Animation Naming conventions

Technicalities

A critter consists of many "frm" files. It's the standard graphic format used in Fallout. Basically, there are 2 different types of this format, each of them with unique extension:

*.FRM extension - a single *.frm file containing up to 6 directions of a sprite.
*.FR0-*.FR5 extension - *.frm animation divided to 6 different frm files (usually used for 6 sprite directions of death animations)

Each of the frm/fr0-fr5 files represents a kind of animation. Name of the frm files designate the type of animation (see table below).

Note: *.fr0-*.fr5 files take precedence over *.frm!

Basic Animations

stand

*aa.frm

walk

*ab.frm

magic_hands_ground

*ak.frm

magic_hands_middle

*al.frm

dodge_anim

*an.frm

hit_from_front

*ao.frm

hit_from_back

*ap.frm

throw_punch

*aq.frm

kick_leg

*ar.frm

throw_anim

*as.frm

running

*at.frm

Knockdown and Death

fall_back

*ba.frm

fall_front

*bb.frm

big_hole

*bd.frm

chunks_of_flesh

*bf.frm

dancing_autofire

*bg.frm

electrify

*bh.frm

sliced_in_half

*bi.frm

burned_to_nothing

*bj.frm

electrified_to_nothing

*bk.frm

exploded_to_nothing

*bl.frm

melted_to_nothing

*bm.frm

fire_dance

*bn.frm

fall_back_blood

*bo.frm

fall_front_blood

*bp.frm

Change Positions

prone_to_standing

*ch.frm

back_to_standing

*cj.frm

Single-Frame Death Animations

(the last frame of knockdown and death anims)

fall_back_sf

*ra.frm

fall_front_sf

*rb.frm

big_hole_sf

*rd.frm

chunks_of_flesh_sf

*rf.frm

dancing_autofire_sf

*rg.frm

electrify_sf

*rh.frm

sliced_in_half_sf

*ri.frm

burned_to_nothing_sf

*rj.frm

electrified_to_nothing_sf

*rk.frm

exploded_to_nothing_sf

*rl.frm

melted_to_nothing_sf

*rm.frm

fire_dance_sf

*rn.frm

fall_back_blood_sf

*ro.frm

fall_front_blood_sf

*rp.frm

targeting picture

*na.frm

History

2020-01-16 - Updated information and moved from readme.txt to html.

2007-07-22 - Written by Lisac2k