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[unique kestrel]

the log is running

but the first position is not changing

[rich adder]

even with .anchorPos?

lerp isn't correct btw, maybe try wiithout it

[unique kestrel]

with anchoredposition:

I tried setting the position without Lerp and it didn't work either

[rich adder]

you're putting it inside a canvas group ?

[unique kestrel]

no I just instantiate as a child object of a different canvas

there is a canvas group on the canvas

I just noticed that

[strong condor]

How do you show the current state of an enum in the inspector?

[rich adder]

the object u instantiate is a UI object yea and ur moving anchoredPos ?

[unique kestrel]

correct

[rich adder]

its visible?

[rich adder]

put the inspector in debug mode if its private var

[unique kestrel]

actually I don't think it's visible I'll double check

it's visible

[fiery mulch]

    // called once per frame
    void Update()
    {
        float horizontal = Input.GetAxis("Horizontal");

        moveDirection = new Vector3(horizontal, 0, 0);
        moveDirection *= 5.0f;

        controller.SimpleMove(moveDirection);

    }

hey, I seem not to be able to implement a very basic character controller simple move function. any thoughts? the controller.Move function works just fine, SimpleMove does not

[exotic hazel]

hello inthis line is instance just a name?

[night mural]

Yes

[languid spire]

yes, again. Why do you keep asking the same questions about this?

[exotic hazel]

i dont know

[languid spire]

you asked about this at least twice yesterday and were given correct answers by numerous people so I suggest you go and read them instead of just reposting

[unique kestrel]

I feel like this is a sizable problem with barrier to entry in programming. Jargon is difficult to understand for someone that doesn't know the context. I don't think DreadClaw2159 had ill intent, and I believe the answers they received didn't help them much in terms of understanding/enlightenment. That being said, the answers weren't incorrect, they just weren't geared toward the person asking the questions.

despite this, it would be wise for you to either try and understand the details of the answers elsewhere or expand on your question by asking in more detail about the responses, as opposed to simply asking the question again.

[burnt vapor]

Yes, in .NET you first define the type, then the name. Optionally you can start with an accessibillity type (public/private) and you can also make it "static" to define the property/method can be accessed without an instance. Either way the name is always last.

[languid spire]

Agreed, jargon can be difficult to understand at first however google is just a few keystrokes away and if I search for C# property definition I find
https://www.w3schools.com/cs/cs_properties.php
which gives a very easy to understand description of this.
I don't think it is too much to ask that people use Google as their first resort rather than as a last one

[unique kestrel]

110%

[near wadi]

I am surprised the W3schools are not under the pinned messages. with the myriad garbage sites by people trying to make a penny, the gold can, and does, get buried.

[languid spire]

Also agreed, although I am not a great fan of W3Schools it is a very good resource for the absolute beginner especially when it comes to explaining basic concepts and technical terms with which they will be unfamiliar

[near wadi]

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

[eternal needle]

honestly itll get skipped anyways, a lot of beginners who just jump into game dev dont stop to learn the basics. Its always "just one thing" they need to solve first.
i think its not needed to pin it though. The same could almost be said about stuff like vector math, there has to be some line of "you need to go learn something else first"

[near wadi]

I had been avoiding sitting down and learning C# outside of Unity, well, in all honesty because of clinical ADHD, but i got defeated by a getter today :/ so, stepping back and starting at the beginning/basics of C#.

[near wadi]

Indeed. i am 100% guilty of that

[north kiln]

This is pinned

[languid spire]

At the end of the day, you cannot force people to realize the importance of learning and get them to do it

[near wadi]

I miss that 2 out of 3 times 🙂 nitpicking, but adding - Microsoft to the end of it would make it stand out more. just little things that help, as we do not all gather info the same ways. I saw it sandwiched between the two Unity links, and it did not always register. Anyhow, no big deal. it is there, and that is good

I really think that for a lot of people, they are just in BS overload. The content of So many sites is just utter garbage, that some start thinking, 'Bah! I'll just learn as i go, because this is not helping'. But yes, the resources are there, and it really is up to the individual to exhibit some self discipline

oof, and then those who think CGPT is going to be a good teacher :/ "I'll just ask it as needed! It won't steer me wrong!"

What i am looking for, which would be exceptionally helpful, are Charts of the common structures with the Names of each portion. like,
private int imAnInteger = 123;
So in this simple demo, that line, in a chart, with the name of each section above it.
Access modifier over private, **Data type **over int, Variable Name over imAnInteger, etc

[eternal needle]

it seems like you know how a declaration is written. what else are you trying to learn here?

[near wadi]

Well, as i said, i am looking for that kind of breakdown for all types of C# structures, like the same breakdown for a getter, or a method, etc, in chart form for easy, accurate access

[proven junco]

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

public class InteractionManager : MonoBehaviour
{
    public Text valueText;
    int progress = 0;
    public Slider slider;

    void OnEnable()
    {
        PlayerInteractor.OnInteract += HandleInteractEvent;
    }

    void OnDisable()
    {
        PlayerInteractor.OnInteract -= HandleInteractEvent;
    }

    void HandleInteractEvent()
    {
        UpdateProgress();
        StartCoroutine(ResetSliderAfterDelay(2f)); // Start coroutine to reset slider after 2 seconds
    }

    public void UpdateProgress()
    {
        progress++;
        slider.value = progress;
        StartCoroutine(ResetSliderAfterDelay(2f));
    }

    private IEnumerator ResetSliderAfterDelay(float delay)
    {
        yield return new WaitForSeconds(delay);

        // Reset progress and slider value after the delay
        progress = 0;
        slider.value = 0;
    }
}

I have tried to do a slider that interacts with my interaction system but I can't get it to reset?

I did get rid of line 25

[near wadi]

I think i will just have to make my own, and that will help me learn in the process

[proven junco]

I had it in handle interactevent but I put it in update instead

still dosnt work

[eternal needle]

I havent seen any specific resource which lists stuff like this. The docs do this though for each thing individually with examples, itll probably be quicker to google for the docs compared to pulling up any custom resource you make for it

[near wadi]

I'll try to clarify.. I have ADHD. The Docs are not working for the way i think (or don't think) so i am trying to find the method that works for the way i absorb information 🙂

[proven junco]

Why is adhd a thing that keeps you from learning c#?

[near wadi]

Research will answer that for you. This is not really the forum to discuss this further

[proven junco]

I have adhd so maybe dont use ”adhd” as an way of you ”cant” learn”

[near wadi]

Again, this is not the place to discuss this further. I wish you the best

[vast vessel]

I have adhd, i avoid school work and do c# instead

[proven junco]

goatr

[swift sedge]

I do the same thing! Except, I have autism instead

[topaz thistle]

I'm creating a game, but when I reload the scene (with a restart button) and click the play button, I cannot move the player and the ball freezes in the air. Before I provide any scripts, are there any things that are often problems in these situations?

[near wadi]

did you by chance turn off Domain and Scene reload?

[topaz thistle]

Sorry, I don't understand 😅

[near wadi]

i will screen shot

[topaz thistle]

K thx

[topaz thistle]

I have got static fields, if that conflicts with that in any way

[topaz thistle]

They are both turned off

[near wadi]

so, it looks exactly like i have it above?, without Enter Play Mode Options checked too?

ok

well, that was my only guess

[topaz thistle]

Only issue is I have like hundreds of lines of code, U fine with looking through that?..

[near wadi]

!code

[eternal falcon]

Posting code

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

[near wadi]

I won't be much help, but maybe someone will

[topaz thistle]

K!

[near wadi]

read the Bot post i sent..

[topaz thistle]

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

That contains the main stuff

[topaz thistle]

I was gonna do inline but I guess I shouldn't 😅

[near wadi]

Nah, not for more than a few lines 🙂

[topaz thistle]

Ohhh ok

Are there any requirements for SceneManager.LoadScene(SceneManager.GetActiveScene().name); to work properly?

[languid spire]

only in a build, the scene must be in the build settings

[topaz thistle]

Sorry, I don't understand

[topaz thistle]

My scripts btw if u wanted to take a look

[languid spire]

did you open the build settings window and add your scene(s) to it?

[topaz thistle]

Do I need to do that if I'm not downloading it as a game/app?

[languid spire]

As I said, you need to do that 'In a build'

[mild crypt]

I have the same problame like yesterday, I opened visual studio and again things that must be colour ist not. like "GetAxisRaw" and it should be yellow. can any one help?

[topaz thistle]

Here?

[languid spire]

Does that say 'Build Settings'?

[topaz thistle]

I just added the scene

Yeah, I'm just confirming

[languid spire]

you only have 1 scene?

[topaz thistle]

Yup

[languid spire]

then it's good

[topaz thistle]

Doesn't seem to have fixed it

[languid spire]

MacOs + Intel ?

[swift sedge]

it says apple silicon as well

[topaz thistle]

Yeah

[languid spire]

Indeed, I thought they were separate platforms

[whole idol]

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

public class PlayerAnimator : MonoBehaviour
{
    private const string IS_WALKING = "IsWalking";

    [SerializeField] private Player player; // Assuming Player.cs contains the Player class

    private Animator animator;

    private void Awake()
    {
        animator = GetComponent<Animator>();
    }

    private void Update()
    {
        // Use methods and properties of the Player class
        animator.SetBool(IS_WALKING, player.IsWalking());
    }
}

?????????

[topaz thistle]

Mac used to use intel cpus

[languid spire]

They used to use PowerPC cpus as well but the compiled code is very different

[topaz thistle]

Anyways, any other suggestions?

[topaz thistle]

My code btw

The main stuff at least

[languid spire]

Ah.
swap these lines

public void ReloadScene()
    {
        SceneManager.LoadScene(SceneManager.GetActiveScene().name);
        Time.timeScale = 1f;
    }

[topaz thistle]

Unfortunately, that doesn't seemed to have fixed it

Any other suggestions or info u need?

[languid spire]

No, that should fix it, you were reloading the scene with timescale off so it stays off, turning timescale back on before loading the scene should fix it

you should never rely on any code running after LoadScene unless it's in a DDOL object or in the OnSceneLoaded event

[whole idol]

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

public class PlayerAnimator : MonoBehaviour
{
    private const string IS_WALKING = "IsWalking";

    [SerializeField] private Player player; // Assuming Player.cs contains the Player class

    private Animator animator;

    private void Awake()
    {
        animator = GetComponent<Animator>();
        if (player == null)
        {
            Debug.LogError("Player reference is not set in PlayerAnimator script.");
        }
    }

    private void Update()
    {
        if (player != null && animator != null)
        {
            // Use methods and properties of the Player class
            animator.SetBool(IS_WALKING, player.IsWalking());
        }
    }
}

help?

What am I doing wrong here?

[languid spire]

that error is not produced by that code as posted

[whole idol]

so that means it must have been produced by this code.

using JetBrains.Annotations;
using UnityEngine;

public class Player : MonoBehaviour
{
    [SerializeField] private float moveSpeed = 7f;

    private bool isWalking;

    // Update is called once per frame
    private void Update()
    {
        Vector2 inputVector = new Vector2(0, 0);
        inputVector.y += Input.GetKey(KeyCode.W) ? 1 : 0;
        inputVector.y -= Input.GetKey(KeyCode.S) ? 1 : 0;
        inputVector.x -= Input.GetKey(KeyCode.A) ? 1 : 0;
        inputVector.x += Input.GetKey(KeyCode.W) ? 1 : 0;

        inputVector = inputVector.normalized;

        Vector3 moveDir = new Vector3(inputVector.x, 0f, inputVector.y);
        transform.position += moveDir * moveSpeed * Time.deltaTime;

        isWalking = moveDir != Vector3.zero;

        float rotateSpeed = 10f;

        transform.forward = Vector3.Slerp(transform.forward, moveDir, Time.deltaTime * rotateSpeed);
    }
    public bool IsWalking()
    {
        return isWalking;
    }
}

[languid spire]

no, read the error and the stack trace

[whole idol]

NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object PlayerAnimator.Update () (at Assets/Scripts/PlayerAnimator.cs:21)

[languid spire]

yep and line 21 of the PlayerAnimator script you posted is a blank line so cannot generate an error

[whole idol]

        animator.SetBool(IS_WALKING, player.IsWalking());

it's not a blank line.

Also, should i add an catch excemption error handler or something?

[languid spire]

    }

    private void Update()

Lines 20,21 and 22 that you posted

this is why you should use a paste site so we can actually see the correct line numbers

[whole idol]

Im watching them on my visual studio.

[languid spire]

guess what, we cannot see that

[whole idol]

oh, i see what you mean.. i thougth you were recommending i use paste site so i can see the line numbers... nvm

anyway i still dont understand what the error is

[languid spire]

no, so that we can

[whole idol]

ye I get it bro

ill use it next time

[whole idol]

so what is the error in these lines?

they look fine to me

[languid spire]

as I said, the error cannot be on those lines

so post a screenshot of your VS

[languid spire]

obviously your GetComponent is not working.
Notice how you have taken out the null checks

how can you expect help when what you post

private void Awake()
    {
        animator = GetComponent<Animator>();
        if (player == null)
        {
            Debug.LogError("Player reference is not set in PlayerAnimator script.");
        }
    }

    private void Update()
    {
        if (player != null && animator != null)
        {
            // Use methods and properties of the Player class
            animator.SetBool(IS_WALKING, player.IsWalking());
        }
    }

Is so different from the code you are running?

[languid spire]

btw, this code is complete nonsense if Player is a monobehaviour

[whole idol]

what should it be then?

[languid spire]

anyone that knows enough to use the C# null coalescing operators should have taken the time to see if they worked in a Unity context

[whole idol]

im just follwing a tutorial though

[languid spire]

then I suggest you find a better tutorial, one that actually gives you valid information

[whole idol]

ok

[languid spire]

one word of advice, if you see a line of code that you don't FULLY understand, read the docs until you do

[queen adder]

can someone give me a rotate script for the player

[languid spire]

Also look at this code

animator = GetComponent<Animator>();
        if (player == null)
        {
            Debug.LogError("Player reference is not set in PlayerAnimator script.");
        }

you check for a non existent player but, for some reason you do not do the same for the Animator

[queen adder]

in first person??

[languid spire]

we do not do handouts/spoon feeding here

[queen adder]

sorry

[dreamy urchin]

why did everything disappear but animations work and plus what is that erroe, I mean how to solve it

[queen adder]

Quaternion.Euler``` doesnt exist

[languid spire]

what does the rest of the error say?

[languid spire]

yes it does
https://docs.unity3d.com/ScriptReference/Quaternion.Euler.html

[queen adder]

Assets/Content/Prefabs/Player/PlayerMovement.cs(40,38): error CS0117: 'Quaternion' does not contain a definition for 'Euler'

Quaternion TestQuatEuler = Quaternion.Euler(1, 1, 1);```this is my code

[languid spire]

do you have your own class/struct called Quaternion?

[queen adder]

nope

fresh project, only added player movement and some 3d assets

[languid spire]

unity bug. restart the Editor

[languid spire]

post !code of PlayerMovement

[eternal falcon]

Posting code

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To format as C#, add cs to the first line:
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[dreamy urchin]

yeah it was that, tysm

[languid spire]

read the bot message, use a paste site

[queen adder]

fixed. rider error

[dreamy urchin]

why does my camera always depend from my resolution? can't I just make the size not changable?

[ebon robin]

Does a coroutine automatically set itself to null after IEnumerator finishes? If not, can we stop coroutine from itself?

[languid spire]

no, and yes, if you can access the Coroutine returned from the StartCoroutine

[ebon robin]

thanks it works now just by setting the routine to null

was wondering why coroutine isnt null after yield break

[languid spire]

damn good question, logically, as Coroutine is a C# object, once it goes out of scope it should be GC'd and become null, so I can only guess that there is native code trickery going on within Unitys code that is preventing this

I would guess they are using reflection badly which is not automatically GC'd

[final kestrel]

How do you get a component from a runtime instantiated prefab?

[willow scroll]

Store it into a variable

[languid spire]

you use the return value from Instantiate

[final kestrel]

can you give me a simple example?

[willow scroll]

GameObject myPrefab = Instantiate(prefab, parentTransform);

MyComponent myComponent = myPrefab.GetComponent<MyComponent>();

[final kestrel]

aa okay. Thanks

What if it instantiates at the start. Can I just get component in the start as well? Would that work?

[willow scroll]

Yes, why wouldn't it?

[languid spire]

save it to a class scope varaible

[dreamy urchin]

I'd want to put the rigidbody of my player in Player Rb in my attack prefab but it doesn't let me do it, does someone know why?

[willow scroll]

Wait, you want to put that None (Rigidbody 2D) in another prefab?

[dreamy urchin]

no, I want to put the rigid body of my player in the velocity script of this prefab

[willow scroll]

What is written on your player's Rigidbody? What's its type?

[dreamy urchin]

this is my player's rb

[willow scroll]

You should be able to put it.

You're doing it wrong then.

[languid spire]

it makes no sense for 2 prefabs to reference each other

[willow scroll]

Is the Velocity script on a prefab?

[strong wren]

You most likely need to hook these things up as you instantiate them if they aren't within the same object hierarchy or in the same scene.

[dreamy urchin]

yep

like this

[dreamy urchin]

I need it to know my player velocity

[willow scroll]

Prefabs cannot reference scene objects

[faint sluice]

You cannot reference scene objects in prefab

[dreamy urchin]

and how will my prefab know my player's velocity

[languid spire]

sure but prefabs are not instantiated game objects and I'm pretty sure you want the reference from the game object not the prefab

[willow scroll]

So if you have a prefab with your Rigidbody2D, you assign it to the Rigidbody2D of the object in the scene

[faint sluice]

You can reference to it at runtime when it's spawned

[willow scroll]

You can assign it via code

[dreamy urchin]

oh, I didn't know, but I don't really know how

[willow scroll]

There're several options to do it, you usually use some sort of find methods

You can find your player by its:

• name

GameObject.Find("Player name").GetComponent<MyPlayer>();

• tag

GameObject.FindGameObjectsWithTag("Player tag").GetComponent<MyPlayer>();;

• type

GameObject.FindObjectOfType<MyPlayer>();

• parent

transform.GetComponentInChildren<MyPlayer>();

[faint sluice]

You can but you shouldn't ^

[dreamy urchin]

I'm looking up on internet but can't find anything to do so

[dreamy urchin]

GameObject.Find("MC"); and now how do I get the rb

[willow scroll]

by getting the rigidbody component

.GetComponent<Rigidbody2D>();

[final kestrel]

So uhm. This activation event uses the method inside FPEPlayerController on activation. FPEPlayerController is a prefab which gets instantiated at the start. Is this what you mean by "you cannot reference scene objects in prefab"?

[willow scroll]

Please, make it colorful. cs

[hoary ice]

using System.Collections.Generic;
using UnityEngine;

public class Structure : MonoBehaviour
{
    public int maxGoblins = 2; // Maximum number of goblins this structure can hold
    public int goblinCount = 0; // Current number of goblins inside the structure
    public List<GameObject> goblinsInside = new List<GameObject>(); // List to hold references to goblins inside the structure

    private void OnTriggerEnter(Collider other)
    {
        // Log the information to debug
        Debug.Log("Trigger Enter: Collider Tag - " + other.tag + ", Goblin Count - " + goblinCount + ", Max Goblins - " + maxGoblins);

        // Check if the entering collider is tagged as "Goblin" and there's space for more goblins
        if (other.CompareTag("Goblin") && goblinCount < maxGoblins)
        {
            // Destroy the goblin GameObject
            Destroy(other.gameObject);

            // Add the destroyed goblin to the list of goblins inside the structure
            goblinsInside.Add(other.gameObject);

            // Increment the goblin count
            goblinCount++;

            // Update the count display
            UpdateCountDisplay();
        }
    }

    private void UpdateCountDisplay()
    {
        // Update the count display here (e.g., UI text, HUD, etc.)
        Debug.Log("Goblins: " + goblinCount + "/" + maxGoblins);
    }
}

[willow scroll]

you could've edited the previous message too.

[hoary ice]

oh sorry

it seems doesnt work because the debug log is not even appearing

[dreamy urchin]

GameObject.Find("MC");
playerRb = gameObject.GetComponent<Rigidbody2D>();
I did it like that and it still has his own rigidbody

[languid spire]

that code makes no sense

[willow scroll]

It's vice versa.
You have a GameObject in the Scene. It can reference the prefabs.
You have a GameObject in your Assets, which is called a prefab. It cannot reference GameObjects from the Scenes.

[dreamy urchin]

yeah I thought so, I'm learning so let me learn, did you start knowing everything?

[final kestrel]

Hmm all right. Thanks

[faint sluice]

Started by learning basics through courses instead of trial and error over discord

[languid spire]

actually , yes I did because I read the docs when I did not know something

[willow scroll]

Well, they haven't criticized you, have they?

[dreamy urchin]

so you didn't know everything, you had to still consult the docs, asking on discord is just the same just more efficient

[hoary ice]

chill guys

[willow scroll]

What doesn't seem to work?

[dreamy urchin]

"that code makes no sense", I mean they didn't criticize me but if you have to tell me such a thing tell me also what's wrong

[languid spire]

you wrote the code but you obviously spent 0 effort to see what it does

[hoary ice]

it feels like ontriggerenter method doesnt work because when i try the trigger event, the debug log is not even appearing

[willow scroll]

They're not obligated to tell you what's wrong. They're not your personal tutor. At least now you know your code is wrong. Politely asking for any further explanations may be a better choice, I suppose 🙂

[strong wren]

Yea this isn't efficient. This sort of use isn't what this space is for

[willow scroll]

Could you give me the objects that're supposed to collide?

[hoary ice]

the gameobject is goblin with goblin tag

[willow scroll]

Alright, by giving them I meant some sort of screenshot

[hoary ice]

and the script i sent is attached to the child gameobject which is just a collider with checked istrigger

[final kestrel]

Do I have to use FindObjectOfType before getting component in children? Or can I just go GetComponentInChildren?

[willow scroll]

What's your goal? These methods have different roles.

[swift crag]

FindObjectOfType searches everywhere for an object of the type you asked for.

[final kestrel]

I am trying to get the position of destination from inside door

[hoary ice]

this is just a prototype, the capsules are the goblins

[languid spire]

if you have a reference to the parent gameobject then GetComponentInChildren is fine

[swift crag]

"Door" should have a component on it that holds a reference to the transform of the "Destination" object.

[willow scroll]

You're tring to get Destination's transform.position, right?

[final kestrel]

yes

[willow scroll]

From..?

[final kestrel]

the script inside Door

[willow scroll]

Inside Door?

so the script attached to Door gameObject?

[final kestrel]

I meant that yes sorry

[willow scroll]

So you can just get any kind of component in children

[swift crag]

if you have a component on "Door", just give it a Transform field and drag the "Destination" object into it

[willow scroll]

that would be easier

[swift crag]

use GetComponentInChildren when you don't have any plausible way to set that reference ahead of time

you clearly do here (:

[austere monolith]

https://hastebin.com/share/pudaxecoda.csharp https://hastebin.com/share/rihewavaho.csharp why is the first enemy visible but all the other ones are not??

[final kestrel]

Well all right. I used GetComponentInChildren and tried to get the destination's position it did not work.

[swift crag]

[SerializeField] Transform destination;

assign a reference in the inspector and you're done.

[final kestrel]

All right thanks for the answers.

I'll do that

[willow scroll]

this is just a prototype, the capsules

[swift crag]

GetComponentInChildren<Transform>() would wind up giving you the transform of the door. It searches your object and all of its children (including children of children)

so you might as well just write transform at that point :p

[final kestrel]

I see.

[swift crag]

and FindObjectOfType<Transform>() would give you...something

it'd be whatever Transform unity happened to find first

[final kestrel]

I have a destination script attached to my destination. So I look for Destination object. Then get the component transform.

Its basically just a gizmo script to visualize

and it works now

I have been told to not use [SerializeField] that often and do stuff in the code as much as possible so yea

I dont know people be telling all kinds of stuff haha

[rich adder]

whoever told you that is a quack

[dreamy urchin]

sure they're not, but if you speak in terms of polite, this wasn't polite by them and second I asked some explanations for my code "politely" something they didn't

[swift crag]

This sounds like the opposite of what you should do.

[dreamy urchin]

I mean, I really know zero about getting an object component from a prefab, how does it come with effort, I can't know why it doesn't work

[swift crag]

Using things like GetComponent and GameObject.Find will produce brittle code that breaks when you rename or rearrange objects

[final kestrel]

I truly do not know how to work so i am kind of lost at this point. But I will learn in time and find my own ways I believe.

[swift crag]

I prefer to explicitly reference what I need.

[swift crag]

can you link me to this? perhaps there was some context.

[final kestrel]

Ive been told that in voice chat. Also a developer friend im working on a game with. So I'm afraid not

Just was showing me the ropes

[swift crag]

There is no voice chat here, so I guess that was somewhere else.

[final kestrel]

Ah yes not from here no.

[languid spire]

Let's have a look at your code shall we?

GameObject.Find("MC");
playerRb = gameObject.GetComponent<Rigidbody2D>();

OK.
GameObject.Find returns a game object but, whoops, you don't assign it to a variable for later use
gameObject is a property of the current script so, of course, when you use GetComponent on it it return the component from the current game object
All this you would know if you had bothered to read the docs

[strong wren]

There are many ways to build in Unity, and many opinions that come with it. Learning the "Unity way" is probably ideal if you are new to this stuff.

[willow scroll]

Let's just leave this topic. Try to ask questions without arguing 🙂

[austere monolith]

https://hastebin.com/share/pudaxecoda.csharp https://hastebin.com/share/rihewavaho.csharp why is the first enemy visible but all the other ones are not?

[rich adder]

are they spawning infront of the camera tho?

[austere monolith]

you mean order in layer?

[rich adder]

nope. i mean the Z position

Z position has to be bigger than camera's z

[austere monolith]

yeah

it is

[dreamy urchin]

I mean, the whole point of code-beginner is about helping unity beginners, anyways ty and have a great day

[rich adder]

show both,

spawnpoint and camera z pos

[austere monolith]

oh spawnpoint

lol

[rich adder]

well thats the position ur passing to Instantiate so yea

[swift crag]

Indeed. And the takeaway here should not be that GetComponentInChildren is evil -- it's just inappropriate in this situation.

[languid spire]

In that you are wrong, the whole point of code beginner is getting beginners to learn to help themselves

[rich adder]

what about when 2nd enemy spawn , what is this printing
Debug.Log("Enemy spawned at: " + newEnemy.transform.position);

just incase

[austere monolith]

showing the coords where the enemy is spawned

and making sure the enemy IS spawned

[rich adder]

which is

[austere monolith]

8.42, -4.20, -9.97

is that what you asked for?

[rich adder]

there we go

your pivot on the prefab mustbe wrong

-9.97 is practically close to -10

[stuck palm]

Can you do math with booleans? Like if a value is true set a value to -1 to flip something for example

[swift crag]

the ternary operator can help with this.

foo * (predicate ? 1 : -1)

[rich adder]

int the value = theBool ? thing : thing2;

[stuck palm]

Awesome thanks

[swift crag]

ah, C# calls this the conditional operator

It's weird in that it's ternary, rather than binary

a ? b : c

[rich adder]

isnt taht ternary ?

oh

[austere monolith]

do i reset the enemy's z?

[swift crag]

yeah, it's often called the "ternary operator" because it's the only ternary operator you ever see

vs. a binary operator like 1 + 2 or a unary operator like -

Note that the conditional opterator has a very low precedence, so you'll need to parenthesize it in many cases

[rich adder]

can you show the original prefab

[austere monolith]

the transform?

[swift crag]

it's trying to apply 1f + true first

[rich adder]

this is the whole hirerchy of the prefab ? and is it a prefab or are u just clone scene object

[queen adder]

animation controller wont transition

im setting bool as true and it wont.

[austere monolith]

its not a prefab its a gameobject, im cloning that gameobject in a certain interval

[rich adder]

why? make a prefab for it

[queen adder]

Animator animator;

animator.SetBool("Walking", true);```

[austere monolith]

i got it from a package

ok

ill do that

[rich adder]

this isn't helpful

also where do you assign animtor

[queen adder]

in prefab

[rich adder]

wut

[queen adder]

in the eidtor

editor

using UnityEditor.Animations;
using UnityEngine;

public class PlayerMovement : MonoBehaviour
{
    public float MovementSpeed = 4;

    public Animator animator;

    private void Update() {
        animator.SetBool("Walking", Player.Speed == MovementSpeed);
        Debug.Log(animator.GetFloat("MovementVelocity"));
    }
}

[languid spire]

screenshot your animator

[austere monolith]

ok i made one

[languid spire]

ok, so what conditions do your transitions have?

[queen adder]

Walking == True (Idle -> Walk)

[rich adder]

ok so are you spawning prefab now?

[queen adder]

Walking == False (Walk -> Idle)

[languid spire]

and how does it get into Idle?

[austere monolith]

ye

[queen adder]

it just refuses transition walking animation

[languid spire]

it will only transition to Walking if it is already in Idle

[queen adder]

why?

idle default animation

[languid spire]

becaue that is how you have set it up

[queen adder]

yeah thats default

is that not right?

[languid spire]

what is the transition to Idle?

[rich adder]

what is the log saying for position when you spawn prefab enemy instead?

[queen adder]

#💻┃code-beginner message

[austere monolith]

still 8.42 -4.20 -9.97

[rich adder]

during playmode can you show spawnPoint + show hierarchy

also show how you assigned spawnPoint

[ruby python]

Af'noon all. I'm displacing a mesh with Shader Graph and was wondering if there was a way to update the mesh collider to conform to the new shape (this only happens on game start, so no worries about performance etc)

[rich adder]

thats the issue

enemySpawnpoint is child of another object

show the position of EnemySuff

[rich adder]

yup there is the culprit

[austere monolith]

lol

so i delete enemy stuff and make everything its own?

[rich adder]

all holder objects should ideally be at 0,0,0

[austere monolith]

oh

so i just do that?

[rich adder]

well if you move it now its gonna move everything so be aware you gotta fix up by resetting all pos

[austere monolith]

so i make everything its own, then reset enemy stuff, then remake the things child?

[ruby python]

Yep. That'll do it.

[rich adder]

ye

[austere monolith]

tysm nav

[proven inlet]

hey guys, hope u okay. I am making an one button game and i want to know something.I use Input.GetKey and Input.GetKeyDown to make 2 different action but Input.GetKeyDown call my Input.GetKey action for one frame and i dont k if its possible to fix that

[rich adder]

what are you trying to do with that?

[proven inlet]

i will post my code

[summer stump]

It is not

[proven inlet]

oklol

[summer stump]

GetKey will run when GetKeyDown does

[summer stump]

Make a timer so GetKey only does something when held down a certain amount of time

That will give you a workaround

[proven inlet]

ok ill try

[ruby python]

Sorry for the bump. lol.

[scarlet skiff]

bro i cant figure out how to apply these 2 vectors...

[summer stump]

Doesn't seem like a code question

#archived-shaders

[summer stump]

new Vector2

[rich adder]

what are you doing, this isnt valid

can also do new(stuff,stuf,stuf) since c# 9

[ruby python]

Well it is, because I know that you can update a mesh collider, but only through code. But I'm not displacing through code, but through Shader Graph. As far as I know the only way to update a mesh collider is through code.

[summer stump]

You can discuss code in #archived-shaders

Well, I guess if it is specifically a mesh collider it should be fine here

Maybe just explain the issue better? I don't really understand it

[wraith valley]

Why when I changed to legacy text, rebinded everywhere, and now such an error?

[rich adder]

whats on line 12 of addscore

you're showing wrong script

[queen adder]

why is my animation not unity sucks, why is my animation not transitioning?

[wraith valley]

using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using UnityEngine;
using UnityEngine.UI;
public class addScore : MonoBehaviour
{
    public Text text;
    // Start is called before the first frame update
    private void OnTriggerEnter2D(Collider2D collision)
    {
        Score.score++;
      text.text = Score.score.ToString();
        
    }

    void Start()
    {

    }

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

    }
}

[rich adder]

mate I cant read lines like this

which one is 12

[wraith valley]

text.text = Score.score.ToString();

[rich adder]

anyway text or Score is null

[wraith valley]

Can`t

[summer stump]

Errors don't lie

[rich adder]

computer is never wrong

[ruby python]

I'm displacing an imported mesh using Shader Graph. But I need the mesh collider to update so that it follows the displaced mesh and not the 'original' mesh.

[wraith valley]

There`s OnTriggerEnter2D

That`s cant be null

[summer stump]

How is that relevant?

[rich adder]

do you know what a null is?

[wraith valley]

No data

[rich adder]

it means the object you want to run something on is not there
https://unity.huh.how/runtime-exceptions/nullreferenceexception

[summer stump]

Default value of a reference type

[rich adder]

show where you assigned text for addScore script

[wraith valley]

There`s

[rich adder]

None

[summer stump]

See how it says none there?

So it is null

[rich adder]

and you wont be able to assign it from prefab if score text is in the scene

[wraith valley]

Does it do this?

[summer stump]

Does what do what?

[wraith valley]

Null error

[rich adder]

well yeah it says None

[summer stump]

Since that is a null value, and you try to access it, yes it gives you a null error

[wraith valley]

Yesterday that`s worked

Lol

[rich adder]

doubt

[summer stump]

Yesterday you had it assigned

I saw it

[wraith valley]

I just changed the text to legacy text

[summer stump]

You changed something

Well yeah. That is a massive change that would mess it up

[rich adder]

what

[wraith valley]

Just type text

[summer stump]

Why would you do that

You had it working as TMP_Text

[wraith valley]

Yes

[summer stump]

Why did you change it to a different incompatible type

[rich adder]

wow why would you switch to Text

[wraith valley]

That`s bad?

[rich adder]

yes its old

[summer stump]

Yes!

[rich adder]

looks like crap on high res

[summer stump]

Your text component isn't compatible with that type

So you cannot assign it there

And it changed it to null

[wraith valley]

Old text type can`t assign scripts?

[summer stump]

So now you get errors

[summer stump]

Yes, if it IS the legacy text component

Which yours was not

[rich adder]

you can assign it just fine, but you haven't and you need a way to find it runtime / passed onto it via spawner of pipe

but having score display inside pipes is bad practice

[wraith valley]

Omg, again retext code

[wraith valley]

No

No inside

That`s in main scene

[rich adder]

mate, AddScore is inside the pipe prefab
why not just have the score UI tracker in the scene only

[queen adder]

public Camera Camera;

float ctransform = Camera.transform.eulerAngles.x - IS_LookVector2Data.y * MouseSensitivity;
Camera.transform.eulerAngles = new Vector3(Mathf.Clamp(ctransform, -90, 90), transform.eulerAngles.y, 0);```

how come, when i look up to 0 degrees, it resets back to 90, the maximum clamp?

[swift crag]

You can't just randomly change the types of your variables and expect things to work. TMP_Text is not Text.

[wraith valley]

I saw like that`s working with standart font

[summer stump]

Text will simply not work

With the way you have things set up

You must use TMP_Text unless you want to make a bunch of other changes too

Changes that will make things worse

[wraith valley]

Ok, thanks, i will back that

[carmine sierra]

im having an issue with a scene which is unloaded and then loads in

When that scene is loaded before play testing the game, it works as intended, but when it is initially unloaded and loads in after, it doesnt work

it has an inputfield

but it doesn't allow me to edit it if the scene loads in after

[swift crag]

Perhaps you have multiple EventSystem components in play.

Search for t:eventsystem in the hierarchy's search box when the problem is happening

you'd get errors in the console if this was happening, though

[carmine sierra]

just one

the scene's ui loads but the input field doesn't work

[swift crag]

Do other UI elements work?

e.g. do buttons change color as you click on them?

[final kestrel]

public void ChangeDestination()
    {
        _destinationTransform.transform.position = new Vector3(-_destinationTransform.localPosition.x,
            _destinationTransform.localPosition.y, _destinationTransform.localPosition.z);
    }

I just wanna flip the destination's position to -. But this does not work. It should be like -1.68 on the x axis but it goes over to 15

[carmine sierra]

there's only one ui element

which is the inputfield

[rich adder]

something might be covering it or it spawned behind another canvas?

[swift crag]

Okay, add another one

We need to find out if UI interaction is working at all

Throw a button on there.

[carmine sierra]

ok

[swift crag]

well, you're mixing up local positions and world positions

so of course it's going to act weirdly!

[rich adder]

this is strange..

[final kestrel]

hm where should I look at?

[swift crag]

do you understand what position and localPosition mean?

[final kestrel]

uhm position is world position. and local is dependant on where the object is

object's forward and back i believe

[swift crag]

that is not correct; your position also depends on where the object is

Local position is your position relative to your parent.

[carmine sierra]

this could be the issue but when i added in the button it is below the background

[swift crag]

If you're at the same position as your parent, your local position is [0,0,0]

[rich adder]

so you do have a background element on UI

[carmine sierra]

i think so yes

[final kestrel]

Okay so Uhh the problem is that I'm trying to change the world position of destination to local position?

[rich adder]

more likely is spawning behind the background then

[swift crag]

Right. You need to figure out which space you actually meant to work in.

[queen adder]

Hi, i can't assign my buttons using the onclick function and im not sure why

[carmine sierra]

does my background need a canvas

[swift crag]

If you want to flip the destination from the parent's left side to the parent's right side, use local position

[rich adder]

disable Raycast Target on background Image or fix the order

[swift crag]

You've dragged in the script asset itself.

[carmine sierra]

I just need a still image in the background

[final kestrel]

public void ChangeDestination()
    {
        _destinationTransform.transform.localPosition = new Vector3(-_destinationTransform.localPosition.x,
            _destinationTransform.localPosition.y, _destinationTransform.localPosition.z);
    }

okay this works now thanks a lot

[swift crag]

you're trying to call a method on the concept of a component

you need to drag in an actual instance of the component from your scene

[swift crag]

also, you can make this a lot tidier

_destinationTransform.localPosition = Vector3.Scale(Vector3.left, _destinationTransform.localPosition);

[wraith valley]

🗿

[rich adder]

thats fine but must have a disabled Raycast Target, also the order of hirerchy matters for ui. TopObjects are actually "Behind" bottom objects are Drawn last so they are infront

[swift crag]

although it is probably more obvious what this one does

[final kestrel]

Ooo that is nice to know thanks.

[swift crag]

UnityEditor errors are usually not your fault

restart the editor

[wraith valley]

I returned the text

[swift crag]

Does this background image wind up in the DontDestroyOnLoad scene?

[carmine sierra]

not sure

but yeah i gave the button a function and it didnt work

[swift crag]

well, look at the hierarchy and find out...

[carmine sierra]

didnt click either

[swift crag]

is there a DontDestroyOnLoad scene in the hierarchy list?

[rich adder]

yeah ur probably clicking the background

[swift crag]

no, just look at the hierarchy

this hierarchy has one scene in it

called Dev Room

[carmine sierra]

the button and inputfield load above the background though

[swift crag]

and here's the hierarchy afterwards

[carmine sierra]

and i moved the layer of the inputfield above the background and it still didn't work

[swift crag]

what do you mean by "load above" here? are you talking about where they are in the hierarchy?

[carmine sierra]

no there isn't that scene

[swift crag]

show us the hierarchy with the background image and the input field visible

[carmine sierra]

visually they appear aabove the background

[rich adder]

also the event system in the new scene ?

[carmine sierra]

no only in the scene above (the initial scene)

[swift crag]

You have multiple scenes loaded here.

[proven inlet]

made it work ty 😉

[rich adder]

ahh

[carmine sierra]

yes and that is the only time the functions work, not when I unload and then load the scene in

[rich adder]

cross-scene event system wont work

[swift crag]

works fine for me!

[rich adder]

does it? ah shoot

[swift crag]

my EventSystem lives in DontDestroyOnLoad and I use canvases in various game scenes

[swift crag]

This hierarchy looks good. Background is placed before the input field and the button

[rich adder]

oh maybe its the DDOL quirk
what if event system is in isolation, it wont work in another scene right?

[swift crag]

so they'll draw in the correct order

Does deactivating the background game object make the field work?

[carmine sierra]

ill try

[swift crag]

what do you mean "in isolation"?

[carmine sierra]

no it doesnt

so think the scene is just loading incorrectly

[rich adder]

like if its inside another scene not DDOL but just additive will still work

[swift crag]

Do you have UI elements in other scenes?

[carmine sierra]

yes

[swift crag]

They may be drawing on top of your UI elements and blocking them

[carmine sierra]

ill try that

unloading all other scene

[swift crag]

drag the event system into the "Player 1Name" scene and then unload the other scenes

you can right click a scene in the hierarchy to unload it

[rich adder]

check out the event system during playmode and see whats hovering

[carmine sierra]

it worked

after putting an eventsystem in each scene

[rocky canyon]

ya, makes sense

[carmine sierra]

what exactly is an event system

[rocky canyon]

its the brains behind ur UI and the click

[carmine sierra]

so one in each scene is fine but not if two are loaded

ohh okay

[rocky canyon]

yea if u got 2 brains it fuks things up

[swift crag]

Oh, did you not additively load the "Player 1Name" scene?

You showed a screenshot of multiple scenes being loaded simultaneously.

[rich adder]

nice

[rocky canyon]

coulda just hand dragged em

[carmine sierra]

also whats the most simple way to carry over a string variable into another scene

[rocky canyon]

DDOL

[swift crag]

so I thought you were doing additive scene loading

[carmine sierra]

wdym

[carmine sierra]

whats that

if you mean one scene is loaded in the editor and they load in later

yes thats whats happening

[rich adder]

loading another scene while other scene is still open

[swift crag]

This screenshot shows at least three scenes loaded (one above "Player 1Name", one below "Player 1Name")

[rocky canyon]

u can load multiple scenes together

the camera will just overlap them

[carmine sierra]

yeah but whats the point of that

[swift crag]

Did you drag a scene asset into the hierarchy? This lets you work with multiple scenes at once in edit mode

[rocky canyon]

so u could for example load a menu scene on top of ur game scene and have it stick around

[rich adder]

many

[rocky canyon]

so ur only unloading the game level

[swift crag]

loading and unloading different game areas, for example

[rocky canyon]

and reloading a new one.

[carmine sierra]

oh okay well yes i just need them loaded one at a time

[swift crag]

or leaving the world open as you move into a smaller battle scene

[swift crag]

Okay, then put an EventSystem in each one

[rocky canyon]

DDOL is DontDestroyOnLoad.. and its meant to tell a script /gameobject to not destroy itself when unload the scene

you can store variables in that script and have them persist from one scene to the next

[hoary ice]

this is weird, chatgpt reexplained what i want to happen but when chatgpt gave the code it does not change 😆

what i want to happen is the ontriggerenter method should happen on the child of the gameobject where the script is attached

[carmine sierra]

thanks ill watch a tutorial

[rich adder]

chatGPT is trash

[rocky canyon]

wish more ppl were like u Zac

[carmine sierra]

appreicate that

[rich adder]

and trigger child will call the event if parent has rb afaik

[rocky canyon]

that plugin i downloaded is trash too.. its decent to autocomlpeting single lines and stuff

but if u go and ask it to change ur script to something.. its as bad as chatgpt

[rich adder]

the part that makes github copilot not as trash as say "generative" ai, is the fact that it works based on your code you already written and makes guesstimations based on Github repos etc.

[rocky canyon]

i thought this one would do the same.. even says Tracking.. said script at the bottom

but u have to copy and paste it into the window thats right next to ur code..

😅 worthless

[rich adder]

yeah just a way to consume "tokens" 😦

[hoary ice]

the code is working if i put the script to the child, but i want to put the script to the parent but the trigger should be the child gameobject

[rich adder]

the parent has rigidbody ?

[rocky canyon]

this one worked..

[hoary ice]

no

the one triggering it has one

[rich adder]

so put rigidbody on parent if you want child collider to get triigger

[hoary ice]

so it is working

[strong wren]

Not really convinced it's reading a lot of your codebase

[rocky canyon]

github co-pilot is expensive as an autocompletr

[hoary ice]

i think its not about the rigidbody

[rich adder]

huh was under the impression thats what it worked on, the more you wrote. I don't use it personally so I cannot say for sure , just thought it was that way

[rocky canyon]

Tabnine is another one..

but also expensive imo

[rich adder]

yeah running GPUs all day is not cheap :p

[rocky canyon]

if you come across a good open source one let me know

id run it locally id care ¯_(ツ)_/¯

[strong wren]

Same, but failing to pick up basic stuff from other classes casts a doubt

[rocky canyon]

i run midjourney locally.. no issues

[swift crag]

as with all VC-fueled startup mania, you're going to get sticker shock when you start getting charged the actual cost of the service

[rich adder]

thats not what I said, I meant if you want parent to get the event put a rigidnody on parent

[hoary ice]

private void OnTriggerEnter(Collider other)
{

how to make instead of the gameobject itself triggering, its for the child?

[rocky canyon]

ya i didnt even sign up for the trial,, seeing as i may miss the window and get charged for the first month 😄

[hoary ice]

but the child doesnt, and its working if i put the script there

both doesnt have

[swift crag]

explain what you're trying to actually make your game do

not "trigger on a child"

[rich adder]

true, it just always looks soo amazing on Youtube vids dont it ? lol
I watch microsoft employees boasting on stream but yeah prob just advertising

[rocky canyon]

it has to be on the child object

[swift crag]

what are you implementing here?

[rocky canyon]

or ur parent must have a rigidbody..

[rich adder]

the child would be part of the rigidbody parent if has collider

[rocky canyon]

Danny seems to have world experience

i'll take his word for it and wait for some innovations to take place first

[rich adder]

AI took merrr jubb

[rocky canyon]

i dont need More AI sniffing around my machine for now

[strong wren]

It's a great auto completion engine 😛

[rocky canyon]

^ facts! thast the only thing i see useful for this open source plugin i got

if im making a TV Controller and i type GameObject it fills it in.. GameObject tv;

good boi 🐶

lol

[rich adder]

yeah pretty much with context is more useful, they cannot write good code because they do not reason with Logic

[eternal needle]

Can it take mine for a day, I dont wanna rewrite my inventory system

[swift crag]

List<object> items;

[rocky canyon]

ask fivver 😈

[swift crag]

that'll be $5

i simply make a public static List<object> stuff; and put everything in it

[eternal needle]

Thanks FenAI

[swift crag]

invest in Fencoin today

[rocky canyon]

enough exposure for u..

[swift crag]

Knowing what you're trying to make your game will help us solve your original problem.

since "make a trigger happen on a child" sounds like an attempted solution to a problem

[rocky canyon]

lol.. id hope so

[hoary ice]

i want to clarify the method ontriggerenter only works for the one where it is attached?

[swift crag]

By default, yes!

When two colliders overlap in a way that causes trigger messages to be sent, the messgaes are sent to the objects with the colliders on them

[hoary ice]

not really, because the child is just an empty gameobject with collider trigger component

so i just want to put the script to the parent

[swift crag]

However, there is one important exception. If a parent object of the collider has a Rigidbody component, then both the Rigidbody's object and the Collider's object will receive a message.

[rocky canyon]

might have to listen for the collision on ur child and tell the parent about it

[swift crag]

There's a problem, though...

The trigger messages don't tell you what your collider is

[rich adder]

yup maybe a UnityEvent

[swift crag]

It only gives you the othe collider.

[swift crag]

Bingo.

This is what I do.

[rocky canyon]

@hoary ice this is because having a rigidbody on the parent includes all child colliders together.. such as a composite collider (to make up the body) of the rigidbody

[swift crag]

For example, for a soulslike game, I needed hitboxes (on weapons) and hurtboxes (on characters)

I have a Hurtbox component that's attached to the same object as the trigger collider

[hoary ice]

both the parent and the child doesnt have rigidbody, but the the gameobject colliding with it has

[swift crag]

It tells its owner when it gets hit by a Hitbox

[hoary ice]

if i put the script to the child, it works

but not if i put to the parent

[rocky canyon]

then u should do the version where the child listens and tells the parent about it

[rich adder]

thats what you need to do

then pass info to the parent

[rocky canyon]

^ would you like to know more?

[hoary ice]

i need to make 2 scripts then

[rocky canyon]

absolutely

[hoary ice]

thanks, ill just put the script to the child, lol

[rich adder]

[SerializeField] private UnityEvent theEvent;
    private void OnTriggerEnter(Collider other)
    {
        theEvent?.Invoke();
    }```

[rocky canyon]

👍 if that works for u

events are super useful. i'd just bite the bullet and implement them

[rich adder]

oh wait unity events dont need ? right

[rocky canyon]

its a null checker iirc

so prob not

[rich adder]

they don't throw null if nothing listens

unlike c# event

[rocky canyon]

but if ur event isnt declared

[rich adder]

wdym by that?

[rocky canyon]

private UnityEvent theEvent;

this part. if its not present.. isnt that what the ? is for

or is it listeners?

[rich adder]

oh for events ? throws null ref when there are no listeners to the event invoked

[swift crag]

Yeah, UnityEvent isn't just a raw delegate.

[rocky canyon]

ahh gotcha

[rich adder]

thats why im curious if unity one doesnt ever call null ref

[swift crag]

As long as it's been serialized by Unity, it will be initialized to something non-null

[rocky canyon]

not sure

[swift crag]

just like when you serialize a List<Whatever>

[rich adder]

ahh so its just cause its inspector serialized

[swift crag]

The reason that you have to check for null with an event is that the event field itself might be null (if nothing has been subscribed to it)

your unityEvent can't possibly be null as long as it's a serialized field

[rich adder]

ok yea makes sense

[swift crag]

on the inside, UnityEvent.Invoke() iterates over some arrays and calls everything in them

public event System.Action Whatever; is just a very thin wrapper around an ordinary delegate-typed field

[rocky canyon]

@rich adder https://github.com/spawncampgames/Sandbox I leveled up

[swift crag]

and the defualt value of a delegate type is null

[rocky canyon]

what about a unityevent? does it work the same way? why is a delegate not needed?

just looking thru my code and i have both versions.. 1 w/ an event and delegate and my other just a unityevent

not even sure which ones better to use.. except the unity event is exposed in the inspector making some things easier

[ruby python]

Ooooookay, been trying this for a while, not sure why this isn't working, but the collider doesn't get updated. Not sure if it's my logic, or if this is being exececuted before the shader graph has done the displacement. 😕

https://pastebin.com/22MWhAWB

[rich adder]

💪 neat

my shite is all over the place, i should start organizing better xD

[rocky canyon]

shader graph's displacement is typically applied during the rendering process, which happens after the mesh data has been processed.

[rocky canyon]

thats mainly what this is for.. i have a set number of assets i tend to use over and over.. but they are scattered thruout projects..

trying to get 1 decent project i can use as a template to start all my projects.. having everything that i need..

and while im at it gonna throw a bone to tutorial watchers and stuff to have a decent project to use as well..

[swift crag]

this is actually modifying the mesh data though

[rocky canyon]

(with the more simpple / free assets)

[swift crag]

oh, I missed the last part of Spud's message lol

[rocky canyon]

ya but if his mesh data is before his graphs displacement.. the displacement values are present for the mesh data to use

[swift crag]

yes, shader graph displacement does absolutely nothing to your mesh

it's purely happening on the GPU

[rocky canyon]

^ its smoke and mirrors

[swift crag]

You could write a compute shader that modifies your mesh and then read it back out of the GPU

[rocky canyon]

my water asset uses a component to get the surface level of the water..

and it has to dig into the gpu stuff to make tha thappen

[swift crag]

but you can't easily grab the result of the vertex shader

[ruby python]

I should probably do that tbh. The amount of 'prototypes' I have that all use different variations of the same scripts is ridiculous. lol.

[rocky canyon]

ya, its a chore for sure.. but worth it if u ever have some off-time

[ruby python]

Aah, bugger it all to tits. lol.

[rocky canyon]

heres my actual starter project

and this is what ive gotten it down to

[swift crag]

I've written the same code in scripts and in a shader before

that was for an infinite runner where I needed to actually position things like lights in the same way that I was deforming meshes on the GPU

[rich adder]

much neater than packages, I have made unitypackages for everything 😂

[ruby python]

I'm basically making an infinite runner (of sorts) at the minute. lol.

[swift crag]

with a cylindrical world, perhaps?

[rocky canyon]

i used to make packages.. (still do if its 1 asset or so)

[swift crag]

one where you need to be able to position objects correctly on the deformed mesh? 😛

[rocky canyon]

but zipping entire projects feels safer..

[ruby python]

That's what I'm displacing.

[rocky canyon]

moving over the layers/tags/ project settings

[rich adder]

true

[ruby python]

My idea is basically Space Harrier-esque infinite runner (free left/right/up/down movement with mouse targetting)

But I want to be able to 'collide' with the 'walls'

[valid crest]

hi, hello , i need to know what to do here

[swift crag]

this means that you're missing a prefab asset

[rocky canyon]

u deleted the asset w/ that prefab in it

[ruby python]

You've deleted a prefab.

[swift crag]

You may have forgotten to import a package.

If that's the case, importing it will fix the broken references.

[rocky canyon]

just re-install the asset and unless uve changed names and stuff it'll fix itself

[valid crest]

imma re install it

[rocky canyon]

or delete that gameobject if u dont need it? lol

if u unpack the asset it'll be its own thing (then u can drag out the pieces of it u need from teh asset into ur own folder) and then delete the asset

[rich adder]

just gonna leave this here !vrchat

[eternal falcon]

Join the growing VRChat community as you explore, play, and create the future of social VR! https://discord.com/invite/vrchat

[valid crest]

delete the game asset?

it says im missing a script

[swift crag]

This means that you have a missing component or missing prefab reference.

[swift crag]

You're definitely missing some assets.

[valid crest]

i just downloaded this from vrcmods, so i really dont know what im doing

are these also assets?

[rich adder]

#💻┃code-beginner message

[swift crag]

(note that unity has its own physbone system that replaces Dynamic Bone)

[stuck palm]

Is it hard to create 2D physics calculation? I wanna make a platform fighter but idk if some of the interactions I wanna do like hitstop or something will work with the normal rigidbody physics movement

[rich adder]

up to your knowledge

[valid crest]

i checked it and i didnt have dynamic bones, so thats why i cant save it

[valid crest]

does it work the same? and is it freee?

[swift crag]

It's provided for free by VRChat, yes

[valid crest]

duly noted, thanks :<

[stoic glen]

ObjectThrownAnim has an Animator and Brille is a Cube with a material. In this Situaition drops the ObjectThrownAnim to front of the Player, but when OBA is a child of Brille, then it doesn't drop. Why?

[carmine sierra]

can i use ddol on variables alone

or should i just carry over the object which holds the script with the variables

[rich adder]

carry object over

[carmine sierra]

kl

[eternal needle]

Ddol is moving an object to the ddol scene, so it has to be on a script on an object

[carmine sierra]

a script counts as an object?

oh okay nvm

does ddol only carry the variable over to the next scene

and would I therefore need to carry it over for every scene if it is a variable i want to keep

[swift crag]

DontDestroyOnLoad is used to prevent a Unity object from being destroyed by a scene transition.

Many kinds of things are Unity objects.

• GameObject
• MonoBehaviour
• Material
• ScriptableObject
• BoxCollider
  ...

[eternal needle]

It takes the whole game object, it has nothing to do your variable specifically. A variable may specifically just live on that object

[swift crag]

When you pass a GameObject to DontDestroyOnLoad, it gets moved to the DontDestroyOnLoad scene, and is never destroyed by a scene change.

[carmine sierra]

yeah so same question but for the object

[carmine sierra]

ohh okay

thanks

[swift crag]

Other kinds of Unity objects can be passed to DontDestroyOnLoad to prevent them from being cleaned up automatically. That's probably not relevant for you, though

(I only very recently learned you could even do that)

[carmine sierra]

what does it mean if ddol only works for root objects

[swift crag]

It can't be called on a GameObject that has a parent.

[carmine sierra]

thats weird

[swift crag]

I guess it doesn't want to wind up changing the object's parent in the process

since an object in scene B can't be parented to an object in scene A

[summer stump]

If a parent is not in DDOL, it will be destroyed in a scene change. If the parent is destroyed, its children are destroyed.
How could a child be in DDOL?

[dire torrent]

does Application.OpenURL() work on MacOS and Linux?
Im building an SDK for unity but dont currently have access to either OS to test it on.
To be specific, I intend to use this just for loading a website on the native browser.

[swift crag]

Yep, it works on my macbook

And I've used it on my Steam Deck too

Opening the file explorer is...less fun

[crystal fiber]

So, its not a code issue, but im trying to connect a NavMeshSurface with another NavMeshSurface that is an Instantiated prefab.. Ive search everywhere, but couldnt find any answers. How do you do that?

[swift crag]

I wonder if I can open a file URL with OpenURL, actually...

[dire torrent]

does it require any additional permissions when it attempts to run on Mac?

[swift crag]

I currently use System.Diagnostics.Process.Start to run a per-platform program. It's icky.

[swift crag]

Not that I've noticed.

[dire torrent]

sweet thank you so much.

[dense arch]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bELFjNNOfn0

[quartz mural]

what do the 3 dots means?

[crystal fiber]

ty bro it worked, i luv you

[polar acorn]

Your IDE has something to say about that variable. Hover over it and see

[quartz mural]

can it be a reason why smt isnt workign

[eternal needle]

Look at what your IDE wants to tell you about it by hovering over it and see

[hexed terrace]

No

[queen adder]

hello

[frosty hound]

You really that insecure that you committed to this despite it being auto deleted the first time? Damn.

[quick ruin]

is there a way to go transform.forward without a Rigidbody?

the rb causes it to rotate incorrectly

[swift crag]

transform.forward is whatever direction the transform is facing

having a rigidbody (or not) is irrelevant

[queen adder]

public UnityEngine.Camera Camera;

float DesiredRotation = Camera.transform.eulerAngles.x - Input.GetAxis("MouseAxis") * MouseSensitivity;
Camera.transform.eulerAngles = new Vector3(Mathf.Clamp(DesiredRotation, -90, 90), transform.eulerAngles.y);```

[swift crag]

explain what you're trying to do and show your code

[queen adder]

Why does this reset the value to 90 when Camera rotation on X axis reaches 0?

[swift crag]

because the angle wraps around to 360, most likely

I would suggest not reading the euler angles, modifying them, and writing them back

Euler angles can change in surprising ways (wrapping around at 0 and 360, suddenly changing by 90/180 degrees as you rotate on a different axis..)

Instead, store the angle you want in a float, and use that to set the camera's rotation

Quaternion.AngleAxis(yaw, Vector3.up) * Quaternion.AngleAxis(pitch, Vector3.right);

given a yaw (left-right) and pitch (up-down) angle, this computes a rotation

you can then just assign that into Camera.transform.rotation

[queen adder]

When I rotate directly, the Z axis roll of camera is changing

So i looked up what to do and the docs saying eulerangle

is there another method besides setting eulerangles and rotation

[quick ruin]

I want the transform.position to move Vector3.forward but this doesnt work

[swift crag]

this is moving your position towards [0, 0, 1]

read the documentation for MoveTowards.

https://docs.unity3d.com/ScriptReference/Vector3.MoveTowards.html

[swift crag]

"rotate directly"?

you'll need to show me what you did

remember that i can't see anything that you don't show me

[queen adder]

float ctransform = Camera.transform.eulerAngles.x - IS_LookVector2Data.y * MouseSensitivity;

Camera.transform.rotation = Quaternion.AngleAxis(Mathf.Clamp(ctransform, -90, 90), Vector3.up) * Quaternion.AngleAxis(transform.eulerAngles.y, Vector3.right);```

[swift crag]

Ah, you just have the multiplication backwards

well, no, you have the wrong axes for your AngleAxis methods

Vector3.up is pointing into the sky. That should be your yaw, not your pitch.

[swift crag]

see here

[queen adder]

yeah it is

transform.eulerAngles.y is character rotation

[swift crag]

transform.eulerAngles.y is your yaw

your left-right rotation

[queen adder]

yeah

[swift crag]

Quaternion.AngleAxis(transform.eulerAngles.y, Vector3.right);

This is creating an up-down rotation out of that angle

That doesn't make any sense.

[queen adder]

float ctransform = Camera.transform.eulerAngles.x - IS_LookVector2Data.y * MouseSensitivity;

Camera.transform.rotation = Quaternion.AngleAxis(Mathf.Clamp(ctransform, -90, 90), Vector3.right) * Quaternion.AngleAxis(transform.eulerAngles.y, Vector3.up);```still flickering

the camera rotation keeps going around the place

[swift crag]

yes, because you should not be reading Camera.transform.eulerAngles.x and clamping that

[swift crag]

do this.

float yaw;
float pitch;

store those values in fields.

                yaw += lookInput.x;
                pitch -= lookInput.y;

                yaw = Mathf.Repeat(yaw, 360);
                pitch = Mathf.Clamp(pitch, -87f, 87f);

a sample from my player controller

[queen adder]

those values are in this: IS_LookVector2Data

right?

IS_LookVector2Data.x is yaw, IS_LookVector2Data.y is pitch?

[swift crag]

No. That's your player input.

[swift crag]

But yes, that's how you'll use the x and y values.

You need to remember pitch and yaw from frame to frame. The point is that you don't have to worry about them randomly changing

there are multiple valid euler anlges for the same rotation

hence some of your snapping problems

[radiant tulip]

Hey hey! Can anyone tell me how to maintain an object unmovable even though it has a rigidbody compontent? I needed the rigidbody to trigger a collider

[queen adder]

public float Pitch;


    private void Update()
    {
        float ctransform = Pitch - IS_LookVector2Data.y * MouseSensitivity;
        
        Camera.transform.rotation = Quaternion.AngleAxis(Mathf.Clamp(ctransform, -90, 90), Vector3.right) * Quaternion.AngleAxis(transform.eulerAngles.y, Vector3.up);
    }

    public void InputLook()
    {
        IS_LookVector2Data = IS_Look.ReadValue<Vector2>();
        Pitch = Camera.transform.eulerAngles.x;
    }
}

[queen adder]

freeze properties

in the rigidbody

[radiant tulip]

Thank you so much

[swift crag]

You can also make the rigidbody kinematic. This prevents it from being affected by physics at all.

That's appropriate if you're moving the rigidbody around manually.

[swift crag]

Stop trying to read the euler angles!

just do Pitch -= IS_LookVector2Data.y * MouseSensitivity;

then clamp it

[radiant tulip]

Actually thats whats happening, cause I need to drag the item somewhere, but when clicking off of the object it needs to go back to its original position

[swift crag]

pitch -= ...;
pitch = Mathf.Clamp(pitch, -90, 90);

If you don't store the clamped pitch, then the player will be look down to like

-1000 pitch

and then have to push the mouse really far up until the pitch gets back into the -90..90 range

[swift crag]

Set the rigidbody to be kinematic and then set rb.position instead of transform.position. That'll make sure the physics system knows what you're doing.

Notably, setting transform.position will malfunction if you've got interpolation enabled on the rigidbody

because interpolation sets the transform's position every frame

[radiant tulip]

Oh God, thank you for warning me cause that's what I was doing!

[swift crag]

Setting rb.position queues up a position change for the next physics update

it's a straight teleportation, unlike rb.MovePosition, which actually moves the rigidbody through space

(which is mostly relevant for non-kinematic rigidbodies)

but I guess both kinds could hit things between the start and end points as long as you have continuous collision detection enabled

[radiant tulip]

That's going to go on my Unity notes, thank you so much for your help

[queen adder]

public float Pitch;

private void Update()
{
    float ctransform = Pitch - IS_LookVector2Data.y * MouseSensitivity;
        
    Camera.transform.rotation = Quaternion.AngleAxis(Pitch, Vector3.right) * Quaternion.AngleAxis(transform.eulerAngles.y, Vector3.up);
}

public void InputLook()
{
    IS_LookVector2Data = IS_Look.ReadValue<Vector2>();
    Pitch -= IS_LookVector2Data.y * MouseSensitivity;
    Pitch = Mathf.Clamp(Pitch, -90, 90);
}```its still rotating the Z axis

and its not rotating up properly either

[swift crag]

you still have the pitch and yaw swapped around

yaw first, then pitch

[queen adder]

i moved it around twice

[fading rapids]

is there a way i can send videos over 50 mb

[queen adder]

Camera.transform.rotation = Quaternion.AngleAxis(Pitch, Vector3.up) * Quaternion.AngleAxis(transform.eulerAngles.y, Vector3.right);```

[swift crag]

i mean to switch the two Quaternion.AngleAxis methods around entirely

[queen adder]

i did this and i did```lua
Camera.transform.rotation = Quaternion.AngleAxis(transform.eulerAngles.y, Vector3.right) * Quaternion.AngleAxis(Pitch, Vector3.up);

yeah i did everything

[swift crag]

that's also wrong

Quaternion.AngleAxis(transform.eulerAngles.y, Vector3.up) * Quaternion.AngleAxis(Pitch, Vector3.right);

I would suggest just storing both Pitch and Yaw instead of reading back the Y rotation, but this should at least work properly

[queen adder]

i tried earlier that it didnt work

[swift crag]

well, try it again.

[queen adder]

just same result, flicking over

[swift crag]

Show me the entire script.

!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.

[queen adder]

        Camera.transform.rotation = Quaternion.AngleAxis(transform.eulerAngles.y, Vector3.up) * Quaternion.AngleAxis(Pitch, Vector3.right);
        Camera.transform.eulerAngles = new Vector3(Camera.transform.rotation.x, Camera.transform.rotation.y, 0);``` my camera isnt moving now

https://gdl.space/acoyasewiz.cpp

[swift crag]

rotation.x is not the X-axis euler angle

it's the first component of the quaternion

get rid of that second line entirely

[queen adder]

u said no more euler angles

[swift crag]

you don't need it.

[queen adder]

oh i forgot that was there

[swift crag]

that second line was trying to interpret the X and Y components of the quaternion -- values in the [-1..1] range -- as Euler angles

[queen adder]

same result

[swift crag]

power just glitched, brb

[queen adder]

now its saying cancelled look callback on inputsystem

[ionic zephyr]

hey @swift crag , how could I face if I want each character to have an specific boost (For example: All characters have a Shooting Component but one character specifically has this special "boost" that allows him to shot bullet but these can follow the target). Should I make Another script for each boost for every character or is there another way

[swift crag]

and we're back

[swift crag]

in an error, or..?

[queen adder]

yeah in console

[swift crag]

show it to me.

[queen adder]

i just deleted all the code

NullReferenceException while executing 'canceled' callbacks of 'Player/Look[/Mouse/delta]'
UnityEngine.InputSystem.LowLevel.NativeInputRuntime/<>c__DisplayClass10_0:<set_onBeforeUpdate>b__0 (UnityEngineInternal.Input.NativeInputUpdateType)
UnityEngineInternal.Input.NativeInputSystem:NotifyBeforeUpdate (UnityEngineInternal.Input.NativeInputUpdateType) (at /Users/bokken/build/output/unity/unity/Modules/Input/Private/Input.cs:105)

i dont know who bokken is

[swift crag]

you'll see that in various places

that's a filepath from the system they actually built Unity on

[queen adder]

i just reset my code and its still doing this

[swift crag]

There will be a second error that has the actual exception

[queen adder]

which no sense because it wasnt earlier

[swift crag]

This is just the input system complaining that an exception was thrown while it was handling input.

[swift crag]

depends on how customizable you want this to be -- the most basic thing would be to just make an enum that has various kinds of upgrades

[System.Flags]
public enum Boosts {
  HomingAttack = 1 << 0,
  DoubleJump = 1 << 1,
  Whatever = 1 << 2
}

This will let you pick from one or more boosts

https://unity.huh.how/bitmasks

This page describes what that weird syntax means

[swift crag]

well, then something is null!

figure out what's causing it

[queen adder]

jump didnt exist

fixed

i deleted all the code though

[short hazel]

Usually Input System errors come along with another error in the console, that will contain more info

[swift crag]

well, that'll make it a lot harder to fix the code, then

[ionic zephyr]

Thanks!

[swift crag]

if you rewrite it, just store pitch and float in fields and completely avoid reading transform.eulerAngles -- that keeps things straightforward

[queen adder]

it all works now fen

https://gdl.space/gokixegosa.cpp final code

[ionic zephyr]

[System.Flags]
public enum Boosts {
HomingAttack = 1 << 0,
DoubleJump = 1 << 1,
Whatever = 1 << 2
} I read the page but it is still unclear how this works for me

[swift crag]

https://unity.huh.how/bitmasks#checking-if-a-mask

You can use this to check if a Boosts value includes a specific option

[ionic zephyr]

I get the bitwise stuff

[swift crag]

if (boosts & Boosts.HomingAttack != 0)
  // you have a homing attack

If you need to be able to include more complex things, like a specific amount of speed boost, then you might just want to have a plain old C# class that holds all of the data

[System.Serializiable]
public class Boosts {
  public bool homingAttack;
  public float speedBoost;
}

this is easier to work with

[ionic zephyr]

Oh okay

and there I write all of the boosts?

if (homingAttack)

{Code]

[swift crag]

well, if (boosts.homingAttack)