So i was making some kind of a game where the player will have some units that follow him, so how can i give the owner of these units the ability to play animations for them, like how roblox characters work, the client can play any animation on the client side and it'll replicate to the server side, is that possible?, and if it is, how can it be achieved?
#Giving a player the ability to play animations on a rig that's not his character
high scaffold
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How are you S1?
broken sedge
How are you S1?
I have omega full lights
high scaffold
How are you S1?
is this an insult or what cuz i don't get it lol
outer quail
remote events obviously
icy bloom
you're cooked
fickle ruin
You need to play the animations in server script @high scaffold
high scaffold
Itll take alot of performance to do so
I was asking if there is a way to make it like teh player character
high scaffold
remote events obviously
Bro i want to do ecerything on the client
Understand the question first
outer quail
Bro i want to do ecerything on the client
if you want it to play for other players then you need remotes
Understand that you DO NOT have a choice
fickle ruin
Bro i want to do ecerything on the client
Then the animations won't Show on other clients
high scaffold
if you want it to play for other players then you need remotes
Well this is not required while olaying animations on ur character
If u played an animation
outer quail
it is required, it's just that Roblox does it internally
high scaffold
it is required, it's just that Roblox does it internally
No u can do it urseld
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high scaffold
In a local script u can load a animation and play it and itll repkicate to other players
high scaffold
Do you not understand how networking works
Yes
outer quail
that is because that is default behavior
outer quail
if you want to give them ownership of every npc then you're going to have a TON of exploitation potential
high scaffold
if you want to give them ownership of every npc then you're going to have a TON ...
They r unnecessary noc
outer quail
but suit yourself, it's setnetworkowner and it has to be called on the server
high scaffold
Npcs
outer quail
They r unnecessary noc
you can still blind players
high scaffold
Just a visual thing
high scaffold
but suit yourself, it's setnetworkowner and it has to be called on the server
Network ownership doesnt let u play animations
outer quail
Network ownership doesnt let u play animations
that's probably because the server does it internally for your own player
high scaffold
you can still blind players
Bro there is an option to turn off other players npcs
outer quail
huh, almost as though I said that already
high scaffold
that's probably because the server does it internally for your own player
If u r not sure please do not talk
I was suspicious of that
outer quail
everything I am saying is rhetoric
outer quail
use remotes 🙂
high scaffold
Remotes arent the best thing for performance bro
Sending 1 sentence will take over 15 bytes
And ill be playing different animations
high scaffold
do you understand how little 15 bytes is
15 bytes r huge
topaz vector
A whole 15 bytes...
high scaffold
because I don't think you do
Bud in scripting theyre huge
high scaffold
if you are sending it per frame
No
high scaffold
There is a whole built in library in luau for compressing data called buffers
Why did they make it in ur opinion
high scaffold
There is a whole built in library in luau for compressing data called buffers
Srry not luau Roblox
outer quail
I should know, I built a replicator that allows you to register classes for cross-network calls
USING buffers
(sad that it is still converted to json in Roblox though)
outer quail
Because it is not
high scaffold
Then why not compress it
high scaffold
Because it is not
It is, there will be more than1 noc
Npc
Each one has its own animations playing
Not every frame but itll change frequently
outer quail
if you want to compress a sentence then you could for example only use 26 of the 256 values in a byte for every character and unpack it however you figure
you can also use certain algorithms for "commonality" of characters
high scaffold
if you want to compress a *sentence* then you could for example only use 26 of t...
Well the idea of using a remote event itself annoys me, that is why i was looking to do it on the client
outer quail
Well the idea of using a remote event itself annoys me, that is why i was lookin...
not possible sorry
high scaffold
Cuz the npc movement is heing calculated on the client
outer quail
It is, there will be more than1 noc
you do not need to send it for every npc
high scaffold
you do not need to send it for every npc
Bro im on mobile and mobile keyboards r trash
outer quail
same
outer quail
if you are trying to select which NPCs perform a specific animation I would recommend (for dynamic count of NPCs) a numeric id based structure along with numeric ranges, coupled with the specific (numeric) identity of the animation for quick dispatch and efficient memory usage
if they all do the same animation simultaneously then you should focus on just the animation identity ofc
high scaffold
Alr
high scaffold
This si not exactly how the system should work but i appreciate ur intention for helping me
The system will play 3 animations really
Idle and running or walking (depends on if the player is running or walking ofc)
So the player might swtich from running to walking super fast, using remote events everytime the plyer switches anims feels wrong
outer rune
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sorry I meant that I agree with you but I forgot to switch my keyboard
outer quail
😭
outer quail
The system will play 3 animations really
Idle and running or walking (depends on...
as far as the internal networking of animation tracks goes, I do not know if it is possible to detect when it is changed on the server because I have never tried
but it probably can work that way too if you prefer not to use remotes for what would otherwise be inferred
so for every client, check which animation track is playing etc. and play it or whatever your situation is
But I forget if there is actually a way to detect WHICH animation TRACK is being played, because as I recall it doesn't store that anywhere which is just poor API design icl
high scaffold
so for every client, check which animation track is playing etc. and play it or ...
That was going to be my approach if giving the client the ability to play animations for rig isnt possible
outer quail
That was going to be my approach if giving the client the ability to play animat...
thing is, the server has to have somePlayerInstance.Character = someModel where there can only, obviously, be one model at a time
high scaffold
But I forget if there is actually a way to detect WHICH animation TRACK is being...
I think there is a way to detect when an animation gets played on the animator, i remember using it, but idk if i discovered a turnaround or it was an event
outer quail
that is how it knows to internally handle animation requests
you can also disable that if you hide it in workspace.Camera, but anyways
high scaffold
you can also disable that if you hide it in workspace.Camera, but anyways
Disable what exactly?
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outer quail
Disable what exactly?
client animation request authorization
because the client would see a different humanoid, not the one on the server, due to the fact that workspace.Camera does NOT replicate any children
high scaffold
I dont get what u mean
Why will i need to prevent the players from playing anims locally
outer rune
Thank you Lou Bloom from Nightcrawler
outer quail
I dont get what u mean
Why will i need to prevent the players from playing anims...
no reason at all, unless you decide to make everything remote-based
(which I would prefer)
high scaffold
no reason at all, unless you decide to make everything remote-based
Nah i wouldnt prefer that
Most games load animations on the client side
And play them there
outer quail
oh no I meant play the animation locally
but send the request through remote
to play it for other clients and/or the server
high scaffold
Its better if ur game has alot of animations that users can do
Because u can store all the tracks in a mfoule anf access them on the client without hacing to worry about server memory
high scaffold
to play it for other clients and/or the server
Yeah ik
high scaffold
Its better if ur game has alot of animations that users can do
Because u can sto...
Loading the same animation twice will make two different tracks for the same animation, that is why storing tracks in a table or a module is better
outer quail
Loading the same animation twice will make two different tracks for the same ani...
mhm
high scaffold
Because of memory and that weird 256 animation tracks cap thingy
outer quail
still don't know why Roblox thought it was a good idea to make LoadAnimation but no table of animationtracks
average disinformation moment
high scaffold
still don't know why Roblox thought it was a good idea to make LoadAnimation but...
There is a eay to get the currently playing animation tracks but not the loaded animation tracks
Idk why
outer quail
ye
high scaffold
Even tho they're probably stored somewhere
Cuz if they're not how does roblox memorize the 256 animations that were loaded and whenu try to load 1 more animation it gives u a warning
Anyway thanks for ur help dude
Really appreciate that's
outer rune
