[Mobius]

Not sure about it being a code issue so I decided to post it here. Why does FRED not tolerate FOVs <1 degree? The minimum I can set is 1 and anything like 0.5 or 0.01 results in a FRED warning.

I tried to get around the problem with arithmetics (0.01 = 1 / 100), but it didn't work. Any suggestions?

[Droid803]

FRED doesn't tolerate decimal coordinates either IIRC.

[The E]

it's a code issue. As in, the sexp code only accepts decimal input, meaning that you can't set values that low. In fact, the minimum value is 1. Why do you think you need a value lower than that?

[Mobius]

Why do you think you need a value lower than that?

Extreme zooming. 

[Shivan Hunter]

I don't mean to be presumptuous or anything but shouldn't 1 degree be extreme enough for, well, anything?

[The E]

Pretty much, yes. It'll certainly make any background look extremely ugly.

[Mobius]

I don't mean to be presumptuous or anything but shouldn't 1 degree be extreme enough for, well, anything?

That's what I thought until I tested it myself. 1 degree allows you to monitor Argo sized assets or smaller from a distance of a few dozen clicks, but can't do more; I was actually looking for an extreme zooming effect, capable of monitoring objects from a distance of 100 or more clicks.

Pretty much, yes. It'll certainly make any background look extremely ugly.

OCPs^TM are smart: they don't show backgrounds when the player zooms in. I will also use templates to create new entries in ships.tbl, all with hacked LODs to make remote monitoring more realistic.

On a partially related note, since you appear to have a lot of experience with programming, do you think this script is capable of handling FOVs <1 degree?

[The E]

Good luck with Templates. They're not guaranteed to work at the moment.

As for the script, yes, the Camera::setFOV() function accepts fractional input.

[Mobius]

Good luck with Templates. They're not guaranteed to work at the moment.

Alright, I'll use separate table entries for them.

As for the script, yes, the Camera::setFOV() function accepts fractional input.

Awesome, thanks!

[blowfish]

Erm, you could move the camera forward a bit too...

[Mobius]

Sure, but it screws zooming. A lot.