How NPC animations work
Created: Jan 02 2025 by Last documented update: Jan 02 2025 by
This page will explain how NPC animations are selected and connected within the files.
For a guide on creating a custom NPC, check AMM: Custom NPCs
For a guide on creating an even more custom NPC, check NPV - V as custom NPC
The very base for any animations is the entAnimatedComponent with the name of root.
You can usually find it insde the root entity's components array:
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?)
One or more extensions to the #entanimatedcomponent for different contexts.
You can usually find them insde the root entity's components array:
As of January 2025, we don't exactly know what they do and where they are read. Maybe ask psi at some point.
