Is there a way to lock the external view?

[wetwarev7]

Originally Posted by SteamWake

Oh btw this was not a feature in SH4 at release either, once modders figured it out UBI added it to a patch.

Early versions you could float the free cam near the stern of the boat and it would 'latch on' later the modders figure out how to latch on and still be able to rotate the camera.

Lets hope they can fix this version too.

Are you sure about that? I remember it differently. I also seem to recall the '.' and ',' keys being on the keycard that came with the game....

Has anyone bothered to check the commands.cfg file on this?

[SteamWake]

Originally Posted by wetwarev7

Are you sure about that? I remember it differently. I also seem to recall the '.' and ',' keys being on the keycard that came with the game....

Has anyone bothered to check the commands.cfg file on this?

Absolutly certian a chase or follow cam was NOT in the original release of SH4 and was added in later mods/patches. Probably was a very early patch. Keep in mind I had SH4 on release day so I got to see all the warts.

[wetwarev7]

Here ya go, it's in the game (SH5), just no keys were assigned to it.

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=162891

[kylania]

Originally Posted by wetwarev7

Here ya go, it's in the game (SH5), just no keys were assigned to it.

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=162891

Locked self cam, which he's looking for, doesn't work in that mod.

[wetwarev7]

From the OP:

I have searched the manual and the on screen help and I cannot find a command like the period (.) to lock in the external view.

The '.' is the "Next Unit" is it not?

From that thread:

Added Camera on Unit "6"
Added Camera on Next Unit "7"
Added Camera on Next Unit "8"
Added Report Time to Course End "SHIFT 9"

Locked self cam...

Doesn't the next/previous target lock the camera to the selected target, one of which is the sub?

Am I missing something here? Is one locked camera view different from the other?

[kylania]

Read the whole thread, "6" didn't work. And 7/8 ended up getting the camera broken to the point where even Shift-U wouldn't fix the player camera in some cases.

[wetwarev7]

Originally Posted by kylania

Read the whole thread, "6" didn't work. And 7/8 ended up getting the camera broken to the point where even Shift-U wouldn't fix the player camera in some cases.

And yet, it IS there.....and you CAN get a locked view of the sub, right?

And the rest of the thread confirms the next/previous does actually work as intended.