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Drag camera with the mouse (or touchscreen)

Move a camera by dragging the mouse (or touchscreen).

Authors and contributors to this experimental extension: ddabrahim, VictrisGames.

Move a camera by dragging the mouse (or touchscreen).

How to use:

  • Run this action on every frame that you want the camera to be movable by the mouse (or touchscreen)
  • Select the mouse button to use (choose "left" for touchscreen)
  • Select which directions the camera will move (vertical, horizontal, or both)
  • Select the layer that will be moved

Tips:

  • If no parameters are selected, the camera will move in both directions when the left mouse button (or touchscreen) are dragged.

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Actions

Drag camera with the mouse
Move a camera by dragging the mouse (or touchscreen).

See parameters
  • Parameter 1 (🔢 Number): Camera number
  • Parameter 2 (🔤 Layer name (String)): Camera layer (default: "")
  • Parameter 3 (🔤 String): Directions that the camera can move (horizontal, vertical, both) (one of: "vertical", "horizontal", "both")
  • Parameter 4 (mouse): Mouse button (use "Left" for touchscreen)

Technical note: parameters 0, 5 are internal parameters handled by GDevelop.

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