Made this: Code: { "objectName" : "pistgen", "rarity" : "Common", "description" : "A monitor. But who monitors the monitor?", "shortdescription" : "Outpost Monitor", "race" : "generic", "category" : "decorative", "price" : 500, "lightColor" : [92, 133, 153], "flickerDistance" : 0.2, "flickerStrength" : 0.05, "flickerTiming" : 4, "apexDescription" : "A monitor. I can't read what it says here.", "avianDescription" : "Ah, this old classic! Better not repeat what it says.", "floranDescription" : "Floran think this sssay; Haloom kissface plant. Ssshudder.", "glitchDescription" : "Amusement. This monitor is displaying the lyrics to a bawdy Avian folk song.", "humanDescription" : "I don't understand what it says but it's making me giggle.", "hylotlDescription" : "Another language.", "inventoryIcon" : "icon.png", "orientations" : [ { "image" : "pistgen.png:<color>.<frame>", "imagePosition" : [-16, -8], "flipImages" : true, "direction" : "left", "spaceScan" : 0.1, "anchors" : [ "background" ] }, { "image" : "pistgen.png:<color>.<frame>", "imagePosition" : [-16, -8], "direction" : "right", "spaceScan" : 0.1, "anchors" : [ "background" ] } ], "soundEffect" : "/sfx/objects/outpostmonitor_static.wav", "soundEffectRadius" : 15, "animation" : "pistgen.animation", "animationParts" : { "bg" : "pistgen.png", "fg" : "pistgen.png" }, "animationPosition" : [-16, -8], "scripts" : [ "/objects/wired/light/light.lua" ], "scriptDelta" : 60, "inboundNodes" : [ [0, 0] ] } It's a static object called a Piston Generator. It has 17 frames of animation. When I place it down, it flickers. .animation file: Code: { "animatedParts" : { "stateTypes" : { "light" : { "default" : "off", "states" : { "off" : {}, "on" : { "frames" : 17, "cycle" : 0.3, "mode" : "loop" } } } }, "parts" : { "bg" : { "properties" : { "centered" : false }, "partStates" : { "light" : { "off" : { "properties" : { "image" : "<partImage>:<color>.off" } }, "on" : { "properties" : { "image" : "<partImage>:<color>.<frame>", "fullbright" : true } } } } }, "fg" : { "properties" : { "centered" : false, "zLevel" : 1 }, "partStates" : { "light" : { "off" : { "properties" : { "image" : "<partImage>:<color>.off" } }, "on" : { "properties" : { "image" : "<partImage>:<color>.<frame>" } } } } } } } } And finally, .frames file: Code: { "frameGrid" : { "size" : [36, 126], "dimensions" : [17, 1], "names" : [ [ "default.1", "default.2", "default.3", "default.4", "default.5", "default.6", "default.7", "default.8", "default.9", "default.10", "default.11", "default.12", "default.13", "default.14", "default.15", "default.16", "default.off" ] ] }, "aliases" : { "default.default" : "default.off" } } No matter what I do, I cannot get it to stop flickering. I suspect the issue is in the .animation file. Any ideas? It appears to flicker once at the end of the animation before looping.
Can you be more specific? I just starting out and I'm not entirely sure what you mean. Where specifically should I add that?
To decipher what xxswatelitexx said, I think he means to change this: Code: "orientations" : [ { "image" : "pistgen.png:<color>.<frame>", "imagePosition" : [-16, -8], "flipImages" : true, "direction" : "left", "spaceScan" : 0.1, "anchors" : [ "background" ] }, { "image" : "pistgen.png:<color>.<frame>", "imagePosition" : [-16, -8], "direction" : "right", "spaceScan" : 0.1, "anchors" : [ "background" ] } ], To this: Code: "orientations" : [ { "image" : "pistgen.png:<color>.<frame>", "frames" : 16, "imagePosition" : [-16, -8], "flipImages" : true, "direction" : "left", "spaceScan" : 0.1, "anchors" : [ "background" ] }, { "image" : "pistgen.png:<color>.<frame>", "frames" : 16, "imagePosition" : [-16, -8], "direction" : "right", "spaceScan" : 0.1, "anchors" : [ "background" ] } ],
If the object file is flickering and the animations are right. You will need to double check your frames and picture. Currently your code states each frame size = 36 x 126 == Don't forget to check your starbound.log for errors also. http://community.playstarbound.com/...ors-fixing-most-problems-yourself-v1-1.69198/ Edit - Wait just noticed your script Delta is 60. Set it to 5.
Lowering it to 5 isn't too low when 60 is low? I don't know, I've tried everything, was working on it for hours. It just won't stop blinking.
I fixed it. As many times as I went over and over the png file, redoing it completely (with essentially the same image...) seemed to fix it. I really don't understand what was wrong but I'm just going to move past it now.
