Camera Issue

[Marcelo Hossomi]

Hi to you all

I've got a problem in my camera... I have an elevated terrain (about 1445 height) and a cliff-border around it. The camera is locked to my unit. Theoretically, the camera height should be the same while my unit is on the flat part, but then it approaches the border the camera lowers considerably. See the picture:

Notice that, in the second picture, you can't see the fog.

Is there a way to keep the camera at the same height, all the time?
Also, GetLocationZ( position of unit ) will return always the same value.

Thanks already!
Hossomi

 

[meteOrain-]

you can always use trigger and cameras to make that kind of height with you wanna look your game, or make for X time to wacth the game with differ camera height with trigger

 

[Marcelo Hossomi]

The problem is that I can't find a way to detect the height at which my camera is. GetCameraTargetPositionZ() is equivalent to Z-Offset, GetLocationZ( camera target ) is always the same, GetCameraEyePositionZ() does not seem to work... I'm stuck now.

 

[Ciebron]

GetLocationZ( position of unit ) will return always the same value

Maybe because your terrain is flat?

Its a hell too work with cameras in places like this, have the same problem with the camera in one place on my map (no soluction yet).

but you could try to GetLocationZ(Location(GetCameraTargetPositionX(),GetCameraTargetPositionY()) (YES LEAKS) and matching with the units

 

[Marcelo Hossomi]

but you could try to GetLocationZ(Location(GetCameraTargetPositionX(),GetCameraTargetPositionY()) (YES LEAKS) and matching with the units

Does exactly as using the position of the unit, as the camera is locked to it...

 

[Ciebron]

When i moved around the camera only CameraEyePosistion did updates it values. so my conclution is that GetCameraEyePosistionX/Y/Z returns where acctuly the camera is.

Test Code

function CheckZ takes nothing returns nothing
    local real Ex
    local real Ey
    local real Ez
    local real Cx
    local real Cy
    local real Cz
    local real Ux = GetUnitX(PlayerHero[0])
    local real Uy = GetUnitY(PlayerHero[0])
    local real Uz
    
    call MoveLocation(Loc,Ux,Uy)
    set Uz = GetLocationZ(Loc)

    // I didnt have it like this in the screen shot, there did i set 'Ez' and 'Cz' with the natives (GetBlahblah). changed it too check LocationZ instead
    if GetLocalPlayer() == Player(0) then
        set Ex = GetCameraEyePositionX()
        set Ey = GetCameraEyePositionY()
        set Cx = GetCameraTargetPositionX()
        set Cy = GetCameraTargetPositionY()
    endif
    
    call MoveLocation(Loc,Ex,Ey)
    set Ez = GetLocationZ(Loc)
    
    call MoveLocation(Loc,Cx,Cy)
    set Cz = GetLocationZ(Loc)
    
    call ClearTextMessages()
    
    call BJDebugMsg("Ex: "+R2S(Ex))
    call BJDebugMsg("Ey: "+R2S(Ey))
    call BJDebugMsg("Ez: "+R2S(Ez))
    call BJDebugMsg("Cx: "+R2S(Cx))
    call BJDebugMsg("Cy: "+R2S(Cy))
    call BJDebugMsg("Cz: "+R2S(Cz))
    call BJDebugMsg("Ux: "+R2S(Ux))
    call BJDebugMsg("Uy: "+R2S(Uy))
    call BJDebugMsg("Uz: "+R2S(Uz))
endfunction

function AddCam takes nothing returns nothing
    call TimerStart(Time,0.05,true,function CheckZ)
    call LockCamera(Player(0))
endfunction

(Bad Picture, all values are allmost the same)

 

[Marcelo Hossomi]

I think I was doing something wrong with GetCameraEyePositionZ. I managed to keep the camera in a good position (almost always the same height). Thanks ^^