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Nickster5000
Joined: Dec 11, 2010


Posted: Jun 10, 2013 04:12 PM    Msg. 1 of 2       
Hey guys,

I have endeavored on a little journey into vehicle animating, and it isn't going very well so far...

I can probably fix it if I understood the mechanisms of the animation file better... but I don't.

Is it possible for anyone to link me to a tutorial or write a good one up? (Yes, I have done my research & searches for tutorials; found a few but didn't do THAT much.)

Thanks in advance, and it is much appreciated. :)


UnevenElefant5
Joined: May 3, 2008

its been fun yall, i'll never forget this site :')


Posted: Jun 11, 2013 03:05 AM    Msg. 2 of 2       
This is from the "Before you ask how to edit/make maps" thread; Advancebo runs down some common vehicle animations, how to animate them, and their filetypes:

Quote: --- Original message by: Advancebo
Source:
http://forum.halomaps.org/index.cfm%3Fpage=topic&topicID=24629

Quote: --- Original message by: Advancebo
Primary Firing would be if you have barrels.
It would have the same amount of key frames as the number of barrels.
Exported as:
stand fixed fire-1.JMO


Secondary Firing would not be needed unless you plan on having an actual moving object for it.
Depends on what it is, if its a barrel like above or some complex firing mechanism.
Exported as:
stand fixed fire-2.JMO

Hatch opening can be any amount of keyframes you want.
Exported as:
stand opening.JMA - When you are exiting the vehicle
stand closing.JMA - When you are entering the vehicle

The opening and closing is coupled with "stand fixed idle.JMA", which tells what the vehicle is like when unoccupied.

Turning would be 3 frames.
0 - Default
1 - Turning Right
2 - Default
3 - Turning Left
Exported as:
vehicle steering.JMO

Accelerating has 3 main parts:
stand acc-left-right.JMO - What the vehicle does when turning left or right, such as on the Warthog's Chaingun.
stand acc-front-back.JMO - What the vehicle does when moving front or back, such as on the Warthog's Chaingun.
stand acc-up-down.JMO - What the vehicle does when moving up or down, such as on the Warthog's Chaingun.
Each has 3 keyframes, and they are in the order that it says:
0 - Default
1 - left/front/up
2 - Default
3 - right/back/down

Rolling is not needed.

Another animation you may need is "stand fixed aim-still", which defines where the vehicle's weapon can aim. The Warthog's Chaingun demonstrates that, where you can aim 360 degrees, but you cant aim straight up or straight down.
For a full 360 aiming:
0 - Default
1 - Aiming Backwards 180 degrees, and down.
2 - Aiming Right 90 degrees, and down.
3 - Aiming Forward 0 degrees, and down.
4 - Aiming Left 90 degrees, and down.
5 - Aiming Backwards 180 degrees, and down.
6 - Aiming Backwards 180 degrees, at normal.
7 - Aiming Right 90 degrees, at normal.
8 - Aiming Forward 0 degrees, at normal.
9 - Aiming Left 90 degrees, at normal.
10 - Aiming Backwards 180 degrees, at normal.
11 - Aiming Backwards 180 degrees, and up.
12 - Aiming Right 90 degrees, and up.
13 - Aiming Forward 0 degrees, and up.
14 - Aiming Left 90 degrees, and up.
15 - Aiming Backwards 180 degrees, and up.
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For 180 degrees aiming:
0 - Default
1 - Aiming Right degrees, down.
2 - Aiming Forward 0 degrees, down.
3 - Aiming Left , down.
4 - Aiming Right degrees, normal.
5 - Aiming Forward 0 degrees, normal.
6 - Aiming Left , normal.
7 - Aiming Right degrees, up.
8 - Aiming Forward 0 degrees, up.
9 - Aiming Left , up.
Export both as:
stand fixed aim-still.JMO

For the actual landing gear coming out:
Suspension Animations.
Depending on where each suspension is, such as the Warthog and Scorpion has 4, but the Pelican has 3, you name each on differently.
0 - Default
1 - Extended Down
2 - Extended Up
Then you export it for the location each suspension each. You have to make one for each suspension there is, the Warthog has 4 suspension animations, the Pelican has 3.
So export as:
suspension front.JMO - For the wheel
suspension left back.JMO - For the left beam
suspension right back.JMO - For the right beam.


Hope this helps.

Edited by Advancebo on Mar 8, 2009 at 04:24 PM

 

 
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