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[shell sorrel]

types either only exist in code, or have a GUID provided by a meta file

so its fine to rename

just if its a MB or SO make sure the filename matches as well as meta

[hexed terrace]

Doing Ctrl+R+R on a class name, in VS, changes the file names with it

[shell sorrel]

yeah same with rider

just mentioning since i have no clue what people use or if its properly setup

rider is pretty good for unity refactors, it will auto add needed attributes, and can even refactor stuff inside the scenes and asset and prefab files

[wild veldt]

Hello, i'm working on a project where at one point i need to be able to store and load different shapes for a polygon collider.
When my player switches from different states i need its hurtbox (a polygon collider) to change shape accordingly.
What would be your best solution to do it ?

[deft grail]

do you already store them?

[shell sorrel]

you are over complicating it, just have multiple colliders you turn on and off

[karmic kindle]

Thank you very much!

[wild veldt]

how would you do that ?

[shell sorrel]

make a object that has multiple colliders on child objects and turn those objects on and off in code as needed

way simpler then trying to modify collider at runtime

[rare basin]

mesh collider

• change the mesh when needed

[wild veldt]

i'm working in 2D

[wild veldt]

i've just written this code but i feel like it is not the best way to disable / enable said child

it's called on each update

[shell sorrel]

why would you do it on each update, instead of just when the target changes

[wild veldt]

would this work ?

i mean yes it will work but is it optimal ?

[shell sorrel]

would worry just about making things work

but my point was something is setting target, so why not have the logic that sets target handle this isntead doing it in update

[scenic saffron]

How can i only use everything in Update while my Player is alive so i don't get a error Message when it dies?
Code:

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

public class Distance : MonoBehaviour
{
    public Rigidbody2D rb2D;
    public GameObject Player;
    public Transform PlayerPosition;
    public Transform Blackhole;
    float distance;
    private Vector3 Atraction;
    public float Gravety = 1000;
    

    void Start()
    {
        Player = GameObject.FindWithTag("Player");
        PlayerPosition = Player.transform;
        rb2D = Player.GetComponent<Rigidbody2D>();
    }

    void Update()
    {
        distance = Vector2.Distance(PlayerPosition.position, Blackhole.position);
        
        //Debug.Log(distance);
        
        Vector3 direction = Blackhole.position - PlayerPosition.position;

        direction.Normalize();

        //Debug.Log("Direction from object1 to object2: " + direction);

        Atraction = (direction / (distance / 2)) * Gravety * Time.deltaTime;
        rb2D.AddForce(Atraction);
    }
}

[shell sorrel]

just null check player at the start of Update and return early

if (Player == null) return;

[scenic saffron]

ok thx

works fine thx

[old heath]

Update on my enemy AI script: the issue with the different AI modes has been resolved (Update is now spelled correctly), but the speed issue still remains. Code: https://hastebin.com/share/ihunavowim.csharp

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[boreal dove]

Player character behind and in front of objects

[final kestrel]

Hey guys. What does it mean when yield return null lets say for example. Waits for next update? I do not seem to understand how updates work and I do not even know what to look for on the internet. Can anyone point me to the right direction so I can do some research?

[summer stump]

Yes. Waits for the next frame (update)

This may help
https://docs.unity3d.com/Manual/ExecutionOrder.html

[wintry quarry]

Yes you can think of that as "wait one frame"

[summer stump]

Looks like it runs immediately after update does, interesting

[final kestrel]

So If I am getting 60 frames per seconds. It calls the update 60 times?

[wintry quarry]

Update runs once per frame

So of course, yea

[final kestrel]

So what do you actually mean when it waits one frame?

Speaking about the yield return null

[wintry quarry]

I mean the code on the next line doesn't run until the next frame

I mean it literally

[summer stump]

Are you asking what a frame is?

[ruby ember]

does anyone know how to make record script?

example you survived 5 minutes and you get new record part (first image) and saves time

you survived like lower than 5 minutes you get your time (your time is the time you survived but you didn't get a record) and has best time the record you made

[final kestrel]

Yeah

Isnt it like a second

[deft grail]

is that not it? does it not work or what

[ruby ember]

no my script only appears your time

[deft grail]

so is this code and these images from your game that you wrote?

[summer stump]

A frame is a loop, it contains everything that needs to happen in the game. (Simplified almost to being incorrect)

It is NOT a second or any specific amount of time

[wintry quarry]

A frame is basically a still Image of your game. Every frame the game draws a new image on the screen. By drawing lots of images really quickly, the game appears to be animated

Same concept as a cartoon or TV show

[summer stump]

All the stuff that needs to render and is written in update happens in a frame. The next frame will wait as long as necessary for the previous frame to complete

[ruby ember]

the first image is my version

second is from another person

can i send you dm to send you a video of the original game

im making a remake game

[deft grail]

no dms, ok so that makes more sense now i know what im looking at
1st is your game, 2nd is game your trying to create

so is the code you sent your code? or from a tutorial or something

[ruby ember]

the new record image is mine (remake)

and the second is original game

[ruby ember]

is my own

[final kestrel]

So okay. But these should happen too fast to be able to play the game right? What matters if I wait for one frame or not since I would not notice any difference?

[deft grail]

why is there 2 different floats in PlayerPrefs? why not just have 1 "best time"

[summer stump]

I don't understand what you are asking.
Yes, frames should be fast.
Often around .02 seconds
Waiting one frame would not be noticable by human eyes, but would affect logic

[ruby ember]

i thought the first one is your time and second new record

[deft grail]

i dont see why you need to save the current time?

[final kestrel]

can you give me a simple example where waiting for one frame affects the logic?

[wintry quarry]

It always affects the logic

It waits one frame

[ruby ember]

new record time it saves the time you survived

and when you have "your time" it dosen't save that one but it shows best time (the record you survived)

[final kestrel]

All right I'm probably not understanding something. I will do some research. Thanks a lot for your time!

[wintry quarry]

I feel you're still not understanding what a frame is

[summer stump]

If you are polling a value and expect it to happen one frame, but it happens the next, so things are out of order

[deft grail]

i dont really understand the point of your code
all you should be doing is checking if there is a best time, then comparing the time you got to the best time

[deft grail]

yeah something like that should work, does it?

[ruby ember]

il check

[hollow dawn]

when i use unity remote why does it lag so much on my phone?

[deft grail]

depends on several things, what phone is it? does the game take lots of performance? or is it just a simple game which shouldnt be lagging at all

[hollow dawn]

its a simple game for testing stuff, i have a good phone

[ruby ember]

ok it shows new record but how can i do the "your time" your menu part

[deft grail]

you can use https://docs.unity3d.com/Manual/Profiler.html i think, should be able to see whats wrong

[quaint anchor]

hello, im looking for a way to display my player's health on screen using a bar, how would I go about doing that, I've defined a health bar in the main player script just confused how to display that on the screen itself

[deft grail]

first i would take minutes and seconds outside the if statement so you arent repeating yourself 16 times.
then you would just change BestTime to the best time, and current time to minutes and seconds

you would do this in the else statement which is when you dont get a best time

[ruby ember]

so i think i need to add "else" right?

or another "if"?

[deft grail]

no? you already have that

you either get a new record or you dont

new record > display new best
you dont beat record > display current time and display best time

[ruby ember]

i think like this right? (your time)

[deft grail]

just keep this code?

and in the else statement you write code

[ruby ember]

i forgot to say

i got new record but when i play with lower record it dosen't appear new record or your time when i save the code like that

[deft grail]

float minutes
float seconds
if(besttime...)
{
    newRecord = true;
    StartCoroutine
    besTime.text = ...
    setFloatBestTime...
}
else
{
    newRecord = false;
    currentTime.text = minutes and seconds
}

[boreal dove]

Im doing a game in a 3D engine but with 2D sprites. I did a camera with cinemachine which is fixed around my player character, and all the deco objects are always looking to the camera. but now i want, if im standing in front of a deco object the player shall be in front but if i walk behind the object, the object shall be in front. I watched some videos to do so, even in 3D with 2D sprites just like mine but i dont get it working and i dont know what im doing wrong. Can someone help me with that ?

[deft grail]

you need to show what you tried and what is the problem
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[boreal dove]

there is no script i can show you. everyone in these videos did it with the layers and layer order but it just dont work in my project. dont know how to show you that

[deft grail]

then its not a code problem? #💻┃unity-talk

[final kestrel]

So in this case the yield return null tells the logic to wait for next frame other than doing the whole thing in a single frame.

[summer stump]

Yes

That is the point of coroutines generally. To spread logic over multiple frames or even seconds

Or until some event has occured

[final kestrel]

Frame in this context just means the game loop right? Like renders the image gets the input and moves the player etc?

[boreal dove]

well dont know if i can do it with a script but then i need it from you

[summer stump]

All of that.
I sent that link for the order of execution earlier. It shows exactly what happens in a frame

[final kestrel]

All right I will keep looking at that one. Thanks a lot for the answers again! Appreciate it.

[lofty dome]

i did everything and also added scrpti but this door is not opening

[deft grail]

is the script on an object in the scene? also place debug.logs to make sure stuff runs

might be better playing an animation also instead

[lofty dome]

i tried with animation it just makes it worse idk how to implement it since i just begun like 2 days in unity

oh wait i got it

no worries

thanks a lot

[stuck palm]

Strange bug, the custom physics calculations that I prepared seem to break down on lower fps

Collisions are not working as they shouls

[edgy prism]

Hello, Im trying to implement pausing in my game since I have coroutines running basically all the time I tried setting Time.timeScale to 0 the problem is with my Unpause coroutine

IEnumerator UnpauseCoroutine()
    {
        countdownImage.gameObject.SetActive(true);
        countdownImage.sprite = countdownSprites[0];

        yield return new WaitForSeconds(1f);

        countdownImage.sprite = countdownSprites[1];

        yield return new WaitForSeconds(1f);

        countdownImage.sprite = countdownSprites[2];

        yield return new WaitForSeconds(1f);

        countdownImage.gameObject.SetActive(false);
        state = GameState.Playing;
        Time.timeScale = 1f;
    }

Since im using WaitForSeconds with timeScale set to 0 the second never passes. Is using Time.timeScale good practice in the first place and if so how would I fix my coroutine

[summer stump]

https://docs.unity3d.com/ScriptReference/WaitForSecondsRealtime.html

[edgy prism]

I love having geniuses that just answer my questions cause they're nice people, I assume that means that using Time.timeScale is also an ok approach?

[summer stump]

It is a fine approach, yes.
Using realtime will make sure that coroutine actually gets through the waits instead of hanging.

[edgy prism]

Well thats turned what I thought would be quite a complicated process into something very simple, thanks very much for your help

[stuck palm]

private void Start()
    {
        pi = GetComponent<PlayerInput>();
        PlayerInputController[] piclist = FindObjectsOfType<PlayerInputController>();

        ID = piclist.Length;

        markerStart?.Invoke(ID, this);
        
        DontDestroyOnLoad(gameObject);
    }

Right now i have it so when this object is created it self sets the ID to the player count. this system breaks down when player 1 leaves while player 2 is still there for example. when they join back, they take overp layer 2 and break the game logic. how can i fix this

[burnt lichen]

I've had an issue with some code basically it is meant to find the nearest object with the food tag and store it as a Vector3 but it doesn't run at all prob bcs im iterating through every object here is the code:

Not related to jam but I've had an issue with some code(unity) basically it is meant to find the nearest object with the food tag and store it as a Vector3 but it doesn't run at all prob bcs im iterating through every object here is the code:

[ruby ember]

ok almost works but

im trying to add best time record but i can't make it work i don't know how to add the timer from new record

[summer stump]

Please don't crosspost.
The issue is not because you are iterating the objects.

1. add a debug log showing how many colliders the overlap returned
2. show where you call See()
3. use CompareTag("food") instead of .tag ==

[ruby python]

I think you need to store you Time.TimerCount in a variable and then use that to compare yourTime to bestTime and then do the string.Format operation to display it.

[willow scroll]

You'll have to use PlayerPrefs.GetFloat method.

bestTimeText.SetText(PlayerPrefs.GetFloat("GetTime"));

If there's a case, when the GetTime key doesn't exist in PlayerPrefs, consider using the method's 2nd parameter, float defaultValue.

bestTimeText.SetText(PlayerPrefs.GetFloat("GetTime", newBestTime)); // or simply 0f

[stuck palm]

can arrays have a null value

[willow scroll]

And I hope this is what you were referring to

[willow scroll]

Yes, of course

Say, you have an array of GameObjects, and suddently, the GameObject with the index 2 is destroyed. The array[2] is null.

It works with any enumerables of any reference-types

[wintry quarry]

An array is a reference type so an array variable can indeed be null.

Please note the difference between the variable referencing the array itself, and the values in the array

[willow scroll]

Oh, I thought they were referring to the array's items 🤔

[wintry quarry]

The array reference itself can be null. And if it's an array of reference types, then each element can individually be null

any time you have a reference-type variable, it can be null.

[willow scroll]

So, "can arrays be null" / "can arrays have a null value". Pretty confusing to me

[wintry quarry]

Yes those are two separate questions, and it's unclear which @stuck palm was asking.

Note of course that objects themselves are never "null". Null is a particular value a reference -typed variable can have.
it just means the variable isn't pointing to any actual object

[polar acorn]

"can arrays be null" / "can arrays have a null value"
Yes.

[long coral]

Hey everyone, does anyone know why I'm unable to pass a GameObject through my scripts? I've set up all the info on a scriptable object and then I'm passing that through to a manager class.
When I try and pass that on and instantiate the GameObject, I'm getting the error:
ArgumentException: Object of type 'UnityEngine.Object' cannot be converted to type 'UnityEngine.GameObject'.

It's specifically calling out the 'InitialiseMonster' method as the problem. Here is my code:

public class MonsterBase : ScriptableObject
{
    public string monsterName;
    public string monsterDescription;
    public MonsterStage monsterStage;
    public int health;
    public int maxHealth;
    public int mana;
    public int maxMana;
    public int startingWeight;
    public GameObject monsterModel;
    public ScriptableObject nextEvolution;
}

////////////////////// New class ///////////////////
private void SetMonsterStats(MonsterBase monsterBase)
        {
            monsterName = monsterBase.monsterName;
            monsterDescription = monsterBase.monsterDescription;
            monsterStage = monsterBase.monsterStage;
            monsterHealth = monsterBase.health;
            monsterMaxHealth = monsterBase.maxHealth;
            monsterMana = monsterBase.maxHealth;
            monsterMaxMana = monsterBase.maxMana;
            monsterStartingWeight = monsterBase.startingWeight;
            monsterModel = monsterBase.monsterModel;

            InitialiseMonster(monsterModel);
        }

[wintry quarry]

Looks like your function is expecting a UnityEngine.GameObject and you're passing it a UnityEngine.Object

you'd have to look at the filename/line number of the error to know where

The code you shared doesn't have enough context (nor did you share the error details) to know exactly what the problem is beyond that.

[polar acorn]

Notably: A Scriptable Object is not a GameObject

[wintry quarry]

All GameObjects are Objects, but not all Objects are GameObjects

[long coral]

I think I've fixed it the s ript was listening for an event which sent an object and that was inteferring with the variable and then the method

Thanks for your help

[stuck palm]

Sorry I was asking if array values could be null

[wintry quarry]

That depends

if it's an array of reference types, then yes

[polar acorn]

If the array is of a nullable type, yes

[wintry quarry]

if it's an array of value types, then no

There's nothign special about the values being in an array

[stuck palm]

So I can't have null values for an integer array then?

[wintry quarry]

no

[stuck palm]

Okay

[polar acorn]

Correct.

[wintry quarry]

If it's a type that's normally nullable, then it's also nullable in an array, and vice versa

the array changes nothing about that

[willow scroll]

This wasn't a question. I was referring to shebb asking a confusing question, so that I wasn't sure whether they meant the array's values or array itself being able to be null

[polar acorn]

I know, I was just making a joke that the answer to that "X or Y" question is "yes"

/r/inclusiveor

[willow scroll]

Got it now. This is a funny one

[stuck palm]

Strange question, but can you create your own value type? Making your own class is a reference type if my knowledge serves me right, but can you make your own kind of int or something like that?

[wintry quarry]

of course

[willow scroll]

Sure

[wintry quarry]

it's called a struct

[stuck palm]

Or like a bool or a string or something

[wintry quarry]

strings are reference types

[stuck palm]

I should read on those cus I haven't used them

[stuck palm]

Oh really?

[wintry quarry]

Yes you should

[willow scroll]

These are keywords, which have their own structs, e.g. Bool, Int32. I don't think you can make those.

[wintry quarry]

bool is a struct

but yes it's a builtin type

[stuck palm]

They're purple on my IDE so I thought it was a value type LOL

[quick pollen]

whats the best function to use when I want smth to happen when I instantiate the gameobject that the script is on?

[wintry quarry]

Awake

[quick pollen]

cool, thought so but I saw "OnDestroy" and thought theres an "OnInstantiate" or smth, thanks!

or "OnLoad"

[stuck palm]

There's an onenable

[wintry quarry]

Look under the "messages" section here to see what's available: https://docs.unity3d.com/ScriptReference/MonoBehaviour.html

[stuck palm]

I think that's similar

It's what I use for some things

[quick pollen]

i didnt know if it got called when the object got instantiated

[wintry quarry]

Awake is most like "OnInstantiate"

OnEnable gets called too, but it will also get called again if you disable and re-enable it

[stuck palm]

I think it does but awake is quicker I'm pretty sure

[quick pollen]

cuz technically the object doesnt get enabled cuz the prefab im copying is enabled by default

[wintry quarry]

It will still get OnEnable

[quick pollen]

oh cool

[willow scroll]

Awake is called instantly after the object is instantiated. Then Start.

[wintry quarry]

Start happens like a whole frame later

Awake will have run by the time Instantiate returns

(as will OnEnable)

[willow scroll]

It is enabled when instantiated, enabled after being disabled or on the scene reload, assuming the script runs in editor (which is basically instantiated too)

[quick pollen]

also how can I move smth using rigidbody without causing issues

I mainly use charactercontrollers so i kinda forgot

i dont want to just edit the velocity

[stuck palm]

Not sure how to solve this issue here. I tried keeping a list of IDs but the IDs can only ever be 1-4 so idk if that's required

[willow scroll]

Move it correctly and it won't cause you issues

[quick pollen]

thats what im asking lmao, how to move it correctly

maybe moveposition?

[willow scroll]

Also this question is a bit confusing. How exactly do you want to move it?

[quick pollen]

I want it to move forward by a set speed

[willow scroll]

You usually use Rigidbody.AddForce / Rigidbody2D.AddForce with the suitable ForceMode, ForceMode.Force if you want it to be moved as if you set the velocity

[ivory bobcat]

If you're using the Rigidbody component it's implying that you're wanting to simulate Rigidbody physics or Kinematic Rigidbody physics.

[ruby ember]

like that?

[ivory bobcat]

Maybe tell us the error.

[wintry quarry]

then set the velocity

[ivory bobcat]

Maybe tell us the error.

[willow scroll]

MovePosition is usually not too realistic and will definitely move the Rigidbody to the desired position. If you want the character to e.g. not go through the wall, use velocity or AddForce

[willow scroll]

Well, yeah, that's the code I sent 🤔

Oh, I haven't mentioned the error

I forgot to convert float to string.

Add the .ToString method after the GetFloat

[willow scroll]

No, after... the full GetFloat method..

Alright

[polar acorn]

Why is it a set float now

[willow scroll]

This is the method.

[willow scroll]

lol

[ruby ember]

if i add get float it will error a lot

[willow scroll]

It will also error with set float

I have already told you what to do

[polar acorn]

ToString is a function

[willow scroll]

ToString is a method, use parentheses.

[ivory bobcat]

Looks like the ide is already configured. There's a lack of the very basics.

[lofty dome]

the textbox is disappearing but it doesnot detect e click

im trying to make a dialogue box when i click the robot

[willow scroll]

It wouldn't detect a click. It's not even UI.

[ivory bobcat]

Were there any console logs?

[gaunt ice]

!ide
your vscode tells you to install the extension

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[gaunt ice]

also update wont be executed on disabled object

[summer stump]

e click
They mean pressing the e button

[willow scroll]

Oh, yeah, just mentioned it.

I thought they were trying to click on the text.

And I thought by "e" was meant "the"

[lofty dome]

nope doesnt show a thing

[lofty dome]

it does that sometimes

[ivory bobcat]

You need to save your updated code.

[summer stump]

Figured it out in the other server. That script is on tbe same object they are disabling

[gaunt ice]

you need to have a configured ide to ask for help

[ruby ember]

parentheses?

[boreal hare]

Hello

How to make the Frame per second will smooth fast and goes slow

Target frame rate

[willow scroll]

Yes, parentheses.

.ToString();

[ruby ember]

by the way kinda worked

[ruby ember]

is fixed

[willow scroll]

No, it didn't.

[boreal hare]

Ok edit the Target Frame rate

[willow scroll]

Well, yeah, of course. Have you had a look on the link I've sent?

[ruby ember]

don't worry is fixed now

[quaint anchor]

Just a quick question, how would I go about creating a score counter that goes up every single time an enemy dies,

[wintry quarry]

Generally use a singleton.

have the enemy class call a function on the singleton when it dies

[willow scroll]

Of course, it is. Also you didn't have to switch from the Set method for it to work.

[quaint anchor]

thats what i tried to do but then it had issues with actually processing death

[ruby ember]

now i got this wtf

[wintry quarry]

What kind of "issues"?

[quaint anchor]

this is currently the enemy death script and i tried to use a void Score function that would incriment the score by 50

[wintry quarry]

I don't see anything in this code that is calling out to a singleton score manager object.

[quaint anchor]

the enemy would show it visually getting hit but not die at all

and the score going out

[quaint anchor]

i removed it from the code

[wintry quarry]

that doesn't sound related to the score stuff at all

that's just your damage and death logic

[willow scroll]

Where is the part of the code, which is supposed to kill the enemy?

[verbal dome]

ToString can take a formatting string as a parameter. For example "F2" would show 637.34 (two decimals)

What do you want it to show?

[quaint anchor]

this was what the code befoer i removed the score function

[quaint anchor]

under the void Die function

[willow scroll]

So, what's the problem?

[willow scroll]

Yes, so is it supposed to be killed by enabled = false?

If you want to actually kill the enemy, you'd usually use the Destroy method

Destroy(gameObject); // assuming the script is on the enemy

[quaint anchor]

pretty much yes, when its health is 0 it plays the death animation then disables the script

[wintry quarry]

what is scoreValue? This doesn't look like you're using a singleton

[quaint anchor]

what is a singleton ?

[quaint anchor]

it is yes

let me change that now

[wintry quarry]

A script in the scene that there exists exactly one copy of. That you can reference easily from code without an inspector reference

[willow scroll]

You'll have to wait for the animation to be played, then disable the script

[quaint anchor]

the issue is that the death wouldnt process when i added the Score() into the if statement under void TakeDamage

[wintry quarry]

Is it because you were encountering an error?

Are you playing with the console window open?

You should not ignore errors

[quaint anchor]

no there was no error in the console window

[wintry quarry]

Then what you are saying makes no sense

I bet there was an error

[quaint anchor]

apologies there is an error

[wintry quarry]

Exactly

[quaint anchor]

it only appears after the enemy is hit

[wintry quarry]

exactly

use a singleton

this will solve your problem

Turn the script that tracks the score into a singleton

google "Unity Singleton pattern"

[quaint anchor]

the script that trakcs the score is part of the main player script though

should i just make it its own script ?

[wintry quarry]

Doesn't make a difference

But yes

you should definitely make it its own script

Each script should only have a single responsibility

[quaint anchor]

okay let me do that then

[wintry quarry]

otherwise your code will be spaghetti

[willow scroll]

I would recommend this one

[quaint anchor]

once i implement the simpleton how would I go about actually visually displaying it in the UI?

[wintry quarry]

simpleton 😆

The UI would be a separate thing entirely

[willow scroll]

Visually displaying e.g. the text in the UI?
You would access the Singleton, which e.g. updates the score.

// ScoreManager : Singleton<ScoreManager>

public void AddScore(int value)
{
    if (value != 0)
    {
        _score += value;
        scoreText.SetText(_score);
    }
}

//

ScoreManager.Instance.AddScore(1);

[wintry quarry]

It can read the data from the singleton

ideally, using events, but that's a little more advanced, so you could just have the singleton reference the UI and update it, or use Update from the UI script

[quaint anchor]

YES

apologies caps lock

im a bit confused about actually implementing the singleton

i created a seperate score script

but am i supposed to remove the reference from teh enemy script

because currently I use this line in the enemy script to reference the score value

so that I can update the counter from the enemy script when it dies

[willow scroll]

There's nothing to be confused about. Create a separate script and copypaste e.g. the full generic singleton from the tutorial I've sent.

public class GenericSingleton<T> : MonoBehaviour where T : Component // ...

[wintry quarry]

yes remove this and use the singleton insteadl

[quaint anchor]

use the singleton in the enemy script ?

[willow scroll]

No.

[wintry quarry]

Depends what you mean by "use"

[quaint anchor]

or is the singleton its own script ?

[wintry quarry]

the score script should be a singleton

the enemy script should interact with the score script singleton

[quaint anchor]

right

oaky

so i copy pasted the singleton into the score script

[wintry quarry]

Good - now add the rest of the score stuff you need.

Also fix the name

[quaint anchor]

oh yeah it should be score not singleton

okay i added the float for the score counter

[wintry quarry]

Now from any other script you can do Score.instance.ScoreCounter to access that ScoreCounter float

[willow scroll]

Alright, I would say so:

• Enemy should be a script assigned to every enemy in your game
• Sigleton is a generic class, created in a separate script
• ScoreManager is a class, derived from the Singleton

public class ScoreManager : Singleton<ScoreManager>

• Every time something happens with the Enemy, e.g. it collides with something, the score should be updated using the method in the ScoreManager.

ScoreManager.Instance.AddScore(1);

• ScoreManager should manage all the variables like score and scoreText, which should be updated in the AddScore method

[quaint anchor]

okay i got it

so in the enemy die section i can now just add the Score.ScoreCounter line

[wintry quarry]

sure

sashok is recommending a bit of a "cleaner" more robust approach

It's probably better practice, but will be a bit more complex for you to start with

[quaint anchor]

yeah it does sound a bit more complex

[languid spire]

Score.instance.ScoreCounter

[wintry quarry]

Yes that my bad^

[quaint anchor]

does that look right ?

[wintry quarry]

no

[willow scroll]

I'm sure a "cleaner" approach will be easier for them to read, right? Also I feel like it's not too hard to start with

[polar acorn]

So you want to set the score counter to 50 when this object dies?

[wintry quarry]

Score.instance.ScoreCounter += 50f;

what you're doing right now is just setting it to 50

[quaint anchor]

oh okay

[wintry quarry]

= +50f means "set it to positive 50"

+= 50F means "set it to whatever it is right now plus 50"

[quaint anchor]

that was a mistype

i didnt even realise that

thank you

okay now thats set up am i able to ust display the score as part of the UI ?

[willow scroll]

Yes, you'll have to set the text

[quaint anchor]

ah wait when testing, i am recieving the same error as before

[willow scroll]

Make sure you have the TMP_Text serialized in your manager class

[willow scroll]

Please, show the 44th line

[quaint anchor]

it is the line i just added

[polar acorn]

Did you actually put an instance of Score in the scene somewhere

[quaint anchor]

ah wait that might be the issue

its because its not being referenced anymore

score is just a script its not tied to anything at the moment

i have this object that is the TMP for score

[willow scroll]

Yes, that's the issue. You'll have to have a GameObject with the Score script assigned to it.

[quaint anchor]

should i put the script under that

[willow scroll]

Nope

You really shouldn't

Consider creating an empty GameObject like, what I usually call it, #ScriptsHolder

[quaint anchor]

right

[willow scroll]

You may call it like ScoreManager etc.

[quaint anchor]

and then i added score to that

[willow scroll]

That's right

You have to serialize the TMP_Text to store the text in your Score script

Which you then assign to your score text

[quaint anchor]

so in the score script itself is where i have to reference the TMP SCORE and then update it

[willow scroll]

Yes.

[quaint anchor]

okay

so would i do get object ?

[willow scroll]

What is it supposed to mean?

You simply serialize it using the SerializeField attribute

[quaint anchor]

in the code is there like a command that i can reference the tmp object

[willow scroll]

No, serialize and drag it manually

[quaint anchor]

oh okay

sorry i am new to unity i am just slightly confused on the code

[willow scroll]

And I would highly recommend to create a method in the Score script, which manages both setting the score and updating the text when parameter passed isn't 0

[willow scroll]

I'm not blaming you

[quaint anchor]

😭

[willow scroll]

Oh, sorry, that was a typo, lol

"I'm not blaming you"

[quaint anchor]

how would i go about that

[willow scroll]

First serialize the text. Have you done that already?

[quaint anchor]

no im a bit confused what to write after SerializeField

i wrote score

not sure if thats right

[willow scroll]

It's not

The SerializeField is the attribute, which should be written in []

The score's type is TMP_Text

[quaint anchor]

so that ?

[willow scroll]

So,

[Attribute] accessModifier type name;

[willow scroll]

No

[willow scroll]

Now that's the puzzle for you to solve

[quaint anchor]

ah there we go

now it shows up on the script

[willow scroll]

Yes, that's already right. But you should usually put the access modifier to readability

I would recommend putting private before TMP_Text

(Even though it's already private by default)

[quaint anchor]

gotcha

i created a different tmp thats empty

so that it can update that text

[willow scroll]

Drag it to the scoreText

[quaint anchor]

done that

[willow scroll]

Additionally, we use thisCaseToSeparateTheWordsForThisKindOfNames

[quaint anchor]

oh yeah woopsite

[willow scroll]

That's right

[quaint anchor]

after that then how do i actually update the text itself with the value ?

do i have to convert the float to string

[willow scroll]

I would first consider creating a method in the Score class.

Consider naming it like AddScore

[willow scroll]

And it should have a parameter, guess, float is what you use.

[willow scroll]

Consider adding an access modifier before the method's return type (which is void and returns nothing)

(Although an access modifier isn't important)

[quaint anchor]

so like public or private ?

[willow scroll]

You want to access the method from another classes.

[quaint anchor]

oh okay

so public

[willow scroll]

Yes, that's the right conclusion

[willow scroll]

Now reread this.

[willow scroll]

I have said before the method's return type

[quaint anchor]

i am a bit confused

[modest dust]

It would probably be wise to also rename #ScriptHolder GameObject to something more meaningful, such as ScoreHandler, to avoid any confusion later on

[willow scroll]

Reread the message, previously sent by me

[summer stump]

Between the accessor (public) and script name (AddScore) you need a return type

[slender nymph]

you should consider going through some basic c# courses so you understand the syntax of the language and how to correctly structure and write your code

[quaint anchor]

yeah kinda an unfortunate situation, its meant for a school project, so I havent got as much time to properly learn unity

i am typically used to using GMS langauge not C#

[willow scroll]

Yes, I have already mentioned it here #💻┃code-beginner message, but I like to call it #ScriptsHolder if it has multiple scripts on it, which it, yeah, currently doesn't

[quaint anchor]

ohh public float addscore

right

[slender nymph]

why are you returning a float though

[quaint anchor]

as the text is for a score counter

so im just using float to track the score

[willow scroll]

Not the float, you wouldn't need to return it

[slender nymph]

that doesn't answer the question

[summer stump]

You likely want the float as a parameter

For how much score to add

Unless it is always a set amount I guess

[willow scroll]

It doesn't matter.
AddScore simply adds the score. You just call it without needing to get anything from it.

Score.Instance.AddScore(1); // that's all.

[modest dust]

Well, "scripts holder" is still pretty vague, it can be anything, and you'd typically want to more or less know what a gameobject holds by reading it's name

Like, "UI Handlers" or anything

[quaint anchor]

if i do that it flags it as wrong

[summer stump]

That is not how you declare it, it's how you call it

[slender nymph]

yeah at this point you are just wasting your time by trying to code by approximation rather than actually understanding what you are doing. #💻┃code-beginner message

[willow scroll]

I have a script holder, which holds GameManager, TargetManager, LevelManager, BehaviorManager etc. on it. I find it pretty hard to find an another suitable name, but pretty easy to have a whole look on all of my singletons.

[dusky zenith]

What's the error?

[summer stump]

It is clearly completely incorrect. It doesn't matter too much what the error is.
Likely about being a top-level statement though

[quaint anchor]

as previously mentioned would love to actually understand but im kinda just learning as i go here since its the only choice i have

[polar acorn]

Why is there a curly brace after this line

it's not a condition

[willow scroll]

Because it's in the wrong place. Outside of the method.

[summer stump]

It is not the only choice

[dusky zenith]

It seems like that AddScore is just being called to me, why is it completely wrong lol

[summer stump]

Because it is not in a method

[slender nymph]

why didn't you pay attention in class? surely if this is a school project your instructors would have covered how to write the code

[willow scroll]

Read my previous message.

[summer stump]

They replaced the method declaration with that

[dusky zenith]

Oh yeah didn't catch that

[polar acorn]

You are spending longer trying to resolve this by random guesswork than you would learning how to call a function

[quaint anchor]

was taught python in class, is an end of semester project

[summer stump]

https://www.w3schools.com/cs/index.php

Just take the hour or so and do this

[ivory bobcat]

Relative to indentation and the curly brace, they probably had try to define it like a method where instead they're wanting to make a statement call.

[quaint anchor]

decided to use C# because using python for games or any game related thing was way too slow and inefficent

[modest dust]

Well, everyone has their own preferences, I'd just group them under "Managers" and let each of them have a separate GO

[dusky zenith]

Have you tried a unity tutorial?

[quaint anchor]

watched multiple to build what im currently working on

[willow scroll]

Yeah, because it's not designed for doing games

[slender nymph]

surely not nearly as slow an inefficient as what you are doing by brute forcing your way through making a game using a language and engine you don't understand

[quaint anchor]

i mean for the most part it was going pretty fine, im just self teaching at the moment, i have a game working fine i just wanted to learn how to do a score counter

[summer stump]

Don't use youtube. Your issue is with c# more than unity. Do this:
https://www.w3schools.com/cs/index.php

[timber tide]

my snake game I made in pygame begs to differ

totally running that at 200+ fps

[slender nymph]

you need to start by learning how to write c#. just like how you learned to run by first starting to crawl

[ruby ember]

is not supposed to be like that

[willow scroll]

It is 3D, right? 👀

[ruby ember]

is supposed to be like this

Best time is the record you made (new record)

[quaint anchor]

i intend to learn but like also previously mentioned ive got about 4 huors to finish this up so i dont really have the time to just teach myself everything

[slender nymph]

then you certainly don't have enough time to finish it considering you don't even know how to write a method

[ivory bobcat]

This is a common occurrence in the server.

[summer stump]

So less than one hour to do this course would leave you three hours to breeze through the rest
https://www.w3schools.com/cs/index.php

[quaint anchor]

i definitely do have enough time to finish it considering ive got the actual gameplay part of my game finished, i understand how to write a method im just being told stuff in ways i do not understand or unclear wording

[quaint anchor]

i will do this then

[willow scroll]

I see, well, the text on the image you've previously sent isn't parsed correctly and is shifted to the bottom because of the rect's small size.
Consider using a parsed, which you, I guess, have already used before, and making the rect wider.

[slender nymph]

copying someone else's code doesn't really count as writing your own gameplay. anyone can go along and copy a tutorial line by line

[quaint anchor]

i watched a couple videos on the basics, none of my code is copied

i watched videos on basics like movement and handling stuff i intended to put in my game and the rest was just done by trial and error

[willow scroll]

Oh, so am I that bad at explaining..?

[quaint anchor]

nono it is not your fault i am just bad at understanding

[dusky zenith]

I think your explaining was pretty clear

[willow scroll]

Well, anyway, I would suggest you, as you were already suggested, to take at least a few hours to simply go through C# basics, which can be achieved using a variety of tutorials. This way you'll get way better at understanding and thus implementing stuff in Unity.

[ivory bobcat]

Well, there certainly can be improvements.
Access to the entire source code would be nice.
A sample setting using the code would help as well.
Don't forget a video demonstration!
Joking - off-topic

[quaint anchor]

yes i will do this

i am just strying to implement what you were saying before

then i shall look through C# tutorials

[willow scroll]

Is it ok to rather give an access to the entire unity scene, rather than the unordered code snippets?

[slender nymph]

"i just want to do this one thing. then i super pinky promise that i'll go learn the basics. i promise"

[willow scroll]

Alright, no, let's make it vice versa, right?

[quaint anchor]

dude what is your deal😭 i just wanna get this project done before its due in 4 hours and then i intend to actually look over unity basics so i can code in this language

my bad for being on a time crunch i guess

[willow scroll]

How long time have you even had for the whole project?

[ivory bobcat]

Maybe you should show more of the code and the actual error.

[quaint anchor]

roughly a week or so

[quaint anchor]

this is the entire script

[willow scroll]

Oh, and you have 4 hours left to finish?

[quaint anchor]

yes

it is due at midnight for me

[willow scroll]

I would have had 30 minutes, had it been me

[ivory bobcat]

I'm assuming with the inferred lack of basics and squiggly line, this implied you had called the statement in an inappropriate scope.

[slender nymph]

because i've heard this tired bit dozens, if not a hundred times at this point. can you guess how many times that person who just "wanted one thing" actually went and bothered to learn what they were doing instead of coming back the next day asking for help with "just one thing and i'm on a time crunch so i don't have time for tutorials right now"

[dusky zenith]

A good question to ask yourself is if you understand this

[quaint anchor]

i mean yes because i am actively teaching myself GMS and intend to learn unity and C# because thats exactly what im going to university for

[quick pollen]

how can I move an object forward using AddForce?

[quaint anchor]

it benefits me more long term to actually understand unity and c# as thats whats used at the university i am attending in september

[willow scroll]

Yes, haven't I mentioned it in our previous conversation?

[quaint anchor]

yes

[quick pollen]

my main problem is that it doesnt move forwards relative to it's rotation, it just moves towards a specific point

[quaint anchor]

all its doing currently is setting up the scorecounter variable that can be accessed by other scripts and updated, using a singleton it creates an instance of the script that can also be changed from any other script and accessed

[willow scroll]

Alright, let's just finish it.
Create a public method in the Score class with the float paramater.

public void AddScore(float value)

The method should

• 1. Update the score

_score += value;

• 2. Update the text

scoreText.SetText(_score.ToString());

Don't forget to first check whether the value is 0 to increase the performance.
The method should be called whenever you want in the Enemy class.
Is this all? Yes.

[ivory bobcat]

Use the add force function and your target's forward direction scaled by some value to move forward.

[dusky zenith]

Nice 🙂

[quick pollen]

nvm im stupid, rb.AddForce(transform.forward, ForceMode.Impulse); was it all along
....i used Vector3.forward........

[ivory bobcat]

If you're just looking for code, there are examples in the docs

[quaint anchor]

i am very aware of what i am coding and understand it after i implement it, its just that when it comes to implementing things i am not sure the specifics of how to do so always

[dusky zenith]

No problem

[quaint anchor]

when using the value; is that an interchangable thing or does it specifically need to be labelled value

or will it be something like 1 or 0

i created the public method

[willow scroll]

What do you mean? Are you referring to the parameter's name?

[quaint anchor]

im just confused as to where the value is being taken i wouldve assumed it wouldve just been as simple as having like a variable defined at the top and then just adding to that via a method in another script

[ivory bobcat]

The value variable would be the alias for the float you're passing to the method - how you'd refer to the float.

[dusky zenith]

The parameter in the function

[willow scroll]

I'm sorry, I don't seem to understand it.

[quaint anchor]

oaky so im using ScoreCounter then in the paramater

since thats the value i want to display

on the text

right

[ivory bobcat]

//Somewhere in Start()
AddScore(5f);//Usecase```

[slender nymph]

i thought you said you learned python? python has function arguments. this is the same thing

[willow scroll]

What is ScoreCounter?

[quaint anchor]

the variable i set up that acts at the place where the score is updated when an enemy is defeated

[dusky zenith]

the parameter is value, public void AddScore(float value) the parameter is a float and it's called value

[quaint anchor]

right that makes more sense

[willow scroll]

Well, I have no idea. How many points should be added when an Enemy dies?

[quaint anchor]

adding 50 each time

[modest dust]

Seems wrong, AddScore should add score, not set it to the passed value, similarly in point 2, it should use _score and not value

[willow scroll]

So use 50.

[quaint anchor]

but i assumed that'd be handled as a part an enemy script not here

[willow scroll]

You're right. It was a typo, I'm sorry.

Corrected.

[modest dust]

Point 2 is still wrong

[dusky zenith]

Well, assuming you had a "OnDeath" function on the enemy then you would simply call "ScoreManager.Instance.AddScore(50)"

[quaint anchor]

i adjusted the variable names a bit to refelct what im using

[dusky zenith]

This is good now

[ivory bobcat]

[SerializeField] private float _score;
public float Score
{
    get => _score;
    set
    {
        _score += value
        scoreText.SetText(_score.ToString());
    }
}```

[willow scroll]

Oh, 2 typos...

Thank you

[quaint anchor]

yeah my enemy script has an on death

[willow scroll]

Yeah, you got it

[quaint anchor]

that was already set up

[dusky zenith]

Well now that you have an addscore function

You should use that

[willow scroll]

That's wrong. You have to update it to use the actual method, as cat kat has mentioned before

ScoreManager.Instance.AddScore(50f);

[quaint anchor]

okay so change ScoreCounter to AddScore

wait no

oh wait that was right

[willow scroll]

Yes, that's all.

[dusky zenith]

Yes now it's right

[willow scroll]

Also you may consider creating a variable from this 50

[modest dust]

And make ScoreCounter private for good measure

[quaint anchor]

gotcha

[modest dust]

since it neither needs to be public nor serialized

[willow scroll]

You usually create a _score variable and Score property

private float _score;

public float Score
{
    get => _score;
    set => AddValue(value - _score);
}

[quaint anchor]

itll be 50 each time so i dont think i need a variable for it

[willow scroll]

Then you definitely need a variable for it

[quaint anchor]

okay nevermind i was wrong then

[quaint anchor]

is that right

[willow scroll]

Well, by AddValue was meant AddScore..

[quaint anchor]

oh yes right

and delete

the

Score Counter

[wintry quarry]

you don't need that property at all 🤔

or you could switch to it

but you're in a weird hybrid mode right now

but the function alone was fine for now

[willow scroll]

Well, you have several possibilities to set the value. I wouldn't consider it being wrong.

[dusky zenith]

Also the name of the variable is the same as the class, which could bring up some issues

Property

[quaint anchor]

i changed the

[modest dust]

I tend to use properties only to return a private field value, and methods when more things are involved, such as updating the UI

[quaint anchor]

stuff

[wintry quarry]

idk this property is just complicating things

[quaint anchor]

wait i forgot to change Score

[wintry quarry]

and isn't really needed right now

[willow scroll]

It isn't.

[wintry quarry]

It's not complicated for someone who knows what they're doing but that does not include @quaint anchor

[quaint anchor]

appreciate it

[willow scroll]

luna does exactly know what they're doin!

[quaint anchor]

i added the property and changed the float name to ScoreAlt to avoid confusion

[willow scroll]

I don't see why it would confuse it

[quaint anchor]

Score is the same as the class

Score

since i named the script Score

[willow scroll]

Having a variable and a property for the same class with different names is what indeed gives you the confusion

[quaint anchor]

so it was flagging it as an error since the name was the same as the class it was enclosed in

[rocky canyon]

ide didn't like it

[quaint anchor]

yes

that being said though this means it should now work right

[willow scroll]

Well, yeah, that's not because of the variable.

[quaint anchor]

well

[willow scroll]

The property is supposed to be called Score. The class should be called like.. ScoreManager..?

[quaint anchor]

yeah its just an error w how i named the script

[rocky canyon]

is scoreText assigned?

[quaint anchor]

yeah in the editor

[willow scroll]

It is

[quaint anchor]

wait no what

it disappeared

[willow scroll]

The scoreText isn't assigned

[willow scroll]

Because you renamed it from scoretext to scoreText.
The field stores its value by the name, that's why changing its name makes it lose the value.

[quaint anchor]

okay its working now

[rocky canyon]

odd..

[quaint anchor]

my score finally incriments

[willow scroll]

Yey!

[quaint anchor]

i am very happy that worked

thank you very much for your help

i will now go and do some unity lessons

[willow scroll]

What is that, that is odd?

[quaint anchor]

so i can finish the rest of this code

[willow scroll]

C# *

[rocky canyon]

no, nothing now. i typed that b4 realizing he had renamed it

[summer stump]

Strongly agree

[final glade]

Hello,
I am trying to replicate this animation on unity using gizmos and lerp. I figured out on how to do the center sphere animation, the problem lies with the others and their movement any recommendations?
Thanks!

[wintry quarry]

math

IDK - my recommendation is focus on each individual piece one at a time

[final glade]

I am struggling to understand the logic of the code for anything other than the center.

[wintry quarry]

Mostly just looks like a bunch of sine functions and such

or just moving in a circle of increasing/decreasing radius

You'd have to analyze how each thing is moving ¯_(ツ)_/¯. If you can play it in slow motion that may help

[tawny bolt]

https://gdl.space/utebizopoq.cs <-- script
script stop reseting the first dash cooldown for some reason

[ruby ember]

it worked but the thing to fix is the timer

counter

[main anchor]

what does this error mean?

heres the full error, sorry

[summer stump]

Show the code

[open vine]

is there any reason why this piece of code wouldn't work?

ik that the code actually runs from the debug.log but it doesn't actually work when I check it out in the inspector

[polar acorn]

If the log runs, then whatever component instance is gets enabled.

Whether or not it stays enabled is another matter, but if the log happens then it's definitely enabling it

[open vine]

ooh okay that makes a lot of sense

just to make sure if a script has a DontDestroyOnLoad then even though it enters a new scene it will redo the start and awake methods right?

[polar acorn]

no

[open vine]

the only thing that I have that disables the script is disabling it in the start method, but it won't run again when changing to a new scene?

[polar acorn]

Start runs before the first Update call this object exists for

[willow scroll]

The delays before your messages are insane.
As I have mentioned in my previous response, parse the string as you've done it before.

[open vine]

mb i shouldve made it clearer. The code i showed is an event that runs the moment a scene is changed. So i think its running before the start method, and the start method ends up disabling it again.

[polar acorn]

If this function runs on the first scene this object exists for, then it would run before Start. The scene load happens before the first update

[open vine]

gotcha thanks for the help!

[rich mountain]

to destroy a game object

destroy.gameObject();

Is that correct>?

[polar acorn]

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

[rich mountain]

thanks!

[languid spire]

no, does it not occur to you to go and read the documentation?

[rich mountain]

i couldnt find the docs

[ruby ember]

sorry man

i was trying to find a way to add the text fixed to make the timer like 00:00 and not (number).(number)

[polar acorn]

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/standard/base-types/standard-numeric-format-strings

[willow scroll]

You want to get the float from the PlayerPrefs and, if it's in seconds, multiply it by 60 to get the minutes.

[willow scroll]

Literally use the same method you've used before

[stuck palm]

private void RegisterPlayer(PlayerInputController player)
    {
        print("adding " + player);
        players.Add(player);
        player.ID = players.Count;  
        markerStart?.Invoke(player.ID, player);
    }

i'm getting the stuff in the console, but in play mode the list doesnt update. players is a list of type PlayerInputControllre

[wintry quarry]

but in play mode the list doesnt update
What list? How do you know it's not updating?

[ruby ember]

i was trying that but i got the same

[stuck palm]

the list in the right where it says players has nothing in it

[wintry quarry]

Maybe that's not the list your code has a reference to

[polar acorn]

Then either you're looking at the wrong list or something's removing it later

[wintry quarry]

How and where are you calling RegisterPlayer?

[stuck palm]

when a player input controller is created, it sends out an event that the characterselectmanager receives and calls register player

[wintry quarry]

which CharacterSelectManager receives it?

How is that set up?

[stuck palm]

there is only one characterselectmanager

in the scene

[wintry quarry]

Maybe you're not referencing the one in the scene

maybe you're referencing a prefab or something

[tawny bolt]

https://gdl.space/utebizopoq.cs <-- script
script stop reseting the first dash cooldown for some reason

[wintry quarry]

When I'm asking "how and where" I'm kind of looking for code

[stuck palm]

private void OnEnable()
    {
        _inputs.Play.Enable();
        CharSelectMarker.ReadyConfirm += AddReady;
        PlayerInputController.sendRegister += RegisterPlayer;
        PlayerInputController.sendRegister += UnregisterPlayer;
        _inputs.Play.B.performed += ctx => CheckBack();
        CharSelectMarker.ReadyRemove += RemoveReady;
    }

PlayerInputController emits sendRegister on awake

[wintry quarry]

Looks like you're subscribing both Register and Unregister to the same event

so it's likely adding it and immediately removing it

[stuck palm]

ohhhh

thats probably it

i didnt even notice that

[wintry quarry]

Adding a log to Unregister would have been my next suggestion

(if I knew it existed)

[stuck palm]

mb i should have provided more context

[abstract finch]

Is there an easier way to write this offset position out?
Vector3 offset;
Vector3 positionWithOffset = transform.position + (transform.right * offset.x) +(transform.up * offset.y) + (transform.forward * _offset.z);

[wintry quarry]

Vector3 positionWithOffset = transform.TransformPoint(offset)

or:

Vector3 positionWithOffset = transform.position + transform.rotation * offset;```

The former takes your object's scale into account.
The latter does not.

[abstract finch]

awesome thank you!

[rich mountain]

Anyone know why my text is not showing up ingame?
it shows up in saying it should show in my debug log but in game it doesnt show

public class HudController : MonoBehaviour
{
    public static HudController instance;
    public void Awake()
    {
        instance = this;
    }

    [SerializeField] TMP_Text interactionText;

    public void EnableInteractionText(String text) 
    {
        interactionText.text = text + ("F");
        interactionText.gameObject.SetActive(true);
    }

    public void DisableInteractionText()
        {
           interactionText.gameObject.SetActive(false);
        }
}

[polar acorn]

What calls EnableInteractionText

[rich mountain]

    void SetNewCurrentInteractable(Interactable newInteractable)
    {
        currentInteractable = newInteractable;
        currentInteractable.EnableOutline();
        HudController.instance.EnableInteractionText(currentInteractable.message);
    }

    void DisableCurrentInteractable()
    {
        HudController.instance.DisableInteractionText();
        if (currentInteractable)
        {
            currentInteractable.DisableOutline();
            currentInteractable = null;
        }
    }
}

[polar acorn]

Question continues, what calls SetNewCurrentInteractable

[rich mountain]

wym what calls it?

like the tmp?

[polar acorn]

I mean what calls this function

Are you sure it's running at all

[rich mountain]

yeah i used a debug log and it runs it but it just doesnt show up

[polar acorn]

Where did you log

[rich mountain]

under

interactionText.gameObject.SetActive(true);

and

interactionText.gameObject.SetActive(false);

also under

HudController.instance.DisableInteractionText();

[polar acorn]

Different things, I presume? Did you disable Collapse in your console so you can make sure what order they come in?

Make sure that it's not deactivating it after the activate

[rich mountain]

I believe it is, the debug log only pops up once when its set to active but the DisableInteractionText debug log is always going

lemme run it again with Collapse and see

[polar acorn]

without collapse

[polar acorn]

If you are getting the "activate" text once, and the "disable" text over and over, that would mean that it's deactivated

[rich mountain]

   void SetNewCurrentInteractable(Interactable newInteractable)
    {
        currentInteractable = newInteractable;
        currentInteractable.EnableOutline();
        HudController.instance.EnableInteractionText(currentInteractable.message);
        Debug.Log("Text ON");
    }

    void DisableCurrentInteractable()
    {
        HudController.instance.DisableInteractionText();
        Debug.Log("Text Off");
        if (currentInteractable)
        {
            currentInteractable.DisableOutline();
            currentInteractable = null;
        }
    }
}

So im getting the "Text Off" constantly even without looking at the object
but im getting the "Text On" Once while looking at object

    public void EnableInteractionText(String text) 
    {
        interactionText.text = text + ("F");
        interactionText.gameObject.SetActive(true);
        Debug.Log("Enabling Text");
    }

    public void DisableInteractionText()
        {
           interactionText.gameObject.SetActive(false);
           Debug.Log("Deleting Text");
        }
}

Same with this one

[polar acorn]

So that would explain why it's not visible.

Because it's getting deactivated every frame

[rich mountain]

so ill need to only delete when i look away

[polar acorn]

Yes

[rich mountain]

How would i do that?

Using a if statement?

or would i just need to move the disabler to another spot

[polar acorn]

You never actually told me what calls these functions so I can't answer that

[rich mountain]

EnableInteractionText

public class HudController : MonoBehaviour
{
    public static HudController instance;
    public void Awake()
    {
        instance = this;
    }

    [SerializeField] TMP_Text interactionText;

Also i deleted both functions that delete the text and still the text doesnt show up

[polar acorn]

So, you have nothing disabling it, and the text doesn't appear?

[rich mountain]

yeah

[polar acorn]

Instead of logging "Enabling Text" here, log interactionText.text

Does it still log, and does it log the value you expect

[rich mountain]

Yes it logs the value i expect

[polar acorn]

So then it is definitely setting interactionText to the string you want

Either the thing you're looking at isn't interactionText or something else is setting it afterwards

[stiff fjord]

hey if i wanted it so when i click a ui button such as a picture of a couch it allows me to place a peice of couch in a 2d environment top down i understand the logic of it i dont understand how i would go about coding it imt rying to make my first proper game ive made about 20 short platformers this game is basically each time you click play a new procedually generated cottage entior is made and you decorate the empty house

[deft grail]

a button has a OnClick already in the inspector

you would attatch that to a method which would instantiate/activate a sprite or game object which would be the highlight of the couch

[stiff fjord]

im mainly looking for pointers on how to place the object down only on a tilemap with "floor" layer i shouldve been more clear srry

[deft grail]

would the object be interactable and stuff? a tilemap wouldnt be best then probably

[stiff fjord]

it isnt placed in the tilemap layer but i dont want it so the couch can be placed on a wall its hard to explain let me gets some images

so i want to try make it when i click if the player has the furniture hovered over a wall or in a void it will reject the placement but if its hovered over the floor it will accept

[deft grail]

multiple different ways to do that
first you should focus on creating the actual object that will be moving around and placable

[stiff fjord]

ok ill get back to the discord when ive completed that

[rich mountain]

The thing im looking at is a Interactable but should have under my crosshair a interactionText

public class PlayerInteraction : MonoBehaviour
{

    public float playerReach = 3f;
    Interactable currentInteractable;
    void Update()
    {
        CheckInteraction();
        if (Input.GetKeyDown(KeyCode.F) && currentInteractable != null)
        {
            currentInteractable.Interact();
            Debug.Log("You pressed F on it");
        }
    }

    void CheckInteraction()
    {
        RaycastHit hit;
        Ray ray  = new Ray(Camera.main.transform.position, Camera.main.transform.forward);
        if (Physics.Raycast(ray, out hit, playerReach))
        {
            if(hit.collider.tag == "Interactable")
            {
                Interactable newInteractable = hit.collider.GetComponent<Interactable>();
                if (currentInteractable && newInteractable != currentInteractable)
                {
                    currentInteractable.DisableOutline();
                }

                if (newInteractable.enabled)
                {
                    SetNewCurrentInteractable(newInteractable);
                }
                else 
                {
                    DisableCurrentInteractable();
                }
            }
            else 
            {
                DisableCurrentInteractable();
            }
        }
        else 
        {
            DisableCurrentInteractable();
        }
    }

    void SetNewCurrentInteractable(Interactable newInteractable)
    {
        currentInteractable = newInteractable;
        currentInteractable.EnableOutline();
        HudController.instance.EnableInteractionText(currentInteractable.message);
        Debug.Log("Text ON");
    }

    void DisableCurrentInteractable()
    {
        if (currentInteractable)
        {
            currentInteractable.DisableOutline();
            currentInteractable = null;
        }
//        HudController.instance.DisableInteractionText();
 //       Debug.Log("Text Off");
    }
}

Is the interaction script

[polar acorn]

If your debug log after setting interactionText.text is displaying the text you're expecting to see in interactionText, but you aren't seeing it, either the thing you're looking at isn't interactionText or something else is changing it before you see it

[rich mountain]

i dont see what could be changing it if the only thing that deletes it is commented and there is no interactable things besides the one im looking at

[polar acorn]

So if something else isn't changing it, then the thing you're looking at isn't interactionText

[rich mountain]

wym the thing im looking at?
Like the object?

[polar acorn]

The thing you're expecting to display the text

You've logged interactionText.text. If that logs what you expect it to, and there's a text thing you are looking at that doesn't, then those are not the same object

[rich mountain]

https://gyazo.com/56aaa1fbe45ce7da354df2b4d9671549

[polar acorn]

So, this object's text is not changing?

[rich mountain]

Yeah

[polar acorn]

Then this is not interactionText

Assuming everything else you've told me is true

[rich mountain]

how can it not be interactionText

[polar acorn]

What did you set interactionText to

Show that

[rich mountain]

https://gyazo.com/46a6600a9d0ba4e74231ca59fcfc5693

[polar acorn]

Okay, now, click on that. What object highlights in the hierarchy?

[rich mountain]

https://gyazo.com/631aeb61e4076f319c687f2c5362f7f5

[polar acorn]

Okay, then one of the previous things you've told me is false

[rich mountain]

https://gyazo.com/15b9ce9db4af795cab796deaaa6aee6d

[polar acorn]

Since this is interactionText, and your log shows that interactionText.text is what you expect it to be when you expect it to be that, then something else is changing it

[rich mountain]

It logs correctly in the console

using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using UnityEngine;
using TMPro;
using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
using System;

public class HudController : MonoBehaviour
{
    public static HudController instance;
    public void Awake()
    {
        instance = this;
    }

    [SerializeField] TMP_Text InteractionText;

    public void EnableInteractionText(String text) 
    {
        InteractionText.text = text;
        InteractionText.gameObject.SetActive(true);
        Debug.Log(InteractionText.text);
    }

//    public void DisableInteractionText()
//        {
//           interactionText.gameObject.SetActive(false);
//           Debug.Log("Deleting Text");
//        }
}

This is the HUD script

Nothing in it changes the text

[polar acorn]

If that log is logging the text that you expect it to be, and that's not the text you're seeing in-game after this runs, then something else is changing it

You've shown evidence that it's the correct object, and that the log is printing properly, so simple deductive reasoning shows that since it is correct at this time, something else must be making it incorrect after this runs

[rich mountain]

after it runs would be a void Awake or void start/update?

[deft grail]

update runs every frame, so it would work

[rich mountain]

start runs at the start same with awake correct?

[deft grail]

awake runs before start

[rich mountain]

yes

[rich mountain]

So would it be my void awake

the instance: = this;

[queen bone]

can someone help me ?, Im doing a arrow that points to a enemy position based on the player position and rotation but the code that i have dont work very well

        
        Vector3 FirstPoint = (Player.position - transform.position).normalized; // Direção inicial do objeto
        Vector3 LastPoint = (Inimigo.position - transform.position).normalized; // Direção final do objeto

        float angle = Vector3.Angle(FirstPoint, LastPoint);

        Quaternion PlayerRotation = Player.rotation;
        float KartYrotation = Player.eulerAngles.y;
        if (KartYrotation > 180f)
        {
            KartYrotation -= 360f;
        }
        Quaternion rightrotation = Quaternion.Euler(0f, 0f, angle - KartYrotation);

        transform.rotation = rightrotation;

[deft grail]

!code

[eternal falcon]

Posting code

📃 Large Code Blocks

Use links to services like:
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📃 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.

[deft grail]

what do you mean by doesnt work very well

[queen bone]

the arrow just flip flop randomly

[stiff fjord]

i did it!

you can place furniture now

[deft grail]

nice, now detecting collision against walls

[stiff fjord]

would i do like a constant update every time it changes a square on the grid to see if its on a tilemap cell and if its not dont let the mouse move

[queen bone]

if someone can go call with me to understand better my problem I would be very grateful if you could give me some help

[deft grail]

depends on your game, not necessarily not let the mouse move but just dont let it place and make an error popup or something up to you

[deft grail]

send a video of the problem, not many people if any will go in a call/dm

[stiff fjord]

i might make the couch shake a bit and not place sounds better

[deft grail]

i dont know specifically whats better for performance.
but you can check position, you can check if a Trigger collider is on the tilemap, use a raycast, and probably a couple other ways

[stiff fjord]

trigger collider sounds intresting

might go with that one

but the game isnt relativley performance intensive eitherway

also how to postproccess on cinemachine?

[queen bone]

the arrow is tike that

[deft grail]

the same way as normal post process i assume?

[stiff fjord]

i tried but nothing shows up

im using a virtual camera

[deft grail]

does it work if you place a normal camera?

[stiff fjord]

let me try delete my cinemachine

[rich mountain]

I fixed it

Very simple fix

[stiff fjord]

image 1 = pp layer
image 2 = whole scene
image 3,4 = normal camera

image 5 = cine

[rocky canyon]

vcam uses reg cam, u just enable it on the camera like a non-cinemachine project

for urp atleast, been a while since i used the built in rendering pipeline.. but was teh same way, even using the post processing stack, u did ur volume / layers and w/e and just applied that to the regular cam

[stiff fjord]

i enabled it but it still doesnt work its 2D

[regal bear]

Hello, i am very beginner, i know only basic of coding, but already experimented a lot of thing, just for hobby, i want to make a simple 3D RPG game. Can you give me a few advice, tips tricks for a beginner? Also i really like database systems, any way to handle weapons, items, monsters etc like a database? Since i want to make a singleplayer game a real database not needed, but i like that structure.

[deft grail]

do 1 thing at a time instead of focusing on trying to make it all

[regal bear]

want to go step by step, also first i want to plan everything, and yes go step by step. already tried to make little games back then, and i learned that, one thing at a time, or it will be a mess 😄

[fierce shuttle]

If you are not familiar with them already, I would look into programming patterns and code architecture, it may help with breaking your logic into steps and managing your code so it doesnt become super messy, albeit it does take some trial/error to get familiar with patterns and implement an architecture that works well with your workflow - I think ScriptableObjects are the easiest to use for data in Unity but if you wanted a more flexible solution, you could look into NoSQL databases, which are basically just local databases that dont exist on a cloud - though an RPG, even a simple one may be a bit of a big project, but also a nice genre to learn making generic and modular code in, be sure to look into source control once you get started, as youll likely need to revert changes (or just have a backup) at various points of development

[rich adder]

look into NoSQL databases, which are basically just local databases that dont exist on a cloud
huh?

[quaint anchor]

hello i have a question, I am currently trying to make a results screen for my game that shows a couple values, i have the results screen showcasing but was wondering if there were some issues with my code, my goal is to showcase a number next to the enemies hit field that relates to a number that is divided by 50 to get the number of enemies, but for some reason it is not showing up

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

public class ResultsScreenScript : MonoBehaviour
{
    public static ResultsScreenScript instance;
    public float _score;


    //place TMP for enemies hit in here
    [SerializeField] private TMP_Text enemiesText;

    //place TMP for grade in here
    [SerializeField] private TMP_Text gradeText;
   
    void Start()
    {
        
    }

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

    public float ScoreAlt
    {
        //gets score value from _score then sets it in the addscore method
        get => _score;
        set => AddScore(value - _score);
    }

    private void Awake()
    {
        //checks if instance is relevant and functioning
        if (instance == null)
            instance = this;
    }

    public void AddScore(float value)
    {
        //displays score on TMP in game
        _score += value;
        value = value / 50;
        enemiesText.SetText(value.ToString());
    }
}

[deft grail]

does the method actually run?

did you debug.log the value and the text after changing it

[quaint anchor]

no not yet

let me do that now and get back to you

[quaint anchor]

okay yeah so after checking the method doesnt run

nothing shows up in the console

[deft grail]

well thats probably why the text doesnt work

[regal bear]

does nosql affect performance higher than the scriptable object? so should i stick with ScriptableObject, or can i use NoSQL without worries?

[quaint anchor]

i am confused why it is not running though

it is meant to be a passive script that is always active in the scene

[deft grail]

what are you doing to attempt to make it run

[quaint anchor]

the code i just pasted

its attached to an empty object

with just the script inside

it is meant to log the player's score over the course of the song and the relay back the information to them

[deft grail]

but you still need to add score for it to run

[summer stump]

Show where you call AddScore

[deft grail]

it wont just do it by itself

[quaint anchor]

addscore is called in the enemy script when it is killed

[deft grail]

thats a different one

[quaint anchor]

oh in the

[deft grail]

this script is called ResultsScreenScript

[deft grail]

so again

where do you run AddScore

it doesnt do it automatically

[summer stump]

Is this in Score?

[quaint anchor]

its in two scripts

in both score and results screen

[summer stump]

Why?

[quaint anchor]

its tracking the same thing

[summer stump]

No it isn't

[deft grail]

they arent connected if you think thats what they are

[quaint anchor]

oh

[summer stump]

Having two scripts is probably causing you confusion

[quaint anchor]

that may be the issue then

is it better to just handle it in the one script then

[summer stump]

Always

[deft grail]

doesnt even make sense for it to be in more than 1

[quaint anchor]

okay ill get rid of hte one script

okay ive moved the field to my score script

[deft grail]

these comments are absolutely useless, may as well get rid of them too

[quaint anchor]

just throwing it in there for grading

specifies to comment on code as much as possible

[deft grail]

on code, not variables

[quaint anchor]

alright

well now that ive done that when im taking in the score do i just output it the same as addscore ?

i have this method

so i assume id just replicate that under a diff method name

and then do what i did before

[deft grail]

yeah

[quaint anchor]

is this fine ?

[deft grail]

idk is it? you tell me

[quaint anchor]

id like to hope so

[fierce shuttle]

I may be thinking of something else? Ive seen solutions that let you handle databases locally (as a file or with a local connection), it can also exist online or with a service like Firebase, but IIRC, it doesnt have to

[summer stump]

I think all database languages can be used locally.
I use sqlite locally on my current project

[quaint anchor]

it is not working for some reason and im a little confused because of it

i followed the same methods i did to showcase my score on screen during gameplay but for some reason it is not working now

[deft grail]

well

what is _score

what does that represent

[quaint anchor]

its a variable that holds the value of the players total points

[deft grail]

and is "points" supposed to be the amount of enemies hit

or is that something different

[quaint anchor]

it is but also isnt, each enemy hit is worth 50 points

which is why i divide points by 50 at the end on the results screen to get the actual number of enemies hit

[deft grail]

ok so

private void EndGame()
{
  var value = _score / 50;
  enemiesText.SetText(value.ToString());
}

[safe hull]

I have a question about colliders. I have an interaction circle that detects collisions with a tilemap collider, but I noticed that my debug does not go off when i collide with a new tile while another tile currently inside the circle. I'm guessing this has to bdo wit hthe tilemap collider and all the tiles being the same collider, so I was wondering if there were any workarounds

[quaint anchor]

how come the grade text is not showing though, i assume it is not limited to the score display

[deft grail]

idk what the grade text is or where you do that stuff

[quaint anchor]

{
    public static Score instance;

    //keep track of the value of the score
    private float _score;

 
    [SerializeField] private TMP_Text scoreText;
    
    [SerializeField] private TMP_Text enemiesText;
   
    [SerializeField] private TMP_Text gradeText;

    public float ScoreAlt
    {
        //gets score value from _score then sets it in the addscore method
        get => _score;
        set => AddScore(value - _score);
    }

    private void Awake()
    {
        //checks if instance is relevant and functioning
        if (instance == null)
            instance = this;
    }

    public void AddScore(float value)
    {
        //displays score on TMP in game
        _score += value;
        scoreText.SetText(_score.ToString());
    }

    private void EndGame()
    {
        var value = _score / 50;
        enemiesText.SetText(value.ToString());
    }

    public void FinalGrade(float value)
    {
        //displays grade at end of the round
        if (_score >= 8000)
            enemiesText.SetText("A");
        if (_score >= 6000)
            enemiesText.SetText("B");
        if (_score >= 4000)
            enemiesText.SetText("C");
    }

}

[deft grail]

but the main thing i assume is your just nto calling any of these methods

they are just sitting there

[deft grail]

like where do you call EndGame or FinalGrade?

[quaint anchor]

ah right i forget to set them

like i did with AddScore

[fierce shuttle]

Ah, ive started recently looking more into database solutions to help replace some ScriptableObjects in my projects, though im still researching some of the various solutions for it

[deft grail]

i mean you wouldnt be doing it the same way

because this isnt the same thing

[quaint anchor]

oh okay

i assumed it would be done the same

[rich adder]

Ohhh was about say lol nosql can be cloud or local. It just means non relationional database basically , usually saved as blob data or like json variant

[deft grail]

where you have logic where the game ends
Score.instance.EndGame();

same with FinalGrade

[quaint anchor]

this wouldnt be included in the score script though no ?

[safe hull]

bump

[cosmic dagger]

each of those if statements will run. if the score is over 8000, it will be replaced with both of the following checks and end up with "C" as the final text . . .

[deft grail]

idk, it would be where you have logic for ending the game

[quaint anchor]

my logic for ending the game is under a different object

[deft grail]

ok so thats where you would put it probably

[quaint anchor]

okay that makes sense

[summer stump]

Use a raycast/circlecast

[safe hull]

alright thanks

[quaint anchor]

would i need to reference the original script though

[deft grail]

just tell me what Score.instance.EndGame(); does please

[quaint anchor]

when i place it in the other script it says it does not exist in the current context

[deft grail]

where is this

[quaint anchor]

refrences the script

[deft grail]

in the middle of the script in some random place

[quaint anchor]

in the same script that handles ending the game

[deft grail]

where exactly

show the surrounding lines

[quaint anchor]

at the top just under the class

[deft grail]

you do realise this needs to be inside a method right?

you arent declaring a variable

you are running code

[fierce shuttle]

Im not sure on the performance difference, though one benefit is with a database, you can access and change your games data outside of Unity, with ScriptableObjects, you can directly pass them as a reference to objects to share or clone data (such as spawning weapons with the same base stats, or playable characters), you can use either or both if your project is intended for learning, though with an RPG that usually has tons of data-driven content, a database may be easier to manage in the long run, albeit it might take more time to setup/learn

[quaint anchor]

okay so id just put it in the oncollison method then

since thats whats dealign w ending the game

[deft grail]

like i said multiple times, put it where the logic is for ending the game

so if thats where it is

[summer stump]

If you want to end the game the same frame you touch anything, sure
Might be nice to validate the collision though

[deft grail]

then thats where it should go i suppose

[quaint anchor]

its for one specific object designed to end the game and comes last

[quaint anchor]

yes but getting error due to protection level

[deft grail]

what error

whats the code

[deft grail]

because EndGame is private

you are accessing it outside its own class

so it should be public

[quaint anchor]

okay i changed it

to public

i didnt realise it was set to private

[cosmic dagger]

you made it private. it can only be called within the class which created it . . .

[quaint anchor]

when trying to do the same though i get flagged w a different error for finalgrade, do i need to remove the value float from the paramater in the original script

[deft grail]

read the 1st line on that popup box