Smart Pivot- See through walls

[SuperHippo]

Hopefully this hasn't been posted before, and I apologize if it has.
Essentially what happens is a very basic "wallhack" (or really, more of a floorhack ).


-To start, enable "Smart Pivot" in the camera options (if it makes a difference, my other options are shown below).


-Now find whatever surface you want to attempt to look through and stand on it. Below I'm right near the reagent vendor in the undercity (magic quarter).


-To set up the position, jump forward and at the same time pivot the camera so your looking upward at your character. This part can be tricky and you might have to try it a few times. When you succeed you will see the bottom of your pants, or in my case, up my dress .


-Now slowely pull your camera back (to make it view more horizontally) and the camera should dip into the ground. This allows you to see some things you wouldn't see normally.


Essentially, you're looking downward but the camera is located just below your foot level so you see under things. I find it a fun trick.

I haven't though of many practical uses for this, but I'm sure you guys can be creative (perhaps spy on people in BGs). This works in all sorts of areas, and different views can be obtained if you're mounted. And unfortunatly, it does not work with ornate spyglass.


-SuperHippo

[vaelor]

+rep confirmed and i have never heard of this before nice find.

~Vaelor

[totalpk]

+rep, i never realized how i did this lol. now i know xD

[WarriorPwner]

Hey, I've never seen THIS before. Something original and confirmed +rep

[Glynbeard]

finally something that hasnt been posted 53146586790 times before

[idusy-org]

Yep. new Ill try it out later, sounds like it has its uses for WSG or something. Maybe open up some new things for exploration

[suicidity]

I do it all the time. Never thought of it as an exploit. But well job and +rep

[SuperHippo]

Thanks for the replies and rep

While I was playing around I just realized something new - If you zoom far out after pivoting up at yourself you can sometimes see a lot more than you might see otherwise (you can pull the angle back more before the camera angle resets to normal).

Also, In WSG I tried a few places to look through, and I failed to find any incredibly beneficial viewing spots (although I was forced to stop early when my mouse ran out of batteries). So keep looking!

I mostly tried to find a place that could look into the tunnels but I never managed it, just a greenish blank.

Here are some screens of a couple places I looked through.


Where im looking - - - - - - What I see


Where im looking - - - - - - What I see

Any idea what that is? I looked closer and theres more lights to it than what's shown. Useless, but kinda neat anyways.

-SuperHippo

[Eci]

finally something that hasnt been posted 53146586790 times before

Inc 53146586789 n00bs who are going to pass this off as "their idea"

[idusy-org]

Testing, works, cool

[WarriorPwner]

yup i also got this to work on my mage