Re: [Plib-users] 3rd person camera

[Trent G. <tm...@cy...>]

* Steve Baker <sjb...@ai...> wrote:
> There is code in my Tux game to do that - but it doesn't help as
> much as I thought - it's really hard to figure out where to move
> the camera in the event that there is something in the line of
> sight.
> 
> Camera positioning is a MAJOR problem!

No kidding. I've been working on it for days, but I just can't get it
right. I've been looking at Zelda 64 (great game), and trying to see
how the camera is done there. There seems to be a couple things
happening:

  - The camera doesn't totally stay right behind you, but if you turn
  and walk in one direction the camera turns a little too. This alone
  seems to eliminate most problems, because if you walk behind
  something, the camera adjusts so you can still see the player.

  - The camera slowly centers behind the player after a few seconds
  (or you can center it yourself with the z button).

  - If you walk up to a wall, face the other way, and center the
  camera, it moves in closer, to the other side of the wall. This is
  where I'm stuck. I can't get it to work.

  - If all else fails, the camera goes up high.