How to rotate player with Camera?

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Guy Fawkes

(Posted 2013) [#1]

Hi! =) I was wondering how to Rotate my player with the Camera. For some reason when I use "EntityYaw#(PlayerCenter, 1)", it spins my player around uncontrollably. It's the correct way to rotate him, it's just I need a way to keep him from spinning round & round when rotating my player.

Here's the line I'm having a problem with:

RotateEntity Player, 0, EntityYaw#(PlayerCenter, 1), 0

Graphics3D(800, 600, 32, 2)

Global ScreenWidth = GraphicsWidth()
Global ScreenHeight = GraphicsHeight()

Global Camera = CreateCamera()

Global Player = CreateCube()

Global PlayerCenter=CreatePivot(Player)

Global PlayerPivot=CreatePivot()
EntityParent PlayerPivot,PlayerCenter,1
PositionEntity PlayerPivot,0, Camera, DistanceY, -DistanceZ

While Not KeyHit(1)

;...

	If (GetMouseDown(1))
	
		; move around player
		TurnEntity PlayerCenter,0,-MouseXSpeed()/3.0,0
		MoveMouse ScreenWidth/2,MouseY()
		
	EndIf
	
	If (GetMouseDown(1) And GetMouseDown(3))
	
		; move around player
		TurnEntity PlayerCenter,0,-MouseXSpeed()/3.0,0
		RotateEntity Player, 0, EntityYaw#(PlayerCenter, 1), 0
		MoveMouse ScreenWidth/2,MouseY()
	
	EndIf

UpdateWorld()
RenderWorld(tween#)

Flip

Wend

End

Thanks!