[pythian] Re: Camera Controls

  • From: Darryl Long <dlong@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: pythian@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Tue, 27 May 2003 08:22:49 -0400

So basically you're talking about a system to make it easier for the =
player
to figure out what the 1P viewpoint is looking at?



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> From: Jens Zetterstr=F6m [mailto:yule@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2003 8:17 AM
> To: pythian@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [pythian] Re: Camera Controls
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> Oki I will try to explane.
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> If you have a small delay on the cursor and character=20
> turning, and also
> add a small FOV you will get a effect that the outer areas of=20
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> will move faster than the middle. So when turning and slowing down it
> will be much easier to locate the center off the screen. Then also =
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> This is only a thought.. =3D)
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> I will try to get a screenshot to you. But i dont know if you=20
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> with it. it would be better if you tryed it yourself.
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> Yule
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>                From: Darryl Long
> Sent: 5/27/2003 1:58:56 PM
> To: pythian@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [pythian] Re: Camera Controls=20
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> I don't understand what you mean. How big is the freelancer=20
> demo? Can =3D=20
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> > From: Jens Zetterstr=3DF6m [mailto:yule@xxxxxxxxxxxx]=20
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> > no accually i meant that you can turn the PC with the mouse=20
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> > the cursor off the center screen but when it fades in=20
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> > much easyer to locate center of the screen and also where=20
> the cursor=20
> > are. But when you move the mouse around you will not se the cursor. =

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> > By dropping the mouse the PC automatly fokus on the cursor=3D20=20
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> > The PC should have the option to display that cursor but i=20
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> > *hope you understand what i meen* =3D3D)=20
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