Camera Zoom Question - Guild Wars Forums

poasiods · Aug 05, 2008, 07:37 AM // 07:37

A pretty simple question, I think - I noticed that the camera zooms out much farther in Observer Mode than it does in regular game play. Can someone tell me if it is possible to twink the regular game cam so that it will zoom out as far as the Observer Mode cam does?

RotteN · Aug 05, 2008, 08:56 AM // 08:56

the higher your resolution, the further the camera seems to go (might aswell be some optical illusion).

Have never heard of any ways to trick the camera into scrolling out further than it's usual maximum though

Rothan Celt · Aug 05, 2008, 10:42 AM // 10:42

I agree with RotteN high resolution makes ur cam for better a word fly

Elder III · Aug 05, 2008, 02:09 PM // 14:09

up your resolution if your monitor and graphics card support it... no other way that I know of

poasiods · Aug 05, 2008, 03:48 PM // 15:48

I did few tests and it doesn't seem like resolution really affects the camera zoom. Here are three pictures I took in Lion's Arch in different resolutions.

Although the pictures in higher resolutions are bigger in screenshot, you can see that none of them seem to encompass any wider view of the city than others.

Also, the fact that I can zoom out so far in Observer mode already seems to suggest that it's something in the game - not the resolution - that's limiting my, eh, zoomability in regular gameplay.

Quaker · Aug 05, 2008, 09:36 PM // 21:36

Stupid question #1 - you know you can zoom in and out with the scroll (mouse) wheel, right?

Grand Theft Ecto · Aug 06, 2008, 08:01 AM // 08:01

Yes the camera in observer mode lets you zoom out a lot further than you can while playing a match. Would be nice if they implemented larger zoom for regular play, but there are probably reasons why they didn't.

Quaker · Aug 06, 2008, 06:50 PM // 18:50

Here's a thought - in game play you can zoom right in until you have a 'first-person' view and then you can zoom out so many 'steps'. In Observer mode, you can't zoom in to 1st person, so maybe you start from the closest viewpoint and still go x steps out, which is then farther out.

Aug 05, 2008, 07:37 AM // 07:37	#1
poasiods Krytan Explorer Join Date: Apr 2008 Profession: R/	Camera Zoom Question A pretty simple question, I think - I noticed that the camera zooms out much farther in Observer Mode than it does in regular game play. Can someone tell me if it is possible to twink the regular game cam so that it will zoom out as far as the Observer Mode cam does?

Aug 05, 2008, 08:56 AM // 08:56	#2
RotteN Forge Runner Join Date: Jun 2005 Profession: W/	the higher your resolution, the further the camera seems to go (might aswell be some optical illusion). Have never heard of any ways to trick the camera into scrolling out further than it's usual maximum though

Aug 05, 2008, 10:42 AM // 10:42	#3
Rothan Celt Jungle Guide Join Date: Feb 2008 Guild: Aura Profession: Mo/R	I agree with RotteN high resolution makes ur cam for better a word fly

Aug 05, 2008, 02:09 PM // 14:09	#4
Elder III Furnace Stoker Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Ohio Guild: I Will Never Join Your Guild (NTY) Profession: R/	up your resolution if your monitor and graphics card support it... no other way that I know of

Aug 05, 2008, 09:36 PM // 21:36	#6
Quaker Hell's Protector Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Canada Guild: Brothers Disgruntled	Stupid question #1 - you know you can zoom in and out with the scroll (mouse) wheel, right?

Aug 06, 2008, 08:01 AM // 08:01	#7
Grand Theft Ecto Academy Page Join Date: May 2007 Profession: Mo/	Yes the camera in observer mode lets you zoom out a lot further than you can while playing a match. Would be nice if they implemented larger zoom for regular play, but there are probably reasons why they didn't.

Aug 06, 2008, 06:50 PM // 18:50	#8
Quaker Hell's Protector Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Canada Guild: Brothers Disgruntled	Here's a thought - in game play you can zoom right in until you have a 'first-person' view and then you can zoom out so many 'steps'. In Observer mode, you can't zoom in to 1st person, so maybe you start from the closest viewpoint and still go x steps out, which is then farther out.