Sync third person animations with first person

[Solid Knight]

Unless there is something utterly retarded about the engine, shouldn't you be able to make the stand, crouch, prone, and various other animations in the third person perspective take the same amount of time to complete as the first person perspective animations? Having the two in sync with each would have a significant impact on battles as there would no longer be a disparity between actions taken and actions perceived to be taken.

[Anhkhoa]

Unless there is something utterly retarded about the engine, shouldn't you be able to make the stand, crounch, prone, and various other animations in the third person perspective take the same amount of time to complete as the first person perspective animations? Having the two in sync with each would have a significant impact on battles as there would no longer be a disparity between actions taken and actions perceived to be taken.

They would re-do the 3rdP animations but Chuc said somewhere that the gun animations take alot of work and that just changing 1 animation in the body work would mean re-doing like 15.

[Qaiex]

Hahaha, we must CROUNCH!! Brings back so many memories.


Animations are not top priority, they'll get fixed eventually, no worries.

[Chuc]

Let me give you an idea..

It took me close to a year to get all of PR's 1p animations to this level, I started last year in early June. Third person animations are more complicated as you have to animate not only the arms and the weapon, but also shoulder, torso, head and hips. In addition you have to take into account what happens to the animation when the soldier is standing, crouching AND while prone (essentially doubling/tripling the time required).

There is ALSO no reliably rigged (skinned) 3p skeleton to work from, making things that much more complicated.

All I can say is good luck.

[Scot]

Let me give you an idea..

It took me close to a year to get all of PR's 1p animations to this level, I started last year in early June. Third person animations are more complicated as you have to animate not only the arms and the weapon, but also shoulder, torso, head and hips. In addition you have to take into account what happens to the animation when the soldier is standing, crouching AND while prone (essentially doubling/tripling the time required).

There is ALSO no reliably rigged soldier to work from, making things that much more complicated.

All I can say is good luck.

When Chuc Norris gets angry, you best start running...

[wookimonsta]

Having the two in sync with each would have a significant impact on battles as there would no longer be a disparity between actions taken and actions perceived to be taken.

really? i honestly cant imagine this being such a game changer

[WilsonPL]

Atm we have instaprone and instacrouch, 'getting up' animation is the only one that should be synced with 1p.