Hidden 7.2 Feature: Player Headtracking

[Mirishka]

Something that caught me by surprise after logging on yesterday was discovering that player characters now have headtracking - meaning, they look directly at the NPC/mob/pet/etc that they're targeting. I've always loved headtracking in games, and feel like it adds life to characters as opposed to blankly staring ahead all the time.




So color me silly, but I'm pretty damn excited for this.

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They look onto the nose, and not in the eyes.

[Mirishka]

They look onto the nose, and not in the eyes.

Yeah, the HT isn't perfect, but its a start. And an improvement over relentlessly staring into nothing.

[Darkguyver2020]

I must admit, it caught me off guard as well. I looked at my character and thought his helm was on wonky, then when I changed the camera angle, I noticed he was looking at his target.
A small feature, nonetheless. But appreciated.

[jimboa24]

They look onto the nose, and not in the eyes.

Wouldn't that be really difficult to code, seeing as how different models have different points where the eyes appear to be?

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Wouldn't that be really difficult to code, seeing as how different models have different points where the eyes appear to be?

It surely is. They just look onto the target point of the model.

[Polarthief]

Also works for Druid forms! I noticed this while waiting for Prophet Velen's RP and I was a deer.

[Mirishka]

Also works for Druid forms! I noticed this while waiting for Prophet Velen's RP and I was a deer.

Yep! Was pretty neat to see a bearform druid watching my gnome's every move.

[Grimfrost]

Whaaaaat??? that's awesome

[Thage]

That's pretty baller. Between this, the transmog sets page, and finally fixing weapon sizes, it's a good time to be a roleplayer.