Lock camera on sims while in TAB mode

Hello everyone,

Sometimes I just need to follow my sims without having the UI, but in TAB mode there's no way to do that. So I don't know how to adress this idea, but I think, this could be a great idea for immersive experience. 1st person camera is great, but it's not like we're watching our sim do a jogging, hinking, snowboarding, swimming, ride a horse, etc...

feedback

11 Replies

jpkarlsen
Hero (Retired)
2 years ago
@Jomilej
In 1st person view you automatically follow the one you are controlling. if you want to follow another sim change to that sim.
Jomilej
Seasoned Ace
2 years ago
@jpkarlsen Not the same experience. I don't want to see the sim's point of view, I want to follow the sim like when you right-clic on them but in TAB mode.
jpkarlsen
Hero (Retired)
2 years ago
@Jomilej
Since that would mean that they were no longer in 1st person view that makes no sense.
Jomilej
Seasoned Ace
2 years ago
@jpkarlsen what? Why wouldn't that make sense? If you lock camera on sims you can follow them anywhere, but with all the UI, now, what I said is to not have the UI while locking the camera on sims (the right clic option)
jpkarlsen
Hero (Retired)
2 years ago
@Jomilej
It would not make sense because it would not be 1st person view as you said you wanted. It looks like what you really want is Free Camera view found in Camera controls in the top right corner.
Jomilej
Seasoned Ace
2 years ago
@jpkarlsen I didn't say I want 1st person camera, that's exactly what I don't want. I said, I want the TAB mode with the locked camera on sims. 1st person and TAB mode are two completely different camera modes. What I'm talking about is not loosing the right clic effect (locking camera on a sim) while in TAB mode
jpkarlsen
Hero (Retired)
2 years ago
@Jomilej
Ah I thought you meant shift - tab which is 1st person view. Notice that pressing tab in 1st person view removes the UI elements. I think that is the view that you are looking for.
Jomilej
Seasoned Ace
2 years ago
@jpkarlsen That is not what I want. Pressing TAB in any mode will remove the UI, however, the lock camera on sims doesn't work in TAB mode. I don't know if you understand what I mean, but in live mode, when you right-clic on the portrait of a sim, the camera will follow that sim, but if you press TAB, you'll be in free camera mode BUT the camera won't longer follow your sim around.
jpkarlsen
Hero (Retired)
2 years ago
@Jomilej
If you choose to follow a sim in 1st person it will continue to follow that sim when you press TAB.
Jomilej
Seasoned Ace
2 years ago
@jpkarlsen I fell like I'm repeating myself, I don't want to follow them through 1st person camera; I want to keep the 3rd person camera while following my sim without the UI. That's why I created this post in feedback and ideas cause the option to do so with the camera is still absent from the game.