[Trigger] Keeping unit's animation frozen at ALL times,even when walking

[Craka_J]

Hi, I've been trying make a FPS map and I am currently trying to make the FPS map complete... I need to figure out how to keep a model's animation frozen at a certain point of it's animation, even when the unit is walking the model will not animate.
For an example: I want the Bloodmage to have his attack 3 animation frozen at the part where his hand is held out like he is shooting.

Another thing I'd like to know is how to start a units animation where you want it to start, like skipping a second or two into the animation.

I greatly appreciate your help in advance,
-Craka_J

 

[ihatecapslock]

• Freeze
  • Events
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • Animation - Play Your Units attack 3 animation
    • Wait Time Until Freeze seconds
    • Animation - Change Your Units animation speed to 0.00% of its original speed

If you set a units animation speed to 0, it will stop animating anything. About your second request I have no idea.

 

[Craka_J]

Thanks alot for the help man, helps alot. A friend of mine said that the other thing would require JASS so... gonna need to find someone willing to help with that

 

[paskovich]

(We use this in time-stop spells)
And as far as i know, setting animation speed to 0 will act like "pausing" the unit. Set it to 0.01 or sthg really low, but not to 0.
About your second question, well i know jass pretty well, but i don't think this is possible.. :S

 

[Pyritie]

No, but setting it to 0 can cause some wierd bugs afterwards.

 

[HappyTauren]

Pyritie, thats because of placement of keyframes. MDX structure has compresed keyframes, so they are not represented at every point. If you pause point with no keyframe, aniomation might look really wierd.

 

[Pyritie]

It pauses the animation fine, but when you make it go back to 100%, then it screws up. The solution is just to use "Reset unit's animation".

 

[Arksword(sv)]

Best way that i know of is instead of making the unit actually walk, you make triggers that periodically move the unit a small distance every .01 seconds. This is valuable simply because you can manipulate the unit's animations without having to worry about the units movement messing it up.

 

[Pyritie]

NEVER use 0.01 seconds. It's far too quick, and the results will be the same if you used 0.04 seconds.

 

[PurplePoot]

Pyrite, Reset Unit's Animation plays stand, it doesn't touch the speed at all.

(It's a wrapper function)

 

[Pyritie]

Yes, but I mean you do this:

• Animation - Set (Picked Unit)'s animation speed to 0%
• Wait 10 secs
  • Animation - Set (Picked Unit)'s animation speed to 100%
  • Animation - Reset (Picked Unit)'s animation

Just try it. Try making like a time stop spell, and then you'll see that if you don't do the Reset Unit's Animation, then their animation plays for 1 sec, freezes for 1 sec, then plays for 1 sec, etc. This continues even after the hero is ressurected.

 

[Craka_J]

Alright thanks guys.
I appreciate it!

 

[PurplePoot]

As I said, Pyrite, it's a wrapper function. Just play "stand".

 

[Pyritie]

Whatever. The guy's got his question answered, and so this discussion is futile.