External camera control when just cruising

Donavan · 01-09-09, 03:34 PM

Hi,

Just coming back to playing SH4 and I forgot how to lock the view behind the ship when just cruising around.

Seems like I used to be able to do this. Now all I can do is hit the free camera and watch theboat cruise away instead of staying with it.

Or am I loco?

SteamWake · 01-09-09, 03:36 PM

F11 is the 'follow' cam

Period key . is the 'free cam'.

banjo · 01-09-09, 04:02 PM

In TMO F12 is the free camera-- period and comma are the fixed external camera keys. In TMO you must manually enable the period/comma keys--default is with them disabled.

Donavan · 01-09-09, 04:24 PM

hmm.. F11 is the free cam.. the ship takes off by itself and I'm stationary, looking at wat as the ship leaves.

The "," and "." are the previous and next ship views.

Somethings wrong apparently. I want the control key that locks in the boat view at a certain distance and keeps the boat in that view. Without chasing it with arrows keys etc.

I'm pretty sure I used to be able to do that.

Anyone know? Thanks.

Donavan · 01-09-09, 05:34 PM

DOH!

I figured it out, sorry for bugging you folks.

Thanks for the help though.

Gambit · 01-09-09, 07:43 PM

I'd like to know how! Thanks!

ReallyDedPoet · 01-10-09, 11:54 AM

If you are using Trigger Maru, than this ( below ) is from the FAQ

Welcome to SUBSIM by the way

RDP

11.) How do i get the next/ previous camera back?

The easiest way is to open the /data/cfg/commands.cfg in TMO. Search for " [Cmd50] " Your looking for these two blocks:

[Cmd50]
Name=Camera_on_next_unit
Ctxt=1
;Key0=0xBE,,">"
Page=0x34000000,3714

[Cmd51]
Name=Camera_on_prev_unit
Ctxt=1
;Key0=0xBC,,"<"
Page=0x34000000,3714

Simply remove the semicolon placed in front of the key assignment, and you have the next/previous cameras back. Note: this will restore hotkeys. It will not restore the buttons on the ordersbar.

01-09-09, 03:34 PM	#1
Donavan Seaman Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 31 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	External camera control when just cruising Hi, Just coming back to playing SH4 and I forgot how to lock the view behind the ship when just cruising around. Seems like I used to be able to do this. Now all I can do is hit the free camera and watch theboat cruise away instead of staying with it. Or am I loco?

01-10-09, 11:54 AM	#7
ReallyDedPoet Canadian Wolf Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Canada. The one and only, East Coast Posts: 10,897 Downloads: 946 Uploads: 5	If you are using Trigger Maru, than this ( below ) is from the FAQ Welcome to SUBSIM by the way RDP 11.) How do i get the next/ previous camera back? The easiest way is to open the /data/cfg/commands.cfg in TMO. Search for " [Cmd50] " Your looking for these two blocks: [Cmd50] Name=Camera_on_next_unit Ctxt=1 ;Key0=0xBE,,">" Page=0x34000000,3714 [Cmd51] Name=Camera_on_prev_unit Ctxt=1 ;Key0=0xBC,,"<" Page=0x34000000,3714 Simply remove the semicolon placed in front of the key assignment, and you have the next/previous cameras back. Note: this will restore hotkeys. It will not restore the buttons on the ordersbar. __________________ Back in the Day

01-09-09, 03:36 PM	#2
SteamWake Rear Admiral Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,224 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	F11 is the 'follow' cam Period key . is the 'free cam'.

01-09-09, 04:02 PM	#3
banjo Grey Wolf Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 762 Downloads: 55 Uploads: 0	In TMO F12 is the free camera-- period and comma are the fixed external camera keys. In TMO you must manually enable the period/comma keys--default is with them disabled.

01-09-09, 04:24 PM	#4
Donavan Seaman Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 31 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	hmm.. F11 is the free cam.. the ship takes off by itself and I'm stationary, looking at wat as the ship leaves. The "," and "." are the previous and next ship views. Somethings wrong apparently. I want the control key that locks in the boat view at a certain distance and keeps the boat in that view. Without chasing it with arrows keys etc. I'm pretty sure I used to be able to do that. Anyone know? Thanks.

01-09-09, 05:34 PM	#5
Donavan Seaman Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 31 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	DOH! I figured it out, sorry for bugging you folks. Thanks for the help though.

01-09-09, 07:43 PM	#6
Gambit Watch Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 17 Downloads: 12 Uploads: 0	I'd like to know how! Thanks!