3rd Person Camera Bug TGE1.4-1.5.2

void Camera::validateEyePoint(F32 pos, MatrixF *mat)
{
   if (pos != 0) 
   {
      // Use the eye transform to orient the camera
      Point3F dir;
      mat->getColumn(1, &dir);
      pos *= mMaxOrbitDist - mMinOrbitDist;
      
      // Use the camera node's pos.
      Point3F startPos = getRenderPosition();
      Point3F endPos;

      // Move half a meter away from collision objects
      Point3F AntiClippingOffset = dir * -0.5;

      // Make sure we don't extend the camera into anything solid
      if(mOrbitObject)
         mOrbitObject->disableCollision();
      disableCollision();
      RayInfo collision;
      U32 mask = TerrainObjectType |
                 InteriorObjectType |
                 WaterObjectType |
                 StaticShapeObjectType |
                 PlayerObjectType |
                 ItemObjectType |
                 VehicleObjectType;

      Container* pContainer = isServerObject() ? &gServerContainer : &gClientContainer;
      if (!pContainer->castRay(startPos, endPos + AntiClippingOffset, mask, &collision))
         endPos = startPos - dir * pos;
      else
         endPos = collision.point - AntiClippingOffset;

      mat->setColumn(3,endPos);
      enableCollision();
      if(mOrbitObject)
         mOrbitObject->enableCollision();
   }
}

Point3F AdvancedCamera::runCameraCollisionCheck(const Point3F& startpos, const Point3F& endpos) {
      U32 mask = TerrainObjectType |
                 InteriorObjectType |
                 WaterObjectType |
                 StaticShapeObjectType |
                 PlayerObjectType |
                 ItemObjectType |
                 VehicleObjectType;

	RayInfo collisionInfo;

   Point3F offsetStart = startpos;
   offsetStart.z += mCurrentLookAtOffset.z;
   Point3F LookDir = endPos - offsetStart;

   LookDir.normalize();
   Point3F AntiClippingOffset = LookDir * DISTANCE_FROM_COLLISION;

	// Cast ray and check for collision with terrain and interiors
	if (!gClientContainer.castRay(offsetStart, endpos + AntiClippingOffset, mask, &collisionInfo)) {
		// No collision, so return endpos
		return endpos;
	} else {
		// We collided, so return the point of collision minus our clipping offset
		return collisionInfo.point - AntiClippingOffset;
	}
}