A question about slamming

[imaninja1991]

Sometimes I want my player to be able to grab the enemy it wants to slam, jump up with it and slam it down. I've managed to do this but I did it by perfectly timing the frames and it still looks sloppy. The thing is when my player lands on the ground I need it to slam the enemy at the same time. I tried using jumpframe and landframe but the enemy remained bined to the player. Does anyone have any suggestions?

A good example is I think Hagger does a move like this where he spins around and slams the enemy on the ground. It would also be useful since i'll be working with his character in the future.

[Bloodbane]

I tried using jumpframe and landframe but the enemy remained bined to the player. Does anyone have any suggestions?

 Well, simply unbind the enemy AFTER landing.
 Anyways, how does the whole animation look like?

[imaninja1991]

Here is the animation. I put Depost in the landframe but the enemy stayed binded.

anim grabattack
        loop   0
   delay   6
   offset   58 97
   @cmd slamstart2
   @cmd position 1 64 3 1 1
   jumpframe 4 5 2 0
   landframe 9
   frame   data/chars/Rogue/Rogue20000063.gif
      offset  59  101
   @cmd position 1 51 6 1 1
   frame   data/chars/Rogue/Rogue20000064.gif
      offset  59  98
   @cmd position 1 50 7 1 1
   frame   data/chars/Rogue/Rogue20000065.gif
      offset  25  94
   @cmd position 1 45 -10 1 1
   @cmd leaper 2 5 0
   frame   data/chars/Rogue/Rogue20000066.gif
      offset  25  85
   @cmd position 1 49 -14 1 1
   frame   data/chars/Rogue/Rogue20000067.gif
      offset  25  80
   @cmd position 1 41 -9 1 1
   frame   data/chars/Rogue/Rogue20000068.gif
   delay   1000
      offset  34  78
   @cmd position 1 36 -15 1 1
   frame   data/chars/Rogue/Rogue20000069.gif
      offset  34  86
   @cmd position 1 36 -15 1 1
   frame   data/chars/Rogue/Rogue20000070.gif
   @cmd    depost 1
   @cmd throw 35 1 0 -5 0 0
   @cmd clearL
   frame   data/chars/Rogue/Rogue20000070.gif
   frame   data/chars/Rogue/Rogue20000070.gif

[Bloodbane]

 You set wrong frame for landing frame. The frame in which depost and throw are set is 9th frame but you set landframe to 10th frame. Try fixing it to landframe 8.

 BTW is this move a throw or slam? I asked cause you set throw instead of finish.

[imaninja1991]

Works great, I thought landframe followed the order 1 2 3, not 0 1 2, explains why I had problems with fall in the past. Thanks bloodbane. 

[Goliath]

I'm trying to make a slam throw but canīt figure out how the scripts work, here is the code:

Code: [Select]

Haggar:

anim freespecial1
delay 1
offset 34 83
jumpframe 1 2 -1 0
landframe 4
attackone 0
frame data/chars/haggar/dtrw00.png
delay 9
@cmd anti
@cmd bind 1 30 0 0 -1
@cmd slamstart
frame data/chars/haggar/dtrw00.png
@cmd position 3 0 0 1 -1
frame data/chars/haggar/dtrw01.png
delay 1000
frame data/chars/haggar/dtrw02.png
delay 9
@cmd position 4 0 0 1 -1
@cmd depost 0
@cmd finish 25 3 0 0 0 0
@cmd bind 0 0 0 0 0
frame data/chars/haggar/dtrw02.png

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Scripts:

void slamstart()
{ // Slam Starter
// Use finish after using this
   void self = getlocalvar("self");
   void target = getlocalvar("Target" + self);

   if(target==NULL())
   {
     target = getentityproperty(self, "grabbing");
     setlocalvar("Target" + self, target);
   }
   if(target!=NULL())
   {
     damageentity(target, self, 0, 1, openborconstant("ATK_NORMAL7")); // Slam Starter
   }
}

void position(int Frame, float dx, float dy, float dz, int face)
{ // Modify grabbed entity's position relative to grabber
   void self = getlocalvar("self");
   void target = getlocalvar("Target" + self);

   if(target==NULL())
   {
     target = getentityproperty(self, "grabbing");
     setlocalvar("Target" + self, target);
   }
   if(target!=NULL())
   {
     updateframe(target, Frame);
     bindentity(target, self, dx, dz, dy, face, 0);
   }
}
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Opponent:

anim fall7
delay 1000
offset 53 88
frame data/chars/moku/fall1.png
frame data/chars/moku/fall2.png
frame data/chars/moku/updown.png
frame data/chars/moku/updown2.png
frame data/chars/moku/pain.png
frame data/chars/moku/pain2.png

and this is the result
Spoiler

-_- any help?

[Bloodbane]

 I don't know what's wrong with your slam. The clip ended before slam ends so I can't tell anything.

 Also I don't know where you get the scripts. Some functions aren't supposed to be declared together (they come from different coders), mostly because it's redundant.

 So before we start, where did you get the script?

[Goliath]

If i donīt remember wrong, those two and bind were from the Scripted Slam/Throw thread http://lavalit.com:8080/index.php/topic,1440.msg18829.html#msg18829 and the others from Crime Buster.

[Bloodbane]

 That thread is very very old.

 TBH, I'm not sure to give you scripts from Crime Buster v2.5. I rather support Damon Caskey's new system instead. But too bad Grapple editor is nowhere to be found .

 Anyways, back to topic, if you want to learn how to implement slam, find an example to learn from. Slam is pretty complex (nowhere near level up system though).
 For example:

Maxima Suplex

anim grabbackward
   delay   1
   offset   82 115
   frame   data/chars/maxima/throw001.gif
   delay   15
        @cmd    slamstart
        @cmd    position 0 20 25 -1 1
   frame   data/chars/maxima/throw001.gif
   delay   5
        @cmd    position 1 -16 35 -1 1
        sound   data/chars/maxima/suplex.wav
   frame   data/chars/maxima/throw002.gif
        @cmd    position 2 -41 53 -1 1
   frame   data/chars/maxima/throw003.gif
   delay   10
        @cmd    position 6 -84 2 -1 1
   frame   data/chars/maxima/throw004.gif
   delay   10
   frame   data/chars/maxima/throw004.gif
   delay   5
        @cmd    depost 0
        @cmd    finish 45 2 -2 2 0 0
   frame   data/chars/maxima/throw005.gif
   delay   8
   frame   data/chars/maxima/throw006.gif
   frame   data/chars/maxima/throw007.gif
   frame   data/chars/maxima/throw008.gif

(optional effects removed)

 1st to start slam, slamstart is declared. This function simply knocks down grabbed opponent putting him/her in right animation for next slam process.

 2nd, put opponent in desired position relative to slammer. That's why the function is simply named position. You need graphic reference to set this properly and you need to set opponent's FALL7 properly too. Let's talk about this later.

 3rd, repeat step #2 to simulate slamming process until you're done. Number of required frames depend on how detailed the slam would be.

 4th, at end of slam, opponent is released with depost. Then right after release, opponent is finished or thrown. The former is for slam while the latter is for throw.

 I'm talking in general for now. Do you understand the general idea here?

[Goliath]

Do not worry, i already solved it

Spoiler

The problem was i put cancel in grab anim, so when the slamstart script checks for grabbed opponent is like there is nothing grabbed.  I realized that using the grabcheck script, very usefull. Once change the anim type everything worked like a clock, but thanks for the tips 

Offtopic: you say we can only use up until 8 @cmd "caller" per anim, is that some kind of build limitation? or i have understand it wrong. 

[Bloodbane]

 Grabcheck script?

you say we can only use up until 8 @cmd "caller" per anim, is that some kind of build limitation? or i have understand it wrong.

 Yes, it is true. But it's hardly a problem since there's simple trick to overcome this. If this trick fails, we can just merge the functions in one function .

[Goliath]

Grabcheck script?

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void checkgrab(void target)
{ // Opponent Checker
// This script checks hero's current opponent. If he/she/it is biker, jetpack, special enemy or non-enemy entity this function returns 0
// Otherwise it returns 1.

    if(getentityproperty(target, "type") == openborconstant("TYPE_ENEMY")){
      char Tname = getentityproperty(target, "defaultname");

      if(Tname == "Badai" || Tname == "BikerL" || Tname == "BikerL1" || Tname == "BikerT" || Tname == "Rider" || Tname == "Rider2" )
      { // Normal Bikers
        return 0;
      } else if(Tname == "BikerS" || Tname == "Storm" || Tname == "BikerAT" || Tname == "Bikeman" || Tname == "BikeBoss" )
      { // Special Bikers
        return 0;
      } else if(Tname == "Biker" || Tname == "RiderB" || Tname == "BikerB" || Tname == "Rover" || Tname == "Candy" || Tname == "Button")
      { // Bonus Bikers, Candy & Dog
        return 0;
      } else if(Tname == "Skystar" || Tname == "Aerial" || Tname == "Raidi" || Tname == "Rockette" || Tname == "Jetpac" || Tname == "Rocket")
      { // Jetpacks
        return 0;
      } else {
        return 1;
      }
    } else {
      return 0;
    }
}

[Bloodbane]

 Aww, you are solving with wrong script.
 Grabcheck is complement for air grab and running grab NOT for solving grab cancel. During grabbing state, there's no need for grabcheck at all since the grabbed opponent must be valid one. slamstart is used in this state.

 Or am I missing something here?

[Goliath]

Then i just got lucky, by the way could you tell me at which build that feature was implemented? 

[Bloodbane]

 I made this script years ago. I forgot which build cause I can't seem to find it here. But if you are asking for compatibility, it should be compatible with latest build.