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Camera collision
Hey im making a 3rd person adventure game but the fixed camera goes through scenery thats behind me eg: rocks and houses, how can i stop the camera passing though? i gave the camera a box collider and tried loads of other but it just wont work :( comments appreciated.
There is a good tutorial on 3D Buzz that I have been following. It covers the aspects of Camera Occlusion and Collision.
For the theory on how to deal with the camera and obstacles, watch a couple of their video's. The blackboard theory/overview discussions are really good. Website link : http://www.3dbuzz.com/vbforum/content.php?212
scroll down to : Section 3 - Enhanced Character and Camera Control : Part 11 - Occlusion and Collision Overview. (direct link : http://www.3dbuzz.com/vbforum/sv_showvideo.php?v=4915)
You could possibly simplify their method by just casting one ray between the player and the camera, if there is something in-between the two , move the camera closer.
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also : http://answers.unity3d.com/questions/133869/how-to-ask-a-good-question.html
Executing a search in UnityAnswers using the phrase "Camera Collision" seems to show a wide variety of answers to this question. In summary, it appears that a camera should have both a collider as well as having a RigidBody. See for example:
http://answers.unity3d.com/questions/8396/camera-collision.html
Thanks alucard! great link! Though Im goin to stop using unity answers, ive had a complaint about every question ive asked, thought this was a place of assistance, clearly experienced unity users get decent answers. and noobs get told to google it or search for it (something i do before asking anyway) whilst the questions may be very similar, i couldnt find specifically what i need, hencefourth, i posted my question, if thats not what this site is for then it really needs re-named.
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