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A Simple Third-Person Camera Controller

Apropos of the recent discussion of providing new samples for the engine, I’ve put together a simple third-person camera controller. Now, I don’t often play games that use this sort of camera, I fear, so it’s very possible that there are cases that I’ve missed. And, well, it is a simple implementation. Nevertheless, perhaps it might prove useful! It also comes with a very simple demo-program, showing how the camera works. You should find both the controller and the demo in this repository:

Camera for viewing levels

Below is an example of a free camera. Control: Hold down the right mouse button. Move buttons : W - forward , S - backward , A - left , D - right , Q - up , E - down , Shift - Accelerate , mouse wheel - speed. Example of use: import direct.directbase.DirectStart from camera import CamFree environ = loader.loadModel("models/environment") environ.reparentTo(render) environ.setScale(0.25,0.25,0.25) environ.setPos(-8,42,-10) CamFree() run() camera.py from direct.s…