Modding Mondays: Improved Chase Camera

[SQUAD]

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<p>Need a change of pace in your chase camera view? BahamutoD’s <a href="http://bit.ly/1qIb5Wv"><strong>IMPROVED CHASE CAMERA</strong></a> is for you. This mod allows the camera to follow your surface velocity vector instead of sticking and rolling. Get a better sense for how you’re flying, what’s around you and just about any important angle by toggling this on </p>

<p>For more info on Improved Chase Camera, go <a href="http://bit.ly/1qIb5Wv"><strong>HERE</strong></a>.</p>

Edited July 29, 2014 by Rowsdower
Better description

[Alshain]

I don't get how this is freedom, it seems more restrictive.

[jedensuscg]

Well its freedom by giving you another option that previously was unavailable. I have wanted a camera that snapped back behind my aircraft after looking around. And it is just an option, you still have the other camera modes available with a key click.

[tygoo7]

This mod makes flying spaceplanes a whole lot funner.

[TMS]

I don't get how this is freedom...

Mostly because you don't need to constantly fanny around with the arrow keys, nor experience nausea with the stock chase camera.

[HafCoJoe]

Downloading now. Freedom isn't the word to describe this specific camera, but it is an additional one so yeah it counts as freedom in my mind. What I wish KSP had is a camera set up like this

where it follows velocity and rolls as well but does it slightly lazily.

[BahamutoD]

Yeah, a bunch of people requested that roll behavior. I have yet to figure out how to control the main flight camera's roll though..

PS

Thanks for featuring my mod!

[Alshain]

Lol, I don't think people understood my comment. The only thing I can see is that it prevents you from moving the camera around. Why would you want that?

[BahamutoD]

The video was showing an older version. That snapping back 'feature' is an option now. By default you can move it around and it will stay there like it does normally, but the main point of the mod is that it chases your velocity vector rather than being rigidly attached to the craft. (Hence improved "chase" camera. Its meant to be better than the vanilla "chase" camera, not a replacement of free camera mode, etc.)

Edited July 29, 2014 by BahamutoD

[Alshain]

Ok, well I guess I'm not understanding why that would be desired but if other people enjoy it then more power to you!

[Umlüx]

because its better when flying planes. it feels more natural. like in other flying sims.