Camera bob up/down with player walk animation

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Camera bob up/down with player walk animation #392873 01/29/12 02:13 01/29/12 02:13
Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 14 California R Rockfleet OP Newbie
Rockfleet OP Newbie R Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 14 California	I'm trying to get my first-person camera to bob up and down convincingly while my player walks. Any simple suggestions? I've been looking . . .

Re: Camera bob up/down with player walk animation [Re: Rockfleet] #392875 01/29/12 02:43 01/29/12 02:43
Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 6,861 Kiel (Germany) Superku Senior Expert
Superku Senior Expert Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 6,861 Kiel (Germany)	Either grab the position of a head vertex with vec_for_vertex and set camera.z or do something as follows: var camera_bob = 0; ... camera_bob += player_speedtime_step; // player_speed != 0 if player is moving camera_bob %= 360; camera.z = player.z+player.max_z+8sinv(camera_bob); Last edited by Superku; 01/29/12 02:44. "Falls das Resultat nicht einfach nur dermassen gut aussieht, sollten Sie nochmal von vorn anfangen..." - Manual Check out my new game: Pogostuck: Rage With Your Friends

Re: Camera bob up/down with player walk animation [Re: Superku] #392876 01/29/12 02:51 01/29/12 02:51
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Rockfleet OP Newbie R Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 14 California	Very nice! Thanks a bunch! I'll work with this - see if I can make it work.