// client side frame inferring
void animdecide_init(entity e);
void animdecide_setframes(entity e, float support_blending);

// please network this one
.float anim_state;
.float anim_time;
#define ReadAnimState() do { self.anim_state = ReadByte(); self.anim_time = ReadApproxPastTime(); } while(0)
#define WriteAnimState(dest) do { WriteByte(dest, self.anim_state); WriteApproxPastTime(dest, self.anim_time); } while(0)

// explicit anim states (networked)
void animdecide_setstate(entity e, float newstate, float restart);
#define ANIMSTATE_DEAD1 1 // base frames: die1
#define ANIMSTATE_DEAD2 2 // base frames: die2
#define ANIMSTATE_DUCK 4 // turns walk into duckwalk, jump into duckjump, etc.
#define ANIMSTATE_FROZEN 8 // force idle

// implicit anim states (inferred from velocity, etc.)
#define ANIMIMPLICITSTATE_INAIR 1
#define ANIMIMPLICITSTATE_FORWARD 2
#define ANIMIMPLICITSTATE_BACKWARDS 4
#define ANIMIMPLICITSTATE_LEFT 8
#define ANIMIMPLICITSTATE_RIGHT 16

// explicit actions (networked); negative values are for lower body
void animdecide_setaction(entity e, float action, float restart);
#define ANIMACTION_JUMP -1 // jump
#define ANIMACTION_DRAW 1 // draw
#define ANIMACTION_PAIN1 2 // pain
#define ANIMACTION_PAIN2 3 // pain
#define ANIMACTION_SHOOT 4 // shoot
#define ANIMACTION_TAUNT 5 // taunt
#define ANIMACTION_MELEE 6 // melee