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Dance animations into AO?

AK Alchemi
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Join date: 17 Aug 2009
Posts: 190
09-04-2009 09:32
I have the Outrider AO that comes with the ZAHO or ZAOH or whatever it is (I'm not in-world so can't check the exact name). Is there a way to play dance animations through it? How would I put them into the notecard (like, what would their category name be)? Will they link one right after the other after one loop of each has completed?

Very noobily worded question, if I do say so myself!
Deira Llanfair
Deira to rhyme with Myra
Join date: 16 Oct 2006
Posts: 2,315
09-04-2009 09:34
If you have a ZHAO you can put dance animations in as stands and set the play time. They will cycle through either in sequence or in random order depending on the option you set.
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Centaine Decatur
Mooncusser
Join date: 24 Oct 2006
Posts: 49
09-04-2009 09:45
You could upgrade to a Huddles EZ Animator and put your Outrider AO animations and note card into the Huddles. If you are serious about how you like your dances to blend together, Huddles is the way to go.
AK Alchemi
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Join date: 17 Aug 2009
Posts: 190
09-04-2009 10:12
Are dance animations generally the same length time-wise, like 30 seconds, or do they vary quite a bit?

I have heard of the Huddles and wish I had known about it a week ago.
Alisha Matova
Too Old; Do Not Want!
Join date: 8 Mar 2007
Posts: 583
09-04-2009 10:31
Yes. If your AO is mod and the setting notecard inside it is also mod.

Just Rez the Ao to the ground and add the animations. Then make a copy of the notecard, rename it, edit in the dances names where needed.
Most likely you will have to replace some of the stands with the dances.
Since you now have two notecards in your AO you can now load one or the other.

This can be risky. Watch permissions, it is very easy to create a "no copy" and easy to lose, expencive to replace toy.
Alisha Matova
Too Old; Do Not Want!
Join date: 8 Mar 2007
Posts: 583
09-04-2009 10:39
From: AK Alchemi
Are dance animations generally the same length time-wise, like 30 seconds, or do they vary quite a bit?

I have heard of the Huddles and wish I had known about it a week ago.



I think dances and most animations vary by creator and most AOs just run thru a list at a preset time. Zaoh has a way to change the time in the menu dialog thing. It's not super flexible, but helps some.
AK Alchemi
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Join date: 17 Aug 2009
Posts: 190
09-04-2009 11:37
TY Alisha. So I could make a dance notecard with the dances listed as stands. That makes total sense.