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• Interpolation not working on short timeframeAlainWhen playing the animation according to the params given in the example (keyframe at 0, 0.1 and 0.2), it feels like the animation is not doing the interpolation. For example, in the animation player, I cannot click on the 0.15 time. It is either 0.1 or 0.2, so there is no way to see the interpolated position values. I did move the last keyframe further down the animation (at 1sec) and there, I am able to click on the tenth of a sec frame and see the interpolation. Is this normal or I am missing a setting somewhere? 2 1 Apr. 15, 2024
• More that one animation player per scene?GilbertTheGreatIs it common to have more than one animation player per scene? If I want to animate multiple things in a scene will they all share the same player usually? 3 1 Mar. 24, 2024
• Can we move node's position in the scene tree for animation keyframe to create overlaps?◆ LPI wanted to create overlaps between the top & the bottom of the chest, with bottom part being above the top. It can be easily done if we move the Top sprite2D node above the Bottom sprite2D node. But I'm not sure how to make a key frame from that & if it would work. If it can't be done by moving nodes, it would be nice to know if there is other way to accomplish something like that. 2 0 Nov. 10, 2024
• Cannot select all animation position from timeline & even using the input field◆ LPI cannot seem to select 0.25, 0.15, 0.05 position & so on in the timeline, even when using the input field above it. Engine automatically selects some value before those positions. Is there any reason, we can't select those specific values? 2 0 Nov. 10, 2024
• Change Animation Player keys via coderam876Hello! I couldn't find the answer to my question myself. Manually in the Animation Player editor, I can change the length of the animation playback and drag the keys where I change the values. I wanted to be able to influence the length of the entire animation in the level code and reset the position property change key to the end of the animation. I found on the Internet how to change the length of the animation : ```gdscript var anim = animation_player.get_animation("open") anim.length = 5. ``` Then I started looking for how to rearrange the key. I found this code for this, but I'm not sure if this is the right method: ```gdscript void track_set_key_value(track_idx: int, key: int, value: Variant) ``` But I couldn't test this method, because I couldn't find anywhere where to get the values from. Can you help solve this problem? 6 0 Oct. 15, 2024
• Top slides back onto chest after completionboring-buffaloWhy does the animation I made for the chest top slide back to its original position after it is complete? There are no key frames at the end but it tries to reset itself after 0.3 seconds. The issue goes away if I change it to clamp loop interpolation, but why does that happen? 2 0 Sep. 13, 2024
• X and Y positions not updating.Moss MonsterI’m having a bit of trouble with the X and Y positions not updating automatically in the Inspector. When I click and drag the top to a new position, the values for X and Y don’t change automatically like they do in the example. Because of this, the new keyframe doesn’t save the new position unless I manually enter the coordinates. Could this issue be related to the MaterialStorage warning I’m seeing? **MaterialStorage: Project setting "rendering/limits/global_shader_variables/buffer_size" exceeds maximum uniform buffer size of: 16384** Thanks for any help!☕️ 3 0 Jul. 17, 2024
• Minor typo in Keyframe popoveragrateJust wanted to point out a minor typo: A keyframe is a snapshot of a property such as ~~positiion~~ position scale or color, at a specific time in the animation. 1 0 Jul. 06, 2024
• Could we do the same with a tween?quintessential-goldfishCould we play the same animation with a tween by accessing the position property? If yes, what would guide the choice between a tween and an animation player? 3 0 May. 25, 2024
• About the animation playerWlad-IFII've noticed that the animation player editor is very similar to the old flash animator or Microsoft After Effects. Is it possible to create animations like in flash or a cartoon? 3 0 May. 22, 2024
• Animation editor study guide missing?expensive-sharkThe lesson mentions a couple of times a study guide dedicated to the animation editor at the end of the module. I only see the SG1 about The code reference. Is it missing? 1 0 Apr. 15, 2024
• Small error in the lesson textCerealAt the beginning of the lesson, it says "We will also review how to spawn random collectibles around the chest, which we learned in *M5. Looting!*." I believe it should be *M5. Loot it all*. 1 0 Apr. 02, 2024