AI_PlayAni not working??

[Vic7im]

Hello everyone, I'm trying to create "skills" usable for the character when you press a button.

The problem is that no matter how I try, the character won't play the animation I want him to.

Example: Press V --> Do Animation --> Do Stuff
What I have now is: Press V --> Do Stuff

Does anyone know how to "force" animations on the character? I've used both AI_PlayAni and Npc_PlayAni without success.

Kod: [Zaznacz]

func void Ultimate(var C_Npc slf)
{
    var oCNpc her; her = Hlp_GetNpc(hero);
var int UltDone;

    if (((MEM_KeyState (KEY_U) == KEY_PRESSED) && (Hlp_Is_oCNpc (her.focus_vob))) && (Npc_HasReadiedMeleeWeapon (hero)))
    {
Ultdone = TRUE;
    var c_npc target; target = MEM_PtrToInst (her.focus_vob);
    NPC_PlayAni(slf,"T_EXCALIBUR_S0_2_S1");
FF_ApplyOnceExt(Damage, 800, 1);
};

func void Damage(var C_Npc slf,var C_Npc oth)
{
   var oCNpc her; her = Hlp_GetNpc (hero);
var c_npc target; target = MEM_PtrToInst (her.focus_vob);
Wld_PlayEffect("spellFX_INCOVATION_White",target,target,0,0,DAM_MAGIC,FALSE);
   Wld_PlayEffect("spellFX_BELIARSRAGE", target, target, 0, 0, DAM_MAGIC, FALSE);
   B_MagicHurtNpc(slf, target, 700);
NPC_PlayAni(her,"T_EXCALIBUR_S1_2_Stand");
UltDone = FALSE;
};

Any help is appreciated!

[Mark56]

use

Kod: [Zaznacz]

B_FullStop(self); before play ani

[Vic7im]

use

Kod: [Zaznacz]

B_FullStop(self); before play ani

Not working =(

[Sawik]

Try with Ai_PlayAni (NPC, "Anim");

[Mark56]

you have mistake : NPC_PlayAni(slf,"T_EXCALIBUR_S0_2_S1");

[Bogdan Zwei]

you have mistake : NPC_PlayAni(slf,"T_EXCALIBUR_S0_2_S1");

Not mistake:

func void Ultimate(var C_Npc slf)
{
    var oCNpc her; her = Hlp_GetNpc(hero);
   var int UltDone;
   
    if (((MEM_KeyState (KEY_U) == KEY_PRESSED) && (Hlp_Is_oCNpc (her.focus_vob))) && (Npc_HasReadiedMeleeWeapon (hero)))
    {
   Ultdone = TRUE;
    var c_npc target; target = MEM_PtrToInst (her.focus_vob);
    NPC_PlayAni(slf,"T_EXCALIBUR_S0_2_S1");
   FF_ApplyOnceExt(Damage, 800, 1);
};

I had same problem as well, I was using AI_PlayAni (), and it didn't work for me. I made also other script, that plays the ani for me, and well, it worked. I don't know how it works, but if you trigger a script each few seconds, you do not get any reasons from PlayAni() functions, but in some scripts it does play the animation.

The example my Gothic "detects" the animation is this function:

Kod: [Zaznacz]

func void B_Transfer  ()
{
//var C_NPC target; //target = Npc_GetTarget(hero);//Npc_GetLookAtTarget(hero);
var oCNpc her; her = Hlp_GetNpc(hero);
var c_npc oth; oth = MEM_PtrToInst(her.focus_vob);
/*var int TargetPTR; var int Smth;

MEM_AssignInst (herofocus,her.focus_vob);
TargetPTR =  MEM_InstToPtr(herofocus);*/

if ((Npc_IsInState(oth, ZS_Unconscious) || Npc_IsInState(oth, ZS_Dead))
|| (oth.attribute[ATR_HITPOINTS] <= 0)) //DEAD DEBUG!!!
&& (Npc_GetDistToNpc (hero, oth) <= 500) && (Npc_IsInFightMode (hero, FMODE_NONE))
&& !(oC_BodyStateContains(hero, BS_INVENTORY))// || ((Npc_GetBodyState(hero))!= BS_INVENTORY))
{
if (Hlp_Is_oCNpc(her.focus_vob))
{
//Print (oth.name);
/*if (B_EmptyInventory(oth))
{*/
AI_PlayAni (hero,"T_DONTKNOW");
/*}
else { AI_PlayAni (hero,"T_PLUNDER"); };*/
B_TransferItemsFromTargetInventory(oth, hero);
};/*
if (TargetPTR)
{
Smth = MEM_ReadInt(TargetPTR+388);
};
if(Smth<2)&&(MEM_ReadInt(TargetPTR)==oCNpc_vtbl)
{
B_TransferItemsFromTargetInventory (herofocus, hero);
Print (herofocus.name);
AI_PlayAni (hero,"T_DONTKNOW");
};*/
};
};If I put only a AI_PlayAni() in a FrameFunction/Trigger, the animation is ignored as by you.

[Mark56]

Ah sorry I use

Kod: [Zaznacz]

AI_PlayAni(C_NPC,"ani_name");
and it works as @Sawik  suggested

[Vic7im]

If I put only a AI_PlayAni() in a FrameFunction/Trigger, the animation is ignored as by you.

So basically I should call the animation somewhere in a script that usually calls an animation, right?

Like, I don't know, apparently B_ functions?

[Sawik]

I'm assuming the isssue is with the fact that it restarts everyframe, so to end user it appears not to be playing at all. 
Try setting some value to one until the animation is finished. 

[Vic7im]

I'm assuming the isssue is with the fact that it restarts everyframe, so to end user it appears not to be playing at all.
Try setting some value to one until the animation is finished.

Thta may be the problem, I'll check!

Edit: Done, I had to move everything into a ZS_ state in order to make anims work. Thanks for the help!