Ensuring a Smooth Camera

I wanted a system that felt smooth and adaptive while keeping the camera properly positioned behind the player. So I built it to stop before it overtakes the player.

Solution

• 🎥 Adaptive movement - Designed the camera to adjust fluidly without sudden shifts.
• 🔄 No overtake rule - Ensured the camera never moves ahead of the player.
• 📈 Dot product check - Uses spline forward and camera rotation to calculate alignment.
• 🚦 Passing detection - If the dot product is negative, the camera has moved too far.
• 🔧 Auto-correction - Stops to stay behind the player.

Is Camera Behind Player