[Trigger] Animation Issues

[Big Dub]

I have a trigger that repeats every 0.02 seconds and each time it repeats it decides what animation a unit should be playing, then tells it to play. Problem is it plays the beginning 0.02 seconds of the animation over and over again instead of beginning a new animation and letting it play through. Anyone here good with animation?

 

[Dr Super Good]

Its working exactly as you tell it to. You tell it every 0.02 seconds to play the animation so it does. It however does not have enough time to finish the animation before you play another animation, thus your effect you are getting. What you want is to play an animation, pause the trigger until it is finished, then resume it again.

 

[Big Dub]

I understand the issue, I just don't see an answer. The trigger cannot be paused. It is like the core of the engine I made. I need a way to que and interrupt animations. Is there a way to tell what animation a unit is already playing?

 

[Dr Super Good]

Nope, you can however create a system which stores the animation you issued refuses to play it until a timer expires which lasts the duration of the animation.

 

[Big Dub]

Ugh... Timers...
I do not like timers...
I could make a string array that store the current animation the unit is playing, will only have twelve needing animating. But you tell it to play an animation does it loop or only play once? Wait I know that. How do you make it loop?

 

[aaron]

suggestion : make timer .50 instead of .02 or do a wait system and use the animation as actions.

 

[Big Dub]

The trigger is set in stone. Cannot change the time. Besides, if it was .5 I would still have the issues. Your second suggestion just gave me an idea though...
Thinking
have a string array variable saying what animation I have told them to play, and a real array variable saying how long they have been playing the animation (which I can update with the .02 trigger), then depending on the animation I can change what is going on.
Im going to try it and report back how it goes.

 

[Big Dub]

Okay, pretty much have it working. But now it is really choppy... What is up with it?

trigger

• ...
  • -------- Animation --------
  • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
    • If - Conditions
      • vY Equal to 0.00
    • Then - Actions
      • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
        • If - Conditions
          • vX Not equal to 0.00
          • Animation Not equal to walk
        • Then - Actions
          • Set Animation = walk
          • Set AnimationTiming = 0.00
          • Animation - Play Footman 0000 <gen>'s walk animation
        • Else - Actions
          • Set Animation = stand
          • Animation - Reset Footman 0000 <gen>'s animation
    • Else - Actions
      • Set Animation = stand
      • Animation - Reset Footman 0000 <gen>'s animation
  • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
    • If - Conditions
      • Animation Equal to walk
    • Then - Actions
      • Set AnimationTiming = (AnimationTiming + 0.02)
      • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
        • If - Conditions
          • AnimationTiming Greater than or equal to 0.77
        • Then - Actions
          • Set AnimationTiming = 0.00
          • Animation - Play Footman 0000 <gen>'s walk animation
        • Else - Actions
    • Else - Actions

When this runs he has a crazy looking walk but his stand is just fine. What is wrong with it?