Possible to loop entire attack animation for number of times?

[haxpor]

Hi, imagine the case I need to shoot a bullet 3 times in which I have a shoot animation thus I want to repeat it without duplicate lines over. Is there any command I can use to set it to loop for N number of times?

Thanks!

PS. I saw loop but that's for either endless loop, or just once.

 

[maxman]

AFAIK, you can use looper animation script. That's for looping how many times you want in an animation before ending it.

Example:

anim	follow1
@script
    void self = getlocalvar("self");

    if(frame==0){ // bbox is inactive yet
      changeentityproperty(self, "Subject_to_Gravity", 0);
      changeentityproperty(self, "Subject_to_Wall", 0);
      changeentityproperty(self, "Subject_to_MinZ", 0);
      changeentityproperty(self, "Subject_to_MaxZ", 0);
    }
    if(frame==9){ // this when enemy's bbox is active
      changeentityproperty(self, "Subject_to_Wall", 1);
      changeentityproperty(self, "Subject_to_MinZ", 1);
      changeentityproperty(self, "Subject_to_MaxZ", 1);
      changeentityproperty(self, "Subject_to_Gravity", 1);
    }
	@end_script	
	delay	9
	offset	18 73
	jumpframe	4 0 0 0.6
	frame	data/chars/Billy/1.gif
	offset	18 71
	frame	data/chars/Billy/2.gif
	offset	18 71
	frame	data/chars/Billy/3.gif
	offset	18 71
	frame	data/chars/Billy/2.gif
	@cmd	looper 0 30
	delay	8
	offset	18 72
	frame	data/chars/Billy/7.gif
	offset	18 73
	frame	data/chars/Billy/8.gif
	offset	18 73
	frame	data/chars/Billy/9.gif
	offset	18 75
	frame	data/chars/Billy/10.gif
	offset	18 76
	frame	data/chars/Billy/11.gif
	offset	17 76
	frame	data/chars/Billy/12.gif

In an animation script:

void looper(int Frame, int Limit)
{// Loops current animation
    void self = getlocalvar("self");
    void loop = getlocalvar("Loop" + self);

    if(loop==NULL()){ // Localvar empty?
      setlocalvar("Loop" + self, 0);
      loop = 0;
    } 
   
    if(loop < Limit){ // loops reach limit?
      setlocalvar("Loop" + self, loop+1); // Increment number of loops
      updateframe(self, Frame); //Change frame
    } else if(loop==Limit){ // loops reach limit?
      setlocalvar("Loop" + self, NULL());
    }
}

But if you're talking about shooting a number of times depending on the bullets available (as a weapon model/character), then I dunno.

 

[haxpor]

Lovely and thank you so much for your prompt reply!
Now I noticed there's looper() function to do the work, as well as your code demonstrates that I can put a raw script right inside there via @script / @end. I'm still gradually learning. Thanks.

 

[O Ilusionista]

Yes you can use inline scripts, but it isn't something we advice to do, unless you have no other option. Function is the right way to go and, if I remember well, inline scripts consume more resources.

 

[DCurrent]

Just FYI, inline scripts do not automatically consume more resources, it's really the same. But by their nature you almost always have to write them in a less optimal way. For this and several other reasons it is best to declare and call functions.

DC

 

[maxman]

No problem.

EDIT: My real main point in showing you was not about inline scripts seen as "@script and @end_script" tag, but the use of @cmd via an animation script file for looping desired number of times. (It's from Bloodbane, not mine, but I did edit it though.)

 

[haxpor]

Thanks too to both of you DC, and Oilusionista

 

[O Ilusionista]

Just FYI, inline scripts do not automatically consume more resources, it's really the same. But by their nature you almost always have to write them in a less optimal way. For this and several other reasons it is best to declare and call functions.

DC

I think I misunderstood something you said long time ago.
Thanks

 

[DCurrent]

Just FYI, inline scripts do not automatically consume more resources, it's really the same. But by their nature you almost always have to write them in a less optimal way. For this and several other reasons it is best to declare and call functions.

DC

I think I misunderstood something you said long time ago.
Thanks

I'll give a more detailed answer in another thread so not to hijack this one.