Solved Super Armor only in certain animations?

paulo.bender · Sep 20, 2020

Hello there, fellow developers!

I never meddled with takedamagescripts and what not, and I was wondering if there's a way to give Super Armor for a character only in certain animations, like a super punch that couldn't be interrupted (something like Ralf's Galtactic Phantom).

NickyP · Sep 21, 2020

It's easier than you think, as long as you manage it properly.

In the animation where you want super armor to be active, put:

@cmd changeentityproperty getlocalvar("self") "Nopain" 1

In every other animation where "super armor" is inactive, put:

@cmd changeentityproperty getlocalvar("self") "Nopain" 0

As an example, here's an excerpt from Captain Falcon's txt file in my mod, Megaman Armada:

anim idle
@cmd changeentityproperty getlocalvar("self") "Nopain" 0
offset 29 69
bbox 23 49 13 20
frame data/chars/capfal/1.png

anim walk
@cmd changeentityproperty getlocalvar("self") "Nopain" 0
loop 1
delay 10
offset 30 69
bbox 23 50 14 18
frame data/chars/capfal/2.png
offset 34 69
bbox 27 48 12 20
frame data/chars/capfal/3.png
offset 33 69
bbox 25 49 13 19
frame data/chars/capfal/4.png
offset 34 69
bbox 27 47 13 21
frame data/chars/capfal/3.png

anim jump
@cmd changeentityproperty getlocalvar("self") "Nopain" 0
offset 32 69
bbox 24 42 14 22
frame data/chars/capfal/8.png

anim walkoff
@cmd changeentityproperty getlocalvar("self") "Nopain" 0
offset 32 69
bbox 24 42 14 22
frame data/chars/capfal/8.png

anim jumpland
@cmd changeentityproperty getlocalvar("self") "Nopain" 0
delay 2
sound data/chars/megaman/land.wav
offset 29 69
bbox 23 49 13 20
frame data/chars/capfal/1.png

anim pain
@cmd changeentityproperty getlocalvar("self") "Nopain" 0
delay 5
jumpframe 0 1.5 -0.5
#move -10
offset 32 68
frame data/chars/capfal/5.png
frame data/chars/capfal/5.png
frame data/chars/capfal/5.png
frame data/chars/capfal/5.png
#move 0
frame data/chars/capfal/5.png

#------------------------------------------

anim attack1
@cmd changeentityproperty getlocalvar("self") "Nopain" 1
delay 7
offset 29 69
bbox 23 49 13 20
frame data/chars/capfal/10.png
frame data/chars/capfal/11.png
frame data/chars/capfal/12.png
frame data/chars/capfal/13.png
frame data/chars/capfal/14.png
move 2
attack1 32 53 17 14 55 0 0 1
frame data/chars/capfal/15.png
attack1 32 50 20 15 55 0 0 1
frame data/chars/capfal/16.png
attack1 32 50 23 16 55 0 0 1
frame data/chars/capfal/17.png
move 0
delay 11
Attack1 0
frame data/chars/capfal/17a.png

#-----------------------------------------

anim run
@cmd changeentityproperty getlocalvar("self") "Nopain" 0
subentity dust
spawnframe 0 0 0 0 0
loop 1
delay 7
offset 30 69
bbox 23 50 14 18
frame data/chars/capfal/2.png
offset 34 69
bbox 27 48 12 20
frame data/chars/capfal/3.png
offset 33 69
bbox 25 49 13 19
frame data/chars/capfal/4.png
offset 34 69
bbox 27 47 13 21
frame data/chars/capfal/3.png

anim jumpattack
@cmd changeentityproperty getlocalvar("self") "Nopain" 1
jumpframe 5 0.2 0.5
delay 7
offset 32 69
bbox 24 42 14 22
frame data/chars/capfal/8.png
frame data/chars/capfal/18.png
frame data/chars/capfal/19.png
frame data/chars/capfal/20.png
frame data/chars/capfal/21.png
#
offset 29 69
bbox 23 49 13 20
attack1 32 53 17 14 55 0 0 1
frame data/chars/capfal/15.png
attack1 32 50 20 15 55 0 0 1
frame data/chars/capfal/16.png
attack1 32 50 23 16 55 0 0 1
frame data/chars/capfal/17.png
attack 0
delay 11
frame data/chars/capfal/17a.png

anim duck
@cmd changeentityproperty getlocalvar("self") "Nopain" 0
delay 10
offset 29 69
bbox 23 49 13 20
frame data/chars/capfal/1.png

DCurrent · Sep 21, 2020

NickyP said:
...

NickyP & Paulo HP Bender,

It's even eaiser than that. Why go through every animation (and make the engine do the same) when you don't have to? Do this instead:

1. Make a new script file, and add it to the takedamage script for the model.

C:

takedamagescript    data/chars/terry/scripts/event_takedamage.c

2. The takedamage script should look something like this:

C:

void main()
{
    void ent = getlocalvar("self");
    int animation = getentityproperty(ent, "animationid");

    if(animation != openborconstant("ANI_IDLE"))
    {
        changeentityproperty(ent, "nopain", 0);
    }
    else
    {
        changeentityproperty(ent, "nopain", 1);
    }
}

The takedamage event runs when you take a hit, but right before the engine processes hit reaction. So if you turn off pain, there's no pain.

In the example I provided, if the model is in any animation other than Idle, it doesn't have super armor. Otherwise it does. All you need to do is replace the ANI_IDLE constant with the animation of your choice. If you want, it's also super easy to add the armor to more than one animation, or make it only work during certain times (like high/low MP, jumping, etc.).

DC

paulo.bender · Sep 21, 2020

You are a lifesaver, Damon Caskey! I'm gonna adapt this code of yours (giving it a few parameters to be changeable in the character's takedamagescript), and post here as solution! Thanks A LOT!

EDIT: Here's the edited code, that now can be reusable as many times as needed in the character's takedamagescript.c

Code:

void SuperArmorOnAnim (void ParamAnim)
{
	void ent = getlocalvar("self");
	int animation = getentityproperty(ent, "animationid");

	if(animation == openborconstant(ParamAnim))
		{changeentityproperty(ent, "nopain", 1);}
	else
		{changeentityproperty(ent, "nopain", 0);}
}

DCurrent · Sep 21, 2020

Paulo HP Bender,

I love your willingess to build functions and run with the code, and you're on the right track. There is one snag though.

Code:

if(animation == openborconstant(ParamAnim))

This part violates the number 1 rule of script efficiency. You never, ever, want to send a variable to openborconstant(). This makes the engine work much harder than it needs to for what should be a simple task. Instead you should be sending the openborconstant() AS a variable. So your function would look like this:

Code:

void SuperArmorOnAnim (int ParamAnim)
{
	void ent = getlocalvar("self");
	int animation = getentityproperty(ent, "animationid");

	if(animation == ParamAnim)
		{changeentityproperty(ent, "nopain", 1);}
	else
		{changeentityproperty(ent, "nopain", 0);}
}

When you call your script, it looks like this:

Code:

SuperArmorOnAnim (openborconstant("ANI_IDLE"))

There are details why in this thread.

HTH,
DC

paulo.bender · Sep 21, 2020

Yeah, you are right, and that's what I do most ot the time. I just forgot to optimize the code.

BTW, what if I wanted to register more than one animation per character, would I call it more than once, or would it conflict? Is there a way to store more than one animation on a single parameter?

Bloodbane · Sep 22, 2020

From script's structure, you would need to expand script into this:

Code:

void SuperArmorOnAnim (int PAnim1, int PAnim2)
{
	void ent = getlocalvar("self");
	int animation = getentityproperty(ent, "animationid");

	if(animation == PAnim1 || animation == PAnim2)
		{changeentityproperty(ent, "nopain", 1);}
	else
		{changeentityproperty(ent, "nopain", 0);}
}

That's for 2 animations. You'd need to expand the input for more animations

BTW you only set immunity against non knockdown attack with this script. You'd need to set nodrop 1 for knockdown attacks.

PS_VITA · Nov 26, 2020

I'm reading this whole thread and wondering why didn't anyone simply recommend the OP to use counter 1 or disable the bbox while he is performing the Ralf like move.

Sorry, maybe I'm not understanding the OP request.

O Ilusionista · Nov 26, 2020

PS VITA said:
I'm reading this whole thread and wondering why didn't anyone simply recommend the OP to use counter 1 or disable the bbox while he is performing the Ralf like move.

PS VITA because a super armor is different than a invincibility. He wants the player to receive the hit but not stop what he is doing on that specific animation. We can set this for all the animations natively, but for only some cases, you need script.

Disabling a bbox will render the entity invincible. Plus, the default OpenBOR Ai does a great work: it doesn't try to attack something which has no bbox.

PS_VITA · Nov 26, 2020

O Ilusionista said:
PS VITA said:

I'm reading this whole thread and wondering why didn't anyone simply recommend the OP to use counter 1 or disable the bbox while he is performing the Ralf like move.

Click to expand...

PS VITA because a super armor is different than a invincibility. He wants the player to receive the hit but not stop what he is doing on that specific animation. We can set this for all the animations natively, but for only some cases, you need script.

Disabling a bbox will render the entity invincible. Plus, the default OpenBOR Ai does a great work: it doesn't try to attack something which has no bbox.

Okay, is all starting to make sense now.
Thanks

O Ilusionista · Nov 26, 2020

Damon Caskey I was looking Paulo HP Bender function and I have a doubt: turning on/off nopain using a function like that, outside a takedamagescript, will be persistent?
If not, the function defeats the propose.

DCurrent · Nov 26, 2020

O Ilusionista,

It works because the check happens on every hit, and turns the pain both on or off as needed.

DC

O Ilusionista · Nov 26, 2020

Damon Caskey no, I mean I know it works on the takadamagescript, but, as far as I got, he turned this into a function and it would be called as an animationscript.

DCurrent · Nov 26, 2020

Oh, no it won't work as an animation script. Turning it into a function is fine - best practice in fact. But it needs to be called by takedamage script.

DC

PS_VITA · Jan 26, 2021

Bloodbane said:
From script's structure, you would need to expand script into this:

Code:

void SuperArmorOnAnim (int PAnim1, int PAnim2) { void ent = getlocalvar("self"); int animation = getentityproperty(ent, "animationid"); if(animation == PAnim1 || animation == PAnim2) {changeentityproperty(ent, "nopain", 1);} else {changeentityproperty(ent, "nopain", 0);} }

That's for 2 animations. You'd need to expand the input for more animations

BTW you only set immunity against non knockdown attack with this script. You'd need to set nodrop 1 for knockdown attacks.

Hi Bloodbane ,

I'm interested in adding both nopain and knockdown.

How would that generally lool like?

Bloodbane · Jan 27, 2021

It'd look like this:

Code:

void SuperArmorOnAnim (int PAnim1, int PAnim2){
	void ent = getlocalvar("self");
	int animation = getentityproperty(ent, "animationid");

	if(animation == PAnim1 || animation == PAnim2){
	  changeentityproperty(ent, "nopain", 1);
	  changeentityproperty(ent, "nodrop", 2);
	} else {
	  changeentityproperty(ent, "nopain", 0);
	  changeentityproperty(ent, "nodrop", 0);
	}
}

PS_VITA · Jan 27, 2021

Bloodbane
Damon Caskey

Hi guys,

I put this inside the Billy's character Model .TXT

Code:

takedamagescript data/chars/billy/event_takedamage.c

and created a new script and placed it inside the folder of where Billy's character is
named it

Code:

event_takedamage.c

Inside the event_takedamage.c file

I put the following code : ( thanks to Bloodbane and Damon Caskey )

Code:

void SuperArmorOnAnim (int PAnim1, int PAnim2){
	void ent = getlocalvar("self");
	int animation = getentityproperty(ent, "animationid");

	if(animation == PAnim1 || animation == PAnim2){
           changeentityproperty(ent, "nopain", 1);
           changeentityproperty(ent, "nodrop", 1);
}else{
           changeentityproperty(ent, "nopain", 0);
           changeentityproperty(ent, "nodrop", 0);
}

}

But now I don't know hot to make super armor work for say Anim follow or whatever animation?

Here's Billy's "super punch" animation code - What do I have to do in order to make super armor work?

Code:

anim follow81 #CHARGEATTACK mega punch part 1
	loop 1 3 6
	delay	12
	offset	77 170
        cancel 1 5 0 A2 freespecial  # (kick)
        cancel 1 5 0 A3 freespecial2 #(back kick)
        cancel 1 5 0 A4 freespecial2 #(back kick)
        cancel 1 5 0 S freespecial35 # (duck)
        cancel 4 5 0 J freespecial68 # (backflip)
        cancel 0 5 0 B freespecial18
        cancel 0 5 0 F freespecial18
        cancel 0 5 0 D freespecial18
        cancel 0 5 0 U freespecial18
        chargetime 1 
      bbox	60 55 40 100
      frame	data/chars/billy/hp1.png
      frame	data/chars/billy/hp2.png
      sound  data/sounds/slide.wav
@cmd aniNHoldSwitch "ANI_follow66" "A"
      frame	data/chars/billy/hp3.png
      delay	6
      frame	data/chars/billy/hp4.png
@cmd aniNHoldSwitch "ANI_follow82" "A"
      frame	data/chars/billy/hp5.png
      frame	data/chars/billy/hp6.png

and here's another piece of code where I want to add Super armor

Code:

anim freespecial35
	loop	0
	delay	7
	offset	77 170
	frame	data/chars/billy/j0.png
	frame	data/chars/billy/rise2.png
	delay	35
	frame	data/chars/billy/rise2.png
	idle 1
	frame	data/chars/billy/rise2.png
	frame	data/chars/billy/rise2.png
	frame	data/chars/billy/rise2.png
	delay	4
	frame	data/chars/billy/j0.png

Thank you.

Bloodbane · Jan 28, 2021

Hmmm... you only declared that function inside event_takedamage.c?

Try updating it to this:

Code:

void main()
{
  SuperArmorOnAnim (openborconstant("ANI_FOLLOW81"), openborconstant("ANI_FREESPECIAL35"));
}

void SuperArmorOnAnim (int PAnim1, int PAnim2){
	void ent = getlocalvar("self");
	int animation = getentityproperty(ent, "animationid");

	if(animation == PAnim1 || animation == PAnim2){
           changeentityproperty(ent, "nopain", 1);
           changeentityproperty(ent, "nodrop", 1);
	} else {
           changeentityproperty(ent, "nopain", 0);
           changeentityproperty(ent, "nodrop", 0);
	}
}

PS_VITA · Jan 29, 2021

Bloodbane said:

Hmmm... you only declared that function inside event_takedamage.c?

Try updating it to this:

Code:

void main()
{
  SuperArmorOnAnim (openborconstant("ANI_FOLLOW81"), openborconstant("ANI_FREESPECIAL35"));
}

void SuperArmorOnAnim (int PAnim1, int PAnim2){
	void ent = getlocalvar("self");
	int animation = getentityproperty(ent, "animationid");

	if(animation == PAnim1 || animation == PAnim2){
           changeentityproperty(ent, "nopain", 1);
           changeentityproperty(ent, "nodrop", 1);
	} else {
           changeentityproperty(ent, "nopain", 0);
           changeentityproperty(ent, "nodrop", 0);
	}
}

This worked perfect!
Thank you!

The last thing I added was

changeentityproperty(ent, "nograb", 0);

because I forgot that some enemies can grab you and interrupt your "super armor"

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