Visor DIY

another work from modding study. for people likes 1st person visor but have

performance issue with PN or doesn't want the whole package, this is for you.

this mod only add visor overlay, no other effect, which means if you

want nightvison for example, you have to install other mod to accomplish

the misson,but you can easily add a visor overlay for your new installed nightvison gear.

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forgive me for the ugly visor overlay I made in this demo video,I'm not good at the stuff

and please share with me if you made a cool one

how it works:

it scans several flag/type of equipment you are wearing in this order

glasses, hair, headband, hat, head

search their FormID in the "database"(\Data\Menus\prefabs\visor.xml)

if found a match,then display the corresponding overlay image

if you don't understand the flag,don't worry,headgear always

have at least 1 flag set,so you won't miss anything

how to add visor overlay to a headgear:

1.decide which gear

2.find the FormID of the gear

3.make a image for it,put it into "Data\Textures\interface\visor\" folder

4.use a texteditor to edit the database file, write down the ID and image name.

5.start the game and enjoy

let's use T51-B power armor helmet as example

where can I find FormID of the gear?

fallout wiki (http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/Fallout:_New_Vegas_armor_and_clothing)

on wiki page, it called "Base ID",for T51-B helmet its "000a6f78"

for gear from other mods,you can use FNVedit to view the ID

you may need change the first 2 numbers correspond to your mod loader order,

make sure you read this (http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/Help:Form_IDs)

what image format should I use?

DXT5 dds, no mipmap, size 1024px is ok,you don't need 4k texture for overlay,its a waste of memory

and DO NOT use space in filename!

how to edit the database file?

use your favor texteditor open \Data\Menus\prefabs\visor.xml

add a record at the bottom like this,save it and you done

<image name="000a6f78">

<filename>interface\visor\ImageNameYouJustMade.dds</filename>

</image>

--------------------install-------------------------

this mod requires "New Vegas Script Extender(NVSE)"

and "JIP LN NVSE Plugin" to work

copy the Data folder to your game root folder

but DO NOT DO NOT overwrite "hud_main_menu.xml