setCameraBehindPlayer

[Glo]

setCameraBehindPlayer(player) - ability to set camera directly behind a player.

Can be done using setCameraTarget at the moment, but unfortunately that method does not always work and requires a timer.

[dzek (varez)]

if you are using it correctly - it's working. and who told you it requires timer?? O_O

this topic doesnt make sense

[Glo]

Needs to be done like this to set the cam behind player:

  
setCameraTarget(player) 
setTimer(setCameraTarget, 1000, 1, player) 
  

and then still doesn't work all times. That's why a dedicated function would be better

[dzek (varez)]

give some code to reproduce "not always working" - i was using this function many times in complicated scripts - and it was ALWAYS working..

[Glo]

give some code to reproduce "not always working" - i was using this function many times in complicated scripts - and it was ALWAYS working..

For example, it doesn't work under a certain delay amount (sometimes 100ms, another time 1000ms - varies), and doesn't work without a timer at all.

[dzek (varez)]

example = script.

give me well scripted code that is causing this.

[12p]

Check out this resource I made for that you want:

https://community.multitheftauto.com/index.php?p= ... ls&id=1129

[MX_Master]

author want to say that setCameraTarget(player) don't point camera from back to front of player skin. After setCameraTarget(player) camera may be pointed from side to side of player skin. Example = standard game mode "play". After spawn camera will be placed not to back but to left side from spawned player.

[dzek (varez)]

you can script that very easly, ill add example later

[MX_Master]

you can script that very easly, ill add example later

waiting...

[dzek (varez)]

server side, not tested but should work

  
function getPositionRelatedToPed(thePed, val) 
    local xx, yy, zz = getElementPosition(thePed) 
    local rot = getPedRotation(thePed) 
    local lx = xx + math.sin (math.rad(-rot)) * val 
    local ly = yy + math.cos (math.rad(-rot)) * val 
    return lx,ly 
end 
  
function setCameraBehindPlayer(pl) 
  local xx,yy,zz = getElementPosition(pl) 
  local lx, ly = getPositionRelatedToPed(pl, -2) 
  setCameraMatrix(pl, lx, ly, zz+1, xx, yy, zz) 
  setCameraTarget(pl, pl) 
end 
  

[12p]

Sorry this reply but, if you set the player's camera target as itself, it doesn't delete old camera matrices configurations?

[dzek (varez)]

yes, but first it sets camera behind - then set camera target - so this should cause the camera to be behind player and targetted to player

[12p]

But too much lines. Is easier to use (client-side):

addEventHandler ( "onClientPreRender", getRootElement(), 
function (  ) 
 setCameraTarget(  getLocalPlayer( )  ) 
end ) 

It does the same thing (just has problems trying to using mouse to up or down), in less lines.

[dzek (varez)]

less lines, but SO MUCH CPU. It's better to use my 16 lines, than yours 4.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Program_optimization

[12p]

Yeah... That's true LOL. Thanks for the lines, I will use them on my resource

[MX_Master]

server side, not tested but should work

  
function getPositionRelatedToPed(thePed, val) 
    local xx, yy, zz = getElementPosition(thePed) 
    local rot = getPedRotation(thePed) 
    local lx = xx + math.sin (math.rad(-rot)) * val 
    local ly = yy + math.cos (math.rad(-rot)) * val 
    return lx,ly 
end 
  
function setCameraBehindPlayer(pl) 
  local xx,yy,zz = getElementPosition(pl) 
  local lx, ly = getPositionRelatedToPed(pl, -2) 
  setCameraMatrix(pl, lx, ly, zz+1, xx, yy, zz) 
  setCameraTarget(pl, pl) 
end 
  

checked. Same things.. camera position is on the left side of player and target is on the right side of player. Look

[dzek (varez)]

try this:

  
function setCameraBehindPlayer(pl) 
  local xx,yy,zz = getElementPosition(pl) 
  local lx, ly = getPositionRelatedToPed(pl, -2) 
  setCameraMatrix(pl, lx, ly, zz+1, xx, yy, zz) 
  setTimer(setCameraTarget, 50, 1, pl, pl) 
end 
  

[MX_Master]

try this:

  
function setCameraBehindPlayer(pl) 
  local xx,yy,zz = getElementPosition(pl) 
  local lx, ly = getPositionRelatedToPed(pl, -2) 
  setCameraMatrix(pl, lx, ly, zz+1, xx, yy, zz) 
  setTimer(setCameraTarget, 50, 1, pl, pl) 
end 
  

for players with big ping may not work properly

[dzek (varez)]

just do it client-side (if you need from server - trigger event) - the martix and timer will be set clientside. solved.

[MX_Master]

bingo, current Suggestion can be done by MTA server-side and client-side functions

varez, +1

and where is here "thanks" button?..

[dzek (varez)]

there isn't, saying thanks is enough