Request - adding an animation tag! (Mount) +4 rep & credits! (SOLVED)

[Sverkerman]

Hi and thank you for reading my thread!

I've made a mounting system that uses SetXPos and SetYPos to position a mount right under a riding hero. I'm also using the IsUnitMoving system to determine if the mount should loop it's walking animation or if it should loop it's standing animation depending on if the riding hero is currently moving or not. I've made it work and it looks awesome! What makes this method superior to other methods such as attatching the rider's model to a controlable mount unit is that all attatchments on the hero are still being shown - and my map has attatchments for every item!

My only problem is that when the hero is issued to move somewhere he plays his Move animation no matter if I trigger some other animation to be played. This is where I would love to get some help from you brave Request-Thread-Readers!

I think I know a solution to this problem where the hero gets a new animation tag which only contains his standing animation. Perhaps there is a solution where you add an ability or something to the mounting unit so that he ALWAYS loops his standing animation?

TLDR: Do you know of a way to make a unit play it's stand animation while moving or could someone please add another animation tag to this model containing two animations, walk and stand, both of which looks like my unit is standing so that he loops his "stand" animation while moving AND while standing still?

This is the model that I am using:
Villager

+4 Rep to all helpers!

I've attatched this picture of a cat for extra request power!

Thanks you for reading! Have a great day!

 

[Diegoit]

Well i think i can help but i really dont undestand this, do u want a mount anim?

 

[Sverkerman]

@Diegoit Hey mate! Thank you for replying!
Yes, I need a new animation tag attatched to this model. The animation tag should contain a moving animation that looks like he is "riding" the mount or just standing still. This way I can apply that animation tag to the hero while the hero is riding the mount and it will look as if he is riding it instead of walking on top of it!

 

[Diegoit]

@Diegoit Hey mate! Thank you for replying!
Yes, I need a new animation tag attatched to this model. The animation tag should contain a moving animation that looks like he is "riding" the mount or just standing still. This way I can apply that animation tag to the hero while the hero is riding the mount and it will look as if he is riding it instead of walking on top of it!

So i just must add a riding stand anim? idk what is a tag xd.

 

[Sverkerman]

@Diegoit Yes I need a riding/stand animation but the most important part is that you add a new animation tag to the unit and within that tag is the animation. If you don't know what an animation tag is I suggest reading up on the subject, it's really simple. You should see it inside the animation editing program.

 

[Diegoit]

@Diegoit Yes I need a riding/stand animation but the most important part is that you add a new animation tag to the unit and within that tag is the animation. If you don't know what an animation tag is I suggest reading up on the subject, it's really simple. You should see it inside the animation editing program.

Like "Stand alternate"?

 

[Himperion]

Remember that the program can read names with first, second, etc so your sanest bet for most of the models ingame could be using. Animation + fifth only Arthas with frostmourne has animations with the fifth tag.

 

[Diegoit]

@Diegoit Yes I need a riding/stand animation but the most important part is that you add a new animation tag to the unit and within that tag is the animation. If you don't know what an animation tag is I suggest reading up on the subject, it's really simple. You should see it inside the animation editing program.

Bro you create a request and you take a lot to answer.

Remember that the program can read names with first, second, etc so your sanest bet for most of the models ingame could be using. Animation + fifth only Arthas with frostmourne has animations with the fifth tag.

Example: Stand upgrade second?

 

[Sverkerman]

@Diegoit @Himperion
Hi guys! Sorry for the late reply, it seems that I didn't get any notifications any longer!

These are the animation tags of the villager:

None = VillagerMan Attack
Alternate = Onehand Attack
Channel = Twohand Attack
Defend = Defend Attack
Flesh = Spell Attack
Gold = Duel Attack
Lumber = Bow Attack
Work = Crossbow Attack

Now, my idea is to add a new animation tag which only has the Walk animation added to it. The Walk animation added should look like the unit is idle/still/standing/riding, any of these. I will then add the animation tag to the mounting unit and when he walks it will look as if he is just standing still. Can anyone help me with this please? It would mean the world

 

[Diegoit]

@Diegoit @Himperion
Hi guys! Sorry for the late reply, it seems that I didn't get any notifications any longer!

These are the animation tags of the villager:

None = VillagerMan Attack
Alternate = Onehand Attack
Channel = Twohand Attack
Defend = Defend Attack
Flesh = Spell Attack
Gold = Duel Attack
Lumber = Bow Attack
Work = Crossbow Attack

Now, my idea is to add a new animation tag which only has the Walk animation added to it. The Walk animation added should look like the unit is idle/still/standing/riding, any of these. I will then add the animation tag to the mounting unit and when he walks it will look as if he is just standing still. Can anyone help me with this please? It would mean the world

So i can add the anim and call it "Riding Walk" ?

Check this one.

 

[Sverkerman]

@Diegoit Hi again!
I tried the model that you attatched and I used the following code but it didn't work. It still looks like the unit is "Walking" while walking. It should look as if he is just standing while he is walking.

EDIT: I know that the Defend animation tag changes the animation for how the unit walks, perhaps if you look at it and make an alteration to it hopefully it works?

 

[Diegoit]

@Diegoit Hi again!
I tried the model that you attatched and I used the following code but it didn't work. It still looks like the unit is "Walking" while walking. It should look as if he is just standing while he is walking.

Well i dont have understand totally the tag system, how must i name that anim?

 

[Sverkerman]

@Diegoit I edited my last post but I will type here again, the Walk Defend seems to work, maybe you have to name your animation "Walk Riding" ?

 

[Diegoit]

How must i name it (anim) i dont have understood that tag system yet.

 

[Sverkerman]

@Diegoit If you name it "Walk Riding" I think it will work.
Right now it is named "Riding Walk", it needs to be the other way around --> "Walk Riding"

 

[Diegoit]

@Diegoit If you name it "Walk Riding" I think it will work.
Right now it is named "Riding Walk", it needs to be the other way around --> "Walk Riding"

Ok ill do it right now.

 

[Sverkerman]

@Diegoit Thank you so much! You are a true helper!

 

[Diegoit]

Check this one.

 

[Sverkerman]

@Diegoit It's almost working! Can you rename "Walk Mount" --> "Walk Swim" and remove "Walk Riding" animation? Now I think it will work.

 

[Diegoit]

@Diegoit It's almost working! Can you rename "Walk Mount" --> "Walk Swim" and remove "Walk Riding" animation? Now I think it will work.

Ok but wait cuz im not a home.

 

[Sverkerman]

@Diegoit Ok I'll wait until you are home I'm excited!

 

[Diegoit]

Check this one.

 

[Sverkerman]

@Diegoit Oh shit it works!!!! It looks awesome man!! Now I can just add that animation tag when my hero is mounting!!

Could you be so awesome as to also add "Stand Swim" to the model? It should be the same animation as "Walk Swim"

I want to thank you so much, you've been of great help to me so many times - so I got a gift for you. Once Bosses of Warcraft is done I'm going to give you a little something to load inside the game, just for you
+4 rep and credits to the map added.

 

[Diegoit]

Mark this as solved .

 

[Sverkerman]

@Diegoit Sure will! But could you be so awesome as to add "Stand Swim" to the model? It should be the same animation as "Walk Swim"

 

[Diegoit]

@Diegoit Sure will! But could you be so awesome as to add "Stand Swim" to the model? It should be the same animation as "Walk Swim"

Same but with different name?

 

[Sverkerman]

@Diegoit Perfect! Thank you so much!
I'll put this as solved.

 

[Diegoit]

@Diegoit Perfect! Thank you so much!
I'll put this as solved.

 

[Sverkerman]

This is the final result

 

[Diegoit]

This is the final result

Haha, very nice and thanks cuz i was thinking to ask you some pics or something as it . Good luck.