The Ultimate Zoomscript for mod users

Quality | 2014-09-14 19:54

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Blurb This is an easy very well working zoomscript for zooming with your mousewheel!

Detailed description

Please note, that this zoomscript does NOT work with vanilla Sauerbraten! It works on these mods for sure:
- SuperSauer
- Fanatic Edition
- SDOS/Community Edition
This is because they have another way of zooming than normal sauer!

in the zip folder you have the zoomscript.cfg and howto for building it on normal sauerbraten

SHOULD you want to use it on vanilla sauer, please look at my howto.

If you have any wishes/questions/bugs, please tell me in the comments. I will try to update it ASAP if you suggest anything

Preview

// Config script
newgui zoomsettings [
	guicheckbox "wheelzoom " izoom
	guibar
	guitext "zooming in per scrolldot 
	guislider qzoominstep 1 50
	guibar
	guitext "zooming out per scrolldot "
	guislider qzoomoutstep 1 50
	guibar
	guibutton "reset keys " [resetkeys; setupdone 0]
	guitab "general zoomsettings "
	guitext  "zoom acceleration (recommended: 0) "
	guislider zoomaccel 0 1000
	guibar
	guitext "zoomfov "
	guislider zoomfov 10 60
	guibar
	guitext "zoomsensitivity "
	guislider zoomsens 1 15
	guibar
	guitext "time of zooming in (recommended: 10)"
	guislider zoominvel 0 1000
	guitext "time of zooming out (recommended: 10)"
	guislider zoomoutvel 0 1000
] "zoomsettings "

Config file zoomscript.zip (2.07 KB)

Rating

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Comments

Papriko | 2014-09-14 20:04

1. What do those C++ code bits change about the zooming at all? Would be nice to know without messing in my own source or the need to download an entire sauermod.

2. When you post C++ code, you should add a textfile which explains it nicely, where what has to go and even more importantly does not kill the formatting. "IMPORTANT: ADD A LESSER SIGN IN THE CODE ABOVE WHERE I WROTE IT! HTML WOULD RECOGNIZE IT AS SOMETHING ELSE..." lol

3. [ togglezoom ; onrelease togglezoom ]
^ that is unreliable and crappy. When you die while zooming in for example, it no longer takes the damned onrelease and you are stuck in the zoomed view. Then the bind suddenly has to be pushed to unzoom again and onrelease, it zooms back in. You have to togglezoom by hand then. Rather use:
[zoom 1; onrelease [zoom 0]

Suicizer | 2014-09-14 23:28

Please note, that this zoomscript does NOT work with vanilla Sauerbraten!
This doesn't seems the ultimate zoomscript to me if you even got to mess with the code (and even got to press the CTRL-key for changing to another weapon instead of the regular binds or just scroll according to references within the script).

Anyway, providing an embedded screenshot would help to show off the work.

2/10 so far as there are plenty of zoomscripts out there which aren't relaying on some mod.

skiingpenguins | 2014-09-15 03:55

Seems pretty useless to me, not a sane person here that's interested in recompiling to use a zoom function. Also, no screenshot/gif? I think it would be a lot more helpful if you provided a .diff instead of unformatted code typed into the body.

Quality | 2014-09-15 15:50

it is not really meant for vanilla users, rather for users of these mods ... changed the title also

Nyne | 2014-09-15 12:58

Here a script that maybe wins the Shortest Zoomscript 4evar Contest; made it with help of my favorite greek:

bind MOUSE4 [if $zoom [domodifier 1; universaldelta 1] [universaldelta 1]]
bind MOUSE5 [if $zoom [domodifier 1; universaldelta -1] [universaldelta -1]]
delta_game_1 = [nodebug [zoomfov (- $zoomfov (* $arg1 5))]]
//zoominvel 0; zoomoutvel 0;

This code simply adds in/out zooming to the mouse wheel.
Release users comment in the last line please - SVN (or Mods based on SVN) users can use the script like it its.

Quality is right here: If you want to have wheelzoom inclusive the benefits of zoominvel and zoomoutvel, you need to get the SVN or change said code yourself and compile. The only workaround would be to use FOV instead, or - like at my script - disable smooth in- and out zooming. If you dont want/can compile as Release/Collect user, you need to choose: smooth zooming, or wheelzoom.

Happy hacking.

Suicizer | 2014-09-15 16:30

I wouldn't see the benefit from such zoomscript as you mess up your aiming with it and takes valuable time to use.

Quality | 2014-09-15 18:28

I do like it and i benefit A LOT in terms of aiming. thats the main reason i just wanted to share it. i use it in my every day sauer gaming and i dont think i would be as good without it.

Quality | 2014-10-02 07:50

Just try it out - it takes zero time, and when you get used to it you will never wanna miss it!

# nosignature

Quality | 2014-09-15 15:34

Thanks for encouraging me ... gonna see what i can do

Sauce | 2014-10-01 21:08

I think this zoom script kicks ass. Smooth as hell. I been using it.

Quality | 2014-10-02 07:48

:) thanks. At least one person that even used it (and likes how it works)! Btw I also love it ;)

#nosignature

Sauce | 2014-10-05 20:46

No problem man. You know what would be another good idea. I am not sure if this is possible but you could maybe make something that makes your cross hair turn red when it's over an enemy.

Quality | 2014-10-08 18:28

Yeah, this possible. But you would have to write some c++ code to do so. I also thought of something like this for my client..

Suicizer | 2014-10-06 09:01

That's actually cheating as it indicates when to shoot or not towards your opponent.

Quality | 2014-10-06 11:21

Actually it doesn't help a lot, it's rather irritating (I tested). Only on maps like Tortuga it might help a bit.

Suicizer | 2014-10-06 11:35

That doesn't change the fact that it would be cheating as you've modified the source code (regardless if it's a disadvantage or not).

Quality | 2014-10-06 15:47

Ok. Btw do you actually play Sauerbraten online?

Suicizer | 2014-10-06 17:09

I actually did last night, thank you.

Nyne | 2014-10-06 17:38

@ Suicizer: "That doesn't change the fact that it would be cheating as you've modified the source code (regardless if it's a disadvantage or not)." So you're saying that client mods like supersauer and SDOS are cheat clients?

@ Quality: If you're not sure about a specific modification, ask our god eihrul - but usually you should know yourself if something gives you an advantage or not. For the node's specific case, I'd say, regardless if it gives an advantage or not, Sauerbraten's gameplay is that fast, while you're waiting till the crosshair has changed, you're already fragged. So, just forget about that idea, even before thinking about if this is cheating or not.

RaZgRiZ | 2014-10-06 19:49

@ Nyne : So you're saying that client mods like supersauer and SDOS are cheat clients?

Here we go agaaaaaaain.
Popcorn time.

Suicizer | 2014-10-06 20:11

@Nyne,
If you've modified the source code so the gameplay acts different for you, then it is cheating. Some aimguide which indicates when you should actually shoot your opponent obviously does that.

@Quality,
I did not take it as an insult. I'm often using this name or another one which most people know.

Nyne | 2014-10-06 22:16

Agreed.

Quality | 2014-10-06 18:17

sorry, it wasnt meant to be an Insult! i was just wondering. what nick are you using?

Chasester_aka_you | 2014-10-06 21:24

if any one was actually curious on how to do this

file: fps.cpp

namespace game {
...

  VARP(enemyhighlight,0,1,1);

  int selectcrosshair(float &r, float &g, float &b)
  {
    ....
    if(d->gunwait) { r *= 0.5f; g *= 0.5f; b *= 0.5f; }
     if(m_insta&&enemyhighlight){
      dynent *o = intersectclosest(d->o, worldpos, d);
      if(o && o->type==ENT_PLAYER&&((fpsent *)o)->team, d->team))){
        r = 1; b = 0; g=0;
      }
    }
  }
}

Pyccna | 2014-10-06 22:30

Holy crap, it's the cheating/non-cheating argument again. Maybe Eihrul should define what cheating is on Sauer...
До свидания и заткнись
-P

Papriko | 2014-10-07 14:22

It is rather fuzzy anyways. Source modifying is always called cheating, regardless what you do, because you needa modify "the game files", i.e. the executable binaries and because you need external tools (which many many computers/OS come with anyways) to do so.

When it comes to rewriting cfg files or modifying models and skins on the other hand, nobody bats an eye. To be honest, I find that pretty damn hypocrite of those people. If you like it or not: Photoshop and Blender are just as much foreign programs as make and MS Visual C++ and in either cases you need to know to some degree what you do to achieve something.
And you can get tuts for both and you can also just download pre-made versions of both.

Also, when edits done with a simple texteditor are okay (the argument used for cfg files) then source modding is just as okay. I personally code with gedit :P

And going the "changes gamefeel/gameplay" route, even a simple HUD change is a cheat already. What if I get a different HUD design which works better with GUI-alpha than the scratchy metal default style? Then I see it more easily if an enemy approaches while I mess in my configs. Cheat.

Quality | 2014-10-07 14:58

ok, nice conversation. but please make a Forum entry for cheating and stop it now for this node! ;) thanks

Papriko | 2014-10-07 15:19

No point in that. People will stick to their personal opinions anyways :P

Papriko | 2014-10-08 19:52

Oh hey, look, 90% of a triggerbot! :D

Nyne | 2014-10-08 22:17