With the fade... does it fade out the trees and the stairs. Because I have lots with loads of trees but I like to keep the stairs showing.

@xylune:

Ok, give me a little bit, I discovered yet another file controls the free cam behavior as well.
I'll update the mod to 3.1 when it's done.
Thanks for the suggestion xylune and you just helped me make the mod even better.

Stay tuned

Fade applys to all objects, even sims.

Thank you, GunMod. I tried to figure out what line to change to improve it but I was at a loss. I absolutely adore everything else!

I just tried this out and from now on this is my favorite mod. I could never play without these cam angles now. This mod is WONDERFUL. Especially in neighborhood view, I can get CLOSE now!

Edited to add: I agree the side scrolling needs to be speed up greatly. I am still thrilled!

near perfect :nod:

The only problem I have with this mod is that the scroll rate is a bit too slow, and the rotation speed, a bit too er.. sharp and fast.

Great work though, thanks.

Workin' on it

For everyone one thing I change, it affects 4 other things, so it's slow going.

I absolutely love it i havent downloaded anything like thsi before and the detail in the neibourhood view i didnt think it was as good as what it looks like from above i was going throught the woods right on the floor mode and i found a ufo hiden in trees, cant wait to try making some movies like this. SUperB! Works perfect too i havent noticed anything wrong with it.

i like coll i sped up the scroll rate and it's great - did not try the first person view though -

Just an update, about 85% done.
Need sleep. Been up for 25 hours now.. lol
Got the speed problem worked out, now just tidying up.
Should be finished today (whenever "today" is).
Its 2:30 pm here, and Im going to bed.
I'll look @ it after my mind is refreshed and see if there is anything I need to fix before the 3.1 release.

This mod is really helpfull thanks. Any chance to make a firsperson camera mode of the selected sim?

Thanks so much!! It looks great, and, I've been dying for a no-fade cam.. I hate losing the beautiful violet trees behind my sim when I try and have her portrait painted. >.<

Very nice ^-^

Thanks To : GUNMOD
http://www.modthesims2.com/member.php?u=163279

Made Minor Changes:

back up original files first
Copy and paist over - NeighborhoodCamera.txt - save Run The Game
Also gave more tilt controll


improved rotastion speed
NeighborhoodCamera.txt
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# Camera configuration file for the Neighborhood screen.
# See cameras.txt for a description of syntax.
# -----------------------------------------------------------
# Modifications Copyright 10/17/2005 JD Wohlever, aka GunMod
# -----------------------------------------------------------
camera "Neighborhood" Neighborhood

zoom 1 (1200 300 300)
fov (40 9 9)
clip (1 1 1) (5000 5000 5000)
pitch (22 22 22) (80 60 80)

orientation 0 (0 45 90 135 180 225 270 315)

smoothing 3 4
wheel 5

constrain .0 .0 .0 .0

setparam defaultminchange 0.01

setparam keyboardrotationspeed 25
setparam keyboardrotationlerpsteps 2
setparam keyboardrotationlerpminchange 0.01

setparam keyboardtranslationspeed 25
setparam keyboardtranslationlerpsteps 2
setparam keyboardtranslationlerpminchange 0.01

setparam keyboardzoomspeed 1
setparam keyboardzoomlerpsteps 1
setparam keyboardzoomlerpminchange 1
setparam keyboardzoomscale 3


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Made Minor Changes:

back up original files first
Copy and paist over - LiveCamera.txt - save Run The Game
Also gave more tilt controll

Slowed Down the rotation speed for the live camera mod


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# Camera configuration file for Live mode.
# See cameras.txt for a description of syntax.
# -----------------------------------------------------------
# Modifications Copyright 10/17/2005 JD Wohlever, aka GunMod
# -----------------------------------------------------------

# The following named parameters are available with the "Live" camera.
#
# subjectheightlerpsteps - Number of steps to interpolate over when adjusting the subject height.
# subjectheightlerpminchange - Smallest step taken when doing the above.
# pivotheightabovefloor - Height of the camera pivot above the floor. Should match the root_trans node height of a person.
# constraintwidth - Width added to lot rectangle to constrain camera. Negative values allowed.
# defaultcamerapitch - When entering a lot and centering on a sim, the camera assumes this pitch.

camera "Live" Live
zoom 1 (70 40 25 15 8 0.6)
fov (45 45 45 45 45 45)
pitch (-0.7 -1.75 -3.15 -4.45 -10 -30) (87 87 87 87 87 87)
clip (1.0 0.8 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.01) (2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000)

orientation 1 (10 55 100 145 190 235 280 325)

smoothing 5 8
slope 0.7
wheel 3

setparam defaultminchange 0.02

setparam keyboardrotationspeed 200
setparam keyboardrotationlerpsteps 1
setparam keyboardrotationlerpminchange 0.5

setparam keyboardtranslationspeed 50
setparam keyboardtranslationlerpsteps 1
setparam keyboardtranslationlerpminchange 0.001

setparam keyboardzoomspeed 1
setparam keyboardzoomlerpsteps 1
setparam keyboardzoomlerpminchange 1
setparam keyboardzoomscale 2

setparam pivotheightabovefloor 1.6
setparam constraintwidth -10
setparam subjecttrackingdeadzonemagnitude 30

setparam cornersampleoffset 1
setparam cornersampleratio 0.5
setparam floorheightsamplerange 6
setparam floorheightsampleinnerrange 2

setparam objectFadeDistance 10
setparam objectFadeFalloff 4
setparam objectFadeAllObjects 0
setparam objectFadeCineCam 0

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Slowed Down the rotation speed for the live camera mod


By the way, this text mod is part of the game and I don't think it is copywrite?

I tried this out but I can't use it because it took me almost 75 seconds to scroll from the front of the house to the back of the house using my mouse, where normally it happens almost instantly.

I tried to figure out what to change to make it scroll faster but I'm not sure what everything does & whether you increase or decrease the amounts or whether there is more than one adjustment involved.

umm how do i got into top and down mode? >_< i cant find anywhere on how to do that...

I'm amazed that you made your perfect camera even better

hit 't' for top down mode

I appreciate all the work you did Ziggy, but Im afriad its for not
I found some very interesting stuff in regards to the cameras that change how I have to do everything.
If your interested in modding further I can chat with you via an IM or voice program and get a bit more technical. But to sum it up, the very important thing I found , and test this for me to make sure with the DEFAULT cameras, is that the more you zoom, or the lower to the ground you get, the slower the camera gets.
I pulled hair for a good 3 hours trying to twist my brain around that and at last I have found a solutuion.
Hopefully I'll have this done by tonight as I really want you guys to have it.

I love what you did to the camera but i have to agree it is kinda slow when scrolling while playing. Other than that its perfect!!

I just wanted to drop in again and say thanks to GunMod for working so hard, and to say get some sleep! I'll continue to check for the update but seeing how much is involved to do it, I'm just glad that you're taking the time to improve the scroll speed and I really appreciate your hard work. This is going to be the best camera mod ever.

Ditto here on all counts. Your hard work is very much appreciated, but don't knock yourself out trying to get this updated in a hurry. For something so sweet, we can wait until you're done.

I have great patience lol As the saying goes, good things come to those who wait

Ok folks, 3.1 is done, let me know of any problems.
Time to go try Age of Empires 3.

Okay, just tried new version. Side scrolling is *much* improved!

Will report more as I play.

Cool, thanks I will definatley try it when post it and yeah would like to chat with you my e-mail is tonybec@telus.net.......

and yeah your right about the levels as to zooming changing altitude....