Third person code

[TheAgent]

Whats the code to having a fully functional 3rd person camera that is better than the one in Hourences tutorial, i would appreciate the help thank you!

[Solid Snake]

Better in what way?

[TheAgent]

well just so that the target reticle wont be directly in the middle, like a over the shoulder cam a little closer to the right shoulder and what not, the cam here is a great start but its directly perfectly centered behind the character. which makes for awful aiming i just would like to know how to tweak it, im not much of a coder just artist

[Solid Snake]

I see, well know that we know what you actually want, perhaps someone will be so kind to write the code.

[TheAgent]

simulated function bool CalcCamera(float fDeltaTime, out vector out_CamLoc, out rotator out_CamRot, out float out_FOV)
{
local vector start, end, hl, hn;
local actor a;

start = Location;

if (Controller != none)
{
end = Location - Vector(Controller.Rotation) * 192.f;
}
else
{
end = Location - Vector(Rotation) * 192.f;
}

a = Trace(hl, hn, end, start, false);

if (a != none)
{
out_CamLoc = hl;
}
else
{
out_CamLoc = end;
}

out_CamRot = Rotator(Location - out_CamLoc);
return true;
}


This is the code provided what can be added to make the camera closer to the right shoulder and also above it alittle at an angle?

[Solid Snake]

Well, I've already helped since I wrote the above code. So it's someone else's turn now.

[Angel_Mapper]

You have the Controller rotation there, that's all you really need to do whatever you want with the camera:
http://wiki.beyondunreal.com/Legacy:UnrealScript_Vector_Maths

[TheAgent]

Thank you very much then , i wasnt sure how to use them

[Valeranth]

Try SetCameraMode('ThirdPerson'); in the Controller...

[fritzmonkey]

Well, I've already helped since I wrote the above code. So it's someone else's turn now.

Variable names, man.

[TheAgent]

I still cant get the camera to where i want it to be

I change the values of

{
end = Location - Vector(Controller.Rotation) * 192.f;
}
else
{
end = Location - Vector(Rotation) * 192.f;


and it just moves the cam farther away and at an annoying angle wich makes the character look in a odd angle also

[iniside]

That's one way of making camera. Another way is to overwrite Pawn.
Which works better it's hard to say. I have found that overwrting camera in Controller is harder to get work as I want.