Photo Mode

Photo Mode is a special in-game mechanic that essentially freezes the game at a certain point and puts the players view in a freecam like mode. This mode is made with the purpose of taking photos in-game that can be exported out of game for whatever use the player may want. Photo Mode can be activated anytime by pressing "P".

## Controls

### Basic Controls

While in-game, the player has access to many different controls with Photo Mode to optimize the use the player may need with the certain photo they are taking. To begin with, the player can navigate around the in-game area by dragging their cursor to the direction they wish to move in, and using the usual navigation keys to move. When pressing "T" the player will take a photo of whatever view the is in-game view and send it to a specific location in the users files, namely in This PC > Pictures > Saved Pictures > Grounded. Alternatively, the player can automatically be sent to their pictures by pressing "B", which will automatically send them to the folder containing the pictures. When pressing "F", the player will remove the HUD located at the bottom of the screen and repressing it will enable it again (Note that photos with HUD enabled will not show the HUD in the photo taken). Finally, pressing "Tab" will enable special settings while "V" will switch between photo modes.

### Photo Modes

The two modes that can be switched between in Photos Mode include Orbitcam and Freecam. Orbitcam restricts the player to only be orbiting and facing their character while moving. This mode is very useful when attempting to take certain photos of their characters in certain situations and poses for public or personal use. Freecam is different however, allowing the player to freely fly around the Backyard (though with a small, invisible barrier of movement). In this mode, the player can freely face and travel in any direction, and freely travel through any interactable object/entity except for ground and wall barriers.

## Photo Settings

Photo Settings are certain settings the player can enable to customize their photos in special ways that is accessed by pressing "Tab". The option are as follows:

### Teen Settings

Teen Settings are the first setting that effect the players character and how it is shown in the picture. The first one is "Hide Teen", which hides the players character from sight and all equipped or held items, though not built structures or thrown items. The next setting is Poses, which allows the player to use all emotes in photos, and allows the player to select certain times of the emote below the selection area.

### Camera Options

Camera Options are options that affect the view of the photo, but nothing to drastic. The first one is a FOV slider, which will affect the zoom in the photo, maxing at 115, the minimum at 20, and the default at 90. The Aperture slider affects the lighting and visibility of far objects, maxing at 22 and the minimum being 1.2, as well as the default. Focus Distance affects the blur of the photo, being measured as a percent from 100% to 0%. Finally, Camera Tilt allows the player to change the angle of the camera, going from -90 degrees to 90 degrees.

### Effects

Effects are a setting that affect the photos coloration and filters, allowing the player to have much customization over all photos taken (Note all setting here apart from filters are measured in a percent similar to the Focus Distance in Camera Options). The first setting is Vignette, which creates a dark area around the center of the photo the higher it is increased. Filters are certain filters that the player can enable to change the mood of the picture taken, with 6 being available. The 6 include, Sepia, Black And White, Science Marinade, Doom and Gloom, Two Step Retro, and Billy Hog Apocalypse. Along with this, filters stack with other effects enabled, allowing the player to customize photos further. Filter Blend affects the intensity of the filter selected, always defaulting at 100%. Film Grain gives the photo a slight static background which is more noticeable in darker areas/filters and will always be disabled. Finally, Chromatic Aberration gives the photo a slight "trippy" affect that varies in intensity and is disabled by default.