Ah, yea in this case you’d need to export the .fbx and then recreate the control rig if you want to do your own custom animations. Or you can head over to quote.ironbellystudios.com and send over a request as we’d be more than happy to take care of those for you. Cheers
The fire animations on the XM8 and SKAR is the same as the idle animation just less frames, as the ejector does not open and the trigger does not move, I expect this was overlooked and will be fixed or was this intentional?
If you setup the xm8 to use the included Animation BP that bullet goes away I assume into the chamber. I thought it would be used in the fire animation (cartridge ejected from weapon) but as I said the fire animations don’t do anything.
The trigger is going to be fixed, the ejector on these two guns is scheduled to be fixed down the road as well. Regarding the ejected cartridge, we find that best to be handled via a particle system that uses the casing as a mesh, but this wasn’t something we have had the time to setup and include in the mesh at this point but I’ve added it to our list of things to do so it will definitely get setup down the road… Thanks again for your suggestions
There is the same problem with the AKS74u and its fire animation, there is no moving trigger or ejector.
Sounds good. I figured the ejector or slide w/e you call it would take just a bit longer as there was no bone for it , was thinking the same thing regarding the ejected cartridge as well 
Thanks for your speedy response 
First image of the upcoming SKS Rifle, modernized from its original form!
http://ironbellystudios.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/WP3D_SKS_Screenshot_01.png
Now that the SKS is finished we’re getting the ball rolling on the next assault rifle the HK416. Here’s our High poly progress so far:
http://ironbellystudios.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/WP3D_AR_HK416_HPU1.png
Here we can see the close up textures of the upcoming SKS.
http://ironbellystudios.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/WP3D_SKS_Screenshot_03.png
http://ironbellystudios.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/WP3D_SKS_Screenshot_08.png
We’ve heard feedback from folks who want to buy our weapons in packs (instead of individually) and so we’ve been working hard to get more variety packs up on the Marketplace. We’re excited to share that our Assault Rifle variety pack launched yesterday (https://www.unrealengine.com/marketplace/aaa-animated-assault-rifle-variety-pack) featuring the SKS, XM8, and SCAR. If you would rather pick up the SKS on its own, it will be out in a few weeks
Check out the demo for the Assault Rifle variety pack:
High poly all wraped up for the HK416 here:
http://i.imgur.com/A1mQUYW.jpg
Could you possibly expand on this a little bit? I’ve purchased one pack so far and I love it, and I was planning to buy all of them next week.
But just like I need to be able to change textures or geometry, I need to be able to change or add new animations.
Isn’t this possible without recreating the control rig? If not, would you please reconsider releasing the .max files?
Hey Stefan, we have no plans in the future to release the max files or control rig but if you’d like us to make you some custom animations we would be more than happy work together custom making what you have in mind… Thanks!
I dont feel like people would want to pay even more to make animations for something they’ve already purchased if thats the case.
Thanks for the reply .
That’s unfortunate but I do appreciate the offer. Though in most cases it’s not so much about custom animations but smaller tweaks, and having to hire the content creators to make smaller tweaks to content packs isn’t an option for us, I’m afraid. The reason I purchased the pack instead of the ones where the weapons are static, was mostly for the hands and the animations.
In any case, I’m happy this got sorted out before I purchased any more packs. Thanks again for your time!
No problem Stefan, thanks for reaching out!
Here’s another looks at the HK416 we’re working hard on. The HK416 is not only our latest modern weapon, but it has also been adopted as the standard rifle for the Norwegian armed forces 
http://ironbellystudios.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/WP3D_AR_HK416D_wip3.jpg
Finally got those snazzy 4k textures in place for the HK416D!
Here’s our first look at what is likely the final version! I’ll take some closeups and some breakaways shortly.
http://ironbellystudios.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/WP3D_HK416_Screenshot_03.png
I know this would be a ton of work for probably a small market, but is there any chance of a classic version of the SKS? Wood grip, normal mag, no rails, etc. Not sure if this has been asked for before, but I thought I’d throw a suggestion out there. Thanks!
Great suggestion, we’ve put it down as a todo for the future… I love the look of wood on a weapon as well
416s view from the back, with and without hands.
http://ironbellystudios.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/WP3D_HK416_Screenshot_06.png
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