# Animation Events
To better synchronize character animations and game actions, use various animation events.
### Step Sounds
Add the **PlayStepSound** event with the **float** parameter **Volume** to movement animations for characters and enemies so that footstep sounds plays during the game.
### Grenades
To synchronize an animation and grenade throw add the **LaunchGrenade** event to a throw grenade animation.
### Melee Attacks
To synchronize the sound of a melee attack (for characters and enemies) with animation add the **PlayAttackSound** event.
### Shells
To synchronize an animation and shell spawn add the **SpawnShell** event to the shooting animation and disable the **Spawn Shells Immediately** toggle in the **Weapon Controller** script.
## Weapons
### Magazines
To synchronize the appearance and hide the weapon magazine with the reloading animation, indicate the magazine in the **Weapon Controller** script...
...and use the following events:
| Event | String Parameter | Meaning |
| ---------------------------- | ----------------- | ------------------------------------------------- |
| **ChangeMagazineVisibility** | **show** | Show the default magazine |
| | **hide** | Hide the default magazine |
| | **hideAndCreate** | Hide the default magazine and create a copy of it |
| **DropMagazine** | **-** | Drop a magazine from the weapon |
### Change Hands
If you use animation in which a character takes weapons in different hands, the following events will come in handy:
| Event | String Parameter | Meaning |
| ---------------- | ----------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| **ChangeParent** | **left** | Set the left hand as a parent for the weapons |
| | **right** | Set the right hand as a parent for the weapons |
| | **rightAndPlace** | Set the right hand as a parent for the weapons and place it in a default position.
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