Side Camera

[Enigma666]

Hi.

Is something like this possible in MTA?

Im talking about the camera being a little offset and not centered [not when shooting, by default], if so, is it also possible to make it work with the default camera rotation?

Thanks.

[.:HyPeX:.]

Yeah, pretty much.

https://wiki.multitheftauto.com/wiki/GetElementMatrix

Read the examples mostly.

Then for rotation, https://wiki.multitheftauto.com/wiki/OnClientCursorMove.

[Enigma666]

got the position part, gotta have a few problems with rotation tho.

[.:HyPeX:.]

got the position part, gotta have a few problems with rotation tho.

Why so? its just moving off with the event..

[Enigma666]

  
function getPositionFromElementOffset(element,offX,offY,offZ) 
    local m = getElementMatrix (element) 
    local x = offX * m[1][1] + offY * m[2][1] + offZ * m[3][1] + m[4][1]   
    local y = offX * m[1][2] + offY * m[2][2] + offZ * m[3][2] + m[4][2] 
    local z = offX * m[1][3] + offY * m[2][3] + offZ * m[3][3] + m[4][3] 
    return x, y, z                    
end 
  
addEventHandler("onClientRender", getRootElement(),  
    function()  
        local x,y,z = getPositionFromElementOffset(localPlayer, 0.5, -3, 0.5) 
        setCameraMatrix(x, y, z, x, y, z) 
    end 
) 
  

I have this. works fine as i said, but if i press D for example when im standing, the camera doesnt follow the players rotation to the angle, and idk which part of the matrix is supposed to do that.

[.:HyPeX:.]

Ah you mean when the ped rotates to make the camera follow him?

Try this, i'm not sure thought.

  
  
function getPositionFromElementOffset(element,offX,offY,offZ) 
    local m = getElementMatrix (element) 
    local x = offX * m[1][1] + offY * m[2][1] + offZ * m[3][1] + m[4][1]   
    local y = offX * m[1][2] + offY * m[2][2] + offZ * m[3][2] + m[4][2] 
    local z = offX * m[1][3] + offY * m[2][3] + offZ * m[3][3] + m[4][3] 
    return x, y, z                   
end 
  
addEventHandler("onClientRender", getRootElement(), 
    function() 
        local _,_,rot = getElementRotation(localPlayer) 
local max = 3 
local angle = math.rad(rot+90) -- +90 to actually make it from the "back" of the ped. 
local plusX,plusY = math.cos(angle)*max,math.sin(angle)*max 
        local x,y,z = getPositionFromElementOffset(localPlayer, 0.5 + plusX, -3 + plusY, 0.5) 
        setCameraMatrix(x, y, z, x, y, z) 
    end 
) 
  

[Enigma666]

Doesnt work sadly.

[.:HyPeX:.]

Doesnt work sadly.

Try this. it should have an effect upon moving the ped...

  
  
function getPositionFromElementOffset(element,offX,offY,offZ) 
    local m = getElementMatrix (element) 
    local x = offX * m[1][1] + offY * m[2][1] + offZ * m[3][1] + m[4][1]   
    local y = offX * m[1][2] + offY * m[2][2] + offZ * m[3][2] + m[4][2] 
    local z = offX * m[1][3] + offY * m[2][3] + offZ * m[3][3] + m[4][3] 
    return x, y, z                   
end 
  
addEventHandler("onClientRender", getRootElement(), 
    function() 
        local _,_,rot = getElementRotation(localPlayer) 
local max = 3 
local angle = math.rad(rot+90) -- +90 to actually make it from the "back" of the ped. 
local plusX,plusY = math.cos(angle)*max,math.sin(angle)*max 
        local x,y,z = getPositionFromElementOffset(localPlayer,plusX,plusY, 0.5) 
        setCameraMatrix(x, y, z, x, y, z) 
    end 
) 
  

[Enigma666]

i think the camera rotates, but keeps looking at the position it was looking at before the rotation.

[.:HyPeX:.]

i think the camera rotates, but keeps looking at the position it was looking at before the rotation.

Aaaah i see. It was your bad. You didnt defined Look at XYZ. Check for some matrices on how to find the front of the ped to aim and then add an extra rotation according to aim

[IIYAMA]

Afaik you can also re-attach your camera to your ped.

Take a look at the example at this page:

https://wiki.multitheftauto.com/wiki/GetCamera