I'm not sure were to post this, but when I add entites that share the same model, they animate at the same time. So if I tell one entity to animate it animates them all.

Code:

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function anim_plantidle()
{
	var percent				=0;
	var animRate			=60;
	var animThresh			=99.5;
	if(my.flag1==1)
	{
		animRate				=plantAnimRate;
	}
	while(1)
	{
		percent				+=GetSeconds()*animRate;
		if(percent>=animThresh)
		{
			percent			=0;
		}
		ent_animate(my,"idle",percent,0);
		if(plantMode!=kPlantIdle)
		{
			return;
		}
		wait(1);
	}
}

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what you need to do is call a global variable, for example, ent_number and in the action for it, add these two lines:

ent_number += 1;
my.skill67 = ent_number;

you can use whatever skill you want, as long as you're not using it already in the current action/function. adding those few lines of code, will keep each entity with the same action from conflicting

Code:

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var ent_number;

function anim_plantidle()
{
	ent_number += 1;
	my.skill67 = ent_number;
	var percent				=0;
	var animRate			=60;
	var animThresh			=99.5;
	if(my.flag1==1)
	{
		animRate				=plantAnimRate;
	}
	while(1)
	{
		percent				+=GetSeconds()*animRate;
		if(percent>=animThresh)
		{
			percent			=0;
		}
		ent_animate(my,"idle",percent,0);
		if(plantMode!=kPlantIdle)
		{
			return;
		}
		wait(1);
	}
}

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Thanx, it helped some, but when if I set my.cast=ON it goes back to thinking it's the same entity.

Also if I set my.shadow=ON and leave my.cast=OFF, it animates the shadow of the first entity of the same type.

I have shadow_stencil=on if that matters.

It would be nice to have shadows if possible.

Thanx for any help.

Code:

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////////////////////////////
//plant.wdl
/////////////////
//a quazi dynamic plant that reacts do dinos
/////////////////

DEFINE kPlantNada			0;
DEFINE kPlantIdle			1;
DEFINE kPlantN				2;
DEFINE kPlantS				3;

DEFINE plantAnimRate		my.skill1;
DEFINE plantMode			my.skill40;
DEFINE plantWasMode		my.skill41;
DEFINE plantNum			my.skill42;

var gNumPlants;

function update_dinoplant()
{
	while(1)
	{
		if(dinomgr_dinoHit(40)==1)
		{
			var dinoDir;
			var plantDir;
			var dot;
			vec_for_angle(dinoDir,dinoTmp.pan);
			vec_for_angle(plantDir,my.pan);
			dot					=vec_dot(plantDir,dinoDir);
			//dotProduct		=vec_dot(dinoDir,plantDir);
			
			if(dot<0)
			{
				plantMode				=kPlantN;				
			}
			else
			{
				plantMode				=kPlantS;					
			}
			
			return;
		}
		wait(1);
	}		
}

function anim_plantidle()
{
	my.skill67				=random(10000);
	var percent				=0;
	var animRate			=60;
	var animThresh			=99.5;
	if(my.flag1==1)
	{
		animRate				=plantAnimRate;
	}
	while(1)
	{
		percent				+=GetSeconds()*animRate;
		if(percent>=animThresh)
		{
			percent			=0;
		}
		ent_animate(my,"idle",percent,0);
		if(plantMode!=kPlantIdle)
		{
			return;
		}
		wait(1);
	}
}

function anim_plantN()
{
	my.skill67				=random(10000);
	var percent				=0;
	var animRate			=90;
	var animThresh			=99.5;
	ent_animate(me,NULL,0,0);
	if(my.flag1==1)
	{
		animRate				=plantAnimRate;
	}	
	while(1)
	{
		percent				+=GetSeconds()*animRate;
		if(percent>=animThresh)
		{
			percent			=0;
			plantMode		=kPlantIdle;
			return;
		}
		ent_animate(my,"north",percent,0);

		wait(1);
	}
}

function anim_plantS()
{
	my.skill67				=random(10000);
	var percent				=0;
	var animRate			=90;
	var animThresh			=99.5;
	ent_animate(me,NULL,0,0);	
	if(my.flag1==1)
	{
		animRate				=plantAnimRate;
	}		
	while(1)
	{
		percent				+=GetSeconds()*animRate;
		if(percent>=animThresh)
		{
			percent			=0;
			plantMode		=kPlantIdle;
			return;
		}
		ent_animate(my,"south",percent,0);

		wait(1);
	}
}

function update_plant()
{	
	plantNum					=gNumPlants;
	gNumPlants+=1;
	plantWasMode			=kPlantNada;
	plantMode				=kPlantIdle;	
//	my.shadow				=ON;
//	my.cast					=ON;
	while(1)
	{
		//start-up
		if(plantMode==kPlantIdle && plantWasMode==kPlantNada)
		{
			anim_plantidle();
			update_dinoplant();
		}
		
		if(plantMode==kPlantIdle && (plantWasMode==kPlantN || plantWasMode==kPlantS))
		{
			anim_plantidle();
			update_dinoplant();
		}		
		
		//idle to plant getting bent forward
		if(plantMode==kPlantN && plantWasMode==kPlantIdle)
		{
			anim_plantN();
		}

		//idle to plant getting bent forward
		if(plantMode==kPlantS && plantWasMode==kPlantIdle)
		{
			anim_plantS();
		}
		
		plantWasMode		=plantMode;
		
		wait(1);
	}
}

action plant_action
{
	update_plant();	
}

action plant_action2
{
	update_plant();	
}

action plant_action3
{
	update_plant();	
}

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Testing it some more I found that turning off:
shadow_stencil =0;
Makes it so the entities don't animate at the same time. I've seen a similar post about a year ago, but none responded. Is this a know bug?

Concerning the code posted by you, if I were qualified to offer recommendations, I would strongly recommend that you do not try to do THAT in THAT manner.
You might try to look up "DirectX Mesh Animation Problem" in the bugs section of a later version of the 3DGS manual.
But that is only a type of 'guess'.

Well thanx. I turned off shadow_stencil and it works great. Had to put in a bsp block for the ground to see shadows.

I guess the engine to save rendering time stencils out one shadow for all the same models?

PS(Thanx Manslayer for your help. I never knew about the entity and how you differentiate it as an individual.)