Smooth Chase Cam

A smooth chase camera for any vehicle

Smooth Chase Cam puts a camera right behind any vehicle you select and keeps it there, turning gently with the vehicle instead of snapping round every corner.

How to use it

1. Click any of your vehicles to open its window.
2. Find the Advanced Chase Control card and press Chase camera.
3. The button turns green: the camera is on. Press it again to stop and get the normal game camera back.
4. Unfold Advanced chase control to change the view with sliders.

What you can adjust

• Looseness - how much the camera lags behind the vehicle in turns. Low is tight, high is relaxed and swingy. Shown as a percentage and in seconds.
• Distance - how far behind the vehicle the camera sits. This is how you zoom: the mouse wheel does not work while the chase camera is on.
• Pitch - from almost level with the vehicle to looking down on it.
• Angle - move the camera round to either side of "straight behind".

Nice touches

• Orbit with the middle mouse button while the camera is on, and your new view is saved as your chase view.
• One shared setting for every vehicle, saved between sessions. Reset returns to the defaults.
• The panel tells you when the camera is on, and says why if it switched itself off (for example when you moved the camera away or pressed Esc).
• Your open/closed choice for the settings section is remembered too.

Good to know

• It uses the game's own follow camera, so the closest it can get is about 16 m and the lowest pitch is 2 degrees. These are game limits.
• It only touches the camera and the vehicle window. No gameplay, economy or save-game changes, and the mod is marked cosmetic so achievements still work.
• Another mod that also controls the camera may override it while both are active.
• Tested on road vehicles and trains. Ships, aircraft and helicopters use the same code and should work, but have had less testing - tell me if one misbehaves.
• Everything is in English.

Made by Starhero.

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