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Camera Cog Question
2004-11-14, 12:41 PM #1
Ok, Im working on a map, and I am trying to give it a resident evil style camera system where you walk into a sector and the camera changes. I have 5 sectors so each time I run through it, the camera changes, but if I go back, it wont switch to a previous camera. Can somebody help me with a cog? Im not very good at them, thanks.
2004-11-14, 1:12 PM #2
Sure i could or just ask Grismath he made the same camera in Life of Grismath 1 and 2.


btw welcome:)



pm me, if you need help...
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2004-11-15, 2:35 AM #3
Probably the best way to do this would be on sector entered triggers, with just a single identical cog for each sector to set the camera. I might have to brush up on my cog tonight. Bah.

I'll redownload JED tonight and have a fiddle - did you want the cameras to be looking in a single direction or to follow the player around whilst they are in that room?
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2004-11-15, 12:06 PM #4
here my first released cog.
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2004-11-15, 2:02 PM #5
Thanks man! I love it, thanks.

But also, how would you do it like fullmetal said? Like have it follow you but a different angle? If thats not possible, im fine with what I have now, but would still like to engage on something more advance, thanks
2004-11-15, 5:28 PM #6
You'd create have the cog attach the ghost object to the player, at least, that's the most viable solution.
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2004-11-15, 5:35 PM #7
Technically, G-man's cog isn't syntacically correct cog (although you can see the principle points of the cog clearly enough :))

For just one way of doing this (and there are plenty of alternative coding styles ;)) why not try something like this:

Code: 
symbols

message entered

sector	        trigger linkid=1
thing		ghost

end

# =============================

code

entered:
    if (GetSenderID() == 1) {
        SetCameraFocus(0, ghost);
        SetCurrentCamera(0);
    }

    Return;

# ..................................

end


All that seemed out of place from conventional cogging was the set of curly-braces and the inclusion of the "player" (as an int - it isn't referenced anywhere ;))... other than that, I have no quibbles whatsoever :D

Hope this helps :)

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EDIT: Sniperwolf posted his suggestion whilst I was typing mine, but he's quite right - if you want a good example of camera tricks and what-not, then I suggest visiting SaberMaster's site [ http://geocities.com/sabersdomain/index.html ] for his chase-cam. I know it's not resident evil style, but it's got more than a few tips-n'-tricks to keep you interested :)
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2004-11-17, 6:53 AM #8
yeah, I was just editing an old cog of me.

I forgot that.....:(
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