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.



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



in detail:
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" if there already have one
use texteditor open \Data\Menus\main\hud_main_menu.xml(the one in your game folder,not mod folder)
scroll down to the bottom,the last line should be
...
...
</menu>

you insert a line before it, after you done it should looks like
...
...
  <include src="visor.xml" />
</menu>

save it and you are good to go
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credits:
NVSE and JIP Plugin,can't do without you
Project Nevada,where the idea come from
HUD overlay tutorial by DoctaSax