[Goober5000]

In theory, yes.  In practice, no.  I'm not sure why, but I think that was one of the issues taylor was going to look at post 3.6.9.

[Pilot Of The US]

I've recently started to try and use these cut-scene sexps but I'm having a lot of problems. For one, I can only seem to get the camera to rotate to the right, never to the left no matter what variables I put in. This is probably because I don't understand how "pitch, bank and heading" are handled (I assume they are relative to the camera, but I don't know how to put "go left", in a degree form for use as a heading variable - I even tried negative values).

I also assume there is no rotate-around-object sexp or any follow-waypoints sexp? Because I'm trying to get the camera to rotate around another ship without having that green/red targeting box surrounding it.

So can anyone give me any advise?

[IPAndrews]

Point the camera at ships or waypoints it's easier.

[Mobius]

And don't forget that you could have better effects.

[WMCoolmon]

Well I'm waiting for the move-camera and zoom-in SEXPs.

Hopefully one of the other coders responds better to statements like that than I do, then. I much prefer people to directly contact me if they have a feature request, or at least post it in the SCP forum where a coder can reasonably be expected to see it.

That being said, if there's a general consensus of what needs to be done on the cutscene SEXPs, I'd be willing to spend some time making them more complete, as long as people are still interested in using them in missions.

[Pilot Of The US]

Point the camera at ships or waypoints it's easier.

But the problem is I need a smooth rotating effect from 1 location to another (tracking a ship). Getting the camera to rotate towards the left is the only solution.

Anyone got anything for trying to get a rotating shot around a capital ship without having the targeting box (other than making the player the capital ship).

Ill see if I can start/post in a topic within the SCP forum.

[IPAndrews]

(tracking a ship).

every-time
... point camera at ship

[Pilot Of The US]

(tracking a ship).

every-time
... point camera at ship

Well when I said "tracking a ship", the first location doesn't have a ship, the second does. So the camera rotates from the another scene to the ship scene. Will this sexp work?

[IPAndrews]

You're looking for BSG style pans? It'll never work. Forget it.

[karajorma]

Make an invisible ship. Make it move in the way you want the camera to pan. Have the camera point at it.

Never tried it but it might work.

[Pilot Of The US]

hmmmmm bsg, bsg....can't remember how they do their pans. That invisible ship idea might work.

[Mobius]

you may use get-object-x/y/z and modify the relative coords...

If you coders accept suggestions...I'll make some proposals...