[WMCoolmon]

Originally posted by Bobboau
@WCM:you can probly get very close by useing a diferent light color

Hmm, good idea. Although I'm pretty sick of this part of the code after spending most of the day trying to fix the projection bug...

Here's a new build. Has more new features in the selection screens than you can shake a rat's ass at. These include turret ccounting, automatic filling in of various ship information (I think length and maneuverability are the only things that won't be automatically filled in), colored brackets for ship selection, and the lines thingy people wanted.

The build has been updated


Relevant projection bug code:

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matrix object_orient = IDENTITY_MATRIX;
angles rot_angles;
float zoom = sip->closeup_zoom * 2.5f;

rot_angles.p = -(3.14159f * 0.5f);
rot_angles.b = 0.0f;
rot_angles.h = 0.0f;
vm_angles_2_matrix(&object_orient, &rot_angles);

gr_set_clip(Wl_overhead_coords[gr_screen.res][0], Wl_overhead_coords[gr_screen.res][1], gr_screen.res == 0 ? 291 : 467, gr_screen.res == 0 ? 226 : 362);
g3_start_frame(1);
g3_set_view_matrix( &sip->closeup_pos, &vmd_identity_matrix, zoom);
model_set_detail_level(0);
if (!Cmdline_nohtl) gr_set_proj_matrix( 0.5f*(4.0f/9.0f) * 3.14159f * zoom,  gr_screen.aspect*(float)gr_screen.clip_width/(float)gr_screen.clip_height, MIN_DRAW_DISTANCE, MAX_DRAW_DISTANCE);
if (!Cmdline_nohtl) gr_set_view_matrix(&Eye_position, &Eye_matrix);

light_reset();
vector light_dir = vmd_zero_vector;
light_dir.xyz.x = -0.5;
light_dir.xyz.y = 2.0f;
light_dir.xyz.z = -2.0f;
light_add_directional(&light_dir, 0.65f, 1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f);
// light_filter_reset();
light_rotate_all();
// lighting for techroom

model_clear_instance(WeapSelectModelNum);
model_render(WeapSelectModelNum, &object_orient, &vmd_zero_vector, MR_LOCK_DETAIL | MR_AUTOCENTER | MR_NO_FOGGING, -1, -1);

//NOW render the lines for weapons
gr_reset_clip();
vertex draw_point;
//vector subobj_pos;
int x, y;
int xc, yc;
polymodel *pm = model_get(WeapSelectModelNum);
int num_found = 2;

//Render selected primary lines
for(x = 0; x < pm->n_guns; x++)
{
if((Wss_slots[Selected_wl_slot].wep[x] == Selected_wl_class && Hot_weapon_bank < 0) || x == Hot_weapon_bank)
{
Assert(num_found < NUM_ICON_FRAMES);
gr_set_color_fast(&Icon_colors[ICON_FRAME_NORMAL + num_found]);
gr_circle(Wl_bank_coords[gr_screen.res][x][0] + 106, Wl_bank_coords[gr_screen.res][x][1] + 12, 5);
for(int y = 0; y < pm->gun_banks[x].num_slots; y++)
{
/*vm_vec_copy_scale(&subobj_pos, &pm->gun_banks[x].pnt[y], 1.0f);
subobj_pos.xyz.z += zoom;
if (pm->flags & PM_FLAG_AUTOCEN)
{
vector temp, delta;
vm_vec_copy_scale(&temp, &pm->autocenter, -1.0f);
vm_vec_unrotate(&delta, &temp, &object_orient);
vm_vec_add2(&subobj_pos, &delta);
}
g3_project_vector(&subobj_pos, &draw_point.sx, &draw_point.sy);*/
g3_rotate_vertex(&draw_point, &pm->gun_banks[x].pnt[y]);
g3_project_vertex(&draw_point);
xc = fl2i(draw_point.sx + Wl_overhead_coords[gr_screen.res][0]);
yc = fl2i(draw_point.sy +Wl_overhead_coords[gr_screen.res][1]);

gr_line(Wl_bank_coords[gr_screen.res][x][0] + 106, Wl_bank_coords[gr_screen.res][x][1] + 12, xc - 4, Wl_bank_coords[gr_screen.res][x][1] + 12);
gr_curve(xc - 5, Wl_bank_coords[gr_screen.res][x][1] + 12, 5, 1);
gr_line(xc, Wl_bank_coords[gr_screen.res][x][1] + 17, xc, yc);
gr_circle(xc, yc, 5);
}
num_found++;
}
}

Edit: Oh, and modders, here's a TXT I made while working on this, shows the various point values for armor classes (Shields and hull are added up in the totals, since that seemed closer to the :V: descriptions)
The top part has hull and (shield) values from all the Terran fighters/bombers. Capital armor classes not included.

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Light 180 (380) 250 (400) 220 (330) 170 (230) 200 (200) 220 (200)
Average 265 (350) 290 (390)
Medium 275 (700) 275 (700) 200 (450) 300 (530)
Heavy 250 (600) 275 (610) 325 (500) 350 (700) 280 (580)
Very Heavy 475 (700) 550 (850) 325 (850) 325 (850)
Ultra Heavy 425 (650)

L: <= 600
A: 600-700
M: 700-900
H: 900-1100
VH: 1100-1300
UH: 1300+

[Fury]

I tried the previous build, I have to say it was finally as easy as in vanilla FS2 to drag and drop. Good stuff.

[Nuke]

the lines arent quite ligning up, i tried in both 640*480 and 1024*768. and they were quite off.

*edit*
but you knew that didnt you

[karajorma]

On this thread people are talking about having 3D icons for briefings. While I'm not exactly pushing for that how hard would it be to adapt this code so that it could be used for mission briefing icons?

I'm sure I'm not the only person sick of seeing the Lucifer icon appearing to represent an demon etc.

So as not to break backwards compatability I'm thinking along the lines of having an setting in the icon image dropdown called Generate from Ship Type. If used the ship type and icon type would always match.

[WMCoolmon]

Well, I just posted there

Fact is, it would be extremely easy. I made a function that'll display a ship in 3D anywhere you please, all I'd have to do would be change this

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rot_angles.p = -(3.14159f * 0.5f);
rot_angles.b = 0.0f;
rot_angles.h = 0.0f;


to this

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rot_angles.p = 0.0f;
rot_angles.b = 0.0f;
if(sip->flags & SIF_FIGHTER || sip->flags & SIF_BOMBER)
rot_angles.p = -(3.14159f * 0.5f);
else
rot_angles.b = -(3.14159f * 0.5f);
rot_angles.h = 0.0f;


and add it into the briefing, and the icon would (theoretically) be the same as the old ones, except with 3D ships. I might have to do some tweaking since I think installations and the Knossos are usually shown head on, considering how they're defined in model files.

Any rotation at all would take the same effort, the p,b, and h variables represent rotation in radians on the x, y, and z axis respectively. I could even make them settable in a .tbl.

[Flipside]

Holy cow guys, you do realise that in the last few weeks you have taken more quiet steps towards that which should not be named than ever before?

Not being rude to DaveB and all the hard work [V] put in, but you really are honestly blowing them clean out of the water.

[Goober5000]

Sometimes I wonder if we should email Volition a link to the SCP site.

Or even better, the Hosted Project Collaboration forum.

[phreak]

indeed.  someone needs to get Dave back here

[Taristin]

Buildy no worky. Crash after pilot select.

[Axem]

Yeah I had that problem too. It went away after I tried creating a new pilot.

[WMCoolmon]

This is hopefully going to be my second-to-last build on this...I originally wasn't going to post 'til I was fully done, but I wanted to :thepimp: it someplace else...



Enjoy.

[redmenace]

umm, talk to Sandwich about that.

[Overlord]

The missiles refer to the gun mounts?

[Moonsword]

Yeah, I noticed that too... odd...

[FireCrack]

I havent gotten this build to run so far, it just starts up then after the splash screen CTD's with no error message whatsoever.


EDIT: Seems that this is my [problem entirely, it works but the secondary banks are messed, i've had lines shooting to places off the screen. It seems secondaries are pointing to the primary banks but when there are more secondaries they go all over the place.

[Mr_Maniac]

Well...
Unfortunately I have problems with ALL 3.6.5 builds
I can play the training missions, but after them, FS2 crashes...
It even crashes on most of my self-made missions!
And those missions don't use any custom modesl or SEXPs or something
I already tried to change some preferences...
I've tried OpenGL and Direct3D...
But it ALWAYS crashes...

Here's my system:
1333 MHz AMD Athlon Thunderbird on a
ASUS A7V-133 Mainboard
512 MB RAM (PC 133, Infineon, CL2)
GeForce 3 (Creative Labs)
Sound Blaster Live! 5.1 Player

I think I don't need to post my DVD-ROMs and HDDs...

OS: Windows XP Pro with SP2

Well... I didn't know where to post it, so please move it to another forum if I'm wrong here...
Or you tell me where to post it

Maybe it's just a Windows Problem (wouldn't be the first time...)
Well... I'm going to reinstall the next days...

EDIT:
I forgot:
I run SCP with my german Version of Freespace 2.
mv_zpack is used...
Nothing else...

[WMCoolmon]

The German version could be it, do a search in Gen Freespace, I remember a thread involving SCP + German Freespace 2.

You could also try using a debug build (They have _d at the end of the filename) and seeing if you get any errors from it.

[Nuke]

how do you get the ship to show ant an angle like that, the build in the link worked the same way the previous one did.

[WMCoolmon]

Did you run it with the -ship_choice_3D flag?

[FireCrack]

^I did, the ship always showed straight down

The icons are nice by the way

(read my edit by the way)