added field for camera spawn distance from player

UOP1_Project/Assets/Scripts/CameraManager.cs

 
 	[SerializeField, Range(.5f, 3f)]
 	private float _speedMultiplier = 1f; //TODO: make this modifiable in the game settings
+
+	//this is the distance from player the camera will warp to when a new scene is loaded. this can be set individually on each scene, zero is the most consistent
+	[SerializeField,Tooltip("the distance from player the camera will warp to when a new scene is loaded")]
+	private float _SpawnDistanceFromPlayer = 0f; 											
 	[SerializeField] private TransformAnchor _cameraTransformAnchor = default;
 
 	[Header("Listening on channels")]
 	{
 		freeLookVCam.Follow = target;
 		freeLookVCam.LookAt = target;
-		freeLookVCam.OnTargetObjectWarped(target,target.position-freeLookVCam.transform.position);
+		//warp the camera to target without lerping to avoid long lerps
+		Vector3 positionDelta = (target.position-freeLookVCam.transform.position) - (target.position-freeLookVCam.transform.position).normalized*_SpawnDistanceFromPlayer;
+		freeLookVCam.OnTargetObjectWarped(target,positionDelta);
 	}
 
 	private void OnEnable()
 
 	private void OnFrameObjectEvent(Transform value)
 	{
-		Debug.Log("distance of player from camera:" + Vector3.Distance(freeLookVCam.transform.position,value.position));
 		SetupProtagonistVirtualCamera(value);
 	}
 }