"$detail" "effects/tiledfire/fireLayeredSlowTiled512.vtf" "$detailscale" "5" "$detailblendfactor" .01 "$detailblendmode" 6 That's part of your problem I'm guessing.
Blender Basics, showing how to move camera around object. Hope this helps. #blender #tutorial #cgian Watch here, https://cgian.com/2024/01/blender-rotate-view-around-object
Here is a cool interview with Polycount's own Gauss -- including appropriate shout-outs: http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2011/11/01/level-with-me-jack-monahan/