SOLVED: Preview is missing/skipping some character actions

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So Idk if it’s a glitch or not, I’ve tried rewriting this scene several times in different ways to make what I want happen but it doesn’t. No errors are coming up at all. Talking about Computer Preview (I have a Mac)

Problem: It doesn’t show my character NOVA doing the sleep_lay_uncomfortable_loop or the idle_lay_awake_rubeyes_loop, it just skips to the dialogue and when she stands up. :confused:

Here’s my scene:

VERSION 1: neither actions happen
INT. YOUR BED - DAY
@pan to zone 3
@NOVA stands screen right
@NOVA is sleep_lay_uncomfortable_loop
NARRATOR
Morning time
@pause for 3
NARRATOR
Alarm: Ohhhhhhhhhh who lives in a pineapple under the sea SB SP!
Absorbent and yellow and porous is he, SB SP! (know the reference??) :wink:

@NOVA is idle_lay_awake_rubeyes_loop

    NOVA
Mmmmm hmmm
(Time to wake up already?)

@NOVA is standup_neutral

VERSION 2: here the sleep_lay_uncomfortable_loop doesn’t happen but the idle_lay_awake_rubeyes_loop does

INT. YOUR BED - DAY
@NOVA spot 1.100 -284 361 AND NOVA is sleep_lay_uncomfortable_loop

    NARRATOR
Morning time
Alarm: Ohhhhhhhhhh who lives in a pineapple under the sea SB SP!
Absorbent and yellow and porous is he, SB SP! (know the reference??) ;)

@NOVA is idle_lay_awake_rubeyes_loop

    NOVA
Mmmmm hmmm
(Time to wake up already?)

@NOVA stands screen center AND NOVA is standup_neutral

VERSION 3: still skips the sleep_lay_uncomfortable_loop part

INT. YOUR BED - DAY
NARRATOR
Morning time
Alarm: Ohhhhhhhhhh who lives in a pineapple under the sea SB SP!
Absorbent and yellow and porous is he, SB SP! (know the reference??) :wink:

@pan to zone 3
@NOVA spot 1.100 -284 361
@NOVA is sleep_lay_uncomfortable_loop
@pause for 3
@NOVA is idle_lay_awake_rubeyes_loop

    NOVA
Mmmmm hmmm
(Time to wake up already?)

@NOVA stands screen center AND NOVA is standup_neutral

Thanks for the help in advance guys <3

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So, it should be:
INT. YOUR BED - DAY
&NOVA spot 1.100 -284 361 in zone 3 AND NOVA is sleep_lay_uncomfortable_loop and NOVA faces right
@pan to zone 3
NARRATOR
Morning time
Alarm: Ohhhhhhhhhh who lives in a pineapple under the sea SB SP!
Absorbent and yellow and porous is he, SB SP! (know the reference??) :wink:
@NOVA is idle_lay_awake_rubeyes_loop and NOVA faces left
NOVA
Mmmmm hmmm
(Time to wake up already?)
@NOVA stands screen center AND NOVA is standup_neutral
You need to use faces right/ left to make charters to lay in the right direction.

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Omg I just tested with the @NOVA faces right and it’s working perfectly. Initially the character wasn’t even showing up, now the whole thing works THANK YOU :heart_eyes:

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Welcome:)))

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