2D: more than 8 directions?

deroesi

I would really love to use more than 8 directions in 2D mode, is this possible? i tried mecanim, but the sprite ignores "freeze rotation" and, well rotates.... (and how do i grab the current angle to the camera?) any thoughts to accomplish this? thanks!

Eastman

I'd love to see this as well. Perhaps "just" expand on the current suffixes for directions, like a 16 point compass rose.

deroesi

wouldn't it be easier to simply provide the angle value, and the switching would be created in mecAnim? why restrict it at all? (i'd prefer 12/24 angles by the way - int angles, and clock layout, which is way easier to visualize when you see the name, instead of LDL - unless i'm missing something )..

it would be great if AC would provide a mode to handle these custom setups...

ChrisIceBox

@deoesi: It does.  Custom animation engine scripts can be plugged into the system: it's how e.g. 2D Toolkit is integrated.  The SetSpriteDirection function in the script Char.cs calculates a character's angle relative to the camera - you could use the same code in a custom animation engine script to output the angle as a parameter.

Are you using Sprites Unity Complex for your animation?  It may be worth adding this feature into that script officially.

deroesi

i tried to create it using "mecanim" mode (unity complex seemed to use fixed directions aswell)... i admit (as a non-coder). it would be a nice feature to have out of the box... (maybe just an additional float to connect mecanim to?)

thanks a lot!!

ChrisIceBox

I'll consider it.  If it were to change, it'd certainly be in Sprites Unity Complex.