Model frame tags.

[Downsider]

Are they necessary? I don't like them and think it was a severe fault of Quake's animation system. I think it would be better if you could simply set the frame as a number.

[Orion]

You mean using $frame run1 run2 etc?
Or the frame function like:

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void() run1 = [$run1, run2] {ai_run(10);};


If you want to set the frame as a number you'll need to open your model in a model editor and count all the frames and set the number to the frame you want to, starting at 0. The first frame is not 1.

[Downsider]

I'd rather just do something like self.frame = 5;

[metlslime]

you don't need them, they are just a convenience.

[Downsider]

you don't need them, they are just a convenience.

So instead of putting a name, I can just chuck a number in there?

[Error]

yes, just replaces the $run1 with a number or whatever frame you wanna use

[Downsider]

yes, just replaces the $run1 with a number or whatever frame you wanna use

Awesome, thanks.

[frag.machine]

you don't need them, they are just a convenience.

So instead of putting a name, I can just chuck a number in there?

Yup, just chunk a number and you're done. Of course this is OK for 4 or 5 frames long models, but quickly becomes a nightmare when you have elaborated animations and/or models that are being frequently edited (my current case). After manually renumbering all you code you'll then realize that frame constants are actually a bless .

[Downsider]

you don't need them, they are just a convenience.

So instead of putting a name, I can just chuck a number in there?

Yup, just chunk a number and you're done. Of course this is OK for 4 or 5 frames long models, but quickly becomes a nightmare when you have elaborated animations and/or models that are being frequently edited (my current case). After manually renumbering all you code you'll then realize that frame constants are actually a bless .

Well I don't have to use numbers, right? I can use variables too?

I had a clever idea for an animation manager and would like to do it up.

[frag.machine]

Of course you can use variables. There's a number of mods doing animation this way, actually. but instead doing something like:

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  local float i;

  i = 5;
  (...)
  if ((i >=5) && (i <= 10))
  {
    i = i + 1;
  }

  self.frame = i;


you can use:

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  local float i;

  i = $walk1;
  (...)
  if ((i >= $walk1 ) && (i <= $walk5 ))
  {
    i = i + 1;
  }

  self.frame = i;


It's a much clean and easy to understand code, both for you and to anyone else trying to learn by/modify your mod.

[Downsider]

Thanks! I always hated model frame naming