Recoil - reload animation working

[[aps]gnat 28]

Looks like the animation for recoil (really its reload) is working.

An example

In the config.cpp

class AnimationSources: AnimationSources

{

class gunBarrel

{

source = "reload";

weapon = GNT_100a;

};

};

(GNT_100a is the name in cfgWeapons)

and in model.cfg

class Animations

{

class main_recoil

{

type="translation";

source="gunBarrel";

selection="main_recoil";

begin="recoil_start";

end="recoil_end";

initPhase=1;

memory=1;

animPeriod =0.2;

sourceAddress = "loop";

offset0=0;

offset1=1;

};

......

......

main_recoil is the gun barrel to move in the model

recoil_start and recoil_end are memory points defining te direction and distance of animation

Sure ... might yet be an easier way again, but this seems to work (better than ArmA1 anyway).

[sakura_chan 9]

I don't see anything different than in arma1, except that bis actually used it this time.

[[aps]gnat 28]

..... it didnt work properly in ArmA1 .. bugged.

[bravo 6 0]

I'm not sue if i understand what your trying to say here in this thread.

Are you saying the recoil intensity can be controlled?

[metsapeikkoo 10]

Well, as far as I understand, yeah. (Meaning that you could actually model & animate some artillery piece's "barrel"/gun to actually react to the recoil the firing sequense causes. But keep in mind that I'm not the expert here.)

[[aps]gnat 28]

Nothing to do with hand weapon recoil.

And nothing to do with the "reaction force" created by vehicel mounted weapons.

Simply the animation effect of barrel recoil.

Like Artillary barrel.

[scars09 9]

So we don´t need to make a user Animationsource but can use reload instead? good to know.

[bravo 6 0]

Simply the animation effect of barrel recoil.

Like Artillary barrel.

I see.. you mean like the M1abrams cannon recoil when fired? (you can see the cannon retract after being fired)

Edit: Maybe this also applies to the handgun pistols.

[scars09 9]

reload worked with pistols in arma1 worked without problems as far i tested it. (only had 1 handgun a c96)

Damn thing is i cant even remember if i ever tried reload for arty or tanks, but there have to be some reason i used a user animationsource for them, so i guess it really didnt worked with reload animationsource on them.

[Guest RKSL-Rock]

Gnat try

Model.cfg

		class cannon_reload
		{
				type="translation";
			source="cannon_reload";
			selection="main_gun_recoil";
			begin="main_gun_recoil_end";
			end="main_gun_recoil_start";
				initphase=0;
				memory=1;
				animperiod =.5;
			sourceaddress="mirror";
				minvalue=0;
				maxvalue=(1/100)/2;
				offset0=0;
				offset1=1;
			}

Config.cpp inside the CFGVehicles section

		class AnimationSources : AnimationSources 
	{
		class cannon_reload 
		{
			source = "reload";
			weapon = "<WEAPON CLASS NAME>";
		};
	};

It works on all my aircraft and tanks. I havent tried it on a ship/boat class yet though.

[norsu 180]

Here's how I think BIS did it:

class recoil_BEGIN

{

Type = "translation";

Source = "recoil_source";

Selection = "recoilhlaven";

axis= "recoilhlaven_axis"

MinValue = 0.50;

MaxValue = 0.80;

MinPhase = 0.50;

MaxPhase = 0.80;

SourceAddress = "clamp";

Offset0 = 0.000000;

Offset1 = -0.200000;

};

class recoil_END

{

Type = "translation";

Source = "recoil_source";

Selection = "recoilhlaven";

axis= "recoilhlaven_axis"

MinValue = 0.85;

MaxValue = 1.00;

MinPhase = 0.85;

MaxPhase = 1.00;

SourceAddress = "clamp";

Offset0 = 0.000000;

Offset1 = 0.200000;

};

The axis (recoilhlaven_axis) is made of two points in memory lod and it tells how long the recoil effect is just like with small arms.

[wld427 1705]

sorry to dig up an old thread....

Ive got my recolis working using what is posted here by Norsu....

My only question is how to speed up the animation. right now it goes very slow

[soul_assassin 1723]

I think its linked to reload time.

[wld427 1705]

in a round about way it is.....

right now im inheriting everything from the BIS M256 yet my animation takes 3 times longer to return.

The BIS Abrams fires, recoils, 3 seconds, reload complete

Mine, fires, slowly recoils, and slowly returns returns,

yet i have simply copied everything above and from BIs

[rstratton 0]

from config.cpp

class recoil_source

{

source = "reload";

weapon = M284;

animPeriod = 0.01;

};

from model.cfg

class recoil_BEGIN

{

type="translation";

source="recoil_source";

selection="recoil";

axis="recoil_axis";

animPeriod = 0;

minValue = 0.92;

maxValue = 0.99;

sourceAddress = 0;

offset0 = 0.000000;

offset1 = -0.500000;

memory = 1;

};

class recoil_END

{

type="translation";

source="recoil_source";

selection="recoil";

axis="recoil_axis";

animPeriod = 0;

minValue = 0.99;

maxValue = 1;

sourceAddress = 0;

offset0 = 0.000000;

offset1 = 0.500000;

memory = 1;

};