Description:
This Addon adds a camera function that can be freely moved in Armed Assault.
The operation is like with the default camera.sqs.


Installation:
Extract to your ArmA\Addons folder or just use a modfolder method.
Check our FAQ for a detailed explanation how to use modfolders.


Included .pbo files:
gig_camera.pbo


Usage:
Syntax:

[2500,3000,1.7] exec "\gig_camera\freecamera.sqs"

Argument is initial position of camera. [X-Pos, Y-Pos, Z-Pos]
[ X-Pos, Y-Pos, Z-Pos, Direction, TiltAngle, Zoom, MovingSpeed, TrackingSpeed, TrackingMode, ReferringAboveLevel, ShowNotificationText, ShowDetectingBall ]

X-Pos : Initial camera X Coordinate.
Y-Pos : Initial camera Y Coordinate.
Z-Pos : Initial camera Z Coordinate.
Direction : Initial camera direction. 0 to 360. 0 is north. default is 90.
TiltAngle : Initial camera tilt angle. -90 to 90 (min tilt angle to max tilt angle). default is 0.
Zoom : Initial camera zoom. 0.01 to 2.0 (max zoom to min zoom). default is 0.7.
MovingSpeed : Camera moving speed. 0 to 100 (min moving speed to max moving speed). default is 100.
TrackingSpeed : Camera tracking speed. 0 to 100 (min tracking speed to max tracking speed). default is 100.
TrackingMode : Initial camera tracking mode. 1 or 2 (by screen edge or by immediate mouse moving). default is 1.
ReferringAboveLevel : Initial camera referring above level. 1 or 2 (Above Ground Level or Above Sea Level). default is 1.
ShowNotificationText, : Displaying notification text. 0 or 1 ( non-display or display ). default is 1.
ShowDetectingBall : Displaying detecting ball. 0 or 1 ( non-display or display ). default is 1.

At least, it is necessary to specify three arguments of X-Pos, Y-Pos, Z-Pos.
[ 2500, 3000, 1.7 ]

It is possible to specify it one by one after that. To the following,
[ 2500, 3000, 1.7, 90 ]
[ 2500, 3000, 1.7, 90, -10 ]

Controls:
Space : Shoot Detecting Ball
Mouse move : Accelerate camera rotation
Left click : Decelerate camera rotation
Right click : Decelerate zooming in/out
Mouse wheel : Accelerate zooming in/out
1,2,3,4,6,7,8,9(Num) : Accelerate moving horizontal
5(Num) : Decelerate moving
.,0(Num) : Accelerate Up/Down
/,*(Num) : Accelerate moving straight
+,-(Num) : Accelerate zooming in/out
Cursor key : Accelerate tilt upward/downward, rotate left/right
Esc : Quit
R : Change rain
O : Change overcast
F : Change fog
T : Skip time per 5 minutes
N : Toggle NVG
K : Change tracking speed 0%-100%
M : Change moving speed 0%-100%
P : Toggle mouse operation enable/disable
L : Toggle referring Above Ground Level / Above Sea Level


Known issues:
Mouse cursor cannot be non-displayed.
Key cannot be pushed simultaneously.


Version:
v1.5
- Added Argument that specifies followed unit.
- Added Around Viewing at Free Tracking Mode. (Shift + Mouse move)
- Became possible to refer to an internal parameter from some global variables.



Forum topic:
- BI forums

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