Photorealistic Binoculars Overlays and misc. fixes

We're doing a sequel

That's what we do in Hollywood

And everybody knows

That the sequel's never quite as good"

2025-06-10: Read the footnotes. Big update on the way!

DISCLAIMER: At some point in 2024, Nexus has comically compressed the quality of the already uploaded screenshots to an obscene degree and neither represents the original quality of the screenshots nor the quality caracteristics of the textures as they appear in gameplay. Therefore:

Nexus screenshots no longer translate the quality of my work and split comparisons are voided for the time being.

Description

This is another mod that gives you new options for the overlay that appears when using binoculars or rangefinders.

If you want this same view or other shapes, but prefer vanilla-style edges, please use the original mod by charmics' instead. More details at footnote.

There are 5 styles included:

• []TACTICAL_8X (offset mildots crosshair, versions with and without range scale)

  Original reticle design, mashup of western and soviet reticle styles. ONLY use it for the starter passive binoculars.

  Disclaimer: This one needs magnification calibration, so DO NOT fully rely on it at this moment.

  Be aware it's just a texture, you still need to use the center of the screen to track-tag animals.[]SIMPLE (basic open crosshair) under repairs, removed temporarily

  Designed to connect with the rangefinder "cross" overlay. Only for rangefinder/rangebinos.[]CLEAR (no lines or markings, clear glass).

  Recommended for all spotting devices. When in doubt, choose this one.

CLEAR

and SIMPLE have two variants each:

• []SHARP: Very defined edges. Effectively simulates long eye relief distance.

  []SMOOTH: Soft, blurry edges. Simulates insufficient eye relief.

  Both versions have equivalent visibility; i.e. sharp edges is slightly narrower in view, but it's nowhere as dark near the edges.

  In order to change styles, simply merge the dropzone folder of your desired style onto the one in your game's location and overwrite where asked.

  The game uses the same overlay image for ALL spotting devices, so if you're not using "CLEAR" you may need to manually switch styles, e.g. when switching between passive binoculars and the binocular rangefinder.

  Miscellaneous Fixes

  • []"De-fried" lens dirt

  The texture the vanilla game normally uses for shining onto specks of dirt on the screen is extremely pixelated, compressed and then distorted. This reprocess drastically reduces these issues.
  • []

    "Fat-free" far lights

  To make those far points of light in the distance look more like, well, light points, with a more gradual falloff, rather than light "orbs". See Images.
  • []Save blinker killer 2: electric boogaloo

  Completely hides the save blinker that incessantly pops up at the bottom-left corner. Great for reshade screenshots!

  The previous release by Onamazu has been broken for a long while. I reiterate his note: this only hides the