Is there a good way to stop AI from moving when they're running their animation?

[wightwhaleParticipant]

Currently I have AI sliding while they’re attacking is there a good way to make the AI stay in place during the attack animation?

[WipsterParticipant]

I think this is what you are looking for, isn’t it?

http://docs.unity3d.com/Manual/RootMotion.html

[wightwhaleParticipant]

No my current ai code in the image makes the AI run right when the AI is any distance from the player. So the second the player is out of range the ai starts moving closer again instead of finishing their attack and then beginning to move again.

[wightwhaleParticipant]

I put in a timer which seems to be working now.

[WipsterParticipant]

Ah okay, you could still have a look at rootmotion. AI will never slide when you use it. It’s actually a great feature of Unitys animation system. Also no slipping feet anymore

[SigilKeymaster]

Generally I use a timer if the animation can be interrupted, like a looping animation of some kind: idle, look around, etc. For animations that can’t be I most often end up in a Custom Action to handle it.

The main reason I use a Custom Action in this case is that I almost always pair my attack with some custom code to handle damage, or to line up the damage with the animation. Check out this thread for a more detailed behavior tree, with an attack that used a custom action.

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