Help with *Animations
by Edel · in Torque Game Builder · 11/10/2007 (5:57 pm) · 11 replies
So Im going along with the Mini Platformer Tutorial and the player runs and jumps; but now I have a punch and a kick (5 frames each). My question is how do I play the FULL five frames? When I press say... the punch button, all I get is the first frame?? Can somebody tell me how to correctly use the animation methods? Mine looks like this:
***// Called by onUpdate().***
function platformerControlsBehavior::AnimFago(%this)
{
if(%this.Duck == true)
{
%this.owner.setLinearVelocityX(0);
%this.owner.playAnimation(FagoPunch);
}//End if
}//End AnimFago
If anybody can help me out... THANK YOU!!
***// Called by onUpdate().***
function platformerControlsBehavior::AnimFago(%this)
{
if(%this.Duck == true)
{
%this.owner.setLinearVelocityX(0);
%this.owner.playAnimation(FagoPunch);
}//End if
}//End AnimFago
If anybody can help me out... THANK YOU!!
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#2
11/11/2007 (12:25 am)
Dont remember the code right now, but theres a command to make a non-loopin animation... take a look at the reference guide.
#3
If they would only provide a bit of an example on how to implement the animation methods or all methods for that matter, it would make things a lot easier!
11/11/2007 (5:56 pm)
Im trying the reference docs...but still I cant figure out the best way of setting up player animation controls!! Seems with the reference Im still guessing... lol... The docs are lacking!If they would only provide a bit of an example on how to implement the animation methods or all methods for that matter, it would make things a lot easier!
#4
11/11/2007 (6:13 pm)
Edel, I suggest you look at some of the example games. Also use the TDN wiki to find examples. 
#5
Lets say you have 2 states where 1. Player is idle and 2. Player is running.
11/11/2007 (6:20 pm)
One of the best methods is where you only change the animation when you want to to change, not every frame.Lets say you have 2 states where 1. Player is idle and 2. Player is running.
function PlayerClass::onUpdate(%this)
{
%newState = %this.getState();
if (%newState)
{
%this.CurrentState = %newState;
%this.playAnimation(%this.CurrentState);
}
}
function PlayerClass::getState(%this)
{
if (%this.CurrentState $= "IdleAnimation")
{
if (%this.getLinearVelocityX() != 0)
return "RunningAnimation";
}
if (%this.CurrentState $= "RunningAnimation")
{
if (%this.getLinearVelocityX() == 0)
return "IdleAnimation";
}
return 0;
}
#7
11/11/2007 (7:59 pm)
Well Phillip, here is what I got... trying to make your code tip work. No Luck!! Pretty funny. Im a good at programing... but this Torque script is MADNESS...Ha... I dont think I have -CurrentState- set properly? You can see that all I'm trying to do here is setup proper animations. Punch, Duck, Death and so on but I'm having such a hard time. There is an outdated tutorial on the TDN wiki... but since its outdated I wanted to stay away from that one one. The newer tutorials Fish, Checker, Wack a Mole, dont seem to have any -animation intensive- examples. Or at least dont seem to give me much to work with in terms of animation scripting. if(!isObject(platformerControlsBehavior))
{
%template = new BehaviorTemplate(platformerControlsBehavior);
%template.friendlyName = "Platformer test 1.0";
%template.behaviorType = "Input";
%template.description = "Movement control for the Platformer Tutorial";
%template.addBehaviorField(jumpKey, "Key to bind to jump movement", keybind, "Space");
%template.addBehaviorField(leftKey, "Key to bind to left movement", keybind, "Left" );
%template.addBehaviorField(rightKey, "Key to bind to right movement", keybind, "Right");
%template.addBehaviorField(duckKey, "Key to Bind to duck movement", keybind, "Duck" ); //my keys
%template.addBehaviorField(punchKey, "Key to Bind to punch movement", keybind, "Punch"); //my keys
%template.addBehaviorField(runSpeed, "Speed when running", float, 60.0);
%template.addBehaviorField(jumpSpeed, "Speed when jumping", float, 150.0);
}
function platformerControlsBehavior::onBehaviorAdd(%this)
{
if (!isObject(moveMap))
return;
// bind our keys on the keyboard
moveMap.bindObj(getWord(%this.jumpKey, 0), getWord(%this.jumpKey, 1), "jump" , %this);
moveMap.bindObj(getWord(%this.leftKey, 0), getWord(%this.leftKey, 1), "moveLeft" , %this);
moveMap.bindObj(getWord(%this.rightKey, 0), getWord(%this.rightKey, 1), "moveRight", %this);
moveMap.bindObj(getWord(%this.duckKey, 0), getWord(%this.duckKey, 1), "duck" , %this); //my keys
moveMap.bindObj(getWord(%this.punchKey, 0), getWord(%this.punchKey, 1), "punch" , %this); //my keys
%this.left = 0;
%this.right = 0;
%this.Duck = 0;
%this.Punch = 0;
// Enable the update callback.
%this.owner.enableUpdateCallback();
// Set some collision stuffs.
%this.owner.setCollisionMaxIterations(2);
}
// It appears that these are called once every tick...?
function platformerControlsBehavior::jump(%this, %val)
{
if(!%this.owner.airborne)
%this.launch(-%this.jumpSpeed);
}
function platformerControlsBehavior::moveLeft(%this, %val)
{
%this.left = %val;
//%this.onUpdate();
}
function platformerControlsBehavior::moveRight(%this, %val)
{
%this.right = %val;
//%this.onUpdate();
}
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
function platformerControlsBehavior::duck(%this, %val)
{
%this.Duck = %val;
//%this.onUpdate();
}
function platformerControlsBehavior::punch(%this, %val)
{
%this.Punch = %val;
//%this.onUpdate();
}
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
function platformerControlsBehavior::onUpdate(%this)
{
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
%newSpeed = (%this.right - %this.left) * %this.runSpeed;
%this.Owner.setLinearVelocityX(%newSpeed);
%newState = %this.getState();
if (%newState)
{
%this.CurrentState = %newState;
%this.owner.playAnimation(%this.CurrentState);
}
}
function platformerControlsBehavior::getState(%this)
{
%xVelocity = %this.owner.getLinearVelocityX();
if(%xVelocity > 0)
{
%this.owner.setFlip(false, false);
}
else
if(%xVelocity < 0)
{
%this.owner.setFlip(true,false);
}
if (%this.CurrentState $= "FagoStand")
{
if (%xVelocity != 0)
return "FagoRun";
}
if (%this.CurrentState $= "FagoRun")
{
if (%xVelocity == 0)
return "FagoStand";
}
return 0;
}
#8
Do you understand what my code is trying to do? You should throw in a few "echo()" calls here and there to make sure its doing what you intend it to do. Good luck!
11/11/2007 (8:54 pm)
Sorry, I forgot to mention that you need to add an initial state. Just put the following line of code in your "onBehaviorAdd" function:%this.CurrentState = "FagoStand";
Do you understand what my code is trying to do? You should throw in a few "echo()" calls here and there to make sure its doing what you intend it to do. Good luck!
#9
I think the problem might be I'm doing somthing wrong in -- getState(%this) function? Anyways I'll keep trying. Thank you very much though.
11/12/2007 (3:33 pm)
Thanks Phillip, But I am stomped!! this code should start on the players Idle animation ("FagoStand")... but it simply wont work. I make some 'checks' by doing this : function platformerControlsBehavior::onUpdate(%this)
{
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
%newSpeed = (%this.right - %this.left) * %this.runSpeed;
%this.Owner.setLinearVelocityX(%newSpeed);
%newState = %this.getState();
if (true) // <----************************************************
{
%this.CurrentState = %this.newState;
%this.owner.playAnimation(%this.CurrentState);
}
}if(!isObject(platformerControlsBehavior))
{
%template = new BehaviorTemplate(platformerControlsBehavior);
%template.friendlyName = "Platformer test 1.0";
%template.behaviorType = "Input";
%template.description = "Movement control for the Platformer Tutorial";
%template.addBehaviorField(jumpKey, "Key to bind to jump movement", keybind, "Space");
%template.addBehaviorField(leftKey, "Key to bind to left movement", keybind, "Left" );
%template.addBehaviorField(rightKey, "Key to bind to right movement", keybind, "Right");
%template.addBehaviorField(duckKey, "Key to Bind to duck movement", keybind, "Duck" ); //my keys
%template.addBehaviorField(punchKey, "Key to Bind to punch movement", keybind, "Punch"); //my keys
%template.addBehaviorField(runSpeed, "Speed when running", float, 60.0);
%template.addBehaviorField(jumpSpeed, "Speed when jumping", float, 150.0);
}
function platformerControlsBehavior::onBehaviorAdd(%this)
{
if (!isObject(moveMap))
return;
// bind our keys on the keyboard
moveMap.bindObj(getWord(%this.jumpKey, 0), getWord(%this.jumpKey, 1), "jump" , %this);
moveMap.bindObj(getWord(%this.leftKey, 0), getWord(%this.leftKey, 1), "moveLeft" , %this);
moveMap.bindObj(getWord(%this.rightKey, 0), getWord(%this.rightKey, 1), "moveRight", %this);
moveMap.bindObj(getWord(%this.duckKey, 0), getWord(%this.duckKey, 1), "duck" , %this); //my keys
moveMap.bindObj(getWord(%this.punchKey, 0), getWord(%this.punchKey, 1), "punch" , %this); //my keys
%this.left = 0;
%this.right = 0;
%this.Duck = 0;
%this.Punch = 0;
%this.CurrentState = "FagoStand";
// Enable the update callback.
%this.owner.enableUpdateCallback();
// Set some collision stuffs.
//%this.owner.setCollisionMaxIterations(2);
}
// It appears that these are called once every tick...?
function platformerControlsBehavior::jump(%this, %val)
{
if(!%this.owner.airborne)
%this.launch(-%this.jumpSpeed);
}
function platformerControlsBehavior::moveLeft(%this, %val)
{
%this.left = %val;
//%this.onUpdate();
}
function platformerControlsBehavior::moveRight(%this, %val)
{
%this.right = %val;
//%this.onUpdate();
}
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
function platformerControlsBehavior::duck(%this, %val)
{
%this.Duck = %val;
//%this.onUpdate();
}
function platformerControlsBehavior::punch(%this, %val)
{
%this.Punch = %val;
//%this.onUpdate();
}
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
function platformerControlsBehavior::onUpdate(%this)
{
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
%newSpeed = (%this.right - %this.left) * %this.runSpeed;
%this.Owner.setLinearVelocityX(%newSpeed);
%newState = %this.getState();
if(%newState)
{
%this.CurrentState = %this.newState;
%this.owner.playAnimation(%this.CurrentState);
}
}
function platformerControlsBehavior::getState(%this)
{
%xVelocity = %this.owner.getLinearVelocityX();
if(%xVelocity > 0)
{
%this.owner.setFlip(false, false);
}
else
if(%xVelocity < 0)
{
%this.owner.setFlip(true,false);
}
if (%this.CurrentState $= "FagoStand")
{
if (%xVelocity != 0)
return "FagoRun";
}
if (%this.CurrentState $= "FagoRun")
{
if (%xVelocity == 0)
return "FagoStand";
}
return 0;
}I think the problem might be I'm doing somthing wrong in -- getState(%this) function? Anyways I'll keep trying. Thank you very much though.
#10
You have the above listed there, you should not have "if (true)" otherwise this will always be true! It should be "if (%newState)" or "if (%newState !$= "0")".
11/12/2007 (6:19 pm)
if (true) { %this.CurrentState = %this.newState; %this.owner.playAnimation(%this.CurrentState); }You have the above listed there, you should not have "if (true)" otherwise this will always be true! It should be "if (%newState)" or "if (%newState !$= "0")".
Torque Owner Edel
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
if(%this.Duck == true)
{
%this.owner.setLinearVelocityX(0);
if(%this.owner.getAnimationName() $= "FagoDuck")
{
if(%this.owner.getIsAnimationFinished())
%this.owner.playAnimation(FagoDuck);
}
else
%this.owner.playAnimation(FagoDuck);
}//end if
** now if I can manage to only play this animation ONE TIME!!!! All it does is loop!!!