Camera script

[Rush-GER 10]

Hello guys,

Im having fun on doing screens in Arma 3. Here are some examples:

http://imageshack.com/a/img841/7904/kw9d.jpg

http://imageshack.com/a/img577/9935/7u0s.jpg

and a lot more...

I know about this camera in editor, is also a good one, but for some screens it isnt enough.

I have absolutly no knowledge about scripting, but I had a idea for a nice screen. This one:

http://imageshack.com/a/img35/9988/cwsc.jpg

This one. I want to do the same screen in different daytime. But I had to change the daytime, go out the cameramodus, go in, but wasnt that good how you see, cause if you moved the mouse a little bit, or the soldier moved his head, the camera wasnt on the same position like the last, and the screen got fucked.

So I was searching for better camera, which standing on the same place all time. And I found it.

Thats the result of my idea and the script:

http://imageshack.com/a/img849/5458/wa7w.jpg

So, but now I wanna do some other nice screens, but for this I need more control about the camera and I also need a fixed camera, not this camera mod in Editor. I know how to place it on the map, but nothing more. I need to change the horizontal angle and so.

cam = "camera" camCreate [0,0,0];cam switchCamera "INTERNAL";

I also found this commands:

cam setVectorUP [0,0,0]

cam setVectorDir

I played little bit with this, but I dont know how to use it and I never got this camera how I want. So I need to know how to use this set commands, or some other commands for controlling this camera.

Thank you guys :)

Im also happing about some other scripts, they may help me doing some screens. Maybe AI control or so, so if you have some, pls post :)

And sry about my english, I know it isnt well.

[UNN 0]

Something like this should do what you want.

//Define a position at the players location 4 meters above the ground
_pos = getPos player;
_pos set [2,4];

//Create the camera at that position
_camera = "camera" camCreate _pos;
_camera camPrepareFocus [-1,-1];
_camera cameraEffect ["internal", "BACK"];
_camera camCommit 0;

//Point the camera 90 degrees to the right
_camera setDir 90;

//Bank the camer 45 degrees to the right
[_camera,0,45] call BIS_fnc_setPitchBank;

BIS_fnc_setPitchBank handles the pitch and bank, the direction is just set as normal.

[Rush-GER 10]

Hm, I dont get it, or this dont work :/

[UNN 0]

Script works fine, here's the test mission:

camera_bank.Stratis.zip

You will see the camera view tilted to 45 degrees after you run it.

Edited February 16, 2014 by UNN

[kremator 1065]

Or you could use VTS, which has a great controllable camera function, mapclick to move etc.

[Rush-GER 10]

Is there no way with cam setVectorUP and so? This script is too difficult for me o.O

Ill look for this VTS

Edit: Hm its for scripting and so. God, so hard :/

---------- Post added at 20:03 ---------- Previous post was at 19:53 ----------

cam setVectorUP [0,0,0]; If I set this command from this to cam setVectorUP [1,0,0] or [-1,0,0] it throws the camera 45° left or right. But it only work with 0,5 or 1. I need better control

[UNN 0]

Is there no way with cam setVectorUP and so? This script is too difficult for me

If you know how to use:

cam setVectorUP [0,0,0];

In a script then there is no reason why you can't use instead:

[cam,0,45] call BIS_fnc_setPitchBank;

It even takes values as degrees.

Edited February 16, 2014 by UNN