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StartFiringFrame

The frame a shape-drawn vehicle's firing animation begins at.

Specification
Applies to
UnitType
File
art.ini
Section
[<Image ID>]Image ID: Image= value; ObjectType ID when omitted
Value
integer
When omitted
ComputedFacings × (StandingFrames + WalkFrames), counted from frame 0. A vehicle with no firing frames takes the default StartStandFrame, even when the section sets StartStandFrame.

The firing animation starts at this frame, with one run of FiringFrames frames for each facing in turn. The default assumes the shape file holds the walk runs first, then the standing runs, then the firing runs. It is computed from the Facings, WalkFrames and StandingFrames values in the same section.

Set this key when the artwork uses a different order. The stock Core Defender holds its standing frames first, its walk frames next and its firing frames last:

art.ini
[DEFENDER] ; the Image ID of the stock Core Defender
Facings=8
WalkFrames=8
FiringFrames=12     ; also gives it one standing frame per facing
StartStandFrame=0   ; frames 0-7
StartWalkFrame=8    ; eight runs of 8, frames 8-71
StartFiringFrame=72 ; eight runs of 12, frames 72-167
See also — FiringFrames, StandingFrames, WalkFrames, Facings