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Hello everyone. In this guide, I would like to show you how you can customize ZOOM completely according to your needs.

Example result:

The following program is required to modify the zoom setting:

https://github.com/pagonia-land/plpaker?tab=readme-ov-file

At this point, I would like to point out that I am not the creator of this program!
The creators of this program deserve a big thumbs up :)

If you are using Windows, simply download the program.
If you are using a different operating system, the program must be compiled beforehand.

Once the program has been downloaded or created (plpaker.exe), copy or move the file to the following directory:
SteamsteamappscommonPioneers of Pagoniapak

This directory contains the core.pak file, which is important for the modification.

The following steps are for Windows users only:

Right-click in an empty area of the directory (important: not on the file!).
Select Open in Console there (marked in yellow in the screenshot).






















Enter the following command in the console:
.plpaker.exe unpack .core.pak .mod -f=system.json

Do NOT close the console, we'll need it later again!!!

Then the following should appear in the console:




If everything went smoothly, a new directory named [mod] should have been created in the folder.

Then switch to the [mod] directory (not in the console but in Explorer).

There you will find a file called system.json. Open this file with a text editor (e.g., Notepad).

Edit the entry [“CameraMaxDistance”: 230,] in this file.
The distance of 230 has proven to be good for me, but it can also be set higher.










Then save the file.

Now enter the following command in the console (which should still be open from earlier):
.plpaker.exe patch .core.pak .mod.pak .modsystem.json

This created a file named [mod.pak]. This file now contains the new information for the maximum camera distance.

Now rename this file to [core.pak]. (Important: make a backup copy of the original file first.)

The original file must of course be renamed beforehand, e.g. to [core.pak.backup].

I strongly recommend editing the [settings.ini] file! You can find it in the following directory:
C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Local\Pioneers of Pagonia

Change the [WHEELZOOMSPEEDFACTOR] to 1000. That worked very well for me. Otherwise, the camera zooms in and out extremely slowly.









That's all. Now just start the game and enjoy a much better overview :)