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ProLaser 4 LIDAR - HUD icon and text 1.1

HUD icon and text change for the LIDAR gun
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About This File

Hey folks!  I am fairly new to the LSPDFR game and community, and one of my favourite (and most frustrating, sometimes!) parts of the game is all the mods/scripts/plug-ins/etc that you can add, to build the game into what you want it to be.  I know I have benifited a lot from so many of the mods out there, figured it was about time for me to contribute back.......at least in some small way.  

 

Over the past few weeks, I have been working with GIMP a bit - getting more comfortable with making my own changes to put into my game.  One change I made was coming up with an actual ProLaser 4 LIDAR icon to put into the vanilla GTAV weapon wheel HUD - replacing the "Vintage Pistol" icon.  This is meant to go along with Opus49's amazing Lidar gun script.

 

I created 3 variants to choose from - see the photos for what they look like on the in-game HUD.  The first is a "realistic" coloured icon - basically a stock photo of a ProLaser 4, that I scaled down and then pasted into the hud.ytd file.  Not completely happy with that one - looks great in GIMP and on the OpenIV file, but maybe the game itself can't render photo-quality well??  The second is "semi-realistic" - a side view of the PL4, made into grey-scale line drawing.  The final option is a GTAV "cartoon" style - matching the style of the other vanilla icons.  I am happy with how both of those turned out.  Pick whichever one works best for you!

 

If you have followed the suggested install for the Lidar gun script, and are using it in the "Vintage Pistol" slot, then you can just drop into OpenIV the "weapons_dlc_bb" I have included for each variant (install path below).  If you chose to replace a different weapon slot, I have also included the individual icon versions - but you are on your own for editing the file to where you need it to go!

 

My first upload, so go easy on me, lol.  Any problems, please let me know.  This is pretty basic stuff, I know......but it was a pain the arse to do!  Honestly not sure if anyone else is even interested, but I figured if I could save someone else the effort, why not?

 

By the way, if anyone knows how to edit the actual text that comes up with the Weapon Wheel, please let me know!  Would love to change "Vintage Pistol" to "LIDAR"......

 

*** INSTALLATION  ***

 

Download this ZIP folder, and open with program of your choice - save where you can find it again easily. 

 

1.  Using OpenIV, and ensure "Edit Mode" is on - navigate to the following location -->   mods / update / update.rpf / x64 / data / cdimages 

2.  Open up "scaleform_generic.rpf" 

3.  Once inside that .rpf, scroll down to the texture dictionary section and find "hud.ytd"

4.  Double click "hud.ytd" to open it; scroll down to find "weapons_dlc_bb"

5.  Right click on that, choose "replace", then find the "weapons_dlc_bb.dds" file from this download that you want to use

6.  Pick the file you want by left clicking, then "open" - that will put you back into OpenIV, then click on "save".  

7.  Exit/close out of OpenIV

 

If you haven't seen it already, here is a link to the Lidar Gun script by Opus49 and BenH6021......

 

 

Edited by Medicmojo
name/tagline change to reflect new text change capability


What's New in Version 1.1

Released

Hello again!  When I originally posted this mod last week, I ended it with a question - wondering if there was a way to change the text that appears in the Weapon Wheel HUD, and (if so) does anyone knew how to make it happen.  Well, it turns that yes, there is........and yes, someone did!

 

Firstly - I have to give 100% credit to @BenH6021 for figuring this out, and passing it along to me a few days ago.  I have absolutely no clue how he drilled down this pathway, but as you can see in the new screenshot I added (and the comment he posted a few days ago), it certainly works!  Secondly - I also have to give credit and much thanks to both Ben and @opus49for graciously giving me the permission to include and share this information as part of my little icon change mod.  Very cool of them to do so!

 

There are now 2 options to download - hope the names are clear.  If you have already downloaded the LIDAR icons, I thought it would be great to just have the text change option available.  If this is your first time seeing/considering this download, then choose the folder with both the icons and the text mod.  There is a README file in both, with instructions to make the changes.

 

LIDAR Gun HUD - text replacement (**NOTE - file is specific to Vintage Pistol replacement)


Using OpenIV, ensure "Edit Mode" is on, then navigate to the following location:

 

   -->>   mods / update / update.rpf / x64 / patch / data / lang / american_rel.rpf

 

1.  once there, double-click on "american_rel.rpf" to open it up.

2.  DO NOT open the "global.gxt2" file inside (save a back-up if you want!), but keep that page of OpenIV open

3.  Open the "LIDAR Gun text" folder in this download, then drag/drop the "global.oxt" text file into the open OpenIV page

4.  OpenIV will do the rest for you - you might see a quick flash of the "Import Open Formats" dialogue box, but no other action needed.

5.  Done!  If you are curious, now open the global.gxt file.  Vast majority of the file was there originally (not even sure where those text lines come in to the game!). 
At the very end is the change that was made, instructing the game to now use the text "LIDAR Gun" instead of "Vintage Pistol" in the HUD.

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BenH6021

· For old version 1.0.1

  

Nice Job!! Works great in game...I have put a link to the file on the Discord Server, make sure to claim it if you are on there!

Response from the author:

Thanks, I appreciate the feedback, and the Discord link!!  Glad to hear it is working out well.  You and Opus did all the hard work on the LIDAR and your other mods, though......this kind of stuff is peanuts compared to that!  lol....

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Dippa

· For old version 1.0.1

   1 of 1 member found this review helpful 1 / 1 member

This is actually pretty cool and thoughtful. Great job!

Response from the author:

Thanks very much - I appreciate the feedback!

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