hpl3:game:scripting:user_modules:camera_animation
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| - | PLaceholder | + | ====== Camera Animation ====== |
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| + | **Helper function prefix:** CameraAnimation_, CameraAnimationNode_ | ||
| + | ==== General ==== | ||
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| + | The camera animation system is used to move the player camera along a specific path while still allowing some degree of interaction. | ||
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| + | ==== Instructions ==== | ||
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| + | To use the system, place CameraAnimation nodes (Area → CameraAnimation) in the scene and give each of them the name of the animation followed by an underscore and their placement within the animation (such as WakeUpAnimation_1, WakeUpAnimation_2 etc). Note that if you duplicate (Ctrl-D) a node, the duplicate will automatically get the next available number as its suffix.\\ | ||
| + | Rotate the nodes so that their Z-axes point in the direction you want the camera to look at that part of the animation. \\ | ||
| + | In script, call the helper function CameraAnimation_Begin() to start the animation. | ||
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| + | ==== Node properties ==== | ||
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| + | === MaxYaw/MaxPitch === | ||
| + | Dictates how far the player is allowed to rotate the camera away from the target forward rotation. This value is interpolated between nodes. | ||
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| + | === LookSpeedMultiplier === | ||
| + | How fast the player can rotate the camera. | ||
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| + | === ForwardTime === | ||
| + | The time it takes to move from this node to the next at full speed forward. | ||
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| + | === BackwardTime === | ||
| + | The time it takes to move from the next node to this one at full reverse speed. | ||
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| + | === AutoMovement === | ||
| + | Dictates how the animation behaves when no movement input is given, or when movement input is disabled. 0 stops movement, 1 is as if given full forward speed (animation will finish after [ForwardTime] seconds), -1 is as if given full reverse speed. | ||
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| + | === LookMoveDistance === | ||
| + | The length between this node and the next the player can move just by looking toward the next node, given as a value between 0 and 1. | ||
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| + | === LookMoveMaxAngle === | ||
| + | The maximum angle away from the next node the player can look and still move forward. Only valid if LookMoveDistance > 0. | ||
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| + | === InteractiveMovement === | ||
| + | If checked, the player can control the movement between this node and the next. If unchecked, the AutoMovement property has complete control over the movement and should not be set to 0. | ||
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| + | === CrouchOnExit === | ||
| + | If checked, the player will automatically crouch if the animation is ended at this node. | ||
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| + | === InitToCamera === | ||
| + | If checked, the node is given the orientation of the camera when the animation starts. This is very useful when you want the animation to have a smooth beginning, or you want to make sure the player is returned to where they were when the end node is reached. | ||
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| + | === UsePlayerEyeline === | ||
| + | If ticked, instead of using the Y-value of the node itself, the camera system uses the Y-value that the player's eyeline should be at that point (i.e. from the ground/floor upwards). | ||
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| + | === CallbackFunc === | ||
| + | Function in the level script that should be called when reaching this node. The syntax is bool FuncName(const tString &in asEntity, int alDirection), where asEntity is the name of the node and alDirection is 1 if moving forward and -1 if moving backward. | ||
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| + | ==== Important Functions ==== | ||
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| + | === CameraAnimation_Begin === | ||
| + | Start a camera animation. | ||
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| + | === CameraAnimation_End === | ||
| + | Stop a camera animation. | ||
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| + | === CameraAnimationNode_SetAutoMove === | ||
| + | Allows you to pause or continue animation at a particular node. | ||
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| + | === CameraAnimationNode_SetInteractiveMovement === | ||
| + | Allows you to enable the player to progress within a particular node. | ||
hpl3/game/scripting/user_modules/camera_animation.1442401381.txt.gz · Last modified: 2015/09/16 11:03 by ian.thomas
