Camera trick! (Shift+F2 on external views)

CCIP · 03-25-07, 11:02 PM

An undocumented feature in SHIV - the Shift+F2 external camera works in external views!

While it's impossible to use it to 'walk' the sub's deck, because it's moving (so your camera will be far behind), it is possible to use it to explore the deck on pause - and what's more, possible to explore the decks of other vessels as well!

Cakewalk · 03-25-07, 11:03 PM

SH3 had a similar feature... only worked in the control room, to my knowledge though.

CCIP · 03-25-07, 11:04 PM

Yep, I'm one of the known abusers of that feature in SHIII - but was surprised to see it in external views here too!

Cakewalk · 03-25-07, 11:10 PM

This definitly opens up alot of great screenshot possibilities, very nice find.

P_Funk · 03-26-07, 12:38 AM

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Originally Posted by CCIP

HISTORICAL INACCURACY! Those bell bottoms are about 30 years too early.

flintlock · 03-26-07, 12:57 AM

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Originally Posted by P_Funk

HISTORICAL INACCURACY! Those bell bottoms are about 30 years too early.

That sailor is a trendsetter, thus historically accurate.

rascal101 · 03-26-07, 04:39 AM

Now just a god dam minute, these screenshots are nothing like I get on my rig, these are clear and crisp and in a word beautiful -

What settings are you using, I cant bear to play SH4 cos it looks like some one has smeard vasalene or butter all over my eyes, but your screenies are clear what is going on!!

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Originally Posted by P_Funk

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Originally Posted by CCIP

HISTORICAL INACCURACY! Those bell bottoms are about 30 years too early.

DragonRR1 · 03-26-07, 05:29 AM

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Originally Posted by rascal101

Now just a god dam minute, these screenshots are nothing like I get on my rig, these are clear and crisp and in a word beautiful -

What settings are you using, I cant bear to play SH4 cos it looks like some one has smeard vasalene or butter all over my eyes, but your screenies are clear what is going on!!

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Originally Posted by P_Funk

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Originally Posted by CCIP

HISTORICAL INACCURACY! Those bell bottoms are about 30 years too early.

The screenshots are at 800x600 so CCIP is avoiding the resolution issue. If you want to see the same, try running the game at 1024x768, or if you can, 800x600 and in a window. You should see the same thing.

Dowly · 03-26-07, 05:34 AM

THANK YOU! This was something I was requesting as a mod! Yeehaa!! You´re the man!

ryuzu · 03-26-07, 05:54 AM

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Originally Posted by rascal101

Now just a god dam minute, these screenshots are nothing like I get on my rig, these are clear and crisp and in a word beautiful -

What settings are you using, I cant bear to play SH4 cos it looks like some one has smeard vasalene or butter all over my eyes, but your screenies are clear what is going on!!

In additon to the lowered resolution of those screenies - you can turn off Environmental Effects which gets rid of the fogging and also Post Processing which tones down the colours a bit.

r.

John Channing · 03-26-07, 06:51 AM

But be careful. If you hit Shift-F2 in the Nav Map screen you will get a CTD.

This has been reported.

JC

Dowly · 03-26-07, 06:54 AM

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Originally Posted by John Channing

But be careful. If you hit Shift-F2 in the Nav Map screen you will get a CTD.

This has been reported.

JC

Thanks for the info!

highkoo · 03-26-07, 07:03 AM

Yes thank you to the OP

Is there any other way to get the Zoom function to work with the mouse wheel while in external camera though?

Sabreliner · 03-27-07, 10:42 AM

I cannot seem to get this to work. If I hit Shift-F2 from the external view, it just dumps me back into the control room. How do you get it to give you a close up of the external view?

Robert W

GSpector · 03-27-07, 10:59 AM

Not sure but isn't this the same thing as F12 in SH3? A great feature to say the least. I use it all the time to check out the details of other ship just before and after a battle to see the damage

03-25-07, 11:02 PM	#1
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	Camera trick! (Shift+F2 on external views) An undocumented feature in SHIV - the Shift+F2 external camera works in external views! While it's impossible to use it to 'walk' the sub's deck, because it's moving (so your camera will be far behind), it is possible to use it to explore the deck on pause - and what's more, possible to explore the decks of other vessels as well! __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

03-25-07, 11:04 PM	#3
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	Yep, I'm one of the known abusers of that feature in SHIII - but was surprised to see it in external views here too! __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

03-27-07, 10:42 AM	#14
Sabreliner Swabbie Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 10 Downloads: 97 Uploads: 0	Camera Trick I cannot seem to get this to work. If I hit Shift-F2 from the external view, it just dumps me back into the control room. How do you get it to give you a close up of the external view? Robert W

03-27-07, 10:59 AM	#15
GSpector Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Colorado Springs Posts: 676 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	Not sure but isn't this the same thing as F12 in SH3? A great feature to say the least. I use it all the time to check out the details of other ship just before and after a battle to see the damage __________________ Specter Last edited by GSpector; 04-18-07 at 07:54 PM.

03-25-07, 11:03 PM	#2
Cakewalk Engineer Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Ottawa, Canada Posts: 212 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	SH3 had a similar feature... only worked in the control room, to my knowledge though.

03-25-07, 11:10 PM	#4
Cakewalk Engineer Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Ottawa, Canada Posts: 212 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	This definitly opens up alot of great screenshot possibilities, very nice find.

03-26-07, 05:34 AM	#9
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,054 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	THANK YOU! This was something I was requesting as a mod! Yeehaa!! You´re the man!

03-26-07, 06:51 AM	#11
John Channing Sea Lord Join Date: Sep 1998 Posts: 1,846 Downloads: 163 Uploads: 5	But be careful. If you hit Shift-F2 in the Nav Map screen you will get a CTD. This has been reported. JC

03-26-07, 07:03 AM	#13
highkoo Seaman Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 36 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Yes thank you to the OP Is there any other way to get the Zoom function to work with the mouse wheel while in external camera though?