how to set camera that shows map when user runs a map? | Source Engine | Page 1

brazen sinew Sep 28, 2022, 10:34 PM

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i know what your talking about, but i don't know what it is

green rampart Sep 28, 2022, 11:06 PM

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point_viewcontrol? Background Map Camera?

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I'm gonna need more info

astral saddle Sep 28, 2022, 11:10 PM

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TF2 tag
so OP probably means the map view cameras used when spectating

brazen sinew Sep 28, 2022, 11:22 PM

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hes talking about the background loading screen when you load a map, not a live background map

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like a .png

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i think thats what it is idk, maybe it's the view that appears from a player spawn

cold adder Sep 28, 2022, 11:47 PM

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If you're going to want help you're going to need to provide an example because all we can do is guess. If it's for TF2 do you have an example map or an example of when the camera is used?

astral saddle Sep 28, 2022, 11:53 PM

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you should be as descriptive as you can
because we're not going to know what you mean otherwise

cold adder Sep 29, 2022, 2:14 PM

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https://tf2maps.net/threads/guide-setting-up-spectator-cameras-and-welcome-points.29683/

TF2Maps.net

[GUIDE] Setting up spectator cameras and welcome points

INTRO

We've all seen the alpha builds with welcome screens that greet us with the underside of a map. Or the maps with no spectator cameras. These maps are suffering from a lack of info_observer_points. These entities control our view at the welcome screen and create fixed spectator cameras...

#how to set camera that shows map when user runs a map?