Developer: Mursisru

Smooth Camera AutoCenter

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Critical warnings

Important

BepInEx 5 (x64) required - install BepInEx before this mod.

Warning

Remove legacy SmoothCenter plugins - delete SmaathThirdPersonCamera.dll and com.alex.smoothcenter; both hook the same orbit camera pipeline and will conflict.

Tip

Configuration Manager recommended for in-game tuning of com.at747.smoothcamera.cfg.

Multi-mode smooth external camera for Nuclear Option (BepInEx 5). Replaces legacy com.alex.smoothcenter / SmaathThirdPersonCamera.dll.

Plugin GUID: com.at747.smoothcamera
Version: 1.0.0 (BepInEx semver) · dev build string in AppVersion.DisplayVersion

Table of contents

• Critical warnings
• Features
• Requirements
• Install
• Configuration
• Migration from legacy mods
• Build
• Troubleshooting
• License

Features

Mode	Behavior
Orbit	Boresight combat camera, dynamic pitch-height framing, auto-center pan/tilt
Chase / TV	External HUD + auto-center (TV view)
HUD	Full flight HUD on local aircraft in external views; reticle compensates dynamic camera offset
G-LOC	Blackout / vignette in external views

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Requirements

• Nuclear Option (Steam), Windows x64
• BepInEx 5 x64 in the game root
• Configuration Manager (recommended) for in-game tuning

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Install

Important

BepInEx 5 (x64) required — install BepInEx in the Nuclear Option folder before this mod.

Warning

Remove legacy SmoothCenter plugins before enabling this mod: SmaathThirdPersonCamera.dll, com.alex.smoothcenter. Both hook the same orbit camera pipeline and will conflict.

1. Download SmoothCamera_Engine.dll from Releases or build Release locally.

2. Copy to:

   Nuclear Option\BepInEx\plugins\SmoothCamera_Engine.dll
   

3. Launch the game. Config auto-creates at BepInEx\config\com.at747.smoothcamera.cfg.

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Configuration

File: BepInEx\config\com.at747.smoothcamera.cfg (or edit via Configuration Manager).

Section	Key	Description
General	Enabled	Master toggle
Combat	CombatFollowEnabled	Boresight orbit camera
Orbit	OrbitDynamicFramingStrength	Dynamic camera height by pitch (0 = off)
Chase	—	Chase view smoothing
TV	—	TV view auto-center
HUD	AlignHudToBoresight	HUD reticle compensation for framing offset

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Migration from legacy mods

Disable or delete com.alex.smoothcenter and SmaathThirdPersonCamera.dll before enabling Smooth Camera. Do not run both orbit-camera hook sets in the same session.

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Build

msbuild SmoothCamera_Engine\SmoothCamera_Engine.csproj /p:Configuration=Release

Output: SmoothCamera_Engine\bin\Release\SmoothCamera_Engine.dll

Set NuclearOptionRoot in Directory.Build.props or Directory.Build.user.props if the game is not in the default Steam path.

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Troubleshooting

Symptom	Fix
Camera fights itself / jitter	Remove legacy SmoothCenter DLLs
Plugin not listed	Verify DLL path under BepInEx\plugins\
Hooks odd after update	Delete BepInEx\cache\harmony_interop_cache.dat, restart

Logs: BepInEx\LogOutput.log — search for com.at747.smoothcamera.

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License

MIT — see LICENSE.

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Keywords

nuclear-option, bepinex, harmony, mod, smooth-camera, external-camera, csharp, unity