Shield Blendspace

Setting Up Shield Animation Blendspace

• Folder & Animation Setup

• Created shield folder in animations
• Mixamo downloads require:

  “In-place” checked “Without skin” selected

• Shield animations work with:

  One-handed weapons (Mace, Axe, Wand) Using “AS_Shield” naming convention

• Required Animations

• Run animations

  Forward, left, right strafes

• Walk animations

  Forward, back, left, right

• Created additional variations through duplication

  Run: forward left/right Walk: forward left/right, back left/right

• Animation Adjustments

• Import rotation changes

  Forward animations • Left: -45 Z rotation • Right: 45 Z rotation Back animations • Left: 45 Z rotation • Right: -45 Z rotation

• Blendspace Configuration

• Copied from unarmed blendspace

  Named “bs_shield” Snap to grid enabled

• Speed settings

  Run animations: 400 speed Walk animations: 200 speed

• Direction placements

  Forward: 0 degrees Forward angles: ±45 degrees Side movements: ±90 degrees Back angles: ±135 degrees

The shield blendspace setup mirrors the unarmed system but with shield-specific animations. This creates a foundation for one-handed weapon combat with proper directional movement and speed control.