Malbers Animals-Creatures

Yes to the scalable bones and yes to the female conterpart but one thing at a time haha

 

If like me you created a new Nav Agent Type, it turns out that it only works with the default Humanoid agent type.
Remove yours / reset to Humanoid and it it should be fine.
Also, if you were getting "Failed to create agent because it is not close enough to the NavMesh" in the console, create an empty game object in your Horse object and add the agent in there, I copied the component settings from the Horse AI model to get it to work for me.

 

Hey trying to work out HAP with the new invector shooter. Followed instructions and most things seem fine however the shooter documentation is not finished???
Also the animator seems to have some troubles as now the characters head (where they are looking at with relation top the camera) is not staying where the camera should be.

Any idea what is going wrong?
Also any idea when the documentation will be complete for the shooter sections of invector integration.?

 

Screenshot of issue as described

 

Hi, I've seen there is a new update on the asset store. I am also using Invector which also got a new update. when can we expect the integration package for Invector?
Thanks!

 

Hi @Malbers There is still an issue unfortunately if you destroy and item in the focused area of the animal. IT says missing when you remove the item. It's strange because its how you pick the item up but for some reason it says missing and causes and error instead of being null. An easy test for you is stand in front of pickupable and when its in the focused item section select it in the hierarchy and delete it. The focused item now says missing and throws up error. I've tried telling setting the focused item = null but that doesn't work.

 

I have updated the Integration to the latest version of both assest.

This is while using any weapon or just riding the Horse?

 

New version with tons of new goodies and Bug fixes are live on the store
https://malbersanimations.gitbook.io/animal-controller/annex/changelog

1.1.6(AC) - <2020 May 2020> (HAP 4.09)

• Added: Custom Up Down Axis to the Animal Controller. Used on Mobile Up Down Buttons for Flying
  
• Improved Movement Logic for the Animal when moving with Direction.
  
• Added: Damager transform to the IMDamage Interface (To know who's doing the damage)
  
• Removed CROSS_PLATFORM_INPUT (is obsolete)
  
• Fixed: Shader Water .. now its made with ASE (it was causing issues with URPL)
  
• Fixed: State.EnterAnimation() method. Some Stae weren't modifying the AnimTags
  
• Fixed: Sometimes modes where entering twice on the Animator, causing invoking events twice.
  
• Added: Tags Static Method: GetGameObjects by Tag
  
• Fixed: Underwater Check for water even though the animal is not on the water.
  
• Added: AiAnimalControl.SetDestination(Vector3Var newDestination)
  
• Fixed: Ai Animal control does not control anymore the speed changes.
  
• Added: Timeline integration.
  
• Added: MTimelineManager Component.
  
• Added: Zone warning when an animal cannot activate an Mode/Action Zone
  
• Modified: Check for null reference on the Aim and LookAt components
  
• Added: Scriptable Variable Material_List
  
• Fixed: When Animals were grouped on an Empty GameObject, the Attack triggers used the first Animal on the hierarchy. (SOLVED).
  
• Added: Update Input Source method on the Animal (Rewired Integration)
  
• Fixed: Brain was throwing errors when Waypoints were removed at runtime. SOLVED
  
• Added: GetResource method to the Malbers tools.
  
• Added: Custom Tags to Zones. Only Animal with the zone tag can interact with it.
  
• Fixed: The way the wolf rotates In Place when change the speed abruptly
  
• Added: Root Gameobject Reference for the Rider. This may cause issues with characters that have the Animator in places different from the Rider component
  
• Added: Drag on Area Mobile joystick.
  
• Fixed: Unwanted falling From Edge while going uphill. FINALLY!!!
  
• Added: Anti-Fall Feature to the Locomotion state (For animals without a Fall State) E.g. Elephant
  
• Improved: Try Activate Condition on the Idle and Locomotion State
  
• Fixed: Gravity Bug when the animal get the head sucked on a ledge.
  
• Small Optimizations to all MAnimal public Properties.
  
• Added: HasMalbersTag extension to transform and gameobject
  
• Added: Animal.HasState(string stateName)
  
• Added: Malbers Menu > Upgrade Malbers Shaders to URLP/HRLP
  
• Added: Step Manager can now Instantiate Tracks too, instead of using one Particlesystem.
  
• Added Height Optional Parameter to the Animal Controller
  
• Added Height Parameter to the Zone Component.
  
• Added: Affect Stat on the Fall State (E.G. Reduce Health by Fall Distance)

<HAP>

• Fixed: Sometime an Error was thrown on Straight mount when the animal was dismounting.
  
• Added: Mount→ Disable Mount Triggers.
  
• Fixed: UI on the Demo scene was disconnected . (Arrows and Bullet Count)

 

I did the test and no errors for me...

Are you using which function? are you using
MPickup.PickUpItem() or MPickup.TryPickUp()

Because you should be using MPickup.TryPickUp()

And can you tell me the line of the code of the error?

 

The error happens in your demo zone too so it's not anything with my items. If you walk up to a pickable in you demo scene with wolf lite this same error occurs. Delete the pickable when it is in the focused zone and it says the item is missing and it stops the pickup working properly as the player does not recognise the zones until another item has entered the focused zone and replaced "missing"

 

Is it possible to make Back on the mobile joystick make the player walk backwards, instead of turning around please?
thx

 

the "missing" on the Inspector is completely normal when you have a deleted gameobject that was referenced..
the problem is when it throws an error.. that is why I want to see the line of code on the console
but I have added some tweaks to the code to safe check the null GameObjects:
try this:

 

If you disable the Camera Input on the Animal you can use the walk backwards animations

 

Yeah I understand but the 'error' isn't a line of code as such it just stops your system working properly as its out of order. So for example my AI will make a nest combining two items they are both removed and replaced by the nest prefab now because the missing reference then causes the AI to not be able to use mode sleep on the nest, it is stuck in pickup/drop mode - so there is no error as such in the console but the controller is not working until we can get somethings into the missing focused item. (This is the same for the player as well as AI)

 

thanks! that works but when I hit Play the Camera Input bool goes back to true. can't quite figure out why.
thanks!

 

It already is. There's a link to a package with URP shaders in the readme and documentation.
https://malbersanimations.gitbook.io/animal-controller/how-to/upgrade-to-urp

 

That is because the Set Movement Mobile set by default the Use Camera Input

Just disable it

 

I tried documentation but animals are all black. Rest it ok

 

Well, does it support HDRP?

 

awesome. thank you so much.

 

@Malbers do you have a turorial how animal can eat and get HP back for the AC controller? Thank you!

 

Oh I understand now
I was testing only with the player I'm making some test on my side with the AI..

I'm curious on how you create your Tasks and decisions to achieve the Pick up and Merging into the nest

 

I have fixed the issue in my use case by simply moving the transform position outside the pickup box (The simplest hacks are the best ) I would still say the issue needs addressing though because I can see instances where items will be removed in game when in one of these pickup areas on an animal.

Now I have passed this roadblock I will get the video up I promised showing the AI tasks.

What I have done for the nest is when the AI Stat Tired is <50 it will look for a nest, if there is none within it's radius they make a decision to look for a branch, collects it then looks for a second branch (While holding a branch decision is true) then go to the second branch and attempt the drop mode action. The branches have their own little script on collision to remove themselves and spawn a nest prefab. The original Task of finding a nest becomes true so the AI will move towards it then instigate its sleep action in the nest which also has a sleep zone in it which makes them no longer tired.

 

this might be a beginner question but whenever i try to change shader to universal pipeline from graphic settings my character look like this. is there a way to fix this or am I missing something.

Edit I upgraded through render pipeline if anyone has the same issues. Works for now.

 

Hello, I got now all running. Do you have a tutorial how to use Thirst and Hunger Stats? I found them in the files but I dont know how / where to set them up.

 

@Malbers Hope you are working on UCC integration as well Thanks

 

hahah so glad to know that

From what I understood what you can do is ,to avoid errors:

Create a new Wait Ai State (with no tasks and 1 Wait Decision (with 1 sec or more))
after you merge the branches .. and then go to Find the Nest AI State...

Actually those are simple stats (no logic around them) you can create wathever you want with them...

For example you can added to an animal, and set the Hunger to Degenerate... and with the Unity Events when is empty you can connected to the health and start degenerating the health too..

Or in case of the AI animal you can create a AI State that checks with a decision if the Hunger is Lower to 50 and then go find a Eat zone....

It all depends on what you want to do

Actually yes... I started working on it last week

 

Hi @Malbers. When you set the obstacle layer for item does it not stop the AI from selecting the item as a target? I am having an issue where the item the AI has picked up is being selected as the next target (Sure it wasn't before) so I thought changing it's layer when picked up to the obstacle layer would take t from the target list but is not. The problem is with the nesting (I'm not sure why this is now happening as before it was working fine. AI wont go to the second branch because it sets the branch in hand as the target which then makes it think its arrived so they drop the item.

EDIT: I Fixed this issue but thought I would leave here as it might be useful to others. I use the tag script in the animal controller and I have that set in the pickup mode so it disables the tag script when picked up (And re enables on drop). It had been removed which is why the AI was still trying to target it.

 

Ok thank you. When do you think is the UCC integration dry?

 

Hello again, I may have asked it already, but I still wonder, is it possible for the rider to use the weapons while not mounted?? this could be so great if so. can you please help, direct me to where to look?

 

Dear @Malbers,

I purchased the Poly Art Animals Forest Set and would like to have a customer animation with a custom animation state in the raccoon animal controller. I already managed to create a new aniamtion state, a new animation ID and managed to activate it by input (StatebyInput). In that state, I will create a custom animation, where the animal is strafing. For this I need the animal to be fixed in it's rotation though.

So here is my question: How can I turn the rotation speed of the animal off completely during that animation? Is the rotation speed solely controlled with the root motion of the animations? Because so far I only saw a way to increase the rotation speed to the base rotation speed of the animal.

Thank you very much,
Remus

 

Hey @Malbers,

I have another question: I have a new custom animation state for the controller that needs to be enabled and disabled by input. I already managed to successfully enable it with input using the StatebyInput method. Is there a similar method for disabeling it with input?

When I'm checking for input in the TryExitState, it doesn't seem to recognize half of the time.

Thanks,
Remus

 

Hi @Malbers. The update did not fix the zone script bug in the inspector unfortunately. See picture attached here the zone script does not show correctly so you cannot alter any of the fields.

 

Hi @Malbers I'm trying to have an AI fly (using Unka as a base). I can successfully take off with

Code (CSharp):

1. _aiAnimal.State_Activate(StateEnum.Fly);

but then I can't land... If I ignore movement for now and just want to hover in place for 3 seconds then land, both

Code (CSharp):

1. _aiAnimal.State_Activate(StateEnum.Locomotion);

and

Code (CSharp):

1. _aiAnimal.State_Get(StateEnum.Fly).TryExitState(0f);

have the same effect, i.e. nothing: Unka keeps flying idle in place. What is the simplest way to land by script?
I guess what I need is: how do you land by pressing Q again in the Unka Demo scene?

 

Nevermind... Calling ExitState() on the Fly state works!

 

Yes that is one Solution ... the correct one is:

Code (CSharp):

1. _aiAnimal.State_Get(StateEnum.Fly).AllowExit();

That allows lower states to try to activate themselves

 

At the moment no, With the current Rider Controller No, I'm preparing the Animal Controller to work fully with humanoids
Hence Steve:

And when Steve is out, I will make him use weapons while is on foot. And Mount the Horse

 

That is great to know

When is ready I will post it everywhere
The integration will only have the Riding system, not the Combat while riding.... that requires help from justin, his code is too advanced for me

You can create a new Speed Set for that particular New State

and there change the Rotation Speed for that particular state


if you want to complete remove the Rotation of the animal completely you can also use this:
animal.
animal.AdditiveRotation = Quaternion.identity; That will remove completely the rotation of the Animal

 

Yes! the correct way is to use AllowExit(), that allows lower states to try to activate themselves

This is how the States work:
https://malbersanimations.gitbook.io/animal-controller/main-components/manimal-controller/states

 

I see some ID Missing there!
Can you tell me how to reproduce it?
Did you change something at runtime in the Zone?
and can you show me the full log of the error to see which one is the script that starts the error

 

In invector integration i can't find SEt Target please help? Step 16 in your doc. Also cant find the aim /Crosshair

 

Hello, I have a problem. I want to use Game creator with your animals but I want use your awesome controller. Somehow the camera is fubar when I add a gc trigger. I saw that your camera will attached to the animal? How can I remove that? I want to use a different camera system. Thank you!!!

 

You need to Use the Transform Response

 

Hi there !

You can use any camera rig you want, the FreeCamera Rig is completely independent from the Animal controller.
In fact I highly recommend to use Cinemachine instead. Simply remove it

 

Hi @Malbers,

Thanks for helping me out! Just one more question: how can I make the animal accelerate faster to full run speed in locomotion? It feels like it takes too long until it picks up speed.

Thanks,
Rene

 

I did remove it but always when starting in editor, a main camera will be attached to the player prefab. Where is that set?

 

You can change the Starting speed here:

 

Can you show me a screen recording of the issue?
because on HAP there's no code of instantiating any camera on start

 

Iam using the animal controller with racoon. I try to make a shot.

 

Great