[closed] Merge unit animaions

[ZombieKnight]

Hi,
My code that gives unit "explosion" animation halo:

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[effect]
                              apply_to = new_animation
                                [animation]
                                    apply_to=explosion
                                    [frame]
                                        halo="projectiles/fireball-impact-[1~16].png:[60*16]"
                                    [/frame]
                                [/animation]

I'd like to give unit animation "explosion" which should be unit's defend animation + my custom halo
An idea how to do so?

[beetlenaut]

The [animation] tag doesn't support "apply_to." All tags ONLY support specific keys and subtags. You can specify an "id" though, which can be selected by an event. (If you are new to WML, animations are not the easiest thing to start with.)

[ZombieKnight]

I won't call myself new... I'd like to merge six dwarven cannon smokes into one, without editing ~16 images.
#explosion animation was solved using lua animations.
Can I merge more halo's? (Maybe like ~SCALE())

[Celtic_Minstrel]

The [animation] tag doesn't support "apply_to."

…what are you talking about? Yes it does. The [animation] tag is rarely actually used for animations though, so you won't see it very often. None of the animation tags that are generally used support apply_to – only [animation] specifically. For this specific use-case, [extra_anim] is usually used, which takes flag instead of apply_to for the same meaning.

I'd like to give unit animation "explosion" which should be unit's defend animation + my custom halo
An idea how to do so?

I'm afraid you're going to have to manually duplicate the content of the unit's defend animation. Look up the definition of the DEFENSE_ANIM macro, copy-paste it into your explosion animation, and modify it as needed. And if needed, add the extra [frame] tag described here (maybe rename the tag to [flash_frame] though).

[ZombieKnight]

Oh, the thing is idk what unit will be animation explosion given in advance(depends on my "best ranged target" finder).

[Celtic_Minstrel]

Since the default defend animation is pretty formulaic, you might be able to get away with just substituting $this_unit appropriately into the definition of the DEFENSE_ANIM macro (which requires you to use [modify_unit] to add the animation), and otherwise do just as I described above. However, it really depends on what set of units could possibly receive the animation, and how their defend animations are constructed. It may be necessary to make a different version of the explosion for every unit.

Given that your animation is very simple, there might be another alternative, as long as you're not using it on something like a Mage of Light (or if you're okay with an illuminates halo disappearing). You could use the following effect instead of the one in your opening post:

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[effect]
	apply_to=halo
	halo="projectiles/fireball-impact-[1~16].png:[60*16]"
[/effect]

I'm not sure how well that'll work, but it could be worth a try.

[ZombieKnight]

I'm using lua.add.hex_overlay now, but its glitchy...
I'll stick with it for now, if I won't find a repair until release, I'll try these too (tho the'll maybe glitchy too)

[ZombieKnight]

Btw can I use ~BLIT to make an animation from two animations?

[Celtic_Minstrel]

BLIT works on images, not animations. So no.

[ZombieKnight]

Aaand any idea how to merge more animation halos into one?
(I'd like my unit attack animation "smoke bomb" = gun smoke into all six directions)

[Celtic_Minstrel]

It's pretty likely that that's not possible (short of image editing).

[ZombieKnight]

It has to be!
I really don't like the idea of putting over 100 offseted images together

[Celtic_Minstrel]

Well, it's possible in a unit animation. Maybe you could also try putting several items on the same hex, each with a different halo.

[ZombieKnight]

Jup that is possible... but how to put it into:

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[effect]
     apply_to=new_animation

Any idea?

[ZombieKnight]

I've found a solution... just put there [missile1_frame] ... [missile6_frame] and different halos in there ...
What's weird is that there's nowhere a word about your frame tags in the documentation.