1st Person to Only Certain Players?

[Whyte_Out 10]

Hello, I am making a complicated mission. Anyways is there a way to restrict 3rd person to only CERTAIN players? I have to captured pilots that I would like to see in 3rd Person, but would like everyone else to see only in 1st. Thanks in Advance for the help.

[blackmamb 2]

This should restrain people to first person:

private ["_unit", "_vehicle"];

_unit = _this:
if (!local _unit) exitWith {};
while {alive player} do {
_vehicle = vehicle player;
if (cameraOn == _vehicle && cameraView == "External") then { 
	_vehicle switchCamera "Internal"; 
};
};

Just out of curiosity, why is that? Why not restrict first person for everybody?

Edit: this could easily be adapted to run for multiple units.

Edited November 3, 2012 by BlackMamb

[kylania 568]

Why not restrict first person for everyanybody?

Fixed. :p

[blackmamb 2]

:D

Though there's always been that argument about whether 1st or third person are more realistic or whatever. I personnally don't give a damn and I'm not too keen to judge on that, but I'm curious as to why not everybody would have access to the same rights.

[kylania 568]

Especially since you'd think it would be the other way around, the searchers would have access to 3rd and the captives to only first.

Just found a mission which does this:

while {whateverValueIsTrue} do
{
Player switchCamera "Internal";
sleep 0.1;
};

Edited November 4, 2012 by kylania

[Whyte_Out 10]

sorry late replay, well I have to guys that are playing the pilots. While they sit and wait for the Rescue I would like them to have a look around and such, but while still restricting 3rd to everyone else. We only do our Operations in 1st Person, I will give it a try after the OP. Thanks guys for the replies. Kylania, big fan of your website hope you keep it updated.

[Whyte_Out 10]

Hmm, can't seem to get it to work? I have it as my init.sqf file but wher do I place the names to restrict 3rd to?