Animation Code - Revision history

Lafiel at 07:58, 10 December 2021

2021-12-10T07:58:39Z

Lafiel: The initial type animations never actually respected any of the non-angle fields, and this will not change with the new animation system, hence removing them from the wiki. The engine will still accept these values, but not actually use them.

2021-06-04T15:18:03Z

The initial type animations never actually respected any of the non-angle fields, and this will not change with the new animation system, hence removing them from the wiki. The engine will still accept these values, but not actually use them.

TopAce: /* $Animation: */ assuming there's a formatting error here

2013-12-09T07:32:20Z

‎$Animation:: assuming there's a formatting error here

Zookeeper: Documented fighterbay +sub_types

2013-12-03T17:34:15Z

Documented fighterbay +sub_types

The E: Adding a new animation type added in revision 9383

2012-11-28T20:10:23Z

Adding a new animation type added in revision 9383

Talon1024: /* Animation Sub-Type */ Updated animation type names. Some were deprecated.

2012-03-02T06:59:40Z

‎Animation Sub-Type: Updated animation type names. Some were deprecated.

Talon1024: /* Animation Type */ Updated animation type names. Some of them were deprecated.

2012-03-02T06:58:57Z

‎Animation Type: Updated animation type names. Some of them were deprecated.

Talon1024: /* Other types */ - Added units, fixed spelling error

2011-06-28T23:21:30Z

‎Other types: - Added units, fixed spelling error

Talon1024: /* Initial type */ - Added underscores

2011-06-28T01:56:22Z

‎Initial type: - Added underscores

Talon1024: /* Other types */ - Added underscores

2011-06-28T01:55:59Z

‎Other types: - Added underscores

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	Known commonly as Bob's animation code as the code was written by Bobboau. Enables submodels defined in [[ships.tbl]] or in any related modular table to be animated in game. Animation code is included to the subsystem entry in similar manner as with [[Animation_Code#Setting_Turret_Angle\|multipart turrets]]		Known commonly as Bob's animation code as the code was written by Bobboau. Enables submodels defined in [[ships.tbl]] or in any related modular table to be animated in game. Animation code is included to the subsystem entry in similar manner as with [[Animation_Code#Setting_Turret_Angle\|multipart turrets]]
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		+	{{Table220\|
		+	'''DEPRECATED''': Unless setting initial orientation of multipart turrets, consider using the [[Animation.tbl]] in combination with [[Ships.tbl#.24Animations:\|$Animations:]]
		+	}}

	==Important Note: "$triggered:" Subobject Property==		==Important Note: "$triggered:" Subobject Property==

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 ====Initial type====
 {{Table3610|
 *'''+absolute_angle:''' OR '''+relative_angle:'''
 **Defines the rotation degrees with three floats that give the x, y, and z. Absolute means in world terms; relative means relative to the ship. So a 90 degree angle on the ship would always be straight up in relative degrees; it would vary depending how the ship was rotated in absolute degrees.
 **Syntax: '''Vector''', three ''floats'' in degrees, x, y, z respectively
-**Example: ''90,180,0''
+**Example: ''90,180,0''}}
 ====Other types====

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 ==$Animation:==
-{{Table3610|*Animation classes are defined in submodels description
+{{Table3610|
 *Syntax: '''String''', animation ''class''
 *'''Available animation types:'''

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 ***Animation code is started when a secondary bank is selected (armed)
 **'''fighterbay'''
-***Animation code starts when ship launches or receives others through its fighterbay
+***Animation code starts when ship launches from or receives others through its fighterbay
 **'''afterburner'''
 ***Animation code is started when ships afterburner is engaged
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 *'''turret-firing'''
 **Syntax: '''+sub_type:''' ''Value'', model number of the turret that triggers the animation. NOTE: This feature currently does not work on multipart turrets.
 }}

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 **'''scripted'''
 ***Animation code is started when it is triggered with scripts (see [[scripting.tbl]])
 *Syntax: '''$type:''' ''Type''}}

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 {{Table3610|
 *Optional more accurate descriptor for the animation type
-*'''primary bank''' or '''secondary bank'''
+*'''primary-bank''' or '''secondary-bank'''
 **Syntax: '''+sub_type:''' ''Value'', 0 is the 1st weapon bank, 1 is the 2nd weapon bank, etc.
-*'''turret firing'''
+*'''turret-firing'''
 **Syntax: '''+sub_type:''' ''Value'', model number of the turret that triggers the animation. NOTE: This feature currently does not work on multipart turrets.
 }}
 ===Animation Code===

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 **'''docked'''
 ***Animation code is started when ship is docked
-**'''primary_bank'''
+**'''primary-bank'''
 ***Animation code is started when a primary bank is selected (armed)
-**'''secondary_bank'''
+**'''secondary-bank'''
 ***Animation code is started when a secondary bank is selected (armed)
-**'''door'''
+**'''fighterbay'''
 ***Animation code starts when ship launches or receives others through its fighterbay
 **'''afterburner'''
 ***Animation code is started when ships afterburner is engaged
-**'''turret firing'''
+**'''turret-firing'''
 ***Animation code is started when selected turret is firing
 **'''scripted'''

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 **Example: ''90,180,0''
 *'''+velocity:'''
-**Defines subobject rotation speed, in relative terms. Defined with x, y and z floats.
+**Defines subobject rotation speed, in relative terms.  Units are in degrees per second.  Defined with x, y and z floats.
 **Syntax: '''Vector''', three ''floats'', x, y, z respectively
 *'''+acceleration:'''
-**Defeines acceleration speed of subobject rotation. Defined with three floats, x, y and z
+**Defines acceleration speed of subobject rotation.  Units are in degrees per second squared.  Defined with three floats, x, y and z
 **Syntax: '''Vector''', three ''floats'', x, y, z respectively
 *'''+time:'''
-**Defines time for object to rotate, move, whatever.
+**Defines the amount of time that the object will rotate, move, whatever.
 **Syntax: '''Integer''', milliseconds
 *'''$Sound:''' (Does not work with 'initial' animations)

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 **Defines how long til the trigger starts.
 **Syntax: '''Integer''', milliseconds
-*'''+absolute angle:''' OR '''+relative angle:'''
+*'''+absolute_angle:''' OR '''+relative_angle:'''
 **Defines the rotation degrees with three floats that give the x, y, and z. Absolute means in world terms; relative means relative to the ship. So a 90 degree angle on the ship would always be straight up in relative degrees; it would vary depending how the ship was rotated in absolute degrees.
 **Syntax: '''Vector''', three ''floats'' in degrees, x, y, z respectively
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 ***Defines the distance from the submodel where the sound is audible
 ***Syntax: '''Float''', meters}}
 ==Animation Examples==