Commands 03 Observer camera

Descriptions for commands that are modifiable through the OPTIONS -> CLASSICS PATCH -> Observer camera & photo mode menu.

Camera properties

These commands are a part of the observer camera system (OCAM) for detaching camera from the player for flying around the world.

• ocam_bActive - Dynamic toggling of free-fly camera during demo playback, while observing multiplayer games or while dead in Cooperative mode.

• ocam_bPosingMode - Toggle between player model posing and free-fly movement in photo mode.

• ocam_iShowInfo - Display properties and controls of the observer camera (1 by default).

  • -1 - Fully disabled, including the header with tips about toggling different modes
  • 0 - Hidden
  • 1 - Shown
  • 2 - Shown with console commands next to the associated properties and controls

• ocam_bPlaybackSpeedControl - Allow camera to change demo playback speed during recording playback (OFF by default).

• ocam_bSmoothPlayback - Make camera during recording playback move smoothly along a curve instead of stiffly shifting from one position to another.

• ocam_fSmoothTension - Tension value for smooth movement during recording playback. Values up to 1.0 control how much the camera will ease-in and ease-out from positions (0.0 by default).

• ocam_fSpeed - Free-fly camera speed multiplier.

• ocam_fTiltAngleMul - Tilt angle multiplier for instant rotation or speed factor for smooth rotation (1.0 by default).

• ocam_fFOV - Current camera FOV during free-fly movement (90.0 by default).

• ocam_fFOVChangeMul - Multiply speed for changing the FOV using "Zoom in" and "Zoom out" controls (1.0 by default).

• ocam_fSmoothMovement - Factor for smooth camera movement. 1.0 and above make the camera move instantly without any acceleration or deceleration (1.0 by default).

• ocam_fSmoothRotation - Factor for smooth camera rotation. 1.0 and above make the camera rotate instantly without any acceleration or deceleration (1.0 by default).

• ocam_iFocusPlayer - Toggle focus mode for the currently selected player. Useful for tracking player movement (0 by default).

  • 0 - Off
  • 1 - Camera angle locked onto the player
  • 2 - Orbiting around the player at a distance specified in ocam_fFocusDist (reset to 6.0 if the distance is below zero)

• ocam_fFocusDist - Values starting from 0.0 keep the camera close to the currently selected player no further than the specified distance (-1.0 by default).

• ocam_bGrid - Display the rule of thirds grid over the camera view (OFF by default).

• ocam_iScreenshotW - Resolution width for taking high quality screenshots (1920 by default).

• ocam_iScreenshotH - Resolution height for taking high quality screenshots (1080 by default).

Tip

When taking global/Steam screenshots while in "photo mode" (F12 key by default), it saves a high quality screenshot from the camera's point of view with custom resolution specified by these commands.

Player posing

• ocam_iPose - Selected pose for the player model (-1 by default).
  • -1 - Current player appearance with no pose
  • 0 - Copy of the current player animations with custom items and offsetting
  • 1 and higher - Specific player pose in the list
• ocam_iPoseItemL - Selected item model for the left hand of the player model while posing (-1 by default).
  • -1 - Current hand attachments
  • 0 - No item
  • 1 and higher - Specific item model in the list
• ocam_iPoseItemR - Selected item model for the right hand of the player model while posing (-1 by default).
  • -1 - Current hand attachments
  • 0 - No item
  • 1 and higher - Specific item model in the list
• ocam_fPoseBodyH - Additional "Heading" angle for the body rotation of the current pose (0.0 by default).
• ocam_fPoseBodyP - Additional "Pitch" angle for the body rotation of the current pose (0.0 by default).
• ocam_fPoseBodyB - Additional "Banking" angle for the body rotation of the current pose (0.0 by default).

Extra commands

Relevant functionality that isn't usable or configurable via these options.

• ocam_ReloadPoses() - Reload available poses for the photo mode from INI configs.

• ocam_ReloadItems() - Reload available items for the photo mode from AMC configs.

• ocam_bCustomPoses - Developer command for entering the mode for creating custom poses (OFF by default).

  • Allows customization of the player pose by using the commands below or by pressing the numpad keys.

• ocam_iPoseLegsAnim - Developer command for creating custom poses by setting the legs animation (-1 by default).

  • Changed by pressing Num 8 (previous animation) and Num 2 (next animation).

• ocam_iPoseLegsFrame - Developer command for creating custom poses by setting a specific frame of the legs animation (0 by default).

  • Changed by pressing Num 1 (previous frame) and Num 3 (next frame).

• ocam_iPoseBodyAnim - Developer command for creating custom poses by setting the body animation (-1 by default).

  • Changed by pressing Num 4 (previous animation) and Num 6 (next animation).

• ocam_iPoseBodyFrame - Developer command for creating custom poses by setting a specific frame of the body animation (0 by default).

  • Changed by pressing Num 7 (previous frame) and Num 9 (next frame).