yes and yes - auto targeting(snap-on aim i call it) can be disabled by making force_gun_ori = true, auto_turret = false

the lead indicator can be ghosted with alpha color values;it will take some searching and trial and error to find it, sorry i don't remember where it is or if its separate from the target brackets - this is based on my no-HUD screenshot mod building experience. the correct color values if its a cursor type texture would be 55, 55, 55 if i recall correctly - if its just part of the bracket,that can be removed by making its size 0X0

as an upgrade? not possible. btw, for anyone who cares;you can alter the position of that lead indicator by the addition of some nodes to ship files via UTF - with a structure like so:

root ->
rigid body ->
mass properties ->
center of mass(float) = #.#, #.#, #.#, #.#
intertia tensor(float) = 10 #'s - can be left out, probably
mass(float) = #, 1.000000

Stefan:the UTF structure?


Edited by - Cold_Void on 4/12/2006 10:21:37 AM

Can you put the screenshot in your post?

Thanks for the help

-Morti


"If at first you don't succeed, so much for skydiving" - Henry Youngman

Hey Void, how did you find THAT out?

my curiousity was piqued when i heard that some very old nomad hardware models were in an unusual format (openFLAME 3D N-mesh) - afaik these models are still valid in FL's engine! anyways, i was looking for ways to reduce capship handling/collision reaction and i thought this looked like the solution but it never panned out and i moved on to other areas, like the unpublished constants. anyways, thats how i found the center of mass & how it affects the targeting