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# Effect Behavior
## Overview
The Effect Behavior connects the animations states to the Effect Manager.
It Plays or stops an effect during the normalized time of an animation
## Parameters
### Dynamic Managers
Enable this parameter to update the search for the Effect Manager every time the Effect is activated.
E.g. A weapon is an external object and it can have an effect manager. This parameter must be true to activate an effect in the weapon using the Manager in that object.
### ID
ID of the Effect to activate.. Check ID on the Effect Manager
### Action
Play or Stop the Effect
### Time
Normalized time of the Animation. When to play or stop the effect
### Execute on Exit
If the animation is interrupted, Execute the Effect as soon as it starts transitioning to another Animation State
### Ignore In Transition
Ignore the effect if execute is called in Transition and the next transition is this list. Use the name of the Animation State
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