Just wondering

[ubernord]

Just wondering how to make a camera follow 1 unit from behind and continue following from behind when the unit turns.

This function is used in several rpgs so if you know how to do this trigger this please post below.

 

[Wolverabid]

Camera actions are often difficult to use.

The best choice to learn how to manipulate them is to open a map that contains cinematics that you like and determine exactly how the cinematic triggers function, then try to either duplicate them in your own map.

[self="http://hiveworkshop.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7216"]Some helpful information can be found in Bob27's introductory cinematics tutorial.[/self]

 

[Kitabatake]

First you need to lock the camera to some unit

Lock Camera
    Events
        Map initialization
    Conditions
    Actions
        Camera - Lock camera target for Player 1 (Red) to (Player1Hero), offset by (0.00, 0.00) using Default rotation

here I used "Player1Hero" as a variable, you can replace that with your unit

And this trigger makes sure the camera will face the same angle as the unit does:

Player1 Camera
    Events
        Time - Every 0.03 seconds of game time
    Conditions
    Actions
            Camera - Set Player 1's camera Rotation to (Facing of Player1Hero) over 0.00 seconds

I hope this helped

 

[ubernord]

alright guys, thanks alot! saves me a lot of time.

 

[HappyTauren]

NO DONT USE 0.03 TIMERS! THEY ARE LAGGY

use 0.2 or 0.27 instead.

 

[creyzi4zb12]

What happens if there are elevations? Wouldn't that ruin the view?

 

[ghenjis]

I believe it keeps the same distance from the unit, even if the elevation changes, so no, I believe the camera would move back say if the unit was moving upward.

 

[VampireHeart]

does any1 know how to get the camara to lock on but have this distance from the unit. This screen shows the distance i want:

 

[creyzi4zb12]

Sorry. I dunno how, let's wait for a while. I also would like to find out.

 

[ghenjis]

Perhaps you should try to make a camera that distance you want, and just use a trgiger to have it follow the unit.

 

[operator]

Press ''M'' in the editor and create your camera of desire And then add it to the players. And then do the triggers Kitabatake wrote for you

 

[VampireHeart]

thanks alot :emote_grin: