TopDown/Assets/Scripts/CameraController.cs

using UnityEngine;
using UnityEngine.InputSystem;

public class CameraController : MonoBehaviour
{
    [Header("Target Tracking")]
    [SerializeField] private Transform target;
    [SerializeField] private Vector3 targetOffset = new Vector3(0, 1.5f, 0);

    [Header("Orbit & Distance Settings")]
    [SerializeField] private float distance = 12.0f;
    [SerializeField] private float minDistance = 5.0f;
    [SerializeField] private float maxDistance = 25.0f;

    [Header("Rotation Limits & Speed")]
    [SerializeField] private float rotationSpeed = 60.0f; // degrees per second for Q/E yaw
    [SerializeField] private float tiltSpeed = 45.0f;     // degrees per second for W/S pitch
    [SerializeField] private float minPitch = 15.0f;     // Minimum angle looking up/down
    [SerializeField] private float maxPitch = 80.0f;     // Maximum top-down angle

    [Header("Smooth Movement")]
    [SerializeField] private float smoothSpeed = 10.0f;

    private float currentYaw = 0.0f;   // Horizontal rotation angle around target
    private float currentPitch = 45.0f; // Vertical tilt angle

    private void Start()
    {
        // Auto-find player target if not assigned
        if (target == null)
        {
            GameObject player = GameObject.FindWithTag("Player");
            if (player != null)
            {
                target = player.transform;
            }
            else
            {
                PlayerController pc = FindFirstObjectByType<PlayerController>();
                if (pc != null) target = pc.transform;
            }
        }

        // Initialize angles from starting rotation
        Vector3 angles = transform.eulerAngles;
        currentYaw = angles.y;
        currentPitch = angles.x;
    }

    private void LateUpdate()
    {
        if (target == null) return;

        HandleCameraInput();
        UpdateCameraPosition();
    }

    private void HandleCameraInput()
    {
        Keyboard currentKeyboard = Keyboard.current;
        if (currentKeyboard == null) return;

        // Q and E: Rotate Yaw around Player
        if (currentKeyboard.qKey.isPressed)
        {
            currentYaw -= rotationSpeed * Time.deltaTime;
        }
        if (currentKeyboard.eKey.isPressed)
        {
            currentYaw += rotationSpeed * Time.deltaTime;
        }

        // W and S: Tilt Pitch up and down
        if (currentKeyboard.wKey.isPressed)
        {
            currentPitch += tiltSpeed * Time.deltaTime;
        }
        if (currentKeyboard.sKey.isPressed)
        {
            currentPitch -= tiltSpeed * Time.deltaTime;
        }

        // Clamp vertical tilt so camera doesn't flip or go beneath ground
        currentPitch = Mathf.Clamp(currentPitch, minPitch, maxPitch);

        // Optional Zoom via Mouse Scroll
        Mouse currentMouse = Mouse.current;
        if (currentMouse != null)
        {
            float scroll = currentMouse.scroll.ReadValue().y;
            if (Mathf.Abs(scroll) > 0.01f)
            {
                distance -= Mathf.Sign(scroll) * 1.5f;
                distance = Mathf.Clamp(distance, minDistance, maxDistance);
            }
        }
    }

    private void UpdateCameraPosition()
    {
        // Calculate focus point on player
        Vector3 focusPoint = target.position + targetOffset;

        // Calculate orbit rotation & offset vector
        Quaternion rotation = Quaternion.Euler(currentPitch, currentYaw, 0);
        Vector3 negDistance = new Vector3(0.0f, 0.0f, -distance);
        Vector3 targetCameraPos = focusPoint + (rotation * negDistance);

        // Smoothly interpolate camera position and rotation
        transform.position = Vector3.Lerp(transform.position, targetCameraPos, smoothSpeed * Time.deltaTime);
        transform.rotation = Quaternion.Slerp(transform.rotation, rotation, smoothSpeed * Time.deltaTime);
    }

    private void OnDrawGizmosSelected()
    {
        if (target != null)
        {
            Gizmos.color = Color.cyan;
            Gizmos.DrawWireSphere(target.position + targetOffset, 0.5f);
            Gizmos.DrawLine(transform.position, target.position + targetOffset);
        }
    }
}