Dot crosshair

Replaces the large crosshair with a small dot.

For a Mafia 2 Classic Update 5a

INSTALLATION

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1. Copy these 3 files into the game's  "Mafia II\pc"  folder

(the folder that contains Mafia2.exe):

tables_dot.sds

CROSSHAIR_DOT_ON.bat

CROSSHAIR_DOT_OFF.bat

2. Run  CROSSHAIR_DOT_ON.bat

- On the FIRST run it creates a backup of your original file:

tables_backup.sds  (do not delete it)

- Then it replaces  pc\sds\tables\tables.sds  with the dot

crosshair version.

3. Play. The game must be restarted for a change to take effect

if it was running.

RESTORING THE ORIGINAL CROSSHAIR

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Run  CROSSHAIR_DOT_OFF.bat  - it restores your original backed-up

file. You can switch back and forth any time, one click each way,

no questions asked.

UNINSTALLING

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Run CROSSHAIR_DOT_OFF.bat once, then delete tables_dot.sds,

CROSSHAIR_DOT_ON.bat, CROSSHAIR_DOT_OFF.bat and tables_backup.sds

from the "pc" folder.

HOW IT WORKS (for the curious)

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The file  pc\sds\tables\tables.sds  holds the game's data tables,

including the one that defines the crosshair sprite/size used by

the HUD. The modded copy carries an edited version of that table

so the game draws a plain dot instead of the default reticle.

Everything else inside the archive is left as in the original file.

If a game update (or another mod) replaces tables.sds, run

CROSSHAIR_DOT_ON.bat again - but delete the old tables_backup.sds

first, so that the backup matches the new original file.