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Platformer character animator

Change animations and horizontal flipping of a platformer character automatically.

Authors and contributors to this experimental extension: VictrisGames.

Automatically change the animations and horizontal flipping of an object having the 2D platformer character behavior based on movement and interaction with platform objects.

The platformer example uses this extension (open the project online).

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Platformer character animator

Change animations and horizontal flipping of a platformer character automatically.

Behavior properties

  • "Climb" animation name (🔤 String). Default value is Climb.
  • Enable animation changes (🔘 Boolean). Default value is true.
  • Enable horizontal flipping (🔘 Boolean). Default value is true.
  • "Fall" animation name (🔤 String). Default value is Fall.
  • **"Idle" animation name ** (🔤 String). Default value is Idle.
  • "Jump" animation name (🔤 String). Default value is Jump.
  • "Run" animation name (🔤 String). Default value is Run.
See internal technical details

This behavior must be used on an object also having a behavior with type "AnimatableCapability::AnimatableBehavior". This is stored on property Animation.

  • "Climb" animation name is stored as ClimbAnimationName (String). Default value is Climb.
  • Enable animation changes is stored as EnableAnimationChanges (Boolean). Default value is true.
  • Enable horizontal flipping is stored as EnableHorizontalFlipping (Boolean). Default value is true.

  • "Fall" animation name is stored as FallAnimationName (String). Default value is Fall.

    This behavior must be used on an object also having a behavior with type "FlippableCapability::FlippableBehavior". This is stored on property Flippable.

  • **"Idle" animation name ** is stored as IdleAnimationName (String). Default value is Idle.

  • "Jump" animation name is stored as JumpAnimationName (String). Default value is Jump.

    This behavior must be used on an object also having a behavior with type "PlatformBehavior::PlatformerObjectBehavior". This is stored on property PlatformerBehavior.

  • "Run" animation name is stored as RunAnimationName (String). Default value is Run.

Behavior actions

Enable (or disable) automated animation changes
Enable (or disable) automated animation changes a platformer character. Disabling animation changes is useful to play custom animations.

See parameters & details
  • Parameter 0: 👾 Object
  • Parameter 1: 🧩 Behavior
  • Parameter 2 (❓ Yes or No): Change animations automatically

Technical note: parameter 3 is an internal parameter handled by GDevelop.

Technical note: this action internal type (in GDevelop JSON) is PlatformerCharacterAnimator::PlatformerCharacterAnimator::EnableChangingAnimations.

Enable (or disable) automated horizontal flipping
Enable (or disable) automated horizontal flipping of a platform character.

See parameters & details
  • Parameter 0: 👾 Object
  • Parameter 1: 🧩 Behavior
  • Parameter 2 (❓ Yes or No): Enable horizontal flipping

Technical note: parameter 3 is an internal parameter handled by GDevelop.

Technical note: this action internal type (in GDevelop JSON) is PlatformerCharacterAnimator::PlatformerCharacterAnimator::EnableHorizontalFlipping.

"Climb" animation name
Set the "Climb" animation name. Do not use quotation marks.

See parameters & details
  • Parameter 0: 👾 Object
  • Parameter 1: 🧩 Behavior
  • Parameter 2 (🔤 String): Animation name

Technical note: parameter 3 is an internal parameter handled by GDevelop.

Technical note: this action internal type (in GDevelop JSON) is PlatformerCharacterAnimator::PlatformerCharacterAnimator::SetClimbAnimationName.

"Fall" animation name
Set the "Fall" animation name. Do not use quotation marks.

See parameters & details
  • Parameter 0: 👾 Object
  • Parameter 1: 🧩 Behavior
  • Parameter 2 (🔤 String): Animation name

Technical note: parameter 3 is an internal parameter handled by GDevelop.

Technical note: this action internal type (in GDevelop JSON) is PlatformerCharacterAnimator::PlatformerCharacterAnimator::SetFallAnimationName.

"Idle" animation name
Set the "Idle" animation name. Do not use quotation marks.

See parameters & details
  • Parameter 0: 👾 Object
  • Parameter 1: 🧩 Behavior
  • Parameter 2 (🔤 String): Animation name

Technical note: parameter 3 is an internal parameter handled by GDevelop.

Technical note: this action internal type (in GDevelop JSON) is PlatformerCharacterAnimator::PlatformerCharacterAnimator::SetIdleAnimationName.

"Jump" animation name
Set the "Jump" animation name. Do not use quotation marks.

See parameters & details
  • Parameter 0: 👾 Object
  • Parameter 1: 🧩 Behavior
  • Parameter 2 (🔤 String): Animation name

Technical note: parameter 3 is an internal parameter handled by GDevelop.

Technical note: this action internal type (in GDevelop JSON) is PlatformerCharacterAnimator::PlatformerCharacterAnimator::SetJumpAnimationName.

"Move" animation name
Set the "Move" animation name. Do not use quotation marks.

See parameters & details
  • Parameter 0: 👾 Object
  • Parameter 1: 🧩 Behavior
  • Parameter 2 (🔤 String): Animation name

Technical note: parameter 3 is an internal parameter handled by GDevelop.

Technical note: this action internal type (in GDevelop JSON) is PlatformerCharacterAnimator::PlatformerCharacterAnimator::SetMoveAnimationName.

No expressions for this behavior.

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