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Why isnt my ship in the middle of the screen?

th3gr4ndnagu5th3gr4ndnagu5 Member Posts: 6 Arc User
edited June 2012 in Star Trek Online General Discussion
If you zoom all the way in on your ship it is in the middle of the screen. But as soon as your start to zoom out(on the very first click actually) your ship drops towards the bottom. Why isnt your ship always the middle point of the camera view even if you are zoomed out?
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  • utioutio Member Posts: 36 Arc User
    edited June 2012
    Hi, you might want to ask in the academy sub section. That's that place to go concerning how things work. Hope this helps.
  • fauxpasiiifauxpasiii Member Posts: 72 Arc User
    edited June 2012
    th3gr4ndnagu5 wrote: »
    If you zoom all the way in on your ship it is in the middle of the screen, but as soon as you start zooming out it is towards the bottom half of the screen. Why isnt your ship always the middle point of the camera view even if you are zoomed out?

    I would presume it's to use most of your vertical screen real estate to show the space and objects in front of your ship.
  • th3gr4ndnagu5th3gr4ndnagu5 Member Posts: 6 Arc User
    edited June 2012
    fauxpasiii wrote: »
    I would presume it's to use most of your vertical screen real estate to show the space and objects in front of your ship.

    I'm not sure exactly what you mean. If I zoom all the way in my ship is the in the middle of my screen but I can still see just as much space as before.
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  • fauxpasiiifauxpasiii Member Posts: 72 Arc User
    edited June 2012
    th3gr4ndnagu5 wrote: »
    I'm not sure exactly what you mean. If I zoom all the way in my ship is the in the middle of my screen but I can still see just as much space as before.

    Really? Do you play that way (zoomed all the way in)?

    I guess I'm just looking at it differently; I find I have the best situational awareness when I'm zoomed out so that the ship is maybe 2-3 inches wide on screen (on a 17" panel). Closer than that and I can't keep a good view of what's going on; farther away and I have a harder time judging where everyone is relative to my firing arcs.
  • leviathan99#2867 leviathan99
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    edited June 2012
    th3gr4ndnagu5 wrote: »
    I'm not sure exactly what you mean. If I zoom all the way in my ship is the in the middle of my screen but I can still see just as much space as before.

    I think the point is to emphasize what's in your line of fire, in front of you.

    The overall design intent is for your most damaging attacks to be whatever is in front of your camera.
  • th3gr4ndnagu5th3gr4ndnagu5 Member Posts: 6 Arc User
    edited June 2012
    fauxpasiii wrote: »
    Really? Do you play that way (zoomed all the way in)?

    I guess I'm just looking at it differently; I find I have the best situational awareness when I'm zoomed out so that the ship is maybe 2-3 inches wide on screen (on a 17" panel). Closer than that and I can't keep a good view of what's going on; farther away and I have a harder time judging where everyone is relative to my firing arcs.

    No, I play zoomed out. But my point is regarding the positioning of my ship more towards the bottom of my screen than in the middle. You will notice that if you zoom all the way in, your ship is in the middle of the screen. But when you do one mouse wheel click out, your ship drops towards the bottom. Why isnt the ship still in the middle of the screen even when you zoom out?
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  • mkilczewskimkilczewski Member Posts: 284
    edited June 2012
    th3gr4ndnagu5 wrote: »
    If you zoom all the way in on your ship it is in the middle of the screen, but as soon as you start zooming out it is towards the bottom half of the screen. Why isnt your ship always the middle point of the camera view even if you are zoomed out?

    Improperly, segmented, pixels along the Y axis.
  • daveynydaveyny Member Posts: 8,227 Arc User
    edited June 2012
    utio wrote: »
    Hi, you might want to ask in the academy sub section. That's that place to go concerning how things work. Hope this helps.

    I'm sorry..., I chuckled-out-loud at this one...

    Geesss T.G.N., you been here what... Two-and-a-Half-Years..., and some newb has ta clue ya in on this...?... :wink:
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    th3gr4ndnagu5 wrote: »
    No, I play zoomed out. But my point is regarding the positioning of my ship more towards the bottom of my screen than in the middle. You will notice that if you zoom all the way in, your ship is in the middle of the screen. But when you do one mouse wheel click out, your ship drops towards the bottom. Why isnt the ship still in the middle of the screen even when you zoom out?

    My guess would be... because that's the way the game is designed...

    ..or as was said above somewhere...

    Yer ship is walking through space. :wink:
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  • fauxpasiiifauxpasiii Member Posts: 72 Arc User
    edited June 2012
    th3gr4ndnagu5 wrote: »
    No, I play zoomed out. But my point is regarding the positioning of my ship more towards the bottom of my screen than in the middle. You will notice that if you zoom all the way in, your ship is in the middle of the screen. But when you do one mouse wheel click out, your ship drops towards the bottom. Why isnt the ship still in the middle of the screen even when you zoom out?

    Yeah, I figure if you zoom all the way in, it's because you're ogling your pretty ship, not actually trying to play. =)

    I know if the ship was centered when I was trying to play it would irritate me, wasting all that vertical space on a partial aft view.
  • daveynydaveyny Member Posts: 8,227 Arc User
    edited June 2012
    I miss being able to Zoom all the way in on yer bridge to get some classic screen-shots...

    But THAT's a Whole other Thread in a Whole Other Forum (which no longer exists)

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  • tacofangstacofangs Member Posts: 2,951 Cryptic Developer
    edited June 2012
    The camera raises above your ship, so you have a better vantage on the battlefield around (in front of) you.

    The camera drops on the last wheel click, because we presume that when you zoom in all the way, you're probably trying to get a better look at your own ship.
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  • sollafsollaf Member Posts: 164 Arc User
    edited June 2012
    daveyny wrote: »
    I miss being able to Zoom all the way in on yer bridge to get some classic screen-shots...

    But THAT's a Whole other Thread in a Whole Other Forum (which no longer exists)

    :wink:

    Davy went blue????


    Its the end of the world, run for the hills. Hes put up his lifer tag finally! :eek:
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  • ufpdewolfeufpdewolfe Member Posts: 95 Arc User
    edited June 2012
    Because that's how Starfleet Command did it.

    Great game!
  • daveynydaveyny Member Posts: 8,227 Arc User
    edited June 2012
    sollaf wrote: »
    Davy went blue????


    Its the end of the world, run for the hills. Hes put up his lifer tag finally! :eek:

    It was in a moment of Weakness and Disgust at being dumped into the PWE Member catagory...

    A move I now truly wish I hadn't give in to...,

    I would give my left..., ... umm ... ... Ear ... (yeah that's it)... to take that moment back.

    But alas once done, as in sleeping with the ugly girl in the neighborhood.., it can't be Un-Done...

    :rolleyes:
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  • sollafsollaf Member Posts: 164 Arc User
    edited June 2012
    daveyny wrote: »
    It was in a moment of Weakness and Disgust at being dumped into the PWE Member catagory...

    Can't blame you for that one.
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  • doubleohninedoubleohnine Member Posts: 818 Arc User
    edited June 2012
    Once again the Nagus finding stupid things to complain about just to stir up grief.
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  • beezle23beezle23 Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited June 2012
    doubleohnine wrote: »
    Once again the Nagus finding stupid things to complain about just to stir up grief.

    Sort of like your post, then?
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  • admiraljt#1430 admiraljt
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    edited June 2012
    I find that having the Ship off center helps when Captaining an Escort, Because I will zoom in further to see my forward firing arcs.

    When at the helm of a Cruiser I play zoomed pretty far out so I can see the whole Battlefield, and would like the Ship to be centered.
  • daveynydaveyny Member Posts: 8,227 Arc User
    edited June 2012
    doubleohnine wrote: »
    Once again the Nagus finding stupid things to complain about just to stir up grief.

    Could you please explain to me how you get managed to read "A Complaint" from T.G.N.'s original "Question" ... ????
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  • blitzy4blitzy4 Member Posts: 839 Arc User
    edited June 2012
    th3gr4ndnagu5 wrote: »
    If you zoom all the way in on your ship it is in the middle of the screen. But as soon as your start to zoom out(on the very first click actually) your ship drops towards the bottom. Why isnt your ship always the middle point of the camera view even if you are zoomed out?

    I run into this allot with my atrox.
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  • direphoenixdirephoenix Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited June 2012
    daveyny wrote: »
    It was in a moment of Weakness and Disgust at being dumped into the PWE Member catagory...

    A move I now truly wish I hadn't give in to...,

    I would give my left..., ... umm ... ... Ear ... (yeah that's it)... to take that moment back.

    But alas once done, as in sleeping with the ugly girl in the neighborhood.., it can't be Un-Done...

    :rolleyes:

    I also switched my tag to the Career Officer title b/c it was better than "PWE User" or whatever they had. I'll probably switch it back to the non-LTS tag whenever they add in that ability.
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  • th3gr4ndnagu5th3gr4ndnagu5 Member Posts: 6 Arc User
    edited June 2012
    beezle23 wrote: »
    Sort of like your post, then?

    Aw, you beat me to the punch =P
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  • percyfawcettpercyfawcett Member Posts: 22 Arc User
    edited June 2012
    Beezle will do that, Nagus

    We've been friends across several online communities and Beez is the master of the witty and cutting riposte.

    And image macros
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