Add looping audio to idle, and walk states i.e. Heavy breath

[archieandrews]

Hi

Is it possible to play specific audios when the character starts walking?

Example Scenario

Character might start panting for breath, or simply whistle a tune while he is walking.

TY

[archieandrews]

Is this possible ?? If so how
TY

[Jader]

Hi, try this:

using UnityEngine;

   [RequireComponent(typeof(AudioSource))]
   public class example : MonoBehaviour {

   public AudioClip IdleSound;
   public AudioClip WalkSound;

   void Start(){

       audio = GetComponent<AudioSource>();
   }

   void LateUpdate(){

       if (Input.GetAxis("Vertical") != 0 && audio.clip != WalkSound){

           audio.clip = WalkSound;
           audio.Play();
       }
       if (Input.GetAxis("Vertical") == 0 && audio.clip != IdleSound){

           audio.clip = IdleSound;
           audio.Play();
       }
   }
}
This script will make an abrupt switch. I don't know an easy way to create a transition between clips...

[archieandrews]

HI Jader, thanks
I was actually seeing if there was functionality within the Invector 3rd person functions direct to do this rather than additional coding but I get the principle of this.
I guess you could also read the values of inputHorizontal & inputVertical directly from the 3rd person controller script (you can view this if Debug Window is enabled).
Crossfading Audio needs little extra code but that's not critical for me.

Cheers A

[Jader]

You can also get information from the animator to adapt the breath according to the current state.

There are some parameters in the invector scripts that can serve this, but I can not search on them now...

A good idea would be to use the percentage of stamina as a parameter 

[archieandrews]

This reads the Vertical and Horizontal Inputs from 3rd person controller

using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using UnityEngine;
using Invector.vCharacterController;



public class CheckInput : MonoBehaviour {

// public vThirdPersonInput vController;
public vThirdPersonController vController;
// Use this for initialization
void Start () {
vController = GameObject.Find("vThirdPersonBasic").GetComponent<vThirdPersonController>();

}

// Update is called once per frame
void Update()
{
Debug.Log(vController.input.x);
Debug.Log(vController.input.y);
}
}

[archieandrews]

Jul 5, 2018 13:12:15 GMT Jader said:

You can also get information from the animator to adapt the breath according to the current state.

There are some parameters in the invector scripts that can serve this, but I can not search on them now...

A good idea would be to use the percentage of stamina as a parameter 

Thanks again.

I'm a 3D modeller and visual artist with a long term background in tech engineering, but not a a Unity dev so I'm limping to understand some of this product.

I really think Invector should invest more time and approach to their documentation for non dev types. Its not rocket science to understand but it is missing the basic fundamentals of documentation. Basically its too brief and makes assumptions all end users are Unity devs.

[Jader]

Input changed, does not necessarily mean that the character is walking.

Example, if you are facing a wall, even by input vertical 1, it will not walk. So I think it's best to use the states of the animator, it will ensure that the player is actually performing the movement.

[Legion]

It's much simpler and more precise to use Animations Events: docs.unity3d.com/Manual/animeditor-AnimationEvents.html

Edit: This video seems to explain it in detail: 

[Jader]

Animation Events is great too. But as it is executed with each loop of the animation, be careful doing the check if the audio already playing, as in the example that I gave with the input...