Cool find: Chase Cam!

[Canuckian]

Just stumbled upon a really cool feature that I thought I'd share with you all.

I managed to get the camera to automatically follow any unit at any distance. You can even move the camera around and the camera will parallel the select unit.

First you need to edit your preferences.empire_scripts file. Change "default_camera_type 0;" to "default_camera_type 2;". Save.

Start ETW. When in battle, select a unit and hit DEL. The camera will not "travel" close to the unit. The camera will just move in lockstep with your selected unit.

Have fun. Awesome cavalry charges up close and personal! Give it a shot. You'd be amazed.

EDIT: To disable chase cam, hit DEL again. Unfortunately, this camera technique doesn't work on replays since you need to be able to select a unit.

[Mr_Cyberpunk]

You're just like christopher columbus, you've discovered something hundreds of people already knew about.

Don't worry though, I was just as excited about this when I found out about it.

[CerealGuy]

you know i you push insert you can go to First Person mode to watch it up close and personal