How do I change the player animation to swimming?

[shadowsaints]

I wanted to change the player animation to swimming when I do a command and then to the normal walking animation when the player hits the ground. Is there any way to do that? If there is, how do I change it to the swimming animations and how do I change it back to the walkin animation?

Thanks!

[editline]27th April 2014[/editline]

I'm pretty sure I have to use ply:SetSequence(idle) for the normal walking but idk what to put in the "idle" thing for swimming.

[dingusnin]

Just modify this function:

function GM:HandlePlayerSwimming( ply, velocity )

	if ( ply:WaterLevel() < 2 or ply:IsOnGround() ) then 
		ply.m_bInSwim = false
		return false 
	end
	
	ply.CalcIdeal = ACT_MP_SWIM
		
	ply.m_bInSwim = true
	return true
	
end

This needs to be shared, and loaded [u]after[/u] the base gamemode.

[shadowsaints]

[QUOTE=dingusnin;44656869]Just modify this function:

function GM:HandlePlayerSwimming( ply, velocity )

	if ( ply:WaterLevel() < 2 or ply:IsOnGround() ) then 
		ply.m_bInSwim = false
		return false 
	end
	
	ply.CalcIdeal = ACT_MP_SWIM
		
	ply.m_bInSwim = true
	return true
	
end

This needs to be shared, and loaded [u]after[/u] the base gamemode.[/QUOTE]

Isn't there a way to do that with ply:SetSequence()? I tried ply:SetSequence(ACT_MP_SWIM) but nothing happens. I mean, the thing that I want to do should work with sandbox.

[Rubat]

[QUOTE=shadowsaints;44659603]Isn't there a way to do that with ply:SetSequence()? I tried ply:SetSequence(ACT_MP_SWIM) but nothing happens. I mean, the thing that I want to do should work with sandbox.[/QUOTE]

No, those hooks will constantly override the animations for the player.

You can try hooking onto [url]http://wiki.garrysmod.com/page/GM/UpdateAnimation[/url] and doing some stuff in it, you can find source for the hook in base/gamemode/animations.lua.

[shadowsaints]

[QUOTE=Robotboy655;44659733]No, those hooks will constantly override the animations for the player.

You can try hooking onto [url]http://wiki.garrysmod.com/page/GM/UpdateAnimation[/url] and doing some stuff in it, you can find source for the hook in base/gamemode/animations.lua.[/QUOTE]

Thank you a lot! Now it works!

[shadowsaints]

Shit, this doesn't work, I thought it was working. But it actually wasnt. Any ideas?

[editline]30th April 2014[/editline]

I tried to do this:

hook.Add("UpdateAnimation", "FordodgeAnimation", function(ply)

	if ply.fordodge then
		ply:SetSequence("ACT_MP_SWIM")
		return true
	end
end)

hook.Add("SetPlayerAnimation", "FordodgeAnimation2", function(ply)

	if ply.fordodge then
		ply:SetSequence("ACT_MP_SWIM")
		return true
	end
end)

And then using ply:FordodgeAnimation when I pressed some keys but it said "attempt to call method 'ForodgeAnimation' (a nil value)", What should I do?

[Rubat]

That error has nothing to do with this code. This won't work because
1) The model doesn't have sequences starting with ACT_. Don't confuse activities and sequences.
2) Look into source code of those hooks in base/gamemode/animations.lua for how you are supposed to set animations.