<cat>Code.Camera</cat> <title>Camera</title> # Introduction You can control the game camera by referencing the global clientside variable `Camera`. It is accessible and changeable anywhere in the game loop clientside. ## Help, I'm Upgrading If you are currently transitioning from the old way of doing things to the new way, here are some pointers - `FrameSimulate( Client cl )` changed to `FrameSimulate( IClient cl )` - `Game.UserPreference.FieldOfView` changed to `Game.Preferences.FieldOfView` - `EyePosition` changed to `AimRay.Position` # Usage It is recommended to put your camera code in an event called every frame such as `[Event.Client.Frame]` or `[Event.Client.PostCamera]` (see [Event System](EventSystem) for more info) - or a method such as `FrameSimulate`: It is recommended to put your camera code in an event called every frame such as `[GameEvent.Client.Frame]` or `[GameEvent.Client.PostCamera]` (see [Event System](EventSystem) for more info) - or a method such as `FrameSimulate`: <example> <description>Implementing a simple Camera to look around</description> <code> ... /// <summary> /// Get's the View as Angles used in <see cref="BuildInput"/> and <see cref="FrameSimulate"/> /// </summary> [ClientInput] public Angles ViewAngles { get; set; } /// <summary> /// Allows to query the input and perform operations with it /// </summary> public override void BuildInput() { InputDirection = Input.AnalogMove; var look = Input.AnalogLook; var viewAngles = ViewAngles; viewAngles += look; ViewAngles = viewAngles.Normal; } /// <summary> /// Called every frame on the client /// </summary> public override void FrameSimulate( IClient cl ) { base.FrameSimulate( cl ); // Update rotation every frame, to keep things smooth Camera.Rotation = ViewAngles.ToRotation(); Camera.Position = AimRay.Position; Camera.FieldOfView = Game.Preferences.FieldOfView; Camera.FirstPersonViewer = this; Camera.ZNear = 1f; Camera.ZFar = 5000.0f; } ... </code> </example> <note> `Camera.FirstPersonViewer` will not hide the pawn if `EnableHideInFirstPerson = true` is not set. </note> # Using orthographic camera ```csharp public override void FrameSimulate( IClient cl ) { base.FrameSimulate( cl ); //setting up orthographic camera Camera.Main.Ortho = true; Camera.Main.OrthoWidth = 100f; Camera.Main.OrthoHeight = 100f; } ```