Syncing a jump animation

Unity Engine
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So, I am trying to really perfect a home-built player class, and I’m trying to figure out how to sync a jump animation properly. I’m looking to see if there is an alternative way of doing this that is more effective, but this is what I’ve come up with so far:

  1. Have separate “jump up” and “fall” animation for each character.
  2. When the player’s y velocity is positive, play the “jump up” animation and freeze at the last frame.
  3. When player’s y velocity is negative, play “fall” animation and freeze at the last frame.

What do you guys think?

On a side note, the only time a player’s velocity will be positive is when he/she is jumping in my game. The same concept applies to when a player’s velocity will be negative.

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Sounds like that will work! Better yet, have a “Jump Idle” animation to play after the jump and before the fall… You know, like arms and legs moving a bit to look like he’s keeping his balance.