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Adds a toggable zoom, breath holding, different types of zooming effects for different scopes. Requires FOSE.

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Zoom Reworked
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Author:schlangster
Version:1.0
Date:24-02-2010


Update 1.0a: There have been reports that automatic key rebinding may behave strangely (and I also experienced this myself one time). I uploaded a fix to completely disable this.
As a result, you will have to manually reassign the zoom/block key in your Fallout 3 Settings Menu to match the internal zoom key (default=Num1).

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What This Mod Does
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- Allows you to toggle between normal view and zoom with scoped weapons (or optionally all weapons), so you no longer have to hold down the button all the time.
Zooming for scoped-weapons now also happens instantly. For non-scoped weapons, everything is at is used to be.

- You can hold your breath for up to 5 seconds by pressing the left ALT key to temporarily increase accuracy when zooming.
The longer you hold it the more time it will take until you're calm again.

- Zoom in & out with the mouse wheel, with zooming steps based on the type of scope/weapon you're using:
* Conventional weapons have an optical zoom, with 3 steps for sniper rifles, 2 steps for assault rifles and a single step for sub-machine guns etc
* Energy weapons have an improved scope that allows continueous zooming

- Everything is script-based, so it's supposed to work with all mods that add scoped weapons (i.e. WMK, FWE).

- Includes sound effects for holding breath, zooming in/out

To see the added effects in action, see this video on YouTube.

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Requirements
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FOSE, tested with version v1.2 b2 and later
@ http://fose.silverlock.org/

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Installation & Configuration
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Install the contents of this archive in your Data/ directory and activate the .esp.

When playing with it for the first time, an item called " Zoom Config >" will be added to your inventory, which can be activated to open the
configuration menu.

Unless you're upgrading from a previous version, default settings will be applied for mouse zooming with the right mouse button, zooming in and out
with the mouse wheel and holding your breath with the left ALT key.

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Deinstallation
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Besides removing the installed files/deactivating the .esp, you will have to rebind your Zoom/Block key in the Fallout 3 Settings to where it used
to be.

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Compatibility
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Everything is script-based, so should be compatible with anything. Exceptions, of course, are other mods which change zooming hotkeys.

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Known Issues
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The selection of the scope type (how many zooming steps) is based on the weapon's default zooming FOV and it's range, so these values have to be
reasonable. (I have not seen yet an example where this wasn't the case)


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Changelog
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v1.0.:
- Configuration menu
- Optional zoom toggle for all weapons

v0.3.:
- Zooming in/out in discrete/continueous steps

v0.2.:
- Ability to hold your breath while sniping

v0.1.:
- Initial release