Animated overlay Problem

ID:1745344
 
Dec 23 2014, 12:15 pm
Code:
obj/CardAnimations
    icon = 'CardAnimations.dmi'

    setCard
        icon_state = "set"



obj/proc/SetCardAnimation(var/obj/card/A)
    var/obj/C = new /obj/CardAnimations/setCard
    A.overlays += C
    animate(C)



/obj/card/proc/MAKESETCARD(var/obj/card/A)
  A.overlays += FACE_DOWN_OVERLAY
  //Facedown set stuff blah Blah//
  SetCardAnimation(A)


Problem description:
So what happens is either the overlay is getting added to the card but not playing the animation or the overlay is not adding at all. I have tried to set is as a seperate object and it works without adding as an overlay but anything else, it will not work.

I presume this has something to do with Obj not animating when they are set as overlays? I have tried using the animate() but nothing happens.
Dec 23 2014, 12:25 pm
This
animate(C)

doesn't do anything. In fact, it clears animations. What are you trying to do? Just playing through the overlay's icon_state animation? If so, that should happen automatically. Are you sure that your icon isn't a movement state, or has multiple directions? Also, you might want to make certain that the second overlay is placed on top, to be safe.
Dec 23 2014, 12:32 pm
It does have multiple directional states but is not a movement state. I am just playing the overlay icon_state. I've done it before and it works but this one time it doesn't work.
Dec 24 2014, 5:34 pm
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