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[static bay]

What does it mean?

[polar nova]

target is null

[ivory bobcat]

Make target not null

[static bay]

Why is target null? Did you set it anywhere?

[static bay]

I mean pretty much. We don't know how this script is handling that target variable.

[polar nova]

This?

[ivory bobcat]

Put cs if (!target) return;after line 49

[polar nova]

does not work

i am so confused

[static bay]

Why on line 20 is it ```cs
if(target != null)
FindTarget();

Wouldnt you try to find a target if target WAS null?

[ivory bobcat]

What error did you get?

[polar nova]

the same but on different line

[ivory bobcat]

Surely if the target is null it would have returned the function.

[ivory bobcat]

So the problem was solved, you've got another problem.

[polar nova]

erm yes

[ivory bobcat]

The real solution would be to simply not call any of these functions if you've not got a valid target

[polar nova]

How do I get that to work

sorry If it's annoying but I dont have a lot of experience

[queen adder]

why is this so inconsistent? (varies on framerate)

    public void MoveTowards(Vector2 targ) // called in update, targ is usually mousepos
    {
        rb.MovePosition( Vector2.MoveTowards(rb.position, targ, Time.fixedDeltaTime * speed ) );
```using `fixed` is fast at high fps but slow at low fps,
using `deltatime` is the other way around

[lavish gate]

Remove time.delta time

wait holdon let me look at .MovePosition()

Never mind dont remove it

[queen adder]

i cant find which is disturbing the rate, it should work fine when moving via transform

[ivory bobcat]

Are you calling this in update or fixed update? Also, you ought to always simply use regular delta time.

[queen adder]

and MovePosition is instant move as well, so they should be similar

[ivory bobcat]

Regular delta time called in the fixed update would use the fixed delta time

[queen adder]

I qouted this

using fixed is fast at high fps but slow at low fps,
using deltatime is the other way around
this is the weird thing

[lavish gate]

// called in update

[queen adder]

delta is slow at high fps, then fast when lagging

[lavish gate]

yes

[polar nova]

I have a Turret which should not Target anything when the target is not in range.

[lavish gate]

show code ihomas 💀

[queen adder]

actually imma try transform.position, it should be really fine if that

[static bay]

The ordering on those functions in Update seems strange.

Wouldn't it make more sense to:

• Check if the current target is null or not in range. If so, get a new target.
• Then rotate towards the target if you have one.

[ivory bobcat]

Fixed delta time would just be a fixed value. Delta time in update would be the time elapsed since last frame.

[polar nova]

That is what I want but I dont know how to do that

[sage mirage]

Hey! How you are checking a method inside an if statement?

Is it possible something like that?

[lavish gate]

you know how you do void methodname()?

[sage mirage]

Yes

[lavish gate]

void is just the return type

[sage mirage]

I know that I mean how he checks the method

[static bay]

        if(target == null || !CheckTargetIsInRange())
        {
            FindTarget();
        }
        
        if(target != null)
        {
            RotateTowardsTarget();
        }

Something like this probably.

[lavish gate]

so if i put, bool methodname(), i can check if methodname is true or false

[static bay]

Not pretty but meh.

[sage mirage]

Thats fine

[queen adder]

yea, ive been using deltatime just until i noticed that my character moves super slow on high fps, then i tested both

        // rb.MovePosition( Vector2.MoveTowards(rb.position, targ, Time.deltaTime * speed ) );
        transform.position = ( Vector2.MoveTowards(rb.position, targ, Time.deltaTime * speed ) );
```this is fine, though the `rb` version isnt... hmm..

[ivory bobcat]

You need to be calling the rb one in fixed update

[queen adder]

imma try it in fixedupdate, ig rb isnt instant

yea

[sage mirage]

Yeah, what?

If a method has a return type then you cant check it

[lavish gate]

then what was this comment about

can or cant?

[queen adder]

if a method returns a bool you can use it in if cs bool check() {}

[sage mirage]

Now, I am checking it and it says cannot apply operator to the type void

[static bay]

yes

but you obviously need to return something there

[sage mirage]

Only for bools?

[queen adder]

anything bool can go in ifs

[sage mirage]

I can check it only for booleans?

[lavish gate]

any return type that isnt void

[sage mirage]

oh ok

Alright I got it! Thanks!

[lavish gate]

You just have to make the correct comparison

[queen adder]

it's only bools (unity objects just secretly turns themselves into bools)

[queen adder]

gameobject is unity object

it's being implictly converted

[static bay]

dont worry about what that means

[cosmic dagger]

void means no return type. An if statement checks a condition or expression. It must result in true or false. If a method has a boolean return type, then it returns true or false; hence, it is valid to use within an if statement . . .

[sage mirage]

Yeah I know what the void means. I was just confused of how we check a method because I have never checked a method in an if statement before.

[cosmic dagger]

It depends on the return type (or if it has one). It doesn't matter if you use a method, variable, or an expression, so long as it returns true or false . . .

[radiant forge]

im making flappy bird game. but i made the level generator work on time. like every x seconds it makes a new bc and walls and every x seconds it deletes. but i cant find a equlibrium where i dont eather catch up to the generator or or where the deleter catches up to me. and i tried to generate based on player distance but i just falied miserably any ideas?

[keen dew]

That's usually based on distance, not time

There are about a million Flappy Bird tutorials, you could look at how they do it

[foggy crypt]

Hello
I'm having another problem, or more like knowledge issue:

I'm currently trying to make a code for random spawn position and random movement direction
Random position does work - it is in a different code
But when objects spawn - they're moving in both directions at the same time, instead of choosing one of two random directions

void Start()
{
    direction = new Vector3[2];
    direction[0] = Vector3.right;
    direction[1] = -Vector3.right;
}

// Update is called once per frame
void Update()
{
    BubbleFishSwim();
}
private void BubbleFishSwim()
{
    int index = Random.Range(0, direction.Length);
    transform.Translate(direction[index] * speed * Time.deltaTime);
}

[static bay]

Well you call BubbleFishSwim every update, and in that method you choose a random direction from that array.

So literally every single frame it's deciding "do I go left or right?"

[foggy crypt]

It makes sense

[static bay]

I assume you want them to choose a random direction ONCE, right?

And move along that direction?

[foggy crypt]

Yeah

Each spawn they choose the direction

[static bay]

I don't really like how we're choosing that direction but whatever you get the idea.```cs
Vector3 chosenDirection;

void Start()
{
direction = new Vector3[2];
direction[0] = Vector3.right;
direction[1] = -Vector3.right;
int index = Random.Range(0, direction.Length);
chosenDirection = direction[index];
}

// Update is called once per frame
void Update()
{
BubbleFishSwim();
}
private void BubbleFishSwim()
{
transform.Translate(chosenDirection * speed * Time.deltaTime);
}

Idk why you're being so secretive of your class/variable names.

It doesn't matter.

[gaunt ice]

why dont just

direction.x=Random.value<0.5?-1:1;
```ofc not work if you have multiple direction

[static bay]

You can, just using the code they provided since they probably understand that.

And not... a terinary.

what does the code that's giving the error look like?

[foggy crypt]

That works, but I also want fish to know which direction they should move in, depending on what Xposition they spawned in. Can you help me with that as well?

void Start()
{
    fishX = new float[2];
    fishX[0] = -6; 
    fishX[1] = 5;
}

// Update is called once per frame
void Update()
{
    bubbleFishY = Random.Range(-6, -12);
}
public IEnumerator SpawnBubbleFish()
{

    while (true)
    {
        int index = Random.Range(0, fishX.Length);
        yield return new WaitForSeconds(bubbleFishSpawnRate);
        Instantiate(bubbleFish, new Vector3(fishX[index], bubbleFishY, 0), transform.rotation);
    }

[sage mirage]

Hey, guys! I am currently making a flappy bird game and I have a small issue. So, I want my tree logs to deactivate whenever they touch the other collider. For one reason, it doesn't happen and I wrote some code for that with an OnTriggerEnter2D() method. Check my code:

{
    [SerializeField] private GameObject treeLogs;

    private void OnTriggerEnter2D(Collider2D other)
    {
        if (other.gameObject.CompareTag("LeftBound"))
        {
            treeLogs.gameObject.SetActive(false);
        }
    }
}```

To note that logs are being instantiated everytime.

Also, I have box colliders to both of them like and my other invisible game object and my tree logs as well checked for IsTrigger

[gaunt ice]

treelogs is already a gameobject
if this script is on the log, you dont even need the treelog field
does the left bound have rb?

i think your log doesnt need a rb, only the bird and the bound need

[sage mirage]

Tree logs is a prefab yeah. The script is attached to this prefab and I have a field for that. Also, my left bound game object doesn't have an rb.

[gaunt ice]

https://docs.unity3d.com/ScriptReference/MonoBehaviour.OnTriggerEnter2D.html

[sage mirage]

I don't have rb to my logs

[gaunt ice]

read the note

also there is a field in monobehaviour called as "gameobject"

[sage mirage]

Yeah I know that

[tall basalt]

is there any tutorial to make spline mesh work in runtime like I want road laying mechanic using splines.

[reef patio]

problem, solve?

[frosty hound]

The error tells you the script and line number. Otherwise show your !code.

[eternal falcon]

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[reef patio]

https://gdl.space/oyebayogiq.cs

[tall basalt]

I tried googling but didn't find a way to make it work at runtime.

[frosty hound]

You're missing a closing } in your fixed update.

[frosty hound]

Then it likely doesn't exist

[tall basalt]

maybe not on google but does anyone here can help me with it..?

[reef patio]

It cleared, now it has 3 errors left.

[frosty hound]

Is your IDE not underlining the error?

[reef patio]

No.

"Attach" is there and leads to a form, to run it.

I've been having problems with it, but still manage to script.

[frosty hound]

Then you need to configure your !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)
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• VS Code
• JetBrains Rider
• Other/None

[reef patio]

VS2019.

[frosty hound]

It's a requirement to ask questions here, regardless if you manage without it.

[reef patio]

Ok.

Fixed.

It has the same 3 errors, im puzzled by.

[frosty hound]

It's not going to fix your errors. It's going to highlight them, and your IDE will auto complete things for you.

So what is it highlighting when you double click those errors?

[lavish gate]

whoopsie memory leak?

[reef patio]

FixedUpdate

Move

[frosty hound]

Show a screenshot, let's see if it's actually configured.

[lavish gate]

Screenshot of what exactly?

Code?

or not me

[frosty hound]

That wasn't to you

[lavish gate]

Okay, sorry

[frosty hound]

You removed the braces entirely.

You were missing a closing brace. I don't know how you interpreted that as deleting the opening one.

[pallid nymph]

not a memory leak, infinite recursion... check the stack trace of the SO and you'll see where the problem is

[frosty hound]

Anyway I can see this going to be a lot of hand holding, so I'm going to move on. Good luck.

[lavish gate]

hello pulni ive heard good things about you

[queen adder]

how can I import these into my project?

[lavish gate]

Like 2 years ago

[exotic hazel]

#💻┃unity-talk message

Please tell

[pallid nymph]

ooh, curious 😄 thanks to whoever for the kind words ❤️

[reef patio]

does anybody know how to solve this?

I have a teacher lesson I can show you all.

[lavish gate]

What is missing from this screenshot

[reef patio]

I'm seeing differently now.

[queen adder]

there is

[lavish gate]

Seeing the answer?\

[queen adder]

🤔 ;

[reef patio]

Wait, i'm going to edit it.

[queen adder]

why have ; when finishing method

[reef patio]

Yes!

I did it.

Thanks for the support.

[north kiln]

Have you tried reading the full error in the Console window? Or reading the warning that your IDE is showing by hovering over the yellow underlined area?

[static cedar]

Gotten too used to python or js or smth.

[exotic hazel]

i did get rid of that error but

I just dont get why its not jumping after once

[north kiln]

That area is still underlined in yellow

[exotic hazel]

oh wait

it was fixed asec ago

let me check

[queen adder]

whaat

It was underlined by IDE

and you didn not have {}

[exotic hazel]

it says it is unused

[queen adder]

I hate to usem them too tbh but you can not use them if you have an if staement for exampl

and its single line

[north kiln]

https://unity.huh.how/physics-messages/collision-messages-2d

[exotic hazel]

thx lemme check it

oh my god

i just forgot to capitalise the 'd' in OnTriggerEnter2d

lemme see if it works

its working now

but i still wanna cry

[brazen canyon]

Hey guys, I have a class with

private bool Available;

public bool getAvailable {get; set;}

Now I have another class that has an OnCollisionEnter to detect if this game object is colliding with the other game object with that class above

private void OnTriggerEnter(Collider other)
{
    if(other.gameObject.CompareTag("Bricks"))
    {
        
    }
}

I mean I wanna access and change the value of Available in the other class after the collision was detected.
But how do I know what game object I collided with to call the method, I mean other.gameObject is not guaranteed to be the class above

So how do I get to the getAvailable method ?

[low path]

You get the component with GetComponent . You can do that in your if.

[north kiln]

Just use TryGetComponent to check whether you hit an object with that component, while getting it

[low path]

I’d also reconsider your naming for properties and variable. Capital letters are by convention used for properties. Get available suggests it’s only used to get but it has a setter.

[north kiln]

also if your Available/getAvailable is written exactly as above they are two unrelated variables

[low path]

Oh yeah that too. You need to specify the backing field in your case.

[brazen canyon]

Like this ?

[hot wave]

when I crouch, I adjust the height of the controller but It pushes the ground checker down also and it loses the ground check, how do I avoid doing that?

[low path]

you have to assign that value to something (which would access the getter) or assign something to that (which would access the setter) but yeah basically. you still have to account for the possibility that the component doesn't exist and thus would be null, which you can do with an if (e.g., if the component != null, do that)

also, i'd avoid that kind of plain public setter, since it basically converts your property to a public variable

also if you're going to get the component and check if it's null i'm guessing you don't need to check the tag

since i'm guess only items tagged "bricks" have a "brickitem" component

[brazen canyon]

._.

[low path]

um... no if you want to assign you'd do getCanPick = false;

[brazen canyon]

Oh ...

[low path]

properties are methods that act like variables syntactically

[brazen canyon]

Thank you

[brazen canyon]

if I wanna compare this in an If to check if it's true or false, I'd do getCanPick == false; right ?

[queen adder]

Can someone check my detection system and tell me where my logic is wrong please? Sometimes it will work and sometimes it won't, it will either give me one result all the time or work randomly
https://hastebin.com/share/bomubezapi.csharp

[long jacinth]

whats wrong with this

[teal viper]

you tell us

[long jacinth]

OnTriggerEnter2D works

i really dont know or im either stupid

[teal viper]

I'd suggest drawing some debug rays to debug it. On the first glance, the code looks fine.

[teal viper]

If it works, then what's the issue?

[languid spire]

why use == in one and != in the other?

[queen adder]

thank you cuz i thought there should be no issue

[long jacinth]

OnTrigger exit

[teal viper]

What about it? Also, does what Steve said, fix it?

[long jacinth]

because its checking if the pad is not there

god

im stupid

[teal viper]

Exit would be called when a collider exits it. If you expect the Pad to exit the collision, you should check if it's the tag.

[long jacinth]

it works now im just stupid

[languid spire]

so on enter if it's Pad yo set to true and on exit if it's not Pad you set to false? Seems very strange

[hot wave]

setting controller height lower when crouching moves everything downward including groundcheck, which fails and gravity starts going up very fast, how do I prevent it?

if ok

[frosty hound]

You have to also reposition the collider. Scaling happens from the center, so you naturally need to move it down to compensate.

[rocky canyon]

gotta manipulate the center

possibly the camera if its parented. but somtimes not

[hot wave]

ah, what is the center?

it is like this

everything is connected to the controller, it is difficult

[pallid nymph]

it's just a few things that you need to "move around"/adjust together

[hot wave]

this is the first person play thingy, I think it is the collider, then the ground check

how would changing or moving the center help? I cant seem to grasp it yet
wouldnt that mean the ground check would still move regardless or I am missing something

[rigid pilot]

Hello, I need some help rotating a projectile towards the direction of movement. Here's my code:
void Update()
{
transform.Translate(direction * speed * Time.deltaTime);

    transform.rotation = Quaternion.LookRotation(direction);

    if (transform.position.z > 2)
    {
        Destroy(gameObject);
    }
}

}
However, when modifying the rotation, the position is also changing for some reason and it's not longer following the expected trajectory

[hot wave]

from the way I visualize it, does it work like this? or I could be wrong

[reef patio]

some problem again with the animator

it seems to be going the same way and not connecting right

[hot wave]

ah wait, is it like this? but then, I dont know how to adjust the center, since if i change it to compensate the final transform, when it is long, it would be floating

[queen adder]

Hello guys. I wanted to ask this question its somehow code related. So let's say you want to learn a coding concept for unity. Is it better to learn it from documentations first then watch tutorials about it or watch tutorials first?

[reef patio]

sometimes I get jammed, and need help here, but you could start with guides that are good, but some are ill and are not so precise

[frosty hound]

Do whatever works for you, there is no "better"

[gaunt nymph]

Heyyy

Is there someone who can teach me how to make third person controller real quick

I am stuck at that problem since two weeks

🥺🥺

[rigid pilot]

I think you'll learn more from documentation as it forces you to think about the concepts for yourself. Most tutorials tend to spoon feed the information. But they are a valuable resource for when you can't figure stuff out on your own.

[hot wave]

is like this?

[rigid pilot]

Unity offers a 3rd person controller ready to use

[frosty hound]

Posting random drawings here isn't going to be useful for anyone.

[hot wave]

the green one is groundcheck, red is the playerbody, i cant figure out what is the center since everytime i simulate it in drawing, the groundcheck falls down

[rocky canyon]

lmao fr..

liek are u just pretending these are happening?

or are they actually happening

[hot wave]

I dont know how it works no one told me how the center is relevant

[gaunt nymph]

Nahh bro actually I wanted to learn from scratch

So that in future I can use my own animations and logic

[rocky canyon]

on the character controller..

theres a center parameter

u'll need to tweak that to fit ur smaller size

[rigid pilot]

The projectile is deviating itself from the trajectory towards the mouse pointer (white circle)

[hot wave]

ah

I thought scaled from center

[frosty hound]

The center property of the CC defines where the center of the collider is. If you're scaling the height of the collider, you have to move it to compensate. That's it, that's all.

[rigid pilot]

Oh ok then I'm sure there are plenty of tutorials on that on youtube

[gaunt nymph]

Is there any vc present in this server 🌝

[frosty hound]

No

[gaunt nymph]

I will be happy to connect with you guys on vc

[hot wave]

I am still learning, I hope it is ok I am a bit slow

[rocky canyon]

for me my collider is 2 tall.. and my center is 0..
when i crouch its 1 tall.. so i reset my center to .5

[rigid pilot]

Does anyone know why this could be happening ??

[hot wave]

sorry spawn, steel, I get it now

[rocky canyon]

dont apologize..

learning is trial and error.. and learning new things

[hot wave]

okok, I will do my best

[rocky canyon]

im not sure what u mean.. but ofc the position is changing

ur changing it ^

[final glade]

Okay so basically I want to make a simple 2D race game between 2 cars 1 car moves at constant speed and isn’t playable, the other moves when I press the space key. Now I am stuck with collision I want the game to freeze and display a message “the winner is:” when the one of the cars reach the end line but the cars keep going.
I made colliders and made them trigger but doesn’t work, I have 2 scripts which I will send down here 👇

using UnityEngine;
using UnityEngine.SceneManagement;
struct CarInputState
{

 bool isAccelerating;

public CarInputState(bool i_isAccelerating)
{
    isAccelerating = i_isAccelerating;
}

public bool IsAccelerating => isAccelerating;

}

public class CarController : MonoBehaviour
{
Collider2D colliderr;
CarInputState inputState;
float speed = 1f;
float acceleratingspeed = 2f;
bool isAccelerating;
void Start()
{
// initialize whatever needs initialization
if (gameObject.CompareTag("Player"))
{
isAccelerating = true;
}
else if (gameObject.CompareTag("ConstantSpeedCar"))
{
isAccelerating = false;
}
}

void Update()
{
    if (Input.GetKeyDown(KeyCode.R))
    {
        SceneManager.LoadScene(SceneManager.GetActiveScene().buildIndex);
    }
    if (isAccelerating)
    {
        Vector3 position = transform.position;
        if (Input.GetKey(KeyCode.Space))
        {
            move(position);
        }
        // implement game logic
    }
}
 void FixedUpdate()
{
    if (!isAccelerating) {
    Vector3 position= transform.position;
    position.x += speed*Time.fixedDeltaTime;
    transform.position = position;
    }
}
  CarInputState getInputState()
  { 
    //capture inputs here
    if (colliderr.gameObject.CompareTag("Flag"))
    {
    StopGame();
    }
    return new CarInputState(isAccelerating);
   }

void move(Vector3 i_deltaPosition)
{
    // implement the move code for you car
        float deltaTime = Time.deltaTime;
        i_deltaPosition.x += deltaTime * acceleratingspeed;
        transform.position = i_deltaPosition;
}

public void StopGame()
{
    Time.timeScale = 0.0f;
}

}

[rigid pilot]

Yeah that line is translating it towards the desired direction, it isn't until I rotate it in the following line that the position gets changed in an undesirable way

Anyway I fixed it by changing only the graphics rotation instead of the entire object

[final glade]

using System.Collections;
using UnityEngine;
using UnityEngine.UI;

public class RaceCountdown : MonoBehaviour
{
[SerializeField] Text countdownTextUI = null;
[SerializeField] Text WinnerTextUI = null;
Coroutine countdownRoutine = null;

void OnEnable()
{
    countdownRoutine = StartCoroutine(playCountdown());
}

void OnDisable()
{
    if(countdownRoutine != null)
    {
        StopCoroutine(countdownRoutine);
    }

    countdownRoutine = null;
}

public bool IsCountdownRunning => countdownRoutine != null;

IEnumerator playCountdown()
{
    // Bonus : Implement this coroutine

    countdownTextUI.text = "3";
    yield return new WaitForSeconds(1);
    countdownTextUI.text = "2";
    yield return new WaitForSeconds(1);
    countdownTextUI.text = "1";
    yield return new WaitForSeconds(1);
    countdownTextUI.text = "Start";
    yield return new WaitForSeconds(1);
    countdownTextUI.gameObject.SetActive(false);
}

void applyCountdownText(string i_text)
{
    if(countdownTextUI == null) return;
    countdownTextUI.text = i_text;
}

void onCountdownEnded()
{
    enabled = false;
}

}

If anyone can help it would be appreciated. 👍

[near wadi]

!code

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[final glade]

I am sorry.

[near wadi]

well, it should be basically what i suggested.. When crossing the finish line, you can lerp timescale to 0. or instant if you want

[polar badge]

Hi team. Colliders: I have an awkwardly shaped game object. Is the best practices just to make a whole bunch of simple colliders, one convex, or is there a good asset to support auto creation of a bunch of colliders? Do I merge colliders after, is that a thing?

Thanks in advance!!

[timber tide]

mesh collider?

[rocky canyon]

multiple primative colliders yes

is it a rigidbody?

if a convex collider works for u use it

[timber tide]

use primitives if it makes sense

[rocky canyon]

good way to do it.. graphics and logic.. two seperate peas in a pod

[iron mango]

Sooo if i have an ability that my character can equip, and i want to use it, and it's for example a throw grenade ability, and the character moves the hand as an animation, how do i connect that? I mean the animation is not on the character but on the ability that i equip (other example would be how do i place the hands where they are supposed to when i spawn a gun on the player)

[rocky canyon]

i think ur doing it bass ackwards

u should spawn the gun onto the hands

you can instead use Unity's Animation Rigging package.. that will allow u to assign bones from ur character to be attached to the gun..

and then when u move the gun.. the bones you chose will work along with it.. sooo ur character animation would still play.. except his arm for example would just be tracking the gun

[iron mango]

Yeah but i mean if i have a reloading animation for the gun, not only the gun moves but the hands are included in that too- the animation is on the gun tho so i am a bit confused

[rocky canyon]

thats what that animation riggging package would do..

u would assign the arm/ and hand bones to track the gun.. the rest of the body would animate like the character normally would.. the hands would follow along with the gun..

[iron mango]

Yeah i know but ._.

[rocky canyon]

doesnt matter if ur animating the gun

the arms would just follow

the gun would still need to be attached to the player somehow.. maybe not the hand bones.. but maybe the main root so it follows along with the position of ur character

[iron mango]

Yeah but if i want to have a reloading animation where the hand doesn't follow the gun but ... Is included in the animation, so it does something

If i spawn any gun, there must be a reference to all the bones in the hand for the animation to play

Is that automatically or-

[rocky canyon]

not sure about the setup.. u'd just have to work with it

[iron mango]

🫠

[rocky canyon]

look up some resources on it Unity Animation Rigging Package

see if it makes sense for u to use.. thats all i can suggest

#🏃┃animation is probably a more appropriate channel btw

[timber tide]

I've been just sticking all weapon animations on the character itself. Not too sure how having it on the weapon would work.

I'd probably just stick local animations on the weapon like firing animation

[rocky canyon]

ya thats what i do too

the gun is animating within a parent gameobject.. and i then add that to the character

[neon ivy]

I'm learning more about interfaces and I have a question.
an interface can have methods that you must implement in the class using the interface. is this also possible with variables?
for instance, if I have a class that implements IInteractable which has an enum EInteractionTypes. how do I make it so the class implementing the interface has to implement a variable of type EInteractionTypes?

[short hazel]

Interfaces can force properties to be implemented, but not fields. So make your member of type InteractionType a property

[neon ivy]

can't say I understand that

[short hazel]

interface ISample
{
    InteractionType Type { get; set; } // read, write
}

[neon ivy]

ooooh

[short hazel]

"variables" as you call them, are in reality fields

A property is designed to access a field, and to optionally do logic on the value when the property is get/set from other code

Properties can be made read-only by omitting the set accessor

[neon ivy]

yea I've used them before, didn't know they were called properties though xD

thanks, I think I can figure something out now

[polar badge]

It would have one, ok I'll use a bunch of simple colliders for now. Thank you!

[timber tide]

properties are just getter/setter methods, which is why you can add them into your interfaces (not including auto properties though)

[neon ivy]

that makes sense

[supple citrus]

Is there a way that this can be done without the Out?

I only want the bool value but it seems the out parameter is required

[short hazel]

You can discard it by passing out _

In some cases the underscore has a special meaning, it's treated as a discard

[supple citrus]

Oh nice

ty

[paper star]

alr so i need help with this code. i have that code on a capsule model with a block hitbox and the Rigidbody physics

my whole player model rotates and fucks the physics so my player moves without anything pressing

and i dont know how i can do that the player moves just on X axis and not the Y axis

public class MouseMovement : MonoBehaviour
{

    public float mouseSensitivity = 500f;

    float xRotation = 0f;
    float yRotation = 0f;
    

    void Start()
    {
        Cursor.lockState = CursorLockMode.Locked;

    }

    void Update()
    {
        float mouseX = Input.GetAxis("Mouse X") * mouseSensitivity * Time.deltaTime;
        float mouseY = Input.GetAxis("Mouse Y") * mouseSensitivity * Time.deltaTime;

        xRotation -= mouseY;

        xRotation = Mathf.Clamp(xRotation, -89f, 89f);

        yRotation += mouseX;

        transform.localRotation = Quaternion.Euler(xRotation, yRotation, 0f);
    }
}

[timber tide]

getaxis

what tutorial you following

[languid spire]

Firstly you should not be using deltaTime there
secondly do not rotate using transform use the rigidbody

[frigid sequoia]

But what is he rotating? Is this an fps?

[paper star]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swOfmyJvb98&list=PLtLToKUhgzwm1rZnTeWSRAyx9tl8VbGUE

and chat gpt

and some own

[timber tide]

well, they also multiply GetAxis by deltaTime

I'd look for another tutorial

[rocky canyon]

i agree

[rocky canyon]

this should be the standard vetting for unity tutorials 😄

[vital crow]

Someone knows how to fix this error?
Saving has no effect. Your class 'UnityEditor.WebGL.HttpServerEditorWrapper' is missing the FilePathAttribute. Use this attribute to specify where to save your ScriptableSingleton. Only call Save() and use this attribute if you want your state to survive between sessions of Unity. UnityEngine.GUIUtility:ProcessEvent (int,intptr,bool&)
I've created my class HttpServerEditorWrapper but idk what to do with it

[languid spire]

tbh the message is very self explanatory, either add the FilePath Attribute or don't use Save

[median steppe]

anyone know how to fix this photon vr issue also this is the script
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using UnityEngine;
using Photon.VR;
public class ChangeHeadCosmetic : MonoBehaviour
{
public string Head;

private void OnTriggerEnter(Collider other)
{
    if (other.gameObject.CompareTag("HandTag"))
    {
        PhotonVRManager.SetCosmetic("Head", Head);
    }
}

}

[languid spire]

No fix, Not Implemented means Not Implemented

[pallid nymph]

probably means you need to implement it

[languid spire]

you think it requires an override?

[pallid nymph]

yep, otherwise it would be very weird to exist

(and btw, it's probably explained in the documentation @median steppe 🙂 )

[languid spire]

@median steppe is SetCosmetic marked as virtual?

[median steppe]

im using tutorials for a gtag fan game so

[languid spire]

and that is relevant to the problem how?

[median steppe]

idk

they could be on an older version

[languid spire]

that is a possibility, but check if the method is virtual anyway

[autumn tusk]

how do i replace a child of an object with a prefab

[median steppe]

how do i do that

[pallid nymph]

is that method part of your code actually? can you show its code? or just "go to definition" and show what's there?

[median steppe]

using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using UnityEngine;
using Photon.VR;
public class ChangeHeadCosmetic : MonoBehaviour
{
public string Head;

private void OnTriggerEnter(Collider other)
{
    if (other.gameObject.CompareTag("HandTag"))
    {
        PhotonVRManager.SetCosmetic("Head", Head);
    }
}

} this is the script

[pallid nymph]

sure, sure, but what about that PhotonVRManager class and its SetCosmetics method? Can you show that?

[median steppe]

i dunno what those words mean

[twin ibex]

why?

every time i must use ( UnityEngine )
1 week ago i didint use it

[languid spire]

wtf is UnityEngine.windows?

[short hazel]

Sounds like you named one of your own classes Input so it's conflicting with Unity's

[twin ibex]

i dont know

[twin ibex]

huh?

oh

[twin ibex]

yeah

[short hazel]

If you need to always fully qualify that Input as UnityEngine.Input, then you have your own class Input in the project

[twin ibex]

i dont no i opened the script like that

[twin ibex]

see

[short hazel]

What even is the question here

[twin ibex]

i deleted UnityEngine.windows?

[languid spire]

that looks correct

[short hazel]

What happens if you remove all the UnityEngine on line 19? I guess nothing, it's grayed out so it means it can be removed

[twin ibex]

yes but i dont know why

[languid spire]

where did UnityEngine.windows come from, it's your code after all

[twin ibex]

i know

but y the UnityEngine.windows

[short hazel]

You added it yourself at some point

By accident

[twin ibex]

no

[short hazel]

Yes

[twin ibex]

Bro am not joking

i will open a new 1 and i will show u

[languid spire]

code does not write itself, perhaps pay more attention when your IDE offers you solutions

[twin ibex]

yo

[twin ibex]

wt hell

[short hazel]

In VS 2022 when you type the completion list appears. In that version the list is more complete, and for some elements, when you complete it, it'll automatically add the missing using directives at the top

That's 100% what happened and you didn't notice it

[twin ibex]

ok thx
i dont know what happend but ok hh

sorry

[queen adder]

I just wanted to say I know what my problem is but i wanted to ask whats the best way to deal with it. Attack is running constantly with no down time so should I add down time to each if statement in Attack or should I add it to Update() after i call Attack? I'll send an image of what the code does for now
https://hastebin.com/share/ilajucunoc.csharp

[real falcon]

this seems like it should be simple but I need this part to rotate its X axis so that the barrel points at the sphere

[rocky canyon]

ive built out this scroll wheel inventory system... and im trying to brain storm a way to allow gaps in it... like only populating as u pick things up
https://www.spawncampgames.com/paste/?serve=code_960

i have zero idea about how to do this... except possibly requiring a <List> vs the Arrays im using now

[rocky canyon]

thats how i feel i get shot playing Modern Warfare now-a-days

bullets be wrappin around walls n shit

[real falcon]

lol

[rocky canyon]

it is simple tho..

u need a gameobject parent thats holding the barrel.. making sure that the barrel is lined up with the Z axis

then you can use multiple different Look methods to look towards that sphere

[real falcon]

I can't just use the look method because it aims with two seperate game objects

I need the selected one to only rotate its x axis

[rocky canyon]

the ez way to do that is to use its own Y and Z coordinates

and use the X of the thing u wanna look at

(target.x, cannon.y, cannon.z)

[real falcon]

what do I use this vector for? the euler angles?

[rocky canyon]

its the position

ur looking towards a vector3 position..

theres a LookAt() method that does the rotations for u

        // look towards the target on the x and z but straight ahead on the y
        // Get the target position with the same y-coordinate as this object
        desiredLookTarget = new Vector3(lookTarget.position.x,transform.position.y,lookTarget.position.z);

        // Calculate the rotation needed to look at the target position
        Quaternion targetRotation = Quaternion.LookRotation(targetPosition - transform.position);
        transform.rotation = Quaternion.Lerp(transform.rotation,targetRotation,rotationSpeed * Time.deltaTime);``` heres a snippet from the script controlling the cannon in the video

in this one i don't allow it to look up and down (so i use the transform.position.y) of the cannon

or u can just use transform.LookAt(desiredLookTarget);

i use a Lerp to get some smoothing

( the wrong way to use a lerp btw ) and it should be a slerp since im using it for rotations.. ) but it gives u the idea of how to look towards something

[timber tide]

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

could probably use that over lerp

[real falcon]

hm ok I am getting somewhere

[timber tide]

I dont think I really use any lerp methods for rotations

or slerp, so I guess I've been just using methods that probably do a lot of that already

[real falcon]

though the method of aiming with the gun's own y and z seems to make it just freeze up

ugh I got something working and then it stopped

[rocky canyon]

lol 😄

[real falcon]

            upDownPart.transform.LookAt(new Vector3(aiTarget.lastSeenTargetLoc.x, upDownPart.transform.position.y, upDownPart.transform.position.z));```

[rocky canyon]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9Lt7mXhs6E

[real falcon]

yeah the commented line works but ignores the contraints

the second line just makes it freeze in place

[rocky canyon]

check out this video.. it sounds exactly what u need

my method may be overly complicated for what u need to do

[median steppe]

I have tried everything

[real falcon]

maybe I can just make it look and then clamp the axes in the next line, will that visually display?

[slender nymph]

show line 13 of ChangeHeadCosmetic.cs

[rocky canyon]

if u only want it rotating on its X then u need to use its own Y and Z
if u only want it rotating on its Y then u use its own X and Z
and for the Z use its own X and Y

[slender nymph]

perhaps you should ask in the photon discord

[rocky canyon]

not sure that would work.. clamping it after rotating it.. but it might.. give it a try and see

[median steppe]

Yeah mind telling me how i get there i forgot

[languid spire]

what you have not done is what we asked. Show the PhotonVRManager SetCosmetic code

[median steppe]

I have no set cosmetic

But i do have a photon manager

[languid spire]

but the PhotonVRManager script does\

[median steppe]

this?

[languid spire]

tbh If you have so little understanding of what you are doing I question the wisdom of your doing it at all

[languid spire]

yes, now post it correctly

[median steppe]

I have never asked on any discord that is why im confused

[languid spire]

!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.

[median steppe]

there is no error in photon manager

only in change head cosmetic

[languid spire]

do you not understand what the words Not Implemented mean?

[median steppe]

nah ive never experinced this before

[languid spire]

well post the code correctly and I shall show you

[slender nymph]

the exception isn't even happening in their own code, it's happening in some photon asset

[languid spire]

indeed, which is where I'm trying to get to

[median steppe]

this is where a error is happening

line 13

[languid spire]

ffs post the damn PhotonVRManager code

[median steppe]

no error in photonvrmanager tho

[languid spire]

just do it

[languid spire]

ffs correctly, that does not even show the correct method

[slender nymph]

that's not even the correct class or file

[short hazel]

The right class, in a paste website

!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]

Read the instructions

[median steppe]

i read the GODDARN instructions im not very good at understanding most stuff

[short hazel]

This is a large code block, use the Large Code Blocks instructions

[rich adder]

Large Code Blocks use Link services

its like plain english lol

[short hazel]

And that's still the wrong class

[slender nymph]

this is still the wrong code

[slender nymph]

this is the correct code. just posted incorrectly

[grizzled zealot]

What is better: To build generic shaders (e.g., one shader that can change color, grayscale, alpha through parameters) or specific shaders for each individual task?

[slender nymph]

this is a code channel. perhaps you want to ask your shader related question in #archived-shaders

[real falcon]

well, I got it working kind of, but now I can't constrain the angle

to prevent it from looking too far up or down

[autumn tusk]

ok im geniunely wondering how i do this

im currently trying to make a weapon swap system with pickups

[rocky canyon]

ya, that i think u can clamp..

[median steppe]

i read instructions i dont understand

[slender nymph]

what is so hard to understand about posting your code using a paste site

[median steppe]

i dont know how to use a paste site

[rocky canyon]

u paste it and hit the save button (it generates a new url)

[slender nymph]

paste code on site. click save. copy link and send link here

[frosty hound]

Click link, paste code, post link here

[rocky canyon]

copy and paste that url

[autumn tusk]

paste your code in, save or press the copy option

send the link

[rocky canyon]

ez sauce 🫙

[median steppe]

i clicked save

https://gdl.space/koxavoxoli.cpp

oh wait

[rich adder]

sent the wrong script again 👏

[median steppe]

wrong one

lemme just

[lusty flax]

For some reason, even though the code inside of this if statement runs each time it's supposed to (tested with Debug.Log), the particles are sometimes simply not shown, even if the code in the if statement is running. Why does this happen?

This code is running in FixedUpdate, if that helps.

if (Mathf.Abs(rb.velocity.x) > 0 && timeSinceGrounded == 0)
{
    dustParticles.Play();
}

[buoyant knot]

it is possible to make a “scriptable obejct variant” like with prefab variants?

[languid spire]

you want a job done, do it yourself

        /// <summary>
        /// Sets a specefic cosmetic
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="Type">The type of cosmetic you want to set</param>
        public static void SetCosmetic(CosmeticType Type, string CosmeticId)
        {
            PhotonVRCosmeticsData Cosmetics = Manager.Cosmetics;
            switch (Type)
            {
                case CosmeticType.Head:
                    Cosmetics.Head = CosmeticId;
                    break;
                case CosmeticType.Face:
                    Cosmetics.Face = CosmeticId;
                    break;
                case CosmeticType.Body:
                    Cosmetics.Body = CosmeticId;
                    break;
                case CosmeticType.BothHands:
                    Cosmetics.LeftHand = CosmeticId;
                    Cosmetics.RightHand = CosmeticId;
                    break;
                case CosmeticType.LeftHand:
                    Cosmetics.LeftHand = CosmeticId;
                    break;
                case CosmeticType.RightHand:
                    Cosmetics.RightHand = CosmeticId;
                    break;
            }
            Manager.Cosmetics = Cosmetics;
            ExitGames.Client.Photon.Hashtable hash = PhotonNetwork.LocalPlayer.CustomProperties;
            hash["Cosmetics"] = JsonUtility.ToJson(Cosmetics);
            PhotonNetwork.LocalPlayer.SetCustomProperties(hash);
            PlayerPrefs.SetString("Cosmetics", JsonUtility.ToJson(Cosmetics));

            if (PhotonNetwork.InRoom)
                if (Manager.LocalPlayer != null)
                    Manager.LocalPlayer.RefreshPlayerValues();
        }

this is the method you are calling, your parameters are not right

[median steppe]

https://gdl.space/beciremapi.cs

oh

[rich adder]

still wrong script lmao

[pallid nymph]

I don't think so. You can probably make a custom implementation that does that, but nothing out of the box. (Not that I know of at least.)

[rich adder]

its supposed to be PhotonVRManager not PhotonVRManagerGUI

[median steppe]

Nuh uh i used the one u told me to

oh

[slender nymph]

you most certainly did not

[median steppe]

Ruh roh raggy

[slender nymph]

you are actually making it impossible to help you. and at this point i definitely won't be attempting to help you further

[median steppe]

https://gdl.space/fisagapegi.cs

i did it

[languid spire]

he's had his answer anyway in spite of his incompetence

[median steppe]

right thing

[rich adder]

It's like, you want to make a game you should at least be aware how to send the proper script

As pointed out already, yeah You are passing a string string where the method does not take string, string

there is this

   internal static void SetCosmetic(string v, string left)
        {
            throw new NotImplementedException();
        }```

[languid spire]

it is odd thouse that it throws an Not Implemented exception

[rich adder]

but seems generated from IDE / OP

[short hazel]

Plus it's internal, idk how you can even use it from outside the library

[languid spire]

where you see that?

[slender nymph]

it's the very last method in the class

[rich adder]

scroll down line 375

[short hazel]

Ohh I see what's happening

They used the Quick Actions to generate it

[rich adder]

bingo

[pallid nymph]

good catch 👍

[languid spire]

got it, was looking for it and totally missed it

that is what I expected to see

[polar acorn]

So the reason you're getting the error is because that's literally what the function does.

[rich adder]

yeah this def makes the original error make more sense

[languid spire]

Damn IDE doing it's job and people not paying attention

[short hazel]

Correction: not knowing what they're doing

[autumn tusk]

why cant i use transform.position on this instanciate function

[languid spire]

I was trying to be polite, not like me I know but I have my moments

[rich adder]

wrong signature

[slender nymph]

gotta specify a rotation too if you want to provide a position

[autumn tusk]

ah

always forget that

[slender nymph]

always check the docs if you are unsure, or look at the overloads in your IDE

[autumn tusk]

why did this game object go missing

i have it set to swap out heldweaponprefab to the gun the player just picked up

[wintry quarry]

You destroyed it

[short hazel]

It shows that when the object has been deleted (in your project files) or destroyed (in the scene)
The variable has "prefab" in its name, so unless it's badly named and holds an object in your scene, you just deleted your prefab from your files, and forgot to drag-drop a new one

[wooden hare]

hello guys
I create a new project and get the following error:
Library\PackageCache\com.unity.test-framework@1.1.33\UnityEditor.TestRunner\TestLaunchers\PlatformSetup\PlatformSpecificSetup.cs(19,17): error CS0246: The type or namespace name 'AndroidPlatformSetup' could not be found (are you missing a using directive or an assembly reference?)
can someone help me?

[lusty flax]

I'm trying to make dust particles that go underneath the player while they run in my platformer game, except that the particles don't always appear when they're supposed to. I use this if statement to tell when the player is running, and this if statement does run when it needs to (tested with the Debug.Log command below). Also, the dust particles do appear to play as dustParticles.isPlaying always returns true while the player is running. However, the particles do not seem to be visible at times even though the code runs when necessary. How can I fix this?

if (Mathf.Abs(rb.velocity.x) > 0.1f && timeSinceGrounded == 0)
{
    dustParticles.Play();
    Debug.Log(dustParticles.isPlaying);
}

Below is a video example of my problem.
https://gyazo.com/4d10243b06bb4460a33c5c9aff0e0e65

[autumn tusk]

how do i destroy an instance of a prefab without nuking that entire prefab from my project

[rich adder]

how you just said it

destroy the instance not the object in the field

[short hazel]

Instantiate() returns the newly created object, store it in a variable for later use

GameObject instance = Instantiate(prefab)

[rich adder]

var instance = Instantaiet(etc.
Destroy(instance.gameObject)

aw 🦥

[ivory bobcat]

The code probably doesn't run when necessary

[short hazel]

Maybe some code calls Stop() on it right away or too soon so the particles don't have time to spawn.

[graceful dust]

not code, BUT i have a button that uses an object on DontDestroyOnLoad to get the script from. whenever i reload the scene, the button doesnt have that object attatched. how do I fix that? if u need other context just ask

[final glade]

If anyone can help it would be appreciated.
https://gdl.space/raw/kajurofobu

[lusty flax]

it does run

rn the log is printing that they're playing even though i can't see them

[ivory bobcat]

There isn't much to work with..

I can only assume it's not running

[rich adder]

are you saying problem is with OnCollision2DEnter?
are you sure its runing , put log

[lusty flax]

there's no stop

[ivory bobcat]

Likely your issue lies elsewhere

[lusty flax]

if it helps in any way, my code is running in FixedUpdate()

[short hazel]

Well if there's no stop, the particle system is always emitting!

[final glade]

Yes, everything is running fine except that their is collision, it is supposed to end the race once the object collides with the finish line

[lusty flax]

it's not looping either

its one of those particles that doesn't loop

[rich adder]

show the finish line's inspector

[lusty flax]

it lasts like 0.1 seconds

[short hazel]

Well it should be set to loop, then Play and Pause/Stop when needed

[final glade]

One second

[lusty flax]

k lemme try that

[vale karma]

is there a reason why i still have to click on the screen to get the mouse cursor to listen to CursorLockMode.Locked after escaping the settings menu?

[ivory bobcat]

Escape button has an extra behavior in the editor

[rich adder]

otherwise you wont be able to get out from editor

[short hazel]

It's so you don't lose control of the mouse. It doesn't happen in builds

[vale karma]

okay, i wrote some code to change whether the mouse shows up in the menu and locks back when it snot in the menu

i hope that translates well to the build

[final glade]

Here

[vale karma]

i dont want to run a build rn loll

[ivory bobcat]

Use a different button temporarily in the editor

[rich adder]

are the cars rigidbody ? Otherwise you have a big problem

[vale karma]

😮 good idea

[final glade]

Yes they are.

[rich adder]

then you should move them using the Rigidbody not the transform

otherwise Trigger wont be accurate at all

[final glade]

How do I move them using the RigidBody? Sorry I am still a beginner.

[rich adder]

using AddForce or .velocity

[final glade]

The rigidbody should be static too right?

[rich adder]

no

[final glade]

Ok

[final glade]

Then what

[rich adder]

dynamic

[final glade]

And I should freeze the Y and Z then right?

[rich adder]

You would not need Z position nor Z rotation, up to you if u want lock Y too

[reef patio]

im stuck, I edited it so many times now, and it continues to read errors, this health script

[south fjord]

I've marked a GameObject with DontDestroyOnLoad(), however when I load a different scene and then later on reload the scene with the original DontDestroyOnLoad()-object then both are shown at the same time. Any tips on how to fix it?

[reef patio]

https://gdl.space/ubukowinaj.cpp

[rich adder]

did you save?

[reef patio]

Yes.

[rich adder]

does it come back if you hit Clear

[short hazel]

The issue is at the end of line 19

[rich adder]

ah shit yeah im blind

[short hazel]

There shouldn't be a semicolon at the end of the line

[reef patio]

Yes.

[rich adder]

nice catch lol

[short hazel]

It's throwing the compiler way off, that's why you get a ton of errors

[reef patio]

im still getting a list of errors

[rich adder]

; means end of a statement

[rich adder]

which errors and show current code

[reef patio]

"Assets\Scripts\Player\PlayerHealth.cs(20,7): error CS1519: Invalid token '{' in class, record, struct, or interface member declaration

Assets\Scripts\Player\PlayerHealth.cs(21,22): error CS1519: Invalid token '-=' in class, record, struct, or interface member declaration

Assets\Scripts\Player\PlayerHealth.cs(21,31): error CS1519: Invalid token ';' in class, record, struct, or interface member declaration

Assets\Scripts\Player\PlayerHealth.cs(22,26): error CS8124: Tuple must contain at least two elements.

Assets\Scripts\Player\PlayerHealth.cs(22,26): error CS1026: ) expected

Assets\Scripts\Player\PlayerHealth.cs(22,26): error CS1519: Invalid token '<=' in class, record, struct, or interface member declaration

Assets\Scripts\Player\PlayerHealth.cs(26,5): error CS1022: Type or namespace definition, or end-of-file expected

Assets\Scripts\Player\PlayerHealth.cs(28,5): error CS8803: Top-level statements must precede namespace and type declarations.

Assets\Scripts\Player\PlayerHealth.cs(28,5): error CS0106: The modifier 'private' is not valid for this item

"

[rich adder]

seems you still have syntax issue then, are you using a configured iDE ?

and did you save changes

[short hazel]

Remove the semicolon at the end of line 19 and make sure you saved

[reef patio]

I have a modified iDE VS 2019, and did save.

[rich adder]

wdym a "modified ide"

it should be highlighting this issue for you

[reef patio]

wow only 1 error left now

the unity stock development modification

[rich adder]

the who what now

[reef patio]

from the installer

[rich adder]

show the IDE

with code showing

[pallid nymph]

Why do you need DontDestroyOnLoad? You can fix it by not using that 😄 Otherwise, you probably want it to be a singleton or something 🤔 🤷‍♂️ Mm... generally, you detect if an instance already exists and you Destroy the old or the new one.

[final glade]

The problem is the Doctor told me to only use the .transform

[rich adder]

doesnt seem its configured properly

[short hazel]

It is configured (see Solution Explorer), it just hasn't loaded the file

[rich adder]

this should say assembly like it does on solution explorer

[reef patio]

another scripts there but I don't understand how to remove its past to a current script check

[rich adder]

try regen project files

[short hazel]

Close the script and open it by double-clicking it from Unity

[rich adder]

also that warning is from another script

the original issue was fixed

[rich adder]

what, whos the "doctor" ?

[vale karma]

if i am making an open world concept first person game, and i have completed movement, and got a mock settings screen up, what should I start to work on next? inventory system? Health or stats? i have no idea, it seems all of them depend on eachother

[reef patio]

oh

[rich adder]

#archived-game-design

[vale karma]

tanku

[final glade]

I mean my professor

[rich adder]

your professor is a quack

you don't move rigidbodies with transform

[final glade]

Bruh I don’t even know why they’re not colliding

[reef gale]

Hey, could I have some help creating a delay in my script?

[vale karma]

you move Character controllers with transform. transform does not really work with colliders

[rich adder]

you realize that transfrom is like teleporting ye? no collisions will work

[reef patio]

Ok, I fixed it.

It has 0 Errors now.

[rich adder]

https://dontasktoask.com

[reef patio]

Thank you.

[final glade]

He told me I can use Trigger2D

[vale karma]

your professor probably talked about a character controller, they have built in controller functions for colliders

[rich adder]

you still wouldnt move a character controller with transform at all

[south fjord]

Yeah I do need it - I'm like 90% sure. Alright, I'll look into singletons. Also, how do I detect if an instance already exists/select which one to destroy? Or is that also linked to the singleton thing?
Sorrey bout the question bombardement x)

[vale karma]

oh wait what do you move it by?

[reef gale]

Sry lol

[rich adder]

either listen to them and do it wrong, or listen to others in this chat n do it properly

[final glade]

If I listen to you guys I will get a 0💀

[rich adder]

You should not be moving rigidbodies cars with transform. that makes no sense..

all the collisions will be wonky

[vale karma]

lol you probably need velocity or force

[pallid nymph]

talk to your professor and make sure you understand things 🙂

[final glade]

Okay.

[rich adder]

Put debug.log inside the TriggerEnter2D and prove to me it works

the best thing You can do is ask clarification to why they are compelled to use transform and not the proper Rigidbody methods

[timber comet]

With transform you just clip through walls and stuff

[pallid nymph]

some physics will work even if you move them with transform, I think... it'll just be buggy as frog

[rich adder]

it wont be accurate iirc, but it might still trigger a message

[timber comet]

Use either velocity or Forces

[reef gale]

Basically, I have a problem where I want to have a delay after the player dies. I have made an animation where the player (A Cube) shatters into a bunch of pieces. I want the player to see that animation for 1/2 second, before restarting the scene. Unity tutorials and even ChatGPT are not getting me what I want, since they are telling me to run a coroutine, but since my script deactivates the player cube, a coroutine is out of the question. Is there anything like a delay function in Unity? I'll send my script.

!code
using UnityEngine;
using UnityEngine.SceneManagement;

public class CubeExplosion : MonoBehaviour
{
public GameObject explosionPiecePrefab; // Prefab for the smaller pieces
public float explosionForce = 10f; // Force applied to each piece
public float explosionRadius = 2f; // Radius of the explosion

public float delayInSeconds = 0.5f; // Initialize the delay
private bool hasExploded = false; // Track whether the explosion has occurred

// Call this method to trigger the explosion
public void Explode()
{
    if (hasExploded)
        return; // Prevent multiple explosions

    // Disable the original cube
    gameObject.SetActive(false);

    // Create smaller pieces    
    for (int i = 0; i < 27; i++) // 3x3x3 grid of pieces
    {
        Vector3 randomOffset = Random.insideUnitSphere * explosionRadius;
        GameObject piece = Instantiate(explosionPiecePrefab, transform.position + randomOffset, Quaternion.identity);
        Rigidbody rb = piece.GetComponent<Rigidbody>();
        if (rb != null)
        {
            rb.AddExplosionForce(explosionForce, transform.position, explosionRadius);
        }
    }

    // Set the explosion flag
    hasExploded = true;
}

void Update()
{
    if (hasExploded)
    {
        // Wait here for the specified delay
        delayInSeconds -= Time.deltaTime;
        if (delayInSeconds <= 0f)
        {
            // Execute your desired action after the delay
            Debug.Log("Half a second has passed!");
            // Reload the scene (you can replace this with your actual action)
            SceneManager.LoadScene(SceneManager.GetActiveScene().name);
        }
    }
}

}

[rich adder]

!code

[timber comet]

Yes it would work, but after a while they will break

[rich adder]

well yeah, it just wont be accurate at all

you're literally teleporting and letting the physics part "catchup"

[reef gale]

My time.Deltatime method does not work for some reason.

[pallid nymph]

No worries. What is that object doing? Singletons are about having a single instance of an script that you can access through a global (static) variable. This way you can easily check if one already exists at the moment a new one is initialized and call Destroy either on the old or the new one.

[rich adder]

post code properly

!code

[reef gale]

how do i do that sry?

[timber comet]

!code

[rich adder]

bot is alseep.

[rich adder]

#💻┃code-beginner message

[short hazel]

Links in #854851968446365696

Morale of the story, always have a backup

[reef gale]

!code

[rich adder]

its not working right now, read the messages above you

[timber comet]

I think you should use a courutine or an async method

Can’t really tell without proper code tho

[rich adder]

Coroutine should work fine, async maybe overkill

[reef gale]

The player cube is deactivated.

[pallid nymph]

run the coroutine on another object/script

[reef gale]

OHH.

Thanks. Give me one second.

[timber comet]

Async methods should work even if the script is destroyed, but I’m not sure rn

But as navarone said it would be overkill

[short hazel]

And probably too complex. I mean when you ask ChatGPT to code for you, you're not ready yet

[tender stag]

here i grayed out the yRotation lerp and it works with the xRotation

but this is what happens when i dont comment it out

the yRotation should just lerp to the opposite y rotation of the climbingWall

[timber comet]

Sometimes I ask chatgpt for things too, when I can’t figure out something. But, after that, I review the code multiple times before actually using that

[timber comet]

Afterall, ais are ripetitive in codes or straight out wrong

[south fjord]

Alright, yeah it seems like they could be useful in my case.

Basically it's a scroll view in which I instantiate texts to create a sorta scoreboard/highscore board on the main menu. But every time I load a scene the texts just get destroyed. I know there is probably a better way to do it by doing sum like usin binary n serialisation, but the teach wants us to use PlayerPref to save the data. I could dumb the idea down in concept by not displaying it on the main screen, but I think it'd be way cooler if I did.

[timber comet]

Are you instantiating the texts in canvas?

[south fjord]

They're under the content of the viewport of the scroll view, which itself is under a panel which is under the canvas

[buoyant knot]

if I have an existing git repository, can I just go to VS > git > clone repository to link to it?

[ivory bobcat]

It might be appropriate if you were to know how to design it but were too occupied to write the lines of code. However, if you don't know what you're doing and hope chatgpt had done it correctly.. pray that someone else bothers to try to understand chatgpt's logical thinking process.

[timber comet]

I know how to code, but I program really late, so I’m tired from work and can’t think properly

[noble yew]

idk where to ask this question but. Im trynna make a 2d fighting game and I kinda want my physical colliders not to collide (So 2 bodies can go through each other) but keep the trigger so hp will go down. I was advised with layer collision matrix and my triggers turn off too :/

[timber comet]

That’s why I ask chat gpt sometimes

[south fjord]

Canvas>Panel>Scroll View>Viewport>Content>[InstantiatedTexts], in simpler terms

[buoyant knot]

collision matrix dictate which pairs of layers are allowed to interact with each other (collision, trigger, callback…). It does not change collision vs trigger

[noble yew]

what can i do to stop the collision between 2 objects but keep triggers?

[buoyant knot]

colliders set to Trigger do not exert force, and solely detect via OnTrigger… Callbacks

[timber comet]

You should put one of the object in one layer and the other into another layer

[buoyant knot]

you can also use the separate layer overrides to change force vs callback

[timber comet]

Explained really badly, but hope you understood

[buoyant knot]

“force send layers”, “force receive layers” are override options to affect which layers actually send/recieve force via this collider, which is separate from collision callbacks

which allows two non-trigger colliders to 1) exert force with other colliders, 2) not exert force between each other, and 3) get OnCollision… messages

understand?

[noble yew]

are these the "layer overrides" options?

[buoyant knot]

yes

[noble yew]

it seems working now but now i have double interaction between layers 😭

[buoyant knot]

wdym double interaction

every collision can only make one callback

[noble yew]

i dunno how it works I have to fix it

[buoyant knot]

you did not explain the problem to fix

[noble yew]

because i dont know the problem, it was like "thank you! but i got a new problem so im going to fix it"

[buoyant knot]

layer overrides override the normal settings in the collision matrix

good luck then lol

[hollow gate]

How do you guys manage your "Main menu" screen in Unity, settings page et.c., is it by simply hiding and showing entire panels, or how do you do it? 🙂

[real falcon]

this doesn't seem right

Assets\Scripts\Entity\AI\CompoundTarget.cs(11,18): error CS1540: Cannot access protected member 'Target.Die()' via a qualifier of type 'Target'; the qualifier must be of type 'CompoundTarget' (or derived from it)

[hollow gate]

@real falcon how does your Target look like?

[buoyant knot]

yes

[real falcon]

it just extends MonoBehavior

@hollow gate

[hollow gate]

PRotected means that only a type and types that derive from that type can access that member.
Make it public, make it internal or derive from another class.

[real falcon]

but I'm calling that from a child class, so shouldnt I be able to see it?

I feel like Dog should be able to call Animal methods, at least thats how I Remember it in java

[hollow gate]

@real falcon here's some good explanations on the topic:
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/567705/why-cant-i-access-c-sharp-protected-members-except-like-this

[real falcon]

huh ok

is that different in java or am I crazy

[hollow gate]

Haven't programmed in Java in like 13 years, so I don't remember 😄

[timber tide]

You got a list of Targets that you're calling the method on, not the class itself is accessing the method.

base.Die(); should work though

[tender stag]

is there anyway i can do this without making ySmoothRot a global variable?

[quaint flicker]

Added the splines package through package manager, I have spline components available, but when I try to reference splines in my scripts (just using UnityEngine.Splines;) I get: The type or namespace name 'Splines' does not exist in the namespace 'UnityEngine' (are you missing an assembly reference?) [Assembly-CSharp]
If I open a script from the splines package it uses that namespace and vscode doesn't complain about it. Is there some extra step when importing the splines package (or any package) to be able to extend/interact with it's code?

[ivory bobcat]

It doesn't need to be a global variable. It needs to be initialized before you use it though.

[quaint flicker]

looks like you're assigning yCurrentRot = yRotation (and at the end yRotation = ySmoothRot, so on the next frame they're all the same.
just do
yRotation = Mathf.Lerp(yRotation, yRotation + angleDifference ....

[hollow gate]

float ySmoothRot = 0f;
ySmoothRot = Mathf.lerp(.....)

[tender stag]

then it breaks

oh wait it works

yeah thanks

[tender stag]

that would be setting it to 0 every frame tho?

would that also work?

[hollow gate]

you could just initialize it above

[polar acorn]

Dog should be able to call animal methods on itself, but you're trying to use a different objects method there

[hollow gate]

it's not "guaranteed" that it will be set @tender stag you could come around the problem by just initializing the float ySmoothRot and checking with if(ySmoothRot) {code}

[cosmic dagger]

Also, I'd use variables in place of those magic numbers: 12, and 2.5. That way, you can edit/test them from the inspector instead of changing and saving the script every time . . .

[quaint flicker]

the solution was to restart unity and vscode 🤷

[digital topaz]

Im having a purple asset issue ONLY when I build my project. I converted the materials to URP originally to make them work in the editor, but I’m not sure how to fix it in the build…

[short hazel]

Unused shaders will be stripped off builds to save disk space. If it's not used anywhere except being loaded by code at runtime, it may have been wrongly stripped off. You can add it to the always included shaders list in the project settings

[cosmic dagger]

That's an issue with VSCode. It breaks or does not sync configuration often . . .

[brazen canyon]

I already made a property to get set this variable from a script that's not in a same Game Object with another class
But it still log this error, this means these classes must be in a Game Object to be able to share variable
But I already made a property
WTF is happening

[autumn tusk]

ugh

[icy grotto]

is there a way to auto populate a return switch? like pressing double tab on a regular switch (enum)?

[autumn tusk]

i dont understand why my destroy script is destroying the entire script instead of an individual gameobject

is there a way to turn my gameobject into an instance within its own script

[rich adder]

because you probably did not pass a gameobject?

[autumn tusk]

can i do this or

[rich adder]

instantiate it as that type, destroy the instance

what are you trying to do exactly (mechanic)
what is happening instead?

[autumn tusk]

pretty simple

a weapon pickup system

each weapon is a prefab, and when the player picks up a gun it replaces all stats and info of the ground gun with that of the players

[rich adder]

ok . can yu show what you're destroying in the code

[autumn tusk]

the player is carrying a prefab version of the gun theyre holding, and that gets spawned in the exact same position as the pickup

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

issues are at line 50

[rich adder]

well u need to cache the instance you spawn if thats what u want to destroy

pretty sure we told you earlier how to do that

[autumn tusk]

can you link to an instruction or something

its kinda unclear

or like docs

[rich adder]

yeah sure

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

[autumn tusk]

would this work for my script tho

[brazen canyon]

Hey man
I need your help please

[rich adder]

you have the destroy the old one ?

cause what you're doing doesn't make much sense rn

[autumn tusk]

yeah im destroying the gun prefab the player picked up and am replacing it with a instanciated copy of the gun the player is dropping

[brazen canyon]

I already made a property to get set this variable from a script that's not in a same Game Object with another class
But it still log this error, this means these classes must be in a Game Object to be able to share variable
That line

enemyHealth.Health -= damage;

Is line 32

[rich adder]

and where did you assign enemyHealth

[rich adder]

so what exactly is the original problem ?

[lapis quest]

Hello guys. How come that when I upload to WebGL, the object does not react to the space key?

[autumn tusk]

webgl does that sometimes

[languid spire]

first configure your !ide

[brazen canyon]

Here

[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

[rich adder]

thats not assignment

and since its private its not assigned anywhere else

[autumn tusk]

for my game i have it so that you press middle click to reload, when i uploaded the game to webgl, the page broke every time you reloaded your gun

[rich adder]

it should make no functional difference unless you done wrong logic

[short hazel]

Yes, but as there are errors you can't yet. Fix the error (return a number instead), and a suggestion will appear under switch (3 gray dots), hover over it and click the light bulb > "populate switch"

Whoa discord wtf, everything loaded at once

[rich adder]

most likely your GhostIsAlive is false

also == true is redudant

[short hazel]

Like the message I replied to was the latest one lol

[brazen canyon]

Huh ?

[rich adder]

I asked you where you assigned it and you showed me the script, no where did i see its assigned.

Should you by now know the difference between assigment and declaring ?

pretty sure you've done it before lol

[short hazel]

They will only appear when there are missing cases. Why did you switch to a regular switch though?

The expression was nice and shorter

You can also trigger the quick actions manually by right-clicking the switch and selecting "Quick actions and Refactorings"

[icy grotto]

yeah but I don't know how to auto populate the shorter one

okay let me try

[brazen canyon]

Like Variable A = Value A ?

[icy grotto]

ahh there you go, thanks

[rich adder]

sure thats how you assign things
so where in the code you sent you did that btw?

unity has another way too

[short hazel]

Oh you don't have the gray dots so it might just be my own configuration, I fiddled a whole lot with it. Or it might just be with VS 2022? Anyway

[icy grotto]

yeah prolly because im still using 2019 😂

[rich adder]

missin out on intellicode

[short hazel]

I'm still on that one too at work but I can't remember on which one it appears. Again maybe it's just my config

[icy grotto]

will update once i'm done with this game. I'm just afraid it might mess things up.

[rich adder]

vs2019 doesn't have intellicode, just intellisense

[short hazel]

One thing that's really nice with VS22 is that when you type the completion list is blazing fast, idk what they did but it loads sooo quickly it's unreal, even on my potato laptop

And no, it won't mess anything with your project, you'll just have to tell Unity to use 2022 instead of 2019

[rich adder]

its also a true 64bit app 2019 is not

explains the speeds too

[short hazel]

Yeah it's the first version that's 64bit

[brazen canyon]

https://paste.myst.rs/68xhtog0
https://paste.myst.rs/rbb0mvk6
https://paste.myst.rs/ugm3g008
Here are the scripts

[rich adder]

lord.. why are you sending me all this scripts for a simple NRE..

this line throws null
enemyHealth.Health -= damage;

because enemyHealth i null

its not assigned anywhere, you cannot use a component that isn't assigned

[brazen canyon]

What do I have to do ?
I put this script in a Target object

[rich adder]

what?

just assign enemyHealth to a component

do you know what [SerializeField] does?

[brazen canyon]

Like this ?

[rich adder]

drag n drop n ur done

putting the script there wont do anything..

you need to assign it from wherever you are trying to use it

method or field, you have to assign it somehow

[brazen canyon]

Okay thanks
I'll give it a shot

Like this ?

[rich adder]

if you have EnemyHealth component on it sure

just use the inspector when possible

[brazen canyon]

You mean both of these script are components of a gameobject ?

[short hazel]

Also, make sure you apply the newly added Enemy Health script to your prefab! Otherwise other enemies spawned by code won't have it!

[rich adder]

all scripts on a gameobject are Components

[brazen canyon]

No I mean these scripts has to be in a same GameObject ?

[rich adder]

GetComponent assumes its this GameObject

unless you specify which component you want to GetComponent from.
eg
someOtherObject.GetComponent<T>();

[brazen canyon]

Today I was working on another game.
And I did the same thing but no error shows up ?

[short hazel]

When you put nothing before GetComponent, you can think of it as expanding it to this.gameObject.GetComponent<T>()

Which effectively searches the object this script is on

[rich adder]

wdym same thing?
Also the error is from the component you are trying to use isn't present, how does script know which Health component you want
here you're assigning (assuming it finds component)

[tender stag]

why is this smooth damp fps dependent?

like when im in the editor minimized window it runs faster

[outer thunder]

my ui elements (buttons) seem to have a fixed position on the screen so...

[tender stag]

and when im in full screen it runs slower

[brazen canyon]

So I have have to declare a game object and do TargetObject.GetComponent ... ?

[short hazel]

If you want to get a component on that object, sure thing

[silent locust]

I am a begginer, how do i fix this?

[rich adder]

well do you have an axis called Input Axis Horizontal ?

[silent locust]

I tried doing the Edit-settings-input and i couldnt get it

[silent locust]

i dont think so

[rich adder]

then you're probably using the wrong one

show the line of code you're using those two

[rich adder]

doesnt seem this is the script

or you didnt save

you should probably configure your IDE first if its not already though

[silent locust]

idk what that means

[rich adder]

also Time.deltaTime is wrong on Inputs mouse

[silent locust]

i started today

[slender nymph]

don't multiply mouse input by deltaTime. mouse input is already frame rate independent so multiplying by deltaTime just makes it dependent on the framerate again causing stuttery camera controls

also obligatory: use cinemachine

[rich adder]

best you follow a structured course then !learn

Dyno died

https://learn.unity.com

[outer thunder]

!learn

damn

[eternal falcon]

:teacher: Unity Learn ↗

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

[silent locust]

what do i multiply it by

[slender nymph]

just the sensitivity

[silent locust]

better?

[outer thunder]

can anyone help fix the problem with my script? (i think its the script) I posted a thread

https://discord.com/channels/489222168727519232/1213621498192072864

[rich adder]

what is the question?

unclear to me what you're asking about

[outer thunder]

why are my ui elements changing position?

did you see the gif?

did you open the thread? 👀

[lost anvil]

How would i track if i have a certain GameObject (a hammer), currently equipped in this script? ive had a good search and found nothing on the subject.

https://gdl.space/ivapizotiy.cs

also are scriptable objects easier to work with for making inventories?

[rich adder]

I didnt see the gif

yeah def ur script

[silent locust]

is this something to do with it?

[rich adder]

why did you code position in ? @outer thunder

[rich adder]

yes

[outer thunder]

I followed a tutorial but then this happened

[rich adder]

that should not say 0 @silent locust

[outer thunder]

this tutorial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3YdlUW1nx0

[silent locust]

what should it say?

[rich adder]

at least 20

[silent locust]

now what

[rich adder]

im not watching a 12 minute video frankly lol

I just use DOTween for all my UI animations

ez pz

[outer thunder]

good point

[noble yew]

guys im trying to make a fighting 2d game and i have 2 scripts rn Actions and Physics. In Physics i have speed ([SerializeField]) and in actions I need to somehow modify that physics speed. how can I do that?

[outer thunder]

you make a very fine point there thanks

[rich adder]

this is all wrong

[silent locust]

aw man

[rich adder]

it should've already had the default

what did you do earlier

[silent locust]

crap

idk

[rich adder]

brand new projects don't come like this

[silent locust]

i think when i downloaded an asset

it chyanged it i think

[rich adder]

possible you replaced your project settings

[silent locust]

is there anyway to fix it

ive been working on this all day

[rich adder]

I think you can just copy it over from another project (make a new one)

google says to copy the InputManager.asset file

and replace that

https://forum.unity.com/threads/resetting-input-manager-to-default.63475/

[silent locust]

i have no clue what that means

[lost anvil]

^ any help ^

[silent locust]

ima try and watch a tutorial

[rich adder]

dont think there is a tutorial for such a specific thing but goodluck ig

all you need to do is replace on file

[silent locust]

idk how to do that

[timber comet]

You could try using Polyphormism for interactables and for the hammer

[rich adder]

you do not even need to do that

[tender stag]

why when i debug it prints 0.7071068 Debug.Log(climbingWall.transform.rotation.y);

[timber comet]

So you can get directly the script of the hammer

[rich adder]

did you loook at the answer from the thread, from a unity empployee ? @silent locust

[tender stag]

its clearly 90

[silent locust]

no

i didnt iknow that was a thong

thing

[rich adder]

or mod

[rich adder]

what?

[silent locust]

like the treads

[rich adder]

well the forum has most of the answers/ issues

since tons of people have done exactly what we all are going to do etc.

[silent locust]

this fixed it

tysm

now i have another problem

i pressed that and cant get back to what i had

nvm

fixed it