Tank Commander Using Binoculars

[julius heide]

Is it possible to make a script that brings the option "weapon binoculars" when youÂ're the tank commander and youÂ're arise in the turret. ItÂ's a very realistic and useful feature (specially for WW2 missions). ItÂ's not a good idea to get out of the tank when you want to use the binos.

[General Barron]

Not possible via scripting, I'm afraid. It could be incorporated into a tanks config (kind of), but I don't know if any addons out there have that feature.

However, when you are turned in, you can press the 'v' key, and then use the + and - keys to zoom in and zoom out. I think you can even get more zoom that way than you could with binoculars.

[csde-PiLLe]

I know what you are looking for, julius.

to my knowledge, there is no tank available which permits you to "stand upright."

What someone would have to do is: create a  model for the tank commander with binocs and use this model as a proxy in "turn out" state of the tank-commander.

Now this was difficult, I hope you get what I mean.

Why not write some "WWII Addon-Makers" about this?

Cheers
PiLLe

[General Barron]

Couldn't you just chang the "turn out" animation from the current one, to one where the guy is using binoculars? Then, could you change the turned out FOV to be equal to binocs? Or was that what you were saying?

I still think it is easier just to use the + and - keys though

[csde-PiLLe]

As far as I know, only the hatchets (?) are animated on the turn-out action. The proxy models just pop up

And this is what I was talking about: Have the model stand with binocs, if that is possible.

To be honest, I think the closest thing to this we might see is a model holding its hands as if it HAD binoculars.

AFAIK, proxy models are not much mure than custom animations for the model inside the tank. But any Addon-Maker should be able to explain this better than I can

Cheers
PiLLe

[General Barron]

OK, we're talking about the same thing then

However, with custom animations it is possible to make the unit hold and show his binoculars, if he has them, so that wouldn't be a problem.