[Coding] Deployment & Zoom Animation Times [WIP]

[[R-CON]Wolfe]

Purpose:
As of PRv.75, most of the deployment and zoom animations are the same as BF2 vanilla: Unnaturally fast, and in some cases, instant. This [WIP] is designed to address that issue by slowing down those animations to give weapon selection a more natural look and feel. This will be done by editing the deployment and zoom animationManager.length modifiers in the AnimationSystem1p.inc and 3p.inc files; the animation mechanics themselves will not change.

The actual time length of deployment/zoom depends on the type of equipment and look of the animation. For example, the medkit dressing deployment time is minimal, while the HAT deployment and zoom will be somewhat longer to represent a heavier, more cumbersome weapon. In all cases, the goal is to make the animation look natural; not bionically fast, and not underwater slow.

This project is expected to take approximately 1-2 weeks.


Progress:
Green = Complete
Orange = In Progress
Red = Incomplete
Blue = Will not be changed


medkit dressing
medkit
ammo bag
binoculars
simrad (officer binocs)

landmine
C4
slam
grenade
smoke
knife

pistol
rifles (all standard issue)
shotgun
support gunner
grenadier
LAT
HAT
stinger
sniper
marksman

Videos:

Video 1: Test animation
In the following video, you can see a comparison of the M16 and HAT with vanilla animation times then slowed animation times.

YouTube Video

Video 2: Updated HAT deployment speed.

YouTube Video

[=Romagnolo=]

Interesting work, could you post a teaser ?

[nicoliani]

Will it look good?

[[R-CON]Wolfe]

Originally Posted by nicoliani

Will it look good?

That's the only qualifying factor. If it doesn't look good, it isn't going in. Much of the work is already complete; I'll post a vid soon showing before and after.

[Waaah_Wah]

Originally Posted by nicoliani

Will it look good?

And thats why we have jokes about Swedes being "slow" here in Norway

[Dr2B Rudd]

I like the sound of this alot, please post a teaser plox or at least describe the changes (eyes move particularly towards the medic related objects)

[Spec_Operator]

Make ironsights faster than scopes, could be very good for gameplay.

[[R-MOD]Mongolian_dude]

Originally Posted by Spec_Operator

Make ironsights faster than scopes, could be very good for gameplay.

Yeah. And keep pistols/SMGs faster than iron sights.

...mongol...

[General Dragosh]

Originally Posted by [R-MOD]Mongolian_dude

Yeah. And keep pistols/SMGs faster than iron sights.

...mongol...

Ooooooo yes

[billdan]

shouldn't the red dots/reflex sights be the fastest? then pistol/smg, then iron-sight rifle/lmg, and finally scoped rifles?

it would be great if the difference in handling between the M4 and M16A4 (or G3) could be simulated by tweaking deployment/zoom time-the M4 being slightly faster to shoulder