Zoom Bind Toggle

[the Crazed]

Hey All,

This came up in-game with someone wanting a simple toggle zoom bind... I'm sure there might be a better place to post it - I'm sorry I'm so lazy and daft as to not find it.

Here's the bind - type it in exactly as written into your config for a simple toggle zoom bind.

First - pick the key you want to use to toggle zoom - in this case I'll use mouse3.
Second - pick the fov (the smaller the number the more you zoom in) you want to zoom to - I'll pick 40.
Third - umm... well... just know what your normal fov is - mine is 105

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bind mouse3 zoomin

alias zoomin "set fov 40; bind mouse3 zoomout"

alias zoomout "set fov 105; bind mouse3 zoomin"

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Replace mouse3, 40, and 105 with the values you want to use and you have a quick, simple zoom.

Hope this helps.

Crazed

[peewee_RotA]

For nailing those pesky turrets in Rogue here's a handedness toggle bind:

//----------------
//   Handedness
alias righthanded "hand 3; bind . lefthanded; echo Weapon switched to right hand"
alias lefthanded "hand 1; bind . righthanded; echo Weapon switched to left hand"
bind . lefthanded

//Simplified weapon switching in rogue:
bind 1 "use chainfist;use blaster"
bind 2 "use plasma beam;use shotgun"
bind 4 "use ETF rifle;use machinegun"
bind g "use tesla;use grenades"
bind 6 "use grenade launcher; use prox launcher"

//simplified weapon switching in Xatrix
bind g "use trap;use grenades"
bind 8 "use IonRipper;use hyperblaster"
bind 9 "use phalanx;use railgun"

[the Crazed]

Hehe, I've never thought of switching your weapon between hands!

[Whirlingdervish]

here's mine:


// ---ZOOM binds---

set fovnorm 90
set sensnorm 6.5
set fov $fovnorm

bind f zoomin
bind v zoomout
 
alias zoomin in1
alias zoomout zoomnorm

alias zoomnorm "fov $fovnorm; sensitivity $sensnorm; alias zoomin in1"
alias in1 "fov 65; sensitivity 5; alias zoomin in2; alias zoomout zoomnorm"
alias in2 "fov 55; sensitivity 3; alias zoomin in3; alias zoomout in1"
alias in3 "fov 45; sensitivity 2.5; alias zoomin in4; alias zoomout in2"
alias in4 "fov 35; sensitivity 1.5; alias zoomout in3"


I rarely use anything but the first click in tho, so I could probably just make it a toggle

[R-a-z-o-r]

Hehe, i have just:

Bind end fov 101.
Bind del fov 45.

 

[peewee_RotA]

Don't forget, you don't need a toggle:

alias +zoomer "fov 25"
alias -zoomer "fov 90"
bind z +zoomer

[UUD-40]

Mine, kinda like derv's - lowers the sensitivity when you are zoomed in. 




 ---
bind ALT ZoomIn
set fovNormal 95
set fovZoom 40
fov $fovNormal
set sensNormal 6.75
set sensLow 3.8
sensitivity $sensNormal
alias ZoomIn  "fov $fovZoom; sensitivity $sensLow; bind ALT ZoomOut; echo ---Zoom: In---"
alias ZoomOut "sensitivity $sensNormal; fov $fovNormal; bind ALT ZoomIn; echo ---Zoom: Normal---"
---

[|iR|Focalor]

Shhhh, this is top secret, but I just use this handy little hack:



I gotta remember to shut the blinds though. I keep burning holes in my monitor on sunny days.

 

[[BTF]DeathStalker]

Shhhh, this is top secret, but I just use this handy little hack:



I gotta remember to shut the blinds though. I keep burning holes in my monitor on sunny days.

 

Geeez Folalor, if i had a buck for every post of yours i'vr read that made me either chuckle or near bust a gut laughing I could probably start thinking of retirering. LOL.
Good Job.

BTW, i've had a zoom bind for quite a while, but i really wanted something to toggle rather than to have to hold down the key so Spike[SIR] helped me tweek it to this while we we're at Quake-Con.

alias zoom +zoom
alias +zoom "fov 60;sensitivity 3.0; alias zoom -zoom;echo [zoom in];play items/nvg_on"
alias -zoom "fov 120;sensitivity 10; alias zoom +zoom;echo [zoom out];play items/nvg_off"
bind mouse5 zoom

Simple yet effective.
Thanks Spike.

[peewee_RotA]

Geeez Folalor, if i had a buck for every post of yours i'vr read that made me either chuckle or near bust a gut laughing I could probably start thinking of retirering. LOL.
Good Job.

BTW, i've had a zoom bind for quite a while, but i really wanted something to toggle rather than to have to hold down the key so Spike[SIR] helped me tweek it to this while we we're at Quake-Con.

alias zoom +zoom
alias +zoom "fov 60;sensitivity 3.0; alias zoom -zoom;echo [zoom in];play items/nvg_on"
alias -zoom "fov 120;sensitivity 10; alias zoom +zoom;echo [zoom out];play items/nvg_off"
bind mouse5 zoom

Simple yet effective.
Thanks Spike.

Folawlor

Here's a version of that with some a more polished and glossy zoom effect. I did something similar in a mod of mine.

alias +zoom "play brain/brnlens1.wav;fov 80;wait;wait;wait;wait;wait;wait;fov 70;wait;wait;wait;wait;wait;wait;fov 60;wait;wait;wait;wait;wait;wait;fov 50;wait;wait;wait;wait;wait;wait;fov 40;echo [zoom in]"
alias -zoom "fov 50;wait;wait;wait;wait;wait;wait;fov 60;wait;wait;wait;wait;wait;wait;fov 70;wait;wait;wait;wait;wait;wait;fov 80;wait;wait;wait;wait;wait;wait;fov 90;echo [zoom out];play brain/brnatck2.wav"
bind q +zoom


EDIT:
I just got kicked from vanilla for using this bind. Is it the waits or the fov?

[[BTF] Reflex]

probably the fov's

the server gets sent fov setting, and is kicking you for flooding

on a side note,  my zoom bind (made it but never got used to using it)

 alias +zoom "fov 40; sensitivity 1.5; +movedown; play zoom"
 alias -zoom "fov 110; sensitivity 3.75; -movedown; play zoombak"
 bind c "+zoom"