Creating Animations - Revision history

Mikero at 17:22, 17 March 2009

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	[[Rtm (Animation) File Format]]		[[Rtm (Animation) File Format]]

			[[:Armed_Assault:_Moves_List\|List of moves in Armed Assault]]

			[[:Operation_Flashpoint:_Moves_List\|List of moves in Operation Flashpoint: Resistance]]

Mikero at 08:33, 13 March 2009

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	*[[Island Anims - Care and feeding \| Island Animations]]		*[[Island Anims - Care and feeding \| Island Animations]]
	:used as background mission play to front screen of arma/ofp		:used as background mission play to front screen of arma/ofp
	*[[Vehicle Animations]]		*[[Animations\|Vehicle Animations]]
	:used to open doors, climb ladders etc		:used to open doors, climb ladders etc
	*[[Mission Animations]]		*[[Mission Animations]]

Mikero at 08:27, 13 March 2009

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	There are three animation types in Arma/Ofp		There are three animation types in Arma/Ofp

	*[[Island Animations]]		*[[Island Anims - Care and feeding \| Island Animations]]
	:used as background mission play to front screen of arma/ofp		:used as background mission play to front screen of arma/ofp
	*[[Vehicle Animations]]		*[[Vehicle Animations]]
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	*[[Mission Animations]]		*[[Mission Animations]]
	: as declared by '''switchMove''' and '''PlayMove''' commands in missions.		: as declared by '''switchMove''' and '''PlayMove''' commands in missions.

			see

			[[Rtm (Animation) File Format]]

Mikero at 08:16, 13 March 2009

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	*[[Vehicle Animations]]		*[[Vehicle Animations]]
	:used to open doors, climb ladders etc		:used to open doors, climb ladders etc
	*[[Mission ~~animations~~]]		*[[Mission Animations]]
	: as declared by '''switchMove''' and '''PlayMove''' commands in missions.		: as declared by '''switchMove''' and '''PlayMove''' commands in missions.

Mikero at 08:16, 13 March 2009

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 There are three animation types in Arma/Ofp
-*Island Animations
+*[[Island Animations]]
 :used as background mission play to front screen of arma/ofp
-*Vehicle Animations
+*[[Vehicle Animations]]
 :used to open doors, climb ladders etc
-*Mission animations
+*[[Mission animations]]
 : as declared by '''switchMove''' and '''PlayMove''' commands in missions.

Mikero at 07:56, 13 March 2009

2009-03-13T07:56:44Z

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	This document describes howto add your own animation to a ''mission''.		This document describes howto add your own animation to a ''mission''.


	Note that switchMove and Playmove commands DO NOT WORK in the init field of a mission sqm		Note that switchMove and Playmove commands DO NOT WORK in the init field of a mission sqm
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	to do so:		to do so:

	~~Therefore, in the intro.sqs of a mission (eg)~~		;init.sqs eg

	; ~~file~~ init.sqs
	~1 ; delay until mission loaded		~1 ; delay until mission loaded
	~~sold1~~ switchmove "mydrop"		PoorSoldier switchmove "mydrop"
	exit		exit

			//mission sqm
			class Mission
			{
			addOns[]={MyPboName,,,,,

	//config.cpp		//config.cpp
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	You can, of course, put anything you like in your config,cpp. This document deals only with what is relevant to creating animations. No other information incidentally is required. You can use this pbo, without other classes, as is.		You can, of course, put anything you like in your config,cpp. This document deals only with what is relevant to creating animations. No other information incidentally is required. You can use this pbo, without other classes, as is.

	class CfgMovesMaleSdr // adds to existing CfgMovesMaleSdr in Anims.pbo		class CfgMovesMaleSdr // adds to existing CfgMovesMaleSdr in Anims.pbo
	{
	~~class States~~
	{		{
	class ~~AdthPercMstpSlowWrflDnon_1; // some pre-declared animation~~		class States
	~~class mydrop: AdthPercMstpSlowWrflDnon_1~~
	{		{
	file = "\MyPbo\SomeWhere\MyRtmFile"; // (.rtm is assumed)		class AdthPercMstpSlowWrflDnon_1; // some pre-declared animation
	speed = 0.58;		class mydrop: AdthPercMstpSlowWrflDnon_1
			{
			file = "\MyPbo\SomeWhere\MyRtmFile"; // (.rtm is assumed)
			speed = 0.58;
			};
	};		};
	};		};
	};
			Naturally and of course, you would want to build up a potentially much more powerful animation than above. To do so, look inside the characters/config.cpp

	Note that:		Note that:

Mikero at 07:48, 13 March 2009

2009-03-13T07:48:50Z

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There are three animation types in Arma/Ofp

*Island Animations
:used as background mission play to front screen of arma/ofp
*Vehicle Animations
:used to open doors, climb ladders etc
*Mission animations
: as declared by '''switchMove''' and '''PlayMove''' commands in missions.

This document describes howto add your own animation to a ''mission''.

Note that switchMove and Playmove commands DO NOT WORK in the init field of a mission sqm
They *only* 'work' after mission has been loaded.
Nor will they work up front in a sqs or sqf file.
A delay is required until mission is loaded.

Essentially you have to add onto the existing animations held in ~Arma/Anims.pbo.

Specifically, the cfgMoveBasic class and family held in Anim/Characters/Config.bin

to do so:

Therefore, in the intro.sqs of a mission (eg)

; file init.sqs
~1 ; delay until mission loaded
sold1 switchmove "mydrop"
exit

//config.cpp
class CfgPatches
{
class MyPboName
{
units[] = {};
weapons[] = {};
requiredVersion = 0.27;
requiredAddons[] = {CA_Anims_Char};
};
};

You can, of course, put anything you like in your config,cpp. This document deals only with what is relevant to creating animations. No other information incidentally is required. You can use this pbo, without other classes, as is.

class CfgMovesMaleSdr // adds to existing CfgMovesMaleSdr in Anims.pbo
{
class States
{
class AdthPercMstpSlowWrflDnon_1; // some pre-declared animation
class mydrop: AdthPercMstpSlowWrflDnon_1
{
file = "\MyPbo\SomeWhere\MyRtmFile"; // (.rtm is assumed)
speed = 0.58;
};
};
};

Note that:

* class MyPbo is the addons[]= in the mission.sqm
* "\myPbo" is the prefix name (if any) you give to your pbo
* "mydrop" is the name of the animation