Help adding custom weapon animations in the CK

[zestoflemon]

Hello.

 

I am new to modding and the creation kit. I have created Battlefield 1 inspired custom animations for an existing weapon mod, the Colt M1911A1 by BenderSKR and have added new sounds.

 

Now, the problem remains: how to add the custom animations I created to the mod in the Creation Kit?

I have zero experience with the CK other than the pain and suffering I dealt trying to add the sounds. No matter how hard I look, there seem to be no tutorials.

 

Would anyone be willing to walk me through the process or, at the very least, point me to a beginner friendly tutorial? This will be my first ever mod and I can't wait to release it.

 

Thank you

 

zestoflemon

 

 

[ablindm4n]

This tutorial isn't very in-depth, but it might be a good start.

 

The wiki has some useful info too.

[zestoflemon]

Ok, I think i've managed to add the animations. However, in first-person, when I turn in any direction, the pistol parts separate and deform. In third-person, the pistol just looks permanently disassembled. I've tried looking at various pistol mods with custom animations in the CK, but I don't know what I'm doing wrong.

 

The directory which contains the new animations also contain all of the "in between" animations such as WPNTurnRight/Left etc.