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# 🧍‍♂️Character
> In this section we will cover how character animation works in the pack.
## Animator Controllers
**Tactical Shooter Pack** relies on Animator Controllers to apply animations:
Let's break down each animation layer to better understand how they work.
### Idle
This layer consists of a single state - base idle weapon pose. This is usually a static animation clip of a character holding a weapon. It's main purpose is to positiong the gun and IK bones.
### Procedural
This layer applies general movement animations, like idle, walk, spring and jump. These clips are applied via IK, so that's why procedural layer uses a special *Avatar Mask* that mainly affects the `ik_hand_gun_additive` bone:
**Tip**: **ik\_hand\_gun\_additive** is not a native bone, it was added as an empty Game Object in Unity. To use it with your custom skeleton, just add such a Game Object to the root bone.
### Actions
This animation layer contains all weapon-specific actions, like draw/holster, reload, mag check, inspect and attachment clips.
The **Tactical Shooter Pack** plays states fom this layer in the weapon component, and once the action is over - it will blend out to the idle pose.
### PistolQuickDraw\_Additive
This layer implements the pistol quick draw mechanic in the pack. Simply put, it allows the player to draw a pistol while holding a weapon in the left hand.
This layer is additive, so it's applied on top of the current weapon pose smoothly. Thanks to this setup, a single animation can be used with different guns.
### PistolQuickDraw
This layer does the same job as the previous one. The only difference is that it's not additive, and it only overrides right hand fingers.
### Fire
This layer is used to apply firing animations. It's additive, so it doesn't override the weapon pose.
## Override Controllers
**AC\_TacFPS\_Character** is a template controller, so weapons don't use it directly, but instead they use override controllers. You can find such controllers in weapon-specific animation folders: *"KINEMATION/TacticalShooterPack/Animations/".*
These are the character override controllers currently used in the asset:
1. **OC\_FP\_WK-11\_Viper**
2. **OC\_FP\_TR15**
3. **OC\_FP\_Herrington\_11-87**
4. **OC\_FP\_SRM-12**
**Tip**: Such override controllers use the same naming convention - *OC\_FP\_WeaponName*.
When a weapon is equipped, it will replace the current animator controller its custom override using this code snippet:
## IK and Camera Bones
The Operator skeleton features special bones to drive IK and camera:
Here's what bones are important in this pack:
* **ik\_hand\_root**: this is the main IK bone that positions the gun; it's main purpose is to position the gun.
* **ik\_hand\_gun**: this is the pivot IK bone that follows the ik\_hand\_root; it's used to position the gun relative to the left hand when quickly using a pistol mechanic.
* **ik\_hand\_r**: this is an IK target for the right hand.
* **ik\_hand\_l**: this is an IK target for the left hand.
* **ik\_hand\_gun\_additive**: this bone is used for general movement, like idle, walk, sprint and jump.