Onboard camera view

[sirrah]

For those interested, I found a way to simulate an onboard external camera view. Might be nice if you like editing replays

 

 

It's pretty simple, but it just took me some time to figure out how and where to get it to work.

 

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Just change the following lines in your server.lau file:

 

CameraTerrainRestriction = False

RearCameraPos = {o[1] - 11.8 ,o[2] - 2.5, o[3]}

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It changes the location of your LShift-F4 view

 

Have fun:joystick:

Edited June 26, 2011 by sirrah
forgot to mention cameraterrainrestriction

[Snoopy]

Very nice...Thanks!!

[Sickdog]

Wow, that's awesome! Thanks!

[Nate--IRL--]

Glad you found it sirrah. I could be wrong but editing the server.lua may trigger the MP integrity check.

 

Nate

[sirrah]

Glad you found it sirrah. I could be wrong but editing the server.lua may trigger the MP integrity check.

 

Nate

 

You could be right Nate. Havn't been testing it online because I never play DCS online.. Just make sure you make a backup first, just in case.

[Soul]

Looks great Sirrah! :thumbup: Hopefully it doesn't trigger the MP integrity check.

[MemphisBelle]

Glad you found it sirrah. I could be wrong but editing the server.lua may trigger the MP integrity check.

 

I dont know if this matters in this case, but I modified my server.lua for the CameraTerrainRestriction entry, which I set to false. I dont have any issues in MP.

[dbeaty]

Just change the following line in your server.lau file:

 

RearCameraPos = {o[1] - 11.8 ,o[2] - 2.5, o[3]}

 

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That looks awesome. Does that allow you to use all the camera positions in your demo with the one mod?

[sirrah]

That looks awesome. Does that allow you to use all the camera positions in your demo with the one mod?

 

It just changes the position of the LShift-F4 view.

You can move the camera to the desired position with your mouse and it will stay there regardless your flight manouvres.

 

Oh and I forgot to mention you will have to change the CameraTerrainRestriction line in the same server.lau file from true to False to be able to get the camera lower to the ground when taking off (thanks MemphisBelle :thumbup:)

[Kuky]

Server.lua should be forced by the server so is not checked, instead file is dictated by the hosting machine

[Nate--IRL--]

Good to know.

 

Nate

[dbeaty]

I tired it and then realised I am flying in SP not a server. I am looking for the SP file that does the same thing as server.lua.

 

view.lua does not have those parameters so this is really only relevant to MP views? I'd like to do the same in SP. I have noticed terrain restriction on the enemy views when I pan around in SP.

 

Speaking of videos, how do I activate AVI recording, is there a keyboard hotkey assigned?

[Nate--IRL--]

Server.lua applies to SP and MP

 

Nate

[dbeaty]

I was going to create a movie using cockpit cams and airframe cams.

 

Riddle me this: I have made the edits to server.lua and if I go into instant action, I can see the new LSHift F4 GoPro camera angles! Perfect!

 

But I wanted to use a mission made before I edited server.lua. If I load up that mission and fly, these new views do not work. Nor do they work for any tracks made from that mission.

 

I have not tried creating a brand new mission since the edits to see if will work. But obviously, the mission is not using the edited file.

[dbeaty]

Here you go sirrah, thanks for the mod

 

[sirrah]

Here you go sirrah, thanks for the mod

 

Nice one dbeaty! exactly what I was thinking of for my own movies

 

Just havn't had time yet to mess around with it myself hehe

[popov]

I tried but doesnt seem that it works for me... I must do something wrong somewhere.

 

I have found actually many Server.lua file... but I manage logically thinking that the one to edit must be the one in the /Config/View folder.

 

I tested on a quick mission I did and hit the Left Shift F4 and I still get the regular view from behind... cant seem to understand really how this should work... X(

 

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[CADelta]

Wicked little Mod there sirrah.

 

Thank you Sir.

 

/Krycek