Mounting

[Sponge3737]

I'm curious, how can you mount something on something and have it do its animations instead of the unit its mounted on?

Like...Lets say I use the Riderless horse model, and mount a Rifleman on it. How do I get the Rifleman to havei ts attack animation instead of the horses?

Any help would be well appriciated.

 

[RaD-]

only way i know of is modeling...

 

[GreyArchon]

A flimsy yet effective method:

Take the "orb of fire" item ability.

Make it a unit ability.

Change additional damage, splash effect, etc to nothing.

Change the swirly red orb graphic to the unit model you want to mount the horse.

Change the target from 'weapon' to 'origin'.

Give the horse the ability, and remove the unit that's mounting it. It'll look like the unit has saddled up.

 

[Eusira]

Sometimes "Chest" is better, especially when using dragons

 

[GreyArchon]

True. Chest or origin, one of those. Play around with it, it's different for each unit.

And don't you go mounting beastmasters on dryads now. >:[

 

[MrMaestro]

Lmao.


Thats a useful little tool to know .

 

[Sponge3737]

Chest puts him on the head of the horse, i figured that one out, didnt try origin though. but i guess ill have to b rush the dust off GMax if i want the to be cool looking...