Is it possible to Change the hotkey of the camera?

[yorkgrass]

I really would like to change the "up down left right" to "ASDW"? is it possible?
Thank you guys!

 

[General Tso]

The easy way would be to reassign different "hotkeys" to the camera. Unforunately, I don't know how to do this - maybe someone else can help with that.
Another way to do it would require using Python. If your interested in this, let me know and I'll post an example.

 

[yorkgrass]

Thanks Tso! I know nothing about python, but if you can give a example, I'm willing to try it!

 

[General Tso]

You want to edit the file CvEventManager.py. In that file look for the following code which is located in onKbdEvent:

if (eventType == self.EventKeyDown):
   theKey=int(key)

Below this code you want to place:

  if theKey == int(InputTypes.KB_A):
    if self.bCtrl:
     CyCamera().SetBaseTurn(CyCamera().GetBaseTurn() - 45.0)
     return 1
    elif self.bShift:
     CyCamera().SetBaseTurn(CyCamera().GetBaseTurn() - 10.0)
     return 1
 
   if theKey == int(InputTypes.KB_D):
    if self.bCtrl:
     CyCamera().SetBaseTurn(CyCamera().GetBaseTurn() + 45.0)
     return 1
    elif self.bShift:
     CyCamera().SetBaseTurn(CyCamera().GetBaseTurn() + 10.0)
     return 1

This will control the left right movement of the camera. To control up and down movement repeat the same section of code and replace SetBaseTurn with SetBasePitch.
Edit: And use KB_S and KB_W for theKey.

Make sure that you don't edit the original game file and follow standard safe modding practices.

 

[yorkgrass]

if ( eventType == self.EventKeyDown ):
			theKey=int(key)
			
				if theKey == int(InputTypes.KB_A):
					if self.bCtrl:
						CyCamera().SetBaseTurn(CyCamera().GetBaseTurn() - 45.0)
						return 1
					elif self.bShift:
						CyCamera().SetBaseTurn(CyCamera().GetBaseTurn() - 10.0)
						return 1
	 
				if theKey == int(InputTypes.KB_D):
 					if self.bCtrl:
						CyCamera().SetBaseTurn(CyCamera().GetBaseTurn() + 45.0)
						return 1
					elif self.bShift:
						CyCamera().SetBaseTurn(CyCamera().GetBaseTurn() + 10.0)
						return 1
	
				if theKey == int(InputTypes.KB_W):
					if self.bCtrl:
						CyCamera().SetBasePitch(CyCamera().GetBaseTurn() - 45.0)
						return 1
					elif self.bShift:
						CyCamera().SetBasePitch(CyCamera().GetBaseTurn() - 10.0)
						return 1
	 
				if theKey == int(InputTypes.KB_S):
					if self.bCtrl:
						CyCamera().SetBasePitch(CyCamera().GetBaseTurn() + 45.0)
						return 1
					elif self.bShift:
						CyCamera().SetBasePitch(CyCamera().GetBaseTurn() + 10.0)
						return 1
			
			CvCameraControls.g_CameraControls.handleInput( theKey )

I wrote like this? not working haha¬ I know it have to be my fault. but thanks very much. It's to mess around with python haha¬

 

[yorkgrass]

I tried again this time KB_A is working, rest of them not, that's probabely because they have assigned to other functions. however!!! it's not what I intended, the camera turns to different angles rather than move right. e.g, if centre of the camera is at (x,y), I want to move it to (x-1,y) by pressing KB_A. But thanks anyway.

Waiting for more help!!!

 

[General Tso]

Sorry about that, I thought that you wanted to rotate the camera. Moving it could be done, but would be a little more complicated. If you are interested in seeing all of the CyCamera commands, here is a link that shows them.

http://www.sthurlow.com/cvDocs/cvDoc/CyCamera.htm