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Editors Depot - Mission Editing and Scripting => OFP - Editing/Scripting General => Topic started by: RujiK on 30 Mar 2005, 00:43:23

Title: 3rd view (simple)
Post by: RujiK on 30 Mar 2005, 00:43:23

Ok this is a very simple question however I cannot find the answer how does one disable 3rd person view for a player Without Just changing it in options.
So that the player can only be in internal view.
Now I know you could just do this switchcamera "Internal" in a loop however that would cause some lag when I believe there is a better way.

You can now slap me with the newb sticker.
-Thanks!

Title: Re:3rd view (simple)
Post by: Blanco on 30 Mar 2005, 01:30:49

I don't think you can
When you use switchcamera "internal" in loop you are not able to use your gunsight either.
 

Title: Re:3rd view (simple)
Post by: macguba on 30 Mar 2005, 02:58:20

This is not mission editing:  it is changing the game.    

Essentially it can't be done.     If you use the forum search function and hunt persistently you will find various workaround proposals.    I doubt any of them are very satisfactory.     This view exists to provide some compensation for the lack of peripheral vision, so don't do away with it lightly.

I suggest that you design your mission in such a way that either it discourages the player from using 3rd person view, or it doesn't matter if he does.    

Title: Re:3rd view (simple)
Post by: RujiK on 30 Mar 2005, 03:34:52

Hmm I swore I saw some mission disabling 3rd view...
However this may be simply because it was in multiplayer and I was on veteran...
too bad...

Ok well then is it possible Too check if the player is in external mode?
Ie:
?(Camera == "External"):stuff
?

Title: Re:3rd view (simple)
Post by: Dubieman on 30 Mar 2005, 04:20:02

It can be done. I don't know how though. I remember a MP group I played with made maps that were 1st person view only without modding the options or the game itself.  :P

Title: Re:3rd view (simple)
Post by: dmakatra on 30 Mar 2005, 10:21:51

That's cause the server had switched of 3rd person, not the mission. ;)

Just out of curiosity, why you wanna disable it? Like Macca said, remove it carefully. I, for example, can't drive for two cents without 3rd person.

:beat: *Gets Shot* :beat:

Title: Re:3rd view (simple)
Post by: 456820 on 30 Mar 2005, 10:25:33

couldnt you do it like how people stop you using 4x speed
have a script seeing if your in 3rd person then use internal but you might not be able to use the optics

Title: Re:3rd view (simple)
Post by: GI-YO on 30 Mar 2005, 12:07:26

If you head to the editors department and search for Viewport Detection by vektorboson this may help you in some way.

GI-YO