Bring Back Legacy (Pre 26.1) Free Camera Handling

Bring Back Legacy (Pre-26.1) Free Camera Handling

Before Update 26.1, Free Cam was perfect. It was not too sensitive and was always so easy to move around and control. Now after the new camera controls and sensitivity were changed after 26.1 it’s far more difficult to get the right angle.

Before it was so much more smooth and faster to get this shot than in 26.1. Instead of having to fiddle around for a while.

After:

It took quite a while in order to feel like I got this shot well. There were also joysticks in the way, they took up some space, so it was harder to get the right angle. There is a way to turn off the joysticks,


Yet this doesn’t fix the handling of the camera. It is still quite sluggish in the way it moves. The old camera was quick and accurate in the angles the first time.

It is important that we get the old camera back to continue the great quality of cinematics, sharing great photos with friends and the community, and for overall convenience.


Issues with the current Free Cam

  • Very sluggish or spotty
  • Delayed movements
  • Zooming issues
  • Very slow (moving and panning)
  • Joysticks get in the way

Community thoughts:


Do you think we need the camera back to how it was?

  • Yes! The Legacy Camera was great!
  • No. The camera is fine as it is.
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I hope you join me in bringing back a very important feature. The Pre-26.1 Free Cam

Thanks! Feel free the share how you feel too!


Important links:

Free camera issue

Poor Free-Camera Movement

Free camera

We Miss The Old Freecam Movement

The new free cam motion…

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Finally someone made this topic! The new camera movement is pretty awful…

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Yes. A prime example of fixing something that wasn’t broken.

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I also found the move botton on the right too sensitive if they can fix that

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I agree, I really enjoyed spotting my landings and takeoffs, but with this slow-motion camera it’s impossible

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I also agree the new freecam is way too fast the old one was so much better and much more easier

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Respect to you Joe!

Let’s finally bring this back!

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I’m out of votes. Please do this anyways.

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Thanks so much! I was wanting to make a topic like this and I saw your topic “We miss Free cam” and it reminded create a feature.

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bring. it. back. please.

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Absolutely must be done. Bring the previous free cam back!

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This is a YouTube video I did a while back using the Legacy Free Cam to “rate” landings. Back then it was so simple to do planespotting videos.

Really agree about this i don’t like the new one

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