Modding question

-Malkavian- · Post by **-Malkavian-** » Sun Jun 05, 2005 5:37 am

I've been messing around with Bloodlines for awhile, and now I'd like to make some kind of music video with it. I've seen a few of those, and people somehow manage to get the health/blood bar off the screen. I can't find a way to do that.

Perhaps somebody could tell me how to do this? Thanks.

SetVitae · Post by **SetVitae** » Tue Jun 07, 2005 8:49 pm

Camera View

Since you are trying to make a movie from the game, I was wondering if you were able to change the camera view to allow you to see the front of our character in 3rd person? Currently I've only found 2 views, 1st person & 3rd person (behind view only). I was thinking of making a video also, or at the very last some cool screen shots like the ones I've seen here:

http://www.gamespot.com/pc/rpg/vtmb/scr ... tml?page=6

(ex: http://www.gamespot.com/pc/rpg/vtmb/scr ... ml?page=78)

-Malkavian- · Post by **-Malkavian-** » Tue Jun 07, 2005 11:00 pm

I used to have some kind of tool that could change the view, but it came with new clans (which weren't new at all, just a new name) and other stuff I didn't like to have... uhh... well, I'll tell you when I find it back.

SetVitae · Post by **SetVitae** » Wed Jun 08, 2005 6:24 am

Camera View Mod

The following also works:

Just add these to your config.cfg, includes a pause feature great for setting Discplines and weapons after dialoge and before a the fight with a Boss charaters.

bind "KP_PLUS" "+camin"
bind "KP_MINUS" "+camout"
bind "KP_UPARROW" "cam_yaw 180"
bind "KP_PGUP" "cam_yaw 225"
bind "KP_RIGHTARROW" "cam_yaw 270"
bind "KP_PGDN" "cam_yaw 315"
bind "KP_DOWNARROW" "cam_yaw 0"
bind "KP_END" "cam_yaw 45"
bind "KP_LEFTARROW" "cam_yaw 90"
bind "KP_HOME" "cam_yaw 135"
bind "KP_INS" "pause"
bind "KP_DEL" "screenshot"

I can't take credit for this; for more information please go to:

http://www.gamebanshee.com/forums/archi ... 53829.html

-Malkavian- · Post by **-Malkavian-** » Wed Jun 08, 2005 11:27 am

Sounds nice, I'll try it right now. Thanks.

Melchiah · Post by **Melchiah** » Sun Jun 19, 2005 1:03 pm

This may be a stupid question but how do you capture footage from the game so you can edit it?

I have also seen many fanmade music videos and want to give it a try myself but i don't know how to begin, any special programs you have to download?

I thought it would be better to ask this in a thread thats already kind of on the same topic rather than start a whole new one.

Any help would be very appreciated.

yrthwyndandfyre · Post by **yrthwyndandfyre** » Sun Jun 19, 2005 7:16 pm

This may be apocryphal, but I heard legends from the ancient times that spoke of a little desktop app that when running, would produce continuous video of the contents of the currently active window, whatever that happened to be. The only rule was that it had to be a game that could be run in Windows mode, and if I'm not mistaken, VTMB has such a mode. You could assign play/pause/stop to your own pet hot-keys so they wouldn't interfere with the game you were playing. I think I originally heard about it when I was playing Max Payne, or maybe it was Jedi Outcast, so it's been around for a couple of years. I'd probably google for 'game video capture' and snoop around until I found it.

Try 'FRAP'. I found it, downloaded it, and recorded a 30 second video from VTMB in about an hour. The demo version has limitations, the registered version is about USD $30. It will work in full-screen mode, too.

Oh, and fair warning: My 'video' wasn't my most distinguished moment in VTMB - I got hamburgered at the beginning of the Blood Hunt. It kind of crunches out your frame rate. Make sure you've got Zoot-Capri horsepower.

yrthwyndandfyre · Post by **yrthwyndandfyre** » Sun Jun 19, 2005 7:23 pm

[QUOTE=SetVitae]Since you are trying to make a movie from the game, I was wondering if you were able to change the camera view to allow you to see the front of our character in 3rd person? Currently I've only found 2 views, 1st person & 3rd person (behind view only). I was thinking of making a video also, or at the very last some cool screen shots like the ones I've seen here:
[/QUOTE]

Screen shots are a snap. F8. It's built-in. The screen shots show up in:

C:\Program Files\Activision\Vampire - Bloodlines\Vampire\screenshots

(or wherever you put it)

Melchiah · Post by **Melchiah** » Wed Jun 22, 2005 7:41 am

Many thanks to you yrthwyndandfyre

I'm gonna have some fun with this (although i don't plan on paying for the full version)