Fix my camera!

manstie · Oct 4, 2009

Hi,
I have a kind of, first person camera, and I need to make it so it's like the first picture, all the way through the game even with the ups and downs of the terrain...
First Pic:

Getting a bit higher there...

TOO HIGH!

Here's my trigger:

SetCamera
- Events
  - Time - Every 0.02 seconds of game time
- Conditions
- Actions
  - Unit Group - Pick every unit in CameraGroup and do (Actions)
    - Loop - Actions
      - Set CamPoint = (Position of (Picked unit))
      - Custom script: set udg_CamHeight = GetLocationZ(udg_CamPoint)
      - Set CamHeight2 = (CamHeight x 0.75)
      - Camera - Set (Owner of (Picked unit))'s camera Height Offset to (75.00 + (CamHeight - CamHeight2)) over 0.50 seconds
      - Custom script: call RemoveLocation(udg_CamPoint)
      - Camera - Set (Owner of (Picked unit))'s camera Distance to target to 500.00 over 0.50 seconds
      - Camera - Set (Owner of (Picked unit))'s camera Angle of attack to 325.00 over 0.50 seconds
      - Camera - Pan camera for (Owner of (Picked unit)) to (Position of (Picked unit)) over 0.00 seconds
      - Camera - Set (Owner of (Picked unit))'s camera Field of view to 550.00 over 0.50 seconds
      - Camera - Set (Owner of (Picked unit))'s camera Rotation to (Facing of (Picked unit)) over 0.50 seconds

I want to try and prevent using lock camera because i want to be able to right click on the minimap and ping wherever on the minimap.

arafor · Oct 4, 2009

Well if you lock the camera from the start there should not even be a probem. So long as you don't want the camera to change you can simply lock it on.

manstie · Oct 5, 2009

So if I use lock camera to unit, it will keep the camera the same all the way through the game?

arafor · Oct 5, 2009

It will keep the camera in that direction and at that level the whoe game if you lock it. The only thing i think woud affect it is if you scroll up or down but I'm not sure on that.

manstie · Oct 6, 2009

Is there a kind of math thingy that I can do with the variables?
I tried to balance it with CamHeight2, it fixed it a bit but it still bad...

arafor · Oct 6, 2009

Did you try what I told you to do in the first place?

manstie · Oct 7, 2009

I said that I want to prevent using lock camera because I want to be able to right click on the minimap to move and ping on the minimap.

arafor · Oct 7, 2009

Couldn't you just lock the camera and have the computer ping on the mini-map? I mean you can still physically see the mini-map, you just might not be able to scroll over to it.

manstie · Oct 8, 2009

I mean players ping the minimap, wherever they want.

Megafyr · Oct 8, 2009

Try these two custom scripts inside your trigger:

JASS:

call SetCameraField(CAMERA_FIELD_ZOFFSET, GetCameraField(CAMERA_FIELD_ZOFFSET) + Z - GetCameraTargetPositionZ + A(), -0.01)
call SetCameraField(CAMERA_FIELD_ZOFFSET, GetCameraField(CAMERA_FIELD_ZOFFSET) + Z - GetCameraTargetPositionZ + A(), 0.01)

Z equals to the Z height of your units current position.
You can se A to whatever number you want to higher of lower the veiw height.

By the way, you leak a unit group. You should set the unit group to a variable and then remove it afterwards.
You also leak a location: "Camera - Pan camera for (Owner of (Picked unit)) to (Position of (Picked unit)) over 0.00 seconds".

manstie · Oct 9, 2009

So I make
A = 75
and
Z = CamHeight
?

Megafyr · Oct 9, 2009

Z = Z height where your unit is located. You already set that value to udg_CamHeight. Replace Z with udg_CamHeight.

manstie · Nov 2, 2009

Could you just show me in

what it should look like... >.<

manstie · Nov 4, 2009

CloudWolf · Nov 4, 2009

hmm... we did a similar thing with D3W

I'll see if I can work out what's wrong when I get back from work tonight

Ironside · Nov 4, 2009

manstie, you can only bump once every 48hours, you first double posted and then bumped twice in a day...

Megafyr · Nov 4, 2009

Actions
- Custom script: call SetCameraField(CAMERA_FIELD_ZOFFSET, GetCameraField(CAMERA_FIELD_ZOFFSET) + Z - GetCameraTargetPositionZ + A(), -0.01)
- Custom script: call SetCameraField(CAMERA_FIELD_ZOFFSET, GetCameraField(CAMERA_FIELD_ZOFFSET) + Z - GetCameraTargetPositionZ + A(), 0.01)

"Z" is the height of the terrain you unit is located at. In case you saved it as a variable just replace "Z" with "udg_something". (The varible name.)

manstie · Nov 5, 2009

barathrum said:
manstie, you can only bump once every 48hours, you first double posted and then bumped twice in a day...

I DID wait 48 hours, even though the bumping time is ACTUALLY 24 hours. God! USE YOUR EYES!

11-02-2009, 01:41 PM First Post
Yesterday, 10:35 AM Second Post
Yesterday = 11-04-2009
It goes MM DD YYYY not DD MM YYYY, if that is why you acted like an idiot.

Megafyr said:
Actions

Custom script: call SetCameraField(CAMERA_FIELD_ZOFFSET, GetCameraField(CAMERA_FIELD_ZOFFSET) + Z - GetCameraTargetPositionZ + A(), -0.01)

Custom script: call SetCameraField(CAMERA_FIELD_ZOFFSET, GetCameraField(CAMERA_FIELD_ZOFFSET) + Z - GetCameraTargetPositionZ + A(), 0.01)

"Z" is the height of the terrain you unit is located at. In case you saved it as a variable just replace "Z" with "udg_something". (The varible name.)

I meant add it into my trigger... but fine, I'll figure it out ... T_T

manstie · Nov 13, 2009

Bump.
I tried those custom scripts.
Custom script: call SetCameraField(CAMERA_FIELD_ZOFFSET, GetCameraField(CAMERA_FIELD_ZOFFSET) + Z - GetCameraTargetPositionZ + A(), -0.01)
Custom script: call SetCameraField(CAMERA_FIELD_ZOFFSET, GetCameraField(CAMERA_FIELD_ZOFFSET) + Z - GetCameraTargetPositionZ + A(), 0.01)

These are mine:
call SetCameraField(CAMERA_FIELD_ZOFFSET, GetCameraField(CAMERA_FIELD_ZOFFSET) + udg_CamHeight - GetCameraTargetPositionZ + 75(), -0.01)
call SetCameraField(CAMERA_FIELD_ZOFFSET, GetCameraField(CAMERA_FIELD_ZOFFSET) + udg_CamHeight - GetCameraTargetPositionZ + 75(), 0.01)
It says "Expected '('"
and in NewGen it says "syntax error"

Anachron · Nov 13, 2009

JASS:

call SetCameraField(CAMERA_FIELD_ZOFFSET, GetCameraField(CAMERA_FIELD_ZOFFSET) + udg_CamHeight - GetCameraTargetPositionZ() + 75, 0.01)
call SetCameraField(CAMERA_FIELD_ZOFFSET, GetCameraField(CAMERA_FIELD_ZOFFSET) + udg_CamHeight - GetCameraTargetPositionZ() + 75, 0.01)

JASS:

constant native GetCameraTargetPositionZ    takes nothing returns real

Its a function, you missed the ()

manstie · Nov 13, 2009

Wait wait wait, so if my trigger is this:

SetCamera
- Events
  - Time - Every 0.02 seconds of game time
- Conditions
- Actions
  - Unit Group - Pick every unit in CameraGroup and do (Actions)
    - Loop - Actions
      - Set CamPoint = (Position of (Picked unit))
      - Custom script: set udg_CamHeight = GetLocationZ(udg_CamPoint)
      - Camera - Set (Owner of (Picked unit))'s camera Height Offset to CamHeight over 0.50 seconds
      - Camera - Set (Owner of (Picked unit))'s camera Distance to target to 500.00 over 0.50 seconds
      - Camera - Set (Owner of (Picked unit))'s camera Angle of attack to 500.00 over 0.50 seconds
      - Camera - Pan camera for (Owner of (Picked unit)) to CamPoint over 0.00 seconds
      - Camera - Set (Owner of (Picked unit))'s camera Field of view to 550.00 over 0.50 seconds
      - Camera - Set (Owner of (Picked unit))'s camera Rotation to (Facing of (Picked unit)) over 0.50 seconds
      - Custom script: call SetCameraField(CAMERA_FIELD_ZOFFSET, GetCameraField(CAMERA_FIELD_ZOFFSET) + udg_CamHeight - GetCameraTargetPositionZ + 75(), -0.01)
      - Custom script: call SetCameraField(CAMERA_FIELD_ZOFFSET, GetCameraField(CAMERA_FIELD_ZOFFSET) + udg_CamHeight - GetCameraTargetPositionZ + 75(), 0.01)
      - Custom script: call RemoveLocation(udg_CamPoint)

Then what the hell do I do?

If i replace mine with
call SetCameraField(CAMERA_FIELD_ZOFFSET, GetCameraField(CAMERA_FIELD_ZOFFSET) + udg_CamHeight - GetCameraTargetPositionZ() + 75(), 0.01)
call SetCameraField(CAMERA_FIELD_ZOFFSET, GetCameraField(CAMERA_FIELD_ZOFFSET) + udg_CamHeight - GetCameraTargetPositionZ() + 75(), 0.01)
then it says Expected '

Anachron · Nov 13, 2009

Just add

Custom script: call SetCameraField(CAMERA_FIELD_ZOFFSET, GetCameraField(CAMERA_FIELD_ZOFFSET) + udg_CamHeight - GetCameraTargetPositionZ() + 75, 0.01)
Custom script: call SetCameraField(CAMERA_FIELD_ZOFFSET, GetCameraField(CAMERA_FIELD_ZOFFSET) + udg_CamHeight - GetCameraTargetPositionZ() + 75, 0.01)

Its not random shit, its jass and is obviously your answer.
If you are not willing to learn from your mistakes, I can't see why I should help you further.

manstie · Nov 14, 2009

Ok those last 2 that u gave me worked now. Ty.

EDIT: The camera is upside down now.

SetCamera
- Events
  - Time - Every 0.02 seconds of game time
- Conditions
- Actions
  - Unit Group - Pick every unit in CameraGroup and do (Actions)
    - Loop - Actions
      - Set CamPoint = (Position of (Picked unit))
      - Custom script: set udg_CamHeight = GetLocationZ(udg_CamPoint)
      - Camera - Set (Owner of (Picked unit))'s camera Height Offset to CamHeight over 0.50 seconds
      - Camera - Set (Owner of (Picked unit))'s camera Distance to target to 500.00 over 0.50 seconds
      - Camera - Set (Owner of (Picked unit))'s camera Angle of attack to 500.00 over 0.50 seconds
      - Camera - Pan camera for (Owner of (Picked unit)) to CamPoint over 0.00 seconds
      - Camera - Set (Owner of (Picked unit))'s camera Field of view to 550.00 over 0.50 seconds
      - Camera - Set (Owner of (Picked unit))'s camera Rotation to (Facing of (Picked unit)) over 0.50 seconds
      - Custom script: call SetCameraField(CAMERA_FIELD_ZOFFSET, GetCameraField(CAMERA_FIELD_ZOFFSET) + udg_CamHeight - GetCameraTargetPositionZ() + 75, 0.01)
      - Custom script: call SetCameraField(CAMERA_FIELD_ZOFFSET, GetCameraField(CAMERA_FIELD_ZOFFSET) + udg_CamHeight - GetCameraTargetPositionZ() + 75, -0.01)
      - Custom script: call RemoveLocation(udg_CamPoint)

How to make it un-upside down?

EDIT: Heres a pic.

Anachron · Nov 14, 2009

Camera - Set (Owner of (Picked unit))'s camera Distance to target to 500.00 over 0.50 seconds
Camera - Set (Owner of (Picked unit))'s camera Angle of attack to 500.00 over 0.50 seconds
Camera - Pan camera for (Owner of (Picked unit)) to CamPoint over 0.00 seconds
Camera - Set (Owner of (Picked unit))'s camera Field of view to 550.00 over 0.50 seconds

you know that the maximum value is 359,99?

manstie · Nov 15, 2009

Those never effected it before. Look at my first post.

Well, It's fixed now:

SetCamera
- Events
  - Time - Every 0.02 seconds of game time
- Conditions
- Actions
  - Unit Group - Pick every unit in CameraGroup and do (Actions)
    - Loop - Actions
      - Set CamPoint = (Position of (Picked unit))
      - Custom script: set udg_CamHeight = GetLocationZ(udg_CamPoint)
      - Camera - Set (Owner of (Picked unit))'s camera Height Offset to CamHeight over 0.50 seconds
      - Camera - Set (Owner of (Picked unit))'s camera Distance to target to 500.00 over 0.50 seconds
      - Camera - Set (Owner of (Picked unit))'s camera Angle of attack to 320.00 over 0.50 seconds
      - Camera - Pan camera for (Owner of (Picked unit)) to CamPoint over 0.00 seconds
      - Camera - Set (Owner of (Picked unit))'s camera Field of view to 500.00 over 0.50 seconds
      - Camera - Set (Owner of (Picked unit))'s camera Rotation to (Facing of (Picked unit)) over 0.50 seconds
      - Custom script: call SetCameraField(CAMERA_FIELD_ZOFFSET, GetCameraField(CAMERA_FIELD_ZOFFSET) + udg_CamHeight - GetCameraTargetPositionZ() + 75, 0.02)
      - Custom script: call SetCameraField(CAMERA_FIELD_ZOFFSET, GetCameraField(CAMERA_FIELD_ZOFFSET) + udg_CamHeight - GetCameraTargetPositionZ() + 75, 0.02)
      - Custom script: call RemoveLocation(udg_CamPoint)

Only Angle of Attack has max of 360

Fix my camera!

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