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Title: Converting gunsight
Post by: Wreked on September 28, 2009, 06:10:18 PM

Got my favorite 190 sight !'ve used for years in WarBirds - maybe even back as long ago as my WB's 2.xx days. It would be nice to use it here but my techno-dweeb status is a distinct hinderence. It's some sort of file that goes into the main program folder but what it is I haven't a clue.

Here is a screen capture of it - I can send someone the WB file too. - its called a "defgst3.gst".

(http://i579.photobucket.com/albums/ss240/dansky69/190sight.jpg)

Any ideas? solutions??  Anyone recognize it and point me to one here in AH??

thanx
cheers eh!

Title: Re: Converting gunsight
Post by: gyrene81 on September 28, 2009, 06:13:18 PM

Send it to me Wreked. I'll dink around with it and see if I can get it to work in AH. The sight files in AH are .bmp files...so it should just be a matter of converting that one to fit the file type.

Title: Re: Converting gunsight
Post by: OOZ662 on September 28, 2009, 07:16:16 PM

The file is not an image, but position data for "on" pixels in the gunsight, it looks like. Open it in Notepad and you'll see.

It doesn't look like it'd be that hard to just recreate it in an AH-compatible way.

Title: Re: Converting gunsight
Post by: MutleyBR on October 01, 2009, 06:11:18 PM

Quote from: Wreked on September 28, 2009, 06:10:18 PM

Got my favorite 190 sight !'ve used for years in WarBirds - maybe even back as long ago as my WB's 2.xx days. It would be nice to use it here but my techno-dweeb status is a distinct hinderence. It's some sort of file that goes into the main program folder but what it is I haven't a clue...

...Any ideas? solutions??  Anyone recognize it and point me to one here in AH??

thanx
cheers eh!

Hi Wreked!

Used to play Warbirds also, with same name(Mutley) :aok

Using your Warbirds gunsight, made a similar one for AH. The color is dark red because is renders better in AH. Named it Wreked.

Please try this one and post comments, if it needs correction, etc

Mutley  :salute

(http://i533.photobucket.com/albums/ee331/BlueMerlinBr/Wreked_DRED.jpg)

Do not use the above(JPG) , download it from here(BMP):

http://www.mediafire.com/file/ecmzzzyd2jk/Wreked_DRED.bmp (http://www.mediafire.com/file/ecmzzzyd2jk/Wreked_DRED.bmp)

Title: Re: Converting gunsight
Post by: HellFire on October 01, 2009, 07:00:20 PM

Hi MutleyBR  :)

Downloaded the gunsight  Wreked, tried using it offline but the entire gunsight comes out pink.   Would u pls correct it?  TY.

Title: Re: Converting gunsight
Post by: MutleyBR on October 01, 2009, 07:26:59 PM

Quote from: HellFire on October 01, 2009, 07:00:20 PM

Hi MutleyBR  :)

Downloaded the gunsight  Wreked, tried using it offline but the entire gunsight comes out pink.   Would u pls correct it?  TY.

Before posting, I checked it in AH. Was ok. Uploaded to Mediafire.


After your post, downloaded the sight into AH, with different name, it works.

Please download the one from Mediafire only.

It is working here.

Mutley

(http://i533.photobucket.com/albums/ee331/BlueMerlinBr/Wreked.jpg)

Title: Re: Converting gunsight
Post by: Wreked on October 01, 2009, 11:18:35 PM

Brilliant Mutley!! :salute
Thank you SIR - you are indeed a Knight!! (or should be)   heheheh

cheers eh!

Title: Re: Converting gunsight
Post by: MutleyBR on October 01, 2009, 11:59:09 PM

Did it work for you? I mean, did you install and check it?

If it works,  glad to help.

Mutley  :salute

Title: Re: Converting gunsight
Post by: HellFire on October 03, 2009, 01:23:03 AM

Hello MutleyBR  :)

Apologies for not making contact with u sooner ... YES ... it did work & presently works very well ...thx much for ur assistance, having fun with it, btw, there's a WB gunsight that I like & would love to have for my P38, it's listed as USAAF K14b with
ground reticle.

Could u pls create it for me in GREEN?  Thx for ur courtesies & help.

Title: Re: Converting gunsight
Post by: MutleyBR on October 03, 2009, 01:20:47 PM

Would you have a picture?

Mutley

Title: Re: Converting gunsight
Post by: HellFire on October 03, 2009, 03:34:33 PM

Greetings & Salutations MutleyBR  :D

Pls check ur PM, thx.

Title: Re: Converting gunsight
Post by: HellFire on October 26, 2009, 02:24:45 AM

Hello Mutley  :)

Pls check ur PMs.  Thx.   :airplane: