tracking the mouse

shiohigari · **tracking the mouse -** 06-06-2012, 12:16 AM

I am trying to have a character track the mouse no matter where i put it.

To do this i am going to have the distance from the top and left of the screen saved in variables and then compare them in some sort of function to spit out a number that i can rotate the character by.

I'm thinking i need some sort of arctan function for this but i can't work out how to do it, my maths isnt that great.

If anyone can figure it out or suggest another way that would be great.

The camera is looking top down at the character.

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shiohigari Junior Member Status: Offline Posts: 1 Join Date: Jun 2012	tracking the mouse - 06-06-2012, 12:16 AM I am trying to have a character track the mouse no matter where i put it. To do this i am going to have the distance from the top and left of the screen saved in variables and then compare them in some sort of function to spit out a number that i can rotate the character by. I'm thinking i need some sort of arctan function for this but i can't work out how to do it, my maths isnt that great. If anyone can figure it out or suggest another way that would be great. The camera is looking top down at the character.