I have a function

function init()   assignSuccess = RegisterForAnimationEvent(aPlayer.GetReference(), "WeapEquip")   Debug.Notification("Done Ini!" + assignSuccess)endFunction

where 'assignSuccess' is a Bool, and the Debug print out 'TRUE' when I called that init() function

But when I attemp to catch that event I just registered, nothing happens

Event OnAnimationEvent(ObjectReference akSource, string asEventName)   Debug.Notification("Event received!")   if (akSource == aPlayer.GetReference()) && (asEventName == "WeapEquip")     Debug.Notification("Player draws Weapon")   endIfendEvent

The console 'DPU' didn't list this as a 'listening Event' either. I don't know if dpu supposes to do that or not.

Does any1 have any success with OnAnimationEvent yet?

   if (akSource == aPlayer.GetReference()) && (asEventName == "WeapEquip")

Shouldn't that be

   if (akSource == Player.GetReference()) && (asEventName == "WeapEquip")

Generally, the correct way to get the player's reference is to use http://www.creationkit.com/GetPlayer_-_Game. If there's a http://www.creationkit.com/ReferenceAlias_Script called set up correctly, though, http://www.creationkit.com/GetReference_-_ReferenceAlias should work.

Perhaps try adding a debugging function just in the event - outside of your conditional statement? I see you have one of those already

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aPlayer is the ReferenceAlias, and all the Properties have been set.

Technically, the GetReference() works. I check the Papyrus log and the Alias aPlayer is 'binded' properly. It just the OnAnimationEvent didnot kick in

Oh! I misread "function init" as "event oninit". You need to use the http://www.creationkit.com/OnInit event instead of a custom function for that code. OnInit is a native event that is called by the game when the scripted object is set up, and whenever it is reset. Without something like that, your code will have no entry point.

At the moment, it doesn't get registered properly because your custom "init" function is never called.

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Actually, I did call that init() function from that same quest's fragment script (at the startup stage)
I can see the line "Done ini! TRUE" being printed out correctly. 'assignSuccess' is the bool type btw
But the OnAnimationEvent just won't fire even after the successful Event Registration

function init()   assignSuccess = RegisterForAnimationEvent(aPlayer.GetReference(), "WeapEquip")   Debug.Notification("Done Ini!" + assignSuccess)endFunction

Clorf pointed out http://www.gamesas.com/topic/1348540-starting-a-script-that-always-runs-from-a-quest/page__view__findpost__p__20319867 that this seems to work correctly in "AltarofMolagBalScript".

Perhaps the problem is in the types of animation that are being looked for? Can anyone else get it working with "IdleChairSitting", which is what is used in that script?

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I just tried and was able to get the event to trigger with "idleChairSitting". So the question becomes, what separates "IdleChairSitting" from "attackStart" or "weapEquip" and can whatever it is be changed?

Ok, finally, I have a great news, and a bad news (sort of )

Great news is that my Code works as above (), or the OnAnimationEvent works. I am able to 'catch' the registered animations and printout the debug nicely
The bad news is, well, we can't use them for just any animation under Idle Animations box (have to wait for skse to address this issue)

The OnAnimationEvent apparently suppose to register Quest's animation like ones player uses when transforming to werewolf, or chopping wood. Action based animation seems not to be registered.

Thanks everyone for your help If you found anything more useful, please update here

I've only jumped in here at the end, so I wouldn't be the best person to do this, but if one of you would add what's been learned here to the wiki's documentation, I'd be grateful

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Sure, np, the only thing is I dunno how to use the Wiki, so........ any help?

Thanks! First, go to http://www.creationkit.com/, and click on the "Log in / create account" link in the top right to create an account.

Once you've created an account and are logged in, navigate to the page you wish to edit and click on the "Edit" link at the top of the page.

This opens up the edit page. From here, you can make changes to the page's content. Once you've finished, write a brief summary in the "Summary" box and click "Save page" (you'll probably want to preview it before saving).

Then you'll need to fill in a reCAPTCHA, and once you've done that your changes will have been made to the page and logged in its history.

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EDIT:

Take a look http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Formatting for formatting help and http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Links for help on inserting links.

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As you may have gathered from my thread, I don't really know what I'm doing, so I'm probably not qualified to add anything to the wiki. I can, however, tell you that you probably just have to http://www.creationkit.com/index.php?title=Special:UserLogin&type=signup&returnto=OnAnimationEvent+-+Form and log in, and an edit button will most likely appear at the top of every article.

Sure, Im off updating the wiki now. Might take awhile cuz I'm new, but I will try my best

@Clorf: So far, what Animation Events did you try, and works? Would you mind adding them here, so I can update the wiki as well

The wiki updated, under Note

http://www.creationkit.com/RegisterForAnimationEvent_-_Form#Notes

The only ones I tried were "attackPowerStartInPlace" and "attackStart" which didn't work, and "idleChairSitting", which did. Am I correct in reading your edit to the wiki page in that whether an animation will work is not related to any property of the animation itself, and is instead based on whether or not Bethesda used that specific animation in a quest?

Yep, you read correct. Maybe I should rephrase the sentence There is nothing wrong with the properties of animation itself. Bethesda only registered few animation 'listeners' for the convenience of Quest designers