two related questions:

1.For fp animations, if i want him to take a clip out of the gun, then put it back in, you know, how do i do this?

2. If i want to reuse the assault rifle animations, what do i do to make the clip function as above?

also, how does the needler work? with the needles that disappear etc...and when you put it on the ground they're gone aswell...how??
Edited by Hickle Stine on Nov 10, 2007 at 06:18 AM

1- you need to add bones to the weapon and all that.....its like rigging a biped....insted that its a mag and not a leg...then move the bones and animate it


no idea about needler...

nononono......i just said it that way so he could understand in a better way....so...its just kinda the same rig but with sphere thingys and not bones...

EDIT: sphere thingys AKA nodes
Edited by _TheArbiter_ on Nov 10, 2007 at 03:17 PM

what is this? you dont need to rig it unless your doing something really odd.
just select all of the geometry of the clip, and detach it. then name the node frame magazine and link the clip geometry to it after you detach it.
the needler is done using the ammunition animations. the amount of frames is equal to the rounds. each frame is an overlay for its corresponding round..... if that makes sense
Edited by Donut on Nov 10, 2007 at 03:36 PM

thank you! i understand.

now, just so i dont screw this up, do i do this with the normal model as well, or just the fp model/animations? and do i link frame magazine to frame gun, or leave it separate?

i just tried it with frame magazine linked to frame gun, and then the actual clip itself linked to frame magazine...it doesnt animate like its meant to
Edited by Hickle Stine on Nov 11, 2007 at 03:11 AM