Need help with a sniffing animation (Resolved)

[astral phoenix]

I'm trying to make a rat sniff when idle for 10 seconds but it doesn't seem like it wants to work.

[astral phoenix]

Can anyone help me with this?

[zinc steeple]

wdym by sniff?, like the sniffer or just plays a sniffing animation

[astral phoenix]

I want the rat to sniff at a random time when in idle

[zinc steeple]

ok that's actaully so simple, do you have some experience with entities bp?

[astral phoenix]

a bit

[zinc steeple]

do you know what a timer is and what a mark variant is?

[astral phoenix]

nope, haven't gotten there yet

[zinc steeple]

alr, that's ok
I am going to teach you

[astral phoenix]

ok

[zinc steeple]

are you fimilair with events?

[astral phoenix]

yes

[zinc steeple]

alright create an event
called "minecraft:entity_spawned"

make it add a group component called "rat_idle"

add make one for it

[astral phoenix]

ok

[zinc steeple]

is everything understood so far?

[astral phoenix]

nearly

[zinc steeple]

if you didn't get something pls don't be shy about it and tell me

[astral phoenix]

ok wait I think I know what to do give me a sec

[zinc steeple]

alright tell me when you are finished (mention me)

[astral phoenix]

ok

@zinc steeple like this

        "minecraft:rat_idle": {
            "add": {
                "component_groups": [""]
            },
            "remove": {
                "component_groups": [""]
            }
        }

[zinc steeple]

ahh no, wait a bit i'll send you an example

[astral phoenix]

ok

[zinc steeple]

oops, wrong file

let me send you the right one rq

[astral phoenix]

i was a bit confused about the player file though

[zinc steeple]

that's the right one, scroll down to events and you will find the "minecraft:entity_spawned"

[zinc steeple]

add the event to your bp file and make it add the component group "rat_idle"

[astral phoenix]

alright

[astral phoenix]

The whole thing in event?

[zinc steeple]

no, i meant the name instead of adding "bd:sensor" and the other name
replace them with "rat_idle"

[astral phoenix]

oh ok

[astral phoenix]

Did it, the rat uses the bp wolf btw
"events": { "minecraft:entity_spawned": { "randomize": [ { "weight": 9, "remove": {}, "add": { "component_groups": ["minecraft:wolf_adult", "minecraft:wolf_wild", "rat_idle"] } }, { "weight": 1, "remove": {}, "add": { "component_groups": ["minecraft:wolf_baby", "minecraft:wolf_wild"] } } ] },

[zinc steeple]

ok wait, remove the whole "randomize" thing and instead type

"add": {
"component_groups": ["rat_idle"]
}

[astral phoenix]

ok

[astral phoenix]

done
"events": {
"minecraft:entity_spawned": {
"add": {
"component_groups": ["rat_idle"]
},

[zinc steeple]

Well done, now for the next step

head to the component groups section and add the component group "rat_idle"

[astral phoenix]

ok

[astral phoenix]

done
"component_groups": {
"rat_idle" : {},

[zinc steeple]

sorry, i was busy

alright for the next step

"minecraft:variant":{
    "value": 0
}

add this in "rat_idle": {}

||@astral phoenix ||

[astral phoenix]

done
"component_groups": {
"rat_idle" : {
"minecraft:variant":{
"value": 0
}
},

[zinc steeple]

"minecraft:timer":{
    "looping": true,
    "randomInterval":true,
    "time": [0.0, 0.0],
    "time_down_event": {
        "event":"minecraft:times_up"
    }
}

now this is the timer component

[astral phoenix]

ok

[zinc steeple]

but it has to be modified

[astral phoenix]

alright

[zinc steeple]

first, change the event in "time_down_event" to "rat_sniff"

secondly, choose your random time you want

the first value is the min random and the last is the max value

then added to the component group "rat_idle"

[zinc steeple]

for now, i'd recommend using low values such as 5.0 or 3.0 just to test it

[astral phoenix]

ok

[astral phoenix]

"component_groups": {
"rat_idle" : {
"minecraft:variant":{
"value": 0
},
"minecraft:timer":{
"looping": true,
"randomInterval":true,
"time": [5.0, 3.0],
"rat_sniff" : {
"event":"minecraft:times_up"
}
}
},

[zinc steeple]

ok, leave "time_down_event" as it was and instead change "minecraft:times_up" to "rat_sniff"

[astral phoenix]

oh my bad

[astral phoenix]

done

[zinc steeple]

very well, now head again to the events section and make an event called "rat_sniff"

and make it add the component group "rat_sniff" and make it remove the component group "rat_idle"

hey, i gtg, i am going to come back after some time

[opal linden]

you could just do this in animations

[zinc steeple]

||@astral phoenix || Ok , I came back

[zinc steeple]

Really?, note that he want it to play at random times

[opal linden]

oh-

nvm then

[astral phoenix]

ok

[zinc steeple]

alright, did you do what i mentioned?

[astral phoenix]

Yupe
"component_groups": {
"rat_idle" : {
"minecraft:variant":{
"value": 0
},
"minecraft:timer":{
"looping": true,
"randomInterval":true,
"time": [5.0, 3.0],
"time_down_event": {
"event":"rat_sniff"
}
}
},

[zinc steeple]

oh no, i am talking about "events" section where you put "minecraft:entity_spawned"

make another event there and name it rat_sniff

and make it add the component group "rat_sniff" and make it remove the component group "rat_idle"

[astral phoenix]

ok

[astral phoenix]

done
"minecraft:rat_idle": {
"add": {
"component_groups": ["rat_sniff"]
},
"remove": {
"component_groups": ["rat_idle"]
}
}

[zinc steeple]

okey just change the event name to rat_sniff

[astral phoenix]

"rat_idle": {
"add": {
"component_groups": ["rat_sniff"]
},
"remove": {
"component_groups": ["rat_idle"]
}
}

[zinc steeple]

"rat_sniff" I said 😂

[astral phoenix]

🤦‍♂️ my bad

[zinc steeple]

it's ok

[astral phoenix]

ok, now I got it
"rat_sniff": {
"add": {
"component_groups": ["rat_sniff"]
},
"remove": {
"component_groups": ["rat_idle"]
}
}

[zinc steeple]

execellent, now head again to the component groups section

and add a component group called "rat_sniff"

add the same components you used for rat_idle

[astral phoenix]

ok
"component_groups": {
"rat_idle" : {
"minecraft:variant":{
"value": 0
},
"minecraft:timer":{
"looping": true,
"randomInterval":true,
"time": [0.0, 0.0],
"time_down_event": {
"event":"minecraft:times_up"
}
},
"rat_sniff" : {},

[zinc steeple]

oh wait change "minecraft:times_up" to "rat_sniff"

[astral phoenix]

ok

[zinc steeple]

                "minecraft:variant":{
                    "value": 1
                },
                "minecraft:timer":{
                "looping": true,
                "time": 1,
                "time_down_event": {
                "event":"rat_idle"
                    }
                }

add this to "rat_sniff"

[astral phoenix]

Yupe
"component_groups": {
"rat_idle" : {
"minecraft:variant":{
"value": 0
},
"minecraft:timer":{
"looping": true,
"randomInterval":true,
"time": [0.0, 0.0],
"time_down_event": {
"event":"rat_sniff"
}
},
"rat_sniff" : {
"minecraft:variant":{
"value": 1
},
"minecraft:timer":{
"looping": true,
"time": 1,
"time_down_event": {
"event":"rat_idle"
}
}
},

[zinc steeple]

also how long is the sniffing animation?(like how many seconds till it ends?)

[astral phoenix]

3.5 length

[zinc steeple]

alright only 2 steps are left

[zinc steeple]

ok then change the time value in "rat_sniff" to 3.75

[astral phoenix]

done

[zinc steeple]

alright now head to events section and an event called "rat_idle"

Just like this

            "rat_idle: {
                "add": {
                    "component_groups": ["rat_idle"]
                },
                "remove": {
                    "component_groups": ["rat_sniff"]
                }
            }

||@astral phoenix ||

[astral phoenix]

i see

[astral phoenix]

"rat_sniff": {
"add": {
"component_groups": ["rat_sniff"]
},
"remove": {
"component_groups": ["rat_idle"]
}
},
"rat_idle": {
"add": {
"component_groups": ["rat_idle"]
},
"remove": {
"component_groups": ["rat_sniff"]
}
}

[zinc steeple]

very well, send the whole bp file now(just to check if everything is done right)

[astral phoenix]

alright

[zinc steeple]

ok, you had some unrelated mistakes so i fixed them

here is the fixed file use it @astral phoenix

[astral phoenix]

ty

[zinc steeple]

ok time for the final step

go to your animation controller file you sent at the beginning

[astral phoenix]

ok

[zinc steeple]

go to idle in states

to transitions

from

{"sniff": "v.idle >= 10.0"}

to

{"sniff": "q.variant == 1"}

[astral phoenix]

ok

[zinc steeple]

now, if everything was done correctly, it should work in game

[astral phoenix]

wait... Its a missing_state

[zinc steeple]

? wdym

[astral phoenix]

it wont work right?

[zinc steeple]

idk what you mean by it's a missing_state

just replace this with your current animation controller

@astral phoenix and afterwards head to minecraft and test it

[astral phoenix]

Oh then I probably messed around if it after posting

[zinc steeple]

perhaps

[astral phoenix]

well I fixed it

[zinc steeple]

okay very well, just test it now, and hopefully it will work fine

[astral phoenix]

ok

[astral phoenix]

it seems that when I hit the entity it floats up in the air

[zinc steeple]

wha.....

well, that was unexpected

can you send the bp file?

[astral phoenix]

sure

[zinc steeple]

but is everything else works?

[astral phoenix]

yes

the animation is working when moving

[zinc steeple]

so only when hitting it, it acts wierd?

[zinc steeple]

are all animations works fine?

[astral phoenix]

yes and it has something to do with the bp file

[astral phoenix]

yes it was doing the moving animation when floating in the air

[zinc steeple]

hmm, can you send a video?(maybe i can understand what's really happening)

[astral phoenix]

sure

[astral phoenix]

@zinc steeple

[zinc steeple]

hmm....

i foung "physics" empty in the bp so it's most likely the reason

[astral phoenix]

ok

[zinc steeple]

try this file @astral phoenix

[astral phoenix]

ok

[astral phoenix]

didn't fix it

[zinc steeple]

still the same problem?

hmmm...

was it like this before i came to you?

[astral phoenix]

nope

[zinc steeple]

it should be fixed now

@astral phoenix

[astral phoenix]

ok

[astral phoenix]

it is

so now do I have to wait until it does the sniff animation?

[zinc steeple]

alright, is the sniffing animation working now?

[zinc steeple]

yes around 3, 5 seconds if it didn't most likely we did something wrong

[astral phoenix]

it doesn't seem like it

[astral phoenix]

yeah

[zinc steeple]

okay in the entity bp go to component groups to rat_idle and change the time to [7.0,10.0]

maybe the time was so low so it didn't play correctly

[astral phoenix]

ok

[zinc steeple]

like this "time": [7.0, 10.0],

[zinc steeple]

my bad, i meant 7.0,10.0

[astral phoenix]

ok

doesn't seem like its doing the sniff animation

[zinc steeple]

have you waited 10 seconds?

[astral phoenix]

i waited a minute

[zinc steeple]

oh, can you send me your animation controller?(just to check everything is done right)

[astral phoenix]

sure

[zinc steeple]

and the entity rp pls

[astral phoenix]

ok

[zinc steeple]

hey, are all animations doesn't work?

[astral phoenix]

they do I haven't added them to the move controller yet

[zinc steeple]

replace it with the current one

[astral phoenix]

wydm?

[zinc steeple]

replace it with the entity rp

[zinc steeple]

and replace this with the animation controller

[astral phoenix]

ok

[zinc steeple]

is it working now?

[astral phoenix]

the rat isn't playing it's animations

[zinc steeple]

ahh my bad, i will sent you the fixed file for this

[astral phoenix]

ok

[zinc steeple]

replace it with the entity rp

[astral phoenix]

not playing animations

||@zinc steeple ||

[zinc steeple]

All animations?

[astral phoenix]

the move

animation

[zinc steeple]

ok, gotta fix it rq

[astral phoenix]

ok

[zinc steeple]

replace it with the animation controller

[astral phoenix]

ok

[zinc steeple]

btw, is the sniffing animation working now?

[astral phoenix]

im getting there

[zinc steeple]

ahhh, k

[astral phoenix]

its doing the animations but not the sniff

[zinc steeple]

hmmmm

can you also send the animations file for the rat? @astral phoenix

[astral phoenix]

sure

[zinc steeple]

replace the first file with thebp entity file and the second with the animation controller

[astral phoenix]

ok

[astral phoenix]

its doing the moving animation but not the sniffing one

[zinc steeple]

hmm.........

[zinc steeple]

so everything works except sniffing?

[astral phoenix]

yes

nearly back to square one

[zinc steeple]

replace it with bp file
and tell me if anything happens

[astral phoenix]

ok

[astral phoenix]

nothing

[zinc steeple]

hmmm, i see

@astral phoenix again replace it with bp file

it should work now

[astral phoenix]

ok

OMG

IT working

THANKS YOU 😭

[zinc steeple]

You are welcome,
Now you know how to make a rat sniff you, i guess.......

[astral phoenix]

no, not for that

[zinc steeple]

But there is only one step left
I am sure you noticed that it something in chat
I will send you one last time a file that it doesn't do that.

[astral phoenix]

because I wanted it to do a sniff

[zinc steeple]

ik ik, i was just kidding

[astral phoenix]

oh ok XD

I can just delete the queue_command

[zinc steeple]

you know the deal

[zinc steeple]

yeah, you could just do that

Well, anything else?

[astral phoenix]

Im checking...

[astral phoenix]

its moves while doing the sniff animation

[zinc steeple]

oh, going to fix that rq

[astral phoenix]

ok

[zinc steeple]

done

@astral phoenix just test it

[astral phoenix]

ok

[astral phoenix]

yupe its working, but the texture changes when doing animation

[zinc steeple]

that's probably going to do with the render controller

can you also pls send the render controller file?

[astral phoenix]

sure

[zinc steeple]

replace the first with the animation controller and the last with the entity bp file

@astral phoenix

[astral phoenix]

yupe

[astral phoenix]

It's working

Thank you so much for being here for about 3 hours straight helping me with just a sniff animation

[zinc steeple]

Very well, now you know how to make a hungry rat sniffing for cheese

[astral phoenix]

yes I do

[zinc steeple]

it's ok, i hope what we did today make you learn more about minecraft coding

[astral phoenix]

I did learn something with bp file for entites though

[zinc steeple]

Btw, what addon are you making?

[astral phoenix]

trying to nearly recreate this mod https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5e930bA4yg&ab_channel=doctor4t

[zinc steeple]

that's good, that may help you in the future

[astral phoenix]

I know because I dont make behavior packs

[zinc steeple]

What a great passion, recreating java mods for bedrock

and is also a great way to start as a beginner

[astral phoenix]

i know ty for your help making the animation work otherwise I would give up on it

[zinc steeple]

happy to hear that!

Well, Good luck with the addon!

[astral phoenix]

thanks