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Offline Starman01

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on: February 20, 2005, 02:21:42 am
Hello,

how can I recolour the subspace-node ? This green really hurt my eyes. I read somewhere that it is hardcoded, but a few month's  ago I downloaded a new node (I think it was from "unknown target", but I'm not sure) and it came complete with a dummy.pcx.

I managed somehow to recolour it (I have even a picture to  proof :) ), but I forgot how I did this, and I can't find the solution anymore. There is another mapfile called "subspacenode01a.pcx",maybe from the retail-version, but changing this doesn't do anything either.

(The search-function doesn't help either, just 2 old threads with no solution).

Can someone help me please ?

Thanks in advance.
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Offline WMCoolmon

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Reply #1 on: February 20, 2005, 02:25:44 am
In the latest mediaVPs, the dummy.pcx file is in either mv_core or mv_models. You can either extract and edit it, or create a 16x16 256-color dummy.pcx of your own in the data/maps folder. :)

Once you've got one of those, just fill the image to the color you want.

If that doesn't work, and it's a source thing, it shouldn't be too hard to change.
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Reply #2 on: February 20, 2005, 02:27:39 am
I'm pretty sure the subspacenode01a.pcx is the briefing icon for the subspace node, so I wouldn't expect that to change anything.
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Offline Starman01

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Reply #3 on: February 20, 2005, 02:42:45 am
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Originally posted by WMCoolmon
In the latest mediaVPs, the dummy.pcx file is in either mv_core or mv_models. You can either extract and edit it, or create a 16x16 256-color dummy.pcx of your own in the data/maps folder. :)  


Actually, that's what I did. I still have this dummy.pcx from my older download, but changing it, does nothing ingame, node stays pure green, that's why I'm so confused :confused:
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Reply #4 on: February 20, 2005, 03:04:53 am
By the screenshots I'm seeing, it looks like the coders have figured out how to line-draw the node properly again, so maybe the one in the mediaVP isn't getting used.  Dummy.pcx should be working otherwise.
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Offline Corsair

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Reply #5 on: February 20, 2005, 11:09:26 am
the node is green? what happened to it being blue?
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Offline kasperl

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Reply #6 on: February 20, 2005, 11:14:36 am
I think he means the wireframe to show the location of a node, not the subspace vortex you actually go through.
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Offline pyro-manic

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Reply #7 on: February 20, 2005, 11:14:53 am
The wireframe spheres you see that mark the positions of jump nodes, not the warp vortex thingy that appears when you jump in/out.
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Offline Starman01

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Reply #8 on: February 20, 2005, 12:03:56 pm
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Originally posted by kasperl
I think he means the wireframe to show the location of a node, not the subspace vortex you actually go through.


Exactly. And now ? Since dummy.pcx isn't working, is it code-related then (and not changeable by normal means ? )
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Reply #9 on: February 20, 2005, 12:27:42 pm
Long ago in the days of FS1, I think the Subspace Node was considered a HUD element and was customizable through the hud options screen.  Don's know how that's held up over the revisions though, as I've always prefered green.
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Offline Goober5000

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Reply #10 on: February 20, 2005, 01:00:30 pm
Yes, it should take the same color as one of the HUD elements.  Try changing everything to red or blue and see what happens.
 

Offline Starman01

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Reply #11 on: February 20, 2005, 01:04:19 pm
I already play with a blue HUD (but I will play a little with the colour-tabs, maybe something changes). Shortly before Christmas I had a blue subspacenode, so if it is code-related, it should be rather new (within the last 6 months I guess)
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Offline Starman01

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Reply #12 on: February 20, 2005, 01:15:45 pm
Ah, that's how it works. I had overall "green" selected in the HUD, but moved to tabs to make it appear to some sort of blue.

By switching to "blue" (at the amber, blue or green-tab), the Node has become blue too. Looks like these 3 variables are responsible for the Node-Colour. It not 100% what I want, but 95%, and that's enough ;)


Thanks Goober :)
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Reply #13 on: February 20, 2005, 01:52:51 pm
That's right. In FS1 there were only 3 HUD color schemes, green, blue and amber. FS2 maintained those color tabs but also gave you the ability to customize individual HUD elements.
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Reply #14 on: February 20, 2005, 02:11:42 pm
Overall this makes sense too, since the SSN is obviously a HUD projection rather than any sort of actual object floating in space.
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Offline Drew

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Reply #15 on: February 20, 2005, 02:25:28 pm
on the fly node color changes with any type of Onslaught mission mod.
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Reply #16 on: February 20, 2005, 02:40:04 pm
what?
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Offline Drew

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Reply #17 on: February 20, 2005, 03:22:31 pm
so when an a team captures an opposing node, it changes to that teams color.
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Offline Anaz

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Reply #18 on: February 20, 2005, 11:28:55 pm
That'd be cool. Have stuff reinforce from the subspace nodes for the controlling team. Goal is to acquire a certain number of points/nodes/tickets...
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Reply #19 on: February 21, 2005, 02:52:39 am
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