Description:
Homepitbuilders Viperpit, emptied 2D and 3D cockpit shell for OF F-16blk52, v1.2   25-02-2008


This mod has:
-  a 2D frontview shell 1600x1200 res with HUD and MFD data at the bottom.
You can not pan (yet) with this 2D cockpit shell

- a 3D shell with canopy and liftlines and tails/wings only. 
If you dont want reflections and liftlines for SA guidance, disable them in the UI.
You can adjust yourself how far you will be able to look down in the cockpit by adjusting this line in the 3dckpit.datfile: viewlimit_pitch_down 0.0;
The higher the number the more downwards you can see. A range from 0.0 - 50 is safe and tested

The 3dckpit.datfile serves to move the MFD/DED/RWR data to a place where you can not see it but it is present in the shell. 
The DED and RWR data can easily be removed by deleting the lines in the 3dckpit.datfile that tell where they are positioned.  
The HUD can be removed by renaming the noHUD3dckpit.dat to 3dckpit.dat adding the original 3dckpit datfile HUD positioning data again, only the # 0 is changed in there.


These are the 2D cockpit shell source coordinates for the left and right MFD's to enter in the MFD extractor options menu: 
1600x1200 resolution:
LEFT:
Upper left X: 599    Lower right X: 799
Upper left Y: 999    Lower right Y: 1199

RIGHT:
Upper left X: 800    Lower right X: 999
Upper left Y: 1000    Lower right Y: 1199

1024x768 resolution:
LEFT:
Upper left X: 383    Lower right X: 511
Upper left Y: 639   Lower right Y: 767

RIGHT:
Upper left X: 512    Lower right X: 639
Upper left Y: 640    Lower right Y: 767



Installation:
To install the .LOD (model)  you need to use LodEditor 610 or higher until a F4patch file or similar is made as installer. 
Backup Koreaobj.HDR, run LE, manually enter the # 1 at 'Normal'1, and open (1)LOD#0.
Go to 'Action/replace model and select the new .LOD

For the 2D cockpit, go to Falcon4/art/ckptart and back up the default 3dckpit.dat, 16_ckpit.dat and replace these with the 3dckpit.dat, 16_ckpit.dat and back.gif of this zip.


Run Falcon and check the emptyness and environment  with the tool and report your findings please.
Use and run at your own risk, back up what you change first !

Changes v1.2
- Added 1024x768 resolution coordinates in the readme
- Changed the size of the black MFD backgrounds fields so that 1024res users have more space

Changes v1.1
- Changed the readme and instructions to be more precise
- Changed the 3dckpit.dat to have a HUD at 12 o'clock
- Added a noHUD3dckpit.dat file in case the HUD needs to be gone.
- Changed the pitch down number in the 3D shell to 0.0, limiting downward views


Aeyes
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