Shit a bird!!!(UDK users appreciated)

[puuusianka]

I opened a map in my UDK. It's called "GDCFeaturesdemo" or something like that. I went in there because I found in master browser a "skeletal mesh SP_Bird1". I was hoping I'll find an animated bird and copy paste it to my map, but it turned out that the bird is not moving... It's like static mesh with no collision. So my question is. Am I so dumb that I can't make the bird start flying or it's waiting to be animated? If it's waiting to be animated then Is there anyone willing to do this! I mean the hardest part is already done you have the skeletal mesh now you just have to make the wings swing in the air. Not hard for someone who knows how to do it. Waiting for answer!

Pusianka

[LennardF1989]

Actually, it is hard. The bird is mostly likey a pure prop as staticmeshes cannot be animated (hence why they are called static).

[MulleDK19]

Actually, it is hard. The bird is mostly likey a pure prop as staticmeshes cannot be animated (hence why they are called static).

However, he states that it's a SkeletalMesh. Weird to make it a skeletal mesh unless it was planned for animation.

[puuusianka]

It's a skeletal mesh which as far as i know is used for anim. But it's not flying on the map that's why I'm asking you guys if you could use it. I mean it would be nice to see flying birds in the sunset when you look in the sky and the mesh just waits to be animated!

[puuusianka]

Ok I downloaded newest UDK and opened the map with da freakin bird and I found out that it is animated! The thing is I never started the map normally. I was always clicking somewhere on the ground and "play map from here". When I entered some kind of temple on the map it started a cinematic. During this cinematic the freakin bird is finally flying!

Now my question is. How to make it start flying when starting the map? What should I change in this bird(which property)? Also if that's done, is it possible to use crowd system to make it fly in the sky in groups.

Thank you in advance.