Help with making shoulder cam when tool is equipped

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#1

So I’ve got a basic over the shoulder script as shown below (it’s currently a local script in StarterCharacterScripts), but I can’t seem to find a way to make it work when a tool is equipped. If anyone has any solutions, it’d be much appreciated!

local uis = game:GetService("UserInputService")

local camera = workspace.CurrentCamera
camera.CameraType = Enum.CameraType.Scriptable

local char = script.Parent

local humanoid = char:WaitForChild("Humanoid")
humanoid.AutoRotate = false

local hrp = char:WaitForChild("HumanoidRootPart")

local x = 0
local y = 0

local offset = Vector3.new(3, 3, 10)

uis.InputChanged:Connect(function(input, processed)
	if processed then return end
	if input.UserInputType == Enum.UserInputType.MouseMovement then
		x = x - input.Delta.X
		y = math.clamp(y - input.Delta.Y*0.4, -75, 75)

		hrp.CFrame = hrp.CFrame * CFrame.Angles(0, math.rad(-input.Delta.X), 0)
	end
end)

game:GetService("RunService").RenderStepped:Connect(function()
	uis.MouseBehavior = Enum.MouseBehavior.LockCenter

	local startCFrame = CFrame.new((hrp.CFrame.Position)) * CFrame.Angles(0, math.rad(x), 0) * CFrame.Angles(math.rad(y), 0, 0)
	local cameraCFrame = startCFrame:ToWorldSpace(CFrame.new(offset.X, offset.Y, offset.Z))
	local cameraDirection = startCFrame:ToWorldSpace(CFrame.new(offset.X, offset.Y, -10000))
	camera.CFrame = CFrame.new(cameraCFrame.Position, cameraDirection.Position)
end)
#2

Did you create a custom tool or use an existing tool? Many tools when equipped will change the camera type or create their own camera system which could overwrite yours. Having a tool equipped should not otherwise effect the camera.

#3

Ah, sorry, I should have been more specific. When the tool is equipped, I want the cam to switch to over the shoulder. When it’s unequipped, it should return to normal.

#4

Not exactly a solution to your problem but a question, can’t you just set the CFrame to be a left/right Arm/UpperArm and add a bit to the Y-value?
And then to make it straight just set the orientation to the hrp every renderstep?

#5

Oh, in that case you want to create an Enable() and Disable() function

local uis = game:GetService("UserInputService")

local camera = workspace.CurrentCamera

local char = script.Parent

local humanoid = char:WaitForChild("Humanoid")

local hrp = char:WaitForChild("HumanoidRootPart")

local x = 0
local y = 0

local offset = Vector3.new(3, 3, 10)

local inputEvent
local renderSteppedEvent
function Enable()
    camera.CameraType = Enum.CameraType.Scriptable
     humanoid.AutoRotate = false

    inputEvent = uis.InputChanged:Connect(function(input, processed)
	     if processed then return end
	     if input.UserInputType == Enum.UserInputType.MouseMovement then
		     x = x - input.Delta.X
		     y = math.clamp(y - input.Delta.Y*0.4, -75, 75)

		     hrp.CFrame = hrp.CFrame * CFrame.Angles(0, math.rad(-input.Delta.X), 0)
	     end
     end)

    renderSteppedEvent = game:GetService("RunService").RenderStepped:Connect(function()
	     uis.MouseBehavior = Enum.MouseBehavior.LockCenter

	     local startCFrame = CFrame.new((hrp.CFrame.Position)) * CFrame.Angles(0, math.rad(x), 0) * CFrame.Angles(math.rad(y), 0, 0)
	     local cameraCFrame = startCFrame:ToWorldSpace(CFrame.new(offset.X, offset.Y, offset.Z))
	     local cameraDirection = startCFrame:ToWorldSpace(CFrame.new(offset.X, offset.Y, -10000))
	     camera.CFrame = CFrame.new(cameraCFrame.Position, cameraDirection.Position)
     end)
end

function Disable()
     inputEvent:Disconnect()
     renderSteppedEvent:Disconnect()
     humanoid.AutoRotate = true
     x = 0
     y = 0
     camera.CameraType = Enum.CameraType.Track
end

Now when you need to use the shoulder camera, just call Enable, and use Disable to stop it

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#6

Thanks! But one problem with it, how would I call the Enable() function when you equip a tool?

#7 
char.ChildAdded:Connect(function(NewChild)
   if NewChild:IsA("Tool") then
   --a new tool is equipped
    --NewChild is the tool equipped
     Enable()
   end
end)
--then to detect if the tool is unequipped you do the opposite
char.ChildRemoved:Connect(function(RemovedChild)
   if RemovedChild:IsA("Tool") then
   --the tool is unequipped
   --RemovedChild is the tool unequipped
      Disable()
   end
end)