Rotating the camera as infantry

[ceejay]

In the original mount and blade you can rotate the camera around anytime and view your character from any angle.

In the warband beta I can do it in the tutorial while on foot, but in a battle it doesnt work unless Im on horseback.

This might not sound like a problem,  but I liked being able to view my character and take all kinds of cinematic screenshots. It is a huge part of my enjoyment.

Can anyone tell me if this feature has been taken out?  BTW I have only played online  battles in beta. Im hoping its just like that fo multiplayer.

 

[Strike]

key to the left of 1 the [ ` ] key

 

[Forgin]

I think this feature should either be removed in MP or it should get an animation. Right now it allows players to look behind them while the character looks the other way. So when you are coming up to someone from behind, you can't tell whether he knows you are there or not and he might suprise you by suddenly doing a swing and killing you.

 

[SCGavin]

I think this feature should either be removed in MP or it should get an animation. Right now it allows players to look behind them while the character looks the other way. So when you are coming up to someone from behind, you can't tell whether he knows you are there or not and he might suprise you by suddenly doing a swing and killing you.

Unrealistic feature, but quite nice.

 

[Overlord-]

I think this feature should either be removed in MP or it should get an animation. Right now it allows players to look behind them while the character looks the other way. So when you are coming up to someone from behind, you can't tell whether he knows you are there or not and he might suprise you by suddenly doing a swing and killing you.

Unrealistic feature, but quite nice.

Not that unrealistic...I can do that in real life too. 

 

[SCGavin]

Not that unrealistic...I can do that in real life too. 

Explain!

 

[Berserker Pride]

Until directional sound is improved so you can hear people sneaking up behind you it should stay in.

 

[Faranox]

It's become natural for my to watch my back with it nowadays. As for players who run away, tilde look, and swing/turn- they're cowards.

 

[Berserker Pride]

No no no its like this.
COOWWWWAAAAARD!

 

[Forgin]

Until directional sound is improved so you can hear people sneaking up behind you it should stay in.

I suggest an animation is added to this button. So you can look behind you, but you can't trick the people behind you. A simple animation that turns your head a bit so it's clear you are looking around/behind you.

 

[Berserker Pride]

That would be good.  I hate people who abuse the button.  Lols if your head can spin all the way around.

 

[DanAngleland]

That is a good idea Forgin. I was looking behind me the other day using that button, after running off from someone, and it occurred to me that he probably didn't realise that I knew he was following.

 

[Skot the Sanguine]

Be happy it isn't like it used to be...where you would have your body orient to the direction you were looking when you release the tilde key.  This allowed for people (usually infantry with pikes) to look behind them as a horseman approach and then instantly turn around an spear their horse.

Agreed though, a head turning animation would be ideal.  However, if anyone says it is unrealistic now, lets just run with that idea and say that the game should force 1st person since 3rd is unrealistic. 

 

[Qwertyman]

would be nice to limit the turning, so you cant rotate your head round (try it in first person,  you can spin your head 360 degrees)  as well as adding an animation to the turn,  not only is it nice eye candy but it allows the player to read the game more,  knowing where his teammates and enemies are looking.

 

[Apthorpe]

Until directional sound is improved so you can hear people sneaking up behind you it should stay in.

This. Ninjacav get silent assaults. But inf get eyes in the back of their head! Which is non-uniqued by everybody having it...

 

[ceejay]

So you guys can all do this in warband online? Im talking about just using the mouse to rotate the camera at any time.

I cant do it unless Im on a horse. Its locked with infantry, which just seems odd.

 

[SCGavin]

So you guys can all do this in warband online? Im talking about just using the mouse to rotate the camera at any time.

I cant do it unless Im on a horse. Its locked with infantry, which just seems odd.

It works for infantry as well, only that the infantrymans' body moves with the mouse-movement. The horse is moved by the wasd-keys only, so its' movement isn't affected if you move your mouse.

 

[iniudan]

However, if anyone says it is unrealistic now, lets just run with that idea and say that the game should force 1st person since 3rd is unrealistic. 

Should be a server option to force 1st person, would actually help reduce a certain number of unusual attack like the Barbarian whirlwind attack for example, since the guy would be unable to see all around him while doing so.

 

[ceejay]

Im talking about rotating the camera using  th mouse so that I am looking into my characters face, not at the back of his head. I could do this anytime in mount and blade, infantry or cavalry.

I can still do this on horseback in warband, but when I try it with infantry his whole body rotates as the the person above mentioned, so I cant look at the front of my character.

If I play the tutorial then I can rotate it just fine anytime whether on horse or foot. Whats the deal?

 

[Ekardt]

As the first reply told you, use the  ~  key. (top left corner of your keyboard)