Player Vs Orc Animation in starter.fps

#1 The engine does not support firing animations on the player as standard. To get the crossbow to line up you have to create a mount point on the player's hand and adjust that accordingly. Also, you can specify an arm thread and a recoil to suit.

In your weaponimage::onMount function (the parent class one), add this:

if (%this.armthread $= "")      
      %obj.setArmThread(look);   
   else      
      %obj.setArmThread(%this.armThread);

Then in your weapon image datablock, add your armThread variable(the name of your animation in your player.cs file).

Here's some links to get you started...

First/Third Person Different Weapon Models

Setting an ImageState Manually

Adding Multiple Recoiling Animations for a single Player Model

And here's a video of it in action...
AIAW Sniper Rifle Video (2.3mb)

#2 Only one small problem

The first link you gave me, he references a player.cc function. I found the function, but mine isnt the same.

void Player::renderMountedImage(SceneState* state, ShapeImageRenderImage* rimage)
{
   AssertFatal(rimage->mSBase == this, "Error, wrong image");
   GameConnection *con = GameConnection::getConnectionToServer();
   bool renderMounts = true;
   if(con && con->getControlObject() == this && con->isFirstPerson())
      renderMounts = sRenderMyItems;
   if (renderMounts == false)
      return;

   bool fogExemption = false;
   if(con && con->getControlObject() == this && con->isFirstPerson() == true)
      fogExemption = true;
   F32 fogAmount = 0.0f;
   if (fogExemption == false)
   {
      Point3F cameraOffset;
      getRenderTransform().getColumn(3,&cameraOffset);
      cameraOffset -= state->getCameraPosition();
      F32 dist = cameraOffset.len();
      fogAmount = state->getHazeAndFog(dist,cameraOffset.z);
   }

   // Mounted items
   PROFILE_START(PlayerRenderMounted);
   MountedImage& image = *getImageStruct(rimage->mIndex);
   if (image.dataBlock && image.shapeInstance && DetailManager::selectCurrentDetail(image.shapeInstance)) {
      MatrixF mat;
      getRenderImageTransform(rimage->mIndex, &mat);
      glPushMatrix();

      if (rimage->mIndex == 0 && mWeaponBackFraction != 0.0 && getDamageState() == Enabled) {
         MatrixF nmat;
         MatrixF smat;
         Parent::getRenderMuzzleTransform(0,&nmat);
         Parent::getRenderImageTransform(0,&smat);

         // See if we are pushed into a wall...
         Point3F start, end;
         smat.getColumn(3, &start);
         nmat.getColumn(3, &end);

         Point3F displace = (start - end) * mWeaponBackFraction;
         glTranslatef(displace.x, displace.y, displace.z);
      }
      dglMultMatrix(&mat);

      if (image.dataBlock->cloakable && mCloakLevel != 0.0)
         image.shapeInstance->setAlphaAlways(0.04 + (1 - mCloakLevel) * 0.96);
      else
         image.shapeInstance->setAlphaAlways(1.0);

      if (image.dataBlock->cloakable && mCloakLevel == 0.0 &&
          (image.dataBlock->emap && gRenderEnvMaps) &&
          state->getEnvironmentMap().getGLName() != 0) {
         image.shapeInstance->setEnvironmentMap(state->getEnvironmentMap());
         image.shapeInstance->setEnvironmentMapOn(true, 1.0);
      } else {
         image.shapeInstance->setEnvironmentMapOn(false, 1.0);
      }

      image.shapeInstance->setupFog(fogAmount,state->getFogColor());
      image.shapeInstance->animate();
      image.shapeInstance->render();

      // easiest just to shut it off here.  If we're cloaked on the next frame,
      //  we don't want envmaps...
      image.shapeInstance->setEnvironmentMapOn(false, 1.0);

      glPopMatrix();
   }
   PROFILE_END();

Also, what if I want to use a sword?
just have him swing it for damage?