Camera angle

[withoutgod]

Hi

I would like to set my in-game view angle to 100% top-down, is that possible?

Thanks:)

[bendib]

No. Afraid not.

[NoQ]

All you can do is rotate the camera with the right mouse button.

[Berg]

You can use the numpad to rotate camera 4 and 5 also change the angle 8 and 2

[franconian]

No. Afraid not.

That's true – and it's not.

We are talking about free software here – you can do whatever you want!

Just open src/display.h, scroll down to line number 200 (about) and change the line
#define MIN_PLAYER_X_ANGLE (-60)
into
#define MIN_PLAYER_X_ANGLE (-90)

I recommend to change the next line too, from
#define MAXDISTANCE (5000)
to
#define MAXDISTANCE (15000)
With this you may zoom-out further and get a better overview.

Now recompile the sources and enjoy your improved user interface.

[Rman Virgil]

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Are there any downsides to making this part of the stock distro ?
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[vexed]

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Are there any downsides to making this part of the stock distro ?
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Yes, performance issues.

BTW franconian, if you modify your own client for that, and play MP games with that advantage, that is considered cheating.

[Rman Virgil]

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Thanks vexed, I was unsure if it came down to performance degradation... and didn't even think about it being interpreted as cheating in MP with the current official binary. .

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