switchCamera

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Description

Description:

Switch camera to given vehicle / camera. Mode is one of:

• "INTERNAL": 1st person
• "GUNNER": optics / sights
• "EXTERNAL": 3rd person
• "GROUP": group
• "CARGO": same as "INTERNAL"

If you switch to a unit in a vehicle, this command uses the correct turret.

ⓘ

Control over the unit is not given to the player. Use selectPlayer or a combination of switchCamera and remoteControl to achieve this.

⚠

Always switchCamera first (when needed) before using remoteControl as doing it after may lead to unpredictable results.

Groups:

Camera Control

Syntax

Syntax:

target switchCamera mode

Parameters:

target: Object

mode: String

Return Value:

Nothing

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Alternative Syntax

Syntax:

switchCamera target

Parameters:

target: Object

Return Value:

Nothing

Examples

Example 1:

player switchCamera "Gunner";

Example 2:

vehicle player switchCamera "External";

Additional Information

See also:

cameraView cameraOn cameraEffect selectPlayer remoteControl

Notes

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Posted on 2015-05-16 - 13:14 (UTC)

Killzone_Kid

Force top down view:

private _cam = "Land_HandyCam_F" createVehicleLocal [0,0,0]; _cam hideObject true; _cam attachTo [player, [0,0,10]]; _cam setVectorUp [0,0.99,0.01]; _cam switchCamera "Internal"; findDisplay 46 displayAddEventHandler ["MouseButtonDown", { if (_this select 1 == 0) then { player forceWeaponFire [currentMuzzle player, currentWeaponMode player]; }; false }]; findDisplay 46 displayAddEventHandler ["KeyDown", { if (_this select 1 in actionKeys "ReloadMagazine") then { reload player; }; false }];