Side-scroller player type

[Demian]

I'm currently working on a side-scroller player type, everything is already working (I hope), except the most crucial part. Forcing the camera to the player's side. I've checked through the PlayerStandardArmor file several times and there was nothing about rotating the view horizontally. It's easy to force the camera look from top to down, but the side? Any help?

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[Megaguy]

I'm currently working on a side-scroller player type, everything is already working (I hope), except the most crucial part. Forcing the camera to the player's side. I've checked through the PlayerStandardArmor file several times and there was nothing about rotating the view horizontally. It's easy to force the camera look from top to down, but the side? Any help?

As I remember, Space guy said that this is impossible too do in the recent version of bl, And it has been since V10.

[Tingalz]

Is it also possible to have a special player model with the camera to the side?

[Demian]

As I remember, Space guy said that this is impossible too do in the recent version of bl, And it has been since V10.

Nooo! Don't say that! Please, someone tell me this is possible to do? Right?

[lordician]

Couldn't get the exact quote (with link i mean) because the topic was too old...

The old method I used for it involved a repeated schedule every 20-30ms and an invisible player model to your side which "you" controlled and could look from. While this method worked, it lagged the game horribly whenever more than two or three people used it at once and occasionally crashed servers if you went in water.

I did attempt to remake this by using the player type attributes for the camera, to see if it was possible - while I could place the camera to your side (as in the Survivor player, but more so), I could not rotate it to face you as such an option doesn't exist, which makes the player type useless. (You wouldn't actually be able to see yourself in third person...)

I haven't found a better method to do it with so I'm currently not trying to.

[Flying Ace]

Dang this and top down player type were epic

At least it still works

[Demian]

Couldn't get the exact quote (with link i mean) because the topic was too old...

Noooo!

Dang this and top down player type were epic

At least it still works

http://forum.returntoblockland.com/dlm/viewFile.php?id=787

[Tingalz]

Is it also possible to have a special player model with the camera to the side?

[heedicalking]

Why was the ability to make this removed?

[rkynick]

Why was the ability to make this removed?

It was not.

[Space Guy]

It wasn't exactly removed, but the method I used in v8 was very bad and the type of method I'd like to use (that the Smash TV player has) doesn't appear to have the right options. You can set it to tilt any amount up or down but not to the sides.

[ShadowZero]

Cant wait for this.

[prnceoprsia]

Couldn't you rotate the player model so the camera would think the side of the player was behind it?
Idk much about scripting/modeling but I really would think this would be an awesome mod.
Maybe have an RTB pref of whether it kills things when jumped on XD

[Demian]

Couldn't you rotate the player model so the camera would think the side of the player was behind it?

Is this possible?

[Space Guy]

Not easily, it'd require hacking the player model with Shaper etc., redoing all the animations and it might break some other mods.