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color -> DEV INFO: Customizing the zoom levels (4/3/2005 7:46:41 PM)
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We figured that not everyone wanted to have the same zoom levels, so like so many other concepts in the game, we made them configurable.
To change the zoom levels yourself, open up the art.txt file and find the three following lines:
// zooms for the game
MAP_ZOOM,4800,5400,6000
// chip scaling by zoom
CHIP_SCALE,3000,3375,3750
// Y ofsets by zoom
ICON_Y_OFFSET,35,40,45
- The first line is the zoom at the three different levels. The numbers goes from the highest zoom to the lowest zoom. Increasing the number increases the zoom level and vice versa. That also means you can actually zoom further out at the highest level by lowering the first number. This should satisfy the request of some to get a large overview mode where you can to do strategic planning without using the strategic map.
- The second decides the scaling of the unit icons on each zoom level.
- The third decides the x and y coordinate offset for each zoom level when placing the unit icons.
The unit icon coordinates for each region is in another file.
So changing the first set of values and then playing around with the two other sets to find the optimal values you can completely customize the zoom level to your liking. I suggest once players has found new values they like that you share them with other players posting replys to this thread.
Jorgen
ADMINS, please make this sticky.
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