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Fallout 3
Dynamic Crosshair Mod
Version 1.2.0
by ShadauxCat
POWERED BY FOSE by by Ian Patterson (ianpatt), Stephen Abel (behippo), and Paul
Connelly (scruggsywuggsy the ferret)
http://fose.silverlock.org/
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0) TABLE OF CONTENTS (0
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1) Introduction
2) Description
3) Installation/Uninstallation
4) Compatibility
5) Contact
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1) INTRODUCTION (1
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Hey, look, I'm gonna do another lame introduction for absolutely no reason! Why
do I do these? I don't know. I just told you there was no reason. So just get
used to it already.
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2) DESCRIPTION (2
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The Dynamic Crosshair mod is simple: it adds a dynamically resizing crosshair (a
la Mass Effect, S.T.A.L.K.E.R., and probably others) to Fallout 3. This
crosshair shows you EXACTLY what your weapon's spread is. As you improve
the weapon's relevant skill, you'll see the size of your crosshair gradually
shrink, and you'll also be able to see the differences between the accuracy of
various weapons. This can be very helpful in gameplay, especially when playing
in third person.
The accuracy circle is a separate UI element from the crosshair, so you can use
this with any crosshair mod you want! That means you can get the best of every
world - you can see your accuracy without having to sacrifice that neat
crosshair mod you downloaded!
for the best synergy with this mod, I recommend one of the following crosshair
textures:
Better Crosshair - FPS Style by GTA44
http://www.fallout3nexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=7543
Smaller Crosshair by ziher (Either DotXhair or Larger DotXhair)
http://www.fallout3nexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=240
Rad Crosshair and Cursor by njforgacs
http://www.fallout3nexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=809
Vault-Tec Crosshair by Ryuu.densetsu (Either the cross or the dot version)
http://www.fallout3nexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=282
Of course, you're more than welcome to use any crosshair mod you like, or none
at all. The Dynamic Crosshair will work just fine with all of them, including
the vanilla crosshair. Some just may not look quite as nice.
Dynamic Crosshair requires FOSE to run. Without it, it will simply do nothing.
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3) INSTALLATION/UNINSTALLATION (3
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This mod comes in four flavors: 4:3, 5:4, 16:9, and 16:10, of which you should
only install ONE based on the resolution at which you play the game (NOT your
monitor's native resolution). To determine which one you need, consult the
following list:
4:3 Resolutions:
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800x600
1024x640 [Letterbox]
1024x768
1152x720 [Letterbox]
1152x864
1280x800 [Letterbox]
1280x960
1600x1000 [Letterbox]
1600x1200
5:4 Resolutions:
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1280x1024
16:9 Resolutions:
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1360x768
16:10 Resolutions:
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1152x648 [Letterbox]
1280x720 [Letterbox]
1600x900 [Letterbox]
1680x945 [Letterbox]
1680x1050
1920x1080 [Letterbox]
1920x1200
(Note that the resolutions listed as "[Letterbox]" are not strictly 4:3 or 16:10
resolutions, but Fallout 3 letterboxes them and treats them as such, so you will
need the 4:3 or 16:10 version of the mod for them.)
To install this mod, simply drop the appropriate esp file
(DynamicCrosshair-4-3.esp, DynamicCrosshair-5-4.esp, DynamicCrosshair-16-9.esp,
or DynamicCrosshair-16-10.esp) along with the "menus" folder and the "Textures"
folder, into your base folder (Default C:\Program Files\Bethesda Softworks
\Fallout 3\Data). If you have any UI mods, make sure you downloaded the right
file before you install, as your HUD will be altered if you didn't - there are
currently compatibility files for both Darnified UI and MTUI, which should be
available from the same place as the vanilla download.
If you have a different UI mod or UI customizations that you'd like to keep,
open up custom.xml and copy its contents into hud_main_menu.xml, right
underneath '