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Title: Gunsights
Post by: AceHavok on August 04, 2011, 06:09:10 PM

Hi all,

Just wondering how do you make your own gunsights for use in the game?

Thanks,
Ace

Title: Re: Gunsights
Post by: bustr on August 05, 2011, 09:03:08 PM

How To Mak a Gunsight

1.}512x512 8-bit bitmap file. 1Mil=2pixel

1Mil=3ft  @  3000ft/1000yd
1Mil=1Ft  @ 1000ft/333yd
1Mil=6in  @ 500ft/166yd

2.}For 512x512 you will need a (.mil) file with 256 in it. (Gunsight.bmp+Gunsight.mil) Open a text file, name it (Gunsight.mil.txt), place 256 in it and save. Rename that to Gunsight.mil. Put in sight directory with Gunsight.bmp.

3.}Black background.

4.}Best colors in the game orange, yellow and cyan.

5.}Keep lines and circles to 2pixel width.

6.}Most gunsights will accept a main circle of 100Mil diameter. On some you may have to move the default FOV forward to make it fit. The 120Mil for the spits, A6m and N1K2 require this. In Revixx the 100Mil ring should be 2/3 of the width of the glass or there abouts.
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It's always a good idea to test your creations against the offline target at 150, 200,300, 400. (.target xxxx) Set your arena time to 01:00 to best resolve the gunsight against the white background of the offline target. In daylight your gunsight will wash out.

A beautiful work of art will be meaningless if you don't have a reference to how your rings, lines and dots work in the game environment. The more neat things you draw in your gunsight the more visual clutter in your line of sight and things you won't remember why they are there during the heat of battle.
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Historic Main Ring Diameter by Country.

America
Lynn Type3 -  30, 50Mil
N2/N3 - 30, 35, 50, 70Mil
Mk8 - 100Mil
N9 - 100Mil
K14 - 60-100Mil

England
MkII  - 100mph ring = 120Mil. Space in horizontal bar generaly 60Mil.
Beumont Modification and MkIII - 120Mil ring and Dot or only a Dot.

Russia
PBP1 - 100Mil

Finland
Revi3 - 100Mil

Germany
ReviXX - 100Mil

Italy
San Giorgio  - 100Mil

Japan
Type98 - 120Mil<---A6mX - Navy
Type3 - 100Mil<---Ki61/84 - Army
Type4 - 120Mil <---N1K2J - Navy

If we get the Army Ki43/44 late versions they will have the Type100 gunsight - 100Mil
Early versions of the Ki43/44 had the 30mm telescopic tube Type 89 gunsight.

Got Milk??

Title: Re: Gunsights
Post by: AceHavok on August 06, 2011, 05:45:29 PM

Thank you for the info Bustr.  :aok