RE: Vertex/Bones animation

If you animated your model by clicking and dragging the verticies for every frame, then you are using vertex animation. If you are creating a virtual "skeleton" made out of "bones" and moving them for every frame, then you are using bones animation. (this type of animation can also be blended with code).

EDIT: If you're using vertex animation, this is a much easier way to do it:

Code:

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var walk_speed;
var breath_speed;
var jump_speed;

...

action char_walk
{
	my.fat= on;
	my.narrow= on;
	c_setminmax(my);
	while(1)
	{
		if(key_cuu== on)
		{
			c_move(my,vector(0,6 * time_step,0),nullvector,glide);
			ent_animate(my,"walk",walk_speed,anm_cycle);
			walk_speed+= 10 * time_step;
		}
		else
		{
			ent_animate(my,"stand",breath_speed,anm_cycle);
			breath_speed+= 3 * time_step;
		}
		if(key_cud== on)
		{
			c_move(my,vector(0,-6 * time_step,0),nullvector,glide);
			ent_animate(my,"walk",walk_speed,anm_cycle);
			walk_speed+= 10 * time_step;
		}
		if(key_cul== on)
		{
			my.pan+= 10 * time_step;
		}
		if(key_cur== on)
		{
			my.pan-= 10 * time_step;
		}
		if(key_j== on)
		{
			c_move(my,vector(0,0,15 * time_step),nullvector,glide);
			ent_animate(my,"jump",jump_speed,anm_cycle);
			jump_speed+= 14 * time_step;
		}
		else
		{
			c_move(my,vector(0,0,-15 * time_step),nullvector,glide);
		}

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Mabye it's not any shorter than your current code, but this would allow your char to move and turn w/ the arrow buttons, and jump with the J key.