Action State
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An Action State is the minimal state that describes a character’s action. It includes locomotion actions like moving, jumping, dashing, or any combat action like swinging a sword or firing a gun. It is the basic unit that adds up to the entirety of an action system in PAT. Action State by itself has very limited functionality, it is mostly a logic system that shows which state a character is in (what it is doing), and what it can do from the current state. Most functionalities are fulfilled by State Modifiers.
(All following description assumes the described Action State named as State A)
Signals to trigger the State A. For player-controlled characters, it is decided by the Input Units on Player Component.
You can assign tags to player input, and every time the character receives an input, it will try to trigger states using that specific tag.
If checked, State A can re-enter itself if other conditions are satisfied (details below). Otherwise, re-entering the same state is prohibited by default.
State A will auto exit after this given amount of time. By default, it will enter Idle state. Or you may assign a specific Next State. If set to 0, it will not try to auto exit.
Main Tags Tags a character will hold if it is in State A
Require Tags
After receiving the corresponding Input Tag, State A will check if the character is currently holding the Required Tags before entering. If not, nothing will happen.
The relationship among outer Elements is logical disjunction (or).
As long as one element has all of its requirements fulfilled, this is considered to be true, and the State can be entered.
The relationship among inner Elements is logical conjunction (and).
All requirement tags must be present for it to be considered true, or the no requirement is checked.
Prohibit Tags If another State tries to enter when character is in State A, and at least one of its Main Tags is listed in State A’s Prohibit Tags, it cannot be entered.
Self-Prohibit Tags If the character is in another State and is currently holding any Tag listed in State A’s Self-Prohibit Tags, State A cannot be entered.
Permit State Regardless of the prohibit / require relationship of tags, any State listed here is allowed to enter during State A.
Next State Force character to enter the Next State after the exit of State A instead of idle. Notice that this only applies when State A is exiting by itself, not interrupted by the other state.
