viktor-ferenczi / se-camera-group

Allows viewing groups of cameras in a round-robin manner using only a single toolbar slot.

Space Engineers Camera Group Plugin

Allows cycling over groups of cameras, searchlights, turrets and turret controllers using a single toolbar button.

Configuration option to disable the third person view even if the world would allow for using that. This option is for increased realism and should only be used by experienced SE players.

Thanks goes to mkaito for the great plugin idea, pair-working and testing.

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Thank you and enjoy!

Prerequisites

• Space Engineers
• Plugin Loader

Usage

1. Enable the Camera Group plugin in Plugin Loader, Apply, restart the game
2. Group the relevant blocks (cameras, searchlights, turrets or turret controllers)
3. Add the groups to the relevant cockpit or RC toolbar as a View or Control action
4. Use the toolbar buttons to cycle through (view or control) the working blocks

Do NOT group cameras with the other supported blocks. Cameras have a View action, while the searchlight and turrets have a Control action. They cannot be mixed.

Remarks

• Broken or disabled blocks are automatically skipped
• The blocks in each group are selected in the order of their name
• The plugin works for both offline and online multiplayer games
• Game saves and blueprints preserve the toolbar actions configured
• Only players with the plugin installed will be able to use the toolbar action
• No adverse effect on server performance, this is only a client side QoL plugin

Want to know more?

• SE Mods Discord FAQ, Troubleshooting, Support, Bug Reports, Discussion
• Plugin Loader Discord Everything about plugins

se-camera-group's Issues

Not functioning -- possible mod conflict?

• Make group
• Add to toolbar as "view"
• Pressing button views one camera
• Pressing the button again to cycle does nothing
• Same camera every time i back out and then view the cameras again

Many other plugins and mods are on the world, could be a conflict? Camera panning is also installed. It is 1:21 in the morning so I don't have time to do extensive testing and give a good bug report. Appears to pass the idiot check; all 4 cameras are fully welded, powered, turned on, and owned by me.

Game version 1.204.017 b0, on a peer to peer world with a friend.