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aaa. My apologies, I misunderstood and didn't read it carefully.

Could you provide more details about "recording" the video? With scripts, everything would be clear, but here we need to manage without them. How do I start the "recording"? How do I switch cameras, move the camera, change the viewing angle, adjust the zoom, etc.? I'm not quite getting it...
Just in case, I'll start "from the beginning." I've taken a test map, and everything seems to be opened correctly on it (screenshot attached). What's the next step? Do I need to create cameras? After pressing "E," nothing happens.

Of course, when creating a new object in the dialogue scene tree, I created a new folder for it.

That is, after verification, is the video file inside this map? If not, it was saved incorrectly or not saved at all. If it was saved, then I wrote further instructions, I think, for starters. About creating a video: Enter the video. One of the first (if not the very first) lines is its kind of... scenery. Choose what you need; you can also choose the current map. To "re-enter" the video, you need to click on it again (it will be in the extended editor list); I have this list open on the right, so it's easy for me to just click on it, choose "save," and restart the video. (Since our scenery won't appear again until we reload the scene, just like the lighting when creating a map.) Create a text dialogue. I don't think there will be any problems with this. Now, about creating scenes. On the previous page, I have a screenshot; it shows that new sentences have been added. Also, you have already been clearly told what to do with the links. And in my post, it says what to do with the custom name. Next, the camera itself. Just create a new one and go inside. There, we have (I don't remember well) two columns right away. Don't touch the right one (it's a selection of all created cameras, and our scene should be there); in any case, the one with various parameters and something like camstart and camfinish is ours. In the start camera, we choose the starting frame, and in the finish camera, we choose the ending frame. Create each camera. Inside it, we see several parameters and coordinates. The coordinates there don't quite match the coordinates in the video. For example, if we need the camera to start filming from, say, an angel that is in the video at 16, 10, - then in the camera, it's best to write 32, 20 - that is, twice as much. ALMOST always it works, and the camera turns out to be near the angel. Next, there are also important parameters that control everything. (By the way, I remembered, the important parameters come first, and then the coordinates, but it doesn't matter, everything is in one place anyway). I don't really know what these great things are responsible for, but I do it like this: Rod - 50 (just like that) Pitch - Angle of inclination = -1 (almost vertical), -0.5 - (45 degrees); I might be wrong, but it's almost like that. Yaw - position relative to north-south-east-west. 0 = from south to north (as always) Roll - no idea, obviously, rotation = 0 FOW - zoom, different, ~15 for starters. Don't touch anything else. In anchor, we have our coordinates. (Sometimes z is also needed) Do the same with the second camera. Go back to the main camera creation window (inside which are our two). There is almost nothing to change, only circles (or something like that), and direction = 1 (if we need the camera to make a short circle, (from yaw 0 to yaw 6) (the values, by the way, are like the usual rot object in the editor), then direction = 1, it seems, moves it from 0 to 6, that is, along a short trajectory, instead of 1-2-3-4-5-6. Something like that. Go back to the video creation window. Write the duration in seconds. Then what do we have there? I think, besides effects, sound, and animations, nothing. Sound - it didn't work, I don't know, but it seems simple. Effects - create a new effect, choose it from the list, write where and where to apply it (z is very, very important here, sometimes the effect is underground and you can't see it) (don't forget about the doubled coordinates). Animation - it is impossible to create it there (because we can only choose one monster for the video). But there is a way around this. Put the monster on the video, click on it (9, I think, on the mini-keyboard). A menu appears - there is a choice of animation for the creature, sentences in which it will do this, delay, animation type. After that, this animation will appear in the dialogue sentence list. Check the video by clicking p (English). And also - if you don't write all the links correctly at the beginning of each sentence, it will crash with data loss. (One is enough - either hero or monster). It would be a pity. :smile05: :smile05: :smile05: :eek: Afterword: The sentence supports movement only from one camera to another. More is not possible. In campaign videos, especially combat ones, with frequent camera jumps, there are many of them. Don't forget about the custom name - without it, the video will not start in the game. :smile29: If you need no one to speak at the moment, create an empty text file. If I remember anything else, I will add it. I hope I helped, even though I'm writing nonsense. If you have any questions, please ask, I will help as much as I can. Good luck! :D ;)

Wow, there's so much here! I'll try to figure it out, thanks!

Well, I started looking into it, and a question immediately arose. How do I choose my own map as a backdrop if the list only contains some random stuff?

Well, I started figuring it out, and a question immediately arose. How do I choose my map as a backdrop if the list only contains some random stuff?

Manually enter the path to it.
In my opinion, dialogues where the backdrop is just a regular map don't look very good.

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Heroist, it's still better to create cameras using E and T. You don't have to struggle with their parameters, and the result is better.

So, I started figuring it out, and a question immediately arose. How do I choose my map as a backdrop if the list only contains some random stuff?

I don't create my map in advance. In the dialogue creation menu, in the map selection section, there are two buttons: "..." and "new". Apparently, your screenshot shows the result of pressing the first one. I press the second one, and then everything becomes straightforward.

Well, I didn't know that =). I've already created it. And the video should include objects from the map, which I won't be able to redo.
I can't seem to enter the path manually. Something is wrong again. For example, let's say there's a map called "hell," it's a scenario map, and I haven't moved it anywhere after creating it. How do I correctly enter the path to it? Can you give me an example?
I also added it to the "data" folder, in the "Maps" folder, but it still doesn't recognize it.

Well, RedHaven wrote what is needed there to make it visible ) /post/660906/
This applies to all objects.

Well, I didn't know that =) I've already created it. And the video should include objects from the map, which I won't be able to redo.
I can't seem to enter the path manually. Something must be wrong again. For example, there's a map called "hell," it's a scenario map, and I haven't moved it anywhere after creating it. How do I correctly enter the path to it? Can you give me an example?
I also added it to the data folder, in the Maps folder, but it still doesn't recognize it.

/Maps/SingleMissions/hell/map

/Maps/SingleMissions/hell/map

Whenever I enter this string and press something, the editor resets it.

Is the dialogue created within the map or separately?

created in the map.

RedHeavenHero - I'm used to doing it manually. As for convenience, I don't know, it's up to each person. Currently, I don't have any problems =)

Juss456 - can't you find it in the list - currentmap - the current map? (the one that contains the video). I've done it several times. And in general, there are plenty of empty arenas for every taste and terrain. I found a huge empty one, with only a bridge in the middle...
Or, as an option, create a special map for dialogues - write videos in it (using current map - arena), and then insert these videos into other maps...