UFO:Alien Invasion

Technical support => FAQ => Topic started by: Duque Atreides on July 22, 2009, 04:38:46 pm

Title: First person view
Post by: Duque Atreides on July 22, 2009, 04:38:46 pm

I saw some images that shows the PHALANX team in front of a Firebird in the scenario. I think it was a concept design but i read about a "first person look" which is activated using the "v" key.

I try to use it, but nothing happend. It´s this option available at 2.2.1 version? If it´s possitive, how can i activate it?

Thanks

Title: Re: First person view
Post by: Thyranim on July 22, 2009, 06:46:57 pm

you can change the angel of the camera with the r and f key if i remember correctly

don't know of first-person-view? but perhaps...

Title: Re: First person view
Post by: geever on July 22, 2009, 08:21:04 pm

It's in 2.2.1 (won't be in 2.3). Disable the Isometric mode at Video Options. Then the 'v' key as you knew.

-geever

Title: Re: First person view
Post by: odie on July 23, 2009, 10:55:58 am

Ah, not too sure if u r using 2.2.1. But yes, V does the trick in 2.2.1 and earlier versions.

If u happened to 'try 2.3-development' builts, u would find that that function is abandoned. Yupz. No more in the 2.3...... :D

Title: Re: First person view
Post by: nicknasty on August 02, 2009, 05:49:04 pm

Why was this feature abandoned?

Title: Re: First person view
Post by: bayo on August 08, 2009, 10:50:55 am

It is abandoned because the map compilation optimisation is not compatible with POV.
Many shapes are skipped (at the compilation time) according to the top-down view constraintes.

Also maybe, because the code architecture was not well done, but i am not sure about that. And in this case we should reintroduce it.

Title: Re: First person view
Post by: Mattn on August 08, 2009, 08:36:49 pm

fpv will not get back into the game!

what we can do is a mode that is close to first person - e.g. if you want to target with a sniper. but this mode will never ever display any ceiling (as our maps don't have them). I've removed it because it looked like crap in the current implementation. If somebody wants to contribute a new version - i'm waiting for patches.

Title: Re: First person view
Post by: bayo on August 08, 2009, 11:33:10 pm

I would like to see it in a little floating window over the battlescape :-)