Weapon Sprites and Cast Animations

[Neph1lim]

So, I figured out how to use Yanfly's action sequence plugin to allow me to play an attack animation when using a specific skill. With the "Motion type: target" line I can have him swing or thrust or lay down and die when he uses a skill. Of course, when the character does an attack animation it displays their currently equipped weapon. I'd like it to show a different weapon sprite.


For example, if my character has a sword equipped (and shows the normal sword slash attack animation when attacking, that's fine) and uses a skill specified to display "Motion Missile: user", he will preform the missile attack cast animation with a sword in his hand. I'd like him to have a gun or crossbow sprite for that cast animation.


So, do I have to create an entirely custom cast animation to do that, or is there another way? If I do have to have to make a custom cast animation or edit weapon sprite sheets or what not, how do I go about doing that? Cast animations don't seem to be as easy to mess around with as effect animations. And I really don't know how to manipulate weapon appearances.

 

[LadyBaskerville]

Have a look at Yanfly's Weapon Animation plugin. Unfortunately, the notetags to change the weapon image don't work on skills, but you can create a state that changes the weapon image and add that state during an Action Sequence. See this thread for details:

 

[Neph1lim]

Oh! I didn't notice someone had asked much the same question. Thanks for your creative solution, I wouldn't have thought of using a state. It seems to work.