Free Look Camera

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1

I'm attempting to make a free look camera (like you might find in Counter Strike after dieing), but I'm having a problem of when I look around while moving, my camera will sometimes just flip over. How can I make it so the camera stays relatively flat while looking around?

Here is what I'm using now:

var turnSpeed = 10.0;
var moveSpeed = 10.0;
var mouseTurnMultiplier = 1;

private var x : float;
private var z : float;
function Update () 
{
    // x is used for the x axis.  set it to zero so it doesn't automatically rotate
    x = 0;

    // check to see if the W or S key is being pressed.  
    z = Input.GetAxis("Vertical") * Time.deltaTime * moveSpeed * 10;

    // Move the character forwards or backwards
    transform.Translate(0, 0, z);

    zx = Input.GetAxis("Horizontal") * Time.deltaTime * moveSpeed * 10;

    // Move the character forwards or backwards
    transform.Translate(zx, 0, 0);

    // Get the difference in horizontal mouse movement
    x = Input.GetAxis("Mouse X") * turnSpeed * mouseTurnMultiplier/10;
    y = Input.GetAxis("Mouse Y") * turnSpeed * mouseTurnMultiplier/10;

    // rotate the character based on the x value
    transform.Rotate(-y, x, 0); 
}
2

Simplify your script just to manage movement, then add the MouseLook script from the standard assets library and voila!