I'm picking on you, cause I'm not. More in the way of an for your information helpful advice.

[BulletVI]

If you don't understand this stuff bullet you might want to just surf elsewhere.

Cause as it is your making yourself look pretty silly.
Not that I'm picking on you, cause I'm not. More in the way of an for your information helpful advice.

Yes i know but i do want to learn about some of this as i want to like be able to create my own sight's one day and really i have picked up some useful hints and tip in here and dare i say it HiTech Boumer and some of the other's havent really minded me asking and learning from them. Better to learn first than not learn and muck up my game

[Ghosth]

By all means read and learn all you can, I'm 100% in favor of that.

What I'm saying is if you know you don't have anything that will truly add to the discussion, why say something that will make you look like a fool?

[BulletVI]

By all means read and learn all you can, I'm 100% in favor of that.

What I'm saying is if you know you don't have anything that will truly add to the discussion, why say something that will make you look like a fool?

Actually i helped a tiny fraction as i was able to get Boumer a link to a website with some gunsight data he'd never seen before

[Ghosth]

True, and if that had been the only post you'd made, you'd look a whole lot wiser than you do now. Correct?

Suit yourself, I truly was trying to help. But I'll give it up as a lost cause

[BulletVI]

True, and if that had been the only post you'd made, you'd look a whole lot wiser than you do now. Correct?

Suit yourself, I truly was trying to help. But I'll give it up as a lost cause

Not a lost cause me i just check back with this one every day and some times dale has posted sumit and to the others they understand as they have done it for a while where as me im just starting to learn and it may sound silly as i have an over active sense of humour and a few other problems with memory of certain information since a few years back.

Thanks for being thoughtful its appreciated very much