Security cameras are backwards

[MessiahofMelons]

So security cameras are backwards apparently. Now granted you can move 360 but still its odd.

https://imgur.com/a/RdMJHu6

https://imgur.com/a/RRTndvm

[Holyvision]

When placing the free attach one on an existing structure you use Z and X to advanced move and rotate them into the correct visual place.

[MessiahofMelons]

Originally posted by Holyvision:

When placing the free attach one on an existing structure you use Z and X to advanced move and rotate them into the correct visual place.

If I rotate it it rotates the camera View

[The Former]

.... That's an odd and unfortunate bug, as someone who enjoys looking at my camera views, but thanks for at least bringing the fact that we CAN look through our cameras to my attention! This is a pleasant surprise I didn't expect. Now if only they fix the view direction. :D

[MessiahofMelons]

Originally posted by Sheriff of Nothingham:

.... That's an odd and unfortunate bug, as someone who enjoys looking at my camera views, but thanks for at least bringing the fact that we CAN look through our cameras to my attention! This is a pleasant surprise I didn't expect. Now if only they fix the view direction. :D

I was pleasantly surprised when i saw "camera view" its quite fun to do. Wish could cycle throgh them like a security guard.

[KpCarnright]

Originally posted by Messiah of Melons:

Originally posted by Sheriff of Nothingham:

.... That's an odd and unfortunate bug, as someone who enjoys looking at my camera views, but thanks for at least bringing the fact that we CAN look through our cameras to my attention! This is a pleasant surprise I didn't expect. Now if only they fix the view direction. :D

I was pleasantly surprised when i saw "camera view" its quite fun to do. Wish could cycle throgh them like a security guard.

At this point, you can cycle through. However, the camera point is still screwed up

[jmvbento]

And I think this isn't just a visual thing, either - there's a Career level where you have to keep the number of crimes below 12 and you can't hire more security, so you have to add cameras. And I kept adding cameras and the number of crimes didn't get lower on average... until I used camera view to see what they were seeing, found out it was the other way around, and flipped them all over. It lowered the average crime amount from about 16 to 4.

[MessiahofMelons]

Originally posted by jmvbento:

And I think this isn't just a visual thing, either - there's a Career level where you have to keep the number of crimes below 12 and you can't hire more security, so you have to add cameras. And I kept adding cameras and the number of crimes didn't get lower on average... until I used camera view to see what they were seeing, found out it was the other way around, and flipped them all over. It lowered the average crime amount from about 16 to 4.

Wait so its actually camera view based not a zone? Did it only work forward do you know?

[jmvbento]

Originally posted by Messiah of Melons:

Originally posted by jmvbento:

And I think this isn't just a visual thing, either - there's a Career level where you have to keep the number of crimes below 12 and you can't hire more security, so you have to add cameras. And I kept adding cameras and the number of crimes didn't get lower on average... until I used camera view to see what they were seeing, found out it was the other way around, and flipped them all over. It lowered the average crime amount from about 16 to 4.

Wait so its actually camera view based not a zone? Did it only work forward do you know?

I don't know FOR SURE. Game documentation is... deficient. What I CAN tell you is that when I turned all my cameras around I went from 14-18 crimes per reporter visit to 4, which is a big enough difference to suggest an influence.

[Schlappohr Pyro]

You can move the camera view itself with the 3rd mouse button. i always assumed that the camera watches that area after you moved the field of view.

[KpCarnright]

Originally posted by Schnabel:

You can move the camera view itself with the 3rd mouse button. i always assumed that the camera watches that area after you moved the field of view.

Have you done it? I went through like 6 and was motion sick by the end of it lol