New GUI Camera - An update for scripters in ROBLOX Studio

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#168163203Monday, July 20, 2015 6:25 AM GMT

I am suggesting the following addition to the items that can be placed inside a GUI: A linked GUI Camera. This would be placed inside the GUI, and have the same properties as a normal camera, but you would also be able to control it as a GUI. I.e. Give it a position and size on/in a frame (Feature of a GUI) and set the camera type and subject (Feature of a camera). Personally, as a coder, I can see this being a useful update, as well as unlocking new possibilities for games.

llaserx

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#168163273Monday, July 20, 2015 6:26 AM GMT

Pretty sure thats scriptable Great Glob and Apple Sauce

Bobbybillyhi

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#168163645Monday, July 20, 2015 6:32 AM GMT

As far as I am aware, while the features of both a GUI, and a camera (as mentioned above) exist, it is not possible to combined then - i.e. have a surface GUI on a computer screen, with various camera GUIs, acting as CCTV. You can currently control the camera, but (and like I say, this is as far as I know, but I haven't been able to find any info on GUI cameras or the like anywhere) you place the image into a GUI, the only way you can show the camera's image would be to link the LocalPlayer's current camera with the camera you want to link to (via a script), and even then, you would still have a fullscreen image, not one controllable via a GUI. This means, amongst other things, that you would only ever be able to see one camera at once.

llaserx

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#168163698Monday, July 20, 2015 6:33 AM GMT

it can be proabably Just need a Pro scritper Great Glob and Apple Sauce

Bobbybillyhi

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#168164020Monday, July 20, 2015 6:38 AM GMT

I would seriously challenge you to find someone who can - it would be possible under some circumstances, but certainly not for most people, and not in the ROBLOX programming environment, with the limitations that have been built into Lua. Also, if you were to take the particle emitter object: That would have been scriptable previously, via billboard GUIs, but ROBLOX still saw it as enough of an improvement to make it, so why not make this, if only to make life easier (even if it already is possible for as you said before, a 'Pro scripter', which I would still strongly doubt, in programming, you can only to what the commands and functions allow, I cannot find any functions anywhere to do this).

llaserx

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#168164533Monday, July 20, 2015 6:46 AM GMT

that is kinda useless Particles Are applyible to most games Sounds like u want an FN@F cam Great Glob and Apple Sauce

Bobbybillyhi

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#168165482Monday, July 20, 2015 7:02 AM GMT

Smoke and sparks already existed before. Incidentally, I'm not too sure what cameras you are referring to, but, in ROBLOX you would be limited to a whole screen GUI. Also, how many games have you been on where they have a spectate function? This would allow you to spectate multiple people at once, and give developers much greater flexibility in how they make the spectate function. With this as an update, they would even be able to put it into a ScrollingGUI.

Bobbybillyhi

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#168165533Monday, July 20, 2015 7:02 AM GMT

Sorry, whole screen camera, not GUI.

DerProgrammierer

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#168167293Monday, July 20, 2015 7:29 AM GMT

Xlaser, you should do some research. It's not possible to put a camera or similar into a GUI.

Bobbybillyhi

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#168170003Monday, July 20, 2015 8:13 AM GMT

Thank you. By your name I'd assume that you're a programmer, so would you support this? Do you think it's needed, or any other feedback?

yoshiegg6

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#168175750Monday, July 20, 2015 10:21 AM GMT

Support.

timebelle

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#168176716Monday, July 20, 2015 10:45 AM GMT

Support

Bobbybillyhi

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#168177056Monday, July 20, 2015 10:55 AM GMT

Thanks guys! Also, how often do the devs check this?

timebelle

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#168177259Monday, July 20, 2015 11:01 AM GMT

I check a bit because of the ideas I have and I like to see other ideas

Bobbybillyhi

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#168180239Monday, July 20, 2015 12:17 PM GMT

Sorry, I meant as in mods/ROBLOX devs :P (Unless you are one, in which case, please don't ban me...)

Bobbybillyhi

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#169824314Monday, August 03, 2015 6:15 PM GMT

Any more support, I think this could be really useful for loads of scripters.

Lord_Narwhal

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#169825464Monday, August 03, 2015 6:27 PM GMT

this sounds like a great idea support

Bobbybillyhi

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#172718903Saturday, August 29, 2015 3:10 PM GMT

This is sort of a bump, but seriously, please pass the page on to people, not too many coders look at this part, so please pass it on!

Slappy826

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#172722134Saturday, August 29, 2015 3:57 PM GMT

holy jebus, leik major support m9 -=~+yas+~=-

XenonLi

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#172722240Saturday, August 29, 2015 3:58 PM GMT

this would be really useful especially if gui camera's had the option to have the mouse "sink" into them

DragonOfWar900

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#172725373Saturday, August 29, 2015 4:40 PM GMT

Support http://www.roblox.com/My/Sets.aspx?id=1503362 <- Roblox Characters Collection.

Bobbybillyhi

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#172846857Sunday, August 30, 2015 9:01 PM GMT

About having the mouse sink into the GUI, how do you mean? Do you mean to take control, because that could be added as a boolean value, and would be pretty cool, if not, please explain?

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#172847056Sunday, August 30, 2015 9:03 PM GMT

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chabad360

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#172847480Sunday, August 30, 2015 9:07 PM GMT

1000/100 support!

Bobbybillyhi

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#172906858Monday, August 31, 2015 3:05 PM GMT

Also guys, I made this forum a while back: http://www.roblox.com/Forum/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=168180169 Could you tell me what you think of this, since it's sort of linked?