I am new to Panda3D and I need some help. I want to set up a third person camera. Maybe I’m getting in way over my head, but I really want to give it a try. I looked around the forums already, but I couldn’t find a topic about exactly what I’m looking for. Here is what the camera should do:
Stay in a position behind the character at all times
When the mouse moves along the x axis, the camera will rotate to adjust the view (because the character will also be turning to face the mouse’s direction)
When the mouse moves along the y axis, the camera will turn upwards or downwards to adjust the view.
The effect will be a third person camera like in the games Oblivion or Gears of War. Is there a Panda3D function for this? If I have to code it myself, could someone please tell me how? Thanks in advance.
Really? I tried the old tutorial and it worked perfectly and was exactly what I needed. But I’ll try the new tutorial instead since it’s more up to date. Thanks Arkaein, and thanks again kayn.
Edit: Oops, I thought when you said “tutorial” you meant the third person camera topic. Now I see that you meant the Python tutorials. Sorry for the mixup.
As for learning Python, it’s not hard for me so far. I have about three years experience with C++ and Python has a lot of similarities.