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Animation Player 1.21
🕑 Added 2021-08-10 23:26:27 +0000 UTCNew version with animations brought from the HUB, a few of them are Timeline animations. I have added and modified a large amount of code that leaves the door open to more possibilities, I have not kept an exact record but I have changed and updated a large part of the plugin. I have fixed a very hidden bug where actors were swapped in certain animations. Now, as a reference in the first popup select the passive person and in the second popup the active.
I can't redistribute the scenes due to licensing reasons, so you need to download them by yourself. I have designed an external app to open the hub where each animation is hosted. The program will tell you which animations you have installed and which you have yet to download. The source code is inside URLManager.zip below. Extract the zip to any location you like and run URLManager.exe. You need to set the AddonPackages folder (located inside VAM root folder) by pressing the Select AddonPackages folder location button and navigate through the dialog box until you open that folder.
For the animations to work, you need to download the scene and the non-aesthetic dependencies (if you plan to open the original scene download all the dependencies). On the other hand, if you are only going to use them on this plugin you have to download the plugins and the assets, you can skip the looks, hairstyles, clothes, etc. if you want to save disk space.
I've added the option to rotate the animations if necessary but I've made so many modifications that I'm pretty sure I need to look into this again. One detail to keep in mind is that when loading the scenes, due to the difference between the original models and the ones you have, there may be small displacements and you have to align the characters by slightly moving some actor or some body part.
Next steps
- Lighting. This seems fundamental to me. So far, I'm not including the lights from the original scene, since the active scene probably has its own lights. Problem is that in some scenes the lights play a very important role, and when loading them into a different lighting setup, part of the original ambient is lost. So in those scenes I'm thinking about adding the lights and add a plugin option to temporarily disable the current lighting. So you can enjoy the content of the original scene with greater precision.
- Remark section. A small text-box panel indicating any important detail about the animation we are loading. For example, turn off the lights (assuming we have implemented the previous point), highlight some recommendations, etc. Any information that is useful when playing with the scene.
And of course keep adding more animations.
