STALKER fixes for Text/HUD/Crosshair in TripleHead

Post by **Paddy the Wak** » 26 Mar 2007, 15:27

Hey guys ...

I am working on a fix for the dialogue being cut off in TripleHead ...
I think I am about there ... :D
It was quite complex to do ... so I can't really explain without typing out pages and pages ...
So ... I now just have to figure out how to get the files and a "how to" explanation to you guys that want it ...

Give me a day or so ... or may be just a few hours ... I'm not sure ... but soon ... :D

Here is a screen shot ... click to see full size ...

It is also fixed for the PDA and the tradings descriptions of items ... :D

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BTW ... as the zoom for the binoculars doesn't work so well just use the F1 key to turn off the FOV tool ... to zoom ... and turn it back on when you have finished ... :wink:
This also saves having to switch to the binoculars every time you want to use them.

starfighter · Post by **starfighter** » 26 Mar 2007, 17:55

I'm curious about it.

Valjack · Post by **Valjack** » 26 Mar 2007, 23:55

:o

really ??

YOU are my God !! :D

i know it's not an easy task sometimes, i also tweaked some games in the past and as i'm also a fan of IL2 Sturmovik, i learned really soon how to get the max out of XP/scripts/.ini files/Java mix and more...;-)

Really thanks man, i'm sure at the end you'll be proud of yourself.. it can be difficult but what's the most important is that someone takes the time to do it... so many sometimes ridiculous bugs big companies don't even try to fix (it's not my game,it's driver related...yea, drivers say the same...)

And i'm a bit afraid of the Thead support with these bugs in the future...

Anyway, cu soon !! :-)

Post by **Paddy the Wak** » 27 Mar 2007, 12:06

Hey ... I think I did it ... :D

All the text that was cut off should now be there ... :D

Let me know if this isn't working as it as only been tested on my system.
If there is something I have missed just let me know and I'll see if I can fix that too ...

Here is what to do ...

Firstly go to ... C:Program FilesTHQS.T.A.L.K.E.R. - Shadow of Chernobyl ... (or whever you installed the game)
Make a backup of the file ... fsgame.ltx ... just in case you need to put things back as default.
Now ... open the file ... fsgame.ltx ... with WordPad or NotePad ...

Change the line ...

$game_data$ = false| false| $fs_root$| gamedata

To ...

$game_data$ = true| true| $fs_root$| gamedata

And save.

Now download this ... STALKER TH Text Fix.rar

Copy the folder called ... gamedata ... from the RAR file to ... C:Program FilesTHQS.T.A.L.K.E.R. - Shadow of Chernobyl

That is it ...

To uninstall this ... just remove the folder called ... "gamedata" from ... C:Program FilesTHQS.T.A.L.K.E.R. - Shadow of Chernobyl

NOT tested with the new patch ! ... no point loading the Patch if the FOV fix doesn't work with it ... so ... NOT tested with the new patch !.

Valjack · Post by **Valjack** » 27 Mar 2007, 14:19

Ok, downloaded and understood ;-)

I'll try it later when at home... a big Thanks to you !! ... let's see what happen with patch later :-)

Post by **Paddy the Wak** » 27 Mar 2007, 14:43

Cool ... let me know how you get on ... 8)
BTW ... I have only tested it at 3840x1024.

Post by **Paddy the Wak** » 27 Mar 2007, 18:42

Hi guys ...
I didn't like the size of the crosshair ... it was too big in TripleHead ... so I made a smaller one ... :D

Before

After

Will only work if you have made the change to the ... fsgame.ltx ... as described above in the post above.

Download this file ... Crosshair.rar

Copy the ... system.ltx ... file from the RAR and put it here ... C:Program FilesTHQS.T.A.L.K.E.R. - Shadow of Chernobylgamedataconfig

That's it ... enjoy ... :D ...

khula · Post by **khula** » 27 Mar 2007, 19:36

Paddy!!! You are the man.. Thanks so much for this.. Now if you could only sort out the aspect ratio and missing text in Vampire Bloodlines....

Post by **Paddy the Wak** » 27 Mar 2007, 19:52

Glad you like it ... :D

Now if you could only sort out the aspect ratio and missing text in Vampire Bloodlines....

... sorry I no longer have the game.

khula · Post by **khula** » 27 Mar 2007, 19:59

AAArgh! Why oh why did I install the patch? If it wasn't already then it is now confirmed that Racer S's FOV Hack doesn't work which by default means your wonderful edits doesn't work either.

Any news on updates from our friend Racer?

Post by **Paddy the Wak** » 27 Mar 2007, 20:10

Any news on updates from our friend Racer?

... I sent him an email about it but I haven't heard back yet ... :(

Post by **Paddy the Wak** » 29 Mar 2007, 08:27

AAArgh! Why oh why did I install the patch? If it wasn't already then it is now confirmed that Racer S's FOV Hack doesn't work which by default means your wonderful edits doesn't work either.

I know without the FOV hack the game is all but unplayable but the fix for the text should work even if you don't run the FOV Hack ...
But then again ... if it isn't working for you ... it may be the game patch that stops the text fix from working.
I haven't installed the patch so I don't know for sure.

khula · Post by **khula** » 29 Mar 2007, 19:09

Sorry Paddy, yeah I meant that I only tried it with the FOV hack... I cant even contemplate playing at 3840x1024 without it. So yep, your tweks are untested for me with the latest patch installed. Sorry for any confusion...

Valjack · Post by **Valjack** » 29 Mar 2007, 21:18

I did not have any time to play this week :-(

Well, let's wait until this WE to see if some miracle can happen for a fix working with patch... anyway, Thks again until now, for the few i tested, no problems with unpatched version :-)

cu soon

Post by **Paddy the Wak** » 29 Mar 2007, 21:22

Thanks for testing ... glad to know these tweaks are working for someone else ... :D

skeeder · Post by **skeeder** » 30 Mar 2007, 02:47

you have a crosshair fix for normal? its WAY to big no matter what.

Post by **Paddy the Wak** » 30 Mar 2007, 08:13

you have a crosshair fix for normal? its WAY to big no matter what.

Yeah it should work for any screen ... just follow the instructions above ...
If it is too small for you ... or you want to change it yourself ...
Open the ... system.ltx ... file with a text editor (NotePad ... WordPad) ...
Under the heading ... [hud_cursor]

Change the value in this line to suit your taste ...

cross_length = 0.003

The original length was ...

cross_length = 0.015

:D

Post by **Paddy the Wak** » 30 Mar 2007, 22:30

I found some text that appeared "in view" (messages from the Trader etc.) that was still cut off ... I updated the STALKER TH Text Fix.rar ... 8)

khula · Post by **khula** » 02 Apr 2007, 10:48

Hey Paddy! Any news from Racer on an update? Boy that guy's site updates slowly! (even though he is a genius)....

Post by **Paddy the Wak** » 02 Apr 2007, 11:05

No word I'm afraid ...
There is a lot of spam in his forum which I would have thought he would have removed if he was around ... I guess he is away on vacation or maybe he is busy with work ...

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