Demoman uses the one-handed animation for the Half-Zatoichi in the loadout menu despite using the two-handed animation in-game

[ghost]

Description

A consistency request.

Checklist

• [x] None of the open or closed issues document this problem.
• [x] This is a bug, not a new idea.
• [x] This is objectively a bug, and not something that people commonly disagree on.
• [x] This issue occurs on the latest Team Comtress release, or the master branch.
• [x] This issue occurs on the latest vanilla TF2 update.

• [ ] This bug is in the code of the game, not in the textures, sounds, or other resources.
• [ ] This issue is listed on the Source 1 official bugtracker.
• [x] This issue occurs with DirectX level 100.
• [x] This issue occurs when using no custom content.
• [ ] This issue occurs when using start_tf2.bat (or start_server.bat) with no custom launch options.
• [ ] This issue occurs when using a listen server (using the map command ingame).
• [ ] This issue occurs when using a dedicated server.
• [ ] This bug is in the internal procedures or tooling (e.g. the build process).

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[condor00fr]

this is a good idea for consistency

[itVictor]

Worth noting that valve did attempt to fix this but reverted it because caused issues for the Soldier. source

[ghost]

Worth noting that valve did attempt to fix this but reverted it because caused issues for the Soldier. source

That's Valve for ya.

[itVictor]

btw I don't know if this is still a thing or not but Spies who are disguised as Demos with the half-zatoichi also hold it with one hand

[Sky-rym]

Im gonna put my two cents here and say I think this happens because of items_game.txt It handles a lot of things like weapon stat changes and other misc stuff. One of the things I know it can override it the anim_slot which chooses what animation to play when the weapon is equipped. The animation slot for Half-Zatoichi is blank, which I assume means it'll use the default melee anims. This could easily (although might cause issues with the item dropping system?) be avoided by created a half-zatoichi class for soldier and demoman separately, and specify the anim_slot for demoman to use the sword anims. But that's just a theory, a game theory.