magazine doesn't "dissapear" during unload

[road runner 4344]

Okay guys, need some help, I have a weapon that the "magazine" doesn't disappear during the "unload" animation. 

 

It's named in the selections, and named within the model.cfg file, it's just not disappearing.

I used Zach Gibson's sample for my config.cpp, and model.cfg

 

can anyone help?

[da12thMonkey 1943]

Would help if you posted the model.cfg but so far as I understand what you want, that particular feature is handled by having a type = hide animation that uses the hasMagazine animation source. From the official BIS weapon example's model.cfg, under class cfgModels\class Animations:

			/// Hiding of magazine if weapon has none
			class no_magazine
			{
				type="hide";
				source="hasMagazine";
				selection="magazine";
				minValue=0.000000;
				maxValue=1.00000;
				hideValue=0.5;
				unhideValue = -1.0;
			};

[road runner 4344]

Sorry... forgot to post it here.

 

 

class CfgSkeletons
{
    class Default
    {
        isDiscrete=1;
        skeletonInherit="";
        skeletonBones[]={};
    };
    class tb_arifle_m16a4_base: Default
    {
        skeletonBones[]=
        {
            "magazine",
            "",
            "bolt",
            ""
        };
    };

};
class CfgModels
{
    class Default
    {
        sectionsInherit="";
        sections[]={};
        skeletonName="";
    };
    class tb_arifle_m16a4_base: Default
    {
        sections[]=
        {
            "magazine",
            "bolt"
        };
        skeletonName="tb_arifle_m16a4_base";
        class Animations
        {
        };
    };
    class HK416: tb_arifle_m16a4_base
    {
        class Animations
        {
            class magazine_reload_move_1
            {
                type="translation";
                source="reloadMagazine";
                selection="magazine";
                axis="magazine_axis";
                minValue=0.145;
                maxValue=0.2;
                offset0=0;
                offset1=0.40000001;
            };
            class magazine_hide
            {
                type="hide";
                source="reloadMagazine";
                selection="magazine";
                minValue= 0;
                maxValue=1;
                minPhase= 0;
                maxPhase=1;
                hideValue=1;
                sourceAddress="mirror";
            };
            class bolt_empty
            {
                type="translation";
                source="isempty";
                selection="bolt";
                memory=1;
                sourceAddress="clamp";
                minValue=0;
                maxValue=1;
                begin="bolt_start";
                end="bolt_end";
                offset0=0;
                offset1=1;
            };
            class bolt_empty_1
            {
                type="translation";
                source="reloadMagazine";
                selection="bolt";
                memory=1;
                sourceAddress="clamp";
                minValue=0;
                maxValue=1;
                begin="bolt_start";
                end="bolt_end";
                offset0=0;
                offset1=1;
            };
        };
    };
};
 

 

 

 

I've lost all my sample model files after the last upgrade. :(

[da12thMonkey 1943]

I've lost all my sample model files after the last upgrade. :(

Might be that the Arma 3 samples on Steam moved from being bundled with the tools, to being a separate download. If you want them again:

http://store.steampowered.com/app/390500/

But basically the updated anims used on rifle magazines are of the format:

			class magazine_hide
			{
				type="hide";
				source="reloadMagazine";
				selection="magazine";
				minValue=0.000000;
				maxValue=1.00000;
				hideValue=0.188;
				unhideValue = 0.550;
			};
			class no_magazine
			{
				type="hide";
				source="hasMagazine";
				selection="magazine";
				minValue=0.000000;
				maxValue=1.00000;
				hideValue=0.5;
				unhideValue = -1.0;
			};
			class magazine_reload_move_1
			{
				type = "translation";
				source = "reloadMagazine";
				selection = "magazine";
				axis = "magazine_axis";
				minValue = 0.145;
				maxValue = 0.170;
				offset0 = 0.0;
				offset1 = 0.5;
			};
			class magazine_reload_move_2: magazine_reload_move_1
			{
				minValue = 0.573;
				maxValue = 0.602;
				offset0 = 0.0;
				offset1 = -0.5;
			};

 

[road runner 4344]

Yeah I just seen them, will grab them later, and can't thank you enough for the help, will throw this into my config and see what happens.

 

 

Thanks a million times, that's sorted it out. :D

[road runner 4344]

da12thMonkey, how do I make the magazine stay hidden slightly longer as it's appearing before the animation is complete?

I can remembers another discussion about this elsewhere, but can't seem to recall which line controls the "delay in reappearing" part.

 

Thank you sir.

[da12thMonkey 1943]

Increase the unhideValue setting in your type="hide"; animation (it's there under class magazine_hide in the example I wrote before).

 

hideValue = value of the source controller (in our case the reloadMagazine source) when the selection will hide

unhideValue = value of the source controller (in our case the reloadMagazine source) when the selection will re-appear after it's been hidden

 

Value 0 would be the instant the reload sequence starts. Value 1 would be the instant the reload sequence ends.

So you want to shift the values along that 0-1 scale to get them closer to your beginning or end point of the anim.

[road runner 4344]

Perfect mate, many many thanks once again!!

[road runner 4344]

I'm needing your help again mate, for some reason despite the exact same model.cfg, and the exact same magazine, from the same weapon, inserted into another weapon, the bastard shows, even when the guy is in his underwear, the magazine stays attached to the weapon.

 

The 3 configs are exactly the same, 2 work like a dream, the 3rd in making me want to throw chunks.

 

What do you think is causing this?

[Jackal326 1181]

I'm needing your help again mate, for some reason despite the exact same model.cfg, and the exact same magazine, from the same weapon, inserted into another weapon, the bastard shows, even when the guy is in his underwear, the magazine stays attached to the weapon.

 

The 3 configs are exactly the same, 2 work like a dream, the 3rd in making me want to throw chunks.

 

What do you think is causing this?

Have you added an entry for the 3rd model into the model.cfg?

e.g.

    class YOUR_NEW_MODEL: tb_arifle_m16a4_base {};

[road runner 4344]

Yes mate, it's showing in the VA, sounds work etc, I had this issue with the first weapon I made, and da12thmonkey gave me the pointer that worked.

I used the previous weapons config and model cfg in fact all their folders, just edited the paths and renamed the respective files .
The magazine and Bolt Are the only two things in the selections part. It's wierd as its the same magazine I just deleted the weapon around it, and imported the new one over the top of the old one.

It's got me baffled lol

 

 

Okay, I made a schoolboy error in the model name in the cfg wasn't the same as the actual p3d name, now it's working mate, many thanks again.