How do I make the camera in a roblox game fixed?
It seems like if I add this LocalScript
that reads
local cam = workspace.CurrentCamera
cam.CameraType = Enum.CameraType.Scriptable
then, the effects are overridden by some script, because when I move the player, the camera moves.
Firstly, if you do this before the character loads in then it messes up. This is because character spawning includes setting the CurrentCamera property to the default value.
You should avoid this by using a repeat until workspace.CurrentCamera.CameraType ~= Enum... then set it to your desired value.
(Basically): Your doing it before the character loads, the character loads and sets it to default value.
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So I just started playing around with Unreal Engine 4. I would like to learn as much as I can, so I started with a blank C++ project.
I created a new Character class for my player character, then created a Blueprint based on this class.
The character Blueprint (or some of it's components seem to have a UCameraComponent attached to it, since after making the keybindigs for movement and look up/turn I could already use my mouse to navigate the camera.
My question is, where is this UCameraComponent located? When I open the Blueprint, it seems like it doesn't have a CameraComponent in there. I also tried searching for it in the source code of ACharacter, but couldn't find anything.
I would like to adjust the camera position related to the character because right now this camera is right inside my character mesh.
You have to add it to your class manually.
In YourCharacter.h:
UPROPERTY(EditAnywhere, Category = "Components")
USpringArmComponent* SpringArm = nullptr;
UPROPERTY(EditAnywhere, Category = "Components")
UCameraComponent* Camera = nullptr;
In YourCharacter.cpp constructor:
SpringArm = CreateDefaultSubobject<USpringArmComponent>(TEXT("Spring Arm"));
SpringArm->SetupAttachment(RootComponent);
Camera = CreateDefaultSubobject<UCameraComponent>(TEXT("Camera"));
Camera->SetupAttachment(SpringArm);
I want to create a blur effect similar to the picture below:
the picture is taken from this site:
https://forum.unity.com/threads/how-to-blur-specific-layers-only.555520/
I tried the post-processing profile and played around with the depth of field in the post-processing volume but it blurs all the scene.
I came across a YouTube Video that explains how to implement similar results to what I am looking for but things have changed drastically in the settings. For example, at 1:57 (minute and 57 seconds) he clicks on Add Additional Camera Data which I am struggling to find in the latest versions of LWRP.
I am using Unity version 2019.2.9f1
How can I achieve the result in the picture above? (Blurring all the scene except for one object)
Your guidance will be appreciated.
NOTE: My project is in VR using SteamVR and VRTK
Though your question is a bit broad I took some time to show you how it can be done.
First of all you will need to import the Post Processing package via the PackageManager
Window → PackageManager
Make sure to be in the All Packages view, search for post, find the Post Processing package and hit Install
Now first of all go to the Layer settings (Layers → Edit Layers)
and add two additional Layers: e.g. PostProcessing and Focused
Now to the cameras. Afaik it makes no difference whether you are in VR or not, usually you have one MainCamera that is moved along with your headset. If there should be two of them in your project setup just repeat the same steps for the second camera.
Make sure the MainCamera doesn't render the two added Layers → remove them from the Culling Mask
Add a new Camera FocusCamera as child to the existing MainCamera. This way it is automatically moved along with the main Camera.
RightClick on MainCamera &rightarrow Camera
It should have all the settings equal to the MainCamera except:
Clear Flags : Don't Clear
If you set it to Depth Only the focused object will always be rendered on top of everything, even if it is actually behind other objects in 3D space. You decide which effect you want here ;)
CullingMask : only Focused
Depth : Anything higher than the MainCamera so this camera is rendered on top of it
Make sure to remove the AudioListener component.
Finally add a new PostProcessingVolume to the scene. I would add it as child to the FocusCamera! Why? - Because this way it is automatically disabled together with the FocusCamera!
RightClick on FocusCamera → 3D Object → Post Processing Volume
Set its Layer to the added PostProcessing
enable Is Global so the distance to the volume doesn't matter and add a new profile by hitting new → Unity → Depth of field
In your case you want to overwrite the Focus Distance so check the box on the left and set a value close to the camera like e.g. 0.5
Until now nothing has really changed in your scene.
Now go to the MainCamera and, a component PostProcessingLayer and set the Layer to our added layer PostProcessing
Now everything should be blurred in your scene!
Almost ready to go! Now Disable the FocusCamera and add this script to it
using UnityEngine;
public class FocusSwitcher : MonoBehaviour
{
public string FocusedLayer = "Focused";
private GameObject currentlyFocused;
private int previousLayer;
public void SetFocused(GameObject obj)
{
// enables this camera and the postProcessingVolume which is the child
gameObject.SetActive(true);
// if something else was focused before reset it
if (currentlyFocused) currentlyFocused.layer = previousLayer;
// store and focus the new object
currentlyFocused = obj;
if (currentlyFocused)
{
previousLayer = currentlyFocused.layer;
currentlyFocused.layer = LayerMask.NameToLayer(FocusedLayer);
}
else
{
// if no object is focused disable the FocusCamera
// and PostProcessingVolume for not wasting rendering resources
gameObject.SetActive(false);
}
}
// On disable make sure to reset the current object
private void OnDisable()
{
if (currentlyFocused) currentlyFocused.layer =previousLayer;
currentlyFocused = null;
}
}
This will allow you to focus a certain GameObject on runtime by changing its layer to the Focused layer we added, the only one that is rendered by the FocusCamera. So this object will be rendered on top of the image without any blur effect!
For demonstration I just added this simple script to every cube object in order to enable focus on mouse enter and disable it on mouse exit:
using UnityEngine;
public class FocusMe : MonoBehaviour
{
[SerializeField] private FocusSwitcher focus;
private void OnMouseEnter()
{
focus.SetFocused(gameObject);
}
private void OnMouseExit()
{
// reset the focus
// in the future you should maybe check first
// if this object is actually the focused one currently
focus.SetFocused(null);
}
}
And here is what it looks like
as said I don't know exactly what your VR setup looks like. If you have to MainCameras simply add two child cameras to them. You still will need only one PostProcessingVolume and only one FocusSwitcher so you would probably move them to another object and handle the camera disabling etc differently but I hope the idea gets clear enough.
Use a separate camera for objects you don't want to blur and set a higher depth value.
Set the ClearFlags to depth only and in the CullingMask select the layer of that one object(or more objects). Obviously you would require to have a different layer for unblurred objects.
i have a 2d platformer with a player. The players default sprite is set to idle. There is 4 sprites and states in total --> idle, jumping, left, right.
Im trying to get the player to switch sprites depending on what their doing eg jumping or moving right.
This is my first time using unity and animator so im not experienced at all.
So each of my animations look something like this. 1 frame and one for each state:
And then I open up the animator:
Im not too sure what the arrows do but i figured its like a flow chart so you go from idle to left so i matched up the arrows. I then also made 4 booleans for each state.
Then on the script attached to the player, i added this code:
private Animator animator;
void Start () {
animator = GetComponent<Animator>();
}
//This is in the update function
if (!playerLeft && !playerRight && !jumping)
{
setAnimationState("playerIdle");
}
else if (jumping)
{
setAnimationState("playerJumping");
}
}
private void setAnimationState(String state){
animator.SetBool("playerJumping", false);
animator.SetBool("playerLeft", false);
animator.SetBool("playerRight", false);
animator.SetBool("playerIdle", false);
animator.SetBool(state, true);
}
So i made a function that cancels of the animations and switches it to the correct one which is called. You can see how i call it with jumping and i also have the same for left and right but i know they are all being called correctly from the animator.
In the animator, only the right grey box is running. I can see because it has a blue bar and its not switching animations. The booleans are switching but thats it.
On the top of my head:
You need a transition from right to left and left to right.
You need one from right, left and jumping back to idle.
You can click on the arrows and select which booleans need to be checked to enable the transition.
Fore each animation state you need to upload a spritesheet. You can drag and drop this in the animation tab. The animation will play untill there are no more sprites. It will then check if it can transition into another state or loop the current state. (Do note that you need to enable looping on each state, except jumping i guess?)
Welcome to Unity development :)
I don't want to make this too long, so let's just use playerLeft as an example.
So you've set the Idle state as the default state - meaning if all the booleans are false, the player is idle. But once you press the left key, you would want the player to transition from the idle state to the Left state.
First step is to click on the transition (the arrow) from idle to playerLeft.
Next, is to add the playerLeft boolean as the condition. This means that when the playerLeft boolean becomes true, we start transitioning from Idle to Left.
And finally, tinker with the code. We need to tell Unity to set playerLeft to true when we press the "D" button for example.
Update()
{
if(Input.GetKeyDown(KeyCode.D))
animator.SetBool("playerLeft",true);
}
We place it in the Update() method to make sure it runs every frame. Then, we have a condition where it waits for the player to press D.
There's still a whole lot to do after this such as doing return transitions but well, you'll figure out the rest as you go so don't hesitate to ask ;)
I have an application cocos2d. I want my image is displayed once. Not every time I go in cocos2d view.Do you have any idea?
Just use a global flag for this. Create a bool variable globally and set it False after display image. And check this variable each time entering that view. If it is false you can remove that image from view or set it's opacity to zero if you want to display that image in any other cases.
this ques is not explicitly related to cocos2d though.
Steps:
1. When you need to display ur image, check for a bool value existence in NSUserDefaults.
2. If value does not exists (or return value is FALSE), means you can display your image.
3. After displaying image, set TRUE value in NSUserDefaults for that specific key.
Done..!!
Basically i have an array of Sprites to be loaded and removed one by one in an order.
I have a list of animal names in an array like
const NSString *Animal1[30] = {#"Lion .png",#"Zebra .png",...........
To load a sprite i use the following code
image[i]= [Sprite spriteWithFile: [NSString stringWithFormat:#"%#",Animal1[i]]];
image[i].position = ccp( 240,180 );
[self addChild: image[i]];
Then to remove the sprite after use I use the following code
[self removeChild:image[i] cleanup:YES];
What happens when i run the code in simulator is the sprite loads one after other till 20th animal. After the 20th animals the application crashes.
I dont know what is the problem.If i have the array less than 20 it works fine but when it exceed the application crashes.
Can anyone plz help to resolve the issue.
If it works for the first 20, it sounds like you may have a bad image or an erroneous filename for that 21st image. If you try to create a sprite from an unsupported or nonexistent image, then you'll get a crash.
Check and make sure all the filenames listed are actually inside your package (check case, too, since they're case sensitive!). Make sure the filenames match exactly - in the code sample you pasted above, it looks like there are spaces in the titles.
If the files are all there, make sure you didn't save one of them as a Photoshop document instead of as a .png or something. Even if the filename ends in .png, it doesn't mean that it was saved in that format.
From your description of the problem it could even be a bad index and you're just incrementing out of bounds or something. The best way to clear it up is to do some basic debugging.
place the last item in the middle of
the array. Does it still blow up on
the last one or on the same entry no
mater what position it's in?
remove the offending item to see if
the code works without it
trace thru the code and see the
entry point where it's blowing up,
check your stack trace, etc.
To verify all your files are ok try to load each one manually not using an array like(put a break point on each line and use Build & Debug):
(pseudo code)
add the lion sprite
add the tiger sprite
add the bear sprite
...etc...
If that works then test your array by not using a loop to load the sprites, load each one by calling it's index like(put a break point on each line and use Build & Debug):
(pseudo code)
add image[1]
add image[2]
add image[3]
...etc...
Then if that works fine I would setup your sprites into and array of sprites like:
(pseudo code)
create the sprite with image[i]
add the sprite to spriteArray
---repeat for each sprite---
Then do another loop to add the sprites to the layer like:
CGSize size = [[CCDirector sharedDirector] winSize];
for CCSprite *aSprite in SpriteArray {
aSprite.position = ccp((size.width - (aSprite.contentSize.width / 2)), (aSprite.contentSize.height / 2)); //positions the sprite to the lower right corner
[self addChild aSprite];
}
I like to put my sprites in an array, that way it's easier to just traverse the array when I need to work with them. Also, instead of using absolute coordinates, I like to use coordinates that are relative to the size of the window and the size of the sprite. By positioning them this way, it will convert the coordinates no matter what type of display or orientation or sprite size you are working with.
Hope this helps!