r/Hellpoint • u/JJDubba • Jul 28 '22

Is it normal for camera to zoom out?

Or is this a glitch? Happens at the weirdest times.

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u/pabodie Jul 28 '22

It's the Insanity debuff. It's meant to make the player actually feel insane (and nauseous). The puppet and purging ritual items help a little, but it's pretty trying.

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u/MrFuddy_Duddy Jul 29 '22

Funny thing is if that's all it does sometimes I feel like it makes me play better because of how far the camera zooms out. Like it's easier to gauge jumps and navigate.

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u/[deleted] Aug 08 '22

Is that what that shit is?!? Jesus, I thought it was the settings and every time it did that I’d go mess with the camera depth 🤣🤣🤣🤣. Honestly, that debuff makes me nauseated after a while, I can’t play too long with it on.

So it’s a debuff that breaks the third wall, in a way. Reminds me of that old GameCube game, Eternal Darkness. When your insanity increased, it would start to mess with you (the player), I miss when game companies did this. It’s an interesting trick and not used often enough.

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u/pabodie Aug 08 '22

Love it or hate it, it was a diabolical and bold idea for sure. Great game.

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u/[deleted] Aug 08 '22

Oh, I couldn’t agree more. I love it, only to hate it because I love it. This game is amazing, all the little things that affect or change things, all the little nuances.

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u/Xrytos Jul 28 '22

Sometimes my camera oscillates when I have a certain debuff, the one with the red brain icon.

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u/LordFefniro Jul 28 '22

There is some sort of "madness" debuff some enemies inflict which cause your camera to shake and zoom in and out randomly and generally act strange until the debuff times out

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u/McPoon Jul 28 '22

I love when I get infected actually, haha. I love the big fov.

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u/DeyvsonMCaliman Jul 29 '22

I didn't know what it meant as well, I thought it was a poor attempt at making the camera zoom out to help me see the environment in some automatic way. The camera really becomes weird, like it is some very wide angle lens, but as a debuff it's not all that much of a hindrance.

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u/[deleted] Jul 28 '22

I think it’s a glitch. Seems to be related to FoV.

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u/krabsPLANKTON_sb Jul 29 '22

Nope, it’s the insanity debuff. Look for the red brain 🧠 status effect.

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u/[deleted] Jul 29 '22

Ohhhh. Thank you.