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hello,
I may not be able to do this, but what I would like to is this.
I made a object plane and want to move the camera over the plane looking vert. down on it. I made a sprite and load it in to the program, it is there. As I move the camera around my object plane
the sprite move with the camera. I want it to stay where it was put.
well it does, I got it at 10,10 and it stay there. I want for it to stay where it is put on the plane. I know I trying to use a 2D sprite on a 3D plane. can it be done, if so how.

what I want to do is, the plane is a big battle field and I want for the camera to be able to move around the field at will and the sprites to be doing what they should be doing. not moving with the camera
here is the code I have now

sync on
sync rate 60
camx# = 130.0
camy# = 500.0
camz# = -137.0

autocam off
position camera camx#, camy#, camz#
point camera camx#, camy#, camz# : rem pointing straight down!
set ambient light 50
make light 1



make object plain 1,2000,2000
load image "cwbg2.bmp",1
texture object 1,1
do
if upkey() then inc camy#,1.0
if downkey() then dec camy#,1.0
if leftkey() then dec camx#,1.0
if rightkey() then inc camx#,1.0
if inkey$() = "a" then inc camy#,1.0
if inkey$() = "z" then dec camy#,1.0
if camx# > 800.0 then camx# = 800.0
if camx# < -800.0 then camx# = -800.0
if camy# > 913.0 then camy# = 913.0
if camy# < -900.0 then camy# = -900.0

`controls



sync


position camera camx#,camy#,camz#
loop

thank you renny

When you move the plain forwards, you move the sprite backwards, and vice-versa.

Thank you, but that will not work as I am going have many sprites doing many things as I move around the battlefield with the camera. But thank you for your help pincho.

Well not 100% sure but sprites are 3D plains locked to camera so its keep their position relative to the camera.

Use textured plains instead of sprites and place them a little above the main plain and move those plains. In other case You have to do a little math so when camera moves along x axis say by 10 units then move all sprites -10 units. But I think It'll be very hard to find out correct camera, battlefield, plains positions and distances.

I hope I helped a liitle

thank you skovron, the plain ideal sound good. I should have came up with that. OOO will some time your maid does not work right. thanks
renny

hi skovron,
So far your great ideal is working fine. Still have a lot to do.
renny