Viewmodel Animations Delayed

[ssurakkuu]

Hello, I need help figuring out these animations, I am trying to play animations on the ViewModel, but upon trying to play them there is a split second where it just doesn’t play anything, causing some where looking transitions. Below is what I mean in a video format

Below is the part of the script associated with the animations

local ItemEquipped = false
local Equipped = nil

function HandleViewmodel(Item, hotbarNumber)	
	if ItemEquipped then -- We already have something equipped
		Unequip(Item, hotbarNumber)
		
	else -- We dont have something equipped
		ItemEquipped = true
		Equipped = Item
		
		print("Viewmodel weld")
		print(Item, hotbarNumber)
		local Viewmodel = game.ReplicatedStorage["viewmodel arms"]:Clone()
		local Weapon = game.ReplicatedStorage.StoredItems[Item]:Clone()
		Weapon.Parent = Viewmodel
		Weapon.Handle.Anchored = false
		Viewmodel.Parent = game.Workspace.CurrentCamera
		Viewmodel.Name = "Viewmodel"

		local Weld = Instance.new("Motor6D")
		Weld.Name = "HandleWeld"
		Weld.Part0 = Viewmodel.Main
		Weld.Part1 = Weapon.Handle

		local WeldOffset = ItemDataModule[Item].Offsets.Client
		Weld.C0 = CFrame.new(WeldOffset.Position) * WeldOffset.Rotation
		Weld.Parent = Viewmodel.Main
		print("Should have welded correctly I think")

		local PartTable = { -- Could make into loop, but this is easier, plus its not like anyone is gonna see this
			--Viewmodel
			Viewmodel.LSleeve,
			Viewmodel.RSleeve,
			Viewmodel.Lglove,
			Viewmodel.Rglove,
			--Left Sleeve Textures
			Viewmodel.LSleeve.Texture,
			Viewmodel.LSleeve.Texture2,
			Viewmodel.LSleeve.Texture3,
			Viewmodel.LSleeve.Texture4,
			Viewmodel.LSleeve.Texture5,
			Viewmodel.LSleeve.Texture6,
			--Right Sleeve Textures
			Viewmodel.RSleeve.Texture,
			Viewmodel.RSleeve.Texture2,
			Viewmodel.RSleeve.Texture3,
			Viewmodel.RSleeve.Texture4,
			Viewmodel.RSleeve.Texture5,
			Viewmodel.RSleeve.Texture6,
			--Other Viewmodel Parts
			Viewmodel["Left Arm"],
			Viewmodel["Right Arm"],
		}

		for i, part in pairs(PartTable) do
			part.Transparency = 0
		end
		
		local IdleAnimation = Viewmodel.AnimationController.Animator:LoadAnimation(script["Weapon Animations/Sounds"][Equipped].Animations.Idle)
		IdleAnimation:Play()
	end
end

function Unequip(Item, hotbarNumber)
	local Viewmodel = Camera:FindFirstChild("Viewmodel")
	
	local UnequipAnimation = Viewmodel.AnimationController.Animator:LoadAnimation(script["Weapon Animations/Sounds"][Equipped].Animations.Unequip)
	UnequipAnimation.Looped = false
	
	local animationController = Camera.Viewmodel.AnimationController

	for _, animatable in ipairs(animationController:GetPlayingAnimationTracks()) do
		animatable:Stop()
	end
	
	UnequipAnimation:Play()
end

[ssurakkuu]

I’ve found a workaround by adding these variables at the top of the script

local BeforeIdleAnimation = nil
local EquipAnimation = nil
local IdleAnimation = nil
local UnequipAnimation = nil

and then assigning them after equipping the weapon.

		for i, part in pairs(PartTable) do
			part.Transparency = 0
		end
		
		BeforeIdleAnimation = Viewmodel.AnimationController.Animator:LoadAnimation(script["Weapon Animations/Sounds"][Equipped].Animations.BeforeIdle)
		EquipAnimation = Viewmodel.AnimationController.Animator:LoadAnimation(script["Weapon Animations/Sounds"][Equipped].Animations.Equip)
		IdleAnimation = Viewmodel.AnimationController.Animator:LoadAnimation(script["Weapon Animations/Sounds"][Equipped].Animations.Idle)
		UnequipAnimation = Viewmodel.AnimationController.Animator:LoadAnimation(script["Weapon Animations/Sounds"][Equipped].Animations.Unequip)
		
		IdleAnimation:Play()

Then I can now use this animation that is already loaded when unequipping the weapon

function Unequip(Item, hotbarNumber)
	local Viewmodel = Camera:FindFirstChild("Viewmodel")
		
	local animationController = Camera.Viewmodel.AnimationController
	
	IdleAnimation:Stop()
	UnequipAnimation:Play()
end