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Scrolling Skybox with a 2D space shooter
I'm developing a space shooter, 2D top down.
I have two cameras, one main and one background. The main camera is rendering everything but the background itself, having a depth of -1, and is orthographic. Clear flag is 'depth only' The background camera, I'm using a perspective camera (Not sure if this is right but looks better atm.), depth of -2, only renders the background itself.
My camera follow script and background follow script is this, attached to the main camera is this:: if (target)
{
Vector3 point = camera.WorldToViewportPoint(target.position);
Vector3 delta = target.position - camera.ViewportToWorldPoint(new Vector3(0.5f, 0.5f, point.z)); //(new Vector3(0.5, 0.5, point.z));
Vector3 destination = transform.position + delta;
destination.y = 10;
transform.position = Vector3.SmoothDamp(transform.position, destination, ref velocity, dampTime);
if (bgCamera)
{
bgCamera.transform.eulerAngles = new Vector3(-transform.position.z % 360, transform.position.x % 360, 0.0f);
}
}
bgCamera being the background camera. Target is the space ship.
Now, traveling 'one direction' seems to work (even though it feels like it's in a sphere, but that's another issue), but when mixing in both it gives a wierd look, the angle gets all wierd. I've supplied a youtube video to show it. First one is flying straight up, works okay, then flying left, works okay.. Mixing in both, doesn't work.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnSYS39QA0U
Overall I'm not sure if the skybox is the best approach or if there is a better idea. I 'really' like the skybox program I am using right now as it generates very nice skyboxes. But I want the background to seem 'endless' and skyboxes seem like a way to go.
I am having the exact same problem, however, i'm only using a skybox image on my +z plane which always flollows the main camera, and a sphare particle system that follows the player and rotates in the opposite direction of the player. i don't know how to fix it, but i'm wondering if i could just create a flat particle system that follows the player, creates new particles on the edge of the player field of view, then destroys particles that are too far from the players perspective.
