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by **BlockMen** » Tue Sep 24, 2013 23:23

Hello everyone,
here my first try to add a 3rd person view to Minetest.

video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87H-TQY-Xzs

Its based on PilzAdams changes to see the own player when looking down, see this post.

Update: https://forum.minetest.net/viewtopic.php?id=9041

by **kaeza** » Tue Sep 24, 2013 23:40

Awesome!

If you accept a little constructive criticism (I know this is WIP), I think it would be better if the pivot for pitch is the player as with the yaw. (Sorry if I'm unclear; I'm not very much into 3D jargon).

Anyway, I hope this can be merged some day!

by **Linxx** » Wed Sep 25, 2013 00:40

*0* *foams*

by **Inocudom** » Wed Sep 25, 2013 01:06

Just make sure that it is better than what is in Minecraft. Also, make sure that in first person the player can see his/her own player model's body when looking down. That gives the impression that he/she is more than just a floating camera.

by **rubenwardy** » Wed Sep 25, 2013 08:09

You can not see the cross hair, so you need to move the player to the left, relative to the camera. Like in GTA.

by **jojoa1997** » Wed Sep 25, 2013 11:00

I like this but I think that when you should look down your view should have the middle or focus on the head. Though great job maybe with refinement it could be added to minetest.

by **hoodedice** » Wed Sep 25, 2013 11:28

I would like it to have a little '3rd person shooter' aspect to it, but great job anyway !

by **Melkor** » Sat Sep 28, 2013 18:20

this is great, i hope this manage to get into the main engine.!

I can imagine the possibilities.

Maybe add support for LUA for the control of camera position:

1st person mode (with o without body)
like here: https://forum.minetest.net/viewtopic.php?pid=80871#p80871

or:

3rd Person Mode (over the shoulder, over the head, etc)

OR

Detached Camera (the player controls camera, but not the character in game)

Static Camera (the player controls the character, but camera stay in a fixed place)

(this last two are good if you want to make a movie o something like)

thanks PilzAdams and BlockMen.

by **Rhys** » Wed Oct 02, 2013 18:44

Don't know what to do with out you, BlockMen. +2!

by **Rhys** » Wed Oct 02, 2013 18:47

And, if this was implemented in the game, it should have a tick box like for Creative.

by **Evergreen** » Wed Oct 02, 2013 20:29

Rhys wrote:And, if this was implemented in the game, it should have a tick box like for Creative.

No, it should have some hotkey. Possibly f6, or something like that.

by **jojoa1997** » Fri Oct 04, 2013 23:01

Could you post the patch and how to enable third person?

by **Mcc457** » Sat Oct 05, 2013 15:14

This is amazing! Next step would be to move the view around or add a skin function.

by **hoodedice** » Sat Oct 05, 2013 15:17

Mcc457 wrote:This is amazing! Next step would be to move the view around or add a skin function.

skinning is already implemented.

by **Mcc457** » Sun Oct 06, 2013 20:37

hoodedice wrote:
Mcc457 wrote:This is amazing! Next step would be to move the view around or add a skin function.

skinning is already implemented.

Do you mean skinning you own player for just you to see or could people on a server all have different skins?

by **zyy571137** » Mon Oct 07, 2013 07:21

It looks great! where we can get the code, or the runnable binary version? I want this!

by **BlockMen** » Mon Oct 07, 2013 15:07

I will post the patch if its worth to be posted ;)

by **Inocudom** » Mon Oct 07, 2013 16:17

BlockMen wrote:I will post the patch if its worth to be posted ;)

You don't plan to add this to the base game?

by **rubenwardy** » Mon Oct 07, 2013 17:06

He is showing you. :P

by **jojoa1997** » Mon Oct 07, 2013 17:26

rubenwardy wrote:He is showing you. :P

I meant the code. The only reason I would think if he doesn't show the code is if he is still working on it.

by **zyy571137** » Mon Oct 14, 2013 08:11

The video looks great, It looks good enough , post it please, I want to enjoy this cool :)

BlockMen wrote:I will post the patch if its worth to be posted ;)

by **viv100** » Wed Oct 30, 2013 18:31

can you get me the link to download

by **Johnyknowhow** » Sun Nov 17, 2013 22:56

oh gosh BlockMen,
that is cool,
THAT IS COOL,
THAT IS COOL!
PLZPLZPLZ POST A DOWNLOAD! PLZPLZPLZ

by **stormchaser3000** » Mon Nov 18, 2013 02:29

please all it needs is some modification to add a hot key for interchangeability

by **Johnyknowhow** » Mon Nov 18, 2013 05:45

All it needs is front and back view,
And z to turn your head,
Or..... Maybe not,
But you could use f5 like in minecraft for front and back,
The order could be: 1st person, 3rd person back, 3rd person front,
but i still want a non-finished version, with just a keybind that you cant set,

by **viv100** » Mon Nov 18, 2013 17:56

very good idea

by **Mcc457** » Sat Dec 28, 2013 20:53

Sorry to bring this back up, but I'm interested, has this been dropped?

by **BlockMen** » Sun Jan 05, 2014 13:37

Mcc457 wrote:Sorry to bring this back up, but I'm interested, has this been dropped?

No, it has not been dropped. I had to start from the scratch again and will continue working on it again.

Here a new video:

List of my mods · by **PilzAdam** » Sun Jan 05, 2014 14:12

BlockMen wrote:
Mcc457 wrote:Sorry to bring this back up, but I'm interested, has this been dropped?

No, it has not been dropped. I had to start from the scratch again and will continue working on it again.

Here a new video:

http://i1.ytimg.com/vi/7zntFzq4Xv0/mqdefault.jpg

Id like if you dont do it the same stupid way MC does this.
Make the camera be able to move freely arround the model.

by **Inocudom** » Sun Jan 05, 2014 17:00

PilzAdam wrote:
BlockMen wrote:
Mcc457 wrote:Sorry to bring this back up, but I'm interested, has this been dropped?

No, it has not been dropped. I had to start from the scratch again and will continue working on it again.

Here a new video:

http://i1.ytimg.com/vi/7zntFzq4Xv0/mqdefault.jpg

Id like if you dont do it the same stupid way MC does this.
Make the camera be able to move freely arround the model.

I really do hope that this makes it into Minetest (while being better than what is in M-M-M-Minecraft.) Sometimes, I just want to be able to see myself.

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