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Unigine Basics
1. Introduction
1.1. What is an 'Engine'? How Games and 3D-Applications Are Made?
1.2. Getting Started with UNIGINE
1.3. Getting to Know UnigineEditor
1.4. Content in Your Projects
2. Managing Virtual Worlds
2.1. World Structure and Built-In Objects
2.2. Instancing Objects
2.3. World Settings
3. Preparing 3D Models
3.1. Scene Geometry
4. Materials
4.1. Materials Basics
4.2. Working With Materials in Editor
4.3. Textures in Materials
4.4. Creating Your Own Materials
4.5. Working with Texture Editor
5. Cameras and Lighting
5.1. Cameras
6. Implementing Application Logic
6.1. Basics
6.2. PROJECT1: ArchViz
6.3. Working With Components in Editor
7. Making Cutscenes and Recording Videos
7.1. Animations With Tracker
7.2. Making Videos With Video Grabber
8. Preparing Your Project for Release
8.1 Building Your Application
8.2. Packing Your Files
8.3. Launcher Configuration
8.4. Removing Unused Assets
8.5. Copying User Files
8.6. Practice
9. Physics
9.1. Built-In Physics Module
9.2. Collision Detection and Raycasting
10. Optimization Basics
10.1. Performance Profiling Tools
11. PROJECT2: First-Person Shooter
11.1. Assembling a First-Person Setup With Controls
11.2. Shooting Implementation
11.3. Adding Visual Effects
11.4. GUI for Crosshair and Current Game Stats
11.5. Adding Enemies With AI
11.6. Health and Damage
11.7. Controlling the Game Process
11.8. Assembling the Final Build
12. PROJECT3: Third-Person Cross-Country Arcade Racing Game
12.1. Assembling the Vehicle
12.2. Setting Up The Camera
12.3. Implementing Vehicle Physics
12.4. Implementing Controls
12.5. Creating a Landscape
12.6. Implementing Gameplay
12.7. Assembling the Final Build
13. PROJECT4: VR Application With Simple Interaction
13.1. Developing VR Applications
13.2. Creating an Application Using the Template
13.4. Assembling the Final Build
14. Conclusion
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Setting Up The Camera

Let's create a tracking camera with a third-person view. Go to Create → Camera → Persecutor and add the new nodes near the car.

The two interconnected nodes are the PlayerPersecutor tracking camera and Persecutor_Target, which is the default target of the camera.

We need to track the car body, that's why we do the following:

  1. Make the Persecutor_Target node a child of the pickup_frame node.

  2. Reset the position of the target relative to the body.

  3. Move the target a little higher to have a nice overview of the car.

  4. Switch the viewport to the view from the new camera.

  5. Configure the parameters according to your preferences. Pay attention to the following parameters:

    • Main Player — make sure to switch it on, so that the camera is set by default when you launch the application.
    • FOV Degrees — field of view that allows zooming the camera to choose the most artistic view.
    • Min/Max Distance — the minimum and maximum distance from the camera to the target; by making them equal, we can lock the camera in orbit around the target.
    • Min/Max Theta — the maximum and minimum tilt angle of the camera; by default it is able to move along the entire semiaxis.

Now, if we run the app, it will automatically set our tracking camera with a view of the standing car.

Left click in the application window to capture the cursor. This will allow us to inspect the car from all sides by moving the mouse. Press Esc to release the cursor.

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