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[Reviewed] [3rd person camera] Allow to smooth the elevation angle #1637

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[Reviewed] [3rd person camera] Allow to smooth the elevation angle
D8H Apr 1, 2025
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Fix the initial camera direction
D8H May 15, 2025
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Fix the initial camera direction part 2
D8H May 15, 2025
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256 changes: 238 additions & 18 deletions extensions/reviewed/ThirdPersonCamera.json
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"author": "",
"category": "Camera",
"extensionNamespace": "",
"gdevelopVersion": ">=5.5.222",
"fullName": "Third person camera",
"gdevelopVersion": ">=5.5.222",
"helpPath": "",
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"name": "ThirdPersonCamera",
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"shortDescription": "Move the camera to look at an object from a given distance.",
"version": "1.6.1",
"version": "1.7.0",
"description": [
"Move the camera to look at an object from a given distance with a rotation and an elevation angles.",
"",
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""
]
},
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"value": "ThirdPersonCamera::ThirdPersonCamera::SetElevationHalfwayDuration"
},
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"ElevationHalfwayDuration",
""
]
},
{
"type": {
"value": "ThirdPersonCamera::ThirdPersonCamera::SetTranslationZHalfwayDuration"
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},
{
"type": {
"value": "SetCameraAngle"
"value": "SetNumberVariable"
},
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"Object.Angle() + 90",
"Object.Layer()",
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},
{
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},
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"Object.Object3D::CenterZ()"
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""
]
}
]
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}
]
},
{
"type": "BuiltinCommonInstructions::Standard",
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{
"type": {
"value": "BooleanVariable"
},
"parameters": [
"IsElevatingWithObject",
"True",
""
]
}
],
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"type": {
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},
"parameters": [
"TargetedElevationAngle",
"=",
"Object.Object3D::RotationY()"
]
}
]
},
{
"type": "BuiltinCommonInstructions::Standard",
"conditions": [],
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"value": "SetNumberVariable"
},
"parameters": [
"CameraAngle",
"CameraRotationAngle",
"=",
"TargetedRotationAngle + 90 + RotationAngleOffset + AngleDifference(CameraAngle(Object.Layer()), TargetedRotationAngle + 90 + RotationAngleOffset) * exp(TimeDelta() * RotationLogSpeed)"
]
},
{
"type": {
"value": "SetNumberVariable"
},
"parameters": [
"CameraElevationAngle",
"=",
"TargetedElevationAngle + ElevationAngleOffset + AngleDifference(90 - Scene3D::CameraRotationX(Object.Layer()), TargetedElevationAngle + ElevationAngleOffset) * exp(TimeDelta() * ElevationLogSpeed)"
]
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"type": {
"value": "ThirdPersonCamera::LookFromDistanceAtPosition3D"
},
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"Object.CenterX() + ThirdPersonCamera::RotatedX(CameraAngle, OffsetX, -OffsetY)",
"Object.CenterY() + ThirdPersonCamera::RotatedY(CameraAngle, OffsetX, -OffsetY)",
"Object.CenterX() + ThirdPersonCamera::RotatedX(CameraRotationAngle, OffsetX, -OffsetY)",
"Object.CenterY() + ThirdPersonCamera::RotatedY(CameraRotationAngle, OffsetX, -OffsetY)",
"CameraZ + OffsetZ",
"Distance",
"CameraAngle",
"Object.Object3D::RotationY() + ElevationAngleOffset",
"CameraRotationAngle",
"CameraElevationAngle",
"",
""
]
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"variables": [
{
"folded": true,
"name": "CameraAngle",
"name": "CameraRotationAngle",
"type": "number",
"value": 0
},
{
"name": "CameraElevationAngle",
"type": "number",
"value": 0
}
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"fullName": "Rotate the camera all the way",
"functionType": "Action",
"name": "JumpToTargetedRotation",
"private": true,
"sentence": "Rotate the camera all the way to the targeted angle of _PARAM0_",
"events": [
{
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}
]
},
{
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""
]
}
],
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}
]
},
{
"type": "BuiltinCommonInstructions::Standard",
"conditions": [],
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],
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},
{
"description": "the halfway time for elevation rotation of the object.",
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"functionType": "ExpressionAndCondition",
"group": "Third person camera configuration",
"name": "ElevationHalfwayDuration",
"sentence": "the halfway time for elevation rotation",
"events": [
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"type": "BuiltinCommonInstructions::Standard",
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]
}
]
}
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"description": "Behavior",
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"comment": "ln((1 - speed)) = ln(1 / 2) / halfwatTime"
},
{
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{
"type": {
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},
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],
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},
{
"description": "the halfway time on Z axis of the object.",
"fullName": "Halfway time on Z axis",
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"extraInformation": [],
"name": "RotationHalfwayDuration"
},
{
"value": "0",
"type": "Number",
"unit": "Second",
"label": "Halfway time for elevation rotation",
"description": "",
"group": "Catch-up speed",
"extraInformation": [],
"name": "ElevationHalfwayDuration"
},
{
"value": "0.125",
"type": "Number",
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"hidden": true,
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{
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"description": "",
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{
"value": "",
"type": "Number",
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"extraInformation": [],
"name": "IsRotatingWithObject"
},
{
"value": "false",
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},
{
"value": "0",
"type": "Number",
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"extraInformation": [],
"hidden": true,
"name": "TargetedRotationAngle"
},
{
"value": "0",
"type": "Number",
"unit": "DegreeAngle",
"label": "Targeted camera rotation angle",
"description": "When this angle is set, the camera follow this value instead of the object angle.",
"group": "",
"extraInformation": [],
"hidden": true,
"name": "TargetedElevationAngle"
}
],
"sharedPropertyDescriptors": []
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