Mana Games

[manutoo]

SDK updated to v0.96 :
- added the stretch anims
- added the slide anims : depending on the anim, it may be possible to copy/paste the upper body animation from the normal FH & BH with just a few changes (IIRC, if the base rotation is too different, it'll require to redo the animation almost completely )

[Sillytone]

I want to ask about animation body rotations ingame.
I showcase in this video some forehand, and i notice that sometimes before hitting the ball their body doesn't rotate for an inch (example at 1:10).
It would mess up the look of that FH (the base animation has body rotation for ~180 degrees).
I know that TE4 wasn't like TE2013 when the animations display by default.
I wonder if the engine cause that, or it can be avoided by any means. If there are any tips in animations creating process, i would be very grateful.
Thanks.

[manutoo]

Sillytone,
This is likely because when the player runs, his hips are aligned on his run animation, not his strike animation, and then the spine is rotated to compensate for the difference, so the shoulders are correctly rotated (with maybe some limit so he doesn't break his back ).

You cannot change that behavior.

IIRC, it was working the same in TE3 but happened less often because the players were faster.

[Sillytone]

Well thanks for your response.
I have another problem: I can't be able to implement servicewaiting into the game. Wonder if i've done anything wrong, here's a video about my process:

I did success before, but now i can't remember how i've done it.
Update#1 : I've tried to change the name at Infomation tab of both that service & servicewaiting (in Unity) into the same name, but still didn't work.

[Sillytone]

Update #2: I've tried to split the animations (one is service and another is servicewaiting) in 3DSMax before export to Unity; also create 2 different serve & servewaiting folder in Unity. It worked. But are there any other ways to do it without to split the animation in 3DSMax ?

[manutoo]

Sillytone,
in your video, the service waiting animation is correct but it's too much on the right ?
If so, check the params of the animation : everything should be "Baked into pos", and "Based Up Original".
I never tried to split the animation in Unity, but I guess it should work.

[matservant]

Hello Manu, I'm newbie in animation modding and I installed your SDK, it seems to work well. I followed the video tutorial, and I was able to create my own asset bundle by duplicating an existing animation.

But when I try to create my own first animation, I would like to use the "Record" button, so I can be able to edit keypoints directly on the 3D model, but the record button is greyed, disabled. It could be related to read-only files, which I fixed, but this issue is still happening. Do you know how I can "unlock" the editing of an animation file so I can use that Record button in Unity ?

Thanks for help !

[manutoo]

matservant,
Unity is not made to author or edit animations. I guess Blender is ok to do that (at least it's free).

[matservant]

I opened my FBX file in Blender, I have this, is it normal ?
It seems a bit weird. Thanks for help

[manutoo]

matservant,
what is "your fbx" ?
If it contains only the anim and the racket mesh, then it'd look like that.
The PlayerMaleLow.FBX from the Anim SDK contains the 3D model as seen in Unity.