Hey guys, I’m writing a piece of code that’s supposed to feel like shift lock, but let the player still have full range of motion (turning, etc.) Basically, I want the camera to always be on the right of the player. It’ll look like this:
I’m mathematically challenged, so hopefully one of you guys could give me a formula to figure this out. Currently, I’ve been having troubles when it comes to turning the camera or player onto another axis.
I just wrote this up here, no testing, so it might not work.
local RunService = game:GetService("RunService")
local Player = game.Players.LocalPlayer
local Camera = game.Workspace.CurrentCamera
local y = 0 -- Y rotation of camera (left and right)
local x = 0 -- X rotation of camera (up and down)
local FLAT_OFFSET_VECTOR = Vector3.new(3,1,8) -- Displacement from HumanoidRootPart, doesn't move up or down when you change y rotation
local OFFSET_VECTOR = Vector3.new(0,1,4) -- Displacement from HumanoidRootPart, but does move up and down
RunService:BindToRenderStep("CameraMove",Enum.RenderPriority.Camera.Value-1,function()
if not (Player.Character and Player.Character:FindFirstChild("HumanoidRootPart")) then return end -- Only run if the HumanoidRootPart can be found
local root = Player.Character.HumanoidRootPart -- Part to rotate around
Camera.CFrame = CFrame.new(root.Position) * CFrame.Angles(0,y,0) * CFrame.new(FLAT_OFFSET_VECTOR) * CFrame.Angles(x,0,0) * CFrame.new(OFFSET_VECTOR)
end)
Just change the x and y angles to rotate the camera. This will need a scriptable camera to work properly.
Not exactly what I was after - but I appreciate the contribution. What I was after is the camera system like in GTA or Watchdogs, where the player is slightly to the left, but still has a full range of motion. Watch how the character moves in this video:
Pretty much the same thing, except for the player is always facing the cursor in shift lock. I don’t want him to follow the cursor in shift lock, but the only problem is that the humanoid’s offset turns with the player.
I want the player to be able to face the camera, and be offset to the right, while also being offset to the right when he’s facing left, forward, and right.
If that doesn’t make sense let me know, I’ll elaborate a little more.
Note: Your code made the camera basically lock behind the player, and not rotate. This might be useful in the future, but it’s not quite what I was looking for Thanks anyways though!
Yeah the script I put doesn’t actually cause the character to follow the camera, what might be the problem is the default roblox core movement scripts move relative to the character, so if you are holding W and turning the camera, the character will turn as well.
I just tested and can confirm that the character doesn’t move at all when the camera rotates.
Camera turning continuously:
Mouse controls:
If you don’t like how it turns or the offset, you can easily change that.
Just a quick edit to add controls:
local RunService = game:GetService("RunService")
local InputService = game:GetService("UserInputService")
local Player = game.Players.LocalPlayer
local Camera = game.Workspace.CurrentCamera
local y = 0 -- Y rotation of camera (left and right)
local x = 0 -- X rotation of camera (up and down)
local FLAT_OFFSET_VECTOR = Vector3.new(0,0,2) -- Displacement from HumanoidRootPart, doesn't move up or down when you change y rotation
local OFFSET_VECTOR = Vector3.new(2,2,10) -- Displacement from HumanoidRootPart, but does move up and down
wait(1)
InputService.InputChanged:connect(function(input)
if input.UserInputType == Enum.UserInputType.MouseMovement then
x = x - input.Delta.Y * 0.001
y = y - input.Delta.X * 0.001
end
end)
Camera.CameraType = Enum.CameraType.Scriptable
InputService.MouseBehavior = Enum.MouseBehavior.LockCenter
RunService:BindToRenderStep("CameraMove",Enum.RenderPriority.Camera.Value-1,function()
if not (Player.Character and Player.Character:FindFirstChild("HumanoidRootPart")) then return end -- Only run if the HumanoidRootPart can be found
local root = Player.Character.HumanoidRootPart -- Part to rotate around
Camera.CFrame = CFrame.new(root.Position) * CFrame.Angles(0,y,0) * CFrame.new(FLAT_OFFSET_VECTOR) * CFrame.Angles(x,0,0) * CFrame.new(OFFSET_VECTOR)
end)
Camera manipulation is my expertise. This is exactly what you want:
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--- INDEX ---
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--Services
local userInputService = game:GetService("UserInputService")
local runService = game:GetService("RunService")
--Player & Character
local localPlayer = game:GetService("Players").LocalPlayer
--Other
local Camera = game:GetService("Workspace").CurrentCamera
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--- VALUES ---
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local xAngle = 0
local yAngle = 0
local cameraPos = Vector3.new(3.5,0,7.5)
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--- INITIALIZATION ---
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wait(1)
Camera.CameraType = Enum.CameraType.Scriptable
userInputService.MouseBehavior = Enum.MouseBehavior.LockCenter
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--- FUNCTIONS ---
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userInputService.InputChanged:Connect(function(input)
if input.UserInputType == Enum.UserInputType.MouseMovement then
xAngle = xAngle-input.Delta.x*0.4
--Clamp the vertical axis so it doesn't go upside down or glitch.
yAngle = math.clamp(yAngle-input.Delta.y*0.4,-80,80)
end
end)
runService.RenderStepped:Connect(function()
local Character = localPlayer.Character
local rootPart = Character:FindFirstChild("HumanoidRootPart")
if Character and rootPart then
--Set rotated start cframe inside head
local startCFrame = CFrame.new((rootPart.CFrame.p + Vector3.new(0,2,0)))*CFrame.Angles(0, math.rad(xAngle), 0)*CFrame.Angles(math.rad(yAngle), 0, 0)
--Set camera focus and cframe
local cameraCFrame = startCFrame + startCFrame:vectorToWorldSpace(Vector3.new(cameraPos.X,cameraPos.Y,cameraPos.Z))
local cameraFocus = startCFrame + startCFrame:vectorToWorldSpace(Vector3.new(cameraPos.X,cameraPos.Y,-50000))
Camera.CFrame = CFrame.new(cameraCFrame.p,cameraFocus.p)
end
end)
This script is made to work inside StarterPlayerScripts, but you can also put it in PlayerGui or StarterPack.
Thanks anyways though!