Thread: Some Source Code Advice? =]

Hi everyone.

I need some help for Left 4 Dead's console (PC).
I'm going to make an intro for my videos on YouTube, I'm gonna mess about to find a cool intro. At first I'm thinking of a hunter leaping into the camera, fading into white and then showing "Made by whoever... bla bla bla".

Anyway, I was wondering if there was a code to basically spawn a free roaming camera that can just fly around the map, like... I think it's called "Ghost Cam" on Gears 2. I want this because I can put the camera on the ground, with the hunter jumping off a building towards the camera. If this is not possible, maybe a "noclip" with the survivors body being invisible?

Anyway, please tell me the code and some instructions on how to use it properly if you can help me, and thanks very much. =D

To start, you'll need to turn on cheats: sv_cheats 1. From there, you have a few options.

You can use:
sb_all_bot_team 1
spectate
r_drawvgui 0

... to get a clean spectator screen, which sounds like what you want. A word of WARNING: r_drawvgui removes everything, even menus, so type this in console FIRST:

bind 1 "r_drawvgui 1";

You can substitute the 1 for any key. When you want to return the HUD to normal, press the key.

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Otherwise, you could use the following:
r_drawviewmodel 0 (removes weapon)
cl_drawhud 0

The other method is preferable, though, IMO.

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And there's even a third, which might work even better. Record a demo of the gameplay (record [demoname] in console), then play it back (playdemo [demoname]). While watching the demo, hit Shift + F2 to bring up the control GUI. You can use the Drive function to move around and position yourself, which is a little choppy and not the best, but it will work. Alternately, you could try demo smoothing:

YouTube - Left 4 Dead: Smoother Overview

It's more laborious, but in combo with some of the above cvars (particularly the spectator ones), you can produce amazing, smooth results.