Lock the RTSCam to a Unit?

by Wolfgang Kurz · in RTS Starter Kit · 11/03/2006 (11:40 pm) · 18 replies · 11/04/2006 (4:14 am)

function GameConnection::CreatePlayer(%this, %spawnPoint)
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Create the player's avatar object, set it up, and give the player control
// of it.
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
{   
   if (%this.player > 0)//The player should NOT already have an avatar object.
   {                     // if he does, that's a Bad Thing.
      Error( "Attempting to create an angus ghost!" );
   }

    // Create the player object
   %player = new Player() {
      dataBlock = MaleAvatar;   // defined in player.cs
      client = %this;           // the avatar will have a pointer to its
   };                           // owner's connection

   // Create a new RTS camera object.
   %this.advCamera = new AdvancedCamera()
   {
      dataBlock = AdvCameraData;
   };
   MissionCleanup.add( %this.advCamera );
   %this.advCamera.scopeToClient(%this);

   // Player setup...
   %player.setTransform(%spawnPoint); // where to put it  

   // Give the client control of the player
   %this.player = %player;
   %this.setControlObject(%player);
   // Do scoping   
   //%this.player.scopeToClient(%this);

 %this.advCamera.setPlayerObject(%player);  
   %this.advCamera.setOrbitMode(); 
   %this.advCamera.setFollowTerrainMode(true);  
   %this.advCamera.setVerticalFreedomMode(false);  
   %this.setCameraObject(%this.advCamera);
}

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