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Interactive Studio

Build no-code gameplay with tasks, triggers, effects, values, and player feedback.

Lock Camera

What it does

Locks the local player camera onto the selected item for a chosen duration or until it is unlocked.

Required item compatibility

Select the item the camera should look at. The selected item becomes the camera lock target.

Setup

  1. Select the item that should perform this effect.
  2. Add Lock Camera to the task state where it should run.
  3. Configure the settings below and test the player path from the task’s starting state.

Settings

Setting What it means
Unlock After Time Enables automatic release.
Seconds Before Unlock Lock duration when automatic release is enabled.
Allow Effector On Start Allows the lock to apply as the flow begins.

Tiny example

A story task becomes Active and locks the camera on an NPC for 4 seconds.

Test and troubleshoot

  • Put the effect on the object the camera should focus.
  • Use Unlock Camera when the player must regain control before an automatic timeout.

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