How do I disable the "Selfie Cam" on private servers?

[Nast]

So, setting up a Private PVP server, and want to disable the K/right alt "selfie cam" option, as it can be used to move the camera around to look under the map, and into bases, which is an exploit we don't want. Anybody know how or what we have to do to disable this? I swear I've seen it done before on a server, but don't know how they did it.

[Frostbringer]

Selfie cam??

LOL, I've never used it for that, but for building large bases to get the pieces to fit right, and seeing how close that raptor is before it takes a bite when in hot pursuit.

Its been like that as long as I can remember; it does have certain "exploitable" features if players don't know how to set up their bases properly for PVP.

[Nast]

Originally posted by Jack Frost:

Selfie cam??

LOL, I've never used it for that, but for building large bases to get the pieces to fit right, and seeing how close that raptor is before it takes a bite when in hot pursuit.

Its been like that as long as I can remember; it does have certain "exploitable" features if players don't know how to set up their bases properly for PVP.

All true, it's certainly got it's uses for PVE, but for PVP, I need it gone. Do you know how to do that Jack?

[heroicidiot]

Isn't it called the orbital cam?

[Nast]

Originally posted by heroicxidiot:

Isn't it called the orbital cam?

I hadn't heard it called that. I'll look into it.

EDIT: Any idea how I disable that, or if I can?

[Speedbump]

Originally posted by Jack Frost:

Selfie cam??

LOL, I've never used it for that, but for building large bases to get the pieces to fit right, and seeing how close that raptor is before it takes a bite when in hot pursuit.

Its been like that as long as I can remember; it does have certain "exploitable" features if players don't know how to set up their bases properly for PVP.

I don't think people should have to build bases around exploits.

[Speedbump]

Originally posted by heroicxidiot:

Isn't it called the orbital cam?

Yes.

[Nast]

Originally posted by Rick Mason:

Originally posted by Jack Frost:

Selfie cam??

LOL, I've never used it for that, but for building large bases to get the pieces to fit right, and seeing how close that raptor is before it takes a bite when in hot pursuit.

Its been like that as long as I can remember; it does have certain "exploitable" features if players don't know how to set up their bases properly for PVP.

I don't think people should have to build bases around exploits.

I agree.

Originally posted by Rick Mason:

Originally posted by heroicxidiot:

Isn't it called the orbital cam?

Yes.

Any idea how to disable that?

[Frostbringer]

Originally posted by Rick Mason:

Originally posted by Jack Frost:

Selfie cam??

LOL, I've never used it for that, but for building large bases to get the pieces to fit right, and seeing how close that raptor is before it takes a bite when in hot pursuit.

Its been like that as long as I can remember; it does have certain "exploitable" features if players don't know how to set up their bases properly for PVP.

I don't think people should have to build bases around exploits.

Can you now see through floors from below using the orbital camera?
So far, i have not been able to find a way to disable it.

[Nast]

Originally posted by Jack Frost:

Originally posted by Rick Mason:

I don't think people should have to build bases around exploits.

Can you now see through floors from below using the orbital camera?
So far, i have not been able to find a way to disable it.

Floors, no. Foundations are immune, but can still see through walls and under the ground, which is useful to look into cave bases for example, or on the other side of gates / walls with no floors or foundations built.

Just trying to solve a potential problem before it happens. Looking like I can't, since it doesn't seem to be able to be disabled.

[Speedbump]

Originally posted by Nast:

Originally posted by Rick Mason:

I don't think people should have to build bases around exploits.

I agree.

Originally posted by Rick Mason:

Yes.

Any idea how to disable that?

Two guesses, the first is that disabling third person might help.
The second is forcing a specific key (K) to do nothing. I have no idea how you'd do it in ARK, I only know how in ArmA 3.
Don't know if it's even possible. And this wouldn't prevent someone from remapping the cam key to something else, but I'd say most of your players would just think the orbital cam is disabled. I suppose this would have to be a last resort, if possible.

Now that I think about it you could probably just make a mod that does what I suggested.

Originally posted by Jack Frost:

Originally posted by Rick Mason:

I don't think people should have to build bases around exploits.

Can you now see through floors from below using the orbital camera?

It's not just floors.

[garth033]

As far as I know... this is a client side feature and servers cannot disable it...

[Nast]

Originally posted by Rick Mason:

Originally posted by Nast:

I agree.




Any idea how to disable that?

Two guesses, the first is that disabling third person might help.
The second is forcing a specific key (K) to do nothing. I have no idea how you'd do it in ARK, I only know how in ArmA 3. Don't know if it's even possible. And this wouldn't prevent someone from remapping the cam key to something else, but I'd say most of your players would just think the orbital cam is disabled. I suppose this would have to be a last resort, if possible.

Now that i think about it yo could probably just make a mod that does what I suggested.

Originally posted by Jack Frost:

Can you now see through floors from below using the orbital camera?

It's not just floors.

Tried disabling third person and locking camera to first person, orbital cam is still working.

[Nast]

Originally posted by garth033:

As far as I know... this is a client side feature and servers cannot disable it...

As far as I can tell, it's not even a client side feature, as I can't disable it in single player either.

[garth033]

Well.. we know it is a feature... WC may not have added any customizations for it (yet).

[Speedbump]

If anyone you know or maybe you would know how to work the devkit stuff you should try what I said. Other mods obviously make specific keys do things in their mod. Perhaps making K do nothing would disable it.