Question

[manve1]

Is there a problem with setCameraTarget?

Because i tried it and it didn't set my camera to a vehicle which was created via server side

(( if u think i done something wrong, please post suggestion about how the script should look for the camera to be attached to a vehicle that was created via server side ))

[50p]

This function allows you to set a player's camera to follow other elements instead. Currently supported element type is:

- Players

[manve1]

So is there any way i can set a players camera to follow a vehicle?

[Castillo]

You can use setCameraMatrix.

[manve1]

how could i use it to set camera to follow a vehicle?

[Castillo]

For what do you need the camera to follow a vehicle?

[manve1]

I have a script and i need a player which hit a marker camera to follow a server-sided created vehicle

[Castillo]

You'll need to make your own function, which will require maths if I'm right, to get the right position for the camera.

[manve1]

Could you help me? as i never made my own function

[Cadu12]

Just copy it from Race gamemode, which it has.

[Castillo]

Race uses setCameraTarget with vehicle's driver.

[manve1]

I need it for a vehicle, when no one is in it

[Anderl]

If you have any knowledge about math it should not be hard to get the position.

[manve1]

I got that part Anderl, but what functions do i must use ?

[Anderl]

If you have the position of the vehicle, the only functions you need are setCameraMatrix and Lua math functions ( may not be needed ) and the event onClientRender to update camera.

[manve1]

onClientRender is a client sided script and my vehicle was created on server-side, so how could this work out?

[Anderl]

I didn't remember that, use setTimer instead. I don't know if that's the most efficient way, though.

[manve1]

Bad argument @ setCameraMatrix

local x, y, z = getElementPosition( source ) 
veh = createVehicle( 519, x + 15, y, z, 0, 0, 180 ) 
  
setTimer( 
function() 
if isElement(veh) then 
local xVeh, yVeh, zVeh = getElementPosition( veh ) 
setCameraMatrix( source, xVeh, yVeh, zVeh ) 
end 
end, 50, 0 
) 

[Anderl]

There is no source in your code.

[manve1]

source should be standing for getRootElement(), but as i remember it gets every single element, so how could i change it?

[Anderl]

Source is not root. Just use the player element in the one you want to set camera matrix.

[manve1]

EDIT: Solved, thanx guys

[Anderl]

You're welcome.

[manve1]

Last question: How can i rotate the camera to sides?

[Anderl]

Change Z Position.