Playing animation w/Time.timeScale = 0

Is it possible to play an animation while Time.timeScale == 0? I'm trying to play a menu animation when the game is paused.

 

You might want to use iTween for that - it has a convenient "ignoretimescale" option - http://itween.pixelplacement.com/documentation.php

 

Also worth mentioning is Time.realtimeSinceStartup. This gives the actual game time whereas Time.time gives the time as modified by the timescale.

 

@technicat: Thanks for the info about iTween.

@andeeee: Yes, thanks for the link. I was considering modifying AnimationState.time based on the variable you referenced (instead of Animation.Play ()). But would prefer a nicer way to do it.

 

Alright, I got it to work. I'm using Time.realtimeSinceStartup along with function Update.

Code (csharp):

1. using UnityEngine;
2. using System.Collections;
3. using System.Collections.Generic;
4.  
5. public class AnimationExtras : MonoBehaviour {
6.    
7.     ArrayList states = new ArrayList ();
8.     float lastRealTime = 0.0f;
9.    
10.     public void PlayOnce (AnimationState state) {
11.         states.Add (state);
12.     }
13.    
14.     // This is one of the few events called regularly while Time.timeScale is 0.
15.     void Update () {
16.        
17.         for (int i = 0; i < states.Count; ++i) {
18.            
19.             AnimationState state = (AnimationState)states [i];
20.             state.weight = 1;
21.             state.enabled = true;
22.             state.time += (Time.realtimeSinceStartup - lastRealTime);
23.            
24.             if (state.time >= state.length)
25.                 states.Remove (state);
26.         }
27.         lastRealTime = Time.realtimeSinceStartup;
28.     }
29.    
30. }

 

Hi

When we pause the game using "Time.timescale = 0" and then resume after some minutes, the collider were missing from the character animation. We are using five mesh collider for the character. Any solutions?

Thanks in advance