How can I go about making a shoulder cam similar to shift lock when a player holds a tool?
Any help appreciated!
Simply make it so when the tool is equipped the Camera has an Offset
Something like:
tool.Equipped:Connect(function()
local player = game: GetService(“Players”).LocalPlayer
player.iDontRememberWhereTheCameraInstanceIs.Offset.X = Offset
end
Ok, but how would I make it act like shift lock?
Not sure, I’m not a Peogrammer
I just so happened to make a shoulder camera a few weeks ago! It’s fairly simple!
local Players = game:GetService("Players")
local RunService = game:GetService("RunService")
local UserInputService = game:GetService("UserInputService")
local Player = Players.LocalPlayer
local Character = Player.Character or Player.CharacterAdded:Wait()
--<< Misc >>--
local Offset = CFrame.new(2.5, 0.7, 0) -- The camera offset
local Connection
Character.ChildAdded:Connect(function(Child)
if (Child:IsA("Tool")) then
--<< This child is a tool: tool has been equipped >>--
if (Connection and Connection.Connected) then Connection:Disconnect() end
--<< Update humanoid >>--
Character:WaitForChild("Humanoid").AutoRotate = false
local Root = Character:WaitForChild("HumanoidRootPart")
Connection = RunService.RenderStepped:Connect(function(DT)
--<< Update the camera >>--
UserInputService.MouseBehavior = Enum.MouseBehavior.LockCenter -- Set to center
local MouseDelta = UserInputService:GetMouseDelta()
Camera.CFrame = CFrame.lookAt(Camera.CFrame.Position, Camera.CFrame * CFrame.new(MouseDelta.X, -MouseDelta.Y, -20000).Position) * Offset
--<< Now, update the rootpart >>--
local RootCFrame = CFrame.lookAt(Root.Position, Camera.CFrame:PointToWorldSpace(Vector3.new(0, 0, -20000)))
Root.CFrame = CFrame.fromMatrix(Root.Position, RootCFrame.XVector, Root.CFrame.YVector)
end)
end
end)
Character.ChildRemoved:Connect(function(Child)
--<< This child has been removed >>--
if (Child:IsA("Tool")) then
--<< No longer equipped: disconnect the connection >>--
if (Connection and Connection.Connected) then Connection:Disconnect() end
--<< Update the humanoid again >>--
UserInputService.MouseBehavior = Enum.MouseBehavior.Default
Character:WaitForChild("Humanoid").AutoRotate = true
end
end)
I have not tested this so there may be a few errors I’m not seeing but let me know if you have any questions!
Yea this works, but how can I make it so that if the player presses F then it disconnects the connection?
I have a toggle animation thing, when the player presses F it will toggle the animation and I want it to turn of the connection then, but if the plyer presses F again it will go back to the first animation and I want the shoulder cam to become active again (I want to reconnect the connection).
Gotcha! UserInputService.InputBegan is useful for cases like this.
It can be implemented into the code I sent like so:
local Players = game:GetService("Players")
local RunService = game:GetService("RunService")
local UserInputService = game:GetService("UserInputService")
local Player = Players.LocalPlayer
local Character = Player.Character or Player.CharacterAdded:Wait()
local Camera = workspace.CurrentCamera
--<< Misc >>--
local Offset = CFrame.new(2.5, 0.7, 0) -- The camera offset
local Connection
local Current
Character.ChildAdded:Connect(function(Child)
if (Child:IsA("Tool")) then
--<< This child is a tool: tool has been equipped >>--
if (Connection and Connection.Connected) then Connection:Disconnect() end
--<< Toggle on initially >>--
Character:WaitForChild("Humanoid").AutoRotate = false
local Root = Character:WaitForChild("HumanoidRootPart")
Connection = RunService.RenderStepped:Connect(function(DT)
--<< Update the camera >>--
UserInputService.MouseBehavior = Enum.MouseBehavior.LockCenter -- Set to center
local MouseDelta = UserInputService:GetMouseDelta()
Camera.CFrame = CFrame.lookAt(Camera.CFrame.Position, Camera.CFrame * CFrame.new(MouseDelta.X, -MouseDelta.Y, -20000).Position) * Offset
--<< Now, update the rootpart >>--
local RootCFrame = CFrame.lookAt(Root.Position, Camera.CFrame:PointToWorldSpace(Vector3.new(0, 0, -20000)))
Root.CFrame = CFrame.fromMatrix(Root.Position, RootCFrame.XVector, Root.CFrame.YVector)
end)
Current = Child -- Update the current tool
end
end)
Character.ChildRemoved:Connect(function(Child)
--<< This child has been removed >>--
if (Child:IsA("Tool")) then
--<< No longer equipped: disconnect the connection >>--
if (Connection and Connection.Connected) then Connection:Disconnect() end
Current = nil -- There is no longer a current tool
--<< Update the humanoid again >>--
UserInputService.MouseBehavior = Enum.MouseBehavior.Default
Character:WaitForChild("Humanoid").AutoRotate = true
end
end)
UserInputService.InputBegan:Connect(function(Input, Processed)
if (Processed) then return end -- Probably typing?
if (Input.KeyCode == Enum.KeyCode.F) then
--<< F has been pressed >>--
if (Connection and Connection.Connected) then
--<< Toggle off >>--
Connection:Disconnect()
UserInputService.MouseBehavior = Enum.MouseBehavior.Default
Character:WaitForChild("Humanoid").AutoRotate = true
elseif (Current ~= nil) then -- Assuming you want this to only be togglable if a tool is equipped
--<< Toggle on >>--
Character:WaitForChild("Humanoid").AutoRotate = false
local Root = Character:WaitForChild("HumanoidRootPart")
Connection = RunService.RenderStepped:Connect(function(DT)
--<< Update the camera >>--
UserInputService.MouseBehavior = Enum.MouseBehavior.LockCenter -- Set to center
local MouseDelta = UserInputService:GetMouseDelta()
Camera.CFrame = CFrame.lookAt(Camera.CFrame.Position, Camera.CFrame * CFrame.new(MouseDelta.X, -MouseDelta.Y, -20000).Position) * Offset
--<< Now, update the rootpart >>--
local RootCFrame = CFrame.lookAt(Root.Position, Camera.CFrame:PointToWorldSpace(Vector3.new(0, 0, -20000)))
Root.CFrame = CFrame.fromMatrix(Root.Position, RootCFrame.XVector, Root.CFrame.YVector)
end)
end
end
end)
I tested this and it did work on my end but let me know if you have any problems!
UIS.InputBegan:Connect(function(input, IsTyping)
if IsTyping then return end
if Equipped then
if input.KeyCode == Enum.KeyCode.F and isShooting == false then
isShooting = true
PatrolAnim:Stop()
ShootAnim:Play()
-- connection should be connected here
elseif input.KeyCode == Enum.KeyCode.F and isShooting == true then
isShooting = false
PatrolAnim:Play()
ShootAnim:Stop()
-- connection should be disconnected here
end
end
end)
This is my code for pressing F to toggle the animations while the player is holding the tool.
UIS.InputBegan:Connect(function(input, IsTyping)
if IsTyping then return end
if Equipped then
if input.KeyCode == Enum.KeyCode.F and isShooting == false then
isShooting = true
-- connection should be connected here
if Connection and Connection.Connected then Connection:Disconnect() end
Character:WaitForChild("Humanoid").AutoRotate = false
local Root = Character:WaitForChild("HumanoidRootPart")
Connection = RunService.RenderStepped:Connect(function(DT)
--<< Update the camera >>--
UIS.MouseBehavior = Enum.MouseBehavior.LockCenter -- Set to center
local MouseDelta = UIS:GetMouseDelta()
Camera.CFrame = CFrame.lookAt(Camera.CFrame.Position, Camera.CFrame * CFrame.new(MouseDelta.X, -MouseDelta.Y, -20000).Position) * Offset
--<< Now, update the rootpart >>--
local RootCFrame = CFrame.lookAt(Root.Position, Camera.CFrame:PointToWorldSpace(Vector3.new(0, 0, -20000)))
Root.CFrame = CFrame.fromMatrix(Root.Position, RootCFrame.XVector, Root.CFrame.YVector)
end)
elseif input.KeyCode == Enum.KeyCode.F and isShooting == true then
isShooting = false
-- connection should be disconnected here
if Connection and Connection.Connected then Connection:Disconnect() end
UIS.MouseBehavior = Enum.MouseBehavior.Default
Character:WaitForChild("Humanoid").AutoRotate = true
end
end
end)
The thing is, I want the connection to be connected when the player holds the tool and also if the shootAnim animation is playing, but I want the connection to disconnect if the patrolAnim animation is playing or if the player stops holding the tool.