Custom animation playing but not repositioning sprite as specified in Timeline

smokeincaves

Hello
I'm using AC 1.71.4 on Unity 2018.1.0f2
I have a custom animation set up on my Player character, with PlayerSprite positions built into the animation via the Timeline.

When I trigger the animation via a Use hotspot action list, the animation plays, but the sprite does not move - it remains in one spot on the screen.

The animation mostly takes place inside of the scene's Navmesh, but I don't think (?) it can be that.

I have tried disabling the player's Circle Collider but that doesn't change anything. Any ideas what I could try instead?
Thanks.

smokeincaves

Well, I've solved this one by putting the animation of the player's sprite onto a Sprite Game Object and switching the Player Character out at this instant. I don't need any interactions whilst the animation runs so it will work out fine.

Not sure if it's ideal but it certainly works!

ChrisIceBox

Is the Player spawned in at runtime? You'll need to remap the bindings to the object within the Engine: Control Timeline Action if so.

Animating the Player within Timline is doable - but in general it's better to animate the root, rather than the sprite child. Than again, if things are working, they're working.

smokeincaves

Thanks.

Animating the Player within Timline is doable - but in general it's better to animate the root, rather than the sprite child. Than again, if things are working, they're working.

I see. But - just to be super certain I'm doing things correctly - the walk, run and talk animations should all be on the Player sprite rather than the root, shouldn't they?

ChrisIceBox

The animations should update the sprite child, yes, but the Animator itself can be on the root - since an Animator can control any object that's a child of the object it's attached to.

smokeincaves

Ah.
Oh. My Player's animator is on the sprite child... I guess I should fiddle around with that sooner rather than later then. Thanks!