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Question Detach Cinemachine Camera temporarily in script from player?

Discussion in 'Cinemachine' started by AerionXI, Dec 13, 2022.

  1. AerionXI

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    How would I detach the Cinemachine camera on my player in script if my player dies and I want the camera to not follow him down the "hole" ? ALSO, how would I make it IN SCRIPT so that if I'm in a certain place, the Cinemachine camera ONLY follows the player on the X-Axis ( in 2D ) ?
     
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    AerionXI, Dec 13, 2022
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  2. Gregoryl

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    You can do vcam.LookAt = null and vcam.Follow = null. That will stop the camera from tracking the target.

    For the only X axis question, there are several ways to do this. I don't know enough details about your game to say which one is best. You can do it by adding a CinemachineConfiner extension to your camera and making a confining box that only has dimension along the x axis. Alternatively, you could make a custom extension that locks the Y and Z axes of the camera. In either case, you can enable and disable those behaviours from script. Another way would be to have a second vcam with one of the extensions, and activate/deactivate it from script. That would trigger a blend between the modes.
     
    Gregoryl, Dec 13, 2022
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  3. bigbrainz

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    @Gregoryl, it seems like as of 2022.2.19, Cinemachine 2.9.7, setting those values to null breaks it. We're coming from 2021.3.25 where that `null` method has always worked, but now it causes a bunch of errors. For now we're just commenting out that part of the code and letting the camera go a little weird as a very temp band-aid. Can you comment on what a better approach might be now?

    upload_2023-5-17_17-56-53.png
     

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    bigbrainz, May 18, 2023
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  4. Gregoryl

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    @bigbrainz Can you show the inspector of the vcam in question?
     
    Gregoryl, May 18, 2023
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  5. bigbrainz

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    Sure. This is how the P
    layer_vCam is set up:

    upload_2023-5-18_7-36-50.png
     
    bigbrainz, May 18, 2023
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  6. Gregoryl

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    Thanks, but I'm unable to repro the problem. Can you send me a simple repro scene?
     
    Gregoryl, May 18, 2023
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  7. bigbrainz

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    The other bugs in 2022.2 forced us to switch back to 2021 for now, but I'll see if i can get you a simple repro. Thanks!
     
    bigbrainz, May 18, 2023
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  8. asajadi84

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    Just in case someone is viewing this thread for an answer, simply disable the CinemachineVirtualCamera as long as you wish for it to freeze:
    Code (CSharp):
    1. GameObject.Find("PlayerFollowCamera").GetComponent<CinemachineVirtualCamera>().enabled = false;
    and then enable it again.
     
    asajadi84, Jun 11, 2023
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