HighriseCamera

HighriseCamera is a built-in client-side camera script providing simplified top-down camera controls for Highrise Studio. This script is similar to RTSCamera but without rotation controls - the camera maintains a fixed pitch and yaw angle while supporting panning, zooming, inertia, and optional features like keeping the player in view or centering on the player. The camera uses a target point that it looks at from a fixed angle, with configurable zoom distance. Supports both perspective and orthographic projection. Input events are automatically connected for touch/mouse control: drag to pan, pinch to zoom (touch), mouse wheel to zoom. To add this camera to your scene: Right Click in Hierarchy > Highrise > Cameras > HighriseCamera

Configurable Parameters (via Unity Inspector): Zoom Settings:

• zoom: Initial zoom level in world units - how high/far the camera sits (default: 15, medium height)
• zoomMin: Minimum zoom distance in world units (default: 10, closest view)
• zoomMax: Maximum zoom distance in world units (default: 50, farthest view)
• fov: Field of view in degrees - lower = more zoomed in appearance (default: 30, typical for top-down)

Defaults:

• pitch: Fixed pitch angle in degrees - how far camera looks down (default: 30, angled downward, cannot be changed by user)
• yaw: Fixed yaw angle in degrees - horizontal angle (default: 45, diagonal view, cannot be changed by user)
• centerOnCharacterWhenSpawned: Automatically centers camera on player when they spawn (default: true)
• centerOnCharacterWhenMovingSpeed: How fast camera follows moving player - 0 = disabled, 1 = immediate (default: 0 = no auto-follow)
• orthographic: Use flat/isometric projection instead of perspective (default: false = perspective with depth)
• keepPlayerInView: Automatically pan camera if player moves outside view bounds (default: false)
• keepPlayerInViewPanDuration: How long in seconds the camera takes to pan back to player (default: 0.5 seconds)

Internal Constants:

• playerViewBoundsPercentage: Screen percentage for player movement before camera follows (0.7 = 70%)
• inertia settings: Controls momentum-based camera movement on touch devices after drag ends
• resetLerpDuration: Duration for camera reset animation (1.2 seconds)

Terminology:

• Target: The point in the world the camera looks at
• Pitch: Fixed vertical angle (cannot be rotated by player) - how far camera looks down
• Yaw: Fixed horizontal angle (cannot be rotated by player) - diagonal view
• Zoom: Distance from camera to target in world units
• Inertia: Momentum that continues camera movement after touch input ends
• Pan: Moving the camera horizontally/vertically across the world

How It Works:

• Key Difference from RTSCamera: Camera angle is FIXED - players cannot rotate the view, only pan and zoom
• On Start: If centerOnCharacterWhenSpawned enabled, moves camera to look at player when they spawn
• Input Handling:
• Touch: One finger drag pans camera, two finger pinch zooms (no rotation), swipe applies momentum
• Mouse: Drag pans camera, mouse wheel zooms (no rotation)
• Every frame in Update:
• Checks if camera needs to reset, follow player, or continue inertia movement
• If player is moving and centerOnCharacterWhenMovingSpeed > 0, smoothly follows player
• Positions camera at calculated distance from target at fixed pitch and yaw angles
• Camera Positioning: Camera sits at zoom distance from target, looking down at fixed pitch angle (30°), at fixed yaw angle (45°)
• Fixed Angles: Unlike RTSCamera which allows rotation, this camera maintains constant pitch and yaw
• Zoom Behavior:
• Perspective mode (default): Zoom changes actual camera distance in 3D space
• Orthographic mode: Zoom changes visible area size (like 2D map zoom)
• Keep Player In View: When enabled and player moves to edge of screen (70% boundary), camera automatically pans to follow
• Reset: Returns camera to player position with default zoom
• Inertia (touch only): After swiping, camera continues moving and gradually slows down