Part 3: Animation States using ENUM | Hybrid-Zombie Shooter | Full Course

Welcome back to the Hybrid Zombie Shooter Game tutorial series! In this video, I’ll walk you through the process of integrating Rifle and Pistol animations into Unreal Engine 5.5 using Mixamo and creating smooth, functional animations for your character.

Here’s what we’ll cover step-by-step:

Downloading Rifle and Pistol animations from Mixamo.
Retargeting Mixamo animations to the Unreal Engine skeleton so they work seamlessly with your project.
Creating separate Blend Spaces for Rifle and Pistol animations to handle movement transitions (Idle, Walk, Run, etc.).
Setting up an Animation State Machine using Conduits for clean and organized animation flow.
Using an Enumeration (Enum) to switch between weapon states and control the animation logic efficiently.
By the end of this video, you’ll have functional Rifle and Pistol animations, complete with blend spaces and a state machine ready to expand for gameplay.

📌 Timestamps:
00:00 - Introduction
00:05 - Anim States Enumeration
01:26 - Anim BP States Logic Explained
01:56 - Setting Up Anim States Manager
05:24 - Downloading Rifle Animations from Mixamo
06:43 - Retargeting Rifle Animations
08:51 - Rifle BlendSpace
13:01 - Adding Rifle Blendspace to Anim States Manager
15:41 - Downloading Pistol Animations from Mixamo
17:34 - Pistol Blendspace
19:09 - Adding Pistol Blendspace to Anim States Manager
19:46 - Testing

🔗 Resources Used in the Video:

Pistol Locomotion Pack: https://fab.com/s/57e4646a29b5
Mixamo Animation Download - Rifle: https://www.mixamo.com/#/?page=1&quer...

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