Fixed camera handling (pitch) on steep declines.

git-svn-id: svn+ssh://svn.code.sf.net/p/supertuxkart/code/trunk/supertuxkart@1152 178a84e3-b1eb-0310-8ba1-8eac791a3b58

src/camera.cpp

@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ Camera::setScreenPosition ( int numPlayers, int pos )
             break;
         }
     }
+    m_LastPitch = 0.0f;
 }
 
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -90,7 +91,7 @@ Camera::setMode(Mode mode_)
 }
 
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-void Camera::update ()
+void Camera::update (float dt)
 {
     // Update the camera
     if ( m_which_kart >= int(world->getNumKarts()) || m_which_kart < 0 ) m_which_kart = 0 ;
@@ -99,7 +100,18 @@ void Camera::update ()
     sgCopyCoord(&kartcoord, world->getPlayerKart(m_which_kart)->getCoord());
 
     kartcoord.hpr[2] = 0;
-    kartcoord.hpr[1] = 0;
+
+    // If the car angle is 'significantly' different from the camera angle,
+    // start adjusting the camera. This helps with steep declines, where
+    // otherwise the track is not visible anymore.
+    if(fabsf(kartcoord.hpr[1]-m_LastPitch)>1.0f) {
+        kartcoord.hpr[1] = m_LastPitch + (kartcoord.hpr[1]-m_LastPitch)*2.0f*dt;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        kartcoord.hpr[1]=m_LastPitch;
+    }
+    m_LastPitch = kartcoord.hpr[1];
 
     if (m_mode == CM_SIMPLE_REPLAY)
         kartcoord.hpr[0] = 0;

src/camera.hpp

@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ protected:
     Mode m_mode;
     float m_last_steer_offset;
     float m_x, m_y, m_w, m_h ;
+    float m_LastPitch;
 
 public:
     Camera ( int numPlayers, int id ) ;
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ public:
 
     void setScreenPosition ( int numPlayers, int pos ) ;
 
-    void update () ;
+    void update (float dt) ;
     void apply  () ;
 } ;
 

src/game_manager.cpp

@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ void GameManager::run()
 
         if (race_manager->raceIsActive())
         {
-            scene->draw();
+            scene->draw((m_curr_time - m_prev_time ) * 0.001);
             if ( world->getPhase() != World::LIMBO_PHASE)
             {
                 world->update((m_curr_time - m_prev_time ) * 0.001);

src/scene.cpp

@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ void Scene::remove(ssgEntity *kid)
 }
 
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-void Scene::draw()
+void Scene::draw(float dt)
 {
     glEnable ( GL_DEPTH_TEST ) ;
 
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ void Scene::draw()
 
     for (Cameras::iterator i = m_cameras.begin(); i != m_cameras.end(); ++i)
     {
-        (*i)->update();
+        (*i)->update(dt);
         (*i) -> apply () ;
 
 #ifdef BULLET

src/scene.hpp

@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ public:
 
     void add(ssgEntity *kid);
     void remove(ssgEntity *kid);
-    void draw();
+    void draw(float dt);
     void set_race_cameras(int num_players);
 
     //TODO: add camera