Question for anyone, Zooming Camera in Eve Online how do they do it?

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Ok So nothing all that interesting in this question really but…
Anyone know if the game makes use of any sort of Vertigo Effect/Dolly Zoom when zooming?

The reason I ask is I was playing and zooming to see some POI and admiring they view when I realized my ship was very close to one of the large structures and it looked like part way in the zoom the method of zooming changed or felt different. Large objects seemed to almost stay the same size, while my ship and other smaller objects were changing size as I expect in a zoom. :thinking:

I wish I could explain better but if anyone else knows what i might be talking about and has some info to add thanks.

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It seems there is some confusion on my question. Sorry I am not explaining it correctly it seems.

I am not asking about how I as a player to zoom or use or interact with the game.

I am asking a deeper question on basically how the Code of the game Zooms in or out no matter what you are focused on or looking at.

Its most likely just a Dolly Zoom effect or something similar.

Heres a youtube hopefully showing what I mean
https://youtu.be/q9GUQ5vsYb0

I will figure it out sometime later I am sure.
Thanks for trying to help :slight_smile:

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Hello Galmore,

I believe the effect that you are describing might be achieved by holding down ALT and scrolling up/down on your mousewheel. Let me know if this is what you were looking for!

With retrospective regards
-James Fuchs

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I am not asking for a gameplay mechanic.

Its zooming and the way they zoom objects. I am more interested in how they zoom. That is why I was talking about the Vertigo Effect/Dolly Zoom photographers use. The effect happens even just out side of a Station.

Example. If you get into a shuttle undock then just zoom all the way out and then all the way back in part way in the zoom in the station will seem to stay the same size and will stop ‘zooming’ but the shuttle will start to change. Its almost like they are on different zooms.

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So you are zooming in and out with drones looking at your ship. You need to be looking at other objects to zoom in and out on those objects

Or R click the mouse to change how the drones are looking and youll zoom in and out of focus of your ship

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