Animation Code problem

Retnuh · 01-13-2005, 11:45 AM

I have made two models of an unit and I need to connect them using a animation. I have already made third model which contain the amination cycle of transforming.
However I don´t know how to code it.
The animatin should be played after an upgrade and then after animation is finished it should be replaced (with ReplaceObject logic) with new object but I have no idea how to do this.

BTW It is possible to keep the life of the unit after ReplaceObject ???

GametagAeonFlux · 01-13-2005, 03:16 PM

As far as I know, using ReplaceObject can not retain Experience or Health of a unit.

CodeCat · 01-13-2005, 03:21 PM

But you can kill the unit with the upgrade, and use CreateObjectDie to spawn another in its place. Use "TransferPreviousHealth = Yes" on CreateObjectDie to ensure it keeps its health.

AntiSocialKindaGuy · 01-13-2005, 05:14 PM

What module kills an object when an upgrade is complete? And can you prevent it from playing the death anim?

CodeCat · 01-13-2005, 05:20 PM

Well, you can trigger an OCL through the upgrade. And then the OCL fires a weapon on the object (yes, OCLs can do that!), which kills the object.

AntiSocialKindaGuy · 01-13-2005, 06:38 PM

hmm. How would you tell the OCL to target the unit?

CodeCat · 01-13-2005, 06:51 PM

Well there is always some way to make upgrades kill something. An object can be created which does it, a weapon can be fired, etc.

Retnuh · 01-14-2005, 11:37 AM

Keeping life is not that important , the most important is how to play an animation after buying an ObjectUpgrade and AFTER the animation use ReplaceObject.
That is my problem.

BTW if you hadn´t figured it out already it is MCV.

AntiSocialKindaGuy · 01-14-2005, 12:21 PM

Using the method immo described, you could give the unit a death animation of deploying. If the animation doesn't complete before the deployed con yard is built, then just delay the object creation.

CodeCat · 01-14-2005, 02:11 PM

Ohh well if it's an MCV then it's easier.

Instead of fiddling around with conditionstates, why not make the animation a separate object? MCV deploys into an intermediate object, through ReplaceObject. That intermediate object plays the animation when it is created (only one conditionstate - the one with the anim), and with a LifetimeUpdate it dies exactly when the anim is done, spawning the real building in its place.