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Reload Animation and fire flash

by Gabriele B. · in Torque Game Engine · 05/26/2007 (12:16 am) · 5 replies

Hi,i have a simple weapon animation with reload function but sometime the reload weapon animation are not showed even if the OnReload are called...how is possible ?

Now the strange effect :
If i remove "stateSequenceRandomFlash[3] = true;" in the script all work good....please help me O.O


Thanks in advance for some idea.

P.S Sorry for my bad english

P.S This is the script

//--------------------------------------
stateName[0] = "Preactivate";
stateTransitionOnLoaded[0] = "Activate";
stateTransitionOnNoAmmo[0] = "NoAmmo";
stateTransitionOnTimeout[0] = "Ready";
stateTimeoutValue[0] = 0.5;

//--------------------------------------
stateName[1] = "Activate";
stateTransitionOnTimeout[1] = "Ready";
stateTimeoutValue[1] = 0.5;


// Ready to fire, just waiting for the trigger
stateName[2] = "Ready";
stateTransitionOnNoAmmo[2] = "NoAmmo";
stateTransitionOnTriggerDown[2] = "Fire";

// Fire the weapon. Calls the fire script which does
stateName[3] = "Fire";
stateSequence[3] = "Fire";
stateSequenceRandomFlash[3] = true; // IF REMOVED ALL WORK O.o
stateTimeoutValue[3] = 0.07;
stateFire[3] = true;
stateRecoil[3] = NoRecoil;
stateAllowImageChange[3] = false;
stateScript[3] = "onFire";
stateSound[3] = ChaingunFireSound;
stateTransitionOnNoAmmo[3] = "NoAmmo";
stateTransitionOnTriggerUp[3] = "Ready";


// Play the relead animation, and transition into
stateName[4] = "Reload";
stateTransitionOnTimeout[4] = "Ready";
stateTimeoutValue[4] = 0.5;
stateAllowImageChange[4] = false;
stateSequence[4] = "Reload";
stateEjectShell[4] = true;
stateScript[4] = "onReload";
stateTransitionOnNoAmmo[4] = "NoAmmo";

// No ammo in the weapon, just idle until something
// shows up. Play the dry fire sound if the trigger is
// pulled.
stateName[5] = "NoAmmo";
stateTransitionOnAmmo[5] = "Reload";
stateSequence[5] = "NoAmmo";
stateTransitionOnTriggerDown[5] = "DryFire";
stateTimeoutValue[5] = 0.1;

// No ammo dry fire
stateName[6] = "DryFire";
stateTimeoutValue[6] = 0.1;
stateTransitionOnTimeout[6] = "NoAmmo";
stateTransitionOnAmmo[6] = "Reload";
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Torque Owner Tim Heldna
#1
05/26/2007 (12:25 am)
"stateSequenceRandomFlash[3] = true;" is only intended to be used with miniguns (or any weapon with a spinning animation). There is some source code that deals with a weapon with spinning animations (from the Tribes2 days, I.e. the chaingun). Basically, it allows two animations to be played at once, the spinning barrel and a visibility animation for the fire flash - typically a few planes intersecting each other with an alpha flame texture applied that flashes on and off.

Long story short; don't use that setting unless you're using a state system that includes the state spin threads.

Torque Owner Gabriele B.
#2
05/26/2007 (12:28 am)
Hi Tim,i have a spinning animation on the dts, and the fire flash work correctly.
I can't remove it :(

Torque Owner Tim Heldna
#3
05/26/2007 (12:35 am)
Well, if your weapon uses a spinning animation, your state system should look something like this:
// Initial start up state
   //--------------------------------------
   stateName[0]                     = "Preactivate";
   stateTransitionOnLoaded[0]       = "Activate";
   stateTransitionOnNoAmmo[0]       = "NoAmmo";

   //--------------------------------------
   stateName[1]                    = "Activate";
   stateSequence[1]                = "Activate";
   stateSound[1]                   = WeaponUseSound;
   stateTimeoutValue[1]            = 0.7;
   stateTransitionOnTimeout[1]     = "Ready";

   //--------------------------------------
   stateName[2]                    = "Ready";
   stateScript[2]                  = "setImage";
   stateSpinThread[2]              = Stop;
   stateTransitionOnTriggerDown[2] = "Spinup";
   stateTransitionOnNoAmmo[2]      = "NoAmmo";

   //--------------------------------------
   stateName[3]                     = "NoAmmo";
   stateScript[3]                   = "onReload";
   stateSpinThread[3]               = Stop;
   stateTransitionOnAmmo[3]         = "Reload";
   stateSequence[3]                 = "NoAmmo";
   stateTransitionOnTriggerDown[3]  = "DryFire";

   //--------------------------------------
   stateName[4]                    = "Spinup";
   stateSpinThread[4]              = SpinUp;
   stateSound[4]                   = VulcanSpinupSound;
   stateTimeoutValue[4]            = 0.5;
   stateWaitForTimeout[4]          = false;
   stateTransitionOnTimeout[4]     = "Fire";
   stateTransitionOnTriggerUp[4]   = "Spindown";

   //--------------------------------------
   stateName[5]                    = "Fire";
   stateSequence[5]                = "Fire";
   stateSequenceRandomFlash[5]     = true;
   stateSpinThread[5]              = FullSpeed;
   stateSound[5]                   = VulcanFireSound;
   stateRecoil[5]                  = LightRecoil;
   stateAllowImageChange[5]        = false;
   stateScript[5]                  = "onFire";
   stateFire[5]                    = true;
   stateEjectShell[5]              = true;
   stateTimeoutValue[5]            = 0.1;
   stateTransitionOnTimeout[5]     = "Fire";
   stateTransitionOnTriggerUp[5]   = "Spindown";
   stateTransitionOnNoAmmo[5]      = "EmptySpindown";

   //--------------------------------------
   stateName[6]                    = "Spindown";
   stateSound[6]                   = VulcanSpinDownSound;
   stateSpinThread[6]              = SpinDown;
   stateTimeoutValue[6]            = 1.0;
   stateWaitForTimeout[6]          = true;
   stateTransitionOnTimeout[6]     = "Ready";
   stateTransitionOnTriggerDown[6] = "Spinup";

   //--------------------------------------
   stateName[7]                    = "EmptySpindown";
   stateSound[7]                   = VulcanSpinDownSound;
   stateSpinThread[7]              = SpinDown;
   stateTimeoutValue[7]            = 0.5;
   stateTransitionOnTimeout[7]     = "NoAmmo";
   
   //--------------------------------------
   stateName[8]                     = "Reload";
   stateTransitionOnNoAmmo[8]       = "NoAmmo";
   stateTransitionOnTimeout[8]      = "Ready";
   stateTimeoutValue[8]             = 2.0;
   stateAllowImageChange[8]         = false;
   stateSequence[8]                 = "Reload";
   stateEjectShell[8]               = false;

   //--------------------------------------
   stateName[9]                    = "DryFire";
   stateSound[9]                   = VulcanDryFireSound;
   stateTimeoutValue[9]            = 0.5;
   stateTransitionOnTimeout[9]     = "NoAmmo";
You'll need to modify that to suit the behaviour of your weapon. Take note of all the "StateSpinThread"s - they control the spinning animation. Also, the above setup caters to a muzzle flash.

It works perfectly for me - so give it a try. Goodluck.

Torque Owner Gabriele B.
#4
05/26/2007 (2:21 am)
Same problem :(

My Dts is a Rifle not a ChainGun and contains Fire,Fire_Vis,Reload animation but not Spin animation can be this the problem ? Fire_Vis is related to Spin ?

P.S
You have a small example with reload animation and stateSequenceRandomFlash active ?

Thanks in advance

Torque Owner Gabriele B.
#5
05/26/2007 (4:21 am)
Problem solved with a trick i think can be usefull for others :

- This method don't use stateSequenceRandomFlash
- Dts contains only two animation : Fire_Vis and Reload
- Fire_vis use the visibility track for muzzle flash.



//--------------------------------------
stateName[0] = "Preactivate";
stateTransitionOnLoaded[0] = "Activate";
stateTransitionOnNoAmmo[0] = "NoAmmo";
stateTransitionOnTimeout[0] = "Ready";
stateTimeoutValue[0] = 0.5;

//--------------------------------------
stateName[1] = "Activate";
stateTransitionOnTimeout[1] = "Ready";
stateTimeoutValue[1] = 0.5;
// stateSequence[1] = "Activate";
// stateScript[1] = "onActivate";


// Ready to fire, just waiting for the trigger
stateName[2] = "Ready";
stateTransitionOnNoAmmo[2] = "NoAmmo";
stateTransitionOnTriggerDown[2] = "Fire";
// Fire the weapon. Calls the fire script which does



stateName[3] = "Fire";
stateSequence[3] = "Fire_Vis";
stateTimeoutValue[3] = 0.07;
stateFire[3] = true;
stateRecoil[3] = NoRecoil;
stateAllowImageChange[3] = false;
stateScript[3] = "onFire";
stateSound[3] = ChaingunFireSound;
stateTransitionOnNoAmmo[3] = "NoAmmo";
stateTransitionOnTriggerUp[3] = "Ready";
stateTransitionOnTimeout[3] = "Fire";


// Play the relead animation, and transition into
stateName[4] = "Reload";
stateTransitionOnTimeout[4] = "Ready";
stateTimeoutValue[4] = 2;
stateAllowImageChange[4] = false;
stateSequence[4] = "Reload";
stateEjectShell[4] = true;

// No ammo in the weapon, just idle until something
// shows up. Play the dry fire sound if the trigger is
// pulled.
stateName[5] = "NoAmmo";
stateTransitionOnAmmo[5] = "Reload";
stateSequence[5] = "NoAmmo";
stateTransitionOnTriggerDown[5] = "DryFire";
stateTimeoutValue[5] = 0.1;

// No ammo dry fire
stateName[6] = "DryFire";
stateTimeoutValue[6] = 0.1;
stateTransitionOnTimeout[6] = "NoAmmo";
stateScript[6] = "onNoAmmo";
};



function WeaponImage::onNoAmmo(%this, %obj, %slot)
{

%obj.setInventory(%this.ammo,%this.ammo.maxInventory);
}