[opensource-dev] Tutorial needed on TPV viewer-side AOs

[Adeon Writer]

Adding entirely new "slots" to AO's (running against a wall, standing on a ledge, running at various inclines, swimming in system water) is one of the things you can only do do programmatically. But a base "animation replacer" client AO to get rid of the official animations is still handy. A script can just handle all the extra, where it's actually necessary.

On Apr 13, 2012, at 10:14 AM, Stickman <stickman at gmail.com> wrote:

>> Agree. I'm one of the ones who's written a scripted AO. I tried the
>> client-side AO in Firestorm and went back to my own because of the
>> feature set. A server-side AO would like be even worse.
> 
> I've written scripted AOs, and while I'm not familiar with the
> clientside AOs, I know that a scripted AO is significantly more
> powerful than a clientside AO on one very important point:
> 
> A scripted AO can be quickly and easy be changed. Features can be
> added or removed. Say someone has the bright idea to add extra
> "one-shot" animations, such as a stumble to break up a repetitive
> running cycle, it can be added without much fuss. While a clientside
> AO built into the viewer, unless built in a way to support it,
> couldn't do such a thing.
> 
> More support for a clientside AO wouldn't be a bad thing. But it
> couldn't, and probably shouldn't completely replace scripted AO.
> 
> Stickman
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