# NPC animations

## Summary

Created: Jan 02 2025 by [nutboy](mailto:undefined)\
Last documented update: Jan 02 2025 by [nutboy](mailto:undefined)

This page will explain how NPC animations are selected and connected within the files.

### Wait, this is not what I want!

* For a guide on creating a custom NPC, check [AMM: Custom NPCs](/cyberpunk-2077-modding/modding-guides/npcs/amm-custom-npcs.md)
* For a guide on creating an even more custom NPC, check [NPV - V as custom NPC](/cyberpunk-2077-modding/modding-guides/npcs/npv-v-as-custom-npc.md)

## entAnimatedComponent

The very base for any animations is the entAnimatedComponent with the name of `root`.\
You can usually find it insde the [root entity's](https://github.com/CDPR-Modding-Documentation/Cyberpunk-Modding-Docs/blob/main/for-mod-creators-theory/files-and-what-they-do/file-formats/entity-.ent-files#root-entity) `components` array:

<figure><img src="/files/JFRuMzizjK74TbfqKwUa" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

`animations.gameplay` animations does...

(we needed to put those, or no photo mode animations. Where are they read? Why aren't they overwritten by SetupExtensionComponents?)

### entAnimatedSetupExtensionComponent

One or more extensions to the [#entanimatedcomponent](#entanimatedcomponent "mention") for different contexts.\
You can usually find them insde the [root entity's](https://github.com/CDPR-Modding-Documentation/Cyberpunk-Modding-Docs/blob/main/for-mod-creators-theory/files-and-what-they-do/file-formats/entity-.ent-files#root-entity) `components` array:

<figure><img src="/files/MEaabVhEF78FJItcVOSd" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

As of January 2025, we don't exactly know what they do and where they are read. Maybe ask psi at some point.


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