Return camera back to player

[KristinaMoment (Kristina)]

In one of my games, after a jumpscare has moved the camera’s Cframe and changed its mode to scriptable, how can I revert the camera to focus on the player again like before?

[icy_oasis]

Reverting the action is simple enough. Camera type has to be restored to the original type, and camera subject should be switched back to the humanoid.

local camera = workspace.CurrentCamera
local prevCameraType = camera.CameraType
-- jumpscare
camera.CameraType = prevCameraType
camera.CameraSubject = humanoid

For more fluid experience a transition can be added. Camera’s CFrame is then stored right before camera type becomes scriptable, later to be used in a tween (or in a Bezier curve) moving the camera back to its previous position.

Settings camera’s subject also automatically sets camera.Focus to default.

Example

local TweenService = game:GetService("TweenService")

local camera = workspace.CurrentCamera
local player = game:GetService("Players").LocalPlayer
local character = player.Character or player.CharacterAdded:Wait()
local humanoid = character:WaitForChild("Humanoid")
local head = character:WaitForChild("Head")

task.wait(5)
print("Began")

local prevCameraType = camera.CameraType
local prevCameraCF = camera.CFrame
camera.CameraType = Enum.CameraType.Scriptable
camera.CFrame = CFrame.lookAt(Vector3.new(0,25,0), head.Position)
humanoid.WalkSpeed = 0

task.wait(5)
print("Moving back")

local tween = TweenService:Create(
	camera,
	TweenInfo.new(1.5, Enum.EasingStyle.Quad, Enum.EasingDirection.Out),
	{CFrame = prevCameraCF}
)
tween:Play(); tween.Completed:Wait()
camera.CameraType = prevCameraType
camera.CameraSubject = humanoid
humanoid.WalkSpeed = 16

[KristinaMoment (Kristina)]

This worked, thanks

I tried this at the start in fact and it did work then, but my workspace is at night so I thought it didn’t work I’m an idiot

[icy_oasis]

Anytime, and good luck with your project!

@KristinaMoment

it did work then, but my workspace is at night so I thought it didn’t work

Haha, believe it or not, something similar happened to me a couple of days ago!