Turning Animated models into static models - How do I avoid the 'Dead' state?

Soul_Rider

Ok, so I've finally realised that the problem with models in GorgeCraft is that they are 'Dead'. The Crag was confusing, but when it happened to the Shade as well, the pose was unmistakable:



The question is, how can I set the animation/model state to be 'built'. I have tried setting the animation manually, but this does not work.

I am sure this has been solved previously, but my powers of search have failed me. I remeber a mapper somehow solving the problem in their ready room. Any tips would be great.

In case you are wondering why they are showing the 'dead' animation, it is because they are just being used as static models in my mod.

SamusDroid

But did you find in files? Must not have
Search "built" with quotes.

Soul_Rider

I found a way

I was just about to post my method. Thanks for the advice

It turns out that if you want to set an animations model state, you have to set multiple animation states at once. There is livemixin, which sets the animation to alive. Then the constructmixin sets states to built and active.

Here is the working code for the shade:

// =================================================================
//
// lua\GCShade.lua
//
//    Created by:   Andy 'Soul Rider' Wilson for GorgeCraft
//
// =================================================================

Script.Load("lua/Mixins/ClientModelMixin.lua")
Script.Load("lua/ScriptActor.lua")
Script.Load("lua/DigestMixin.lua")
Script.Load("lua/IdleMixin.lua")

class 'GCShade' (ScriptActor)

GCShade.kMapName = "gcshade"

GCShade.kModelName = PrecacheAsset("models/alien/shade/shade.model")
GCShade.kAnimationGraph = PrecacheAsset("models/alien/shade/shade.animation_graph")


local networkVars = { }

AddMixinNetworkVars(BaseModelMixin, networkVars)
AddMixinNetworkVars(ClientModelMixin, networkVars)
AddMixinNetworkVars(IdleMixin, networkVars)
        
function GCShade:OnCreate()

    ScriptActor.OnCreate(self)
    
    InitMixin(self, BaseModelMixin)
    InitMixin(self, ClientModelMixin)
    
    if Server then
        InitMixin(self, DigestMixin)  
    end
    
    self:SetLagCompensated(false)
    self:SetPhysicsType(PhysicsType.Kinematic)
    self:SetPhysicsGroup(PhysicsGroup.MediumStructuresGroup)
    
end

function GCShade:OnInitialized()

    ScriptActor.OnInitialized(self)
    
    self:SetModel(GCShade.kModelName, GCShade.kAnimationGraph)    
    InitMixin(self, IdleMixin)

end

function GCShade:OnUpdateAnimationInput(modelMixin)

    PROFILE("GCShade:OnUpdateAnimationInput")
    modelMixin:SetAnimationInput("alive", true)
    modelMixin:SetAnimationInput("built", true)
    modelMixin:SetAnimationInput("active", true)
    
end

Shared.LinkClassToMap("GCShade", GCShade.kMapName, networkVars)

SamusDroid

Yes that is correct.

Soul_Rider

In response to your first message, I had already searched in file for 'Built', as I noted in my first post, when I tried setting the animation manually. The problem was that I needed all three animation states, and I was only using one.

I don't understand why you need to set 3 animation states, that to me seems very confusing. An animation state should include everything relevant, at least, in my head

Can you explain why multiple animation states are needed?

SamusDroid

Because in the animation graph you have to have certain states in order for certain things to play or else things would happen when they shouldn't.