Setting different camera subject removes local transparency on camera change

[chuj_rudy (gilbert)]

I’d like to change the default CameraSubject from the Humanoid to a custom camera part I have created and for all the default roblox camera scripts to function as intended.

But changing the CameraSubject from anything other than a Humanoid will remove the character becoming transparent when moving the camera into first person.

I’ve tried looking into the default camera scripts but to no avail. The Camera Part is a transparent part welded to the UpperTorso with a Motor6D

Going into first person with the CurrentCamera.CameraSubject set to the Player’s Humanoid:

Going into first person with the CurrentCamera.CameraSubject set to my custom CameraPart:

[MysteriousVagabond]

In the “TransparencyController” under the CameraModule of the PlayerModule, when you set your CameraSubject, TransparencyController:SetSubject() is called; by default, the controller will only apply a transparency when the CameraSubject is a Humanoid or occupied VehicleSeat.

To maintain transparency on the local character, you can either fork the SetSubject method or apply the LocalTransparencyModifier yourself from a different script. There may be other options as well depending on what your camera system does and doesn’t need to do.

[chuj_rudy (gilbert)]

I assume you’re talking about this function

function TransparencyController:SetSubject(subject)
	local character = nil
	if subject and subject:IsA("Humanoid") then
		character = subject.Parent
	end
	if subject and subject:IsA("VehicleSeat") and subject.Occupant then
		character = subject.Occupant.Parent
	end
	if character then
		self:SetupTransparency(character)
	else
		self:TeardownTransparency()
	end
end

I changed line 3 in this function (line 132 in the full TransparencyController module) to just

if subject then

And it still didn’t do anything

[MysteriousVagabond]

It ultimately depends on what character gets set to. If all you changed was that line, then where within the within the hierarchy is your camera part parented? If it is a direct child of the player’s character, it should be working.

[chuj_rudy (gilbert)]

It is indeed a child of the player’s character

[MysteriousVagabond]

Then the only other thing I could suggest is verify that the forked version of the script is the one that’s running. If I paste a fresh copy of the PlayerModule into StarterCharacterScripts and edit the one line how you have it, it seems to function as intended.

Here is a screenshot where I’ve parented the SpawnLocation to my character and am using it as the CameraSubject:

[chuj_rudy (gilbert)]

I had the PlayerModule parented to a LocalScript which handles all the module loading and it was indeed creating a copy. Thank you very much!