[color=#FFFF00]AnimationSystem.txt[/color] wrote:------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Animation System Data
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Tools/Bin/ZenAsset.exe
Extracts the skeleton and animations from a set of msh files in a directory named basepose.msh and <anim>.msh, and outputs a ZAF file
containing the skeleton, a ZAA file containing the animations, and an ANIMS file containing a utfc format (text) list of animations in the ZAA.

Tools/Bin/BinMunge.exe
Converts ZAF and ZAA files to ZAFBIN, ZAABIN files used by the game, respectively.

Tools/Bin/OdfMunge.exe
Now generates requirements for individual animations, soldier animation sets, as well as for ZAABINs and ZAFBINs correctly.

Tools/Bin/LevelPack.exe
Now handles requirements for individual animations, soldier animation sets, as well as for ZAABINs and ZAFBINs correctly, using an updated
version of FILES table of content files.

Data/Animations
Contains all animation data used to build the ZAABIN, ZAFBIN, and ANIMS files used during the game munge process. Animations are built as a
separate munge process using the munge.bat in this directory, and the resulting files are checked into perforce in the appropriate munged
directory (Data/Common/munged, or Data/Sides/ALL/munged, for example).

Animations are broken down into subdirectories based on type:
SoldierAnimationBank/ for soldier animation banks and lowres animation banks
SoldierAddon/ for soldier addons like capes
FirstPerson/ for first person animation banks
Prop/ for world prop animations
Vehicle/ for vehicle animations


ZAFBIN files - contain a skeleton, possibly associated with a ZAABIN file of the same name.

ZAABIN files - contain a bank of animations.

ANIMS files - contains a text format (utfc) list of animations in a ZAA.

Marth8880 wrote:

[color=#FFFF00]AnimationSystem.txt[/color] wrote:------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Animation System Data
------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Tools/Bin/ZenAsset.exe
Extracts the skeleton and animations from a set of msh files in a directory named basepose.msh and <anim>.msh, and outputs a ZAF file
containing the skeleton, a ZAA file containing the animations, and an ANIMS file containing a utfc format (text) list of animations in the ZAA.

Tools/Bin/BinMunge.exe
Converts ZAF and ZAA files to ZAFBIN, ZAABIN files used by the game, respectively.

Tools/Bin/OdfMunge.exe
Now generates requirements for individual animations, soldier animation sets, as well as for ZAABINs and ZAFBINs correctly.

Tools/Bin/LevelPack.exe
Now handles requirements for individual animations, soldier animation sets, as well as for ZAABINs and ZAFBINs correctly, using an updated
version of FILES table of content files.

Data/Animations
Contains all animation data used to build the ZAABIN, ZAFBIN, and ANIMS files used during the game munge process. Animations are built as a
separate munge process using the munge.bat in this directory, and the resulting files are checked into perforce in the appropriate munged
directory (Data/Common/munged, or Data/Sides/ALL/munged, for example).

Animations are broken down into subdirectories based on type:
SoldierAnimationBank/ for soldier animation banks and lowres animation banks
SoldierAddon/ for soldier addons like capes
FirstPerson/ for first person animation banks
Prop/ for world prop animations
Vehicle/ for vehicle animations


ZAFBIN files - contain a skeleton, possibly associated with a ZAABIN file of the same name.

ZAABIN files - contain a bank of animations.

ANIMS files - contains a text format (utfc) list of animations in a ZAA.

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