[REL] first/third-person-view cameras mod v1.0

sergbuto · 08-09-07, 04:14 PM

The mod introduces a first-person-view free-walk camera for the conning tower bridge instead of a static camera. It also replaces an external unit-view camera with a camera which allows for much closer viewing distance and which is not reset to a default view on switching between units with keys ">" and "<".

When surfaced, a player will be able to freely move through the bridge and the deck of the sub in the "F5" view. This is kind of a replacement of the "shift-F2" option which existed in v1.0 and 1.1 of the game. However, this time the player will be moving together/riding on the sub which makes it even better.

The reason for changing the external unit-view camera (">" and "<" view) is that in the stock version the closest viewing point is still quite far from the unit, especially when compared with that in SH3. Now it is possible to view units at much closer distance. This comes at some expense though. When using the left and right arrow keys, the rotation will be around the observation point, not around the unit. On the other hand, switching between the units will not reset the camera to the default position but keep the current position and orientation which I have found to be quite handy. Let you avoid doing zooming-in again and again upon switching to another unit.

Although, I am mostly satisfied with what I wanted to achive, I have not been able to eliminate a bug (due to lack of time) which was introduced with my changes to the external unit-view camera. It often happens when fully zoomed-in onto the unit to the extend when the camera is colliding with the unit collision spheres and starts to go around the unit, as in case of the external "F11" camera, in this situation an attempt to switch to another unit may drive the camera in a buggy state by placing it at an arbitrary position, quite far and away from the unit. I try to move camera a bit back and away from the colliding state before switching to another unit. In any case the player would barely need such extremely zoomed-in views anyway.

Despite the bug I decided to make this mod available because I will not have much time to continue to work on it for a few upcoming weeks. After that, I will try to improve the mod.

Download is available on my site.

A few screenshots on what can be done in the F5 view

tater · 08-09-07, 04:50 PM

That's pretty cool.

Nice.

tater

Misfit138 · 08-09-07, 04:55 PM

Very nice!

Too bad my keyboard went nuts when I tested this. Started to act like I kept the up arrow key down. Won't necessarily relate into this mod cause I've had this before but not for a while. More testing for me that is then

SubCaptain62 · 08-09-07, 05:05 PM

I know this is kinda off topic, but serg is that Jap AI subs download on your site available because that mod looks pretty sweet too.

ReallyDedPoet · 08-09-07, 07:05 PM

Nice work

RDP

Fearless · 08-09-07, 07:12 PM

Sweeeeeeet!!

DirtyHarry3033 · 08-09-07, 07:18 PM

COOL!!! Sounds like you're trying to recreate the 1.0 - 1.1 Shift-F2 effect on the free cam? I will definately be checking this out this weekend when I have time

If you can manage to pull off that Shift-F2 trick, I will be seriously tempted to fall down on my knees and kiss your... er, well nevermind

DH

sergbuto · 08-10-07, 09:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SubCaptain62

I know this is kinda off topic, but serg is that Jap AI subs download on your site available because that mod looks pretty sweet too.

Not available yet. The AI-sub traffic section of the campaign and the model of the surfaced sub are ready (took some time to built a damaging model for the sub) but did not have time to do the write-up (Readme, etc.).

kriller2 · 08-09-07, 04:52 PM

wow! this looks good, great idea

Vorkapitan · 08-10-07, 01:35 PM

SERGBUTO,

What a marvelous mod....It really adds more depth to SH4.

I have a question, when in the new F5 view mode, and moving the mouse, the mouse is very jerky.. jittery etc. Is this what everyone is getting or do I have a problem with this laser mouse?

Marka Ragnos · 08-10-07, 02:05 PM

woow this looks really good

thanks!!!

AirborneTD · 08-10-07, 02:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by VorkapitÃ¤n

SERGBUTO,

What a marvelous mod....It really adds more depth to SH4.

I have a question, when in the new F5 view mode, and moving the mouse, the mouse is very jerky.. jittery etc. Is this what everyone is getting or do I have a problem with this laser mouse?

Agreed-this is (another) great mod! My mouse is not jerky when in this mode. I switched back to a hardwired trackball type mouse some time ago as my wireless wasn't working well.

jafergon · 08-10-07, 05:27 PM

Thanks a lot SERGBUTO!!!! This mod adds so much inmersion to the sim!! Now I feel "there". What a great series of mods have you guys released lately..."SERGBUTO's cam mod, Leovampire's "Living and breathing ocean", Krillers' "visual upgrade" and the upcoming Seeadler's Environment Mod are going to transform SH4 into a deep inmersive experience!!!

momo55 · 08-11-07, 09:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jafergon

Thanks a lot SERGBUTO!!!! This mod adds so much inmersion to the sim!! Now I feel "there". What a great series of mods have you guys released lately..."SERGBUTO's cam mod, Leovampire's "Living and breathing ocean", Krillers' "visual upgrade" and the upcoming Seeadler's Environment Mod are going to transform SH4 into a deep inmersive experience!!!

I fully agree to that ...and add bringing back lightnings from kapitan_zur_see and the modders involved there....and ...and...

I installd this wonderfull mod manuelly and it works perfect for me .

Thank you very much sergbuto

AMD Athlon 64 3500+ skt 939
Powercolor Radeon X800 256MB PCI-E
Kingston 2 gig DDR400
wired mouse = RAZER COPPERHEAD

lba · 08-11-07, 02:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by VorkapitÃ¤n

SERGBUTO,

What a marvelous mod....It really adds more depth to SH4.

I have a question, when in the new F5 view mode, and moving the mouse, the mouse is very jerky.. jittery etc. Is this what everyone is getting or do I have a problem with this laser mouse?

Yes it's an awesome mod so thank you sergbuto, but I too find the F5 bridge view mode a bit jerky. Not only does my camera seem stuck in a loop when going forward (not backwards) so moving anywhere is anything but easy, but when I move the mouse it is as VorkapitÃ¤n said very jerky/jittery/shaky/etc. Once I get the camera to my destination, or close enough as I get tired of adjusting, it is stabile and it is nice to be able to get there, but while getting there I kind of feel like a drunken sailor, and combined with the living breathing ocean mod, well, it can easily become too much.

By the way I'm using a wireless trackball, and this is the first time I've seen a problem like this.

08-09-07, 04:14 PM	#1
sergbuto Pacific Aces Dev Team Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Sweden Posts: 1,331 Downloads: 15 Uploads: 0	[REL] first/third-person-view cameras mod v1.0 The mod introduces a first-person-view free-walk camera for the conning tower bridge instead of a static camera. It also replaces an external unit-view camera with a camera which allows for much closer viewing distance and which is not reset to a default view on switching between units with keys ">" and "<". When surfaced, a player will be able to freely move through the bridge and the deck of the sub in the "F5" view. This is kind of a replacement of the "shift-F2" option which existed in v1.0 and 1.1 of the game. However, this time the player will be moving together/riding on the sub which makes it even better. The reason for changing the external unit-view camera (">" and "<" view) is that in the stock version the closest viewing point is still quite far from the unit, especially when compared with that in SH3. Now it is possible to view units at much closer distance. This comes at some expense though. When using the left and right arrow keys, the rotation will be around the observation point, not around the unit. On the other hand, switching between the units will not reset the camera to the default position but keep the current position and orientation which I have found to be quite handy. Let you avoid doing zooming-in again and again upon switching to another unit. Although, I am mostly satisfied with what I wanted to achive, I have not been able to eliminate a bug (due to lack of time) which was introduced with my changes to the external unit-view camera. It often happens when fully zoomed-in onto the unit to the extend when the camera is colliding with the unit collision spheres and starts to go around the unit, as in case of the external "F11" camera, in this situation an attempt to switch to another unit may drive the camera in a buggy state by placing it at an arbitrary position, quite far and away from the unit. I try to move camera a bit back and away from the colliding state before switching to another unit. In any case the player would barely need such extremely zoomed-in views anyway. Despite the bug I decided to make this mod available because I will not have much time to continue to work on it for a few upcoming weeks. After that, I will try to improve the mod. Download is available on my site. A few screenshots on what can be done in the F5 view __________________ Serg's SH4 and SH3 pages

08-09-07, 05:05 PM	#4
SubCaptain62 Watch Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 15 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I know this is kinda off topic, but serg is that Jap AI subs download on your site available because that mod looks pretty sweet too. Last edited by SubCaptain62; 08-09-07 at 05:17 PM.

08-09-07, 07:05 PM	#5
ReallyDedPoet Canadian Wolf Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Canada. The one and only, East Coast Posts: 10,884 Downloads: 946 Uploads: 5	Nice work RDP __________________ Back in the Day

08-09-07, 07:12 PM	#6
Fearless Ace of the Deep Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Adelaide, Australia Posts: 1,047 Downloads: 340 Uploads: 1	Sweeeeeeet!! __________________ Fearless System Specs: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 8 Core 16 Thread CPU, 3.8GHz Base Clock, 4.7GHz Boost, 105W TDP, 32MB L3 cache \| MSI GeForce RTX3060Ti 8Gb Graphics \| Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 32Gb (2x16Gb) 3200 MHz CL16 DDR4 Ram \| Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe SSD 1TB \| Seagate Barracuda 2.5in 2TB HDD \| AOC QHD 165 Hz FreeSync HDR curved 31.5in Monitor \| ASUS ROG Strix LC 240 ARGB AIO Liquid CPU Cooler White Edition \| ASUS ROG Strix Gold 750W Modular Power Supply \| Corsair iCUE 5000X RGB Tempered Glass Mid Tower Case White.

08-09-07, 04:52 PM	#9
kriller2 Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,227 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	wow! this looks good, great idea __________________ *Kriller2.* [MODs] Real Environment mod and Pacific Enviroments 4 mod

08-09-07, 04:50 PM	#2
tater Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Mexico, USA Posts: 9,023 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 2	That's pretty cool. Nice. tater

08-09-07, 04:55 PM	#3
Misfit138 Lieutenant Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 267 Downloads: 80 Uploads: 0	Very nice! Too bad my keyboard went nuts when I tested this. Started to act like I kept the up arrow key down. Won't necessarily relate into this mod cause I've had this before but not for a while. More testing for me that is then

08-09-07, 07:18 PM	#7
DirtyHarry3033 Weps Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 351 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	COOL!!! Sounds like you're trying to recreate the 1.0 - 1.1 Shift-F2 effect on the free cam? I will definately be checking this out this weekend when I have time If you can manage to pull off that Shift-F2 trick, I will be seriously tempted to fall down on my knees and kiss your... er, well nevermind DH

08-10-07, 01:35 PM	#10
Vorkapitan Samurai Navy Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 594 Downloads: 1367 Uploads: 0	SERGBUTO, What a marvelous mod....It really adds more depth to SH4. I have a question, when in the new F5 view mode, and moving the mouse, the mouse is very jerky.. jittery etc. Is this what everyone is getting or do I have a problem with this laser mouse? __________________ __________________________________________________ ________ __________________________________________________ ________ Joe

08-10-07, 02:05 PM	#11
Marka Ragnos Weps Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 364 Downloads: 187 Uploads: 0	woow this looks really good thanks!!! __________________

08-10-07, 05:27 PM	#13
jafergon Watch Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Southern Spain. Posts: 22 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	Thanks a lot SERGBUTO!!!! This mod adds so much inmersion to the sim!! Now I feel "there". What a great series of mods have you guys released lately..."SERGBUTO's cam mod, Leovampire's "Living and breathing ocean", Krillers' "visual upgrade" and the upcoming Seeadler's Environment Mod are going to transform SH4 into a deep inmersive experience!!! Last edited by jafergon; 08-11-07 at 08:06 AM.

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