1)  Install DeusEx, DeusEx SDK and extract the DeusEx Source.  Instructions on how to extract the DeusEx Source can be found at the bottom of the file.

2)  Go to the c:\deusex\deusex\classes sub-directory.  I am not going to make a new directory as i'm not making a new object class.  Find and open the DeusExScopeView.uc file.

3) Normally when you go into scope view, you see a circle of visibility in the centre and the rest is blacked out.  The game isn't shrunk, or the view, but a simple process in which the view is zoomed in and black rectangles and other shapes are drawn to fill up the area which you shouldn't see through.  Some may say why block part a view out?  Number 1, a limited view is more realistic and number 2, it is very difficult to control JC Denton when the entire screen is zoomed!  Ever had a vial or two of zyme?  Then you'll know what I mean.

4)  Find this line, almost at the bottom of the file:

gc.DrawTexture(fromX + 256, fromY, 256, scopeHeight, 0, 0, Texture'HUDBinocularView_2');

This particular snippet is from the binocular scope view, the whole code of which is printed below:

gc.SetStyle(DSTY_Masked); 
 if (bBinocs) 
 { 
  gc.SetStyle(DSTY_Modulated); 
  gc.DrawTexture(fromX,       fromY, 256, scopeHeight, 0, 0, Texture'HUDBinocularView_1'); 
  gc.DrawTexture(fromX + 256, fromY, 256, scopeHeight, 0,0,Texture'HUDBinocularView_2');

The DrawTexture lines draw the black nothingness.  The other similar looking bits of code a few lines down control where to draw the crosshair.  Lets change that bottom line to:

gc.DrawTexture(fromX + 325, fromY, 256, scopeHeight, 0,0,Texture'HUDBinocularView_2');

That should I think, leave the left circle of vision (C.O.V) alone but move the right C.O.V further to the right so you have a blind spot in the middle of your binoculars!

5)  Compile this using UCC MAKE from the c:\deusex\system directory or use my compiler.bat from tutorial 6!  Notice that this tutorial is utter bollocks.  If you want to add, er, extra adrenaline into this mod, you could always change the colour of the shapes drawn to create the illusion of the scope(s) to bright sodding red or summing.  I'm gonna have to start doing advanced tutorials now, aren't I?  These easy one's are too boring! BUT if i'm using any of my beginner-helpfullness, please email me at boneskull62@hotmail.com and complain! Thanks!

Thank you for using this tutorial!  Email me at boneskull62@hotmail.com with your opinion on post them on Modus Moriendi's message board or some Australian message board about the genital's of koala's.