Segmented unit animation

[Scrub 0]

I have a question for all the unit animators out there.  Is it possible to put a break in character animation?  As an example, this is how it works now (you all know), say you just started reloading an RPG, a enemy soldier runs out from around a corner, and all the while you're trying to change back to your rifle, but the animation keeps playing on, you get shot (~20 times, of course ), finish reloading, and plop over dead.

 What I'm looking for is the same animation, broken into 2-3 pieces, when one completes, it looks for weapon change, death, or other important issue, and - if there is one - it switches to the newly needed animation, if no change is detected, it goes to the next step until completion.  Is this possible?

I'd really like to drop the RPG, and snag my rifle in this case..

I'm sure there are other anims' that people have issues with.

Thanks for any input.

Scrub

[Norris 0]

This is rather a scripting problem and yes, it can be done. Though it would be much simpler and nicer to just make one very short anim for rpg reloading.

[Scrub 0]

Yes, I'm sure it would.    But, and I hope the community agrees, the realism needs to be retained, so the time to reload an ATW, get into /out of vehicles should remain as true as conveinience allows.  It's just my annoyance at getting caught in the middle of an animation and getting shot, or missing a critical moment due to it.  To your knowledge, Norris, how much more difficult would it be?

[AntonVonE 0]

For each 'segmented' animation, you would have to make a dying animation from that pose. It would be quite painful for the animator to make an update pack such as this.

Good luck to whoever decides to take this on.

Anton

[Scrub 0]

Hmmm.  I understand.

If only there could be a generic pose that all standing/crouching animations could use to transition between.  All the styles of dying from a stand/crouch could use just a few frames to get there, then maybe use the default animation from that point.  Just another limitation it would be neat to overcome.

Here's hoping someone can be really clever and find a reasonable way to do it  

[Norris 0]

For each 'segmented' animation, you would have to make a dying animation from that pose. It would be quite painful for the animator to make an update pack such as this.

Well you don't really need to make the extra anims, you could just use one generic anim and use it for dying from different reloading poses. The only problem is that it will look a bit clumsy.

P.S.: Talking about clumsy, have you ever tried walking backwards while holding RPG/LAW launcher?

[Scrub 0]

lol yeah, like a babe that's just learning to walk. Try strafeing left in ironsight mode, it looks like the troop is drunk.