switch cam_state
{
    case "rest": // ----- When the player turns around ----
        if distance_to_object(follow) >= 72
        {
            x = lerp(x,floor(follow.x),0.001)

            if stay_y = 0
            {y = lerp(y,floor(follow.y) - 72 - maxheight,0.0003);}
            else
            {y = lerp(y,stay_y,0.1);}
        }
        else
        {
            if stay_y != 0
            {y = lerp(y,stay_y,0.1);}
        }

        playerfacing =  obj_player.facing;
        followlerp = .0003;

        if abs(follow.x - x) >= 30 or abs(follow.y - y) >= 60
        //  or follow.current_state = state.air or follow.current_state = state.swim
        {  cam_state  = "forward";  }
    break;

    case "forward": // ----- When the player is actively moving ----
        image_index = 0;

        if follow.vspd >= 3
        {fallscroll = lerp(fallscroll, 64, 0.07);}
        if follow.vspd >= 6
        {fallscroll = lerp(fallscroll, 192, 0.07);}
        else
        {fallscroll = lerp(fallscroll, 0, 0.15);}

        followlerp = lerp(followlerp, 0.1, .09)

        x = lerp(x,floor(follow.x) + cam_hspd,followlerp)

        if stay_y = 0
        {
            y = lerp(y,floor(follow.y) - 64 - maxheight + fallscroll + follow.vspd,followlerp);
        }
        else
        {  y = lerp(y,stay_y,0.1);  }
    break;

    case "look": // ----- When the player is actively moving ----
        followlerp = lerp(followlerp, 0.1, .09)
        x = lerp(x,floor(follow.x) + round(cam_hspd) + look_x,followlerp)

        if stay_y = 0
        {  y = lerp(y,floor(follow.y) - 64 - maxheight - look_y,followlerp); }

        else
        {  y = lerp(y,stay_y,0.1);  }

        if obj_GLOBAL.h_rs != 1
        {  cam_state  = camera.forward;  }
    //    if follow.current_state != state.climb and follow.current_state != state.look and follow.current_state != state.swim
       // {  cam_state  = camera.forward;  }
    break;

    case "bottomLock": // ----- When the player is actively moving ----
        image_index = 0;

        if follow.vspd >= 3
        {fallscroll = lerp(fallscroll, 64, 0.07);}
        if follow.vspd >= 6
        {fallscroll = lerp(fallscroll, 192, 0.07);}
        else
        {fallscroll = lerp(fallscroll, 0, 0.15);}

        followlerp = lerp(followlerp, 0.1, .09)

        x = lerp(x,floor(follow.x) + cam_hspd,followlerp)

        y = lerp(y,yLock,0.1);
        if follow.y < y-40
        { cam_state = "forward"; }
        if follow.y > y+110
        { cam_state = "forward"; }
    break;
}