Implementing Custom First Person Animations Tutorial (FAQ)

[Nedarb7]

IMPLEMENTING CUSTOM FIRST PERSON ANIMATIONS

I didn't like the fact that custom first person animations were unsupported so I decided to try a workaround. So here it is, a FP animation tutorial. Here's a video of me trying a custom animation: CLICK HERE
How it is done:

STEP 1
Create an Animations folder in data_*** then copy the FirstPerson folder from:
assets\Animations\
and paste it in your newly create Animations folder.

STEP 2
Create your animations (I believe there is a tutorial in the XSI FAQ covers this, just import a fp animation basepose instead of using the soldier bones. Edit it how you wish)
Replace the existing fp animation mshs with your new ones, make sure the names are the same, for example:
If you make a shooting animation name it humanfp_rifle_shoot and replace the one that exists with it.

STEP 3
Edit the munge.bat in the animation set you are changing, in this case humanfp (the other being droidekafp which is only used by walkerdroids. Don't change these names). Make it look like this:

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@call ..\munge_animation.bat "/keepframe0 /dest humanfp.zaf" Sides\fpanimset

Save and then run the munge.bat, if you are using windows vista, 7, or 8 you might need to edit
the munge_animation.bat in data_***\Animations\FirstPerson\ Click here for the fix

STEP 4
Now go to data_***\Sides\fpanimset\ and create a req called fpanimset. Make it look like this:

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ucft
{
	REQN
	{
		"zafbin"
		"humanfp"
	}
	REQN
	{
		"zaabin"
		"humanfp"
	}

}

Save and exit.

STEP 5
Open your LUA and find ReadDataFile("ingame.lvl"), add this on top of it:

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ReadDataFile("dc:SIDE\\fpanimset.lvl")

STEP 6
Go to data_***\_BUILD\Sides\ and make a folder called fpanimset, then go to
data_***\_BUILD\Sides\REP and copy the munge.bat and clean.bat. Paste them in your new fpanimset folder.

After this munge with sides selected fpanimset and you are done!

[TWINKEYRUNAWAY]

Awesome job!

[Anakin]

Thank you for this tutorial. There are a few animation i could do for RC

[LPMaster1996]

Hello,
I followed the tutorial, but the animation doesn't change. What am I doing wrong? I would like to change the reload animation.