William Cook
The "Animation Timer Enable" slider controls it all:
0.0 = No animation.
1.0 - Flying animation.
2.0 - Morphing animation.
3.0 - MOOD: Aggressive animation - shoots fireball.
4.0 - MOOD: Happy animation - wags tail.
5.0 - MOOD: Laughing - on his back being tickled.
Details:
Nero is a young, magical little dragon that's still exploring the world
around him. Most of all, Nero loves to fly. To watch him fly, you can
either:
(One Bell - Make your character perform an animation.)
Flying 1: Scroll down to the "Action Animation" slider and move it slowly
from side to side. Watch how Nero flies!
- or -
Flying 2: Scroll down to the "Animation Timer Enable" slider and move it to
1.
When this slider is in the 1 slot, Nero will fly a little bit each
time he's asked to pose (i.e. each time Draw() is called). If you
then enable the Animation->Enable menu option, Nero will fly
around in front of you, prancing. Note how he's learned to flex
his tail to keep himself flying straight. Also, note that if you
move values with the "Animation Timer Enable" set to 1, he will
still fly a bit between frames.
Nero, being a small dragon, has not yet learned how to defend himself against
hunters, and in this day and age a live magical dragon would be worth quite a
bit if captured. So, in order to remain free, Nero must sometimes disquise
himself, which he does by casting a spell on himself to morph into a cute
little doggie that noone would ever suspect is really a dragon! To watch
this:
(One Bell - Add controls that let you change the "style" of your model.)
Flying 1: Scroll down to the "Morphing Animation" slider and move it slowly
from side to side. Watch how Nero morphs into a dog and back!
- or -
Flying 2: Scroll down to the "Animation Timer Enable" slider and move it to
2.
When this slider is in the 2 slot, Nero will repeatedly cast morphing
spells on himself to change between his native dragon form and
his doggie disguise, pausing for a brief bit in each pose while
his magical powers recharge (and to give the new form a good
stretch :-).
Since Nero may still need to make a quick escape while in dog form, note
that he can still fly while in dog form. While Nero is in dog form, slide
the "Animation Timer Enable" to 1 and enable Animation from the menu, and
Nero will fly while morphed into a dog!