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ControllerLink

In a .kf file, this links to a controllable object, via its name (or for version 10.2.0.0 and up, a link and offset to a NiStringPalette that contains the name), and a sequence of interpolators that apply to this controllable object, via links.

Attributes

Name Type Arg Arr1 Arr2 Cond Description FromTo
Target Name string Name of a controllable object in another NIF file. 10.1.0.0
Controller Ref<NiTimeController> Link to a controller. 10.1.0.0
Interpolator Ref<NiInterpolator> Link to an interpolator. 10.1.0.106
Controller Ref<NiTimeController> Unknown link. Usually -1. 10.1.0.106
Unknown Link 2 Ref<NiObject> Unknown. 10.1.0.106 10.1.0.106
Unknown Short 0 ushort Unknown. 10.1.0.106 10.1.0.106
Priority byte Idle animations tend to have low values for this, and NIF objects that have high values tend to correspond with the important parts of the animation. 10.1.0.106
String Palette Ref<NiStringPalette> Refers to the NiStringPalette which contains the name of the controlled NIF object. 10.2.0.0 20.0.0.5
Node Name string The name of the animated node. 10.1.0.106 10.1.0.106
Node Name string The name of the animated node. 20.1.0.3
Node Name Offset StringOffset Offset in the string palette where the name of the controlled node (NiNode, NiTriShape, ...) starts. 10.2.0.0 20.0.0.5
Property Type string Name of the property (NiMaterialProperty, ...), if this controller controls a property. 10.1.0.106 10.1.0.106
Property Type string Name of the property (NiMaterialProperty, ...), if this controller controls a property. 20.1.0.3
Property Type Offset StringOffset Offset in the string palette where the property (NiMaterialProperty, ...) starts, if this controller controls a property. Otherwise, -1. 10.2.0.0 20.0.0.5
Controller Type string Probably the object type name of the controller in the NIF file that is child of the controlled object. 10.1.0.106 10.1.0.106
Controller Type string Probably the object type name of the controller in the NIF file that is child of the controlled object. 20.1.0.3
Controller Type Offset StringOffset Apparently the offset in the string palette of some type of controller related to Interpolator (for example, a 'NiTransformInterpolator' will have here a 'NiTransformController', etc.). Sometimes the type of controller that links to the interpolator. Probably it refers to the controller in the NIF file that is child of the controlled object, via its type name. 10.2.0.0 20.0.0.5
Variable 1 string Some variable string (such as 'SELF_ILLUM', '0-0-TT_TRANSLATE_U', 'tongue_out', etc.). 10.1.0.106 10.1.0.106
Variable 1 string Some variable string (such as 'SELF_ILLUM', '0-0-TT_TRANSLATE_U', 'tongue_out', etc.). 20.1.0.3
Variable 1 Offset StringOffset Offset in the string palette where some variable string starts (such as 'SELF_ILLUM', '0-0-TT_TRANSLATE_U', 'tongue_out', etc.). Usually, -1. 10.2.0.0 20.0.0.5
Variable 2 string Another variable string, apparently used for particle system controllers. 10.1.0.106 10.1.0.106
Variable 2 string Another variable string, apparently used for particle system controllers. 20.1.0.3
Variable 2 Offset StringOffset Offset in the string palette where some variable string starts (so far only 'EmitterActive' and 'BirthRate' have been observed in official files, used for particle system controllers). Usually, -1. 10.2.0.0 20.0.0.5

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