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ToyImp

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Posted: 8th Jan 2003 19:34

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I am trying to figure out how I can have the camera follow behind my plane and I am having no luck. I got it to where it does follow but when the plane turns the camera doesn't follow it right, and just ends up facing one way only. Here's my code:

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   If CameraData#(Follow)=1
      SetCameraToFollow(1,15.0,10.0,2.0)
   EndIf

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Function SetCameraToFollow(Num,Dist#,Height#,Smooth#)
   X#=Object Position X(Num)
   Y#=Object Position Y(Num)
   Z#=Object Position Z(Num)
   A#=Object Angle Y(Num)
   Set Camera To Follow X#,Y#,Z#,A#,Dist#,Height#+Y#,Smooth#,1
   Point Camera X#,Y#,Z#
EndFunction

I could post the whole code from the game but it's 250 or so lines. Any questions ask, and any help is appreciated. Thanks in Advance to those who post.

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Viroscope

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Posted: 10th Jan 2003 10:23

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I'm working on the same issue if i find out first i will post it here for you too.

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Viroscope

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Posted: 10th Jan 2003 23:18

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I found out how to get it to work with my program but i'll post it for you of course you will need to change the variables and add one for the height change, My camera height is fixed.

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rem *************************************************************
rem *     Allow Motion to the character with keyboard           *
rem *************************************************************
if upkey()=1 then move object 65535,2
if downkey()=1 then move object 65535,-2
if leftkey()=1 then Yrotate object 65535,Wrapvalue(MainCharAY#-2)
if rightkey()=1 then Yrotate object 65535,Wrapvalue(MainCharAY#+2)
rem *************************************************************
rem * Reposition camera behind character for third person view  *
rem *************************************************************
MainCharX# = object position x(65535)
MainCharY# - object position y(65535)
MainCharZ# = object position z(65535)
MainCharAY# = object angle y(65535)
ca#=wrapvalue(curveangle(MainCharAY#,ca#,12.0))
cx#=newxvalue(MainCharX#,wrapvalue(ca#+180),30)
cz#=newzvalue(MainCharZ#,wrapvalue(ca#+180),30)
cy#=get ground height(1,cx#,cz#)+30.0
position camera cx#,cy#,cz#
yrotate camera wrapvalue(ca#)

Will only use lightwave for my modeling.
and The game is in progress when i get somewhere with it i'll post uh stuff: I am sleepy.

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