screen drag camera

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Guys may i know how to move camera by dragging the screen? i need that in my game.. I have no idea how to do it.. I am dooing 3d game.

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by (9,800 points)

Hi what i mean is.. dragging screen for touch screen.. there is Event.SCREEN_TOUCH right? but how can i get those x and y position so my camera will depend on that value.

by (45 points)
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+2 votes

I've never used a 3D camera but in 2D, I would try something like this: 

extends Camera2D

func _ready():  
    set_process_input(true)

func _input(event):
    if event.type == InputEvent.SCREEN_DRAG:
        self.move_local_x(event.relative_x)
        self.move_local_y(event.relative_y)
by (103 points)

It worked for me. Thanks.

by (22 points)
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