Removal of aiming dot on Pawnee windshield

[HUEY222 3]

Dear BI team,

 

I love flying helicopters in Arma3 with a passion but the black aiming dot which was added to the Pawnee windshield is truly effecting my enjoyment of just flying around. Your eye is always pulled to that spot.

 

The aiming dot is a good idea for combat flying but can you please make this an option rather than a mandate.

 

I would really appreciate it if someone from the BI team could tell me how to get rid of it.

 

I know you guys are busy so any support on this welcome. Please get me flying happy again.

 

HUEY222

[Belbo 462]

Take a look at the "Visual" section of the current changelog: https://dev.arma3.com/post/spotrep-00085

[Maff 250]

From the latest SPOTREP:

"Changed: MH-9 no longer has a crosshair. A new section was added: aiming_dot. Now it can be retextured or removed using setObjectTexture (index 1)."

 

 

This should do it...

heli setObjectTextureGlobal [1, ""];

 

[HUEY222 3]

 Maff / Belbo,

 

Thank you very much for the information above.

 

Maff - My programming / tech skills are pretty basic. What do i need to do? An idiots guide would be greatly appreciated.

 

 

HUEY

 

 

[Maff 250]

4 minutes ago, HUEY222 said:

 What do i need to do? An idiots guide would be greatly appreciated.

 

The easiest method would be to place down your MH-9 in the editor.

Double click the MH-9 and in the Init box put:

this setObjectTextureGlobal [1, ""];

 

[HUEY222 3]

OK

 

Sounds straight forward enough 

 

I will try this tonight and let you know how it goes.

 

Appreciate your time and knowledge. Thank you.

[HUEY222 3]

i know this is a dumb question but im asking anyway

 

Do i include the this

 

or just  setObjectTextureGlobal [1, ""];

[Maff 250]

Yes. Include "this".

 

So, copy and paste the below into the init box.

this setObjectTextureGlobal [1, ""];

 

Heads up, this command does not improve flying. Not one bit... 🙄
 

[HUEY222 3]

Thank you Maff

 

Looking forward to getting home and going low level without a black ring on my windscreen.

 

 

 

 

[HUEY222 3]

Maff

 

Im in the editor and double clicked the Pawnee but i cannot see the Init box in the menu. How do i get to the little puppy.

 

I did say im a tool when it come to this stuff !

[Maff 250]

No worries!

The init box will be at the top of the main box that appears after you have double clicked the Pawnee.
 

[HUEY222 3]

Maff

 

I genuinely appreciate your time and patience with a dumb ass like myself. After months of trying to blank that black dot out of my vision its gone. I am a happy man this evening.

 

THANK YOU VERY MUCH

 

Huey

[Maff 250]

Hey, no worries.

You're going to miss that bit of windscreen graffiti!

[Dirk Verite 0]

I know this is an old post but what would the line be to get rid of it in UH-1H helicopters?  That line make half the heli invisible and keeps the circle in the windshield.  Any help is really appreciated

[Jackal326 1181]

3 hours ago, Dirk Verite said:

I know this is an old post but what would the line be to get rid of it in UH-1H helicopters?  That line make half the heli invisible and keeps the circle in the windshield.  Any help is really appreciated

That depends on how the mod maker has setup their named-selections seeing as how there aren't any UH-1H's in game by default (to my knowledge). My advice would be to either try and experiment by changing the number in the init line (0, 2, 3, 4, 5 etc.) to see the results, but keep in mind it may not even be possible depending on how it was made in the first place...

[Dirk Verite 0]

On 9/13/2024 at 12:28 AM, Jackal326 said:

That depends on how the mod maker has setup their named-selections seeing as how there aren't any UH-1H's in game by default (to my knowledge). My advice would be to either try and experiment by changing the number in the init line (0, 2, 3, 4, 5 etc.) to see the results, but keep in mind it may not even be possible depending on how it was made in the first place...

Thanks for the reply, someone said that it would be easy to make a mod that takes it away.  This is beyond my knowledge.  I will say that circle sucks on the game, makes it unplayable...  no idea why they put it there.

[Jackal326 1181]

4 hours ago, Dirk Verite said:

Thanks for the reply, someone said that it would be easy to make a mod that takes it away.  [...]

Theoretically it would be easy IF the original author has given the area the texture is defined to a name selection. If they have not then you're SOL.