I am trying to use ACS to create a top-down camera similar to the one seen in the game MageSlayer. I found a third person camera tutorial on the wiki, and have modified the code in such a way to get a top-down view. I have the camera above the player, and it looks downwards upon the player. However, I have run into a few problems.
The first problem I have is a sprite clipping/billboarding issue. The player sprite does not show up on-screen unless it jumps, or if the camera is blocked by something (which is my next issue.) I have sprite clipping set to xy in my prefernces, and all other sprites (monsters, weapons, etc.) clip properly.
The other issue I have is that the camera will stop following the player under certain conditions. If the player jumps, the camera stops following. The camera also collides with any low hanging ceilings it runs into, despite it's DECORATE actor having the NOCLIP flag.
Once I have dealt with these two issues, this should work without a hitch. I hope you guys can help.
The actual script (note I am using GZDoom, hence 0.25 for the camera's pitch):
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//Top Down Camera Script
//Modified from the the third person camera script by solarsnowfall
#include "zcommon.acs"
#define C_TID 1000 //Default camera tid
#define MAX_R 128 //Maximum radius (or distance from the player)
#define ADJUST_R 8 //Amount to adjust the camera by
#define VIEW_HEIGHT 496.0 //The approximate hight of the player's view
bool cam_mode[8]; //Variable for turning the camera on or off.
Script 1 ENTER
{
cam_mode[PlayerNumber ()] = ON;
ACS_ExecuteAlways (3, 0, PlayerNumber ());
}
Script 2 RESPAWN
{
cam_mode[PlayerNumber ()] = ON;
ACS_ExecuteAlways (3, 0, PlayerNumber ());
}
Script 3 (int p_num)
{
int r = MAX_R;
while (cam_mode[p_num] == ON)
{
int a = GetActorAngle (0); //
int p = 0.25;
int x = GetActorX (0);
int y = GetActorY (0);
int z = GetActorZ (0) + VIEW_HEIGHT;
int xyr = r * cos (p) >> 16;
if (!ThingCountName ("ChaseCam", C_TID+p_num))
{
while (!Spawn ("ChaseCam", x-cos(a)*xyr, y-sin(a)*xyr, z+sin(p)*r, C_TID+p_num, a >> 8) && r > 0)
{
r -= ADJUST_R;
xyr = cos (p) * r >> 16;
}
if (ThingCountName ("ChaseCam", C_TID + p_num))
ChangeCamera (C_TID + p_num, 0, 0);
else
{
cam_mode[p_num] = OFF;
print (s:"Camera script failed to initialize.");
}
}
else
{
while (!SetActorPosition (C_TID+p_num, x-cos(a)*xyr, y-sin(a)*xyr, z+sin(p)*r, 0) && r > 0)
{
r -= ADJUST_R;
xyr = cos (p) * r >> 16;
}
SetActorAngle (C_TID + p_num, a);
SetActorPitch (C_TID + p_num, p);
if (r < MAX_R)
r += ADJUST_R;
}
delay (1);
}
}
Script 4 DEATH
{
cam_mode[PlayerNumber ()] = OFF;
Thing_Remove (C_TID + PlayerNumber ());
}
Script 5 (int p_num) DISCONNECT
{
cam_mode[p_num] = OFF;
Thing_Remove (C_TID + p_num);
}And the Decorate:
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actor ChaseCam
{
height 16
radius 8
+NOGRAVITY +NOBLOCKMAP +NOCLIP
states
{
Spawn:
TNT1 A -1
stop
}
}
