Animation

[LordHunter]

hi again

just a q about animations. During a cinematic, I want a unit to play it's attack 2 animation for example. But once in game instead of playing that exact animation, it plays randomly one of its attack animations, and not always the one I wanted.

What am I doing wrong? Is there a way to make a unit play an exact animation? (eg stand 2, or attack second etc... and not have it randomly pick an animation in its different types of stand or attack anims)

 

[Ardnived]

I believe you use a trigger that goes something lie this

• Unit - {Unit} Play Animation(attack2)

 

[LordHunter]

Do find that trigger under units or animation? I'm not too sure where to find it

 

[Ardnived]

try both, I'd open WE and check but it takes like half an hour to load on my computer nd I need to go to bed soon, and it really slows down my comp... a lot when I open it.

just look around

 

[LordHunter]

well i looked in units and it's not there so it's probably in animation. But my problem is that if i do the trigger "animation: play's unit's attack2 " It will randomly play one of the different attack animations the units has and not specifically the one i choose.

 

[Ardnived]

oh that's weird... it seems like there is no reason it should, unless you are using the wrong name for the animation

 

[LordHunter]

I know it's really weird ... I tryed typing in the name exact name, name and durations ... but it's always a random animation and never the exact one.

Really anoying :s

 

[Ardnived]

hmm well you'd best wait for someone else to try and help I can't remember... or go onto the chat and ask... got some pretty experience people on there

 

[LordHunter]

Last time in went to the chat i got flamed so hard i don't think i'm ever going back there ^^

 

[Ardnived]

Ive been in there quite a lot lately... some of those people are real jerks anyways, I will say no more on the matter as it would probably mean the closing of this thread (if the conversation goes off-topic).

Still I think it would be a good place to ask,

 

[LordHunter]

I guess i'll try someday... if not does anyone else know how to play a unit's specific animation and not random animation?

 

[joosh_7]

You need to call it by animation index. A whole tutorial of how to call animations is right here:
http://world-editor-tutorials.thehelper.net/cat_usersubmit.php?view=32588

 

[Need_O2]

try "Attack 2" or "Attack - 2"

 

[LordHunter]

@joosh_7
I think that solved my problem ... i have to find the animation index. Thx for the link that should work after that.

@Need_O2
If i do attack 2 or attack - 2 or atack 2 (!.600 s) it still gives me a random attack.

 

[Need_O2]

wait ...
its "Attack - 2" for footman
it depends on the model you use
Check the sequence name in WE

and... you are the only one

 

[LordHunter]

Well the model in question was Illidan(evil). Yes i did check the sequence name in the WE and i typed the exact name. But it does not give me that specific animation only a random animation

and... you are the only

I'm the only one what?

 

[Need_O2]

look at your signature

 

[LordHunter]

Haha I lol'd

Oh a mod should move this thread btw, my problem is solved

 

[Rui]

Your thread is getting moved to Cinematics, where cinematic questions belong.

[self="http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=268"]

»»» Cinematics
[/self] Need any help with cinematics? Discuss cinematic ideas and show us your cinematic skills in this board.

~Thread Moved

 

[Need_O2]

I think he meaned WESP

 

[PurgeandFire]

You aren't supposed to copy the duration. Just this:

EXACTLY LIKE THIS, NO DURATION
"Attack 1"

Without the quotes, exactly like that.

No duration or anything, it has to be EXACT. Just the name. The same thing applies with other animation names.

 

[LordHunter]

That's strange , i did try doing it like that before. I'll try again to see if it works.

But at least with animation ID's you know for sure what you get

 

[PurgeandFire]

Just make sure the name is exactly correct and your fine.

 

[Dagguh]

When there are only two variations of an animation...

In some cases a simple GUI should help:

• Animation - Play Knight 0001 <gen>'s attack animation, using only Rare animations

It shall play Attack - 2 of the Knight. Using Common animations would result in playing only Attack - 1 and never Attack - 2.​

 

[Knight7770]

Note that this thread is two months old and that the problem has been solved before your post.

 

[Dagguh]

Touche... Mea culpa. ^^​

 

[Dakho]

In the preview window, on the left side of the editor, there is a preview of the selected unit with a preview of their animations, and the names of their animations. You can use those in the Animation trigger.

 

[Knight7770]

In the preview window, on the left side of the editor, there is a preview of the selected unit with a preview of their animations, and the names of their animations. You can use those in the Animation trigger.

Why would you post in a thread that is over a month old, and has already been solved...?