Send Name From Player Code to Actor

[LannFyre]

I'm no longer using 3D model animations but instead textures via a whole setup.  I need to send a name to an actor, either 'stand', 'walk', or 'run' but I can't seem to send it through player code.  I've edited PlayerWalking and added an event tick(), but even then this function doesn't seem to be sending the name I need, even though I have added a call into my event.  Does anyone know why this would be, or how I could make a work around for this?

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state PlayerWalking
{
ignores SeePlayer, HearNoise, Bump;

      event tick(float deltaTime)
      {
            local name MyAnimGroup;

            bAnimTransition = false;
            
            if (Physics == PHYS_Walking)
            {
                  if ((Velocity.X * Velocity.X + Velocity.Y * Velocity.Y) < 1000) { MyAnimGroup = 'Stand'; }
                  else if (bIsWalking) {
                        if ( (MyAnimGroup != 'Walk')  ) { MyAnimGroup = 'Walk'; }
                  }
                  else {
                        if ( (MyAnimGroup != 'Run') ) { MyAnimGroup = 'Run'; }
                  }
            }
            else { PlayInAir(); }
            
            SActor.AnimGroup = MyAnimGroup;
      }

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EDIT 6/8/17
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So since I'm using an additional actor I'm think I might just copy this code into my existing sprite actors and just check the attach actor owner's current physics/speed and leave the player's origional code alone.  However I think I will get rid of their animation code and adapt it into the SpriteActor I have, actig as their external "animation".  But is there a better way to just get a name from my playerpawn and send it to my sprite actor?  This name will determine what sprites are pulled from a sprite library I pulled sprites into from an .int.

Also I need to clarify that I edited AnimEnd() in PlayerWalking and replaced it with this tick, which has most of the original code. Mind you, this method was still not working before I replaced the original code.
Also if I get this working, I'm gonna make a small new test level and upload it to youtube.  I'd like a still actor to display just standing sprites and not a walking set or running nor jumping sets.

[han]

Tick() on PlayerPawns won't run just like you are used to it from other Actors [insert details here].

For Deus Ex they sort of hacked it around by putting stuff in PlayerTick() [insert other details here], but there was also some catch with it.

For HX I ended just adding some event TickStuff() and do the stuff there I wanted, but I should probably spent some time figuring out the specific details about Tick/PlayerTick...