3rd person view

[Mcc457]

Sorry to bring this back up, but I'm interested, has this been dropped?

No, it has not been dropped. I had to start from the scratch again and will continue working on it again.

Here a new video:

http://i1.ytimg.com/vi/7zntFzq4Xv0/mqdefault.jpg

Id like if you dont do it the same stupid way MC does this.
Make the camera be able to move freely arround the model.

I agree, however, that would make it like ROBLOX XD

I like that you can switch back and forth.

[BlockMen]

Sorry to bring this back up, but I'm interested, has this been dropped?

No, it has not been dropped. I had to start from the scratch again and will continue working on it again.

Here a new video:

http://i1.ytimg.com/vi/7zntFzq4Xv0/mqdefault.jpg

Id like if you dont do it the same stupid way MC does this.
Make the camera be able to move freely arround the model.

And how you imagine then the game to be still playable? Do you want disable interaction when looking behind you or do you want have a player model that animation is digging toward the camera but destroing a block behind itself?

IMO that "stupid MC way" is fine for the beginning...

[PilzAdam]

No, it has not been dropped. I had to start from the scratch again and will continue working on it again.

Here a new video:

http://i1.ytimg.com/vi/7zntFzq4Xv0/mqdefault.jpg

Id like if you dont do it the same stupid way MC does this.
Make the camera be able to move freely arround the model.

And how you imagine then the game to be still playable? Do you want disable interaction when looking behind you or do you want have a player model that animation is digging toward the camera but destroing a block behind itself?

IMO that "stupid MC way" is fine for the beginning...

It shouldnt be "playable" (i.e. you cant dig nodes) while you are in 3rd person view.

[playzooki]

what about a playable and a non playable version?

or where you can only dig nodes in front of you?

[BlockMen]

First release

As promised, here comes the code for 3rd person view:
https://github.com/BlockMen/minetest/tree/third_person_view

and for all windows users a build ;)
Download for Windows

Hit F7 to switch between view modes


Have Fun!

PS: This still needs improvement

[Topywo]

Great!

It works (on Lubuntu) and it's fun :-)

[Evergreen]

Compiling as I speak...

EDIT
I hit F7 and it doesn't do anything. I may bring up the console next time to see if I'm doing anything wrong.

[Krock]

Wow, nice work!
It works good with the compiled version at WinXP.

[Inocudom]

It works, even with Zeg9's skins mod.

[Mcc457]

Wow!

I'll definitely be testing this out when I get home!

[Novacain]

I like the idea of having the 3rd person option, but I also like having a pure "spectator" version as well. no interaction, but able to move the camera around the body. maybe have the option of holding "alt" down to change camera position, and have it snap back when "alt" is release. just an idea.

[Sokomine]

If you want such a free view, why not take a mod like Doppelgänger? Of course it wouldn't be "you", and others would see "you" as where the server believes you to be, but for all practial purposes, it ought to be the same.

[Inocudom]

Look, look:
http://youtu.be/kXRSUfdj2cQ
Even oOChainLynxOo finds this new adittion to be exciting. Now, if someone would just make a build with RealBadAngel's normal-generating patch in it, things would be very nice.

How about the addition of the feature discussed in the topic below as well?
https://forum.minetest.net/viewtopic.php?id=5397

[Mcc457]

It works great. It just doesn't work underwater. It acts as if a block us in the way.

[Topywo]

It works great. It just doesn't work underwater. It acts as if a block us in the way.

I think the block is it's hair.

[philipbenr]

It works great. It just doesn't work underwater. It acts as if a block us in the way.

I think the block is it's hair.

No I have had the same problem. Still, don't try to push Blockmen too much. he has a lot of things he has been working on.

[Novacain]

If you want such a free view, why not take a mod like Doppelgänger? Of course it wouldn't be "you", and others would see "you" as where the server believes you to be, but for all practial purposes, it ought to be the same.

Cause then I have to gets other's to install it on their servers :P. if it's in the client, then it doesn't take a mod.

[BlockMen]

If you want such a free view, why not take a mod like Doppelgänger? Of course it wouldn't be "you", and others would see "you" as where the server believes you to be, but for all practial purposes, it ought to be the same.

How is a static placed model compareable with a real third person view?

It works great. It just doesn't work underwater. It acts as if a block us in the way.

Thanks for reporting.

--
A new video with front view (and camera bug under water is fixed too):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjy-z8X3JT8

[hoodedice]

If you want such a free view, why not take a mod like Doppelgänger? Of course it wouldn't be "you", and others would see "you" as where the server believes you to be, but for all practial purposes, it ought to be the same.

How is a static placed model compareable with a real third person view?

It works great. It just doesn't work underwater. It acts as if a block us in the way.

Thanks for reporting.

--
A new video with front view (and camera bug under water is fixed too):
https://i1.ytimg.com/vi/gjy-z8X3JT8/maxresdefault.jpg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjy-z8X3JT8

Thank You. Great job. Much Awesome.

[Novacain]

If you want such a free view, why not take a mod like Doppelgänger? Of course it wouldn't be "you", and others would see "you" as where the server believes you to be, but for all practial purposes, it ought to be the same.

How is a static placed model compareable with a real third person view?

It works great. It just doesn't work underwater. It acts as if a block us in the way.

Thanks for reporting.

--
A new video with front view (and camera bug under water is fixed too):
https://i1.ytimg.com/vi/gjy-z8X3JT8/maxresdefault.jpg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjy-z8X3JT8

little glitchy with digging behind, but still +10!!

[BlockMen]

Nothing new, just a new build for windows-users to test front-view and improved camera positioning:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/tqevf5pibo80ktl/minetest-0.4.9-3rdpv2.zip

[Casimir]

This is now part of freeminer.
https://github.com/freeminer/freeminer/commit/7cb8d0c2b7eef2c1b47df4653b8155c4b039b2eb

[Mcc457]

This is so awesome! I wish there was a better way to thank you and everybody who puts aside time to develop these things! This is going as default in Fiveflags!

[Gambit]

Hopefully there will be a top-down view and a 45 degree angle view added.

[GingerHunter797]

I REALLY love this. This is SO cool! I really hope this makes it into the next release. I just have one qualm about it... MC does the samething, and that is that the cross hairs are on the back of the chars head.I really dont like this because I cant see what im mining...

[gsmanners]

Rather than different modes, what this should do is let you have a button for making the camera freely move. It could default to middle mouse button, since that isn't used for anything, currently.

[Calinou]

Rather than different modes, what this should do is let you have a button for making the camera freely move. It could default to middle mouse button, since that isn't used for anything, currently.

It could let people see anywhere (even in areas that are supposed to be private), so that should probably only be enabled if you have some privilege.

[gsmanners]

That's a good idea. Have a fly cam if you have fly privs and a camera locked into looking at the player, otherwise.

[Inocudom]

That's a good idea. Have a fly cam if you have fly privs and a camera locked into looking at the player, otherwise.

The camera should not be able to go through blocks unless the noclip priviledge is had.

[Evergreen]

That's a good idea. Have a fly cam if you have fly privs and a camera locked into looking at the player, otherwise.

The camera should not be able to go through blocks unless the noclip priviledge is had.

Right, it could be used for cheating.