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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

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## Parameters

### Dynamic Managers

Enable this parameter to update the search for the Effect Manager every time the Effect is activated.&#x20;

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