Tiny Gladeis a castle construction game with no requirements and no progression system. It is theultimate sandbox experiencethat gives players all the tools from the get-go, and challenges them to create the best possible glade that they can. There aren’t a lot of building options in the game, but there are plenty of interesting interactions that make it well worth exploring.
The camera movements in the game can feel a bit wonky at first, but they’re quite smooth once you get the hang of the specific controls. Additionally, the game features a photo mode with a lot of camera options that help players great pictures consistently. Here’s everything you need to know aboutTiny Glade’s camera.
All Camera Controls in Tiny Glade
Tiny Gladedoesn’t have any movement, but it does have a camera that players can control. As a 3D game, players can move the camera in almost all directions, though they arerestricted by the limits of the gladethat they’re inhabiting. you may move the camera around in the glade, increase or decrease your zoom level, increase or decrease your height, and rotate your camera to get different perspectives. By default, the controls for the camera are as follows:
If these controls aren’t working for you, navigate to your controls menu and reset them to the default settings. Press Esc to pause the game, and press the gear icon to open the settings menu of the game. Here, navigate to the Controls menu, and shift between one of six pages to see what controls you currently have.
you’re able to change the rotation and movement speed here, and invert the X/Y axis if you want to.
How to Use Photo Mode in Tiny Glade
To open the photo mode inTiny Glade,press P, or the camera icon in your hotbar.This will bring up a slew of options that you can tinker with to get the exact kind of picture you’re looking for.
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Camera Types
House Camera
Givesa view of the house. The camera is slightly tilted to the ground. It gives players a good angle to take pictures from, but is a bit restrictive.
Walking Camera
Gives the player control of a camera that can only move on the ground.
Floating Camera
Gives the player control of a floating camera that can move around freely in the glade.
FOV
Fish Eye View
Only works for Walking and Floating Camera. Warps the view of the player to compensate for any parallax error.
Aperture
Vignette
Adds a dark hue to the edge of the screen for more cinematic photos.
Aperture Size
Makes the unfocused part of the screen more or less blurry.
Focus
Use Left Click to move the focus. Can be pinned to one spot. Change the size of the focus ring to bring a wider range of objects into focus. When the focus is placed, it brings that part of the screen into focus, and unfocuses the rest of it. Large rings mean more things in focus, while smaller rings let you pinpoint your focus to a specific area.
Lighting Controls
Saturation
Higher saturation means brighter colors, while low saturation will give you a black and white look.
Controls the level of brightness of the environment.
Exposure
Changes the level of light that the camera takes in. Higher exposure is good during the night, and lower exposure is good during the day.
Color Filters
Brings up a menu with a multitude of filters that are applied in real time to the player’s screen.
Stylized Camera Filters
Oil Painting Mode
Creates an oil-painting-like look on the player’s screen. It adds blobby artifacts that give the game a more stylized, painterly look.
White Wash Mode
Gives all the land, buildings, and trees a whitewashed appearance, almost like they’remade of white marble.
See Through Trees
Makes trees see-through. If there are any trees in the way of the camera’s line of sight, they will, partially or completely, fade away.
Time Dial
Change The Time
Changes the time of day. Upper half is morning, lower half is night.
Changes the direction the sun sets in and rises from.
Tips for Taking Better Pictures in Tiny Glade
Having a good subjectdoesn’t mean that you’ll be able to take a good photo of that subject. You’ll need to understand some basic principles of photography, and gain at least a surface level understanding of all the photography mechanics in the game to take good pictures. Here are some tips to get you started on that journey:
