Looking direction

WyriHaximus · 10-04-08, 05:31 PM

Trying to find the function (if it even exist) to find out the direction the player/camera is looking to? Does anyone has a clue if this function exists and what the name is? http://www.wowwiki.com/API doesn't seem to know it

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p3lim · 10-04-08, 05:59 PM

Those 50 addons that does this already, i belive, reads the minimap

Akryn · 10-04-08, 07:33 PM

Code:

local facing

if GetCVar("rotateMinimap") == "0" then
     facing = select(49,Minimap:GetChildren()):GetFacing()
else
     facing = MiniMapCompassRing:GetFacing()
end

you can get the camera's position relative to the player's facing with SaveView(index) and then reading the associated cvar which i don't remember :P

WyriHaximus · 10-05-08, 04:51 AM

Originally Posted by p3lim

Those 50 addons that does this already, i belive, reads the minimap

Figured as much but still didn't know what to look for while scanning through their code. So asked here instead

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Originally Posted by Akryn

Code:

local facing

if GetCVar("rotateMinimap") == "0" then
     facing = select(49,Minimap:GetChildren()):GetFacing()
else
     facing = MiniMapCompassRing:GetFacing()
end

you can get the camera's position relative to the player's facing with SaveView(index) and then reading the associated cvar which i don't remember :P

Ok thanks a lot, will try it out a.s.a.p.

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WyriHaximus · 10-05-08, 07:09 AM

Trying out this atm: http://www.wowwiki.com/GetPlayerBearing
(Sadly enough PTR is kinda slow

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WyriHaximus · 10-05-08, 12:04 PM

Thanks guys it works. Still going over the data but the retrieving of it works

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