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DarkBASIC Discussion / Camera Angle Problem

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Rabid Spatula
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Posted: 10th Jul 2003 03:42
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I'm working on a 3rd person space combat game and I'm having trouble getting the camera to stay right behind the player ship. I based the 3rd person positioning on the example included in the DBC user manual tuts. It works fine when working on a 2d plain, but when I tried to convert to 3d it got screwed up big time. What is wrong? I've attached my movement and camera angle code. Thanks!
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Xander
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Posted: 10th Jul 2003 06:55
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I think I found it...This is only part of your code, right?

You can't use the aY# for the X, Y, and Z angles for placing the camera. Only for the newxvalue and newzvalue commands. For the newyvalue command, use a different angle. Not quite sure what, but play around with it. I will experiment and try to figure out also.

Oh yeah, check out the sample program in DB for free flight. It uses an camera placed behind the object in 3D movement. It should work perfect.

Good Luck

Xander
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ReD_eYe
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Posted: 10th Jul 2003 11:01
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cy#=object position y(1)+100 'any other number experiment
point camera x#,y#,z#'you want to point the camera at your object not at angles

that should help

hi guys
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Rabid Spatula
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Thanks guys has helped some what, but the problem is it now locks on the ship's position and the camera doesn't follow behind and above it. Has something to do with my camera positioning. This is really confusing :-s

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ReD_eYe
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Posted: 11th Jul 2003 12:26
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if you just replace the line


with


and


with


then it should work fine

hi guys
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