Im trying to make a rowboat. ive got it working so it moves along a spline at a set speed. however i need it to have little boosts to mimic the rowing motion. im hoping someone here can help me because i cant really think of a solution

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Just speed up the timeline play rate. Like, make another timeline that gradually changes the play rate of the first one:

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i am new to working with timelines so i tried to get it to work but it hasnt really worked yet. thanks for your help tho. i appreciate it.

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Play around with the lerp values and the curve in the second timeline; maybe my setup is too subtle and you can’t really see the movement speed change. E.g. set the B value to 10, you’ll see it better.

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I see your initial play rate isn’t 1, so you need to consider that too.

Plus I don’t entirely understand the purpose of Set New Time in your setup. And why is it looping? Do you have a closed spline, and the boat goes in circles?

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The boat isnt looping, and honestly dont really know what the purpose is because i just followed a tutorial for moving something along a spline.

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im really new at this and i still dont really understand how it works