Arma 3 Editor Tutorial - Animations

[@Feuerex]

Dear viewers, I am very happy to announce that we now have ENGLISH & SPANISH SUBTITLES (subtítulos en español!) on this video up above! Thanks to theSinGLoT, who managed to translate the whole original text script, I was able to add english and now also spanish subtitles. Hopefully they will aid people who aren't as confident with their english. Once again, big thanks for the spanish translation, I am very happy to have subtitles in a different language and hope they will be useful to you, my dear viewers. kzbin.info Please consider stopping by at theSinGLoT's youtube channel and tell him hi, if you wish to thank him for his great contribution to this channel.

[@davidrodway5024]

Feuerex Hi I was hoping you could do video on how to lower the ramp on the lcvp landing craft from Iron Front mod or could give me some tips instead. Thank you for your time

[@Feuerex]

I don't do mods, you're much better off asking in the comments/forums of the related mod, or on any related site.

[@subjecthandeler3432]

this mod is on steam?

[@KCHUPSTUDIO]

need help, i use your scrip.. some of my ai have body armor, some do not.. same thing goes to the head gear.. may i know how to fix this?

[@Feuerex]

Gotcha. When using fnc_ambientAnim, add an optional parameter "ASIS" that keeps the AI's gear intact. example : [player, "STAND1", "ASIS"] call BIS_fnc_ambientAnim; example2 : [mySoldier, "REPAIR_VEH_KNEEL", "ASIS"] call BIS_fnc_ambientAnim;

[@Feuerex]

Do you remember how I was talking about releasing videos on weekends, a few weeks back? Here you go, a video on Tuesday because why not. It took a lot to make this video at all. Also, in the mission example, I made a small change, the officer no longer does the talk animation, but only reloads instead. The talk animation was too long for my testing, so I replaced it with a shorter one. On the other hand, I added a nice little 'safety switch' to the helicopter, another method of preventing it from taking off (a condition in the first waypoint). See the mission if you're interested.

[@peanutbttrjlly7037]

you are russian

[@tomasbenedikt5893]

As I know,he is Czech..

[@peanutbttrjlly7037]

+Tomáš Benedikt oh sorry

[@albertoruiz8593]

Actually about that DisableAI. unit disableAI "anim" will make them loop in their current animation. So maker is able to make that unit run in one direction and then change azimuth by: _unit setvectordir [sin _wanted_azimuth,cos _wanted_azimuth, 0]; So his unit will turn to that direction smoothly. Which logically can be used for scripted movement (for example in buildings) or in cinematics. And you can smoothly changing units animation by turning "anim" option on, change animation, be sure it was executed and then turn off "anim" option.

[@EJayWalker]

I still don't fully understand how to play two animations in a sequence. For example if I wanted to have a soldier aim his rifle, but then switch to his sidearm using multiple animations that are shorter. How would I go about that? I tried using the code but I think I'm just too inexperienced with the scripts and such

[@alum202]

I am frustrated, i am trying to make a cinematic on Arma 3. With a marine squad approaching a NATO Stronghold, with Some Tank crew on an Abrams is taking a break, and fixing the engine, and some POWs taken, and a few dead Chdkz fighters around. Some Marines fighting, and some others just chilling. But they won't do the animations i want them to do. Can i get some assistance? Does certain mods prevent this?

[@STUV101]

What frustrates me is I get all the animations to work, but the ai simply refuses to move from their position to the waypoint i set; as if they're stuck there till i kill them.

[@NextStitch]

hy. how the hell can a I walk from on point to another, erect- walking - lower weapon, the config not work?

[@tyrstone3539]

I know this is wildly late but near the beginning of the video, when you go to the ambient animations in Eden editor i noticed there were a lot of animations listed. In my editor there are only a few default animations. How'd you get that?

[@Feuerex]

my guess would be different versions of the mod. 3DEN enhanced went through ~70 modifications and updates since this video was made, it's very likely the animations menu was changed. My guess would be to keep compatibility with the base game - Arma itself went through tons of changes over the years as well. Don't ask me why Arma keeps making updates to its own code that aren't backwards compatible - I've lost hundreds of hours of work and a number of tutorials because they are no longer accurate, even though I made them years after the full release.

[@westkuka1483]

hi ive got one question, how did you get the Animations on live movement while being in Eden Editor? When i selected one Animation i have to go into the Scenario to see the Animation. What Changes must i do to see them live in my Editor?

[@westkuka1483]

@Feuerex and how can i activate it? Cause ive already use 3den Enhanced

[@Feuerex]

@@westkuka1483 I retract my previous statement about it being impossible in vanilla game. It is possible with using get3DENSelected and using the debug console while in the editor. It's pretty janky and tedious, but possible. I still believe that 3DEN enhanced is the way to go because it handles that instead of the user. Or at least it used to at the time of recording this video - which was in 2016, maybe it has changed since then.

[@lucasduarte5799]

how can i make a NPC shot in the middle of animation? :D thanks!

[@TheEpOorklep]

Quick question? You say playing animations shouldnbe done by trigger and not the init box because its wonky or something to that extent Is this in 2021 still the case or is init now feasable?

[@SgtMcCullin]

I have a problem. Some animated AI show up in MP, not all of them. But when I play bymyself in SP they always work. But not online with my friends. Help me!

[@Feuerex]

switchMove's effects are local, and need to be played on all PCs. See Killzone Kid's and Waffle SS.'s comments under the following page: community.bistudio.com/wiki/BIS_fnc_MP

[@nobleluna3990]

I'm using playMove and they still don't work in MP.

[@Carl1781]

You videos are always excellent and comprehensive. Thank you for taking the time to do them.

[@humblegeorge]

You are one BRILLIANT person !!! I am excited to " try " and learn this. Thank you.

[@SgtMcCullin]

How can I save my kit at a flag or such object so I don't lose my kit when I die? Do I need somekind of easy script for init?

[@Feuerex]

I'd probably look at the "Killed" eventHandler, spawn an ammo box and copy-paste the equipment there, surely someone has already made such a script before... how is it in any way related to using animations?

[@pixelometry2216]

can you tell how those dramatics animation were made i mean behind scene peoples wear black clothes and have small light point to make animation when they change position , what it call?? .

[@Feuerex]

you're probably thinking of this? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motion_capture this is the method used to get realistic human movement, ideal for movies or scripted scenes in games. the more simple (and *WAY* cheaper) method of creating animations is en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Key_frame

[@pixelometry2216]

Feuerex oh yes tbat right i mean 3D motion capture well anyway is possible to motion capture to make animation for arma 3 ? .

[@Feuerex]

it's something the developers have done (img.kzbin.infoIMzS13O14tI/maxresdefault.jpg ), so I imagine it's more than possible. you'll probably need some tracking devices, cameras, and a good software in order to convert it all into an Arma animation. google is your best friend for this.

[@LiamADHD]

Mate ive been searching the internet for 2 days and finding nothing but shit videos, then i find this, well done mate!

[@Benjiha]

Very nice video and tutorial but i have one question. How do you make the animations loop. They seem to stop after the animation is done.

[@Feuerex]

The problem of looping animations, code and possible problems are all included in the video, starting at around 11:30.

[@Benjiha]

Feuerex Oh must have skipped that. Thanks man!

[@Benjiha]

+Feuerex One more question tough. When making a AI sit. How do you make them sit on a chair and not trough it so it doesn't look all wonky.

[@Feuerex]

You can either Attach the soldier to the chair, at that point you can precisely say where the soldier is (with precision of several mm) with AttachTo (mySoldier AttachTo [chair, [0,0,0]] and change the 0,0,0 to numbers that fit your chair) Or just use the ambient animations - sitting category, they automatically pick a nearby chair and position the soldier on it. Again, all these commands *are* in the video as well.

[@nikyfgh]

+Feuerex When I tried it with ambient animation I was actually surprised that it's going to pick the chair and it will attach the guy to it, pretty cool and it's making things easier. But i was doing that like couple of months ago.

[@GolfFoxtrotCharlie-gfc]

Ive got a quick question and im sorry if someone else has asked this already, I dont have much experience with animations in A3 and I noticed with using the simple drop down method if you place a unit using say the, repair or sitting high with legs swinging animations, if you try to raise their heights or simply move them, the unit falls back to the ground or snaps back to where the were first placed. Is there a way to get around this with the simple drop down method or are you pretty much restricted to using the animations as a trigger to get them to hold the desired position. Again sorry if this has been asked or answered already.

[@Feuerex]

Using the drop down menu of Eden enhanced is using a function for ambient animations. This function has the ability to seek nearest objects and points that can be used to play said animation, so, for example, a sitting animation will look for chairs, tables or boulders nearby so the soldier can sit on them, and not just in mid-air. Eden enhanced uses this function in a drop down menu, which doesn't allow you to turn the snapping off. I don't personally use this mod, so I can't tell you of a way around it, but using the function in a script/trigger gives you somewhat more options (the function has an optional parameter snapToObject, where you can choose which object to snap to, instead of automatic search). It needs some basic scripting knowledge though, you need to know how to use those commands manually. You may also be interested in this thread on BIS forums, there seems to be a short discussion about this exact problem. forums.bistudio.com/topic/188312-3den-enhanced/?p=3015693

[@GolfFoxtrotCharlie-gfc]

+Feuerex Awesome, and thanks for the fast reply I really appreciate it!

[@paprikaman1124]

so i wonder if i get eden enhanced would it let me choose loadouts to units in 3d editor?

[@syedasad6932]

Sir similarly apply this codes on Arma 2 ??

[@samuelsteffen3614]

Hello Feuerex, Currently, I'm having some troubles with getting animations to work on a multiplayer server. Some of the AI aren't going into their animations when on a dedicated server; do you by chance have a possible solution for this? Thanks in advance

[@SgtMcCullin]

Shame that animations like Briefing doesnt work with Combat code at the end. Meaning that they don't care if they are getting shot etc. Any way to fix those animations?

[@ctctaylor5]

im trying to get an ai to the more complex animations such as push ups i found the animation in the unknown list its called AmovPercMstpSnonWnonDnon_exercisePushup i was wandering how to get an ai to this animation?, pls help

[@Feuerex]

+ctctaylor5 I don't know if it's switchMove or PlayMove, one of them. I can confirm that you got the animation name correct, I used it myself when creating the thumbnail for this video, so you also have a proof that it works. As explained in the video, some anims only work with one command of the total three, this is such an animation, but it *does* work with one of them.

[@mux5703]

With 3den, i don't get the tab labeled "Object: Ambient animation", is this due to a recent patch to the mod or am i doing something wrong?

[@DipDip3008]

is there any way for a loop to end automatically once a cutscene is finished, i have it so my player walks to a briefing then a loop is activated so that he checks his weapon and looks around, the only issue is that once the cutscene is finished i am stuck in a loop and cannot move.

[@Feuerex]

A 'loop' is based on evaluation of a condition. When the condition returns true, the code repeats, when it returns false, the code isn't executed. Change the condition in your loop so that it returns false at the end of your cutscene. You can also snap the player out of any animation with player switchmove ""; but that is only applicable once you stop looping all other animations.

[@llllPROTOCOLllll]

I"m currently testing units using a cutscene basically scanning an area for enemies when they reach a certain point. This is working fine, however, I would like for them to exit the cutscene animation and engage enemy threat once encountered. Just started working on this but any feedback on how to accomplish would be nice. I haven't been able to figure out how to get them to exit the cutscene animaiton once the threat is in LOS or begins to fire. I want to build it into a SP mission I'm working on. Thanks!

[@Feuerex]

You can exit out of nearly any animation by forcing the unit to play an empty animation. _unitName_ switchMove ""; Alternatively, you can find some basic standing animation and switchMove into that one. Such an animation is completed immediately, and AI can take care of the behavior from that point on. The ambientAnim function has ambientAnimCombat alternative, which takes enemies into account and forces units out of animations when they are under attack or they spot an enemy.

[@llllPROTOCOLllll]

Feuerex thanks, I'll give that a try!

[@ivanmadness8416]

Hey mate how can an unit cancel his animation when a combat situation appears?

[@euthe88thtaskforceregiment68]

I’m having a problem.When I search “EDEN enhanced” no mod shows up with that exact name. So if you know what I should search please tell me.

[@gavinstarks2761]

Landon Stewart try “3den” or just use the link in the description

[@rayb5391]

for days i have been trying to find a way to remain in control of grouped ai upon respawn. i always join the leader position and i have control over my team until i die. then another AI takes charge. Is there a way i can stay in control of my grouped ai. ive looked all over for something, and have found nothing other than it can be done. I should also tell you ive never edited any files in my mission directory. I'm running cba mod cups mods terrain/vehicles etc. exile, eden enhanced and mcc.

[@Feuerex]

Well, you certainly won't find much info about that problem in a video about animations. I don't know of any 100% guaranteed, easy and simple way, but I'd probably try MPRespawn eventHandler with selectLeader command. Upon respawning, (have player join the group if needed) make the player a leader of his former group, and bam, you're done. The code would need a couple checks to make sure there's still someone left alive in that group, and of course the pesky MP compatibility issues, to make sure the player and the group are both local to the PC calling the code. init.sqf or somewhere after mission start myGroup = group mySoldier; probably the soldier's init box? mySoldier addEventHandler ["Respawn",{(_this select 0) selectLeader myGroup}]; Writing this off the top of my head, no idea if such code would actually work, maybe yes, maybe not. Either way, what you want is to keep some pointer on the player's original group, and whenever player respawns, make him join the group back and use selectLeader to force him into leading position. I won't help you much past this point, I'm not a fan of multiplayer (and 4 months away from Arma don't help either), but you might get some idea from this. If you don't like coding, then idk maybe there's some other method, or someone over at bohemia interactive forums / armadev discord / armadev subreddit will be more willing to share a working code.

[@rayb5391]

i do appreciate the help. honestly i typed Enhanced Eden for spawning as the leader still. ive found out that its a friendly fire thing. if you crash a heli it counts as friendly fire because of your tickets or some shit goes negative. anyways my fix now is look for a way to disable direct friendly fire for the group. or keep my tickets positive or always at 0 or something i dont know. and i do not know how to script so when you say init.sqf are you saying create a txt file and name it that with that code in the file? and then put file in the missions folder? do i have to type anything into the editor to execute the file?

[@Feuerex]

I've just done a few minutes of google search, and well, it seems I was kinda close with my code bits in the previous post, only it doesn't need to be so complicated. Inserting this into the player's init box should suffice. this addEventHandler ["Respawn", { _unit = _this select 0; group _unit selectLeader _unit; }]; If you want to try other options available, see www.armaholic.com/forums.php?m=posts&q=31312

[@thebushwook1e]

now will moded animations work the same as shown here similarly called and used as the base animations

[@Feuerex]

if any animation is properly added to the game, it will behave the same, yes. They will also appear in the animation viewer.

[@jaroslavverner1613]

Nice tutorial! Do you know why my animation sequences wont work? If I only 1 I have no issues but if I want to use multiple it gives an error and freezes

[@Feuerex]

I can't know that, please provide what code you use, what animations, and what error you're getting

[@jaroslavverner1613]

​@@Feuerex Thank you very much for replying! I use this as an example:bot1 switchMove "Acts_welcomeOnHUB01_AIWalk";sleep 3.000; bot1 switchMove ""; bot1 switchMove "Acts_welcomeOnHUB01_AIWalk_1"; sleep 5.998; bot1 switchMove ""; bot1 switchMove "Acts_welcomeOnHUB01_AIWalk_2"; etc... but the character just stands and doesnt move

[@Feuerex]

@@jaroslavverner1613 and you place this into the unit's init field, I assume? Or inside a trigger? If yes, using "sleep" in such a way isn't allowed. You must either use a script, or do it like this: _0 = [] spawn {bot1 switchMove "Acts_welcomeOnHUB01_AIWalk";sleep 3.000; bot1 switchMove ""; bot1 switchMove "Acts_welcomeOnHUB01_AIWalk_1"; sleep 5.998; bot1 switchMove ""; bot1 switchMove "Acts_welcomeOnHUB01_AIWalk_2";}

[@jaroslavverner1613]

@@Feuerex Thank you! so here is the funny thing no animations work in the triggers, I just used bot1 playMove "anim"; bot1 playMove "anim1"...2,3,4,6 in the init box and it is working lol not sure how. The only thing i havent been able to get to work is for instance using an animation like "GetInHelicopterCargoRf1" with a walking animation afterwards. It just skips the Get in animation and starts on the second one

[@jaroslavverner1613]

@@Feuerex what you just shared actually worked! Animation transition is choppy but works!! I tried using these: "reaper switchMove "Acts_welcomeOnHUB02_PlayerWalk"; reaper switchMove ""; reaper switchMove "Acts_welcomeOnHUB02_PlayerWalk_1" On the trigger box but either nothing happens or it just does the first anim without completing the sequence.

[@rafikk2384]

Hey Feuerex , i'm trying to make Player perform animation as soon as he spawns, i named the player Unit M1 then in the Init filed i put this code M1 Switchmove "Acts_UnconsciousStandUp_part1" but it doesn't work for some reason .... i really want it to work it only works when i execute it from Debug console

[@Feuerex]

Using the init field doesn't really work, as I believe is stated in the video. You have to use a trigger or a script.

[@rafikk2384]

You actually said it's "highly unreliable" to use it in init filed , i wasn't paying attention at all ,thanks for the answer !

[@JoelAustinMack]

Once I type the code in and press Local Exec my Player does nothing? I am typing player PlayMove "acts_Kore_TalkingOverRadio_loop";

[@Julicopter]

i have the same problem

[@JoelAustinMack]

Rubbellos Rubbellos solution make sure that the unit name matchs for ex. Name is player. Then the code would be , player playMove acts_kore_talking_over_radio(animation might not be spelled right) and the problem at most times is you have to switch between playmove PlayMoveNow switchmove. Alternate between then and you should find the right one.

[@Feuerex]

This animation does nothing with PlayMove, but works perfectly with SwitchMove. player switchMove "acts_Kore_TalkingOverRadio_loop"; You have probably missed it in the video, I only mentioned it 3 times and then once again on the page with the code examples.

[@Julicopter]

thanks

[@Julicopter]

i dont know but Acts_PercMstpSlowWrflDnon_handup2c wont work with playMove and switchMove

[@NoviTheProvi]

For some reason, the 3den enhanced showed ambient animation the first time, but isn't working anymore. What's goin on?

[@imdatduck4889]

The owner of the mod deleted it. that means you need to type in the animation code instead.

[@christoffer3631]

I've made this Waffen-SS officer squat down in front of a russian prisoner (player), he does do 2 animations in a row, timed perfectly. But the problem is that he will not move on to the "third" waypoint, which is a simple "move" command. WP1) Countdown: 0 On act: ssofc1 playMove "Acts_Executioner_Squat"; WP2) Countdown: 10:033 On act: ssofc1 playMove "Acts_Executioner_Squat_End"; WP3) Countdown: 0 On act: (Idk what to put here, he just wont move. He only keeps the last pose which he got from the animation before) WP = Waypoint Hope u understand how I sat this up

[@Feuerex]

If a soldier gets stuck in an animation (not uncommon, given how badly the animations are implemented), you can use an empty animation, or a default standing animation, to get them unstuck and able to follow commands again. soldier switchmove "";

[@christoffer3631]

Thank u very much

[@nautilusaa]

Sweet ! Thanks you, i was looking for more answers about animations, and u finally did it maybe too late i did it by myself ! ^^

[@woodonfire7406]

So... My walking animation for my AI army doesn't work Help?

[@R1ski3]

Good vid. I did download 3den extension but for some reason when I implement a ambient animation the selected character is forced into the ground and cant be moved. Any ideas? it was downloaded from Steam.

[@Feuerex]

For technical problems with mods, it's better to visit any forum sites related to the mod, find any FAQ or contact the author directly, if possible. I can't really help you.

[@lyvchrstian6807]

hello pleas I want your help I download a lot of animations but I don't know where to place them in the game folder... where I place them pleas heeelp

[@zeromatters8972]

Feuerex.. thank u mate..i hv watched many tutorial vids of yours and learnt many things..keep posting such tutorial

[@JayNewyear]

I haven't finished the video yet but I'm commenting anyway. When I use the animate feature [I use the 3DEN Enhanced Editor Mod] and I for example want to make someone sit on a bench. I raise the Z[altitude] up and then do the animation so he doesn't sink into the ground, and when i go into the scenario he will be sitting the way i placed him. When i exit the scenario and back into edit mode, he'll sink into the ground. This also happens to me with people facing the wrong way when I use an animate feature on them. How do I fix this ?

[@JayNewyear]

Basically the people i use the animate feature on reset their altitude or rotation.

[@Feuerex]

Sounds to me like something about the animated soldier couldn't be properly saved into the 3DEN version of the mission. You might want to browse forums related to 3DEN enhanced or contact the author, vanilla Arma doesn't have this feature at all so I can't help you very much. You can always use the vanilla alternative, BIS_fnc_AmbientAnim, which can select a nearby chair automatically, or switchMove/playMove. If anyone else has a way to fix the issue, feel free to share.

[@caldero9349]

i dont understand.... should i put the sqf file in addons?

[@Feuerex]

If you haven't worked with sqf scripts before, I can recommend you watching this tutorial on how to properly make one, where to place it and how to work with it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hWikm2mcl8uSgpI

[@caldero9349]

ok thanks

[@usrmtc1601]

Awesome video, how do I get my AI to stay in place they keep moving before animations start

[@Feuerex]

I'd probably start with investigating _why_ they are moving in the first place, it sounds unrelated to animations. Do they try to fall into formation? Do they follow a waypoint? Are they engaging enemies? Do you run mods changing AI behavior? Based on what you find, you can then focus on what needs to be changed to make them behave.

[@usrmtc1601]

@@Feuerex I removed Alive mod but AI looks around and sometimes start walking away thanks for reply

[@blackburn1489]

Is there a way to make a unit fire during animations?

[@Feuerex]

there's an action called "useWeapon", which forces a weapon to shoot, even if the AI doesn't feel like shooting. Beware though, some animations have disabled the use of a weapon through config, and there's no way around it.

[@عليجاسم-ص5ر4ث]

Hi man can you help me I have download the mod but how I actvet

[@anemonespotted189]

Did you download it from steam workshop or another site?

[@msoleat]

Nice video. I have a problem with animation. Smaller animations wont cycle through the hole animation. That waving part just move his arm a little and then back på original position. Lie its timing out or something.

[@leemoua9472]

sucks they removed the animation part on this mod now.

[@vorvit97]

haha yea

[@Feuerex]

Apparently the animations are coming back as soon as "BIS improves the necessary functions. That could be tomorrow, or never." I don't personally use this mod, but I've seen on the BIS forums that it is possible to manully download a legacy version of the mod with animations still included.

[@vorvit97]

Can u give link? :D

[@vorvit97]

thx!

[@ChainsawSquirrel]

what .. that sux.. whats the point in the mod then ? lol

[@_cno_]

How did you go 3rd person in the editor? sorry im new to Arma

[@Feuerex]

I'm not aware of doing that or I don't understand the question, please provide me with a time-stamp of the moment you are talking about

[@beam5146]

does this work on public zeus?

[@littlestoop6478]

I downloaded Eden Enhanced and the mod is running by itself but i don't have the menu :( help

[@Feuerex]

Eden Enhanced got rid of the animation menu until the animations are fixed by BIS. See changelog for details. Use a legacy version of the mod (found on the BIS forums) or use a different method.

[@greecemilitarypilot]

Hi Feurex! First of all i have to thank you for all the great videos that you've made. Second i have a quetion. How can i end an animation script? To be more precice. I put a soldier up to a littlebird with a soldier moving his feets as an animation. The problem is at the landing. when i want from soldier to disembark the soldier still do the animation. Do you have any advice for this?

[@Feuerex]

could you post the code you're using?

[@greecemilitarypilot]

Sure! _unit = _this select 0; _animation = _this select 1; while {alive _unit} do { _unit switchMove _animation; waitUntil {animationState _unit != _animation}; }; At the script 0 = [s1, "Acts_HeliCargo_in"] execVM "script.sqf";

[@Feuerex]

while {alive _unit} do {

[@greecemilitarypilot]

You are awesome! Thank you very much. I appreciate the quick responce!

[@skykid1075]

How to put mi28 bf3 in arma 3 or 2 please

[@ottovonbismarck1375]

When I load a MP game the AI don't do their given animations.

[@oddfalcon4523]

Does anyone know how to talk in side chat in multiplayer ?

[@onurgkblk]

how to get other uniforms

[@ShadowFlipsy]

i cant make em repeat always screw up. I make every unit animation in a new file. your way tends not to make em play the animation CSATsol1 switchmove "Acts_CrouchingFiringLeftRifle01"; sleep 1 WaitUntil {animationState CSATsol1 != "Acts_CrouchingFiringLeftRifle01";

[@Feuerex]

Your script is wrong. CSATsol1 switchmove "Acts_CrouchingFiringLeftRifle01"; sleep 1; WaitUntil {animationState CSATsol1 != "Acts_CrouchingFiringLeftRifle01"; };

[@ShadowFlipsy]

still the same "Invalid number in expression" Meh i will try then sync to repeat when a scene is showing the soldier even just a lil bit But tnx anyway might work for some other animations

[@1234uchi]

Is this usable in Multiplayer/Coop?

[@Feuerex]

Yes, but you have to make sure the animation plays for all players. I'd probably choose BIS_fnc_MP.

[@hk30bgaming87]

How would you go about doing that? Could you make a tutorial on how to use static poses like those from whiplash in multiplayer servers?

[@peterhippo8556]

I am looking for an animation or a possibility to finish an AI death on the chair? sorry vor my English ;-)

[@arad2137]

HOW DO U GET OUT OF AN Animation

[@Feuerex]

For switchmove/playmove, use an empty animation to return to default state (mySoldier switchMove "";) For ambientAnim, it's a bit more tricky, you have to call a function BIS_fnc_ambientAnim__terminate (mySoldier call BIS_fnc_ambientAnim__terminate;) note the two underscore characters between ambientAnim and terminate. That should do the trick.

[@anemonespotted189]

I was working on a coop mission where you retake the island of Stratis. Got the first part done easily, it was just a heli insertion followed by a few tasks. Part 2 is going to be a lot more “in depth”. NATO forces have had the chance to build up a few small outposts and a bigger HQ. I started placing in a bunch of guys sitting in chairs, I had a bunch of stretchers with wounded guys on them, a guy mourning over a body bag, and then a guy trying to repair a power generator. I wanted to test a custom sound I had in there where the mourning guy says something about “why did this happen” and exported it to a multiplayer mission. I didn’t realize it would delete it from my editor. Any way to get it back? Another random note: I started playing the East Wind campaign again and I realized my mission will never measure up to that

[@anemonespotted189]

Also if anybody replies can I get your opinion on what you think if I didn’t put sound files and just had the AI use text in side chat? I have no idea how to properly use voices

[@xrify9407]

hey bro, never compare a single-creator piece of work to something that was created by atleast 100 people. A better campaign can be created if you are patient and diligent enough, there really isn't that much in terms of an arma 3 campaign to begin with, so just keep working at it and you'll get there eventually.

[@airsoftak7843]

How to made push up please??

[@snakeruben]

very nice, but can you used on you on multyplayer to ?????

[@alexandrosmirza5405]

I used to ask him all the time the same thing. The simple answer is "Yes, no, maybe, nothing is certain to work on MP."

[@xukrilos]

Hey m8, those functions work on MP ?

[@Feuerex]

Make sure to execute the animation on each client, but yeah they should work.

[@xukrilos]

Can I add you on steam ?

[@Feuerex]

Go ahead, although I'm not there very often these days.

[@xukrilos]

Oh okay. I will just ask here then. Can I create a trigger to exec the animations on every client or I need to use the BIS_fnc_MP ? I am having trouble to understand bis_fnc_mp :/

[@Feuerex]

Trigger might do the job, but it has its own problems and limitations, so BIS_fnc_mp or *remoteExec* would be a very good choice. If you aren't in a hurry, investing some time into reading about these and doing some testing in-game would be worth it, especially if you plan to continue creating MP missions. I don't have any tutorials for it and generally don't really care much about multiplayer related commands, but the rest of the internet has got you covered.

[@lander4048]

why animation do 3sec i want ai do 5minutes this action

[@lebronimad9941]

Bonjour.... I need your help please ......I want to create a mission with limited zone of play so i want to make any unit (Blufor and Opfor) outside this zone will be killed automatically Sorry my english is not so good and thank you for your Tuto ^^

[@Feuerex]

I don't understand how that's in any way related to animations. But looking past that, I spent a minute on google, and it seems like this was discussed plenty of times already. forums.bistudio.com/forums/topic/139665-zone-restriction/ forums.bistudio.com/forums/topic/58161-kill-player-outside-of-trigger/ steamcommunity.com/app/107410/discussions/18/135511655653404966/ steamcommunity.com/app/107410/discussions/0/135508662497565632/ forums.bistudio.com/forums/topic/185329-out-of-bounds-trigger-when-not-present/ www.reddit.com/r/arma/comments/3v96jr/help_on_zone_restriction_module_in_multiplayer/

[@samweston2276]

THIS IS SOOO USEFUL! THANK YOU SO MUCH

[@Jakalz]

Simple and easy to understand, thanks man :)

[@subjectc7505]

Dancing is what I think of u! 🎶

[@JCBTTV]

Are you still answering questions?

[@Feuerex]

I'm still here, answering everything I know the answer to.

[@JCBTTV]

Feuerex Hey, sorry for the late reply. I have small mission setup with some animated units around a crash site, However the animations don't work on an actual multiplayer server. When testing in singleplayer, all the animations play. When testing ALONE in multiplayer they work, but if anyone is in the server some animations work and some don't and it seems random what works each restart

[@Feuerex]

Animations used with switchMove have _local_ effects, so they are only played on the server, while playMove effects are _global_ and should play on all computers. You may need to make sure the command is executed on each client by using remoteExec or bis_fnc_mp. I'm not sure about the bis_fnc_ambientAnim right now, it may include some lines of code to make sure the animations are played properly in MP - if not, the same fix as above will be required.

[@JCBTTV]

Feuerex I will try that thank you!

[@JCBTTV]

+Feuerex I just cannot seem to get these animations to work on Multiplayer, Could you possibly do an animation tutorial specifically for Multiplayer. My animations still just seem to be random on which work and which don't.

[@zombieswarfarechannel7800]

Thanks for this video, really help!

[@zer0xfdeveloper352]

I do not have "Object: Ambient animation" in the editor, did you use any mods or not?

[@06tr06ankara06]

WHİCH MODS ARE U LOADED BRO?

[@Feuerex]

Please, CAPSLOCK isn't necessary. The only mod, used for the first 1/4 of the video, is Eden Enhanced. steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=623475643 No other mods were used.

[@asokfoekf9893]

한글 자막있어서 다행이다.

[@CaptNemo_]

wish someone could make a dancing mod that would work in koth servers

[@Alashiva]

Thank you for teaching, Sensei!

[@einstein255]

cant find repair

[@theSINGLOT]

Hello, excuse my bad English, my native language is Spanish and I use a translator. Very good tutorial but ...Is it possible that you activate the subtitle option? My english is very bad, but that option would help me with youtube automatic translation. Thank you very much and receive my congratulations for the tutorial

[@Feuerex]

uhh, sure. I don't know how to do that. I clicked on something, let me know if it helped.

[@theSINGLOT]

okay. Let's see if you explain it xd From video manager/ edit. you will see an option called CC. Click on it. Now click in ADD NEW SUB and choose the option (English), that will make the video have subtitled AUTOMATIC, are not very good but help to later translate with youtube to Spanish jajajaj thanks

[@Feuerex]

okay, sure. I haven't found the automatic machine translation option, but I added my own subtitles - the text I was reading when I was making the video. English subtitles should be available now. I've also enabled viewers to add their own translations to other languages (unlikely, but one never knows) I can send you the whole video script through email, if you want to translate it to any other language. It's 6 pages of text.

[@theSINGLOT]

I'll try, but there are many lines of translation for my lol. [e-mail] Thank you very much for activating the subtitles

[@anandaalayahaikal3309]

How you get simple dropdown animation menu ?

[@dhgfffhcdujhv5643]

Game is out at 2013 ... Same scripts were used in arma 2 and previous version. YOU STILL CANT MOUNT WEAPON ON SHOULDER IN VANILA. YET there is animation for it ... Still cant climb over fences, rooftops, windows, any thing thats higher than knees. Even thow there are mods like Enhanced Movement easily utilising animations already in the game.... There is a MOCAP mod ...... Mele Combat mod ..... Using animations from the game .... WTF bohenia ?!?!?!?!?!?!?! Oh yeah. Reasons - DayZ, and shitty ass DLC for profit.

[@skywalker2407]

best tutorial about the subject

[@deafmadgamersparanormalmic4591]

At least my version is different then your. I don’t have animation act for ai. Every time I look nothing compare to your.

[@thomaspribitzer5373]

very helpful. thank you!

[@h-simougaming2692]

The Worst Intro No it is The Beeeeeest Intro better then any other one

[@bastix]

left at 1 min xdd but thanks u got a like :)

[@bdablob]

Thanks man , much appreciated

[@ariavamit4861]

Great job!

[@watermeloniphone5c52]

player PlayMove "???"

[@firebladeV]

awesome. Thank you!!

[@richardgrant9163]

Thanks, mate

[@realisme6947]

NIce Video Thank you.

[@jonathanhowe8215]

THANKS

[@AlphatacX]

Thanks