Hi, couldn't figure this out, could you explain a little more on how this is done? I've been reading the document you sent but it's still a little confusing how this is achieveable
Hi, I managed to get an ok fix, but it's not perfect especially the 'single shot sound's timing when releaseing, but it's certainly decent and allows me to use any looped machine gun sound.
- However it
does not use the Animator Audio State
This is roughly how I've done it:
I have an audio source object child of the Rifle/Weapon, with my script and audiosource
THen a second audiosource object also child of the weapon for the 'single' shot audio. (can probably do it all on one object, this was just how I did it)
1. OnUpdate 'Fire1' input >
ShootableWeapon.IsItemInuse = false > disable
loop audio source
OnUpdate 'Fire1' input >
ShootableWeapon.IsItemInuse = true
> if
ShootableWeapon.GetConsumableItemIdentifierAmount = 0 > play
dryFire Audio
> if ShootableWeapon.GetConsumableItemIdentifierAmount = 1 > play
single/final audio
> if ShootableWeapon.GetConsumableItemIdentifierAmount = >1 > play
Loop audio
Each of the three above run on a 'once' function (I use Bolt Visual scripting, and I don't know what C# method 'once' uses sorry, but it allows something to occur only once in a frequent/update loop and wait for reset - could just use a bool variable)
So each of these three can only run once while the 'Fire1' input is pressed.
When 'Fire1' is 'unpressed' my script/flowmachine 'resets' these once functions so they can work on the next input.
I think my way of checking 'IsItemInUse' and then 'GetConsumableItemIdentifierAmount' is a solid way to decide whether to play dryfire/loop/single+final shot.
As far as the 'timing' of the final shot it's probably not the nicest, as it can result in a quicker than reality final shot after the previous shot heard in the loop track, but it mostly goes unnoticed particularly when the loop rate of fire is rapid.
The other benefit is when the rate of fire is quite rapid, the overall effect of this is that it matters not at all whether the audio timing matches the firing animation because it's so fast.
Lastly, my use of the 'once' function and resetting with 'unpressed' and such could likely be a lot simpler and efficient, but haven't updated it because it just works fine!
I have had some issues to get back to where just equipping the weapon activates the single/final shot, but haven't done it yet and sure it will be simple.
