RTS Camera System - BetterRTS

Real-Time Strategy Game Camera with a top-down view.

Can also Follow a specific actor for a MOBA-like experience.

Most RTS Cameras feel similar, buy this instead of reinventing the wheel.

The core feature for this plugin is the Cursor-Panning. Move the mouse to the edge pixel of the window to move the camera in that direction.

Speed, acceleration, and features can be toggled / changed / overridden through Blueprint events and variables.

This Code Plugin provides a solid foundation for your RTS or other Top-Down Game.

Latest version

Technical Details

Features: (Please include a full, comprehensive list of the features of the product)

•  Camera Pans (moves) in 8 directions
• Mouse on edge of viewport can be used to pan
•  Camera can Zoom & Rotate
• Camera can focus on a specific location
• Camera can lock onto an actor and follow its movement instead of freely moving.
• While locked on, camera can still Zoom and Rotate
• Smoothing / Acceleration can be applied to all camera movements
•  Customization: Relevant functions and variables exposed to BP so that you can override variables and functionality.
• Customization: Bundled with an example Camera Settings UI

Code Modules: (Please include a full list of each Plugin module and their module type (Runtime, Editor etc.))

•  BetterRTSCamera

Number of Blueprints: 10

Number of C++ Classes: 4

Network Replicated: Yes

Supported Development Platforms: Win64, Win32

Supported Target Build Platforms: Win64, Win32

Documentation: https://github.com/sonictimm/BetterRTS/blob/main/Camera/BetterRTSCameraOverview.txt

Example Project: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/eogb6e0u3760bfm6p78m5/BetterRTSCam_Demo.zip?rlkey=ajpgsbq98iwl48ml4rcmdfmzl&dl=0

Preview: https://youtu.be/w1ryV8HKFU0

Important/Additional Notes: Cursor Edge-Panning doesn't work consistently in PIE (Play-In-Editor) since the PIE viewport does not take up the entire window.