Communicate state with a small animation

Choose the message of the animation

The medic subtle idle pulse makes a support unit easier to spot, it does not implement repair logic, test visuals and gameplay effects separately

Start with two keyframes

body_0s is the starting value and body_1s is the value one second later, scale changes from 1 to 1.05 and pingPong reverses the motion, subtle scaling keeps the silhouette stable

[animation_beacon]
onActions: idle
pingPong: true
body_0s: {scale:1}
body_1s: {scale:1.05}

Leave padding for motion

For a future sprite-sheet animation, use equal-sized cells and keep the center aligned, this sample uses one PNG frame and does not require a sheet for its scale pulse

Check readability at actual scale

Observe one medic and a group of ten, large scaling and rapid pulses can distract from combat, check selection markers, team recognition and nearby silhouettes