Camera Height (y)

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1

im working on a space shooter and bumped into a little problem... im using a script to control my camera movement but it always stays at the same height. i don't know how to add height to this script. i hope someone can help me with this problem.

here's the script im using:

var target : Transform;
var distanceToFollow : float = 5.0;
var height : float = 1.0;
var moveSpeed : float = 1.0;
var rotationSpeed : float = 0.2;
var damping = 6.0;
var smooth = true;

private var targetRay : Ray;
@script AddComponentMenu("Camera-Control/Smooth Look At")

function Update () {

    targetRay = new Ray(target.position,-target.forward);
    point = targetRay.GetPoint(distanceToFollow);
    point = Vector3.Slerp(transform.position, point, Time.deltaTime * moveSpeed);
    transform.position = point;

    transform.LookAt(target,target.up);

}
function LateUpdate () {
    if (target) {
        if (smooth)
        {
            // Look at and dampen the rotation
            var rotation = Quaternion.LookRotation(target.position - transform.position);
            transform.rotation = Quaternion.Slerp(transform.rotation, rotation, Time.deltaTime * damping);
        }
        else
        {
            // Just lookat
            transform.LookAt(target);
        }
    }
}
function Start () {
    // Make the rigid body not change rotation
    if (rigidbody)
        rigidbody.freezeRotation = true;
}

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3

Or, you can use the Spring Follow camera, and set the applicable height and distance

2

Think about specifically where you want your camera to be and which way it should be looking.

These script comments may or may not be helpful:

// shoot a ray from the player (target.position) straight backwards
// (-target.forward is the same as target.backward):
targetRay = new Ray(target.position,-target.forward);
// set the camera position to be 5 away on that line:
point = targetRay.GetPoint(distanceToFollow);

If you adjust where you shoot from, then the camera will be somewhere else. For example, using `target.position + target.right*3` will start the ray 3 to the player's right.