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Official New version of Cinemachine 3 pre-release 7 is now available

Discussion in 'Cinemachine' started by Gregoryl, May 5, 2023.

  1. Gregoryl

    Gregoryl

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    Cinemachine 3.0.0-pre.7 is now available. The focus this time is on blending.

    Please remember that this is still a pre-release, so back up everything before upgrading. If your project is making significant use of the Cinemachine 2.X API, think carefully before upgrading, it might be a lot of work. See our upgrade guide here.

    Installation
    Minimum Unity version: 2022.2.16f1
    Window -> Package Manager -> + -> Add Package By Name
    Name: com.unity.cinemachine
    Version: 3.0.0-pre.7

    Upgrading
    What's new in cinemachine 3
    Upgrade from cinemachine 2.X

    Changelog
    • Added CinemachineCore.GetCustomBlender and BlendCreatedEvent to allow custom blend behaviour.
    • New Custom Blends sample scene illustrating how to customize the blend algorithm.
    • CinemachineChannels can now be named via the CinemachineChannelNames asset. The OutputChannel struct has been removed.
    • Added CinemachineCameraManagerEvents behaviour.
    • Improved handling of nested blends.
    • Added the option of defining CINEMACHINE_NO_CM2_SUPPORT, to lighten the package by removing legacy CM2 support.
    • ThirdPerson Shooter sample scene now has an option to swap shoulders.
    • CinemachineCameraEvents and CinemachineBrainEvents and CinemachineCameraManagerEvents can be added to any GameObject, not only to the target objects.
    EDIT: 3.0.0-pre.7 is identical to 3.0.0-pre.6, only unit tests are slightly different.
     
    Last edited: Aug 23, 2023
    Gregoryl, May 5, 2023
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  2. gg_michael

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    I have an issue with pre-release 7, but I don't see a thread for it yet so I'll put it here (upgraded from pre-4).

    After updating my blend is not functioning as expected. It's a default blend between 2 virtual cameras, nothing crazy. It is properly blending the ortho size and position, but NOT the rotation. The only thing I did was update from pre-4 to pre-7, and I had to update a few calls to 
    Priority
    to 
    Priority.Value
    to account for the API change. Is it expected that something like this could break with the recent blend updates? Thanks!
     
    gg_michael, May 8, 2023
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  3. Gregoryl

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    Blending logic has changed. The main change is how nested blending is handled (i.e. [[a to b] to c]). Can you show me what's happening, or better still, send me a repro scene?
     
    Gregoryl, May 8, 2023
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  4. Bryan-Legend

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    I'm having an issue with this build.

    Cinemachine brain on a split screen camera will throw the exceptions shown in the screen shots and will not recover. I have to restart the game or that player will always be unable to rotate.

    It's something to do with CinemachineRotationComposer and happens when a player dies and respawns (teleports) and the camera was "inside a block" according to one of my playtesters.

    upload_2023-7-27_21-53-19.png

    upload_2023-7-27_21-56-43.png

    Please tell me how to fix or should I just wait for a new build. It seems like we are due for a new build.
     
    Bryan-Legend, Jul 28, 2023
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  5. Bryan-Legend

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    Here's the line 220 where the warning is being raised: upload_2023-7-27_22-1-53.png
     
    Bryan-Legend, Jul 28, 2023
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  6. Gregoryl

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    This is very interesting. Can you isolate it in a repro project and send it to me?
     
    Gregoryl, Jul 29, 2023
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  7. Bryan-Legend

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    I can not. I can't even reproduce it reliably. Tends to happen every 10 minutes or so when a player respawns.
     
    Bryan-Legend, Jul 29, 2023
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  8. batteryyrettab

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    Is there a reason why the m_Speed field has been omitted from the CinemachineSplineCart.cs? It was a really useful feature in the CinemachineDollyCart.cs? I'm certainly be adding the functionality back in - just wondering why Unity Technologies omitted it. The comments in the new version even allude to speed.
     
    batteryyrettab, Aug 2, 2023
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  9. Gregoryl

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    What do you mean "inside a block"?
     
    Gregoryl, Aug 2, 2023
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  10. Gregoryl

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    It's still there, you just have to enable it in the the Automatic Dolly section. It's done this way in order to support alternate auto-dolly algorithms.

    upload_2023-8-2_14-18-26.png
     
    Gregoryl, Aug 2, 2023
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  11. Bryan-Legend

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    Sorry, I meant that I suspect the CinemachineDeoccluder is active and dollying forward when the player respawns and teleports and causes the bug.

    I'm also setting the axis values on teleport, which could be related:

    Code (CSharp):
    1.         public void Goto(Vector3 position, Quaternion rotation)
    2.         {
    3.             if (DebugLogging)
    4.                 Debug.Log($"Player {Number} Goto {position}, {rotation.eulerAngles}");
    5.             Movement.Motor.SetPositionAndRotation(position, rotation);
    6.  
    7.             var orbit = GetComponentInChildren<CinemachineOrbitalFollow>();
    8.             if (orbit != null)
    9.             {
    10.                 orbit.VerticalAxis.Value = orbit.VerticalAxis.Center;
    11.                 orbit.HorizontalAxis.Value = rotation.eulerAngles.y;
    12.             }
    13.         }
     
    Bryan-Legend, Aug 2, 2023
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  12. batteryyrettab

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    Thanks for that :)

    Clearly my mistake.

    FYI: I appreciate the changes made, and all those involved in the re-development who have made it. Having the various options and settings as separate components and removing the m_ naming certainly gets my tick of approval.

    Cinemachine and Splines are my go to packages for a lot of what I do now. Having them work more closely is great.
     
    batteryyrettab, Aug 4, 2023
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  13. Gregoryl

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    I've been trying to repro your issue, but can't make it happen.
    Have you tried setting vcam.PreviousStateIsValid = false when you teleport the player? What happens if you add that?
     
    Gregoryl, Aug 8, 2023
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