Drop Camera

[iNetz]

Hello - I'm currently working on a simple gamemode, and i've encountered a problem.

I want the local player's camera to drop when he dies - meaning it should remain static by the player's last coordinates, but it somehow bugs when the player dies and is in a vehicle. Somehow setCameraMatrix( getCameraMatrix() ) turns ineffective.

I've tried destroying the vehicle and setting the camera matrix when the event "onClientPlayerWasted" is triggered.. but nothing.. it still follows either the player or the vehicle, and after some time the "wasted" animation starts.

I'd really appreciate any help.

Thanks.

[xXMADEXx]

So, you are trying to make a kill-cam type of script to watch the killer?

[TrapLord Studios™]

Try creating your own Function for the Camera to Drop:

"function freecamFrame"

[iNetz]

So, you are trying to make a kill-cam type of script to watch the killer?

Yes, but first I want to give it some time until the camera target is set.

Try creating your own Function for the Camera to Drop:

"function freecamFrame"

That's what I've tried to do with setCameraMatrix ( getCameraMatrix () ), what are you suggesting?

[TrapLord Studios™]

Mind if I see the code?

[iNetz]

It's actually a quite big piece of code, but related to the camera would only be:

  
function onClientWasted () 
dropCamera () 
end 
addEventHandler ( "onClientPlayerWasted", localPlayer, onClientWasted ) 
  
function dropCamera () 
setCameraMatrix (getCameraMatrix()) 
-- I've also tried using 
-- setTimer ( setCameraMatrix, 50, 10, getCameraMatrix() ) 
end 
  

[tosfera]

why don't you just check if the ped is in a vehicle, if so. Remove the ped from the vehicle, then get its coords and after that, you'll set the matrix.

[iNetz]

Ye I've also tried that but it still focus the player.. it's just weird.

[tosfera]

One little script, that makes your day ( I hope );

addEventHandler ( "onClientPlayerWasted", root, 
    function ( thePlayer ) 
        if ( isPedInVehicle ( thePlayer ) ) then 
            removePedFromVehicle ( thePlayer ); 
        end 
        local x, y, z, lookx, looky, lookz = getCameraMatrix(); 
        setCameraMatrix ( x, y, z, lookx, looky, lookz ); 
    end 
); 

[iNetz]

One little script, that makes your day ( I hope );

addEventHandler ( "onClientPlayerWasted", root, 
    function ( thePlayer ) 
        if ( isPedInVehicle ( thePlayer ) ) then 
            removePedFromVehicle ( thePlayer ); 
        end 
        local x, y, z, lookx, looky, lookz = getCameraMatrix(); 
        setCameraMatrix ( x, y, z, lookx, looky, lookz ); 
    end 
); 

I've change it to:

addEventHandler ( "onClientPlayerWasted", localPlayer, -- changed to localPlayer as I only want it to take effect on the local client 
    function ( thePlayer ) 
        if ( isPedInVehicle ( source) ) then -- source because the first argument is the player's killer 
            -- removePedFromVehicle ( source); -- moved to server side since the vehicle was created server side 
        end 
        local x, y, z, lookx, looky, lookz = getCameraMatrix(); 
        setCameraMatrix ( x, y, z, lookx, looky, lookz ); 
    end 
); 

Still didn't work.

[iNetz]

Sorry for the double post but I've just fixed the problem (pretty stupid of me lol)

I was still destroying the player's vehicle and that was causing it to focus the player.

I really appreciate all the help from you guys! Thank you

[tosfera]

ahh I see, I failed my script die-hard.

The source of the event is the player that died so my 'thePlayer' is messed up. Let me try and run it in my server.

edit; works for me.

[iNetz]

Sorry for the double post but I've just fixed the problem (pretty stupid of me lol)

I was still destroying the player's vehicle and that was causing it to focus the player.

I really appreciate all the help from you guys! Thank you

Ye it was my bad, sorry for the trouble. And thank you for being so helpful : )