Sprite Manager

Questions & Answers
1

i have asprite sheet in which i need to move frames 1-11 only once while 12-17 in a loop till a user clicks on a button on the sprite…

i wrote a script which plays the sprite once and it is working fine but dont know how to implement the looping property.
any help would be appriciated.

thanks in advance.

2

I would set up a state engine and a counter :

enum spriteState { Idle, FirstFrames, LoopFrames }

var spritePlayState : spriteState;

function Start()
{
	// Set the state like this : 
	
	spritePlayState = spriteState.FirstFrames;
}

function Update()
{
	switch( spritePlayState )
	{
		case spriteState.Idle :
			Idle();
		break;
		
		case spriteState.FirstFrames :
			FirstFrames();
		break;
		
		case spriteState.LoopFrames :
			LoopFrames();
		break;
	}
}

function Idle()
{
	// do nothing, or just play first frame
}

function FirstFrames()
{
	// Use your play script here to cycle between frames 1 and 11
	
	// from here you can also change states
	
	if (Input.GetKeyDown(Keycode.Space))
	{
		spritePlayState = spriteState.LoopFrames;
	}
	
	// or instead change state when frame reached 11 =]
}

function LoopFrames()
{
	// Use your play script here to cycle between frames 12 and 17
	
	// then with another condition return to Idle state
	
	// spritePlayState = spriteState.Idle;
}

This is probably too complex for what you are after, but anyway, here’s a state engine =]