XCOM 2
Free Camera Rotation
1,404 Comments
アカティ Mar 8 @ 11:19am 
THE NEXUS MODS HAD THE FOLLOWING ON IT
"Go to "My Games > XCom 2 > XComGame > Config > XComEngine.ini" and delete ALL lines that start with "ModClassOverrides"
Thanks to source ziggy72
Fr-Verrückter Wolf Jan 31 @ 6:46am 
I don't understand how make you'r mod work...
The UltimateZapZap Jan 25 @ 11:05am 
use the fucking AML people for fucks sake
Kyrie Dec 7, 2024 @ 3:36pm 
Hoping for the mod to be updated to work on SteamWorkshop (AML-free) due to the new launcher changes
Soul Dec 6, 2024 @ 5:38am 
Try using AML then,work fine there
LordKeldorn Dec 6, 2024 @ 4:56am 
Doesn't work for me. WOTC - New launcher.
Estevez Fuentes Rios Nov 18, 2024 @ 8:46pm 
New launcher fucked several mods.
Got_Lucky Nov 18, 2024 @ 12:24pm 
New launcher may have bugged this mod?
merkava808 Nov 18, 2024 @ 11:35am 
New launcher bugged the mod?
merkava808 Nov 18, 2024 @ 11:27am 
Did this mos break today for anyone?
BigFatJuicyMonkeys Sep 17, 2024 @ 5:37am 
What's analog mode?
ghostD0C Jul 22, 2024 @ 5:36am 
This mod causes extreme stutters in the world map screen for me.
Devil Dog Jun 19, 2024 @ 1:59pm 
This is my 4th install in about 5 yrs with the same mods, just don't remember this mod resetting the camera to default every time I start the game.
Dragon32 Jun 19, 2024 @ 2:22am 
@Devil Dog
I've found if I have other mods that edit key bindings active then my key bindings I make in game don't stick between sessions. Is that what you mean?

I start the game with the -regenerateinis argument, configure key bindings, exit and remove the argument. That seems to work until next time I need to clear my user config files.

If you leave it active then no mods will ever work.
Devil Dog Jun 18, 2024 @ 7:47pm 
Every game it resets. Is there a way to make it permanent?
IceLancer Mar 18, 2024 @ 8:19pm 
@Sauron Baggins
Yup. Just got it twice in separate missions. Randomly when someone is casting granade
Sauron Baggins Feb 28, 2024 @ 8:20am 
I recall sometimes it would cause a kind of 'white out' screen. Does it still happen?
Soul Feb 24, 2024 @ 6:18pm 
It work,the rotation is always by default the base one so you need to do ctrl+F2 everytime,dunno if I can change that,gonna check some more
jheuck Feb 23, 2024 @ 2:52am 
Works great, thanks! (No WOTC)
BAG Feb 6, 2024 @ 4:53pm 
For note 7 feb. 2024: Works OK (alt+mouse) for free rotation
Q+E still is 45° turns
Fresh install of the game, with very little QoL mods installed

I also use [WoTC] Better Tactical Zoom out
it works fine with it.
maxglow.mg Jan 3, 2024 @ 11:32pm 
Is it possible to use free camera by controlling the xbox s pad? Where and how to assign the ALT key?
Danzo Dec 29, 2023 @ 10:03pm 
You hold down the Q or E button and the camera doesn't turn?
Just open the file "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\workshop\content\268500\616359783\Config\XComTacticalInput_FreeCameraRotation.ini" and change the value of bAnalogMode from false to true .
Just replace the path at the beginning with your own.


I spent a lot of time and nerves to understand why after switching from the GOG version of the game on Steam I suddenly stopped working mod. I read the comments where they write about changing other configuration files and changing mod files and even the file I was supposed to change, but I somehow missed this solution by my eyes.
This solution needs to be stated in huge letters in the description so you definitely don't miss it. Or maybe update the mod with this value at all.
You don't need to change anything else and especially not to add RequiresXPACK=true to the config (let me know if someone still needs it).
BigRowdy Dec 20, 2023 @ 12:13pm 
works perfectly
dondangertom Dec 20, 2023 @ 11:55am 
Does not work
Dragon32 Dec 17, 2023 @ 4:42am 
@Neo Venus Construct
https://old.reddit.com/r/xcom2mods/wiki/wotc_modding/mod_folder
There's a lot of really useful information on that wiki, worth a bookmark.
Neo Venus Construct Dec 17, 2023 @ 4:01am 
@Dragon32
Hello Dragon! Can you please say me, where i can find this .ini file? In the workshop directory, or in the XCOM directory? I can't find this by myself(((
axossk Dec 14, 2023 @ 12:02pm 
@Dragon32
Thanks, 'bAnalogMode=true' was the answer
Dragon32 Dec 13, 2023 @ 12:06pm 
@axossk
In XComTacticalInput_FreeCameraRotation.ini I have
CAMERA_ROTATION_FIXED=7.0f
and
bAnalogMode=true

That rotates the camera freely enough for me, without 45 degree increments.
axossk Dec 13, 2023 @ 6:24am 
LeftAlt is working as intended but I have to press Ctrl + F2 in every missions to enable the free rotation. is there a way to set it enabled by default?
Phoenix Nov 29, 2023 @ 1:51am 
There's a small bug where if it's the alien's turn and you try to zoom in or out, it's way more sensitive. I'll scroll just a little bit and it'll zoom in/out a lot. Just a minor thing though.
Dragon32 Nov 11, 2023 @ 2:16am 
I've used this in WotC since the expansion came out.
https://old.reddit.com/r/xcom2mods/wiki/mod_troubleshooting
OuroborosFinis Nov 10, 2023 @ 9:40pm 
same wotc it doesnt work
thi_rey Sep 10, 2023 @ 2:59pm 
For me it works with xcom2 but not with wotc
Dragon32 Aug 13, 2023 @ 4:10pm 
@hottt3
It's not this mod alone
hottt3 Aug 13, 2023 @ 1:33pm 
"Ctrl + F1 - reset camera to default view" always crushes my game to desktop. I don't know whether it's a mod conflict (I use lots of mods, lwotc included) or the mod itself. I keep it installed in the current game, but don't use it.
Grendel Jul 22, 2023 @ 5:50am 
Works with WOTC/Long War 2. I deleted all mods this morning, wanted to rebuild w/ a fresh set. I am also using a fresh save game and deleted all old saves.
Crusader Jun 28, 2023 @ 6:27pm 
Does not work
Kerguelen Jun 21, 2023 @ 6:40pm 
It don't work, least not for me.
Dragon32 May 13, 2023 @ 8:20am 
@Egir
I rebind Target Preview to, IIRC, Right Ctrl.
Egir May 13, 2023 @ 7:29am 
Has anyone else had issues with target preview while using this? Alt is the key for target preview, but with this it does not work as it is supposed to, and I find it extremely challenging to calculate flanking shots.

Of course, deactivating it instantly interferes with my saved game (or threatens to). Could this be deactivated in-game, or the camera be reverted to vanilla in some way?
LordPraxxus Mar 30, 2023 @ 8:44pm 
Okay, after a lot of shooting trouble in the face, I finally got this mod to work. Works for WOTC, latest version of the game as per the date of this comment, using Alternate Mod Launcher [github.com]. I cleared my config files and for the first fresh boot enabled only the two Community Highlander Mods from the Steam Workshop. Quit out after this, then enabled all my other mods, restarted the game and it all worked.

**Important**
You need to add RequiresXPACK=true below the "Description=" line, in the file located here -> "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\workshop\content\268500\616359783\FreeCameraRotation.XComMod"
QuantumKitten Mar 18, 2023 @ 6:25am 
Just an FYI kind of thingy - I added a post to the Key binding customization thread for anyone who wants to bind the mouse scroll wheel to zoom in/out when alt's held (or just always if wanted), and in a way that won't get killed by game ini rebuilds. Check last page in discussion thread for details.
Dragon32 Mar 17, 2023 @ 12:08pm 
@zin
Try unsubscribing and resubscribing then check that link I posted in February.
What do you mean by "rotating is still locked like in the vanilla game"? Vanilla rotates by 90 degree increments.
zin Mar 16, 2023 @ 11:27pm 
I need some help. This mod used to work perfectly, but for some reason, it doesn’t work anymore. The hotkeys work, so I know the mod is enabled, but the rotating is still locked like in the vanilla game.

I tried deleting XComCamera.ini and XComEngine.ini, as well as the relevant workshop folder in the Steam files, but it didn’t work :( Any help would be much appreciated.
X-COM Mar 15, 2023 @ 6:06pm 
Suddenly stopped working? What happened? Is this the update? Used to work fine with all my mods
pyr0kid Feb 22, 2023 @ 1:10am 
i figured out the problem. mod works fine.

it was some weird shit with highlander and other mods, for some reason unless highlander is the only mod on for the first boot after clearing the configs, nothing else actually works properly.
Dragon32 Feb 18, 2023 @ 6:24pm 
@pyr0kid
Yep I've been using this since May 2016.
https://old.reddit.com/r/xcom2mods/wiki/mod_troubleshooting
pyr0kid Feb 18, 2023 @ 4:31pm 
are we SURE this works in wotc? because after downloading my game was suddenly so fucked up i had to reinstall it.
onestrongbow GocleCD Feb 14, 2023 @ 7:09pm 
@Kevin from HP Customer Service
any mode that would change the zoom out to make it zoom more or less than vanilla will cause that bug
BlackCoat13 Feb 3, 2023 @ 8:38pm 
Culprit of many crashes involving Skirmisher Ripjack abilities.