Alt-zoom

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Feature Design Document

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Functional Spec

  • You can alt-zoom by clicking on an object, a person or their nametag, the terrain, or water.
  • You cannot Alt-zoom on the sky.
  • You cannot alt-zoom on yout HUD object.
  • Alt-clicking water will focus on the water surface
  • Alt-clicking will center your view on the thing you clicked.
  • Alt-zoom will attach your camera to the person or thing you clicked. If your object of focus moves, your camera will move with it.
  • You can alt-zoom in and out and around with alt + mouse
  • You can orbit your camera around an object with alt + ctrl + mouse
  • You can pan (slide sideways) your camera with alt + ctrl + shift + mouse
  • You can also move your view via keyboard alt + arrow keys and PAGE UP, PAGE DOWN
  • alt-zoom has distance limits.
  • alt-zoom distances are longer if you are on an estate you own or if you are in god mode.
  • alt-zooming very close to an object will stop moving the camera and will tighten FOV.
  • Editing an object you are focused on should not move the camera.
  • You can see where your focus is by enabling debug mode and turning on Client > Character > Show Look At, then alt-click something to see the Look at crosshairs.

Test scripts

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Discussion for future improvements

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Relationship to other features

List of features that need to be tested when this feature changes, and why.

Focus

Selection - Selection should not be lost when alt-zooming

User Guides

How do I look at something from a different angle?