💻┃code-beginner

[rare basin]

anyway just make it the otherway

your exp should look if the playre entered it

then get playerstat component and increase the xp

[woven crater]

ah. i wanna make the player look if exp enter it . thinking i can get better performance cuz exp will be instanciated alot during run time

[gaunt ice]

please pool them

[woven crater]

okay

feel like im asking about everything lol. but i feel like there are so many way of doing thing if i go on my own and pick the wrong one without knowing a better way of doing it i might stick with it for a very long time

[plush cave]

i have a player GameObject that has tons of children, and some of those children have children of their own and even those have children of their own and so on, so how do i loop through everything under that player object?

[modest dust]

Recursive loop

void LoopThroughChildren(Transform parent)
{
  foreach(Transform child in parent)
  {
    // Do stuff on child...
    // ...
    LoopThroughChildren(child);
  }
}

[languid spire]

99.99% of the processing there is in the GetChild and the SetActive, the rest is virtually irrelevant, a very odd way of writing for statements though

[verbal dome]

Yeah, see the foreach way of looping children in caesar's example above @uneven current

[plush cave]

thanks :)

[pastel sinew]

Does anyone have an idea how I can get rid of the deadzone that is present when using a G29 steering wheel in Unity?

The x value seems to have the deadzone while the sticks Vec2 is fine. Cant really use the Vec2 value though since using the left pedal changes that value as well.

[solemn wraith]

Just wondering, does the magnitude of the vector Physics2D.gravity matter? i.e. does it have an influence on the actual gravity felt?

[verbal dome]

Isn't that something you can test in 10 seconds?

[solemn wraith]

ok im sorry

[bleak prism]

Is there a way to put a colour in a collider ?

Idk if that makes sense

Just wanted to add like a colour on the collider

for debugging the pick up range

[gaunt ice]

no code question, collider "color" is global setting iirc

you can set it somewhere in preference or project setting -> gizmos or physics
forgot completely

[bleak prism]

I'll check it out

thanks

[terse raven]

Hi again. I've been watching and following CodeMonkeys series on Pathfinding using unity DOTS. And I've gotten to a point where he's started talking about the entity component system. However I've installed the package and it looks like its in experimental. Should I be using the ECS or not?

[lone ember]

void Start(){
    renderer.material.color = Color.black;
}

void OnMouseEnter(){
    renderer.material.color = Color.red;
}

void OnMouseExit() {
    renderer.material.color = Color.black;
}

Is this how you usually code a "hovering selection" in a menu

[golden ermine]

Hi guys, I have a code for NPCs that does this: when player distance to NPC is 2.5 or lower and I press E while my mouse is over player it should start conversation but for some reason it wont detect my mouse over NPC object, it detects it in weird angles like when I look at his feet from angle it will detect that my mouse is over him and I dont know how to fix it. This is my dialogueManager script that goes on NPC: https://hastebin.com/share/nujupeqaqi.csharp and this is NPC script in which I put all dialogues: https://hastebin.com/share/qoqurapugo.csharp

[willow scroll]

Is this a question?

[lone ember]

[willow scroll]

If yes, then yes. This will work if you have a collider.
Consider not repeating the same parts of code more than 1 time. It's bad for the readability.

[willow scroll]

There's no question mark.

[gaunt ice]

void Start(){
    OnMouseExit();
}
```you can do this

[willow scroll]

It won't make sense if they add additional behavior, which don't need in Start(), to OnMouseExit() method

[languid spire]

I think the problem is in your question, there is no such thing as 'usually', if it works for you it's good

[gaunt ice]

depend
it guarantees the initial state at least the same as the state after mouse exit

[willow scroll]

Yep. They'll have to make sure this happens.

Anyway, creating a method like Hover(Color value) will be great too

private void Hover(Color value) =>
    renderer.material.color = value;

[abstract finch]

How would I be able to set a transform rotation to look at another target based on speed value rather than lerp?** Using a constant rotation speed.**

[fossil drum]

RotateTowards probably

https://docs.unity3d.com/ScriptReference/Quaternion.RotateTowards.html

[vast vessel]

Did you even look that up on google

[abstract finch]

Based on the results i only saw lerp slerp and transform.look at i was looking to get teh actual rotation

[abstract finch]

Thanks I'll try this

It doesnt seem to be working, the parameters do change but the transform itself isnt.

    {
        Vector3 lookDirection = _target.position - transform.position;
        // The step size is equal to speed times frame time.
        var step = _speed * Time.deltaTime;
        var rot = Quaternion.RotateTowards(transform.rotation, Quaternion.Euler(lookDirection), step);
        Debug.Log(rot);
        // Rotate our transform a step closer to the target's.
        transform.rotation = rot;

    }```

Looks like I have to use https://docs.unity3d.com/ScriptReference/Vector3.RotateTowards.html
This seems to do the trick

[lavish roost]

My Debug.DrawLine() doesnt show up even after enabling gizmos and double checking if the position is correct im not sure why im not seeing it

public class Grid
{
    private int width;
    private int height;
    private float cellSize;
    private int[,] gridArray;

    public Grid(int width, int height, float cellSize)
    {
        this.width = width;
        this.height = height;

        gridArray = new int[width, height];

        for (int x = 0;  x < gridArray.GetLength(0); x++) 
        {
            for (int y = 0; y< gridArray.GetLength(1); y++)
            {
                Debug.DrawLine(GetWorldPosition(x, y), GetWorldPosition(x, y + 1), Color.red, 10000f);
                Debug.DrawLine(GetWorldPosition(x, y), GetWorldPosition(x + 1, y), Color.red, 10000f);
            }
        }
        Debug.DrawLine(GetWorldPosition(0, height), GetWorldPosition(width, height), Color.red, 10000f);
        Debug.DrawLine(GetWorldPosition(width, 0), GetWorldPosition(width, height), Color.red, 10000f);
    }

    private Vector3 GetWorldPosition(int x, int y)
    {
        return new Vector3(x, y, 0) * cellSize;
    }
}

public class GridManager : MonoBehaviour
{
    private void Start()
    {
        Grid grid = new Grid(200, 180, 16f);
    }
}

[wintry quarry]

You did Quaternion.Euler(lookdirection)

That's nonsense

You're supposed to use Quaternion.LookRotation

That's why it wasn't working

[abstract finch]

ahh

[timber tide]

the docs just show it plugging in two rotations

so if you've two transforms then wouldnt that suffice?

[north walrus]

How to make a personalized cursor that works both with mouse and gamepad with unity input system? I need the ability to hover, exiting hover etc like old input system

[timber tide]

you still probably want to use IHandler interfaces

[rich adder]

^^ this + switch the Input module to new system

[steep mist]

any idea why i have this error when following along with a tutorial. the debug menu doesnt show an error

i think i followed exactly but i just can't seem to see what I missed

[lavish roost]

oh well im not setting cellSize therefore its 0....

[rich adder]

first configure your IDE

clearly there is a class missing

[steep mist]

it is

i think you had helped me with that a few weeks ago

[rich adder]

its not or it would underline red

[wintry quarry]

Case sensitivity

[rich adder]

did you save ? are you sure thats not older error

[wintry quarry]

The error is showing it lowercase

[steep mist]

yep double checked that

[steep mist]

i'll do another case check, and even check the other code to see if something has the wrong case

[rich adder]

well there is nothing on line 101 so clearly they don't match

[steep mist]

even the lines above have the correct case

[languid spire]

just show where you declare voxelData in the script

[rich adder]

yes but the error you showed , the lines number of error doesn't line up to anything. That's why I'm asking if you cleared all older messages in console

[steep mist]

it wont let me clear it

[serene barn]

correct me if I'm wrong when I refer to vector I can either refer to vector1(x), vector2(x, y), or vector3(x, y, z)

[languid spire]

no

[serene barn]

right?

[rich adder]

vector1 is not a thing, you just use 1 axis

[serene barn]

so just vector for the x right

[languid spire]

there is no such thing a vector or Vector

[serene barn]

so theres only 2 vectors. Vector2 and Vector3

[languid spire]

3, you forgot Vector4

[rich adder]

double click it, where does it take you? also show the definition for voxelData

[summer stump]

Vector3 direction;
float xDir = direction.x;

The components of a Vector are float
(Unless you use the int variety of Vector)

[serene barn]

dont tell me about vector 4 Im just going off what ruby's adventur is telling me

[buoyant knot]

Is Tuple<int, int> effectively the same as (int x, int y) but with better syntax?

[steep mist]

it takes me all the way to the end of my code

[serene barn]

yesterday i didnt get the vector system so im just try to see if im right which i see im dead wrong

[serene barn]

[summer stump]

Vectors are just structs of floats (or int)

They just hold 2, 3, or 4 values

[rich adder]

hit control + s

try again

[serene barn]

still dont get it

[serene barn]

a simple example please

[summer stump]

Vector2 has two floats
Vector3 has three floats

[serene barn]

oh okay

so the way i describe it from the x, y, z, vector2 can only refer to two of those and vector 3 and refer to 3 of those and I don't want to really know about Vector4

[willow scroll]

Vector2 = (x, y)
Vector3 = (x, y, z)
Vector4 = (x, y, z, w)

[serene barn]

what the heck is w

[willow scroll]

No profanity, please

[languid spire]

you need to start reading and understanding the docs
https://docs.unity3d.com/ScriptReference/Vector3.html

[serene barn]

im autistic i have a hard time understanding text

[willow scroll]

You don't really need Vector4. I still haven't used it yet too.

[steep mist]

mk, will do

[willow scroll]

Anyway, you surely have to understand that Vector2 is for 2D coordinates, and Vector3 for 3D

[serene barn]

yes i get it i just wanted to see if my thought was correct and so far its yes

[willow scroll]

So you'll use Vector2 when you have to scale a UI image that obviously doesn't have a z value

[rich adder]

fuck that

[willow scroll]

Is it even allowed on the server?

[rich adder]

yeah

[willow scroll]

then ok

[rich adder]

as long as you're not insulting someone

[willow scroll]

thought you can get banned for this.

[serene barn]

im doing ruby's adventure and its's only my first 30 minutes into it

[rich adder]

I'm surpised it still works

[willow scroll]

Haven't you done those 5 projects on Unity learn?

[rich adder]

Please Note: We are aware that this project is getting older - Ruby's 2D Adventure will be updated in 2023.

its 2024

wassup

[serene barn]

havent touch it

[willow scroll]

oh no 😿

you gotta try that

[steep mist]

i have this error now

[serene barn]

just dm me them please

[rich adder]

thats more like it

[rich adder]

well this is a runtime error

somethin on line 19 is Null

[willow scroll]

I will do it here instead.
https://learn.unity.com/pathway/junior-programmer
That's a cool pathway. Just 12 weeks

I needed 3 days though

so I think you can do it till tomorrow

[serene barn]

hmmm, i've got a feeling my 5 days off is just nothing but get up a 4 spend 16 hours doing code and repeat

[steep mist]

i don't see anything obvious to me thats on line 19 or any above it

[willow scroll]

There's no active gameobject with a name "world".

[gaunt ice]

you can serialize the variable and drag and drop the component to it

[languid spire]

didn't find a game object called World

[gaunt ice]

then you can delete that line

[willow scroll]

So accessing its component gives you an error.

[steep mist]

cause he never made one yet, though somehow he got his to play

[willow scroll]

"he"?

[steep mist]

i'm following a tutorial

and i think i didnt capitalize world

[willow scroll]

I see. Well, it's a mistake

[rich adder]

you followed wrong or tutorial is shite

[steep mist]

i coulda sworn i changed that already

[steep mist]

both is good

[rich adder]

:doubt

[steep mist]

but its more than i could do on my own

[willow scroll]

#💻┃code-beginner message 🙂

[steep mist]

at least it makes some sense, most tutorials don't explain what code does

[rich adder]

GameObject.Find is one of the worst u can use

[willow scroll]

Well, they just follow a tutorial.

Ain't their mistake

[rich adder]

im aware

[rich adder]

if you just need that component at least do FindObjectOfType<World>()

[steep mist]

i forgot a capital that i thought I fixed

[rich adder]

so after that you still thing strings are good to use ?

[willow scroll]

unless they have lots of worlds

[willow scroll]

Well, how would you find a GameObject by its name or tag without strings?

[rich adder]

if you're using string to find something you have poor designs

mind as well use javascript

[willow scroll]

Yes, I'm usually using strings to find something

[rich adder]

then you're doing it wrong 🤷‍♂️

[willow scroll]

I don't.

I either serialize it or find it (when using prefabs)

[rich adder]

if you say so. Talk to me about it when you learn a bit more on reflection

[steep mist]

i'm only on part 4 of a tutorial series that has 30+ and the github code looks cleaned up by a lot. so at this point this is what its gonna be untill i get to the point where he optimizes everything

[rich adder]

I mean follow it , just be aware that thereare better ways you later must learn

[rain wedge]

Does anyone know why my webgl build is not working. I tried turning off the compression format and then building. I'm unsure what the errors mean.

[rich adder]

not sure this is a code question

which button are you pressing? afaik you need a local server to use WebGL locally

[rain wedge]

oh what channel would be appropriate?

[steep mist]

ik, i've just never done anything like this before. if it were a webpage theres no way id do it this way.

[rich adder]

#🌐┃web prob

or #💻┃unity-talk at most

[rain wedge]

kk

thank you

[steep mist]

web design is where my knowlege ends, no idea how to apply any of that to unity and video games

[rich adder]

web dev is completely different indeed. The closest you get to real coding if you're using TS and doing Server side JS

[rain wedge]

is this question for me?

[rich adder]

it was yes.

[rain wedge]

i went into build and run

and clicked on the build and run button there

is this what you were asking?

[wintry quarry]

There's no point checking anything other than the indicated file and line number

[rich adder]

yes. afaik that should spool up a local server from unity.
did it oppen localhost link?

[rain wedge]

i dont think so

when i did that

errors popped up

[rich adder]

sorry lets move it to #🌐┃web

[rain wedge]

ill take a screenshot

[stark holly]

do you guy have any playlist for me to watch to start coding using unity dont mistake me, im not new to coding i used to code in Lua for around half a year.but switching to unity is completely new to me any suggestion?

[rich adder]

!learn

[eternal falcon]

:teacher: Unity Learn ↗

Over 750 hours of free live and on-demand learning content for all levels of experience!

[rich adder]

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/csharp/tour-of-csharp/tutorials/

[stark holly]

is that a playlist or a long article

[rich adder]

they are playlists

[stark holly]

oh ok thank gonna look into it

[ripe glen]

how i can create textmeshpro text gameobject fully from script?

[serene barn]

unity does not like something because its taken 2 minutes to complete a domain

[languid spire]

look at the text mesh pro editor source code and see how they do it

[rich adder]

why.. just use a prefab

[serene barn]

i did it i MADE MOVEMENT!

just realized that i did the y movement differently form the guide, i made a separate vector 2 variable for the vertical

[steep mist]

sometimes errors can happen on the lines above, thats like rule one of debugging

[steep mist]

yay congrats

[polar acorn]

Pretty much only when your error is a missing semicolon or curly brace

[serene barn]

so in this guide it's asking me to do a tile map but there are more options thine the guide is saying.

anyone nows how tiles work

[summer stump]

It was not the case here, that is rarely the case actually. I recommend listening to Praetor, they know a LOT.

[steep mist]

which one is Praetor?

ah nvm i see

never knew that missing curly braces or semi colons is what caused errors in lines above. thats definitely something i felt any of my courses should have explained rather than saying its a hard and fast rule( it actually has a reason)

[rich adder]

not a code question. Also everything is there they are just moved

[serene barn]

yea i know

[languid spire]

btw Rule 1 of debugging is 'Read and understand the error message', Rule 2 is 'Don't make assumptions'

[steep mist]

its usually the second half of rule one that gets me. because sometimes i don't know what the error is asking me to change

[languid spire]

that is why google exists

[steep mist]

thank goodness for google

and if all else fails theres reddit and discord

[languid spire]

indeed, in my day we just had books

[queen adder]

hey guys while coding, i noticed code completion on tutorial videos, I use Jetbrains, JetRider to open scripts, how do i make my code completion work while typing? its enabled, but it doesn't suggest things that other tutorial videos show.

[short hazel]

Depends on the code editor, but the post below has all the links
!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

[woeful hedge]

how to check the directory of builded files in game?

[rare basin]

what do you mean?

also is this a code related question?

[woeful hedge]

I said in game

so it is

[rare basin]

what are builded files in game?

when you make a build, you choose the output directory

[queen adder]

followed instructions, still not working 😦

[short hazel]

What code editor are you using?

[rare basin]

restarting unity usually helps

and choose your ide in external tools

also can hit regenerate project files

then edit->open c# project

[woeful hedge]

ahh I need to know where the .exe files and MonoBleedingEdge things when the builded Game runs
I'm not struggled at finding builded games in real life

[rare basin]

you specify the directory when you make a build

unless i dont understand what do you mean

[short hazel]

You select the build output directory yourself

[woeful hedge]

💀 I really sucks at explain

[rare basin]

when you click "Build" you specif in which folder the build should be made

you can find .exe and all files in that folder

[woeful hedge]

I mean when User plays the game, the launched game should know where the program itself located

[languid spire]

use google translate, your english is almost impossible to understand

[rare basin]

no idea what do you mean

when the user launches the game

it depends where he installed it

or unpacked or whatever

he can launch it from desktop for example

[short hazel]

Do you want to retrieve the install location at runtime?

From code

[woeful hedge]

When a user runs a built game, I want to know where the executed .exe file is located.

[languid spire]

Environment.CurrentDirectory

[woeful hedge]

Thanks

I really need to learn english more bruh

[queen adder]

could we possibly call and see my screen? 😦

[short hazel]

Just tell us what code editor you're using

[rare basin]

no

[queen adder]

Jetrider?

[short hazel]

There's no need to restart if you did all the steps

[rare basin]

follow all the step

ALL

[queen adder]

Jet Brains Rider

[rare basin]

and it will work

[queen adder]

I enabled code vision, code completion as well

as on by default

[rare basin]

thats not related

[short hazel]

Do you get errors underlined directly in the code?

Code completion is context-aware, which means if you type stuff somewhere where not many completions are available (like outside of a class), you won't get many suggestions

[queen adder]

well i see on a tutorial video

of him typing

using UnityEngine

and it shows up

mine doesnt

[summer stump]

#💻┃code-beginner message
This WILL make it show up, if you carefully follow each step without skipping a single word

[winter saddle]

Hi I'm trying to use the new input system, I found two ways to check whether the sprint Key is pressed or no:

Keyboard.current.leftShiftKey.isPressed
sprintAction.triggered

Is there a difference between each one of these? I suppose the second one will check all the mapped keys in the sprint action, such as leftShift, the gamepad key for sprinting, etc.. Or no?

[short hazel]

The first one does not use your Input Actions Asset

[winter saddle]

Ah okay

[short hazel]

The second one does. It's better to use the second one if you have any processors or triggers on the action

[queen adder]

You was right, I was to stubborn and missed a crucial step

sorry

[winter saddle]

I don't have it doing anything as I already have a movement script, and am replacing the old input system keys like .GetKey and .GetAxis, with the new keys from input actions asset. But I'll keep it this in mind, thanks!

[short hazel]

The New Input System is more event-driven, so it's quite the amount of changes required in your code if you want to use it as such

But you can absolutely use it with action.triggered for a poll-based input like the old one

[winter saddle]

Understood, though I'm supposed to add all the inputs right? like move, look, jump etc.

[teal solstice]

nah i just think visual studio hates me at this point 💀

[short hazel]

Yep in your Input Actions Asset. Then you can assign multiple inputs (keys, joysticks) to the same binding, and refer to it in the code very explicitly since the name is the same as the one you set in the Asset.
So you have something like actions.Vehicle.Steer instead of some Input.GetAxis("Horizontal")

[summer stump]

No worries! Glad it's working!

[winter saddle]

Great, that's exactly what I understood from a video. Thanks for your time.

[teal solstice]

using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using UnityEngine;
using Photon.Pun;

public class RoomManager : MonoBehaviourPunCallbacks
{
void Start()
{
Debug.Log("Connecting...");

    PhotonNetwork.ConnectUsingSettings();
}


public override void OnConnectedToMaster;
{
base.OnConnectedToMaster()

    Debug.Log("Connected to Sevrer");

    PhotonNetwork.JoinLobby();
}

}
...

followed a tutorial, did everything just as they did, but my launcher just wont work, gives me many errors, as i know this is probably something simple to fix, im pretty new to coding so for me i dont really know.

[hexed terrace]

!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.

[short hazel]

New to coding, do not start with multiplayer games

[hexed terrace]

Also, if you're following a tutorial.. and there's works, but yours doesn't .. you missed something/ did something wrong

[teal solstice]

well i have made fps games before, many, now i am trying a multiplayer

[rich adder]

have you developed and shipped a complete singleplayer game yet? otherwise you aint even close to ready

[short hazel]

You have a syntax error, it should be pointed out in your code directly by a red underline

[teal solstice]

yeah, i am trying to fox my visual studio but I can't my visual studio does not even show that stuff, or highlights / finish the words. I know there was a fix but i forgot how to get to it.

It was like IED or smth

[short hazel]

Make sure it is configured properly by reading through the !IDE guide below again

[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

[teal solstice]

okey dokey

[ripe glen]

is Awake on ScriptableObject will execute when game will run?

[wintry quarry]

When the SO is loaded

[ripe glen]

but will it run on game execure

[teal solstice]

didn't have visual studio in my preferences, but visual studio still opened when I try to open a c# script, don't know for sure, but maybe it fixed it.

[wintry quarry]

When the SO is loaded

[short hazel]

The IDE opening when you double-click a script in Unity is normal. If you set it in the preferences, then a project file was generated and it will likely be fixed

[teal solstice]

thank you very mmuch, if i need help I will reach out to you. Have a wonderful day..

[short hazel]

If that's not the case, look at the Solution Explorer in VS and make sure the projects are there and are loaded

[teal solstice]

ok

[short hazel]

There should be at least one named "Assembly-CSharp". If it says "incompatible" or "unloaded" for it, right-click and select "Reload with dependencies"

[teal solstice]

yup that fixed it

thank you so much man.

your a life saver

now ima tryi t again :)

[wooden minnow]

What does XR mean?

[frosty hound]

Extended Reality. It just encompasses VR, AR, MR.

[wooden minnow]

Ty

[boreal tangle]

void Start()
    {
        grid = new GameObject("PlayerGrid").AddComponent<Grid>();

    }

does someone know why 2 grids are created when this runs?

[languid spire]

because it's running twice, you have 2 objects with this script on it

[boreal tangle]

I thought of that but I cant even see the script

oh I see it ty

Does someone know what the Tilemap class is because "Tilemap" doesnt work

[languid spire]

https://docs.unity3d.com/ScriptReference/Tilemaps.Tilemap.html
you know you can just use google yourself

[boreal tangle]

i tried and it says tilemap but the name doesnt work

[languid spire]

have you imported the package?
have you added the correct namespace?

[boreal tangle]

I thought unity engine included everything

[languid spire]

don't just think, know, that is why documentation exists

[boreal tangle]

ok ty

[rare basin]

you can filter the hierarchy to show you certain objects with certain scripts

t: Player

if you type that in the hierarchy, it will show only game objects with Player component attached to it

[boreal tangle]

never knew that thank you

[boreal tangle]

public class interactableTileMap : MonoBehaviour
{
    Grid grid;
    private Vector3Int mousePostion;
    Tilemap tilemap;
   [SerializeField] Tile tile;
    void Start()
    {
        grid = new GameObject("PlayerGrid").AddComponent<Grid>();
        tilemap = new GameObject("Tilemap").AddComponent<Tilemap>();
        tilemap.transform.SetParent(grid.transform);
        
    }

    // Update is called once per frame
    void Update()
    {
     
        mousePostion = tilemap.WorldToCell(Input.mousePosition);
        if (Input.GetMouseButtonDown(0))
        {

            tilemap.SetTile(mousePostion, tile);
        }
    }
}

does someone know why I am unable to set a tile in game with this code?

I have tile set to a Tile asset and I moved the grid to the top of every gameobject so it should render first

[river roost]

Input.mousePosition returns screen space position, not world. Convert it with Camera.main.ScreenToWorldPoint

[boreal tangle]

ok ty

[teal solstice]

been coding for the past hour, and im getting this error,
Debug.LogError("Can not Instantiate before the client joined/created a room. State: "+PhotonNetwork.NetworkClientState);
from the multiplayer launcher

[river roost]

#archived-networking

[boreal tangle]

 mousePostion = tilemap.WorldToCell(Camera.main.ScreenToWorldPoint(Input.mousePosition));

I converted it but it still does not place anything

[prisma blaze]

is it better to set values in the start or awake method instead of declaration?

i noticed that the editor does not update values if you change it in the field declaration

[rocky canyon]

awake for self.. start for others

(set up yourself in awake) (grab references to other things in start)

allows their awake to run and set themselves up before grabbing

[prisma blaze]

thanks

[timber tide]

set them editor if you can. Usually awake is used like a constructor to develop the behaviours, or perhaps constuct types which you otherwise couldn't serialize with the editor

[prisma blaze]

but setting them in editor won't change the value in the code

is that the intended way

[rocky canyon]

it will..

if u have a script that sets a float to 5.. myFloat = 5f; then it will automatically put a 5 in the inspector...

if u change that to 10.. the code will use a 10 for that variable

the code will still say 5.. but it uses w/e is set in the inspector

[prisma blaze]

so it works both ways, i didn't know that

[rocky canyon]

if u press the three dots in the right corner of the component in the inspector and press Reset

it will put w/e u have in the script back in the inspector

[prisma blaze]

thanks, that's useful

[waxen oracle]

Is it possible to make a new gameobject in code of a given asset?

So if i have a cube asset which is an object, can i create that in code

[frosty hound]

Doesn't really make sense what you're asking. Are you wanting procedurally create a mesh or instantiate your cube?

[waxen oracle]

Instantiate i think

[frosty hound]

https://docs.unity3d.com/ScriptReference/Object.Instantiate.html

[crisp mountain]

is it fine to ask questions on what a certain snippet of code does? im following a tutorial for walking on walls and am having trouble figuring out whether a certain snippet rotates the player or the camera

[ivory bobcat]

If the snippet is self contained, it should be fine. Else you'll need someone to possibly look over the entire tutorial to figure out what that piece of code does. Doesn't hurt to try.

[true pasture]

can i put rich text on this variable? it seems to not register

[prisma blaze]

i have this ramp model i downloaded. i have a player character that is constantly moving forward. i want the player to go up the ramp. the player has a rigid body

what do i need to do and code to make this work?

[crisp mountain]

it appears to be self-contained, so here it is:

its only mentioned briefly

[ivory bobcat]

What's the question?

[crisp mountain]

im trying to figure out if it rotates the player or the camera

it is in a movePlayer script

[ivory bobcat]

So foward and right are two directions.

h and v are scaled

The resulting move direction is that of the two added together and normalized.

You'd get the diagonal or rather the sum of the two directions.

[short hazel]

Forward slash / to end the rich text tag. It errors because \ has a special meaning in C# strings, it looks at the character right after to see if it's a valid escape sequence

\c is not a valid escape sequence, unlike \n (newline) or \t (tab) for example

[ivory bobcat]

Rotating would depend on what they do with this directional vector.
If they're assigning it to the forward direction then it'll look as though it's changing direction, relative to forward (in the above, it would be facing in between forward and right)

[uncut hornet]

can somebody explain to me how refering to components work? ive watched alot of tutorials and read alot of forums but nothing seems to work

[ivory bobcat]

If processed continuously, the object would be spinning towards it's right direction.

[ivory bobcat]

Create a member variable to reference the component and drag-drop the variable into the inspector slot.

If you've got a reference to the object, use GetComponent to acquire a reference to the component

[uncut hornet]

ok so this doesnt work

and is it completly wrong or what, like im just not understanding

[short hazel]

Not public = not visible

[ivory bobcat]

It needs to be public or serialized to be visible in the inspector.

[uncut hornet]

hold on

[short hazel]

You need to configure VS Code so it shows these errors in the code directly

!vscode

[eternal falcon]

Visual Studio Code guide

If your IDE is not underlining errors in red or autocompleting code,
please configure it using the link below:

https://on.unity.com/vscode

[uncut hornet]

ok well

[ivory bobcat]

https://docs.unity3d.com/Packages/com.unity.textmeshpro@1.0/api/TMPro.TMP_Text.html

[uncut hornet]

oh bruh

[ivory bobcat]

Your ide needs to be configured to receive future help though #854851968446365696

[uncut hornet]

ok sorry

i diddnt know it wasnt configured

[ivory bobcat]

If it were configured, you'd get a red squiggly line under TMP_Text and have the action to automatically add the missing namespace

[uncut hornet]

ok well, like i said, diddnt know

but yeah thanks anyways

[somber sierra]

hi

[teal solstice]

does the ramp have a mesh collider? and does the player have a collider>

[twilit marsh]

so I have a little question, i am going to install a different version of unity in order to get microgame so I could continue my course, do I have to install all the modules for build support as well or simply install the 1.27GB dev tools? This might no be related to coding because I just started to use Unity and I'm doing a course to get started

[teal solstice]

well, does the course have certain things you need

[languid spire]

if you have no intention to actually build the game for export then you dont need all the build tools

[twilit marsh]

idk, the comment from the course say to install the version 2021.3.33f1 because the current version I first donwloaded does not have microgames. I'm literally doing a "Get started course" so I don't know what other things to get since it's from the comments

btw am I allow to post screenshots for context?

[languid spire]

yes, please, the more information the better

[languid spire]

Just install what is offered by default, if you are missing something you can always add it later

[twilit marsh]

I see

so just the dev tools for now

[languid spire]

yep, then you're good to go

[twilit marsh]

k thx

[distant prairie]

hey guys ive recently encountered a weird error which doesnt let me work on my project. on this message i answered to my old messages (my old problem) and now i have a new problem. my unity doesnt let me install the editor application, i tried the other version aswell but encountered the same problem. is there someone that knows about this problem?

[celest holly]

public class Shoot : MonoBehaviour
{
    public GameObject bulletPosition;
    public GameObject bulletPrefab;
    private Camera cam;
    [SerializeField] private VisualEffect muzzleFlashEffect;
    public float bulletLife = 4f;

    private Quaternion defaultRotation;

    [Header("Recoil")]

    [SerializeField] private float minRecoil;
    [SerializeField] private float maxRecoil;
    [SerializeField] private float recoilSpeed;

    private void Start()
    {
        cam = Camera.main;
        defaultRotation = transform.rotation;
    }
    private void Update()
    {
        if (Input.GetMouseButtonDown(0))
        {
            ShootBullet();
            HandleVisuals();
        }
    }

    public void ShootBullet()
    {
        GameObject bullet = Instantiate(bulletPrefab, bulletPosition.transform.position, cam.transform.rotation, null);
        Destroy(bullet, bulletLife);
    }

    private void HandleVisuals()
    {
        StartCoroutine(Recoil());
    }

    IEnumerator Recoil()
    {
        float recoilIntensity = Random.Range(minRecoil, maxRecoil);
        Quaternion targetRotation = Quaternion.Euler(recoilIntensity, transform.rotation.y, transform.rotation.z);
        transform.rotation = Quaternion.Slerp(transform.rotation, targetRotation, recoilSpeed * Time.deltaTime);
        yield return new WaitForSeconds(0.5f);
        Debug.Log("Reset");
        transform.rotation = defaultRotation;
    }
}

Can anyone tell me why the recoil is extremely broken? its an fps controller if that affects it

[north kiln]

https://unity.huh.how/quaternions/members

Are you using a text mesh pro input field? Because it doesn't inherit from input field

Then use TMP_Input or whatever it's called

[short hazel]

Yes because the type you used in the code is for the old input field component

[boreal tangle]

public class interactableTileMap : MonoBehaviour
{
    Grid grid;
    Vector3Int mousePostion;
    Tilemap tilemap;
   [SerializeField] Tile tile;

    // Start is called before the first frame update
    
    void Start()
    {
        grid = new GameObject("PlayerGrid").AddComponent<Grid>();
        tilemap = new GameObject("Tilemap").AddComponent<Tilemap>();
        tilemap.transform.SetParent(grid.transform);
        
    }

    // Update is called once per frame
    void Update()
    {
     
        mousePostion = tilemap.WorldToCell(Camera.main.ScreenToWorldPoint(Input.mousePosition));
        mousePostion.z = 0;
        Debug.Log(mousePostion);
        
            tilemap.SetTile(mousePostion, tile);
        tilemap.RefreshTile(mousePostion);
    }
}

Does some one know why when this code runs the tiles arent added to the tile map? I have tried refreshing the tilemap and setting the mouse position's z to 0 but it still does not work. The code should set the cell to tile when the mouse is over it.

[spice dock]

I am wondering how do i make Vector3.Slerp more pronounced i am making some sort of procedural movement and this is how it looks rn

Im using it to move feet transform from current to RaycastHit.point

[somber sierra]

my colliders wont make contact with each other, how do i fix this? when i increase one there is this invisable like force that creates a tiny gap between them. but im trying to do a tag system to detect ground so i cant spam jump if im not on the ground. currently im using the ground tag to take care of this but, the player and the ground never make contact (i used debug.log to find if it was even true in the first place)

[uncut hornet]

how do i get the text to change tho? the script is on the player object

[short hazel]

.text = health.ToString()
You need to convert it to a string beforehand, otherwise you'll get an error (cannot convert int to string)

[uncut hornet]

got it, where would i include that

[short hazel]

Think about it for a second

[uncut hornet]

oh im dumb

ok but im getting this error "TMP_Text.SetText(string, bool)' is a method, which is not valid in the given context"

[short hazel]

Yes because you do not need the SetText() anymore

[uncut hornet]

oh really?

so .text does that for me

[short hazel]

Yes that variable contains the text displayed on the screen

[uncut hornet]

i dont really understand what this error means

[north kiln]

https://unity.huh.how/runtime-exceptions/nullreferenceexception

[short hazel]

You tried to access something on a variable that is null (that did not have a value)

[uncut hornet]

how would i fix that in this context? i cant think of any variable that is null

i have the text and the health and im just trying to set the text to the health (i think)

and the bool but i never use that

[eternal needle]

you dont need to think of which is null, the error already tells you what line it is on

[north kiln]

Go through the resource I linked and read

[uncut hornet]

ok but i have on start health is set to 100

[short hazel]

at ... PlayerHealth.cs:27
Line 27 of PlayerHealth

[uncut hornet]

alright ill read it

what am i suppossed to be reading that helps here? i literally just have a variable and it is not null and it is giving me an error that says its null. i understand that this page is supposed to help me but ive read all of this and now i know nothing more relating to what i need help wtih

so clearly i am not getting help here

thanks for the attempt

[short hazel]

i have a variable and it is not null
The error says otherwise

You think it is not null, but in reality it is null

[uncut hornet]

no

its 100

i know that health is 100 because i wrote down health = 100

[grand hare]

Should I use git when working on my projects?

[short hazel]

An integer cannot be null, ever

[north kiln]

You went through each of the troubleshooting sections? Because rn you're arguing about an integer being null, which would indicate that you haven't

[robust condor]

So I have a vector3 math problem. I have an object at position A and an object at position B. Object at position A should move 1f towards the Vector3.forward of position B. How can I do this?

[uncut hornet]

DUDE

[north kiln]

"the Vector3.forward of position B" what does that mean?

[robust condor]

The vector3.forward of object B

[short hazel]

Line 27. What's on it

[uncut hornet]

what you told me to put

[north kiln]

So, moving object A in the direction of object B's forward vector? Or something else?

[robust condor]

Yes

Because object A forward is facing a completely different way

[short hazel]

healthDisplay is null. That's the only thing being accessed with the dot . operator

[north kiln]

a.transform.position += b.transform.forward

[uncut hornet]

but how is it null when it is this? or am i just stupid

[short hazel]

Because in the code, the line right above, you're overwriting the variable value

[north kiln]

You are not using that variable. In the line above you replace it with something else

[uncut hornet]

im still getting that error even when removing the line above it

[short hazel]

Show your updated code, the full class

!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.

[uncut hornet]

https://paste.ofcode.org/AJA9nLXEFCWzVn7PECkAyS

[robust condor]

@north kilnOkay nice, but this is continous, how do I move it X float?

It doesn't stop moving

[short hazel]

I guess the error is reported on line 26 now. Which means there's at least one other script that doesn't have the text dragged in

[wintry quarry]

Well if you run the code multiple times it's going to happen multiple times

E.g. If you have it in Update it's going to happen every frame

Just a matter of making it run when you want it to run.

[uncut hornet]

oh my god im so dumb. the error just diddnt go away. thats my fault. it works now

thank you and sorry for being rude

[wintry quarry]

Not sure what "move it x float" means

[robust condor]

Ah I see, I do have an if check but for some reason it does not go to false, so I must investigate

[normal mango]

what does this warning mean?

[wintry quarry]

exactly what it says

Your Card class is a MonoBehaviour

you're trying to create them with new

That's not allowed. As the error says.

[normal mango]

what can i do instead? im following a guide from a few years ago, hence the problem

[rich adder]

make this class non-mb

[wintry quarry]

The error message contains the solution as well

just read it

There's no way the guide from a few years ago is doing it the way you're doing it

you probably added : MonoBehaviour to the class when the tutorial did not.

[normal mango]

4 year old video

[rich adder]

ur looking at wrong class

also what a shit name for a class xD

[normal mango]

lol

[wintry quarry]

this is not the Card class

DO everything the same way as in the video, and it will work

[rich adder]

omg just noticed they're using notepad++

[wintry quarry]

oof

Yeah, shit tutorial 🤣

it's very possible someone who is using notepad++ might also have just made this mistake in the tutorial too

[normal mango]

💀

[rich adder]

lol curiosity is peaked, now i gotta look at the series

[normal mango]

ya theres also no narration...........

but somehow its 70+ episodes and even goes into opponent AI

[rich adder]

ashmed but I do that too sometimes on my vids, when i'm away from my home setup and no mic :\

[normal mango]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZ9VNbFP8Pg&list=PLOoQ0JTWjALQGkiDWw_ws21fanM2za02B&index=3

[normal mango]

they said later that their english isnt good enough, it is what it is

[rich adder]

oh my for once I will say the ScriptableObject cards from brackys would be better than this..

wow you actually did follow correctly

the tutorial is just bad

[normal mango]

welp lol

[rich adder]

I can only hope and assume they make it into a regular class at a later point..

they even put a constructor..

[normal mango]

atp should i just look for a different tutorial

[rich adder]

this is step 1 and its already bad, I'd say so

[normal mango]

alright then

[rich adder]

https://youtu.be/aPXvoWVabPY
this should get you somewhat started much better

I know, brackys I know.. but this one is okay

[normal mango]

tbh ive just been really stuck, need to cook up a card game quick for a competition, at least the bare bones, but most guides i see dont go in-depth into the game logic of the cards, and im too confused on where to go after that

the extensiveness of this tutorial was why i picked it up initially, even though it was scuffed

[wintry quarry]

Card games are quite complex

they'll require a strong understanding of Unity fundamentals

as well as programming fundamentals in general

[rich adder]

very exhausting too , I made only 2 and it drains me

[wintry quarry]

especially if you're looking at Hearthstone or MTGA for inspiration

MTGA is a software engineering wonder to be perfectly honest

[normal mango]

rip, only planning on making the cards be like "draw 2" or "double attack", more akin to old yugioh

knew more complex stuff was out of my field

but its already lookin hard...

[wintry quarry]

You can probably do something pretty simple without too much grief but it gets very complex very fast

especially if any of the cards modify the effects of any other cards in any way

or if there is ever a chain reaction of events

[obsidian wasp]

what kind of game that is 2d should I make as a beginner

[fierce shuttle]

You could try to recreate a "classic" game like pong, brick breaker, top-down chess, checkers, connect 4, solitaire, etc or try searching for games that fit something you want to focus on learning such as animation, physics, UI, etc - if youd rather create your own small 2D game, id then maybe start with a GDD and Trello board to plan out exactly what assets youll need, and the scale of the game, though the latter may be a bit complicated if its your first ever project, it can take a lot of trial-and-error

[crisp mountain]

yeah, typically you need a little bit of experience with basic games before you work on basic projects

from what ive heard, a good first few are pong clones, mario clones, and vampire survivors clones

all are easier to program in comparison to big projects

[winter saddle]

Hi, why don't I have information about the code like the left screenshot?

[fossil drum]

Can you make your screenshot bigger of your IDE?

[fossil drum]

Interesting

[winter saddle]

Is that what they call IntelliSense I'm not having?

[wintry quarry]

because you have a compile error

missing semicolon

[fossil drum]

Well, you need to put a ; first, but I don't expect that to fix your summaries.

[rich adder]

no those are summaries

[wintry quarry]

btw why are you mixing use of InputActionAsset and your (confusingly named) generated C# class PlayerInput?

[winter saddle]

Yeah yeah I'm just tinkering with stuff now, but I'd like to know why I don't have information about the code like the previous screenshot

[winter saddle]

I'm currently learning the new input system, this is not actual functional code or whatnot

[wintry quarry]

well, fix your compile error

then it will work

[winter saddle]

fixed it

[wintry quarry]

btw you can just do moveAction = playerControls["Player/Move"]; for example

instead of that long form you have

[winter saddle]

Oh that's good, didn't know that, thanks

[fossil drum]

Perhaps its because you miss all the other Solutions in your project? It probably grabs the summary from there is my guess.
You can enable those in your preferences and recompile your project.

[winter saddle]

Sorry I don't understand what do you mean xD

okay I'll enable now

[fossil drum]

!vs

[eternal falcon]

Visual Studio guide

If your IDE is not underlining errors in red or autocompleting code,
please configure it using the link below:

• Visual Studio (Installed via Unity Hub)
• Visual Studio (Installed manually)

[winter saddle]

where in preferences?

Okay I'll follow this

thank you!

[fossil drum]

No, it was just for me for the screenshot, but these are the solutions I was talking about.

[winter saddle]

Ah okay

Git packages should be on?

[fossil drum]

Not sure which one to be honest, I guess Build-in or registry

[winter saddle]

Ok I'll try now

[fossil drum]

Then regen project files, and reopen your Visual Studio to load the new stuff.

[winter saddle]

It was Registry packages! Thank you so much

[fossil drum]

🎉

[winter saddle]

I was always copying the code in google to see what it does.. lol

[obsidian wasp]

I have a question, should I start with 3d or 2d first

[frosty hound]

Start with whichever interests you the most

One isn't a stepping stone to the other, despite the fact the number 2 comes before 3.

Which would be like saying one should learn to drive a motorcycle before a car because it has less wheels.

[tender breach]

Whenever the bool Spawn = True, the gameObject isn't spawning. Here's the code: https://pastecode.io/s/ryoude0d

[frosty hound]

Fix your formatting, you've been told this before.

And show how you're setting the value to true

[summer stump]

This is horrific, why would you do this to yourself! Lol

[gaunt ice]

I am on my phone and i may overlook your code
Your use the spawn only in start and it is meaningless to set it to true in ontriggerenter

[tender breach]

So I shouldn't use it in start?

[tender breach]

How is the formatting bad?

[frosty hound]

Your braces are on the same line as your code for starters.

What IDEare you using?

[tender breach]

Also, sorry if I don't respond, I'm playing tetr.io

[frosty hound]

Then don't ask questions until you're actually prepared to give people your attention? 🤔

Seems like the logical level of respect

Anyway, as above, what IDE are you using? There are hot keys for auto formatting you should use.

[summer stump]

Recommended format

void Method()
{
  if ()
  {
    //stuff
  }
}

Or at least the less common

void Method() {
  if () {
    //Stuff
  }
}

[gaunt ice]

Your start wont run after ontriggerenter

[timber tide]

using transforms and rotation for a tetris game (it looks like?) is more work than needed. Should just stick to a 2D array

[tender breach]

Is that a question?

[frosty hound]

#💻┃code-beginner message

And it's a statement

[north kiln]

There's a wild amount of repetition; why is all this split up into different almost identical clauses, when each section could just be wrapped in the shared one?

[tender breach]

Ok, I moved the bool, but there's a new problem. I only want the gameObject to spawn once.

[obsidian wasp]

how would I make something not visible? like text for example

[tender breach]

Ok, I moved the bool, but there's a new problem. I only want the gameObject to spawn once.

[gaunt ice]

so where you want it to spawn in your code, just put the code there

[tender breach]

It spawns more than once when I put it in OnTriggerEnter

[gaunt ice]

use a bool to check if the object is spawned

[pliant mist]

I want an enemy to move towards the player unless it is a certain range and if it is in a slightly larger range it will shoot, it acts super strange moving even when it looks like it should not. https://gdl.space/logisadovi.cs

[frosty hound]

@tender breach If you're going to ignore the question, you simply won't be posting here.

[frosty hound]

Nobody knows what "super strange moving" actually means. You might want to share a video.

[pliant mist]

i just need to rb.velocity to 0

how do I do that?

rn I'm doing transform.forward * 0 but that's ugly

[frosty hound]

Set it to zero

You can use Vector3.zero

[tender breach]

Stop deleting my messages.

[frosty hound]

🫴#💻┃code-beginner message

Not my question, which I asked twice. You can scroll up to find it because I'm not posting it a third time.

[tender breach]

What question am I ignoring?

[gaunt ice]

what ide you use

[tender breach]

Vistual Studio

[queen adder]

Why is my sprite behind the backround?

It's got a higher Order in layer

[tender breach]

Visual Studio

[tender breach]

Stop complaining about the formatting, I tried my best

[frosty hound]

Not a coding question, show your other object

[frosty hound]

You don't have to try your best, your IDE will do it for you. Format it properly so people can actually read it. This has been an issue with your questions multiple times.

[tender breach]

Can you just help me?

With the bool

[frosty hound]

Fix your formatting?

[tender breach]

With the bool

[timber tide]

Mesh component != sprite component

[frosty hound]

Sprite ordering isn't the same as a mesh. Move it physically in front of the mesh.

[timber tide]

it doesn't even have a layer option so idk what you're comparing both of them to

[queen adder]

Oh

Gotcha, thanks

[uncut hornet]

my camera just isnt rotating. even when i attach the script to the camera and remove the Cam. from the transform

https://hastebin.com/share/ekuxokunaj.csharp

[shrewd basalt]

hey is there an easy way to get the direction from point A to point B? (3d)

[north kiln]

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

[shrewd basalt]

ty :3

oh thats fun

[north kiln]

Three things:

1. Configure your !ide
2. Rotation is a Quaternion: https://unity.huh.how/quaternions/members
3. https://unity.huh.how/compiler-errors/cs1612

[eternal falcon]

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[shrewd basalt]

but there should be a way to modify the individual values of a quaternion right?

[north kiln]

There is, you just don't, because it's a complex number. Use the eulerAngles.

[shrewd basalt]

oh its the funny

does this work

apparently it doesnt

[north kiln]

You haven't paid attention to anything I've said

Configure your IDE before doing anything else

Don't access the quaternion.

And use the correct method to modify members of a struct returned by property

[summer stump]

Rotation returns a quaternion. A quaternion is 4 values. It is not what you see in the inspector. You do not want to mess with it at all. As Vertx said

Also keep in mind that a configured IDE is required for getting help here

[timber tide]

  public float GetModifiedSpeedFromCurve()
  {
      return currentSpeedCurve.Evaluate(stateTimeNormalized) 
          * AbilitySO.SpeedData.BaseSpeed;
  }

Say I want to loop my curve a specific amount of times over this normalized time instead of once throughout the duration, something like stateTimeNormalized / loops or modulo

[gaunt ice]

sounds like integration

[timber tide]

is this that really complicated of a problem. I expected a single operator lol

brain sleep

[cursive delta]

So I opened a project after a long hiatus from Unity. Am I tripping or is there a reason why I can't drag objects around the hierarchy? I can click them and see their properties in the inspector but I can't click and drag them around

[timber tide]

maybe got it locked on the UI somewhere

[cursive delta]

Yeah I was thinking that too but besides the lock at the top which just locks the window to that section I dunno where else it could be

[charred spoke]

Just try restarting the editor

[cursive delta]

No luck sadly 😩

[teal viper]

Can you try holding your mouse button for a few seconds before moving it?

[rare basin]

Is this a code related question?

[nimble scaffold]

Happy new year everyone

[strong sorrel]

is it possible to disregard warnings that popup?

this is giving me a warning however, I account for it in a different way that does the same thing. its just not recognizing that other way and therefore still shows

[wintry quarry]

Red underline is an error

Warnings can be ignored, errors cannot

You need to read the error message

[teal viper]

I think it's just the color scheme. Seems like a warning/yellow to me.

[strong sorrel]

yeah it is a warning i promise

[north kiln]

What IDE

[strong sorrel]

vscode

and i account for this with the line at the bottom

[north kiln]

You should always await async Task calls because you will eat exceptions otherwise

[gaunt ice]

if the SyncXXX returns you an error then this coroutine never end

[strong sorrel]

is this not effectively accounting for it?

[north kiln]

Why use a Task if you're not intending to await it? Use async void

[strong sorrel]

I can try that

[strong sorrel]

So the void removes the warning but it shouldnt cause any issues?

[gaunt ice]

async void is fire and forgive

[strong sorrel]

okay good to know

id never used a task before but i was trying to follow the documentation

i guess i was just a little unclear on that bit

thanks for all of your guys help

[deft salmon]

hi. im trying to make a ui pop up when you hover over an item/object in-game .i kind of got it to work but it only pops up when i hover over the leaves of the tree and not the trunk part. is this a skript problem or asset problem.

!code

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[deft salmon]

Selection Manager - https://gdl.space/arewuqabak.cs

Interactable Object - https://gdl.space/poxolocola.cpp

[cursive delta]

I tried this, still nothing, I stepped away for a bit but now I'll try again

It might just be the project, I imported an asset which might've broke it

Nvm looks like it's all projects, I'll just try again tomorrow maybe a pc restart is needed

[teal viper]

Don't crosspost.

From the screenshot it looks to be working on the trunk too, so I'm not sure I understand the issue.

[deft salmon]

wait

i must have not noticed it

ok

i think it was a glitch

heres the real image

[queen adder]

Who let me cook

[teal viper]

You want to add some logs in your raycast logic to see what's going on.

[deft salmon]

oh ok

[grim oyster]

I'm sort of following along this hex grid tutorial https://catlikecoding.com/unity/tutorials/hex-map/ and I'm currently looking at the way they handle color & terrain textures... The way they handle it in the terrain tutorial is by using a texture2darray and then passing a value to the shader to have it know which terrain to use for a specific hex tile.

What are the advantages to this approach as opposed to having one texture material and then using UVs to map the hexes to a specific terrain? Just trying to understand the thinking behind this approach

[ripe gale]

Hey im watching a unity tutorial but I don't seem to understand what does the f after number means

[gaunt ice]

float

[ripe gale]

I got that its float

but what does float mean

what does it do

[gaunt ice]

if you dont type the f and decimal by default is double then you will get compile error

[ripe gale]

I didnt type the f in my code and it worked exactly the same

no errors

[gaunt ice]

since it is 7, no decimal point

but if you type 7.0 then error

[ripe gale]

Oh so I should type f only if it has a decimal point?

[north kiln]

Generally, yes. Except if it's unclear and could provide different results with integers, like division

Though it's harmless to specify

[gaunt ice]

yes, since double cant implicitly convert to float
in c# any number in higher precision cant implicitly cast to number with lower precision

[ripe gale]

ah i got it thanks for the help!

[solemn bobcat]

The approach with multiple textures will make it possible to change the texture of particular tile types without modifying the texture itself. Configuring an array of textures will be more intuitive than configuring UVs. It also makes it easier to avoid mistakes.

[solemn bobcat]

Not really. You type f if you want it to be decimal. There are some methods like Random.Range that work differently depending on the argument types, e.g. Random.Range (0, 2) will return a random integer in range [0, 2>, so it's always 0 or 1. On the other hand Random.Range (0, 2f) returns a float (because 1 argument is float), which can return any number in range [0, 2], so it can be a value like 0.001f or 1.356f. Also when it comes to math, the result is usually integer if all numbers also are integers, but the result will be different type if numbers are of different type, so 7/2 will return 3, but 7/2f will return 3.5f

[grim oyster]

Alright, fair enough, ty

[static cedar]

It's a type of data that can contain decimals or fractions.

Float is 32 bit. And there is double, which is float but can be used for way bigger numbers. Then decimal which is even bigger than double.

If you were to type just whole numbers, it will be int, then the compiler will secretly cast it to whatever type of number is reasonable. (int to float/double/decimal)
But once you start putting . and make it a fraction, it defaults to double and compiler won't automatically cast that to float for you since. Presumably because float is smaller in bit size than doubles.

[eternal falcon]

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[lavish terrace]

DontDestroyOnLoad() and Start() have some weird interactions,

im trying to have a refrence to an object with the DontDestroyOnLoad method using the Start method, its not happening

[languid spire]

show some code

[lavish terrace]

using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using UnityEngine;

public class ClassManagerScript : MonoBehaviour
{
    public ClassScriptable ClassData;
    private Transform SummoningPoint;
    private bool ClassSummoned = false;

    public void Start()
    {
        DontDestroyOnLoad(this.gameObject);
    }

    public void SummonClass()
    {
        SummoningPoint = GameObject.FindGameObjectWithTag("SummoningPoint").GetComponent<Transform>();
        Instantiate(ClassData.ClassPrefab, SummoningPoint.position, SummoningPoint.rotation);
        ClassSummoned = true;
    }
}

[lavish terrace]

this guy has a dont destroy on load

[languid spire]

that should be in Awake

[lavish terrace]

hold up i think i found the probelm 🗿

[lavish terrace]

ah

this might be it

forgot to add the tag 🤦‍♂️

[robust condor]

I am implementing a market of goods per town, so 5 towns, 5 markets. What is a good pattern to access these market and check prices for multiple systems. I feel like using 5 instances of marketmanager does not seem good?

[golden otter]

DontDestroyOnLoad should always applied on the awake?

[low perch]

yes

[languid spire]

Always, no. But in this case where it was used in Start then, yes

[golden otter]

right

[sullen iron]

how would i animate the camera of the player with the animation does playing the animation for the animator in the camera do the job? cause it kinda doesnt do it for me

[west sonnet]

Why does my square twitch like that when I move to the right?

I made a player movement script and everything was fine, but once I parented the camera to the player, my player started twitching when moving to the right. This doesn't happen if the camera isn't parented to the player.

[teal viper]

Share the controller code

!code

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[west sonnet]

https://paste.ofcode.org/wVaNDntrPbAnVVJr8qSBHL

[teal viper]

Probably due to your condition in Flip:

if (IsFacingRight && Horizontal < 0f || IsFacingRight|| Horizontal > 0f)

That would be true whenever you're moving right

[west sonnet]

Oooh damn, I accidently put or instead of and

Thank you!

[late jolt]

guys, i made an interactable object wich if the player is in the box collider area the text will appear. But in this problem it become opposite, because when im not in the box collider area the text will appear but if i get in the box collider area the text not appear. Can someone help me?

[teal viper]

You'll need to share the relevant code

[late jolt]

this is my interactable script

[teal viper]

!code

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[gilded pumice]

Ok I have a frustrating code issue. I want to make it so when a button is pressed, collisions between two objects are ignored. The code I have is this:

if (collision.gameObject.CompareTag("Bookcase") && phaseWalls == true)
{
Physics.IgnoreLayerCollision(6, 3, true);
}

phase walls is a publically declared bool set to false. Using the code in update method

if (Input.GetKeyDown(KeyCode.Space))
    {
    phaseWalls = true;

    StartCoroutine(PhaseWallTimer());
}

}
IEnumerator PhaseWallTimer()
{
yield return new WaitForSeconds(7);
phaseWalls = false;

}

This works, I can't move through the object at start until spacebar is pressed, then I can, and 7 seconds later the bool is set back to false (I can see this is the case because the public access modifier lets me see when the box gets ticked on and off). The problem is, that if statement in the collision enter method never re evaluates, so it never turns off again. Any ideas? I can post whole code if need be but didn't want to have too much written here.

[teal viper]

Share the code properly. Also, the other script that actually enables/disables the text.

[teal viper]

Share the code properly

!code

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[late jolt]

https://paste.ofcode.org/4jJQdqpkyDedw7x3pPSfMU

https://paste.ofcode.org/6msituTW3d9bytT7Dw6bVR

[queen adder]

how can i edit this properly?

[gilded pumice]

https://paste.ofcode.org/pRhgpEpKAfYY6kdfAH8guT

So yeah again,

Ok I have a frustrating code issue. I want to make it so when a button is pressed, collisions between two objects are ignored. This works, I can't move through the object at start until spacebar is pressed, then I can, and 7 seconds later the bool is set back to false (I can see this is the case because the public access modifier lets me see when the box gets ticked on and off). The problem is, that if statement in the collision enter method never re evaluates, so it never turns off again. Any ideas? I can post whole code if need be but didn't want to have too much written here.

The last else if was just a last ditch effort to force it to evaluate going back to false, that didn't work obviously

[golden otter]

you have to edit the UV of the mesh

edit it on blender

[queen adder]

alright thanks

[teal viper]

It doesn't seem like the first script is doing anything at all. Aside from providing the text.

Your second script uses a raycast to determine if the player is pointing at the object to display the text.

[neon fractal]

Can someone explain and show me an example of how to synchronize variables via rpc for a health script. Using netcode for gameobject

[golden otter]

#archived-networking

[neon fractal]

[late jolt]

i see, thanks for the answer

[teal viper]

The solution is simple: move the Physics.IgnoreLayerCollision(6, 3, false); line to the coroutine.🤷‍♂️

[gilded pumice]

yes that worked thank you, but I'm still confused as to why the way I had it wouldn't have worked

that bool would be set to false, and shouldn't that if s

statement re evaluate when I collide with the object again?

[teal viper]

Because when you ignore collisions, the OnCollision method is not called

So that if statement is never evaluated.

[gilded pumice]

ohhh yeah duh. thanks for the explanation

[inland cobalt]

Hey all, I'm currently working on the fundamentals to a simplistic chess game and i've ruin into a possible future roadblock that may require me to redesign how i've written my code.

I have an 8x8 chess board defined by a 2d array of Square objects "squares"

public static Square[,] squares;```

This is then populated with standard `Square` objects. All `Square` objects have the variables:

occupyingPiece, which is a `Piece` Object (Shown Below)
position, the position on the chess board and in the array, self explanatory
instantiatedObject, a `GameObject` that is the instantiated object whenever a square has a piece on it

When i want to alter a piece's position or destroy it i edit the values of the `Square` in that part of the array.
If i want to move it, the initial square will have it's occupyingPiece and instantiatedObject set to null, while the new position's `Square` in the array gets the previous occupyingPiece and instantiatedObject, then  the object's transform is also changed for it to visually move


Below is a snippet from Pieces.cs, which outlines each of the individual pieces' behaviour and caluclating the valid squares that they're able to move to the Pawn is just one example of an implementation, this would be done for every piece in the game
```cs
 [CreateAssetMenu(fileName = "Piece", menuName = "Chess/Piece")]
 public abstract class Piece : ScriptableObject
 {
     public Colour colour;
     public GameObject prefab;
     public abstract Vector2Int[] GetValidSquares(Board.Square[,] boardState);

 }


 [CreateAssetMenu(fileName = "Pawn", menuName = "Chess/Pawn")]
 // Individual Piece Definitions
 public class Pawn : Piece
 {
     public const short VALUE = 1;

     public override Vector2Int[] GetValidSquares(Board.Square[,] boardState)
     {
         return null; // Placeholder for now
     }

 }```

In doing this i've realised there might be an issue in my logic, If i want to move a piece by clicking on it in the actual game space, that piece is just an object with no actual logic behind it, as the Square holds all the information for that GameObject, so I get the feeling that the way i've done it isn't great. Does anyone have any recommendations of how else i should do this so that I can easily use the logic for the piece when the player is actually looking at the gameObject in the game space? Hope that makes sense and thanks for reading. If you need anymore context lmk.

[teal viper]

There are innumerable ways to go about it, but if you want to avoid altering the code too much, you could make the square to subscribe to an event of a Piece that triggers when the players clicks on it.@inland cobalt

[inland cobalt]

I'm not that far in so I don't mind redoing bits if necessary if it helps me out in the long run

[desert elm]

hm, this line of code doesn't appear to work, judging from the fact that the length of the array is zero- there is no error message, would you have any idea as to why it doesn't function?

[teal viper]

Then let some kind of board manager know what piece/square is selected. And when you click another square, move the piece from the selected square.

[teal viper]

I don't think your approach is bad necessarily. As long as it works, it's fine imho.

[inland cobalt]

ah that makes sense, so you mean i can work out the actual transform position of that piece/empty square im hovering over at then compare that to the array, as i can use it's relative position to the board?

[teal viper]

No, you don't need to look for/compare anything if you pass the data like this: piece -> tile -> board manager.

And to pass it you can use events.

[inland cobalt]

Alright, thanks

[teal viper]

Probably nothing overlaps that circle🤷‍♂️

[desert elm]

i made it have a radius of five, and the randomTargetLocation is certainly within 5 units of something (i.e the enemy gameobject)

[teal viper]

Share the updated code then.

Also, does the enemy have a collider?

[desert elm]

both a rigidbody and 2D collider

[teal viper]

What do you think the third parameter of the method does?

[desert elm]

oh
I assume that I misunderstood the function of the third parameter.
I thought it made the method only check for gameobjects in that layer

[teal viper]

Yeah. It is not the layer index. It is a layermask. 0 would make it check none of the layers. Basically always returning no overlaps.

[desert elm]

that explains much, thanks

[bleak prism]

What would be a good way for switching weapons? I don't really see this as a good option. https://i.imgur.com/m5Clz7n.png

[teal viper]

Something like:

inputToActionMap[input].Execute()

[inland cobalt]

Hey all, back again with a problem i've ran into.

Here's an example chess board in my scene. What i want to do is to figure out what square my mouse is hovering over, by getting its coordinates. Now my initial idea was to draw a ray from the mouse aiming straight down so that it would hit the board in the appropriate square, but i'm struggling to figure out how to go about doing this, if anyone could offer me any suggestions that would be greatly appreciated.

Also to note the chess board may not be a birds eye view like shown in the picture, the camera could be looking at an angle as if you were at a real chess board for example

[quartz wedge]

Look into the strategy pattern. Have each weapon as a class (with a weapon base abstract class or interface) and then each the player could have an "Equip" method

[bleak prism]

I basically have that

[bleak prism]

📝

noted

[teal viper]

Maybe transform the hover position into the board local space and the get the tile coordinates with some math.

[inland cobalt]

Sorry i'm not quite sure i understand, mind elaborating on this?

[teal viper]

Which part?

[inland cobalt]

transform the hover position into the board local space

[teal viper]

Use Transform.InverseTransformPoint for that
https://docs.unity3d.com/ScriptReference/Transform.InverseTransformPoint.html

basically, it returns the position relative to the object.

Then, depending on where the pivot point of the board is and the tile sizes, you would calculate the tile coordinates.

[inland cobalt]

And to get the mouse's position would i just do Input.mousePosition right?

[teal viper]

Yes. But you wouldn't transform the mouse position.

You need to cast a ray at the mouse and get the hit position. You need the position on the board in 3d space. Not a 2d mouse position in screen space.

[inland cobalt]

and i'd cast this ray from the camera correct?

[teal viper]

yes

[inland cobalt]

How would i cast it in the direction of the mouse if the mouse position is 2 dimensional though? Thats the bit im unsure on i think

[teal viper]

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

What's line 37?

[inland cobalt]

Alright, so i'm casting a ray like this towards the mouse

        Ray ray = Camera.main.ScreenPointToRay(Input.mousePosition);```
You said i need to cast a ray at the mouse and get the hit position, but i'm not getting any raycast hits out from the Physics.Raycast function
```cs
        if(Physics.Raycast(ray, out RaycastHit hit, Mathf.Infinity))
        {
            Debug.Log(hit);
        }

[teal viper]

What code? What about answering my question?

[teal viper]

Nothing prints in the console?
Does your board have a collider?

Ok, well multiplying by a method is not gonna work(or do anything even if it did).

[inland cobalt]

Oh i'm a muppet i forgot about the collider lmao, sorry for wasting your time, thanks for the help

[teal viper]

You mean the rb rotation line?

Does it work if you comment out the code in Update?

Is your camera on the same object as the script?

I don't see how it would've worked.

Move the camera to a child object.

Yes.

before what?

What object is the script on?

Take a screenshot of it's inspector.

There seem to be more components

Probably lack of interpolation on the rb or your movement/rotation breaking it.

[inland cobalt]

@teal viper Sorry to bother you again, I've written this fucntion now that mostly works, but as you get to the edge of the field of view, the values seem to get increasingly innacurate, which im unsure how to solve, i think its because of the way the rays are being done and that the ray should stop at the mouse position and go down instead of continuing onwards, any idea?

Here's my code

    Vector2Int? GetSquareAtMouse()
    {
        Ray ray = Camera.main.ScreenPointToRay(Input.mousePosition);
        if (Physics.Raycast(ray, out RaycastHit hit))
        {
            return new((int)hit.point.x, (int)hit.point.z);
        }

        return null;
    }```

[teal viper]

You don't transform the position into the board local space

[inland cobalt]

Ah, of course, I completely forgot about that, thanks again

[inland cobalt]

    Vector2Int? GetSquareAtMouse()
    {
        Ray ray = Camera.main.ScreenPointToRay(Input.mousePosition);
        if (Physics.Raycast(ray, out RaycastHit hit))
        {
            Vector3 localPoint = boardPrefab.transform.InverseTransformPoint(hit.point);
            return new((int)localPoint.x, (int)localPoint.z);
        }

        return null;
    }```
I've done this but it still seems to be off like before, have i done it incorrectly?

[teal viper]

Seems to be fine, assuming your tiles are exactly one by one units wide.

[teal viper]

How exactly is this inaccuracy expressed? How do you confirm it?

Implement it.
You should probably look up an fps controller tutorial at this point.

[inland cobalt]

They are one unit wide yes, I'm just logging the return value of that function every update, and moving my mouse over squares.

Wait a minute, it looks like it may be rounding it

doesnt (int) conversion just eliminate the decimal right?

[teal viper]

It does

[inland cobalt]

Ah i know what my fault was, i wasn't accounting for the border being 0.5 units wide, so my measurements were 0.5 off, and the removal of the decimal made it confusing, i was thinking the ray kept going which is why it threw me off

[novel shoal]

for what is a list more useful than an array?

[wintry quarry]

for when you don't know how large it will need to be up front

[novel shoal]

ok thanks

[wise pike]

I’m a complete beginner coder who’s following a tutorial online but something has gone wrong and I don’t know what to do from here. I’m trying to program a 2D pixel sprite to walk and I’ve followed the tutorial exactly but the script (using C# if that makes a difference) is refusing to attach itself to the Prefab. I’m saving it onto the prefab and trying to attach it in multiple different ways but it won’t work, does that mean I’ve gone wrong in the code somewhere?

[languid spire]

sounds like you have script errors, screenshot your ide and console

[wintry quarry]

the script (using C# if that makes a difference) is refusing to attach itself to the Prefab
Scripts don't usually attach themselves to things. Normally you would be doing it manually

[wise pike]

Sorry for the poor photos, I don’t have discord on my computer but this is the script

[wintry quarry]

You need to show:

• What happens when you try to attach the script
• The console window in Unity

[wise pike]

I’ve added a playercontroller script and I’m editing it but no matter what it doesn’t seem to appear on the prefab

[wintry quarry]

Do this

[languid spire]

there are obvious errors there

[wise pike]

Ah okay sorry, first time coding ever so I’m not really too sure, I’ll try going back through the video

[wintry quarry]

Yeah ok looking at your screenshots this part:

I’ve followed the tutorial exactly
Is incorrect

because yes you have obvious errors in the code

and your biggest issue is your IDE is NOT configured

so it's not even showing your errors

the first order of business is to configure your IDE

!ide

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[wise pike]

Ah okay I’ll do that thank you so much

[winter saddle]

Hi, is it recommended to use the new input system at all? I'm only a beginner and trying to understand it, I configured 3D movement with the help of a tutorial, but I can't get the blend tree movement animations to work at all.

[rich adder]

imo you should learn old input system first and then learn new input system

[wintry quarry]

For a beginner it will be difficult to use as it has a bit higher learning curve and requires intermediate knowledge of C#

[winter saddle]

what I learnt so far about the old input system is just how to check if keys are pressed etc.

[uncut dune]

just wanted to let you know that just changing to struct worked perfectly thank you!

[wintry quarry]

Yes that's what input systems do 😉

[uncut dune]

Ive been using unity for a few years and goddamn that new input system is a mess to work with

I wanted to make a keybinding system which is really hard to do with the old one

but nah I cant even be bothered with the new one

[winter saddle]

I see, and what I understood from the new input system is that its advantage is to have keybinding for keyboards, gamepads, etc... at the same time

[wintry quarry]

no not at all

you can do that in the old system

#🖱️┃input-system exists btw

[uncut dune]

way harder to do but there is some resources in the asset store that let you easily

u just got to hand that cash out

[winter saddle]

understood, yeah I'll try talking there

[wintry quarry]

not at all

in the default Input Manager you can add multiple bindings for the same axis/button without issue

[uncut dune]

yah I was talking about rebinding ingame

not in the inspector

[wintry quarry]

nobody mentioned rebinding in game

[uncut dune]

bad choice of words but thats where I was trying to get

[wintry quarry]

But yes, runtime rebinding is one advantage of the new input system

[uncut dune]

I dislike the new one because for me it overcomplicates what is simple with the old one

[winter saddle]

what is runtime rebinding?

[wintry quarry]

If you want to stay simple, you can do so in the new system too. It just provides more flexibility.

[uncut dune]

when u are in a game and want to change the key for the same action

[wintry quarry]

Rebinding keys at runtime

i.e. allowing the player to rebind keys

[winter saddle]

do you face any disadvantages or you're fine with it? I'm aiming for a first person co op game

[uncut dune]

I'll give it a go since last time was like last year and I didnt have a lot of knowledge

[winter saddle]

it's not possible with the old input system to rebind your keys?

what about people with different keyboard layouts

[wintry quarry]

It's not possible to do so at runtime without creating an additional abstraction layer, no.

[winter saddle]

I see then, it's clearer now

[uncut dune]

well for begginners go for the old one first since its really easy to use. but man fps coop game for a begginer?

goodluck with that

[winter saddle]

no, I'm not making it right now, but that's a project for the future when I'm comfortable after a year or more

[uncut dune]

if u want to get stuff done and learning fast do game jams, they are the most fun

and for now stick with the old one

[winter saddle]

what's that?

[uncut dune]

go to itch.io and find game jams. its where you make a game in a time frame (depends on the game jam) and gets ranked at the end everyone that submitted a game can rate the games

[winter saddle]

better than force myself learning the new input system you'd say?

[uncut dune]

normally there is a theme too

[winter saddle]

that sounds fun!

[uncut dune]

if you want to start learning to make games yes

if you dont have experience in the making of a game

with a simple input system

imagine trying to make and figuring a harder one out

[winter saddle]

yeah I don't have much experience

[uncut dune]

it is a lot

https://itch.io/jams

here you have it

[winter saddle]

great, thanks!

[uncut dune]

no worries

and if you are trying to learn start with games with only the default unity shapes

my first 2 were like that

and both made in 2 days for game jams

[winter saddle]

sure! I'll do that : )

[uncut dune]

goodluck

anything just let us know

[winter saddle]

thanks

one more thing, I remember having pop ups from unity to use the new input system, which is why I started learning it lol. so to fix that, is using "Both" input systems okay or is there a way to force the old input system without unity pop-ups?

[queen adder]

I use both and I've never had any problems

Sometimes just doing Input.foo() is simpler than the boilerplate that comes with the new input system

[winter saddle]

okay so you can have it set to "both" and act as if you're only using the old input system yeah?

[queen adder]

Well....if ur just gonna use the old system just use the old system and don't install the new one

[uncut dune]

exactly

[winter saddle]

ah yeah so I'll uninstall the new input

[uncut dune]

dont waste space in your projects with stuff u wont be using

[queen adder]

Yeah for a beginner anyway just use the old one

The new one isnt a requirement

And it's really complex

[winter saddle]

okay so I'll leave the new input system for now

thanks so much guys

[queen adder]

Yeah ofc

[marsh prairie]

does anyone have idea how to make spotlights toggle on/off according to weather/time of day/fog in the scene ? I tried darkness, tried height of sun, tried density of fog, none is working . I want that my spotlights toggle if the visibility is bad on the scene

[long furnace]

if its a consistant time try to InvokeRepeating

[elfin rivet]

hello everyone, I'm new here 👋

I found a game project files on GitHub and want to access the project in unity but upon compiling I am facing couple of compiling errors.

If you want to see the project link:
https://github.com/kennedyvnak/unity-metroidvania

[fossil ether]

hey guys, I'm trying to create a mesh from a parametric function but i can't wrap my mind around creating triangles from the vertices. Should i post my code here I don't want to post a big block of text hahah

[wintry quarry]

Did you modify the code at all?

[elfin rivet]

no

[wintry quarry]

The code from github looks like it shouldn't have those errors

try redownloading the file(s)

[elfin rivet]

My friend also got the same error.

[wintry quarry]

I mean that class clearly implements those things 🤔
https://github.com/kennedyvnak/unity-metroidvania/blob/6a8f7668fe589b81f891b71ede5be480a938e281/Assets/Scripts/Systems/Input/InputReader.cs#L104

but i guess it's possible it has a bug

[elfin rivet]

github said to use a specific version, and I installed exactly the same version

[fossil ether]

https://gdl.space/vuhedasupi.cs

Okay i just found about pasting code, this is my class and i'm trying to create the triangles from the points I construct

When i try to do it like a grid parts of sphere doesn't get rendered

[elfin rivet]

doing

[timber tide]

http://www.songho.ca/opengl/gl_sphere.html
I've used these in the past that work pretty well

[fossil ether]

This is exactly what I was looking for, thanks!

[timber tide]

also if you havent, get more simpler primitives rendering before the sphere (quad, cube)

[fossil ether]

Yes definitely, I think I rushed a bit too much lol

I'm trying to create a parametric surface plotter for my differential geometry class

But I really should try to render simpler stuff first

[sullen iron]

is there anyway to move the player with an animation playing

or does that not work

[novel shoal]

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[paper plaza]

Guys how do i make an interface type object show up on Inspector with [SerializeField]?
Im doing a script to attach to any Interactable/Hittable objects to show up or hide gameobjects based on an event

[novel shoal]

target script:https://hatebin.com/fbcbnfwfqqusing
game manager script: https://hatebin.com/upeosspvgq
basically what those two do is making a game where objects are thrown in the air and you gotta click on them to destroy them, the game faces a gameover screen if they touch a sensor at the bottom of the screen or if you click a "bad" object, so far i couldn't find what i missed because as soon as i start the game, the objects are not instantiated, so that means that the boolean value "isGameActive" is false, but i cannot find why

[timber tide]

Cant serialize interfaces outside of serialize references

[languid spire]

look at the code

   void Start()
    {
        StartCoroutine(SpawnTarget());
        scoreText.text = "Score: " + score;
        isGameActive = true;
    }
    IEnumerator SpawnTarget()
    {
        while (isGameActive)

[polar acorn]

You start the coroutine, isGameActive is false, so the while condition is false, so the coroutine ends. Then you set isGameActive to true

[paper plaza]

So how do i do instead of using interfaces? Because an item can have multiple interfaces like Interactable or Hittable.

[timber tide]

You serialize by the type*, not the interface in this case

[novel shoal]

in void start() isGameActive is true

[paper plaza]

but i wanna make that also a gameobject that is not an item can be Interactable but not an item (like zombies).

[languid spire]

but not until the coroutine has already started