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Aruki: /* Anim State */

2017-07-08T06:45:37Z

‎Anim State

Aruki: /* Parm Info */

2017-03-03T21:56:37Z

‎Parm Info

Aruki at 21:56, 3 March 2017

2017-03-03T21:56:06Z

Aruki at 21:55, 3 March 2017

2017-03-03T21:55:16Z

Antidote at 21:51, 3 March 2017

2017-03-03T21:51:28Z

Aruki: /* Format */

2017-03-03T05:05:26Z

‎Format

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2017-03-03T05:04:09Z

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The '''Parameterized Animation State Database''' is an animation-related thing that appears in every Retro game. It can be found in the [[ANCS (File Format)|ANCS format]] in Metroid Prime 1 and 2, and the [[CHAR (File Format)|CHAR format]] in Metroid Prime 3, Donkey Kong Country Returns, and Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze.

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== Format ==

{| class="wikitable"
! Type
! Count
! Name
! Notes
|-
| {{FourCC}}
| 1
| '''Magic'''
| Always <code>PAS4</code>
|-
| u32
| 1
| '''Anim State Count'''
| Number of anim states
|-
| u32
| 1
| '''Default Anim State'''
| Anim state used by the character by default. If there are no anim states, this will be set to -1.
|-
| [[#Anim State|Animation State]]
| ''Anim State Count''
| '''Anim State Array'''
| Array of anim states.
|}

=== Anim State ===

{| class="wikitable"
! Type
! Count
! Name
! Notes
|-
| u32
| 1
| {{unknown|Unknown}}
|
|-
| u32
| 1
| '''Parm Info Count'''
| Number of parameters
|-
| u32
| 1
| '''Anim Info Count'''
| Number of animations
|-
| [[#Parm Info|Parm Info]]
| ''Parm Info Count''
| '''Parm Info Array'''
| Describes parameters in this anim state
|-
| [[#Anim Info|Anim Info]]
| ''Anim Info Count''
| '''Anim Info Array'''
| Describes animations in this anim state
|}

=== Parm Info ===

{| class="wikitable"
! Type
! Count
! Name
! Notes
|-
| u32
| 1
| [[#Parm Type|'''Parm Type''']]
| Parameter type. This value controls the type of other values in the Parm Info and Anim Info structures.
|-
| u32
| 1
| {{unknown}}
|
|-
| float
| 1
| {{unknown}}
|
|-
| ''Parm Type''
| 1
| {{unknown}}
|
|-
| ''Parm Type''
| 1
| {{unknown}}
|
|}

=== Anim Info ===

{| class="wikitable"
! Type
! Count
! Name
! Notes
|-
| u32
| 1
| '''Anim ID'''
| This is a character-relative anim index. This should be indexed into the character's anim list to get the animset-relative index.
|-
| ''Parm Type''
| ''Parm Info Count''
| '''Parm Values Array'''
| This array contains one value per Parm Info. The type of each value is determined by the corresponding Parm Info's ''Parm Type'' value.
|}

=== Parm Type ===

{| class="wikitable"
! ID
! Type
|-
| 0
| Int32
|-
| 1
| Uint32
|-
| 2
| Real
|-
| 3
| Bool
|-
| 4
| Enum
|}

[[Category:File Formats]]
[[Category:Metroid Prime Demo]]
[[Category:Metroid Prime]]
[[Category:Metroid Prime 2 Demo]]
[[Category:Metroid Prime 2: Echoes]]
[[Category:Metroid Prime 3 Prototype]]
[[Category:Metroid Prime 3: Corruption]]
[[Category:Donkey Kong Country Returns]]
[[Category:Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]

@@ Line 86: / Line 86: @@
 | float
 | 1
-| Weight
+| '''Weight'''
 | Specifies how much influence this parameter has during selection.
 |-
 | ''Parm Type''
 | 1
-| Minimum Value
+| '''Minimum Value'''
 | Minimum value this parameter can represent. The exact meaning depends on the context within the class implementation that uses it.
 |-
 | ''Parm Type''
 | 1
-| Maximum Value
+| '''Maximum Value'''
 | Maximum value this parameter can represent. The exact meaning depends on the context within the class implementation that uses it.
 |}

@@ Line 40: / Line 40: @@
 ! Notes
 |-
-| u32
+| enum
 | 1
-| {{unknown|Unknown}}
+| [[#Anim State Type|Anim State Type]]
+|
 |-
@@ Line 64: / Line 64: @@
 | '''Anim Info Array'''
 | Describes animations in this anim state
 |}

@@ Line 100: / Line 100: @@
 |}
-=== Anim Info ===
+==== Parm Type ====
-−
-{| class="wikitable"
-! Type
-! Count
-! Name
-! Notes
-|-
-| u32
-| 1
-| '''Anim ID'''
-| This is a character-relative anim index. In Prime 1/2, this should be indexed into the character's anim list to get the animset-relative index.
-|-
-| ''Parm Type''
-| ''Parm Info Count''
-| '''Parm Values Array'''
-| This array contains one value per Parm Info. The type of each value is determined by the corresponding Parm Info's ''Parm Type'' value.
-|}
-−
-=== Parm Type ===
 {| class="wikitable"
@@ Line 141: / Line 122: @@
 |}
-=== Weight Function ===
+==== Weight Function ====
 {| class="wikitable"
@@ Line 158: / Line 139: @@
 | 3
 | No Weight
 |}

@@ Line 91: / Line 91: @@
 | ''Parm Type''
 | 1
-| Min Value
+| Minimum Value
-| Minimum value this parameter can represent, the exact meaning depends on the context within the class implementation that uses it.
+| Minimum value this parameter can represent. The exact meaning depends on the context within the class implementation that uses it.
 |-
 | ''Parm Type''
 | 1
-| Max Value
+| Maximum Value
-| Maximum value this parameter can represent, the exact meaning depends on the context within the class implementation that uses it.
+| Maximum value this parameter can represent. The exact meaning depends on the context within the class implementation that uses it.
 |}
@@ Line 111: / Line 111: @@
 | 1
 | '''Anim ID'''
-| This is a character-relative anim index. This should be indexed into the character's anim list to get the animset-relative index.
+| This is a character-relative anim index. In Prime 1/2, this should be indexed into the character's anim list to get the animset-relative index.
 |-
 | ''Parm Type''
@@ Line 148: / Line 148: @@
 |-
 | 0
-| ExactMatch
+| Exact Match
 |-
 | 1
-| PercentError
+| Percent Error
 |-
 | 2
-| AngularPercent
+| Angular Percent
 |-
 | 3
-| NoWeight
+| No Weight
 |}

@@ Line 26: / Line 26: @@
 | Anim state used by the character by default. If there are no anim states, this will be set to -1.
 |-
-| [[#Anim State|Animation State]]
+| [[#Anim State|Anim State]]
 | ''Anim State Count''
 | '''Anim State Array'''