Sometimes in situations like these, it's best to make methods that solve small but repetitive problems. In your case, one small problem is "how do I convert the
pev->weapons value to a C string that would match the animations names" and "how do I handle the standing up/crouched difference".Then you combine both solutions to get the "final answer" to your original problem which was "how do I get the proper value to use in
LookupSequence ". In the end, you have something like this:
/**
* Returns the name of a sequence for this monster based on his stance (standing up or crouched), a specific name and his current weapon's name.
* @param szName The name of the sequence without the stance ("ref_" and "crouch_"), weapon's name ("python"...) and any underscore.
* @return The corresponding sequence name.
*/
const char *CMyMonster::GetSequenceName( const char *szName ) const
{
static char szResult[32];
strncpy( szResult, m_fStanding ? "ref_" : "crouch_", sizeof( szResult ) );
strncat( szResult, szName, sizeof( szResult ) );
strncat( szResult, "_", sizeof( szResult ) );
strncat( szResult, GetWeaponIDAsCStr(), sizeof( szResult ) );
return szResult;
}
/**
* Returns the name of the weapon this monster is currently using as a "C string".
* This is used to select the proper sequence when performing activities.
* @return This monster's current weapon name.
*/
const char *CMyMonster::GetWeaponIDAsCStr() const
{
if ( pev->weapons & HEVSCI_PYTHON )
return "python";
else if ( pev->weapons & HEVSCI_SHOTGUN )
return "shotgun";
else if ( pev->weapons & HEVSCI_MP5 )
return "mp5";
else if ( pev->weapons & HEVSCI_CROSSBOW )
return "bow";
else if ( pev->weapons & HEVSCI_RPG )
return "rpg";
else if ( pev->weapons & HEVSCI_GAUSS )
return "gauss";
else
return "onehanded";
}void CMyMonster::SetActivity( Activity NewActivity )
{
int iSequence = ACTIVITY_NOT_AVAILABLE;
void *pModel = GET_MODEL_PTR( ENT( pev ) );
switch ( NewActivity )
{
case ACT_IDLE:
iSequence = LookupSequence( GetSequenceName( "aim" ) );
break;
default:
iSequence = LookupActivity( NewActivity );
}
if ( iSequence <= ACTIVITY_NOT_AVAILABLE )
{
// Not available try to get default anim
ALERT( at_console, "%s has no sequence for act:%d\n", STRING( pev->classname ), NewActivity );
pev->sequence = 0; // Set to the reset anim (if it's there)
return;
}
// Set to the desired anim, or default anim if the desired is not present
if ( pev->sequence != iSequence || !m_fSequenceLoops )
pev->frame = 0;
pev->sequence = iSequence; // Set to the reset anim (if it's there)
ResetSequenceInfo();
SetYawSpeed();
}aim sequence, GetSequenceName( "aim" ) will return crouched_aim_python.
