How do I make a cutscene in ACS

[crazyflyingdonut]

I've seen a lot of mods that have cutscenes where they get the camera in Point A, and in a couple of seconds the camera cuts to Point B.

I already know how to freeze the player for the cutscene, how to execute a script when passing a linedef, how to add text, and how to make the player wait a specified amount of time for the next part of the cutscene.

Really, all I'm asking for is how to make the camera do what I want it to do during a cutscene.

[crazyflyingdonut]

Anyone? Come on, I can't seem to find any way to do it...

[Blue Shadow]

You do it by not bumping your thread after half a day. Be patient.

[crazyflyingdonut]

You do it by not bumping your thread after half a day. Be patient.

I'm sorry...

[Enjay]

Also, give us some clues. You say that you want to know "how to make the camera do what I want it to do during a cutscene" but no one else knows what you want the camera to do. Given that there are quite a few different things that can be done with a camera, a bit more information would help.

However, just in case it helps, here's the [wiki]ChangeCamera[/wiki] page and this old demo by Gooberman might help too.

www.aspectsweb.co.uk/enjay/doom/examples/camtut.zip

[crazyflyingdonut]

Also, give us some clues. You say that you want to know "how to make the camera do what I want it to do during a cutscene" but no one else knows what you want the camera to do. Given that there are quite a few different things that can be done with a camera, a bit more information would help.

However, just in case it helps, here's the [wiki]ChangeCamera[/wiki] page and this old demo by Gooberman might help too.

http://www.aspectsweb.co.uk/enjay/doom/ ... camtut.zip

You know how in game cutscenes, when two people are talking to each other, the camera cuts to whoever is the next to talk? I don't think I'll be able to explain this too well...

[Enjay]

The ChangeCamera page that I linked to is the ACS command that you are looking for. Set up two cameras in the editor (one pointing at each character) give each one a unique tid, then use ChangeCamera to switch between the two cameras and (eventually) back to the player view.

[edit] Aw what the hell...

Is this something like what you are trying to do?

http://www.aspectsweb.co.uk/enjay/doom/ ... onvo01.zip

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[crazyflyingdonut]

The ChangeCamera page that I linked to is the ACS command that you are looking for. Set up two cameras in the editor (one pointing at each character) give each one a unique tid, then use ChangeCamera to switch between the two cameras and (eventually) back to the player view.

[edit] Aw what the hell...

Is this something like what you are trying to do?

http://www.aspectsweb.co.uk/enjay/doom/ ... onvo01.zip

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YES! That demonstrated exactly what I had in mind! In that file, the camera cuts to show whoever is talking at the moment, it was a conversation between a Pink Demon and an Imp! It showed exactly what I was trying to tell you guys. Notice how the camera changes to show whoever is talking? That's what I would like to know how to do! Before I made this thread I have tried Googling it multiple ways and I never got anything-okay that's enough of my explanation, if it gets too much longer it'll be boring.

[Enjay]

In that case, what you need is exactly what I linked to earlier (the change camera page) and the file I attached has a scripts lump inside it (readable in GZDoom builder - load the file and hit F10) so everything you need is there.

[crazyflyingdonut]

[quote="Enjay"]In that case, what you need is exactly what I linked to earlier (the change camera page) and the file I attached has a scripts lump inside it (readable in GZDoom builder - load the file and hit F10) so everything you need is there.

[img]https://i.imgur.com/vcO6Sy4.jpg[/img]

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Thank you very much! ^^

[Enjay]

No problem.

I guess it's worth explaining a few things (though they are on the wiki page). I used:

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Changecamera (1, 1, 0);

That would change the view of all players to a camera with tid 1 (there are two camera in the map, on with tid 1 and the other with tid 2 - you can see how I changed to each one in the script.). The first 1 is the camera tid, the second 1 tells GZDoom to change the view for all players.

If I'd used

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Changecamera (1, 0, 0);

(note the 0 instead of the second 1) it would have changed the view only for the player who activated the script.
That information might be relevant if you are making a map that is playable in multiplayer.

If I had used:

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Changecamera (1, 1, 1);

(note the 1 at the end) if the player presses the movement keys while in the camera view, he will instantly be put back to his own view.

And just for completeness, when I used:

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Changecamera (0, 1, 0);

(note the 0 at the start instead of a tid for a camera object) it changes things back to the player's viewpoint (the 1 means for all players again).