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Jezah McCullough

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Join date: 22 Jan 2008

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01-26-2008 15:48

I have a question, I am newbie and I dont know much about scripting or anything. I want to change the way my avatar walks when I hit arrow keys. Not something I have to turn off or on, just automatic. How do I do that? Also, how do I make any animation/gesture automatic?

Claire Silverspar

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Join date: 31 Oct 2007

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01-26-2008 15:56

You will need an Animation Override - or ao. You can buy these from a few places, there are a few threads about this, so it may be worth searching in the forums for details.
If you want to make your own have a look at this:
http://www.mermaiddiaries.com/2007/07/day-307-animation-override-ao-tutorial.html
It should tell you how to create your own ao attachment. - btw, it doesn't have to be a bracelet - you can put it in a tiny prim in your head if you wish lol.

I am not too sure about gestures though, someone else may have to help you on that one, I think you just have to click on activate when they are in your inventory and then every time you type the shortcut or choose from the menu it will animate you.

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SuezanneC Baskerville

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01-26-2008 16:01

If you haven't read up on a thing called "animation override" you might want to. The short term for such is "AO".

There are a bunch of different animation overrides. There would be a script already written in the AO.

Our avatars have a bunch of "animation states" they can be in. Sitting, walking, flying , hovering, stuff like that. There is a default animation for each state. Scripts can detect what state the avatar is in and make the avatar use a different animation than the default for each of the various animation states.

That's the gist of what an animation override is.

In practice what you do is put animations in the animation override and possibly a notecard with the names of animation states and their corresponding animations.

Simply animation overrides may not require anything but wearing or attaching a scripted object.

I'm sure there is a free animation override at NCI headquarters, and a bunch more places.

There's a good chance someone will have given you one by the time I post this.

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Brenda Connolly

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01-26-2008 19:42

Also, many shoe designers are including walk AO's now. Some are stand alone attachments and some are scripted into the shoe.

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Susie Boffin

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01-26-2008 20:20

If you want to walk and pose like a goofball then use any AO. It doesn't matter much which one you use.

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Bradley Bracken

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01-26-2008 20:34

The cost of an ao can really vary. You want to take time and find gestures that work for you. In the meantime while you look, or if you don't have the funds yet, there are many free ones out there. They may not be as good as the ones you can purchase but they are much better than the standard one. Bare Rose is another place that offers a free one.

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Cherry Czervik

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01-27-2008 03:24

If you are only interested in a walk as opposed to the rest of things then there's a fair few free walks. IM me in world if you're not already set up with it

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Larissa Lomax

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01-27-2008 03:33

There is a free animation overrider that works great at Sarah Nerd's

includes stand poses as well.

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Change your walk?
Jezah McCullough Registered User Join date: 22 Jan 2008 Posts: 3	01-26-2008 15:48 I have a question, I am newbie and I dont know much about scripting or anything. I want to change the way my avatar walks when I hit arrow keys. Not something I have to turn off or on, just automatic. How do I do that? Also, how do I make any animation/gesture automatic?
Claire Silverspar Pokes Badgers With Spoons Join date: 31 Oct 2007 Posts: 5,375	01-26-2008 15:56 You will need an Animation Override - or ao. You can buy these from a few places, there are a few threads about this, so it may be worth searching in the forums for details. If you want to make your own have a look at this: http://www.mermaiddiaries.com/2007/07/day-307-animation-override-ao-tutorial.html It should tell you how to create your own ao attachment. - btw, it doesn't have to be a bracelet - you can put it in a tiny prim in your head if you wish lol. I am not too sure about gestures though, someone else may have to help you on that one, I think you just have to click on activate when they are in your inventory and then every time you type the shortcut or choose from the menu it will animate you. _____________________ I'll miss this damn place. I'll be over at SCII after the end has come.
SuezanneC Baskerville Forums Rock! Join date: 22 Dec 2003 Posts: 14,229	01-26-2008 16:01 If you haven't read up on a thing called "animation override" you might want to. The short term for such is "AO". There are a bunch of different animation overrides. There would be a script already written in the AO. Our avatars have a bunch of "animation states" they can be in. Sitting, walking, flying , hovering, stuff like that. There is a default animation for each state. Scripts can detect what state the avatar is in and make the avatar use a different animation than the default for each of the various animation states. That's the gist of what an animation override is. In practice what you do is put animations in the animation override and possibly a notecard with the names of animation states and their corresponding animations. Simply animation overrides may not require anything but wearing or attaching a scripted object. I'm sure there is a free animation override at NCI headquarters, and a bunch more places. There's a good chance someone will have given you one by the time I post this. _____________________ - So long to these forums, the vBulletin forums that used to be at forums.secondlife.com. I will miss them. I can be found on the web by searching for "SuezanneC Baskerville", or go to http://www.google.com/profiles/suezanne - http://lindenlab.tribe.net/ created on 11/19/03. Members: Ben, Catherine, Colin, Cory, Dan, Doug, Jim, Philip, Phoenix, Richard, Robin, and Ryan -
Brenda Connolly Un United Avatar Join date: 10 Jan 2007 Posts: 25,000	01-26-2008 19:42 Also, many shoe designers are including walk AO's now. Some are stand alone attachments and some are scripted into the shoe. _____________________ Don't you ever try to look behind my eyes. You don't want to know what they have seen. http://brenda-connolly.blogspot.com
Susie Boffin Certified Nutcase Join date: 15 Sep 2004 Posts: 2,151	01-26-2008 20:20 If you want to walk and pose like a goofball then use any AO. It doesn't matter much which one you use. _____________________ "If you see a man approaching you with the obvious intent of doing you good, you should run for your life." - Henry David Thoreau
Bradley Bracken Goodbye, Farewell, Amen Join date: 2 Apr 2007 Posts: 3,856	01-26-2008 20:34 The cost of an ao can really vary. You want to take time and find gestures that work for you. In the meantime while you look, or if you don't have the funds yet, there are many free ones out there. They may not be as good as the ones you can purchase but they are much better than the standard one. Bare Rose is another place that offers a free one. _____________________ My interest in SL has simply died. Thanks for all the laughs
Cherry Czervik Came To Her Senses Join date: 18 Feb 2006 Posts: 3,680	01-27-2008 03:24 If you are only interested in a walk as opposed to the rest of things then there's a fair few free walks. IM me in world if you're not already set up with it _____________________ To exchange power is sublime. To steal from another ... well, what goes around comes around.
Larissa Lomax Registered User Join date: 20 Mar 2004 Posts: 187	01-27-2008 03:33 There is a free animation overrider that works great at Sarah Nerd's includes stand poses as well. _____________________ ~ Trout Rated 5.5 " You are not quite slutty - just beautiful, sensual, and fun to be around - and that's a pretty damn good thing in my book. " DJ blog: http://djlarissa.blogspot.com/

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