How to Edit camera view to be uniform accross all accounts

[JackBurton]

Had a guildy ask how to do this so I thought I'd make this for future reference.

He asked how i could make his view look the same accross all toons.

You have to exit the wow client for this to take effect. Only modify the config file thats in the root of your accounts dont dive into each indivual character folder and edit those files.

go to where ever you installed wow.
go to
WTF
Accounts
then go to account 1 through account 5 and edit config-cache-wtf adding or replacing the following lines

view1 - First Person - Flying and Swiming
view2 - Ground Click/PB AoE PB Ground Target AoE & Ground Clicky
view3 - Master The everyday walkabout view
view4 - Top Down Master Aimed Ground Target Spells a bit smaller than view5 to account fort the fact that slaves are 5 units behind master.
view5 - Top Down Slave Aimed Ground Target Spells a bit smaller than view5.to account fort the fact that master is 5 units ahead of master.

SET cameraDistanceA "0"
SET cameraPitchA "0"
SET cameraYawA "0"
SET cameraDistanceB "5"
SET cameraPitchB "30"
SET cameraYawB "0"
SET cameraDistanceC "30"
SET cameraPitchC "45"
SET cameraYawC "0"
SET cameraDistanceD "40"
SET cameraPitchD "65"
SET cameraYawD "0"
SET cameraDistanceE "50"
SET cameraPitchE "70"
SET cameraYawE "0"

/script SetView(1);SetView(1);
CameraA or View1
/script SetView(2);SetView(2);
CameraB or View2
/script SetView(3);SetView(3);
CameraC or View3
/script SetView(4);SetView(4);
CameraD or View4
/script SetView(5);SetView(5);
CameraE or View5

/script SetView(2);
This is slowly pan over to your selected camera view

/script SetView(2);SetView(2);
This will quickly snap view to your selected camera view

if you feel like doing some quality reading check this stuff out
http://www.dual-boxing.com/threads/18254-How-to-use-Targetable-AoE-s-multiboxing-with-in-game-macro-s-(no-addons-or-programs-needed)!
http://www.dual-boxing.com/archive/index.php/t-17538.html
http://www.dual-boxing.com/threads/47007-Help-setting-camera-with-a-macro
http://www.dual-boxing.com/threads/34672-camera-view-question
http://www.dual-boxing.com/threads/44222-Weird-camera-angle-problem
http://www.dual-boxing.com/threads/33949-Camera-gets-messed-up-after-using-Interract-With-Target
http://www.dual-boxing.com/threads/34413-help-Camera-Issues-with-SetView
http://www.dual-boxing.com/threads/511-Camera-Angles-Channelled-Spells-and-the-WoW-API
http://www.dual-boxing.com/threads/24390-Camera-Reset
http://www.dual-boxing.com/threads/29145-One-Lazy-Camera


Questions? Comments?

[JohnGabriel]

I just went into my WoW keybinds and have "Save View 1" set to shift-9 and "Set View 1" set to shift-1.

[Ughmahedhurtz]

I just went into my WoW keybinds and have "Save View 1" set to shift-9 and "Set View 1" set to shift-1.

For multiboxing, it is much more accurate to edit the config.wtf files and specify exact angles, zooms, etc.

[JackBurton]

Edit: Changed the following so it would make the aiming point target for mouse repeater bigger and Ground Targeted AoE more centered.

SET cameraDistanceA "15"
changed to
SET cameraDistanceA "5"

I was looking for some material that would show me how to lock the camera and found this interesting thread.
http://www.dual-boxing.com/threads/511-Camera-Angles-Channelled-Spells-and-the-WoW-API

[MiRai]

Edit: Changed the following so it would make the aiming point target for mouse repeater bigger and Ground Targeted AoE more centered.
I haven't tested yours out, but I find that the default SetView(4) and (5) presets work fine for me and AoE. Some people also like to have the camera zoom all the way out and then point straight down for AoE. Everyone just need to find what works for them.


I was looking for some material that would show me how to lock the camera and found this interesting thread.
http://www.dual-boxing.com/threads/511-Camera-Angles-Channelled-Spells-and-the-WoW-API
While the thread itself is almost 5 years old, the camera API is still the same.
http://www.wowpedia.org/API#Camera_Functions

[JackBurton]

Straight down I'll have to mess with that. Oh and also with the camera zoomed way out you can cast ground target on top of roofs.

[JackBurton]

redid the camera list so that each consecutive view gradually gives you more viewing space. added mirai's top down suggestion. ie 4 and 5.

view1 - First Person - Flying and Swiming
view2 - Ground Click/PB AoE PB Ground Target AoE & Ground Clicky
view3 - Master The everyday walkabout view
view4 - Top Down Master Aimed Ground Target Spells a bit smaller than view5 to account fort the fact that slaves are 5 units behind master.
view5 - Top Down Slave Aimed Ground Target Spells a bit smaller than view5.to account fort the fact that master is 5 units ahead of master.

SET cameraDistanceA "0"
SET cameraPitchA "0"
SET cameraYawA "0"
SET cameraDistanceB "5"
SET cameraPitchB "30"
SET cameraYawB "0"
SET cameraDistanceC "30"
SET cameraPitchC "45"
SET cameraYawC "0"
SET cameraDistanceD "40"
SET cameraPitchD "65"
SET cameraYawD "0"
SET cameraDistanceE "50"
SET cameraPitchE "70"
SET cameraYawE "0"

[JackBurton]

Camera distance seems hard set not to accept distance. Values greater than 50. Am I doing something wrong? I'll update OP when I'm home.

[MiRai]

Camera distance seems hard set not to accept distance. Values greater than 50. Am I doing something wrong? I'll update OP when I'm home.
That's the max.