[Trigger] Locking the Camera to a Specific Point

[Codexx]

I'm trying to figure out how to make a FPS type camera view.

I'm using a modified Marine model and I want to place the camera so that you can see the gun firing, and possibly the hands holding it. But I'm making this for a campaign so the camera height and spot on the face has to be the exact same position every time. The problem with this is I have yet to get the camera to work in the first place, let alone stay in a specific spot. Is there any way I can attach a camera to the unit's face?

 

[Ratherion]

I believe you could make it fix to the unit, then you will have to manulay set the parameters for the zoom and z-value in order to make it look like it is fixed to his head alone. After that you can set a trigger to make the camera face 180 degrees of the unit's rotation. that should do the trick.

 

[Codexx]

See, I can lock the camera but have no idea how to position it right in front of the units face in a consistent way. If I knew how to set the exact location so it was in the same spot in relation to the unit every time, I would have the camera working by now.

 

[Silvenon]

Heh, there's no way to know that, you have to guess (move camera + test) couple of times until you get it right, anyways this is very hard to do in war3, because it's not made for such purposes. Good luck

 

[HappyTauren]

try this
http://hiveworkshop.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=2862&d=1172525339
will need adjustments

 

[Ratherion]

See, I can lock the camera but have no idea how to position it right in front of the units face in a consistent way. If I knew how to set the exact location so it was in the same spot in relation to the unit every time, I would have the camera working by now.

Use a loop trigger to set rotation of camera [X degrees], to the rotation of unit [target], [-180 degrees] ?