How can I use a script to start and stop flying?

[Life Camino]

I can start and stop the fly animation, but that is not the same thing.  I'm working on a follower script that will cause the user to follow another avatar and change animations as they change animations - so, if the other avatar starts to fly, the user needs to start flying.  And, if the other avatar stops flying, I need the user to stop flying.  So, how do I do this with a script?

[Monti Messmer]

Animate or control other avatars would need RLV enabled viewer and script.

Google for RLV (Restrained Life Viewer) - scripts to find a good starting point.

Monti

[Life Camino]

I'm actually using llGetAgentInfo and llGetObjectDetails to determine what the other avatar is doing and deciding on a built-in animation to start and stop based on that, rather than using RLV.  I don't want the other avatar to have to wear anything, either. 

The problem I'm running into is when the other avatar, who had been walking, decides to start flying, the following avatar goes up with them, but starts a falling animation, even though I'm telling it to start the fly animation.  If I click "Fly" on my viewer, the fly animation starts playing properly.  But, otherwise, I look ridiculous just flailing along behind the other flying avatar.  So, I need to figure out how to emulate the function of the "Fly" button on my viewers movement controls.  Any way to do that with a script?

[Rolig Loon]

You can't force your avatar to fly with a script unless you're using RLV, so I assume that your av is actually sitting on a transparent object (your follower) and that you are triggering a flying anim if llGetAgentInfo detects that your target av is flying.  Try using llGetAgentInfo to detect your own av's state.  My guess is that you'll find it telling you that you are AGENT_IN_AIR .  Since you aren't really flying, that should trigger the falling anim.  If so, then you need to use llSetAnimationOverride to replace the "falling down" default anim with your flying anim.

[Life Camino]

Hi Rolig,

The follower script is in a HUD.  And, your suggestion about using llSetAnimationOverride worked great.  Thanks!