SetCameraTarget
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This function allows you to set a player's camera to follow a specific element. This could be another player, a vehicle or an object depending on what the camera mode expects.
Syntax
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Serverbool setCameraTarget ( player thePlayer, element target )
Required Arguments
- thePlayer: The player whose camera you wish to modify.
- target: The element that you want the camera to follow.
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Clientbool setCameraTarget ( element target )
Required Arguments
- target: The element that you want the local camera to follow.
Returns
Returns true if the function was successful, false otherwise.
Example
This is an example of how one could implement a spectator function. Using the left and right arrow keys you can view other players. Note that this code isn't complete as it doesn't take into account joining or quitting players.
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Client scriptg_Players = getElementsByType("player") -- get a list of all players in the server
for i,aPlayer in ipairs(g_Players) do -- find out what index the local player has in the list
if aPlayer == getLocalPlayer() then
g_CurrentSpectated = i
break
end
end
function spectatePrevious() -- decrement the spectate index and spectate the corresponding player
if g_CurrentSpectated == 1 then
g_CurrentSpectated = #g_Players
else
g_CurrentSpectated = g_CurrentSpectated - 1
end
setCameraTarget(g_Players[g_CurrentSpectated])
end
function spectateNext() -- increment the spectate index and spectate the corresponding player
if g_CurrentSpectated == #g_Players then
g_CurrentSpectated = 1
else
g_CurrentSpectated = g_CurrentSpectated + 1
end
setCameraTarget(g_Players[g_CurrentSpectated])
end
-- Bind above functions to arrow keys
bindKey("arrow_l", "down", spectatePrevious)
bindKey("arrow_r", "down", spectateNext)