[RELEASED] StrayTech Camera System

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StrayTech Camera System​

A professional quality camera solution designed to allow developers to quickly implement and refine a wide array of camera setups and transitions.

The package contains eight different camera types listed below. Set up camera state definitions with ease, place trigger volumes for the camera states where you want them, and the rest is handled by the system. There are three different ways to transition between states; interpolation, cross-fade, and instant. Camera state modifiers allow you to quickly and easily set up behaviors to modify the current camera state's base behavior.

Playmaker extensions are included and full source allows for easy extension of the system.

Requires Unity 5.3.3 or later. (Will change in the future to support back to 4.3)

Version 1.0.0

-------------FEATURES-------------
Camera States:
- Isometric Camera
- Spline Camera
- First Person Camera
- Third Person Camera
- Animated Camera
- Pivot Camera
- Parented Camera
Camera State Modifiers:
- Camera Shake Modifier
- Focus On Target Modifier
- Zoom In On Target Modifier
- Field Of View Modifier

Other Features:
- Camera Collision
- Transition seamlessly between different Unity Cameras
- Playmaker Extensions
- User Defined Flags System
- Full Source Code
- Documentation And Demo Scene
- Fully Unity 5 Compatible

https://www.assetstore.unity3d.com/#!/content/53489​

 

may you publish a web demo?

does it work with multiple camera?

does it have an RTS camera ?

does it support touches? (swipe/twist/pinch)

 

I may. I will see about doing that in the future.

The system works with multiple Unity cameras as well as multiple camera states.

It has an isometric camera, I suppose the only thing missing would be making an isometric camera zoom-able, then it would be an RTS camera. Right? If that is the case, I could add an RTS camera for the next update.

The system currently only supports Unity's default "Horizontal" and "Vertical" inputs. I could look into adding touch capabilities for a future update.

Thanks for the feedback and questions.

 

Could you add integration with Motion Controller? If I understand correctly it requires doing all calculations not in Update/LateUpdate but in some MC thing.

 

I have not used Motion Controller, and do not own it, but there should be no reason that the two couldn't work together with very little effort.

I can not add support for all the different Unity assets out there, but if I hear enough about one asset from the users of my system, then I will likely purchase it and add support for it.

 

I got it to work with the Motion Controller.
Yes, it does function a little differently.
At first I was trying to "piggyback" on the existing Camera Rig, but I ended up just replacing the whole camera system in there with this one because it was giving me some "popping" or "jittering" movements.

By playing around with the Use Fixed Update options on the targets, I was able to stop the popping.

For my setup I was using the "Adventure Camera" setting, so the controller needs to know about the camera. In the "Advanced Settings" for the Motion controller, I just replaced the existing camera rig with the Straytech camera and it worked fine.

In order to get the camera rotations with the joystick, you'll have to look in the Input Settings. I believe there's something way down the list there called "WXRightStickX", and "MXRightStickX". I think that's what the MC is looking for when it rotates the camera.

 

I see there's a "User Defined Trigger Gate" in there that lets you switch camera targets in code.

Would you have an example of how to call that up in code?


Also, I have my character walking around a spherical planet object.
The Third Person Camera setting works great if you have flat levels, but is there a way I can define an up vector for it, so that it's always oriented with the player as he moves around this "planet"?

 

To switch camera states manually, take a look at the following script:
Assets\StrayTech\Camera System\Scripts\Misc\InputBasedCameraStateTransition.cs

User Defined Flags can be used however you want, but currently are implemented as a way to 'gate' the transition to a new state.

For instance, if you have a cover system in your game, and the cover system incorporates bringing the camera in close when the character is covering. The cover system could set a "Player_Cover" user defined flag, and a camera trigger volume could be gated by that flag. The behavior would be that while that flag is true, and the volume is in the intersected state, the camera system will register the volume's state, otherwise it will unregister the state.

 

Hello, I recently purchased your asset but i have a problem when building (for Mac):

Assets/StrayTech/Camera System/Scripts/Triggers/CameraSystemTriggerBase.cs(65,21): error CS0246: The type or namespace name `List`1' could not be found. Are you missing a using directive or an assembly reference?

Any idea ?

 

@PeteLaChatte, I just found the problem, it is a bug. I will fix this bug in the next update, but to resolve the issue, open the CameraSystemTriggerBase.cs script file, and make the following change:

Before:

Code (CSharp):

1. #if UNITY_EDITOR
2. using UnityEditor;
3. using System.Collections.Generic;
4. #endif

After:

Code (CSharp):

1. using System.Collections.Generic;
2. #if UNITY_EDITOR
3. using UnityEditor;
4. #endif

 

I just uploaded an update to fix this problem, as it will effect all platform builds. Expect it to go live within the next 10 days or so.

 

Could you give us an idea of what is going to be added in this update?

 

I hope to add the following:

- RTS Camera
- More Playmaker actions to interface with system at code level
- Add Boolean option that allows system to follow camera target orientation (use case: curved world)

 

The bug fix update is now live. The next update will contain the new features.

 

Awesome!

 

Hi, how can i make so that the StrayTech folder can 'not' be in the root folder ? Like a /Assets/3rd_part/StrayTech/ ?
Thanks

 

I think the only lines that require that the plugin be in the root, are the icon related lines. If you comment those out, or update the paths, you should be able to move the system around.

The [RenderHierarchyIcon("")] line would need to be commented out or updated in the following files:
CameraStateDefinition.cs
CameraSystem.cs
CameraSystemTriggerBase.cs

I will try and make the paths relative for the next update, but those three exceptions shouldn't hurt anything in builds.

 

@DanielStrayer hey, so i want to setup a camera location for when characters are having a conversation, but then when you exit out of the conversation, you go back to the exact camera state you were in before. Is that what "SetCameraStateTempOverride()" would be for? How would I store the old state/position so i could go back to it?

Also, feature request - instead of hardcoding a vector3 for a position, it'd be nice to attach a gameobject, so that i can move the gameobject and set it up exactly where i want (talking about states like Isometric and Pivot)

PS - love the implementation, great stuff, can i send you some custom camera stuff i wrote for it so you can add it to the library?

Edit - after a little testing, looks like RegisterCameraState/UnRegisterCameraState is what i was looking for.

 

@Drowning Monkeys I am open to recommendations. I have been working on the next update slowly but steadily.

 

Is it easy to send FSM events to playmaker at specific camera positions with this plugin?

 

Hi Daniel,
great for RTS camera.
have you added touch capabilities ?

 

@Ubik3d - Not sure what you mean, but if you can clarify what you are trying to do, i'm sure I can help.

@Magic73 - I have not added any touch capabilities. What would you use touch capabilities for?

 

Even if you doesn't support touch capabilities, is it possible to add it externally? (by extending your class, and overriding the control method... as example)

I have the Easy Touch asset (https://www.assetstore.unity3d.com/en/#!/content/3322), and I would like to use it as input control.

 

@Magic73 - It is possible to extend the camera control by creating a new or modifying an existing CameraState class. You can provide whatever input method you want for the cameras.

 

Hey @Daniel-Strayer,

i have a question: When I transition back from FirstPerson to ThirdPerson the camera is always facing the character from the front. So if you do this while running, you instantly stop and run the wrong direction. Is there a way to set the Camera behind the player, if I switch to ThirdPerson again?

Thanks for this great asset und kind regards,
Launemax

 

Yes, You can modify the default behavior in the ThirdPersonCamera.cs script.

 

Hy

Thanks for your answer.
Unfortunatly it doesn't work. If I enable ThirdPersonCamera (or set it as default state) the camera is looking anywhere and ignores my mouse (no orbiting). If I press any keys the camera moves, but always looking at the same angle.
I think it just breaks the lookTowardsTarget, because the position gets updated and seems to be correct.

http://www.launemax.at/straytech_bug.gif

 

Have you already figured out, what the issue is? Thanks for your help in advance @Daniel-Strayer

 

Sorry for the delay, I was traveling. I have messaged you personally through your Unity Profile @25motion. Once we figure out what is wrong, I will update the default behavior of the Third Person Camera if need be.

 

Hi @Daniel-Strayer,

I just picked up the asset. Nice work on the package! What's the best way of adding new cameras to the framework? Let's say instead of the FirstPersonCamera using mouse inputs I want to have another FirstPersonGyroControlledCamera for mobile.

I know I can hack a new class, update CameraSystem.CameraStateEnum with a FirstPersonGyroControlled value, etc, but ideally I'd like to do this without having to modify the package's classes. At some point I'd also like to try getting this to work with Camera Perspective Editor asset which also modifies camera settings beyond what StrayTech's offers.

Thanks!

 

Currently, that is the only way to extend the system. For reference, the parts that would need to be added / updated are as follows:

1. Add StrayTech\Camera System\Scripts\Camera States\NewCamera.cs
2. Add StrayTech\Camera System\Scripts\Camera State Definition\Camera State Settings\Concrete\NewCameraStateSettings.cs
3. Add StrayTech Camera System\Assets\StrayTech\Camera System\Scripts\Camera State Definition\Editor\NewCameraStateSettingsPropertyDrawer.cs
4. Add NewCamera to CameraStateEnum enum in CameraSystem.cs
5. Update StrayTech\Camera System\Scripts\Camera State Definition\CameraStateDefinition.cs with your new camera classes.
6. Update StrayTech\Camera System\Scripts\Camera State Definition\Editor\CameraStateDefinitionEditor.cs with your new camera classes.

Let me know if you need any help.

 

Ok, that looks pretty straightforward. I'll let you know if I hit a snag.

 

@Daniel-Strayer Hmm doesn't look like my last post went through. I got my cameras working. I also needed to edit the StrayTech\Camera System\Scripts\Camera State Definition\Editor\CameraStateDefinitionEditor.cs file.

Note to future self I just wanted to drop my custom gyro controlled camera into the system and have it work. I duplicated an existing camera's files with access to my own code and passed through to ICameraStates's UpdateCamera method via this.Position and this.Rotation.

 

@Daniel-Strayer How come when I add a Camera State Definition Component the default values are zeroed out? When I change the Camera State field to Third Person and try to use it the Target Offset and Motion Smoothing aren't set to the defaults making it seem like it's broken if you don't know Motion Smoothing has to be greater than 0 to have any effect.

Also in a future update could you make DoCameraUpdate public? Having the option of a FixedUpdate vs Update is nice, but having a LateUpdate would be useful too. To solve a movement jittering issue I had to either put my movement calculations in FixedUpdate which seems wrong or call DoCameraUpdate in LateUpdate

And then if you want to manipulate the camera's time using Chronos that's another thing to consider.

 

Hi Daniel,

Do you have any recommendations about setting up state definitions outside the editor? (e.g. by creating my own state definitions in my c# scripts) . All of the values in the state scripts appear to be private and while I can add my own accessors and extensions I just wondered if you or anyone else had 'd done much in the way of handling camera states and interactions purely in code?

Thanks,

Mark

 

@doq Thank you for the feedback. I will take your recommendations into consideration for a future update.

@xexuxjy I will be opening the asset up more for script accessibility in a future update.

Thanks for the feedback everyone!

 

Hi
could you post a screen shot of the settings available for the 3rd person camera? im thinking of buying but want to know whats possible first.

can it (the third person cam)be used like the smoothfollow cam so it always stays behind the player? but with height, rotation damping etc etc.

would be cool to have a web demo or a demo package to try out first

many thanks

 

The Third Person Camera state has the following settings:

MouseOrbit - Use the mouse to control the camera's orbit.
TargetOffset - The position offset from the target.
MouseOrbitDistance - The minimum and maximum distance the camera can be from the target.
MousePitchRange - The range of vertical rotation.
MouseSensitivity - Sensitivity of mouse movement on each axis.
MouseInvertY - Invert mouse Y axis?
MotionSmoothing - The amount of smoothing to apply.
UseCameraCollision - Whether to use camera collision or not.

 

Is there a way to make branching splines? I need to have a VR camera rig follow a spline and have branching paths so the rig follows the character at a certain distance on the spline where the game has branching parts of the level.

 

You would have to implement branching logic yourself. The simple implementation included does not support it.

 

Can two splines overlap and then triggers set up to fade between them?

 

That sounds like it could work.

 

@Daniel-Strayer, I'm wanting to use this in VR, and instead of moving a camera I need to move the camera rig itself (parent game object). What's the best way to accomplish this?

 

You would need to modify the system. It was not developed with VR / AR in mind.

 

Ok, I modified it to reference a GameObject instead except for where it makes changes to FOV I grab child camera components and got it to work. Having the option in the future may be a good addition.

Thanks for the prompt response.

 

I'm trying to find how I can use camera collision so that the camera doesn't go into meshes but I can't find how the camera collision component works.

Can anyone help with this?

 

@hoseinakbo Check out the sample scenes. There is a Camera Collision component. Also make sure camera collision is enabled on the CameraStateDefinition.

 

@Daniel-Strayer Thanks!
So I've found out that the camera collision is just for when the camera is transitioning, is there any way to use this feature for when the camera is in a normal state following the character?

 

@hoseinakbo That shouldn't be the case. The camera collision should be active for any CameraStateDefinitions that have it enabled. Make sure you have CameraCollision enabled on all the state definitions you want it on.

 

Is this still supported/working in Unity 2019?