[Spell] Is is possible to run looping animations on the transport used for cargo hold?

[Duvo]

For example, lets say you use a blacksmith as a transport for peasants to enter, using the cargo hold ability. could you make it so that the blacksmith will play a looping animation like the one it uses when researching an ability? and then stop when units leave.

 

[Chaosy]

It is possible, but more difficult than it sounds.

I recall detecting when a unit leaves a transport is somewhat annoying.
Or rather, detecting which unit leaves which transport.

 

[Chaosium]

You can detect when the "transport" uses its Load ability ("An unit starts casting an ability" + "Ability being cast equal to Load" [Not sure of the exact names in English though]) and then add an animation tag, in your case it would be the "Work" tag, so that it plays the researching animation.

You just have to make sure you use the correct Load ability, as there are quite a few.

 

[Duvo]

damn, I was hoping it would be as simple as changing something in the ability editor. as an aside, is there a way to add a buff to a transport as long as it has units in it using the ability editor? that way I can add a special effect over it's head for another thing I had in mind