func_camera for one player only

[jv_map]

Not sure if many around here ever use a func_camera but it's sometimes used for ending movies in obj maps. Up to now usually all players would have to view through the same camera, making it almost useless for more interactive use.

However I nearly accidentally found a way to have a camera for one specific player (or a couple of players)

Here's the basic concept:

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local.tgname = "cam" + randomint 1000 // make sure it's unique
local.some_camera = spawn Camera targetname local.tgname
local.camera_trigger = spawn TriggerCameraUse target local.tgname

local.camera_trigger doUse local.some_specific_player_1
local.camera_trigger doUse local.some_specific_player_2
//...
local.camera_trigger doUse local.some_specific_player_n

local.camera_trigger targetname "" // optional
local.camera_trigger remove // optional

Now you can do whatever you want with your local.some_camera (follow a path / entity etc).

To stop using the camera I think you can simply remove it or do local.some_camera cut.

Enjoy

[Bjarne BZR]

Remote surveilance cameras anyone?

[Rookie One.pl]

Great find!

Hey, Fungus, give jv a muffin, eh?

[lizardkid]

JV has many many muffins. He's got so many muffins he can't hardly walk

GREAT find Jv! If you could post the whole script i'd be happy to make a full prefab for it.

[jv_map]

Well there's no such thing as a full script this time... it really depends on your specific needs

Thanks for the muffins.. they're now peacefully piling up inside me

[agentmad007]

Very intersting find !!!!!I am sure i will use it Sweeeeeeeeeeet

[bdbodger]

So basically it is a TriggerCameraUse that targets a camera and you used script to have a player trigger it ?

[jv_map]

So basically it is a TriggerCameraUse that targets a camera and you used script to have a player trigger it ?

Exactly

[Cobra {sfx}]

Handy find JV

[Elgan]

v.nice

i only just realised other things cud use target as well as paths. hmm., :D

[bdbodger]

Hmm very usefull indeed

[Master-Of-Fungus-Foo-D]

as requested, One muffin!
http://www.huatki.com/topsite/members/p ... Muffin.jpg


great find JV. Great for all modders... finally a good use for a func_camera

[agentmad007]

Need assistance please :

I tried to assign the player to a cam as wrote Jv above ,but when i tried out the script below , Moh crashed .

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local.tgname = "cam_pilot1" + randomint 1000
local.camera = spawn Camera targetname local.tgname 
local.camera.origin = (616 4400 2648 ) 

local.camera_trigger = spawn TriggerCameraUse target local.tgname 
local.camera_trigger.origin = ( 240 -6480 4408 )
local.camera_trigger setsize ( -30 -30 -30 ) ( 30 30 30 )
local.camera_trigger triggerable
local.camera_trigger setthread pilot1_cam

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pilot1_cam:

local.player = parm.other 
local.camera_trigger doUse local.player

end

I am sure i misunderstood something ....

Thnaks for the help

[Bjarne BZR]

When does it crash? On mapstart? When you trigger it?
Is your main method ended properly?

[Rookie One.pl]

Local.camera_trigger in one thread and local.camera_trigger in the other are not the same thing.