SNPC Doesn't play gestures sometimes

[ubre]

Having trouble with my SNPC, I am trying to make it play a gesture every 2 seconds but sometimes instead of playing the full animation it just jumps (As if it was a hiccup). Here's the code I'm using:

function ENT:BodyUpdate()

self:BodyMoveXY()

end

function ENT:Think()

self:SetEyeTarget(self:GetPos())

if(CLIENT) then return end

if(self:GetEnemy() && self:GetEnemy():IsValid()) then

local dist = self:GetPos():Distance(self:GetEnemy():GetPos())

if(dist <= 100) then

if(self.Attack == false) then

self:SetPlaybackRate(1)
self:RestartGesture(ACT_GMOD_GESTURE_RANGE_ZOMBIE)
self.Attack = true

timer.Simple(2, function()

if(self && self:IsValid()) then

self.Attack = false

end

end)

end

end

end

self:NextThink(CurTime())

end

Here's what it looks like:

https://streamable.com/44e1p

[ubre]

Mmmmm bump

[The Maestro]

It seems that the gesture is snapping back to it's original "starting point," if you will, and it's causing the hiccup effect.

I believe I've found some idle animations here under Movement types.

Try setting the idle animation, and then doing the zombie animation, after the first playback of the animation.

What this means is that you should first set the zombie animation, after it's complete, set the idle for a split second, then set the zombie animation again.

I hope that I was able to help you out.

[ubre]

Yup, that did fix it. I just had to start the walking activity before restarting the gesture and making sure I fully waited the animation to end (In this case around 2.2 seconds just to make sure all of the different animations fit)

[The Maestro]

Glad I was able to help!