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[wicked cairn]

only pause is just figuring out the best way to make the game build know what port is available

[rich adder]

if you aint turning a profit from more than 50CCU monthly something is wrong lol

[wicked cairn]

im not interested in profit even if it has a lot of players

All I asked for is the best web request code for making sure theres no interferance with a existing request to that url

[rich adder]

you're in #💻┃code-beginner asking custom #archived-networking questions 🤷‍♂️

[wicked cairn]

I need code tho

web request for checking if someone elses build is requesting xd

[rich adder]

unity game has no concept of "someone else" though thats something you have to distinguish in the server build first

You can make some sort of Queue of requested ports so you make sure you only handle 1 at a time to the correct request

[arctic ridge]

Hi there, i was wondering what the best way to make my code wait for one second is? Ive tried looking online, but everything is very complicated

[rich adder]

Coroutine

https://docs.unity3d.com/ScriptReference/MonoBehaviour.StartCoroutine.html

[arctic ridge]

StartCoroutine(Wait(1)); I have this, but it doesnt work

Ok one sec, ill read that

[wintry quarry]

coroutines cannot delay the code that called StartCoroutine

coroutines only delay themselves

[arctic ridge]

Oh ok, so do i need to put the code under the StartCoroutine?

[wintry quarry]

no

the code that needs to have a delay in it goes in the coroutine itself

[arctic ridge]

Ok

[wintry quarry]

e.g.

Debug.Log("About to wait 2 seconds");
yield return new WaitForSeconds(2);
Debug.Log("2 seconds have now passed");```

[topaz mortar]

Is there an alternatie for OnPointerExit that also triggers when you close the parent?

[wintry quarry]

what does "close" mean exactly in Unity terms?

[topaz mortar]

SetActive(false)

[wintry quarry]

OnDisable will run when you do that

[bitter carbon]

sorry i was busy

here it is if ur still there

[arctic ridge]

so is the yield return new the only code that i need to pause the coroutine? Sorry, i am having some trouble understanding how this works

[heady nimbus]

Holy moly

[heady nimbus]

!code

[eternal falcon]

Posting code

📃 Large Code Blocks

Use links to services like:
https://gdl.space/, https://paste.ofcode.org/, https://hatebin.com/, https://paste.myst.rs/, https://hastebin.com/

📃 Inline Code

Surround code with three backquotes. Not quotation marks.
To format as C#, add cs to the first line:
```cs
// Your code here
```
Add a comment with a line number if there is an error message.

[rich adder]

bruh

[topaz mortar]

thx, that works 🙂

[bitter carbon]

YES?

sry caps lock

oh

ye ok

does that count as large blocks of code

or do i use `` `

[rich adder]

I have no clue why mods took away the "Do not send screenshot of code unless requested"..

[rich adder]

anyway dont screenshot code

use a link

[bitter carbon]

https://hastebin.com/share/ixoqayefeh.cpp

[wintry quarry]

that will make the coroutine pause for 2 seconds, yes. That's what it does. How it works is another discussion entirely, but you don't need to know right now.

[rich adder]

so you're saying this runs
Debug.Log("player has been killed"); ?

[bitter carbon]

yes

[arctic ridge]

Perfect, thanks so much!

[bitter carbon]

and the other ui such as the timer also is disabled

[rich adder]

did you check the inspector as wel

is the component staying enabled ?

[bitter carbon]

one sec ill check

[arctic ridge]

What does this error mean?

Assets/Scripts/PaintballControl.cs(57,9): error CS1624: The body of 'PaintballControl.Update()' cannot be an iterator block because 'void' is not an iterator interface type

I can send a screenshot of the code if needed

[rich adder]

any other scripts controlling GameUi1's canvas ?

[rich adder]

send code.. dont use screenshots.
you're probably trying to use yield inside Update

[wintry quarry]

It means you tried to do yield inside Update

[bitter carbon]

yea it stays disabled

[arctic ridge]

With the link posted earlier?

[bitter carbon]

the DeathScreen i mean

[wintry quarry]

no code is needed here, the error is clear

you can only use yield in your coroutine

you can't put it in Update

[rich adder]

im talking about GameUi1

are you referencing the correct canvas ?

[arctic ridge]

Ok, then how is the coroutine shown, so i know where to put this code? Or should i chang void update() to something else?

[wintry quarry]

You put the code in a coroutine...

[rich adder]

did you look at the docs example ?

[wintry quarry]

See examples here:

https://docs.unity3d.com/Manual/Coroutines.html

[arctic ridge]

I did, but i am having trouble understanding it.

[bitter carbon]

yea the timer canvas stay enabled but it disappears

which is what i want

[heady nimbus]

A Coroutine is its own TYPE of function with a return type of IEnumerator.

[rich adder]

this shows yeild return
#💻┃code-beginner message

[arctic ridge]

Ok, thanks

[bitter carbon]

and here is my inspector

[arctic ridge]

Why are they shaped like that??

[bitter carbon]

idk if u do screenshot u can change it near the top

[heady nimbus]

He's just using the free-form tool rather than the box select tool

[bitter carbon]

this is just more accurate ig

[rich adder]

that doesn't answer if Canvas is the correct object?

[arctic ridge]

Ah

[bitter carbon]

it is

[rich adder]

hmm can I see the Canvas inspector when that debug.log runs ?

[bitter carbon]

i think it might be cuz the object the script is one is disabled at certain times

[rich adder]

in playmode

scripts dont run on disabled Gameobjects

[bitter carbon]

yea but it gets enabled when the fire appears

and that is how udie so ig that isnt issue

[rich adder]

if the log is running then the code is running

if you disabled it somehow before that line hits then idk that must be magical timing

[bitter carbon]

yea, but its wierd cuz the other ui disappears but isnt disabled

[rich adder]

make sure script is out of the canvas. try disable the whole gameobject

GameUi1.gameObject.SetActive(false)

[heady nimbus]

I was going to say, SetActive seems to be more accurate here

I think I remember having a similar problem when swapping between canvas. I pulled up some code from an older project I was working on and I'm doing a similar thing

private void HandlePausedState(GameState prevState)
    {
        Cursor.lockState = CursorLockMode.None;
        Cursor.visible = true;
        _gameHUD.gameObject.SetActive(false);
        _pauseScreen.gameObject.SetActive(true);
        Time.timeScale = 0f;
    }```

[arctic ridge]

One more question, if i use Debug.Log("Text here!");, when the code is triggered it will send a message to the console, correct?

Ok, great

[heady nimbus]

canvas.gameObject.SetActive()

[rich adder]

thats not what i wrote

#💻┃code-beginner message

[bitter carbon]

oh sorry

[fossil tree]

hello im back with a new problem xd how i can made for my UI dont be crazy like that

[rich adder]

#📲┃ui-ux

[fossil tree]

oh ty i have not see

[bitter carbon]

ty it works no

now

[rich adder]

also you need probably have Scale with ScreenSize

[fossil tree]

my canva has already scale with screen size

[bitter carbon]

also 1 more question, how do i reset a scene without leaving then joining it again

[rich adder]

your anchors dont look properly done though

[fossil tree]

my anchor make the size of my collider

how i need to put?

[rich adder]

"without leaving then joining it again"
wdym

[rich adder]

no anchoring is where its gonna be stuck while you move the screensize

[bitter carbon]

so i want it so the scene the player is on, is reverted to how it was when they first clicked it

[rich adder]

so you have to reset it

up to you to determine what that is

[bitter carbon]

wdym

is there not a word to reset it

[rich adder]

Load scene resets it

[bitter carbon]

can u load ascene u r alr in

[rich adder]

otherwise you have to determine what changed and restore it back

[rich adder]

yes

but it will reset player too

unless player is DDOL

whatever you dont want to destroy on scene change can b inside DontDestroyOnLoad

[bitter carbon]

si there a way i can see where my script is in the hierarfchy

is

[rich adder]

t:myscriptname

inside hierarchy search

[bitter carbon]

ok thanks

if i reset/reload a scene

well i did

and it doesnt do anything

do i need to disable ui and stuff by code

?

@rich adder

[rich adder]

wdym doesn't do anything?

[bitter carbon]

so there is ui that pops up when u die

and i wanna make it so when u click retry it gets rid of it

but its fine ill just disable with code

manually

[warm raptor]

something like that ?

void Start()
{    
    clientComponent = GameObject.Find("Player").GetComponent<CLIENT>();
    MyID = clientComponent.NewID;
    Debug.Log("PlayerID is : " + MyID);
}

void Update()
{
    if (clientComponent.NewID == MyID)
    {
        X = clientComponent.XValue;
        Y = clientComponent.YValue;
        Z = clientComponent.ZValue;
        YRot = clientComponent.YRot;
    }

    Vector3 CurrentPos = new Vector3(X, Y, Z);
    transform.position = CurrentPos;
    Vector3 CurrentRotation = new Vector3(0, YRot, 0);
    transform.eulerAngles = CurrentRotation;

    if (clientComponent.DisconectedID == MyID)
    {    
        Destroy(gameObject);
    }
}

[rich adder]

better than before sure

you mind as well make
clientComponent = FindObjectOfType<CLIENT>();

[rich adder]

shouldnt you have a method when the client connect it passes its component to the manager

[warm raptor]

In the manager when the client disconnect his ID disapear from the list of connected ID , here I just say to the clone to diseappear

[bitter carbon]

what is supposed to go un the box underneath runtimeonly,
is it supposed to be a cnavas or smth as rn i have it as a empty and it doenst owrk

wokr

work

[rich adder]

you should have an event or something for disconnect? checking in update is unnecessary

[rich adder]

huh you assume supposed to know what you're referring to and what doesn't work mean ??

[warm raptor]

oh yes I see what you mean, yes I might create something like that, it will be better

[barren vapor]

I have never seen anyone ss like that

[cerulean stirrup]

its a lasso snip or freedom snip

[bitter carbon]

whys everyone talking about that lol🤣

[cerulean stirrup]

cuz it looks bad

[heady nimbus]

Because it's terible

[summer stump]

They know what it is, I assume, but why? It is so awful. It makes it harder to view and less accurate

[bitter carbon]

it makes it more accurate

[barren vapor]

deamn. Like, the boxed shape is way easier and take less time to make

[bitter carbon]

ok fine ill switch abck

[cosmic dagger]

I can't even see the box underneath. What is this?

[cerulean stirrup]

not really

[barren vapor]

It makes my autism trigger more accurate indeed

[bitter carbon]

is this supposed to be a canvas or button, as i have it as a empty (with the script attached of course) and it isnt even recognising me clicking the button

[rich adder]

can u just show the whole inspector

this is as useful as soggy bread

[cosmic dagger]

Well, what GameObject is this attached. We have no idea what component this is on. Is it a custom UnityEvent?

[bitter carbon]

its a empty

[rich adder]

wdym empty

you're saying its not turning white when you hover the pink ?

[bitter carbon]

yep

[rich adder]

then you're missing event system probably

[bitter carbon]

empty gameobject is the thing its attached too in the ss above

[rich adder]

its not empty tho, it has an Image component.

[cosmic dagger]

Is there another UI object obscuring it?

[bitter carbon]

forget what isaid about empty

it wasnt important i dont think

[bitter carbon]

no dont think

[rich adder]

dont guess

be sure

[bitter carbon]

ok no

[cosmic dagger]

It either does or doesn't. You can clearly see if another UI object is over (on top) of this one . . .

[rich adder]

check the inspector for Event System during playmode , it gives a debugg window to see what your mouse hit

[cosmic dagger]

Then do what navarone mentioned, make sure you have an EventSystem in your hierarchy . . .

[bitter carbon]

where is the even system?

event

[rich adder]

in your hirerchy

[bitter carbon]

oh i think i ahev ti in other scene

can i have 2?

[rich adder]

u only need 1

[bitter carbon]

yea i have it but it is in other scene

[summer stump]

You need one in that scene

[rich adder]

so then ur UI interactions wont work

[cosmic dagger]

Then you don't have it . . .

The current scene has no knowledge of another scene . . .

[bitter carbon]

so can iduplicate it?

[rich adder]

just add one

[bitter carbon]

and additional one, or 1 in total?

[rich adder]

bruh

1 per scene

[bitter carbon]

oh ok,

[strange shale]

So... something simple because I'm unsure...
About switch case,
I have case A, B, C and D.
A and C met their condition.
Does the function only execute case A or both? Case A and C?

[rich adder]

normally you have a break then yeah it will run A and exit

[bitter carbon]

ik i can copy it but i wanna know, where is it

like to add it

where do i gp

[rich adder]

the Plus button in hirerchy

same way you add anything else

[strange shale]

If I want it to run both, do I just don't put the break? Or does it cause a syntax error?

[bitter carbon]

nah i mean where in there

[short hazel]

The compiler is smart enough that, in some cases where the case elements are clear, it'll actually error, saying that the condition is already handled before, and therefore the case is unreachable

[bitter carbon]

ok i found it

[short hazel]

But yes the switch runs top-down like all other statements, so it'll stop at the first matching case

[bitter carbon]

ok it works now

[strange shale]

Got it... then I'll have to use 4 different ifs in that case

[bitter carbon]

thank you @rich adder

[rich adder]

I suppose You can use goto iirc to go to another case .
but I would not play my luck with it, Ive seen a few people recommend against it
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/csharp/language-reference/statements/jump-statements#the-goto-statement

[tame mist]

I'm having a weird issue with gameObject stretching. I get a list of 4 cars that are children of separate empty gameObjects that are used for parking lot spaces (parkingLotPoint1 through parkingLotPoint4). the cars are supposed to be positioned and rotated to the parents transform but they end up stretching. what could be the issue? Here is some code I use, it's a for loop switch to iterate through the cars in a list. this sets the car inactive, disables the components, moves the car and rotates it to the parent object, and finally re-enables the components on the car.

//setting up parking lot cars to be in the right spot
for (int i = 0; i < parkingLotList.Count; i++)
{
    switch (i)
    {
        case 0:
            DisableComponentsOnCar(parkingLotList[i]);
            parkingLotList[i].gameObject.transform.localPosition = new Vector3(0, 0, 0);
            parkingLotList[i].gameObject.transform.rotation = parkingLotPoint1.transform.rotation;
            EnableComponentsOnCar(parkingLotList[i]);
            break;

[wintry quarry]

the stretching comes from the fact that they have parent objects with non-uniform scaling

i.e. the MechanicShop object is probably scaled non-uniformly

the fix for this is you need to move the renderer and/or colliders etc of the mechanic shop into a separate child object which you can scale as you wish (without any children). Leave the MechanicShop object itself empty and scaled at 1:1:1

[tame mist]

so what if I make a new empty gameObject and name it MechanicShopParent with a scale 1:1:1 and put the current MechanicShop gameObject as a child of that?

[strange shale]

Weird stuff happens

[tame mist]

never mind, I see the issue would still happen that way as well. So I'll do that but remove the parkingLotPoints from being children of the original MechanicShop gameObject

[wintry quarry]

yes but then move all the other stuff that is currently a child of MechanicShop to be children of MechanicShopParent

those things all need to not be children of MechanicShop if it's scaled

[tame mist]

yeah that's what I was thinking

alright I'll try it out

[strange shale]

Use the empty object as the central point of vehicle, like the chassis. Then, if your machine have a modular part (like a door or the trunk) you make another empty between the joints of that part

And don't forget to make it the child of the central part of the vehicle

[edgy fox]

how do I make a script which has a collection of variables readable and modifable to all other scripts? I want all variables in the script to be able to be changed from other scripts, and I also want these changes to be visible to all scripts as well (i.e. script A adds GameElement cube to list cubeList, and if script B has a function taking in cubeList.length, the length will have increased by 1

[wintry quarry]

To make variables visible/modifiable from other scripts, mark them as public

The second part of your question is covered by an understanding of how references work in C#

[strange shale]

Just add public to them, if the script needs to use a gameobject as reference, drag the object to the script (that will show in the inspector)

[edgy fox]

yes but then I have to instantiate an object to read/write, in which case if I instantiate and object in script B, the changes will not reflect. Correct?

[wintry quarry]

Not correct. You can pass references around to existing objects

you do not have to create new objects all the time

[edgy fox]

oh how do I do this? I am not extremely skillled with OOP

[wintry quarry]

I mean... It's not a simple answer

you should probably spend some time learning the basics of C# and Unity

at a basic level you can simply assign references like anything else.

List<int> exampleList = new();
List<int> a = exampleList;

both "a" and "exampleList" now refer to the same List object

[strange shale]

Some stuff is easier by experiencing than by getting an explanation

[wintry quarry]

in the case of having two scripts and one list - it's best to simply accept that one of those scripts is the "owner" of the list, and to only access the list through a reference to that script

[edgy fox]

I'm going to be honest I went through like 5 different online courses and none of them covered it well

or in a way I could understand at least

[wintry quarry]

This is really the kind of thing you need to learn through experience and trial and error

you need to get a feel for it

before it makes sense

[edgy fox]

yeah I get that

[swift crag]

The core idea is that reference types are not stored directly

the actual object is floating out in the heap somewhere

variables just hold a reference to the object

[strange shale]

Writing code on the paper is so... sheeee

And for something apparently simple...
Then I go to write in code... there's so much stuff to keep track of...

But I think I'm almost cracking the logic for it to work

[umbral bough]

may I please ask about visual scripting in one of the server channels(#💻┃code-beginner, #💻┃unity-talk) because the Bolt server is pretty much dead

[languid spire]

#763499475641172029

[umbral bough]

if you read my message you would've known that I already visited the server linked in #763499475641172029 and had to wait for several hours(up to a day) every time I asked

[languid spire]

So what, you have no right to help, just wait

[strange shale]

Here's my issue:
I have a grid array, I'll name it int ar[x,y];
Every cell in the grid will have a single digit number that represents a color (0 and 1 being the exception).

The objective of the script is to tell the number of sequence of matching colors that are "touching" either horizontally or vertically, without repeating.
Single tiles and pairs are not counted.

[umbral bough]

I am aware that nobody has to help me, I was just wondering if I could ask a simple question here, that's it, thanks either way

[strange shale]

Then, after counting the group of colors, the script will send that info to another script to... not relevant

Something that looks so simple in a human brain... it's way complicated to make for a computer

I keep thinking of several methods to achieve this but... each one of the approaches, I realize that there's a flaw that makes fail to met the requirements

[wintry quarry]

Not that complicated when you understand Graph algorithms. Sounds like a pretty standard "finding islands in a graph" problem which is well understood / solved

basically you just do BFS or DFS from each unvisited node in the graph (each grid space) and the result of each of those will be a single island.
The result is the number of islands you found

[wicked cairn]

How would I change this to write text on a file? Theres actually no unity docs on this at all which is weird

I can read the text this way.. but theres no function to write it??

[strange shale]

So... instead of trying to create one of those algorithms from scratch... I could have just used these to solve it?

[rich adder]

System.IO namespace, has all the functions /classes you need

eg WriteAllText or StreamWriter write

etc

[strange shale]

Excuse me a bit while I stuff my face on a pillow and scream...

My project got halted for almost a year because of that...

[wintry quarry]

These are very well known algorithms in the world of computer science. You don't need to "create" them but you do need to implement them, which is very well trod ground.

[strange shale]

I had no prior knowledge about those algorithms... so I was trying to create from scratch

So much time lost...

[swift crag]

Learn yourself some basic data structures!

Graphs come up a lot

[rich adder]

I feel your pain, its a eureka moment when someone with no formal CS bg learns about these

[strange shale]

Well... on the bright side... the project is actually very simple.

A simple puzzle game and that algorithm was required to calculate the score

[wintry quarry]

Yeah graphs are one of the most important data structures to know inside and out for game development

Especially for something like a puzzle game

But also for pathfinding

[strange shale]

Because to calculate, I need the machine to know how many sequences of colors with size 3+ is on the grid

[rich adder]

@wintry quarry you helped me a long time ago with that 🙂

hexmap range finder 😭

[strange shale]

I already had the script to count the score ready, I just couldn't figure out how make it count the grid perfectly.

[wicked cairn]

according to google its not possible. sorry. guess it needs php

[strange shale]

3 or more, with no repeats.
And no counting from tiles that aren't adjacent even if the same color

[rich adder]

wdym its not possible. I suggest you learn a bit more plain c# before doing anything that involves multiplayer

writing to a file is like basics 202

[wicked cairn]

I know how to write to a file. But it doesnt work for a url

and with web request it returns error

[rich adder]

whats that mean ? for a url

[wicked cairn]

a website

[strange shale]

And the worst part is... I know that I could make the script if I just put everything properly...

[rich adder]

are you talking about a remote file ?

[wicked cairn]

yea

[rich adder]

something you should mention this is a remote file you trying to write to

[strange shale]

This is just a logical problem using a few For functions and if statements

[wicked cairn]

need unity to overwrite data on my webhost from the url

[rich adder]

think you need to get into FTP here

or HttpRequests with file attachment

[wicked cairn]

itll write to that file every few seconds

has to be fast

[rich adder]

pretty sure you can still use System.IO if you do //server/directory

as your path

[wicked cairn]

should I do it through php?

[rich adder]

probably if right permissions are granted

[wicked cairn]

im already using the php for sql

[short hazel]

UnityWebRequest with a content-type of text/plain should do the trick

Attach the text directly, not in a form

[wicked cairn]

got a example? ive tried quite a bit

[short hazel]

UWR.Post("url", fileContentsHere, "text/plain")

[wicked cairn]

does it require three arguments? ive tried including the extension in the url

[short hazel]

URL, body, content type

You need that overload if you want to POST plain text

[topaz mortar]

is UnityEngine.Random.Range in a for loop suitable to determine item drop chances?
I seem to get a lot of items all at once and then none for a while, might just be randomness
(I am regenerating the number inside the for loop)

[lean basin]

hello, can anyone assist me in using DOTween? I might be misunderstand sequence

sequence.Append( cameraPivot.DOMove(entrance.position, 1f).SetEase(Ease.InOutCubic) );
sequence.Append(cameraPivot.DORotateQuaternion(entrance.rotation, 0.4f).SetEase(Ease.InCubic));
sequence.Append(cameraPivot.DOMove(exit.position, 1f).SetEase(Ease.InOutCubic));

sequence.Append(cameraPivot.DOMoveY(playerCamera.position.y, 0.4f).SetEase(Ease.InElastic));
sequence.Join(cameraPivot.DOMoveX(playerCamera.position.x, 0.4f).SetEase(Ease.Linear));
sequence.Join(cameraPivot.DOMoveZ(playerCamera.position.z, 0.4f).SetEase(Ease.Linear));

Documentation said they should run in sequence (except for the last two) but no, they all ran at the same time. Why?

even if I didn't ran the last two, it still ran at the same time.

[rich adder]

show code

[topaz mortar]

{
    float modifiedDropChance = 1.331f;
    float luckyNumber = Random.Range(0f, 100f);
    if (luckyNumber <= modifiedDropChance)
    { // drop item```

they don't drop all at once, but in close intervals, dunno

[tame thorn]

How could I write a script to make this object follow the mouse's horizonal movement?
It already follows the camera's horizonal movement due to being a child of the main camera, and I want it to stop following that but instead follow the mouse whenever I hold left click

[topaz mortar]

go to youtube and type: "unity script to make object follow mouse"

[tame thorn]

oo alright ty!

[timber tide]

should be similar to your camera script by following the rawaxis

[tame thorn]

ah okay ill try that out, ty!

[rich adder]

what exactly do you want to do not drop all at once or something?

[topaz mortar]

it goes through a list of items, each has it's own drop chance

but it doesn't seem real random

and I've read Random.Range is not true random, but dunno if that applies here

[swift crag]

This is expected. Randomness is clumpy.

[topaz mortar]

yeah I know

[rich adder]

part of randomness is repetition no ?

[topaz mortar]

just wondering if maybe if it uses a timestamp or something it might generate a lot of very low numbers at the same time

[swift crag]

If that was possible, the RNG would be very bad

[topaz mortar]

kaj good, so the not true random thing only applies for encryption & stuff then?

[swift crag]

even cryptography does not depend on "true randomness"

[eternal needle]

nothing you'll use is true random

its very very rare to actually need it

[swift crag]

it just depends on the pseudorandom number generator being indistinguishable from true randomness

[topaz mortar]

yeah I don't need true random, whatever that is
I just need to make sure that during one for loop it's not generating similar numbers

[swift crag]

there is an annoying bug in URP right now that causes Unity.Random to be seeded with the current frame number. This caused me to see the same results every time I ran the game

(in unity 2022 and later, iirc)

[hexed slate]

how do I make a value increase each time the score is increased by 5

like 5, 10, 15, 20... etc.

[wintry quarry]

Depending on the exact requirements there are many ways

One basic way is just using a property that depends on the score

int myVal => score / 5;```

[hexed slate]

oh thanks

to be more specific im recreating flappy bird and I want the pipes speed to be increased every time a player scores 5 times by going through the pipes.

[topaz mortar]

I would use a Modulus for this if (score % 5 == 0) { increase speed }

[hexed slate]

thats the thing but 0 % 5 = 0

so the pipe goes fast at the start

[topaz mortar]

shouldn't be too hard to find a way around that 😉

[eternal needle]

what PraetorBlue said is best if you want the speed to increase in proportion to the score. Mod (which is actually the remainder operator in c#) loses you the information of how large the score is

if you dont have an exact formula you want in mind tho, its just up to you to experiment for what feels good

[rich adder]

I mean you could just do it when you add score only

[hexed slate]

Oh

[rich adder]

public void AddScore()
    {
        score++;
        if (score % 5 == 0)
        {
            Debug.Log("Increase speed");
        }
    }```

[ripe oyster]

Hai all! Having an issue with some code that was wrote by a moderator and amazing hellper here on the server. I'm having some compilor issues with it and I have little to know knowledge of coding so I'm unsure what to do. Heres the thread: #💻┃unity-talk message

[lusty socket]

!code

[eternal falcon]

Posting code

📃 Large Code Blocks

Use links to services like:
https://gdl.space/, https://paste.ofcode.org/, https://hatebin.com/, https://paste.myst.rs/, https://hastebin.com/

📃 Inline Code

Surround code with three backquotes. Not quotation marks.
To format as C#, add cs to the first line:
```cs
// Your code here
```
Add a comment with a line number if there is an error message.

[timid gale]

Hi, I am VERY new to this.

I'm currently trying to do the UI for a game I'm trying (and currently failing hard at)

But, I can't add the Dropdown UI to my script.

It's meant to read the Selected option from the dropdown menu and apply it to change the resolution.

[wintry quarry]

Well first note that TMP_Dropdown and Dropdown are two different things

Make sure You're using the correct type

Second you can just drag it from the scene/hierarchy you don't need to use that selection menu

(same for TMP_Text vs Text)

Text and Dropdown are legacy and it's unlikely you're actually using them

[timid gale]

That's my problem then!

I actually don't see another option for Dropdown.....

I only have TMP Text and Dropdown.....

[lusty socket]

Hi im looking for help on how to make my code work been struggling af for the last couple days on it, im trying to make the character able to crouch but struggling to figure out how. i have managed to get it down to a position where it says it is crouching as soon as you press play until you end the game, the primary code that is dedicated to crouching is lines 127-158. thanks alot in advance

https://gdl.space/fuqukitive.cs

[wintry quarry]

you have the others too but you shouldn't use them

it's not a problem

just use TMP_Dropdown and TMP_Text in your code

[wintry quarry]

sorry what's the question exactly?

I don't see any code that changes crouchPressed anywhere

[timid gale]

Awesome, cheers; I'll give that a go then, go to bed!

It's 8.22am & I haven't slept yet! 😅 😂

[lusty socket]

literally just wondering what code to add to make it work like a crouch should, when c is pressed crouch

[wintry quarry]

input handling you already have examples of in your Update method

you can use Input.GetKeyDown for example to check when C is pressed

or Input.GetButtonDown and make a Crouch axis similar to your Jump axis

[lusty socket]

if (Input.GetKeyDown("C")

is that all i need to add for it to work do you think or is it more elaborate?

@wintry quarry

[summer stump]

That would be how you tell if someone pressed C (although the syntax is wrong. It takes a KeyCode, not a string)

Nm, I'm dumb. It can take a string

[lusty socket]

thanks, so what would i need to add and where to impliment something where if c is pressed it will crouch

sorry i am dumb im just starting and tried every vid online they all just use different code to what inhave used previously

[summer stump]

The behaviour for crouching

You have the code for detecting the key press

Now you need to REACT to that key press

[lusty socket]

how do i go about doing that i dont know what that would be in code ive struggled to find the appropriate code online

[summer stump]

Depends on how things work in your code.
You using animations? Can you see the player?

Could be as simple as lowering the camera

Could be as involved as making a custom animation in blender

[lusty socket]

yes i have animations to switch him to crouch from whatever other animation he is doing

[tender stag]

i got this transform which is responsible for the head IK, and i need the transform to move with the mouse position of the player, how do i do that, i tried something like this but it didnt really work

[lusty socket]

it is also a 2d sprite game

so it is like the camera follows him through the level

[summer stump]

Then inside that check for if they press c, go into that animation state and it'll swap to that sprite

[lusty socket]

like a mario game basically

[tender stag]

my canvas is behind the player

anyone know how else i could do it?

[lusty socket]

this is how the animations look in the animator, how do i go about adding a check for c into that?

[summer stump]

You wouldn't add a check for c into that. Ignore that
Look up how to use animations in unity. You set a bool or trigger (or a float, which doesn't make as much sense here) and the transitions will read them and nove to the appropriate state if it's set up right.

Just look up a GENERIC animation tutorial that has nothing to do with crouching

It will be super obvious once you know the basics

[upper spire]

how can i find the material of the face that a raycast hit on a multi material object?

[silk night]

You can get the triangleindex your raycast hit and parse out the UV index of that triangle

[upper spire]

would you mind sending me a snippet or something? i have tried many times but im not sure what to do

[silk night]

https://forum.unity.com/threads/detecting-material-material-index-and-raycast-hit.40377/
https://gamedev.stackexchange.com/questions/113315/how-to-find-a-material-through-a-raycast-in-unity-5

[upper spire]

thanks, it works

[lusty socket]

Ive figured it out in the animations department its figuring out how to actually do the crouch in game specifically when c is pressed and not as a constant from start to finish if that helps

in the amimator tab i have it set to play animation when crouch is true, but right now it is never true because crouch is always working it says in debug but not specifically when i want it to(whhen c is pressed)

[summer stump]

Well, the animation part is the only part to of the code implement. Set an animation bool to true on GetKeyDown and false on GetKeyUp

And have it default to false

With this
https://docs.unity3d.com/ScriptReference/Animator.SetBool.html

[lusty socket]

animator.SetBool("Crouch", crouchFlag); is that not what this is or am i extremely wrong

in the project setting i had this and i thought this would make it work originally but clearly not, was i on the right track with this or was i doing the project settings for no relevence ti the code @summer stump

[summer stump]

Should work

[lusty socket]

thats what i already have in my code

[summer stump]

That is an axis, you are using GetKey not GetAxis

[lusty socket]

so any idea why it doesnt work

[summer stump]

Gotta show the code 🤷‍♂️

[lusty socket]

^^^

Sorry i put it in a while ago but its been a long time ahah, thankyou for the help so far tho i appreciate it

[summer stump]

Wait... where do you flip crouchPressed? Where do you check if the C key is pressed?

[lusty socket]

I dont have a check if c key is pressed i couldnt figure it out and removed it before showing code in hope someone could tell me the correct place to put it, and i dont know what flipping the crouch flag would do hence it not being there if you could explain pls

[summer stump]

Well that is why it doesn't work then....
Simply do the code praetor said and I've said. Put it where you check for jump

In Update

That would be it.

Just the GetKeyDown and GetKeyUp in update

When down crouchPressed is true, when up it's false

[wintry quarry]

i dont know what flipping the crouch flag would do
Do you understand what anything in your script is doing at all?

Where did you get the code from?

[lusty socket]

to be honest i understand the basics of moving and jumping + basic animations but the crouch has really thrown me. im usually an unreal blueprints guy but had to move to unity recently so gathering help from here to build an efficient movement script to use. alot is from guides ive been watching and following from youtube.

if (Input.GetKeyDown("C"))
{
crouch = true
}
else
{
crouch = false
}

would this be right for the get key up or am i wrong? sorry im still figuring out how to write code

[lusty socket]

for this

[summer stump]

No

Use GetKeyUp

[wintry quarry]

Input.GetKeyDown("C") is wrong in the first place

Input.GetKeyDown(KeyCode.C) is what you want

Also you don't want to know when GetKeyDown is NOT happening. You want to know when the button is released

that's GetKeyUp as mentioned above

[summer stump]

I thought that at first, but I did see it takes a string?
https://docs.unity3d.com/ScriptReference/Input.GetKeyDown.html
But I dunno what the correct string is. And of course a KeyCode is way better

I don't think it's juse "C"

[wintry quarry]

the correct string would be "c"

but the keycode is better

the strings are listed here https://docs.unity3d.com/Manual/class-InputManager.html

[summer stump]

Ok yeah. I hate strings for things like that lol

[lusty socket]

so if i place this instead of the original get key down i put does that still need something else adding to it to work, or do i need to add a get button down?

[silk night]

var crouch = Input.GetKey(KeyCode.C);

if you permanently want to check if its pressed or not at this frame

[lusty socket]

sorry if it sounds like im just not listening i am, im just really struggling to understand

[summer stump]

Misunderstood. Sorry

Yeah, use the keycode instead of the string

[wintry quarry]

this will work too actually

[lusty socket]

so if i add this to update tab it should work?

[wintry quarry]

depends what you mean by "work"

it will set that variable

suire

[lusty socket]

crouch

[wintry quarry]

but you actually care about the crouchPressed variable

think about it

read what your script is actually doing

[summer stump]

Replace crouch with crouchPressed (which is your variable name)

Oh. Yeah, as praetor said

[lusty socket]

yeah sorry i did mean that i just meant the general line of code with the correct name

[summer stump]

Then yeah. Every frame it would check if the key is pressed

If it isn't, it's false.

[lusty socket]

var crouchPressed = Input.GetKey(KeyCode.C); ive added this to my updates and its still just showing through the debug that the crouch is working from the second you press play, have i done soemthing else wrong?

[wintry quarry]

yes you've created a completely different irrelevant variable that the rest of your script is ignoring

[lusty socket]

which is the irrelevant variable?

[wintry quarry]

var crouchPressed

the fact that you typed var there means you created a new variable

you don't want to create a new variable

you want to just assign the existing variable

[lusty socket]

so i dont want to be adding the var

and i want to change crouchpressed to crouch

or am i again very wrong

[wintry quarry]

no

[wintry quarry]

just read what I wrote

how do you assign a value to a variable?

[lusty socket]

so literally remove the var

[wintry quarry]

yes

[lusty socket]

is it = or am i on the wrong page

[wintry quarry]

yes = is how you assign values to things

it's called the assignment operator

[lusty socket]

ahh right

sorry im still learning the different code words

[unreal imp]

here its the script attached to the fire: void Start() { //transform.rotation = Quaternion.identity; } private void OnDestroy() { var toilet = gameObject.transform.parent.GetComponent<ToiletBehaviour>(); toilet.hitsReceived = toilet.maximalHitsToDestroy; }

to the explosion: ```public float explosionRadius = 10f;
public float explosionForce = 10f;

[System.Obsolete]
void Update()
{

    Collider[] hitColliders = Physics.OverlapSphere(transform.position, explosionRadius);

    foreach (Collider col in hitColliders)
    {
        if (col.TryGetComponent(out ToiletBehaviour toilet))
        {
            Vector3 direction = col.transform.position - transform.position;
            float distance = direction.magnitude;
            float forceFactor = 1f - (distance / explosionRadius * 2);
            float appliedForce = explosionForce * forceFactor;
            col.GetComponent<Rigidbody>().AddForce(direction.normalized * appliedForce, ForceMode.Impulse);
            if (!toilet.isInFire)
            {
                col.GetComponent<ToiletBehaviour>().setOnFire();
            }
            if (toilet.isInFire)
            {
                toilet.hitsReceived = toilet.maximalHitsToDestroy;
            }
        }
        if (col.CompareTag("ToiletSherds"))
        {
            Vector3 direction = col.transform.position - transform.position;
            float distance = direction.magnitude;
            float forceFactor = 1f - (distance / explosionRadius);
            float appliedForce = explosionForce * forceFactor;
            col.GetComponent<Rigidbody>().AddForce(direction.normalized * appliedForce, ForceMode.Impulse);
        }
    }
}```

and to the toilet: ```public GameObject toiletSherds;
public GameObject explosionParticlesPrefab;
public int minimunHitsToDestroy = 6;
public int maximalHitsToDestroy = 12;
public int hitsReceived;
public float impactForceScale = 1.0f;
public float velocityOfImpactForExplode = 7f;
public float velocityOfCollisionByObject = 4f;
public bool isInFire = false;
public GameObject fireParticles;
private GameObject fire;
public int random;
public int random1;
public int random2;
public float maxDetectionDistance = 10;
public float maxDetectionForce = 5;
[System.Obsolete]
private void Start()
{
if (isInFire)
{
setOnFire();
}
random2 = Random.RandomRange(5, 7);
random1 = Random.RandomRange(minimunHitsToDestroy / 2, maximalHitsToDestroy / 2);
random = Random.RandomRange(minimunHitsToDestroy, maximalHitsToDestroy);
}

[System.Obsolete]
void Update()
{
    if (hitsReceived >= random)
    {
        //if (random2 <= 3)
        //{
            Instantiate(explosionParticlesPrefab, gameObject.transform.position, Quaternion.identity);
        //}
            Destroy(gameObject);
        Vector3 position = gameObject.transform.position;
        Quaternion rotation = gameObject.transform.rotation;
        GameObject sherds = Instantiate(toiletSherds, position, rotation);
    }
}

[System.Obsolete]
public void setOnFire()
{
    isInFire = true;
    if (isInFire)
    {
        fire = Instantiate(fireParticles, transform);
        //fire.transform.position = gameObject.transform.position;
        Destroy(fire, random2);
    }
}```

[wintry quarry]

oh god the [System.Obsolete]s 😢

[unreal imp]

ps: sorry for the delay

[wintry quarry]

don't listen to your IDE's complaints about those functions not being used. It's ok.

[unreal imp]

sorry for treating you all like chat gpt 😅

[unreal imp]

lol,even i dont know what that thing means

[lusty socket]

@wintry quarry sorry to bother again but when pressing crouch now its changing the colliders as i want but not changing animations even though parameters appear to be right, any idea?

[wintry quarry]

I know you don't 😉 The fact that it's there tells me you don't.

[rich adder]

😔

[wintry quarry]

when you say "parameters appear to be right" what are you basing that on?

[rich adder]

@unreal imp at least you almost used what I sent correctly lol

col.GetComponent<ToiletBehaviour>().setOnFire();
this wouldn't be necessary since its all already stored in toilet

[summer stump]

Sounds like a transition/state issue

[lusty socket]

not getting any errors in code

[lusty socket]

how ans where can i look at fixing that

[wintry quarry]

But that doens't mean your animator is set up properly

[summer stump]

The animator

[lusty socket]

ive got it the same as my jump which works with the bool parameter for crouch so animation should play when crouch is true and all transitions are in order

[wintry quarry]

prove it

also - in #🏃┃animation because at this point it's an animation issue

[lusty socket]

animator.SetBool("Crouch", crouchFlag); is the code i use

[wintry quarry]

yes we've seen the code

[lusty socket]

animator

sorry i was just showing both for context

[wintry quarry]

and the other transition?

[lusty socket]

was just getting the screenshot sorry

[wintry quarry]

also what animation clip is on the Crouch state

[lusty socket]

the crouch

sorry i dont fully get the question

[wintry quarry]

Show which animation clip is on the Crouch state

each state has a clip

better yet -

run the game with this window open

you can watch the state machine in action

see if anything is going wrong there

[summer stump]

You can only go to crouch from the NewAnimation state. What is that?

[lusty socket]

hope this helps

[silk night]

Quick question, HashSet<Transform> vs Transform[], i guess the latter is faster? Initialization of both with fixed size

[summer stump]

Not really

[lusty socket]

its as thoygh when im crouching its activating the jump animation as if im off the ground when im not

oh shi no it didnt screen record what i wanted

2 secs ill do it again i had 2 screens open

[wintry quarry]

I said "with this window open" ...

[wintry quarry]

"faster" is completely meaningless without information about how it will be used

[lusty socket]

there that shows the animator and slates sorry i had them open on 2 seoerate screens

[wintry quarry]

yeah it's going into your jump state instead

maybe your jump transitions are messed up

[cosmic dagger]

are you adding/removing objects from the collection or just iterating? can you have duplicate transforms? is it a fixed size? there are many things to consider when picking a collection . . .

[silk night]

System:

            _group = _contexts.game.GetGroup(GameMatcher.TrackedByCamera);
[...]
            var trackedEntities = _group.GetEntities();
            var trackedTransforms = trackedEntities.Select(e => e.view.Value.transform);
            
            _targetGroupEntity.ReplaceTargetGroup(trackedTransforms.ToArray());

View:

        public void OnTargetGroup(GameEntity entity, Transform[] value)
        {
            TargetGroup.m_Targets = value.Select(t => new CinemachineTargetGroup.Target()
            {
                radius = 1,
                target = t,
                weight = 1
            }).ToArray();
        }

Thats mainly how i use them

[wintry quarry]

what am I looking at here? Which collection are we talking about?

also var is everywhere masking types

[lusty socket]

i dont think only fixed them otherday, the jump anim is activated whenever the player isnt on the ground, so its as if when crouching its lifting me off the ground

[silk night]

The one stored with ReplaceTargetGroup in my TargetGroupComponent

[wintry quarry]

Yes I see that but I mean the settings in the animator for that

[wintry quarry]

That doesn't show how you use it then

just how you create it

you mean m_targets?

[silk night]

The second code block shows usage

[wintry quarry]

now the second block shows it being created and stored in a field

how do you use m_Targets

[silk night]

Thats internal of cinemachine

[lusty socket]

for the jump anim?

[wintry quarry]

so why are you considering a HashSet when CInemachine only accepts arrays anyway?

Where and how would you use a HashSet here?

[silk night]

Because of the transformation to CinemachineTargetGroup.Target, camera will potentially track hundreds of objects changing per frame

[wintry quarry]

unless you plan do Add, Remove, or do Contains checks on the collection, there's no reason to consider a HashSet
You aren't doing anything here except iterating over the entire collection

[silk night]

Alright, thanks

[wintry quarry]

you're also creating a ton of garbage by using Linq here

you're creating brand new collections every time this runs

what type is trackedEntities

[lusty socket]

the settings for the jump is exact same as crouch only one crouches and one jumps, bool jumpanim when true jump when false return to idle

[silk night]

GameEntity[] (internal thing of Entitas library)

Basically just an array of classes storing components

[silk night]

Rather use c# loops instead of linq?

[wintry quarry]

Yes and reusing your collections

[silk night]

I have no control what _group.GetEntities() is outputting though

I mean technically I control whats in it by game logic but its a call into a third party lib

[wintry quarry]

well I would strongly guess that they aren't allocating a fresh array every time

[silk night]

Nope they dont

[wintry quarry]

also you do have control over:

• the array of CinemachineTargetGroup.Targets you pass into the vCam
• not creating random other intermediate arrays

[silk night]

Well you got me onto something, rn I create an array of transforms, just to create an array of Targets afterwards, i can just create an array of targets directly i guess, cutting the middleman

[wintry quarry]

that's low hanging fruit yes you can get rid of at least that intermediate array very easily just by passing the IEnumerable through directly

[silk night]

But I'm not sure how you would go about reusing anything here, could you tell me how you'd go about that?

[wintry quarry]

Well for one this seems like something that only needs to happen whenever an enemy is added or removed

And when that happens you can just use https://docs.unity3d.com/Packages/com.unity.cinemachine@2.9/api/Cinemachine.CinemachineTargetGroup.html#Cinemachine_CinemachineTargetGroup_RemoveMember_UnityEngine_Transform_ and https://docs.unity3d.com/Packages/com.unity.cinemachine@2.9/api/Cinemachine.CinemachineTargetGroup.html#Cinemachine_CinemachineTargetGroup_AddMember_UnityEngine_Transform_System_Single_System_Single_ to add/remove them to/from the target group

[silk night]

yeah thats done already, its not in an update loop

[zenith cypress]

Never looked at Entitas internally before now, and dear lord I definitely will never touch this library haha. Why are entities classes, when they are meant to just be a minimal indentifier. Every entity makes at least two completely new lists, as well as an array during Init. It seems to nuke the locality that sparse sets provide, or even what archetypes provide, as this just seems to spread your pointers all over the place. This reminds me of when I went though DOTween's source code and saw all of their hidden allocations all over the place lmao (especially with making arrays all over the place mid-function).

[wintry quarry]

yeah not sure what framework this is but it seems a little sketchy

I was under the impression DOTween was careful about allocations 😢

[silk night]

Its a bit of an older ecs framework from back when unity ecs wasnt a thing and I have used it at work extensively, its more userfriendly than unity ECS but definitely doesnt have the performance benefits of it

[zenith cypress]

https://github.com/Demigiant/dotween/blob/8029853ad1c4e2251b068c9a59599410f736e129/_DOTween.Assembly/DOTween/DOTween.cs#L543 one example

tbh i've been enjoying PrimeTween instead of DOTween recently (kind of like a modern DOTween centered around minimal allocs and struct usage). Pretty cool lib from what I've used over the last month.

https://github.com/KyryloKuzyk/PrimeTween this

[wintry quarry]

Cool

[cosmic dagger]

i second PrimeTween. i never really used tween libraries cuz i don't do cool stuff, but i've messed with/used it over DOTween . . .

[wintry quarry]

damn how did I not know about this

[tough trench]

I am new to unity and following the tutorials but it wont let me open my script does anyone know why and how i can fix it.

[silk night]

!ide

[eternal falcon]

💡 IDE Configuration

If your IDE is not autocompleting code
or underlining errors, please configure it.

Select one:

• Visual Studio (Installed via Unity Hub)
• Visual Studio (Installed manually)
• VS Code
• JetBrains Rider
• Other/None

[wintry quarry]

seems pretty clear...

[silk night]

Oh yeah, and that 😄

[tough trench]

what do i do to fix it tho

[silk night]

rename your project path

[wintry quarry]

get rid of the special characters in the project path

probably the # is the issue

[swift crag]

microsoft is often very allergic to anything that isn't letters and numbers

maybe dashes

[sour fulcrum]

Any suggestions on the cleanest way to clamp a transform rotation value to its closest 90o angle? Like ideally I wanna know if a transform is facing
Forward
Left
Right
Backward

[late burrow]

you would use quaternions probably

[cosmic dagger]

you can get the angle between two directions to check which way an object is facing or the dot product between two normalized vectors (directions) . . .

[sour fulcrum]

oh fuck i gotta learn dot products

i was praying this day would never come

[swift crag]

using Vector3.Dot will be the same as using Vector3.Angle

well, almost

angle: pick the one that's the smallest

dot product: pick the one that's the largest

You have a component on something whose script no longer exists

i forget if Unity has a convenient way to find those

[cosmic dagger]

yeah, tried to give them options . . .

i believe Dot is a bit more (expensive) work bcuz it also uses the cosine of the angle, which is what Angle does solely . . .

typically, it happens when you change the name of a file or class . . .

just saying the error will occur if any class or filename is renamed, but it can appear from editing a script while in play mode as well . . .

it's only a warning; just be aware that changes were made to a class during play mode . . .

i just ran a test. it'll pop-up if you edit a class during play mode. you should only worry if you changed only the class name or file name but not both (which is required) . . .

[crisp anvil]

having issues with Inheriting, can someone point out my mistake.

 private void Awake()
    {
        targetingSystem = FindObjectOfType<TargetingSystem>();
        if (!targetingSystem)
        {
            Debug.LogError("No TargetingSystem found in the scene!");
        }
    }```

[cosmic dagger]

what kind of issue?

[summer stump]

There is nothing related to inheritance there

[crisp anvil]

public class FireBall : GameAction
{

    private void Awake()
    {
        ID = 1001;
        actionName = "FireBall";
        iconPath = "Icons/FireMage/Fireball_Icon"; 
        //particleEffectPath = "Path_to_your_particle_effect";
        damage = 50;
        manaCost = 20;
        icon = Resources.Load<Sprite>(iconPath);
        if (icon == null)
        {
            Debug.LogError("Failed to load icon from path: " + iconPath);
        }
    }

    public override void Execute()
    {
        base.Execute();

        if (targetingSystem)
        {
            Transform target = targetingSystem.GetCurrentTarget();
            if (target)
            {
                Debug.Log($"You've casted {actionName} on {target.name} dealing {damage} damage");
            }
            else
            {
                Debug.Log($"No Selected Target");
            }
        }
        else
        {
            Debug.LogError("No TargetingSystem found in the scene!");
        }
    }
}

Debug.LogError("No TargetingSystem found in the scene!");
this is triggers

sorry pressed enter by accident on the first one

[cosmic dagger]

this doesn't give us any inheritance unless there is more code . . .

[crisp anvil]

is hooked to a gameobject.

[summer stump]

So... FindObjectOfType is not finding it? That seems like the issue?

[cosmic dagger]

you have two classes that log the same error. which one of them is the problem?

[crisp anvil]

Fireball

[summer stump]

Was the first code you sent GameAction?

[crisp anvil]

 private void Awake()
    {
        targetingSystem = FindObjectOfType<TargetingSystem>();
        if (!targetingSystem)
        {
            Debug.LogError("No TargetingSystem found in the scene!");
        }
    }

it finds it here in the Action Class
yea sorry i made it confusing

[cosmic dagger]

what class is the first snippet belong to?

[summer stump]

You never called base.Awake in fireball

[gaunt ice]

You cant even call it, there should be warning of hiding base method

[cosmic dagger]

Awake is not overriden — not set to virtual; then Fireball can override it . . .

[summer stump]

Oh yeah of course. I saw the override on Execute and my brain said of course it's on awake too lol

[cosmic dagger]

i thought so at first, as well . . .

[crisp anvil]

That was my mistake, I'm sorry. If I wasn't tired I would have problaly caught it.

[cosmic dagger]

i just didn't know what class the first snippet belong to. that fooled me for a bit . . .

[crisp anvil]

Sorry again, I realized I made it super confusing. Brain wasn't operating correctly.

[cosmic dagger]

no worries. problem solved . . .

[static cedar]

AHH yes, debug.log spam.

[eternal needle]

updating your scripts during play mode isnt good, i dont know why its a feature honestly because it doesnt really work well

unless you are using some hot reload plugin

maybe the instance is null somehow after updating in play mode

[solemn fractal]

Hello guys, No matter value I put here, 1 or 10000000 the laser of my ship always go up same velocity. any ideas?

[eternal needle]

the value is serialized in the inspector, meaning its gonna stay at 1 regardless of what you change the default value to. Change it in inspector for the existing instances of this script

also your !ide doesnt look configured

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[solemn fractal]

That fixed the problem, amazing, thank you my friend

[solemn fractal]

What do you mean?

[eternal needle]

are you getting auto complete/error checking for unity stuff? Honestly not sure how vscode highlights things but your Start() and Update() shouldnt be greyed out, that indicates its unused but its not

[solemn fractal]

should i install extensions?

[eternal needle]

the bot command i linked above has the VS Code guide for configuring your ide

[solemn fractal]

i also find wierd as tutorials and courses I bought their code looks dif i mean with dif colors

[solemn fractal]

thank you

[solemn fractal]

Done it, now looks correct, thank you again

[weak isle]

Vs code is weird, the suggestions weren’t working for the past week and now they are today

-_-

[eternal needle]

#💻┃code-beginner message
well i did say this, and you really shouldnt be updating your scripts while in play mode still

why? its happening because you are editing scripts in play mode. its not a good feature and will lead to unexpected results, like the case you are experiencing now

Just move on and exit/reenter playmode to properly test. Or download fast script reload from the asset store

even fast script reload has its limitations that you must exit play mode for but its useful for smaller changes

[ruby python]

Mornin' all, I was wondering if anyone had played with the Mimic Prototype on the asset store? I'm trying to figure something out, but can't seem to. lol.

https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/3d/characters/creatures/mimic-prototype-245997

[stable jackal]

is there a way to go back to previous level (not depending on index -1 thing)? Im scripting a button right now to restart the level if the player dies, but the thing is i only want one restart scene but make it so that if level 1 was where the character died, it restarts to level 1 and if its on level 2 it restarts to level 2 instead etc

[ruby python]

I think.............

SceneManager.LoadScene(SceneManager.GetActiveScene().name);

Grabs current scene name and loads it. Unless I'm misunderstanding what you mean?

[stable jackal]

ah no cause the scenario would be:
player is in level 1 scene-> player dies -> player gets sent to "game over screen" scene with restart level and go back to home -> player clicks restart and goes back to level 1 scene

but then i want it to work with level 2 and 3, etc so i guess the sceneindex-1 thing doesnt work cause even then they wouldnt be in order either

[ruby python]

Would it not be way more efficient and cut down on loading times etc. to have the 'game over screen' as a UI element in the actual scene? (die, it pops up, gives you the options etc)?

If not, one way to do it (although I know a lot of people don't like using it), upon death you could send the current scene name to PlayerPrefs as a string (lastLevelPlayed) and on the 'game over screen' read that value?

[stable jackal]

ah hmm you're right

[ruby python]

advantage of playerprefs really is that it's persistant across game 'sessions' (ie, with just doing it through UI etc. it won't 'remember' if you close the game.

Of course you could do both.

[lavish terrace]

public class MapUIButtons : ScriptableObject
{

public int NumOfRewards;

public RewardScriptableObjects Reward1;
public RewardScriptableObjects Reward2;
public RewardScriptableObjects Reward3;

}

i need to create X RewardScriptableObject depends on the int value of NumOfRewards

so if numofrewards = 1 i have 1 rewardscriptableobjects
2 = 2 rewardscriptableobject
etc etc

[static cedar]

You should be using an array there.

[ruby python]

!code

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[lavish terrace]

yes ty

[static cedar]

I was expecting more questions ngl.

[ruby python]

I'm having such a weird brainfart moment.

I need to 'convert' this......

    foreach (Leg g in FindObjectsOfType<Leg>())
    {
       Destroy(g.gameObject);
    }

So that it only finds the 'leg' objects that are children of the first child of the current object (at the moment it's finding every 'leg' in the scene, but my brain just really isn't working.

Object hierarchy is as such

Root
    Object
          Leg
          Leg
          Leg

Could anyone point me in the right direction please?

[static cedar]

Find objects of type is a global search.

Just get the common parent of the legs and iterate through them and check if the child is a leg.

To iterate on the child, use the foreach with a transform.

[fossil drum]

https://docs.unity3d.com/ScriptReference/Component.GetComponentsInChildren.html
Doesn't this solve it too?

[slender nymph]

GetComponentsInChildren would probably be better

[static cedar]

Forgot that exists lmao.

Yeah that's even better.

[ruby python]

Yeah I realised that, which is why I need to 'convert' it. Just my brain is refusing to cooperate. lol.

Thanks though 🙂

So annoying when something is so simple but you can't think of it. lol.

[static cedar]

Aye.

[ruby python]

GetComponentsInChildren works like a charm. Thanks 🙂

[lavish terrace]

i want it in the editor but seems i can only get it to work when i hit play

[static cedar]

Wut.

Show code.

[crude prawn]

does anyone know the values to make geometry dash jump look smooth?

this is what i have right now https://pastebin.com/zna1GLr5

and its buggy

[cloud flume]

anyone know whats happening with my players arms?

when i switch back to scene view they are fine its just when i get into game view

[teal viper]

Did you try switching to the scene view during play?

@cloud flume

[cloud flume]

Yeah and it is normal in scene view

[teal viper]

Can your record the video where you show that?

[topaz mortar]

How do I do this without editing my actual prefab?

SpriteRenderer monsterDropSprite = newMonsterDrop.GetComponent<SpriteRenderer>();
monsterDropSprite.sprite = itemDropSO.ItemSO.ItemSprite;
Instantiate(newMonsterDrop, monster.transform);```

[languid spire]

GameObject newMonsterDrop = Instantiate(monsterDropPrefab, monster.transform);

[queen adder]

Why cant i see my Dictionary in inspector? I want to assign variables myself

[languid spire]

Dictionarys are not serializble by default in Unity

[queen adder]

is there any way to serialize them

[slender nymph]

there are assets you can get that can do it. just google "unity serializable dictionary"

[queen adder]

thanks

[restive badger]

You can make a class for your dictionary then use [System.Serializable]

[eager elm]

You could also have a serialized List that then creates the dictionary for you

[gilded cradle]

I want to work on a good working platformer is there some guide for advanced movement control or just a full working script someone recommends? I want to work more on the visual part

[final kestrel]

using UnityEngine;

public class PressSpaceToStart : MonoBehaviour
{
    // Start is called before the first frame update
    public GameObject spaceToStartUI;
    public bool isPaused;

    private void Awake()
    {
        spaceToStartUI.SetActive(true);
        Time.timeScale = 0f;
        isPaused = true;
    }
    void Start()
    {

    }

    // Update is called once per frame
    void Update()
    {

        SpaceToStart();

    }

    public void SpaceToStart()
    {
        if (isPaused && Input.GetKeyDown(KeyCode.Space))
        {
            Time.timeScale = 1.0f;
            isPaused = false;
            spaceToStartUI.SetActive(false);
        }
        else
        {
            return;
        }

    }

}

I have this simple script which makes my game start paused and makes player to press space to start. Then my ui gets disabled. But sometimes when player fails and the scene reloads and prompts the user to press space again, the ui does not get disabled. I am wondering why it happens.

[restive badger]

When you reload the scene your UI elements will also reload

[heady nimbus]

My project isn't even very big yet and the re-build/play are taking like 25 seconds each already...

[restive badger]

Don't reload the scene instead find a way around such as moving the player back to start etc

If your project is not in C it takes longer to compile I don't know why

[heady nimbus]

I've seen plenty of videos about platformer movement. Some re-creating from top platformers like Celeste, others taking that and improving. Just have to do a few youtube searches. They're there

[restive badger]

It only happens in Unity

[final kestrel]

I want to see the space to start screen whenever player fails. Its just that sometimes after failing, when I press space the ui does not get disabled.

[queen adder]

here is the countdown timer which makes player stop moving and enables Game Overcanvas

[young warren]

!code proper formatting please

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[young warren]

Use a paste site

[queen adder]

oh come on

[young warren]

You're almost there

[north kiln]

Your code block is large. Link to it

[queen adder]

Ok how do i share a GDL space code?

[north kiln]

paste your code, click save, and copy the new url

[queen adder]

https://gdl.space/hepacafile.cpp

[muted wadi]

what is a good way of keeping track of the distance between the center of 1 object and another object, and saving that distance the moment the moving object gets destroyed?

[queen adder]

DONE

[muted wadi]

im trying to create a sort of accuracy value for my DDR project, not really sure how I would do it

[queen adder]

Here is the Countdown Timer script

https://gdl.space/isuluguwoh.cpp

here is the player movement script

[queen adder]

    [ContextMenu("Steal spr image")]
    public void c352751()
    {
        BuildingImage = GetComponent<SpriteRenderer>().sprite;
        UnityEditor.EditorUtility.SetDirty(this);
    }```is this enough to save my changes to my class in a prefab in the project tab?

[tame horizon]

did u solved “nonzero exit code” problem?

[swift crag]

I also called AssetDatabase.SaveAssets(); after marking the object as dirty

But that's just what I found when googling the same problem

[queen adder]

just finished testing, reloaded my editor and my code just did fine

[swift crag]

I'm not actually sure what causes individual assets to save

[queen adder]

me neither, i just spam them on things i change lol

it's very fast to call it anyway

exept this AssetDatabase.SaveAssets();, Though, I assume this is also called when you control+S

[final kestrel]

Can someone help me with this one? I cannot seem to get it right.

[queen adder]

make sure that the game is paused (IsPaused is true) when it have to

[final kestrel]

It is paused before I press space bar.

Its just that sometimes when I press space bar. The game continues but the ui does not go away.

Even though i disable it in the script

[queen adder]

are there other things that open that ui?

[final kestrel]

No

[queen adder]

then how does the UI appear when you die?

[final kestrel]

The game starts again

[queen adder]

you are loading the whole scene?

[final kestrel]

yeah

[queen adder]

there shouldnt be a problem if that's the case. Can you send the script that reloads the game?

[final kestrel]

I realized I was using the setactive bool on the on click event. I deleted that and it seems fine now?

So I was enabling both in script and as a bool on the inspector

[muted wadi]

quick question, how do I tell the script to only execute something if a float is between a value of 0.58 to 0.3?

[queen adder]

oh, so you also call it in a button

[final kestrel]

Yes on a button

but i removed it

[queen adder]

if(x > 0.3f && x < 0.58f)

[final kestrel]

Yeah it seems to be working now. Thanks for the help.

[muted wadi]

ah, i see

thank you

[queen adder]

didnt really do much, anyways neat

[final kestrel]

[queen adder]

can also do ```cs
if(x > 0.58f)
{greater than 0.58}
else if(x > 0.3f)
{between}
else
{below 0.3}

[muted wadi]

its only doing 1 thing so the one you pasted earlier works great

[queen adder]

yea I got curioused why it had to be specificly between that numbers

[gilded cradle]

I dont see anyone writing using underscores in names in c#, is this a problem to do so or not?

[queen adder]

there is c# conventions, but it depends on you if you want to follow it or not

[muted wadi]

its for a DDR project im doing where I'm measuring the distance of the note collider from the hit line collider, and assigning the player a rating of either bad, good or perfect based on that distance when they press a button

[queen adder]

but if you working in a team, maybe, do follow the established convention of that team

[gilded cradle]

I do not work in a team and I'm a bit used to python where I also use underscores

[queen adder]

oh i see, so the 0.5 < x < 0.3 is like an average

[muted wadi]

yeah pretty much

to give the player some leeway

i'll probably be tweaking it quite a lot

[calm coral]

What does it mean to mark an object as dirty?

[swift crag]

It means that the object has been changed

it is no longer in sync with the serialized asset data

[queen adder]

speaking of underscores, today i learn we can put consecutive underscores as member names haha

fill in the blanks

[swift crag]

without that, unity would have to just save every object to disk every time

[buoyant knot]

underscores are great, but everyone in unity/c# uses camel/pascal case, so I had to change

too much incompatibility in style

[muted wadi]

why am I getting this error?

is case a bool or something? I'm very confused

[halcyon geyser]

Those 2 comparisons return a true/false

[muted wadi]

why?

[slender nymph]

because that's how a comparison works

[halcyon geyser]

^

[slender nymph]

if you want to use comparisons in a switch, you'll need to use the relational pattern
or just use if/elseif chain

[muted wadi]

but isn't && equivalent to "and"

[halcyon geyser]

"distFromCenter > 0.3" from itself already only returns true/false

[queen adder]

yea, but not in a switch

[muted wadi]

oh i see

[halcyon geyser]

The value of the expression is compared with the values of each case
If there is a match, the associated block of code is executed.

[muted wadi]

is there a way to check if both of those values are true in a switch statement? I dont want to use an if because its slow and I need everything in this to run quickly

[queen adder]

look at the pattern matching link sent, and you can maybe turn your code to adapt it

if something is greater than 0.5, it is also greater then 0.3

so it's mostly math

+logic

[heady nimbus]

I mean... If youw ant to know if both of those are true, just check is > .58... Then it's also > .3

[slender nymph]

why would you assume an if statement is slow? and also why would you assume that a switch would be any faster in this case?

[heady nimbus]

Yea, where did you get that switch was faster thatn if

[wintry quarry]

yeah this is 100% not a concern here lol

[queen adder]

me no 100 🥹

[wintry quarry]

especially with pattern matching -> pretty sure it's going to compile to the same as a series of if statements

[muted wadi]

made a typo in the script, its meant to check if x > .3 and x < .58

[halcyon geyser]

if statement is deffo better here lol

[wintry quarry]

unless there are going to be several cases

[muted wadi]

its because im going to have 3 separate if statements checking the value of x between a range

[wintry quarry]

but either way it's a readability thing not a performance thing

[heady nimbus]

If you have like 5+ nested if elses, you might want to start looking into different ideas, but you're fine with if 98% of the time

[slender nymph]

that will be no slower than a switch

[muted wadi]

oh ok, thats good to know. I just thought that if its more than 2 if statements i should use a switch

[halcyon geyser]

if anything in this case it might be faster

[heady nimbus]

Google if vs switch. There's definitely scenarios for switch, but 90% of the time people over value it when an if would work perfectly fine if not better

[muted wadi]

i've been watching too many yandere dev critiques

got a phobia of if statements from that dude

[heady nimbus]

I have no idea what that is, but I looked it up and I'm terrified of it already... 0/10 would not watch

[eager elm]

99% of a time a switch statement should have been handled by inheritance instead

[swift crag]

time to break out the ol' compiler

[swift crag]

this is like saying you have a phobia of variables

[muted wadi]

i get chills whenever i see a float

bools got me running for tha hills 🏃‍♂️

[gilded cradle]

How do I get my code editor to work like it does in the video? I think I got what I need but I got 0 autosuggestions or correct colour coding

[swift crag]

!ide

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[swift crag]

Follow the instructions for VSCode.

Perform every single step. Do not skip any steps.

[heady nimbus]

Honestly, considering no actual programming videos came up for that person on youtube, just videos about how horrible they are, I'm not surprised if you have some issues after watching them 😵‍💫

[slender nymph]

I was curious how the compiler would handle a small chain of if/else vs a switch expression, and wtf. it created a nested ternary for the if/else chain then used an if/else chain (with some nested ifs) for the switch (and a few gotos)
https://sharplab.io/#v2:D4AQTAjAsAUCDMACciDCiDetE+UkALIgLIAUAlJtrjQGYA2A9gIYAuiAHogLyIBsATgDc1GjgCWAO3YBPETDG5RY8bVJcAPIgCsADkQAyA50QA+RAW3llNLAsViZPRBHkPEAXxu4ApvQDOPoiqiOqIWgDsAAyGxlzmfGDW9op27jROvGBuDl4pYn6BwbShmogCFbEm5gRgUcnuaek4mYjwOYp57oU+3jhNza0EHWJdDn3IEAKkMuQjNMpjOMoIyEQAchTKA2IMLOxcvILzuFKyJ8v5Gc5c/gDu4qwAxgAWEzvuWnqIzJIAJmYLNoeOYIAAaCY0SIxX4AhJgEGIMAQq4OLQVAQ/f6A2oxbjmeAo5qKAD6iIIRNyF0QExAUxmc0WsA8QA=

[swift crag]

I was also writing something on sharplab

lmao

if / else if / else and switch produce slightly differently shaped IL

switch does all the branching up front

[muted wadi]

the dude just uses an if statement for everything. He has like 20 if statements in a row some places

[swift crag]

who are we talking about here?

[muted wadi]

yandere dev

[swift crag]

ah

[slender nymph]

multiple if statements is fine. that guy just had dozens of them running on so many objects per frame instead of setting up a proper state machine. and also the ridiculously detailed assets with thousands of verts for simple things like a toothbrush

[swift crag]

i have to wonder if some of that was codegen

codegen can produce very awkward looking C#

or maybe it was just copypizza all day

[muted wadi]

nah he already said he has no formal education in coding

which is also wild considering he's been coding that game for over 5 years now, which should mean he knows by now to stop using so many if statements

[timid gale]

What do you do when all of your TMP-Text Buttons just, stop working??

Everything 'was' working and then suddenly, that all just stop.....

[polar acorn]

Do you have an event system in the scene

[swift crag]

That, along with another thing getting in the way, are the two most likely causes

[wintry quarry]

you start debugging

[brave compass]

These differences come mainly from the decompiler, trying its best to convert the IL to C#. The IL for the two methods look very similar, just a bunch of "load constant", "set/load local variable" and "branch to target if greater than/less than/etc..."
Both use jumping/goto, but for whatever reason, the decompiler decided to interpret the first method as a ternary.

[timid gale]

I do have an event system, yes.

[eager elm]

Try disabling everything but one button. You might have an invisible object catching all raycasts

[timid gale]

Okay, I'll give that go

[hollow path]

Could someone help me? Its just a blank screen

Im very new to visual studio so i don't know what to do

[slender nymph]

try restarting it?

[hollow path]

I have

My computer too

[slender nymph]

then try reinstalling it

[hollow path]

alright

[slender nymph]

also don't crosspost

[azure zenith]

My games uses WASD control keys and it moves in different directions. Why is this?

[swift crag]

you will have to share your code.

presumably, you have one of the following problems:

• each key has the wrong vector (W is left, etc.)
• the player has rotated, but you're still using a local direction (you turn right, so W should go right, but W still goes up)
• you're doing trig to calculate which direection to go, and the math is wrong

[floral glen]

!code

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[floral glen]

Hi im trying to add reload to my gun. But it says "error" and the namespace "IEnumerator" could not be found. Whats wrong

[spiral oak]

Youre not using the System.Collections library

[cosmic dagger]

do you have the namespace to use IEnumerator?

you need to add the correct using at the top of the script . . .

your IDE should give you a suggestion or quick fix that will add it . . .

[floral glen]

thanks

[delicate portal]

Hey I want to make a non-grid building system, and I made everything except the mouse position part. In 3D, I want to have the buildable object where is my cursor, but I just cant figure it out.
This line didnt help me: GetComponent<Rigidbody>().position = Camera.main.ScreenToWorldPoint(new Vector3(-Input.mousePosition.x, -Input.mousePosition.y, -Camera.main.transform.position.z));

[polar acorn]

https://docs.unity3d.com/Manual/CameraRays.html

[delicate portal]

Well my cursor is not always in the center of the screen

Is it a problem?

[polar acorn]

Where in that link did you see that it only works for the center of the screen

[restive badger]

If you don't need to use the cursor you might as well use raycast instead

[delicate portal]

https://paste.ofcode.org/GLvuSG9hzDxwYJa5Qp8QWM
It does this. I mean I'm progressing though

I got it

[lusty socket]

Hi just windering if anyone knows the fix to this, might not be a code issue but my assumption was it is although i have no idea what the fix is after alot of testing. When pressing c its showing the bool for jump and crouch to be true, when jump is only true when not touching the ground. Anyone know the fix? thankyou in advance

[polar acorn]

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[lusty socket]

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[lusty socket]

https://gdl.space/ofujewupan.cs

[polar acorn]

Looks like you set the "JumpAnim" parameter if you're ever off the ground for any reason. Likely, when you switch to the smaller crouch collider, you are off the ground for at least one frame, which sets the "JumpAnim" parameter

You could try to adjust your crouch collider so the bottom of it is lined up with the bottom of the standing one, or make it so the animation only plays when you press jump

[lusty socket]

this is how they are lined up, i had a animation set for is jumping but got told in here im better off changing it to the ground isnt being touched, is that going to have to change to fix this?

[polar acorn]

Those look pretty lined up to me, that should work. Taking a closer look at it, it seems you're doing a boxcast from coll's position, but you don't change coll as you change between states. BoxCasts don't detect colliders they start inside of, so maybe for a frame when swapping colliders, it's casting from the wrong position and it's actually already on the ground?

You might want to swap that boxcast out for either a raycast (if you want a single point to be the ground detection), or an overlapbox (if you want a wide flat bottom ground detection)

[buoyant knot]

i don’t understand the issue. he is jumping? or is the detection janky?

[gusty hazel]

is there any way that i could check the bool from a different script in my player controller

[polar acorn]

The animation state for not being grounded is overwriting the animation state for crouching, because crouching seems to be causing a frame or two of "airtime"

[buoyant knot]

give the bool a public getter, get a reference to the player controller script, then just call the getter

[polar acorn]

Reference the object whose bool you want to get.
https://unity.huh.how/programming/references

[buoyant knot]

public bool myBool {get; private set; }

this automatically defines a backing field (k_myBool or something), and gives you a publicly exposed property to get the value, but keeps the changing of the value to just be hidden to the one class

make sense?

[gusty hazel]

somewhat yeah,thanks

[buoyant knot]

and if you need to set the value in inspector, then add [field:SerializedField] in front, so you can serialize just the backing field

[weak isle]

Anyone have a guide on how to make a shatter affect for a 2d sprite, like make it break into parts and fall down while fading away

[buoyant knot]

ie
[field: SerializeField] public bool myBool {get; private set; }

[lusty socket]

where would i add the raycast or overlap box sorry?

[buoyant knot]

i’d also like to know this. lmk if you get an answer for it

[summer stump]

Your IsGrounded method. But not ADDING it there. Fixing what is already there

[buoyant knot]

it wouldn’t be hard to code, but very tedious to make it from scratch

[buoyant knot]

I would either use Cast, CircleCast, or OverlapBoxAll tbh

1. Cast is generic to different Collider2D, in case you use the code for enemies too. Casting also gets you contact normals and distance info.
2. CircleCast is cheaper than cast, but you need to do some math to position right.
3. OverlapBoxAll lets you check very crudely, and gives no distance info

[lusty socket]

return Physics2D.OverlapBoxAll(coll.bounds.center, coll.bounds.size, 0f, Vector2.down, 0.1f, jumpableground); - would this work if changed from the box cast or is more work needing to be added?

[buoyant knot]

I would personally use Cast/CircleCast because you want to be able to get normals if you add slopes to your game later

i don’t remember, and don’t have time to check syntax, sry

[weak isle]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Gr_E-WdInOA

If u want to make the pieces fade away or move differently it shouldn’t be hard

[summer stump]

This issue seems to be the changing position
So just changing the query type won't help...

[lusty socket]

the position of the colliders or the player as a whole?

[heady nimbus]

Hey, having a minor IDE issue that I don't see a resolution for in the VSCode guide on here. I don't seem to have intellisense for monobehavior functions like Start, Update or the OnTrigger/OnCollision functions or OnDrawGizmosSelected....

[summer stump]

The colliders i think. That sounds like what Digi was saying. But I only briefly saw the conversation sorry

Actually, it sounds like they WERE just saying change the query type

I'm sorry, looks like I misread

Ignore me

[lusty socket]

he said that couldve been the issue but with how they was lined up it couldnt have been and was just a boxcast issue they thought

[lusty socket]

dont stress it 🙂

[lusty socket]

so was changing the boxcast to a OverlapBoxAll all that was needed or wont that help??

[polar acorn]

Instead of the boxcast for IsGrounded

Boxcasts don't detect ground they start inside of, meaning if the collider is partially inside the ground it won't detect the ground

OverlapBox doesn't move, but it does detect what it starts on top of

[timid gale]

Earlier, I said my buttons didn't work; I deleted EVERYTHING but x1 button; that still didn't work.

Also, I had no errors reported in the console.....

[lusty socket]

when changing to the OverlapBoxAll it says vector 2 cant be changed to an int anymore, why is this?

[eternal needle]

Do you have an event system in your scene? Deleting buttons definitely wont have an affect, unless one button specifically disables all buttons

[polar acorn]

Why are you using OverlapBoxAll

[lusty socket]

loup said that was a better one to use over raycast, unless ive mistaken what she said

[polar acorn]

On the bottom of the inspector for your Event System, it should show whatever you've got selected. Does anything change?

[timid gale]

OMFG; I'm an idiot.....

[polar acorn]

I said OverlapBox, not OverlapBoxAll

[timid gale]

I don't know how long ago that one disappeared. 😂

[lusty socket]

when changing to overlapbox its still giving the same error for vector 2

[polar acorn]

Probably because you're using the wrong parameters. Did you just change the function or did you actually use the parameters it expects?

https://docs.unity3d.com/ScriptReference/Physics.OverlapBox.html

[timid gale]

THANK YOU!

Would have been a pain to do it all again. 😂

[polar acorn]

*cough*

[timid gale]

Yeeeeeeaaahhh, it WAS there; I swear! 😂

[delicate portal]

How are you usually setting this up with colliders You can go in the door, but cannot collide with the front wall?

[lusty socket]

i just changed the boxcast to an overlapbox, what else would need to be changed? sorry im just struggling to understand the parameters

[polar acorn]

Put a different collider on the door than the wall

[delicate portal]

2 cols, same go?

[polar acorn]

Look at the documentation I sent. Those are the parameters that function expects and the order it expects them in

[delicate portal]

or what?

[polar acorn]

Why is this all one object

[delicate portal]

there is no door go

Its just a door frame

[polar acorn]

If that's a hole and not a door built into it, then just use a mesh collider

[delicate portal]

Sure, default mesh collider, or should I use something specific, eg.: Convex, etc

[polar acorn]

It looks like there's a solid object inside that doorway from the perspective of your screenshot

[delicate portal]

Oh sorry, there is not

[polar acorn]

Mess with settings

find what works

[delicate portal]

Sure thank you

can I change mesh collider's size?

[green copper]

https://gdl.space/ugiwurovas.cs
This function makes the transluscent backdrop of UI buttons only visible when moused over, how can I make it not "stick" buttons with quick movements?

[polar acorn]

When your raycast hits something, check if that something is different than the current selected object. If it is, make sure to deactivate the selected object before selecting the new one

Right now you only deselect anything if you go from hovering over it to hovering over nothing

but if you change objects without passing over empty space, nothing tells the old one to deactivate

[green copper]

Ohhhhhhhh that makes sense

there's a gap between all buttons but it's so small it must have been between frames

so something like if selectedObject != selectedObjectLast?

[rich adder]

mesh collider = as big as the mesh

so no

you would need a separate mesh with diff sizes

[polar acorn]

When your raycast hits, you still have your old selectedObject variable. Just compare that with the object you hit before setting selectedObject to it

also, make sure the previous selectedObject isn't null as well

[green copper]

Good idea! Thanks!

[lusty socket]

what can i use for the layermask? i tried adding the jumpableground as thats my only layer mask in my code or do i need to make a new layer mask for this/

?

[polar acorn]

What layers do you want to detect

[lusty socket]

return Physics.OverlapBox(gameObject.transform.position, transform.localScale / 2, Quaternion.identity, jumpableground); is this right?

or am i way off

@polar acorn

[fiery geyser]

Hi guys, I'm making a game using photon Fusion where a group of robots are on the server interacting and players can enter and interact with them, but when the server is empty the objects in the robots' hands go to the wrong position.

I wasn't the one who wrote the script to hold the objects and I'm looking for any solution to the problem

[polar acorn]

Possibly? See if it works

[lusty socket]

it gives the error - Cannot implicitly convert type 'UnityEngine.Collider[]' to 'bool'

[summer stump]

OverlapBox returns a Collider array
Your IsGrounded method says it returns a bool

[polar acorn]

So, you have an array of objects that are overlapped by that box. What is a yes or no question you can ask of that array to determine if you've overlapped anything