Showing animations in scripts

[Gammastar]

Maybe I just didn't look hard enough, but I can't find a way to play a specific battle animation just by using a script. I know it's possible, because I've seen it to an extent, but that script was for battles, and what I want is to show an animation while in a map, say, on the sprite. Can anyone help me?

 

[poccil]

To show an animation in a script, use a script like this:

    $game_player.animation_id = X

where X is the ID of the animation to show.  Or:

    $game_map.events[Y].animation_id = X

where X is the ID of the animation to show and Y is the event ID.

Be aware, though, that the setting applies only once per frame.

 

[Gammastar]

Thanks! It works, but now I can't seem to get it to keep playing over and over again.

Never mind, I figured it out. I'm still having the problem I had before, but at least I did it more simply.

 

[catkitten]

$game_events[Y].animation_id = X
is accurately this:
$game_map.events[Y].animation_id = X