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El Salt

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Posted: 2nd Aug 2005 07:24

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First of all, I just thought I'd say I'm very impressed with DarkBASIC Professional in the week I've owned it. I've been programming for nine years, and modeling for two, and this is much more efficient than hard coding it in DirectX calls.

This is my first post here, and I honestly don't spend a lot of time on forums, but I've got an issue I hope someone can help resolve. Sorry to disappoint you, but I'm not going to bust out the standard "hay guyzz how do u mak a game im gonna mayke a gam like halo but i needz u help" post.

Anyway, I'm loading up a very basic .x world and just flying the camera around. Problem is, it loads at an angle. I converted it from .3ds once using a converter tool and, after I saw that it was tilted, manually importing and exporting using DelEd. Same deal. I know I could probably rotate the .x, but I want to know what's causing this.

I tried posting this earlier, but the thing bombed on me, so I'll put the straight source code here and attach the files on the next post. On that note, please excuse the pending double post.

Any help would be appreciated.
(Textures made by me, by the way.

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Heckno

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Posted: 2nd Aug 2005 08:10

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cant access your source code sorry.....

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El Salt

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Posted: 2nd Aug 2005 08:33

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That's odd. Here it is again. Don't I feel like a moron...

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sync on : sync rate 60
load object "media\lev1-2.x",1
position object 1,0,0,0
position camera 0,0,0
set ambient light 75
color ambient light rgb(64,64,128)

do

DebugHandler()
MoveCamera()

sync
loop

function DebugHandler()
text 0,0,"X="+str$(camera position x(0))+" Y="+str$(camera position y(0))+" Z="+str$(camera position z(0))
set cursor 0,10
print statistic(1)
endfunction

function MoveCamera()
 if upkey() then move camera 1
   if downkey() then move camera -1
   if leftkey() then turn camera left 1
   if rightkey() then turn camera right 1
   remstart
   *****Planning on putting this back in for debug purposes after bug is fixed*****
   if shiftkey()
      pitch camera up 90
      move camera 1
      pitch camera down 90
   endIf
   if controlkey()
      pitch camera up 90
      move camera -1
      pitch camera down 90
   endIf
   remend
endfunction

My pet peeve is "net lingo." It's not so hard to type the "y" and "o" in "you," people.

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Posted: 2nd Aug 2005 18:56 Edited at: 2nd Aug 2005 19:10

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before you do anything with the camera do this

position camera x,y,z
point camera x+1,y,z

I find that left to it`s own Pro tends to leave the camera slightly tilted when it finishes loading objects, I think thats what you may be suffering from, try

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sync on : sync rate 60
load object "medialev1-2.x",1
position object 1,0,0,0
position camera 0,0,0
point camera 1,0,1:`  <<<<<<<<<<< sets the camera level 
set ambient light 75
color ambient light rgb(64,64,128)

do

DebugHandler()
MoveCamera()

sync
loop

function DebugHandler()
text 0,0,"X="+str$(camera position x(0))+" Y="+str$(camera position y(0))+" Z="+str$(camera position z(0))
set cursor 0,10
print statistic(1)
endfunction

function MoveCamera()
 if upkey() then move camera 1
   if downkey() then move camera -1
   if leftkey() then turn camera left 1
   if rightkey() then turn camera right 1
   remstart
   *****Planning on putting this back in for debug purposes after bug is fixed*****
   if shiftkey()
      pitch camera up 90
      move camera 1
      pitch camera down 90
   endIf
   if controlkey()
      pitch camera up 90
      move camera -1
      pitch camera down 90
   endIf
   remend
endfunction

or you can turn the autocam off first, what happens is that DB-Pro points the camera at the center of the object when it is loaded and seems to leave it pointing slightly downwards, so

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sync on : sync rate 60
autocam off
load object "medialev1-2.x",1
position object 1,0,0,0
position camera 0,0,0
set ambient light 75
color ambient light rgb(64,64,128)

do

DebugHandler()
MoveCamera()

sync
loop

function DebugHandler()
text 0,0,"X="+str$(camera position x(0))+" Y="+str$(camera position y(0))+" Z="+str$(camera position z(0))
set cursor 0,10
print statistic(1)
endfunction

function MoveCamera()
 if upkey() then move camera 1
   if downkey() then move camera -1
   if leftkey() then turn camera left 1
   if rightkey() then turn camera right 1
   remstart
   *****Planning on putting this back in for debug purposes after bug is fixed*****
   if shiftkey()
      pitch camera up 90
      move camera 1
      pitch camera down 90
   endIf
   if controlkey()
      pitch camera up 90
      move camera -1
      pitch camera down 90
   endIf
   remend
endfunction

should give the same effect, either way the scene should now be level.

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Darkbasic MADPSP

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Posted: 2nd Aug 2005 21:06

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I've got a cam problem i load off the matrix!

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El Salt

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Posted: 2nd Aug 2005 21:57

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@Me!
I tried the second approach (disabling the autocam) and it worked perfectly. Thanks for all the help!

@Darkbasic MAD
I think we have separate problems, so the thing to do would be making your own topic. Also, when you do, be more specific. Saying...

Quote: "I've got a cam problem i load off the matrix!
"

...doesn't give you much to work with.

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