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Flying Camera Mode in 1.52?

Discussion in 'Civ4 - General Discussions' started by DementedAvenger, Feb 10, 2006.

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  1. DementedAvenger

    DementedAvenger Chieftain

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    This worked fine for me pre-1.52, but after the patch I haven't been able to get it to work. You just hit Shift-F to enable mouse camera and then Ctrl-F to enable camera flying, right? And the only thing you need to change in the .ini file is the "allow camera flying =1"?
     
    DementedAvenger, Feb 10, 2006
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  2. DementedAvenger

    DementedAvenger Chieftain

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    I just figured this one out, in case anybody is interested. It's now Alt+Ctrl+F instead of just Ctrl+F.
     
    DementedAvenger, Feb 12, 2006
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  3. player1 fanatic

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    Wow!
    Never knew about this one.
    It's great!
     
    player1 fanatic, Feb 12, 2006
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  4. ozza000

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    Ah I didn't realise it had changed either. Thanks.
     
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  5. Nestorius

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    It works way better, too! Holding both mouse buttons down gives additional control. Also, if you get messed up, hit alt-f once or twice to reorient things.

    But, DON'T hit alt-o for options or call up any screens that require you moving the mouse and clicking on something to close. You'll get stuck!
     
    Nestorius, Feb 12, 2006
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  6. RSL

    RSL Chieftain

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    What exactly is flying camera mode?
     
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  7. thordk

    thordk Chieftain

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    you're able to place the cam anywhere and pitch and yaw it as you like.
     
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    It also feels like driving an airplane if you use mouse buttons for direction and mouse wheel for moving.
     
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  9. Gyathaar

    Gyathaar Warlock Retired Moderator GOTM Staff

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    I think reason it was changed was because ctrl-f is also the shortcut for building a fortification.. so if you had a worker selected when you tried to use flying camera before it would start to build a fort.
     
    Gyathaar, Feb 12, 2006
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  10. DementedAvenger

    DementedAvenger Chieftain

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    Ah, that makes sense. Was this change documented anywhere?
     
    DementedAvenger, Feb 12, 2006
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  11. Thunderfall

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    Thunderfall, Feb 12, 2006
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  12. Thunderfall

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  13. MSTK

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    Is there any way to change the sky? I love those dark black nighttime skylines with no stars, moon, or atmosphere and all, but it could look a bit nicer with some added details.

    But I guess it would add some unecessary system resources. Rendering would be a pain in the system, unless it's just a static backdrop.
     
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  14. lost_civantares

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    That's exactly what I was about to say, but no, there is no way to change the sky.
     
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  15. TheArsenal

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    Hmm. Just checked the .ini file. Nowhere does this line of code appear. I wonder why that is? In any case, since it seems to be missing, where exactly should I add it?
     
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  16. Thunderfall

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    Pretty much anywhere you want. Doesn't matter..

    On mine it's placed under [CONFIG].
     
    Thunderfall, Feb 12, 2006
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  17. TheArsenal

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    Thanks, but for some reason it's a no-go. Opened the ini file pasted
    "; Allow Camera Flying
    AllowFlying = 1" directly under [CONFIG], but it doesn't seem to work in game. Even started a new game to check if that was the case.

    Odd.
     
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  18. Thunderfall

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    Did you use notepad's Find feature to find it? You could have a duplicate entry with AllowFlying = 0
     
    Thunderfall, Feb 12, 2006
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  19. TheArsenal

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    Thanks. Got it. Changed it in a similar folder on the C drive. Very, very cool effect.
     
    TheArsenal, Feb 13, 2006
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  20. GIR

    GIR It'sNotStupidIt'sAdvanced

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    WOW, did you see all the details (and animations) on the ships? :goodjob:
     
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