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WalkRate

The number of game frames between steps of a moving object's animation count.

Specification
Applies to
AircraftTypeBuildingTypeInfantryTypeUnitType
File
rules.ini
Section
[<ObjectType ID>]
Value
integer
When omitted
1

A moving vehicle, infantryman or aircraft keeps a count of animation steps. The count advances by one on each game frame whose number is a multiple of WalkRate, as long as the object’s locomotor reports that it is moving. A structure keeps no count.

Only vehicle artwork uses the count; infantry and aircraft animation does not depend on it:

  • A vehicle drawn from shape art shows its next walk frame at each step.
  • A vehicle drawn from a voxel model shows the next frame of its motion animation every second step, so each frame holds for twice WalkRate game frames.
  • The harvesting animation takes its phase from the count.

A larger value slows the walk cycle. The stock Titan’s WalkRate=2 changes its walk frame every second game frame, and the Core Defender’s WalkRate=4 every fourth. The test uses the game’s frame number, so moving objects with the same value step on the same frames.