0002403: set-camera-facing-object doesn't work with moving objects

ID	Project	Category	View Status	Date Submitted	Last Update

0002403	FSSCP	camera code	public	2011-02-24 15:15	2011-05-29 07:24

Reporter	zookeeper	Assigned To
Priority	normal	Severity	tweak	Reproducibility	always
Status	closed	Resolution	no change required
Product Version	3.6.13

Summary	0002403: set-camera-facing-object doesn't work with moving objects
Description	When set-camera-facing-object is used to make the camera face a moving object and the turn time is specified (meaning that the camera gradually pans to face the given object), the camera ends up facing the point at which the object was when the SEXP was called, not the point at which the object actually is at the moment. Because of this, it seems that it's currently impossible to make a camera pan to face a moving target correctly. It'd be more useful and make more sense if the camera turned to actually face the object instead of the location where the object used to be.
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Date Modified	Username	Field	Change
2011-02-24 15:15	zookeeper	New Issue
2011-05-29 07:24	Goober5000	Note Added: 0012693
2011-05-29 07:24	Goober5000	Status	new => closed
2011-05-29 07:24	Goober5000	Resolution	open => no change required

Goober5000 2011-05-29 07:24 administrator ~0012693	This is most likely by design. If you want to make the camera continue to face the object, then make the sexp repeat using a trigger count or similar mechanism.