Basically I want to do a time lapse using hundreds of screen shots but after like a minute or so, the camera starts spinning around the guy instead of staying put.

I saw on falloutnexus there's an esm mod for this but as I suspected, skyrim doesn't like it. Is there a console command (I looked but didn't see but may have missed) that can disable the vanity camera?



EDIT

*** SOLUTION **

I added this to the bottom of my skyrim.ini file

[Camera]
bReturnTo1stPersonFromVanity=1
bDisableAutoVanityMode=1
fAutoVanityModeDelay=600000.0

For fallout 3 and oblivion IIRC this is controlled by the game setting FVanityModeAutoDelay. Not sure if Skyrim has the relevant console commands but you could try

SetGameSetting FVanityModeAutoDelay 100000

kind of related, but not really, does anybody know hot to pan the camera around with weapons/spells equip? As in, not having to wait for it top start spinning? Taking pics of my characters is turning into a nightmare.

Hold down F and pan around with mouse or use TFC console command.

didn't work says game setting not found or something like that.


this thread has a slightly different syntax but that didn't work either.

http://www.thenexusforums.com/index.php?/topic/191384-help-please-how-to-turn-off-afk-rotating-camera/

So that will work with weapons/spells drawn? Cool, Thanks.

I have not had the time to test this yet......

I opened the console and typed "saveini" in my new ini i have this.....this is the Skyrim ini not Preferance...

[Camera]
bReturnTo1stPersonFromVanity=0
bDisableAutoVanityMode=0
fAutoVanityModeDelay=120.0000

Worth a shot? The 120.000 is more then likely 2 mins...either up that or disable the Vanity by changing that 0 to a 1 on second line. wish i had the time to test this now ...will tomorrow tho..

So it has SetGameSetting at least, now we need to find the setting to change.

Edit, and camaro has it. silly gamesas, changing the name sligtly to confuse us

SetGS fAutoVanityModeDelay 100000

should do the trick

says "game setting fAutoVanityModeDelay not found"

going to try camaro's idea.

The old setgs settings don't work anymore. I'm trying those INI changes right now. I'll report back in two minutes.

Edit: Nope, they didn't work either. I tried:

[Camera]
bReturnTo1stPersonFromVanity=1
bDisableAutoVanityMode=1
fAutoVanityModeDelay=600000.0

Did you check your ini again after failure. I remember problems with new vegas where the .ini was being rewritten every time the game was launched.

it's working now. one of those ini settings camaro posted must have done the trick (I assume the one to actually disable it)

hopefully I should have some nice timelapse videos out soon!


thanks for the help gents!

Well then, maybe I had a typo. I'll try again. Did you add it the the prefs ini file in your My Games folder?

I added this to the bottom of my skyrim.ini file

[Camera]
bReturnTo1stPersonFromVanity=1
bDisableAutoVanityMode=1
fAutoVanityModeDelay=600000.0

Okay, I tested agin. This time I modified the skyrim.ini under My Games\Skyrim and it worked. All that is needed is:

[Camera]
bDisableAutoVanityMode=1

You may want to update the OP with the solution, and maybe the other settings, so everyone doesn't have to read through the whole thread for the answer. Thanks camaro, it was really driving me crazy that they removed the old method.

done. now if only I coudl get the console command to get rid of the clouds in the sky. I've got an aurora going with more or less full cloud coverage

No Problem..I also tested and when I set it to 0 seconds and start the game the vanity started instantly. And then When setting it to "Disable the camera" it did not work. the camera still instantly went into Vanity mode. So what I gather was the only way to disable the vanity camera is setting it to a really large # I have mine now @ 1800.0000 . 30 mins should work for me...lol

Does not work for me; any ideas?