💻┃code-beginner

[willow scroll]

Both can be gotten with the Random.Range method you've used before

[rocky canyon]

    public Vector2 maxPosition; // Maximum spawn position``` yes you should be able to assign these in the inspector

[umbral rock]

true, but the pipes spawn in the middle

[umbral rock]

hmm ok lemme try

[rocky canyon]

debug randomPosition before u use it

right below this debug the value to see what shows in teh console..
Debug.Log(randomPosition);

[willow scroll]

Not sure, do the pipes spawn in the middle in the original Flappy bird? I would suppose, no.

[rocky canyon]

        GameObject spawnedObstacle = Instantiate(obstacleToSpawn, randomPosition, Quaternion.identity);```
his instantiate method uses the randomPosition

im not sure how they'd always be in the middle

[umbral rock]

look when i debug the randomposition

[rocky canyon]

unless his values in the inspector are set up wrong

ya, thats fine.. thats not middle

i see -4 in there

[willow scroll]

By "middle", they mean at neither the top nor the bottom

[umbral rock]

look at where the pipes are

[rocky canyon]

well they need longer pipes. and more extreme values

[willow scroll]

@umbral rock That's the reason of me writing [this](#💻┃code-beginner message)

[umbral rock]

yes but i dont understand what u mean by it, what is wrong with my code?

this is my spawner inspector

[rocky canyon]

i think its more of a setup issue

ur prefab should be something like this..

really long pipes off the top and bottom.. and a gap in the middle.. the middle point is ur position.. then u can position it anywhere on the Y

and the pipes will extend off the screen bounds

the green + is the pivot (center)

[lone sable]

Because I want it to travel a specific distance/do a easeInOutBack motion.

[rocky canyon]

or... if u dont want em on the bottom and top u can do the same w/ two prefabs

just make sure they extend farther down like the double version does

[umbral rock]

what? i dont understand, what should i do with my prefab?

[willow scroll]

The 1st variant was fine, but doing this with two prefabs sounds more accurate to me. Also I doubt it would take much more time for you @umbral rock

[umbral rock]

its just the instantiate thats wrong? idk about prefabs but if u look at my game u can see pillars spawning in the middle of the screen wich shouldnt happen

how does that have something to do with prefabs?

[willow scroll]

They were just moving further, assuming you have already understood everything we've mentioned

[rocky canyon]

it means set up ur prefabs like this..

[willow scroll]

Do you understand what I'm talking about [here](#💻┃code-beginner message)?

[rocky canyon]

i made 2 for example (1 for the top and 1 for the bottom) .. the pipe is a child and extends from teh center... and way off the screen

[umbral rock]

if i set the spawn values to 0 then the pillars spawn perfectly on top of my view wich i want, but i want them to also spawn at the bottom, thats why i use random.range, but the problem is that my pillars are spawning between 2 values wich is the result of my pillars spawning in the middle

[rocky canyon]

sooo when i set the position.. im setting that center position... no matter where i put it the pipe would extend off the edge of the screen

[umbral rock]

u mean having a spawner for the top pillars and a spawner for the bottom pillars?

[umbral rock]

no lol

[rocky canyon]

no..

[umbral rock]

whut

[rocky canyon]

u can use the same spawner and chose to spawn w/e prefab

[errant anchor]

I would like to ask everyone for some help. I am a beginner and while learning a tutorial on making a character move, I found that when obtaining the input system values, the character automatically moves to the left as soon as I run the game, even without any input. The input values obtained in the red box in the screenshot show no input, yet the character still moves by itself. I also added a stick deadzone to the input, but the character still moves on its own without any input. I sincerely ask for everyone's help to find out what the reason could be.

[rocky canyon]

the main point is the prefab ROOT object.. is centered.. and the sprite then stretches from there down past the screen edge..

[ivory bobcat]

Maybe show the code, log the value being used to move, etc

[umbral rock]

yes but how is this a fix for the pillars spawning in the middle

[rocky canyon]

if the edge of the pipe is really long.. it doesnt matter if u spawn it in the middle.

[errant anchor]

using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using Unity.VisualScripting;
using UnityEngine;
using UnityEngine.InputSystem;
using UnityEngine.PlayerLoop;
public class PlayerController : MonoBehaviour
{
public PlayerInputController inputControl;
private Rigidbody2D Rb;
public Vector2 inputDirection;
public float speed;

private void Awake()
{ 
    
    inputControl = new PlayerInputController();
    Rb = GetComponent<Rigidbody2D>();
    

}
private void OnEnable()
{
    inputControl.Enable();
}
private void OnDisable()
{
    inputControl.Disable();
}
private void Update()
{
    
    inputDirection = inputControl.gameplay.Move.ReadValue<Vector2>();
   
}
private void FixedUpdate()
{
    move();
}
public void move() 
{
    Rb.velocity = new Vector2(inputDirection.x * speed*Time.deltaTime, Rb.velocity.y);
    //人物翻转
    int facedir = (int)transform.localScale.x;
    if (inputDirection.x > 0)
        facedir = 1;
    if (inputDirection.x < 0)
        facedir = -1;

    transform.localScale = new Vector3(facedir, 1, 1);

}

}

[rocky canyon]

the pipe would extend off the page...

[errant anchor]

code is here

[rocky canyon]

ur random range is working..

in the code.. and in the clip u shown.. its not broken

[ivory bobcat]

How to post !code (use the large code blocks guide rather than the inline guide if you've got more than a few lines of code to share)

[eternal falcon]

Posting code

📃 Large Code Blocks

Use links to services like:
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📃 Inline Code

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To format as C#, add cs to the first line:
```cs
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```
Add a comment with a line number if there is an error message.

[safe radish]

#💻┃unity-talk message #💻┃unity-talk message i posted this in unity talk but got no response so ill try here

[umbral rock]

ahh ok, yes now i understand yeah, but what if i dont want the pipe to be so long? what can i do?

[rocky canyon]

adjust ur range...

maybe have 2 ranges.. 1 range for the top section of the screen

and 1 range for the bottom

if u dont include the middle it'll never spawn in the middle

[umbral rock]

aah, so that u have minPosition/max for the top section and a minPosition/max for the bottom

[rocky canyon]

yes

and maybe have 2 functions to call (thats the easiest)

or.. u can randomly pick 1 of those ranges even 😄

[umbral rock]

i have a tutorial here and he just adds a transform.position and then + the ranges

could that work in my project?

[errant anchor]

sorry my fault

[rocky canyon]

if it works for him it'll work for u

[umbral rock]

ait, i'll try it, thanks alot for the help, cant thank u enough!

[rocky canyon]

    private void Spawn() {
        Vector2 randomPosition;
        bool spawnAtTop = Random.Range(0, 2) == 0; // Randomly decide whether to spawn at the top or bottom

        if (spawnAtTop) {
            // Generate a random position within the top bounds
            randomPosition = new Vector2(
                Random.Range(minPositionTop.x, maxPositionTop.x),
                Random.Range(minPositionTop.y, maxPositionTop.y)
            );
        } else {
            // Generate a random position within the bottom bounds
            randomPosition = new Vector2(
                Random.Range(minPositionBottom.x, maxPositionBottom.x),
                Random.Range(minPositionBottom.y, maxPositionBottom.y)
            );
        }

altho u creating random X positions too

not sure how that works out for the type of project ur doing

[errant anchor]

this is my debug log

[rocky canyon]

left and up

[errant anchor]

code like this private void Update()
{

 inputDirection = inputControl.gameplay.Move.ReadValue<Vector2>();
 Debug.Log("inputDirection: " + inputDirection);

}

[ivory bobcat]

Do you perhaps have got some drifting on your controller?

[ivory bobcat]

Also, post code correctly please #💻┃code-beginner message

[errant anchor]

https://gdl.space/ayedubuxed.cpp like this so sry about that first time come here for help

[errant anchor]

I didn't press anything, but it keeps getting this value by itself.

[ivory bobcat]

If you press anything, does it change?

[errant anchor]

When I press multiple direction keys simultaneously, there are some changes, but they are quickly overridden by the continuous directional input values, causing the character to move to the left.

[ivory bobcat]

Show your action composites and bindings. Here's an example

[normal mortar]

anybody know how i can check for a collision and than delete the gameobject?

pls ping me if yes

[ivory bobcat]

Finish the statement ||- you're missing a closing parenthesis )||

[errant anchor]

ok i try

[normal mortar]

collision.gameobject is still not working

[ivory bobcat]

Also, this should be done in some collision physics callback function

You probably ought to lookup a unity tutorial on collision

[normal mortar]

alr

[errant anchor]

u mean this ?

[ivory bobcat]

You've got multiple bindings for your Move action. Perhaps one of them is throwing false positives?

[errant anchor]

I followed the tutorial exactly, and my configuration is the same as in the tutorial. I just don't understand why I'm the only one having this issue, lol.

[ivory bobcat]

Use the input debugger to see what input is being fired https://docs.unity3d.com/Packages/com.unity.inputsystem@1.0/manual/Debugging.html#input-debugger

[fading sluice]

is there a way to tell whether a button is pressed or not via script? (not through editor)

i swear there was a button.clicked condition

[ivory bobcat]

Maybe you've got a controller with the stick being held that makes your character move - your move action consists of multiple buildings: gamepad keyboard, xr and joystick.

[errant anchor]

yep u were right. I just deleted all the other controllers except the keyboard, and the values returned to normal. Thank you so much, brother.

[ivory bobcat]

Assuming you're using ui button, these would be the available members https://docs.unity3d.com/2018.2/Documentation/ScriptReference/UI.Button.html

[sleek gazelle]

Hey I have a problem, I don't understand why this doesn't work. What should happen is that class 1 start the GameStart function in class 2 and then in class 2, the GameStarted bool is set to true. However when I try it, it sets true in the first class but not in the second so the game just never starts

    void Update()
    {
        if (Input.GetMouseButtonDown(0) && !GameStarted){
            GameStarted = true;
            var instance = new DriftComponent();
            instance.GameStart();
        }
    }

    void Update()
    {
        if (GameStarted){
          //never happens to be true for some reason
           ...
        }
    }

    public void GameStart()
    {
        MoveSpeed = 50;
        Drag = 0.98f;
        SteerAngle = 20;
        Traction = 1;
        GameStarted = true;
        Vector3 MoveForce;
    }

[ivory bobcat]

Unless the second script is a mono behavior component, the Update function will not be called - we don't instantiate new components in Unity but rather Add Components to existing game objects.

[sleek gazelle]

It is a mono behavior component

[fading sluice]

i dont think this is the right one lol

[ivory bobcat]

Where are you adding the component? Is the game object with the new added component active in the scene? Is the component enabled? @sleek gazelle

[fading sluice]

yes

left is the name of a button

i wanted somehting like

if (left.clicked) 
{
  Left();
}

[cosmic dagger]

did you read what OnSelect does?

[fading sluice]

i did

should i use OnClick instead

wait no i cant read

[cosmic dagger]

it is a method and it does not return a value. that should not even compile . . .

[fading sluice]

oh

[ivory bobcat]

Cross posted from #💻┃unity-talk message

[digital kelp]

Something about this is causing a memory leak it seems. Anyone got any idea why?

>     private void AddTechElement(TechType tech)
>     {
>         var itemUI = techSlot.Instantiate();
>         itemUI.Q<Label>("TechSlotDescription").text = tech.techDescriptionShort;
>         itemUI.Q<Button>("TechSlotButton").text = tech.techName;
>         itemUI.Q<VisualElement>("TechSlotImg").style.backgroundImage = Resources.Load<Texture2D>(tech.techImgPath);
> 
>         Button choseTechButton = itemUI.Q<Button>("TechSlotButton");
>         choseTechButton.clicked += () => ResearchTech(tech.techName);
> 
>         techListElement.Add(itemUI);
>     }
>     private void ResearchTech(string tech)
>     {
>         Debug.Log("Tech chosen:" + tech);
>         ResearchTech(tech);
>         AvailableTechs.Remove(tech);
>         CompletedTechs.Add(tech);
>         techListElement.Clear();
>     }

[barren vapor]

!code

[eternal falcon]

Posting code

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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.

[digital kelp]

nvm, found the issue.....

I left ResearchTech() inside the function itself

[languid spire]

then you weren't getting a memory leak you were getting a stack overflow

[digital kelp]

probs, I ain't got a clue

[tight cradle]

Hello guys, im new to this and Im following a tutorial, anyone knows why the squares (enemies) shows on the scene but not in game window? thanks

[languid spire]

correct terminology is important. by saying memory leak you had me looking in completely the wrong direction

[digital kelp]

Sorry, my bad. Saw a lot of people mentioning it in the results I got when searching up the error message

[idle ginkgo]

maybe its because they are behind the background

[tight cradle]

How Can I know?

[idle ginkgo]

check the z position

of the objects

[tight cradle]

on yeah is that

[tight cradle]

Really thanks

:))

[late burrow]

i know linerenderer points dont lag but it still scary to keep 1000 of them with thousands of points each preloaded

[sleek gazelle]

public void OnPointerUp(PointerEventData eventData)
    {
        //InfiniteMode?.Invoke();
        InfiniteMode(this, EventArgs.Empty);
        Debug.Log("The mouse click was released");
    }

Why do I get this error Object reference not set to an instance of an object about the this?

[languid spire]

because InfiniteMode is null ?

[sleek gazelle]

The function exists in another script

[languid spire]

Debug.Log it

[swift crag]

//InfiniteMode?.Invoke();

[sleek gazelle]

I tried this too

[swift crag]

you have commented out code that safely checks if InfiniteMode is null before triyng to invoke it

You have not given any context, so I have to guess that InfiniteMode is an event member

[sleek gazelle]

OHHHHHHHH

I understand

It works

Thanks

public void OnPointerUp(PointerEventData eventData)
    {
        InfiniteMode?.Invoke(this, EventArgs.Empty);
        Debug.Log("The mouse click was released");
    }

Did this and now I got no error

But the event is never catched anywhere 😢

[languid spire]

yes, because it does nothing if InfiniteNode is null. You have to ask yourself why was it null in the first place

[sleek gazelle]

Idk cause it exists here

    static void main(){
        var publisher = new InfiniteModeButton();
        publisher.InfiniteMode += InfiniteModeStart;
    }

    static void InfiniteModeStart(object sender, System.EventArgs e){
        Debug.Log("Event Catched");
    }

[polar acorn]

Do you run main() anywhere? Because Unity won't be running that

[languid spire]

that is the method declaration. not the event declaration

[polar acorn]

and an event with nothing subscribed to it is actually null

[sleek gazelle]

No but I saw that somewhere on Internet and when I put it in Start it doesn't work either

[polar acorn]

You aren't making a console application. main is not your entry point, Unity is. If you want this to happen when the object starts, put it in Start.

[sleek gazelle]

It is in it rn

void Start()
{
var publisher = new InfiniteModeButton();
publisher.InfiniteMode += InfiniteModeStart;
}

[polar acorn]

What is InfiniteModebutton?

[swift crag]

Show your entire script.

[sleek gazelle]

The class of the event invoker

[sleek gazelle]

Right

[polar acorn]

Is it a component

[sleek gazelle]

Hmmmm idk

[languid spire]

This makes no sense

[sleek gazelle]

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

public class GameManager : MonoBehaviour
{
    public static string Gamemode = null;
    public static bool GameStarted = false;
    // Start is called before the first frame update
    void Start()
    {
        var publisher = new InfiniteModeButton();
        publisher.InfiniteMode += InfiniteModeStart;
    }

    // Update is called once per frame
    void Update()
    {
        if (Input.GetMouseButtonDown(0) && !GameStarted){
            GameStarted = true;
        }
    }

[polar acorn]

Do you have any errors in your console

[sleek gazelle]

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

public class InfiniteModeButton : MonoBehaviour, IPointerUpHandler, IPointerDownHandler
{
    public event EventHandler InfiniteMode;


    // Start is called before the first frame update
    void Start()
    {
        
    }

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

    //OnPointerDown is also required to receive OnPointerUp callbacks
    public void OnPointerDown(PointerEventData eventData)
    {

    }

    //Do this when the mouse click on this selectable UI object is released.
    public void OnPointerUp(PointerEventData eventData)
    {
        InfiniteMode?.Invoke(this, EventArgs.Empty);
        //InfiniteMode(this, EventArgs.Empty);
        Debug.Log("The mouse click was released");
    }
}

[sleek gazelle]

yes

[polar acorn]

So maybe you should post them

[languid spire]

var publisher = new InfiniteModeButton();
        publisher.InfiniteMode += InfiniteModeStart;

local variable, so goes out of scope

[sleek gazelle]

My bad, I had

[sleek gazelle]

After that fix I don't anymore

But I never get the "event catched" in the log

[languid spire]

cannot new a MonoBehaviour

[sleek gazelle]

I'll try to make it public

[sleek gazelle]

So I just remove MonoBehaviour?

[polar acorn]

If you're not getting any more errors with this code then it seems you have no instances of GameManager in the scene because that Start method definitely throws one

[languid spire]

as uoi are not using Start or Update, yes

[sleek gazelle]

Ok

[sleek gazelle]

It sends this

[sleek gazelle]

I do

[polar acorn]

If it's not a MonoBehaviour, it can't be a component

You can't put it on any GameObjects

Presumably, you do want it to be one

[sleek gazelle]

Ah

Yes I want

It's a clickable button

[polar acorn]

So, what I am trying to get you to see is the error specifically saying that you cannot create MonoBehaviours with new

[keen dew]

My crystal ball says that there's an object in the scene that has this properly as a component, and that throws the error. newing is just an attempt at referencing it

[polar acorn]

And if you aren't getting that error, then you also don't have a GameManager in the scene

[polar acorn]

Yes, that's definitely a problem. I'm guessing there's many more

[sleek gazelle]

Yeah someone said that

but idk how to do without new

[sleek gazelle]

I swear I do

I have no error but a yellow thing

[polar acorn]

Then are you getting a message in your console that says you can't create a MonoBehaviour with new

[sleek gazelle]

That says:
You are trying to create a MonoBehaviour using the 'new' keyword. This is not allowed. MonoBehaviours can only be added using AddComponent(). Alternatively, your script can inherit from ScriptableObject or no base class at all
UnityEngine.MonoBehaviour:.ctor ()
InfiniteModeButton:.ctor ()

[polar acorn]

Yes that

[sleek gazelle]

Yeah but no error

[polar acorn]

Okay, it's a warning, not an error

[sleek gazelle]

I thought you were talking about big red thing sorry

[polar acorn]

but it is still a problem

[sleek gazelle]

Yeah sure

[polar acorn]

Why are you trying to create a new InfiniteModeButton in Start

why not just reference the one you already have

[sleek gazelle]

Cause now I have an error

[keen dew]

When people were saying that doing new to a MonoBehaviour was a problem, it didn't occur to you that a warning that says "You are trying to create a MonoBehaviour using the 'new' keyword. This is not allowed." might be somehow related?

[sleek gazelle]

Non-invocable member 'InfiniteModeButton' cannot be used like a method.

[sleek gazelle]

well I'm just dumb

sorry again about that

[polar acorn]

What are you trying to do

what is the line that gives this now

[sleek gazelle]

var publisher = InfiniteModeButton();

I removed the new

[polar acorn]

InfiniteModeButton is not a function

why are you trying to call it like one

[sleek gazelle]

Kinda new to C#

[languid spire]

turn this
var publisher = new InfiniteModeButton();
into
public InfiniteModeButton publisher ;
and fill it in the inspector

[sleek gazelle]

I don't know all the syntax yet

[sleek gazelle]

Now it wants me to add }

[languid spire]

did you move the line outside of the Start method?

[polar acorn]

Instead of guessing, you should probably continue with basic syntax tutorials.
!learn

[eternal falcon]

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[sleek gazelle]

Thanks u so much!

[languid spire]

you really do need to learn some C# basics

[sleek gazelle]

I know, I have already watched some of them but I don't remember all of them

[sleek gazelle]

I'll try

Thanks guys

🙏

[summer stump]

This is why watching them is not a good way to do it. Take a written course. There are many. Microsoft has their own, w3schools has one, tutorialspoint, etc

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

[sleek gazelle]

Thanks

[languid spire]

one other word of advice, don't just blindly copy code, that road only leads to a world of pain

[lavish jolt]

Hello! When I load the scene, lighting breaks. How can I fix it?

[polar acorn]

Check in a build. There's an editor bug where loading the same scene again in the editor doesn't properly load the lighting settings

[swift crag]

It's probably broken there too.

When you enter play mode, Unity generates lighting data for you if it doesn't exist.

It won't do this when you switch scenes, or at all in a build.

[polar acorn]

If it doesn't happen in a built version of the game, you can ignore it. I don't remember if they ever fixed that in a later version

[swift crag]

so you get a scene with no ambient lighting

You can go to the Lighting tab (window -> lighting or ctrl+9) and create a lighting settings asset. Uncheck both of the "global illumination" options and then hit Generate Lighting

this should be fast, since it's doing very little work

[dreamy dune]

i have a little pronlem so i have my transform for my muzzl flash on my gun but when i animate with the gun the game object doesnt move along

[polar acorn]

Make the muzzle flash a child object of the gun

[dreamy dune]

i did

[polar acorn]

If it's a particle system, make sure it's simulating in local space

[dreamy dune]

its not a partical system its just a spawn locatuion of my cartrigde

[queen adder]

anyone tried using easysave for chunk load/unload system like in minecraft before?

[hallow acorn]

hey im trying to make a canon and i want it to shoot my prefabs. i managed to instantiate my object and apply a force to it but how can i automaticly add the force to the forward direction of my canon and how would i give it an angle so it doest shoot straight up forward?

[polar acorn]

Instantiate returns a reference to the object it made. You can spawn in the object and then set its velocity

[hallow acorn]

wdym just too setthe velocity of the prefab itself?

[swift crag]

No.

digi said to spawn the object and then set its velocity

the velocity of the newly-created object

[hallow acorn]

oh ok

[hallow acorn]

i referenced the rigidbody of my prefab in the canon script and used the addForce method so i wouldnt need another script. it adds force to my object but in the wrong direction and i dont want to set it individually so is there a way to automaticly rotate the force to my canon?

[polar acorn]

Is your canon facing the direction you want it to fire in?

[swift crag]

Remember that Rigidbody.AddForce interprets the vector in world space.

So if you use a constant direction, it's probably wrong

[hallow acorn]

its y rotation is set to -90 and its a child of my ship so

[polar acorn]

So if it's facing the direction you want it to fire, then you can use that direction for your force

transform.forward gets the direction the object is facing

[hallow acorn]

transform.forward is a vector3 isnt it?

[polar acorn]

yes

[hallow acorn]

is there an easy way to modify the y axis? or better add the force at an angle?

[polar acorn]

I mean, it is facing the direction you want, right?

Just, like, use that direction

[hallow acorn]

if the canon is at x or z rotation 0 but the model itself is angled, its not exactly the correct direction

[swift crag]

How do you decide where to create the cannonball?

Did you add an empty "fire point" object?

[hallow acorn]

no it just spawns it at the pivot of the model which alligns with the start of the barrel. if the object get launched at an angle it flies through also the ship is far away so you wont notice it as it just fires at my island

[swift crag]

that sounds very awkward; rotating the cannon model would make it flip into the air

[swift crag]

consider doing this. you can position and rotate the object exactly the way you need it

[hallow acorn]

wdym?

[swift crag]

If the pivot point is at the end of the barrel, rotating the model will make its pin around the pivot point

[hallow acorn]

the pivot is centered but it happens that the barrel on the back just fits perfectly

[swift crag]

wheeee

[hallow acorn]

th closed end bro

[swift crag]

well that that sounds doubly wrong

you want the cannonball to appear at the end of the barrel

[swift crag]

this will solve your direction problem and make it easier to control where the cannonball comes from

[hallow acorn]

the closed end of the barrel. where the ball normally would launch. it has no collider so it doesnt matter but i want the transition it would look very akward if my projectile just spawns right at the tip of the barrel

[swift crag]

regardless of where you want the cannonball to come from, this will make it very easy to adjust the direction the ball fires in

[hallow acorn]

ok but if i have my cannon script on the empty object, and i add the force to the referenced projectile does the force direction change depending on the rotation of the empty obejct?

[swift crag]

if your force vector is based on the direction the object is facing, yes

var force = firePoint.forward * shotForce;

for example

[hallow acorn]

so using transform.forward would even launch the projectile on the x rotation i want?

[swift crag]

transform.forward is a world-space vector that tells you which direction is "forward" for transform

notably, that would be the transform of the object your component is attached to

(that's what the transform property gives you)

So that would be wrong, because you'd be using the transform of the cannon itself, not the fire point

[hallow acorn]

bruh but when i attach the script to the firepoint?

[swift crag]

It would then be correct.

you don't have to "bruh" me. I am trying to explain what will and won't work.

[hallow acorn]

yeah sry but i said that the script is attached to the empty object soo

but thanks i apreciate your help

[swift crag]

ah, I missed that; my bad

[hallow acorn]

np np

[swift crag]

I would want to put the cannon component higher up in the hierarchy

[hallow acorn]

but i need it to be a child of my ship cause it gets rotated to a target point in my scene where the projectiles should be launched at

[swift crag]

Right -- you might do this

• Cannon <-- just the "cannon fire" component
  • Model
    • Fire Point

[hallow acorn]

i think i dont understand. i have my ship, and my cannon as a child, so it rotates when the ship rotates

[swift crag]

Yes, so you'd parent Cannon to the ship

Parenting the model to an empty object makes it easy to adjust the position and rotation of the model

it lets you change the apparent pivot point for when you rotate the entire Cannon

[hallow acorn]

i dont get it xd

i have my ship on top, bc it gets rotated the way the cannons should. the cannons are the childs of my ship.

[swift crag]

Yes.

• Ship
  • Cannon
    • Model
      • Fire Point

[hallow acorn]

ohh so the cannon is a parent with the firepoint and the model "childed" to my ship i think i get it

[wanton kraken]

why does this code insist that 'PlayerMask' doesn't exist when i try to use it in raycast?

    void Start()
    {
        LayerMask PlayerMask = ~LayerMask.GetMask("Player");
    }

    // Update is called once per frame
    void Update()
    {
        if (Input.GetKeyDown(KeyCode.R) == true) {
            RaycastHit2D hit = Physics2D.Raycast(transform.position, transform.up, 3f, PlayerMask);
            Fire(hit);
        }

[languid spire]

because PlayerMask is a LOCAL variable to Start

[wanton kraken]

ah oops

thanks!

[pale fulcrum]

Hi, I am trying to understand unity by building endless runner.
But can't understand why the path spawn at a distance from the player ? Help please.

The tiles-spawn file:

https://gdl.space/apubepezav.cs

[rich adder]

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[eternal falcon]

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[rich adder]

also you should not crosspost. Should delete your post in #💻┃unity-talk

[shrewd pivot]

how do i code in unity? i got it installed properly and want to code a sidescrolling adventure game

[willow scroll]

You'll have to learn some Unity first. I would recommend their official learning site: !learn

[eternal falcon]

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[shrewd pivot]

Oh okay

[pale fulcrum]

Can you tell me what should be my promt to search for to this ? I googled it, found nothing useful.

[mild plank]

Hi, I know this isnt exactly code, but how would you accomplish having a prefab house with only 1 room? (player would have access only 1 room, others will be just nothing - for less lag) - how do I make the windows look the same for the 1 real room and the other fake rooms from outside, but from the 1 room being still able to see outside normally?

[lone sable]

If I want to edit material properties via a script, in both runtime, and edit mode (Via [ExecuteAlways]) Whats the proper way to handle it?

[polar acorn]

I would still probably recommend having a separate runtime and editor-side script to handle it rather than writing one ExecuteAlways function to do both. Chances are you'll need to do some slightly different things in each (especially when dealing with materials that could be an asset or a runtime clone of one)

[near raven]

Hello, I've been looking for the right room to make a post asking questions about Unity development but I can't find it. Does anyone know it, please? There is 'DOTS" but i don't think that'sthe right one

[willow scroll]

You should ask the questions about DOTS in #1062393052863414313

[polar acorn]

#🔎┃find-a-channel for whatever channel is the most relate to your problem

[near raven]

Well, I guess this isn't the right salon. Besides, I didn't dare post about such a stupid question

[willow scroll]

What question?

[near raven]

Thanks, that's what I did but I couldn't find anything adequate 💀

[polar acorn]

If there is no channel for it then #💻┃unity-talk is the place

[near raven]

My question is what is DOTS. Is it that ? : https://unity.com/fr/dots
That way I know if I'm off-topic or not in relation to the problem I want to explain so that people can help me.

In fact, the problem I'm having with Unity is so long to explain that I'd have preferred to present it in a room where you can make posts. And "DOTS" seemed to be the most suitable. But I think this not the best room for that.

[near raven]

Oh so i guess there is no room where we can make post about anything ? Just brut text ?

[willow scroll]

Yes, this is a question about DOTS, so you should ask it there #1062393052863414313

And, yes, the link you've sent is about DOTS

[polar acorn]

DOTS is basically a different way of structuring objects in Unity so that you can have a whole bunch of simple things running at once. If you have a specific question about how to use it, #1062393052863414313 would be the place

[languid spire]

why would you think that a question about #1062393052863414313 does not belong in #1062393052863414313 ?

[near raven]

Ok thank you

[near raven]

Thank you for the explanation

[near raven]

I wasn't clear, but basically I've got a problem with Unity. And on the discord server where I usually ask for help, there are dedicated room where you can only make posts. We don't ask for help on threads like this one.
My mistake was to adopt the same logic here. So I was looking for a room where we make posts to ask my question. I found "DOTS". I wasn't sure I could present my problem with Unity here because the term "DOTS" was unfamiliar to me. And on "DOTS", I didn't dare make a whole post to find out what it meant because the question seemed silly to me.

But now I've got my answer thanks to @polar acorn. I'm going to go to the other room. It's a shame we can't make a dedicated posts. Thanks again to everyone! Sorry to have polluted the discussions with my stupid intervention

[languid spire]

I still do not understand your logic or argument, you have a question about Dots but dont post it in the Dots channel, you were directed to #💻┃unity-talk for general questions and yet you still posted your dots question in a totally unrelated code channel

[atomic yew]

Hello friends, I have a problem. My game works fine in the editor, but when I compile the game for PC or Android, most everything works, but I guess I can't get the information I saved in json format as I want. When I compiled it for PC today, I entered the game and caught an animal, saved the game and logged out. When I entered the game again, I could not access some of the things I saved, for example, the Transform location was in the place I saved, but there was no animal caught. But it was recorded in json format. When I went into the editor again and looked, I could see everything I saved in the compilation there. I think my problem is that it doesn't read from json because I didn't make certain settings. Can one of you send me a screenshot of the player settings or tell me if you guess the source of the problem?

[slender nymph]

don't crosspost

[atomic yew]

ok

[summer stump]

You know there is a general discussion post in #1062393052863414313 as well. You don't have to make an actual post of your own

[near raven]

Please reread my answer. As for your first point, that's because I didn't dare ask a question that seemed stupid to me. As for the second, if when you say "you were directed to unity-talk", you are referring to @\digiholic message. You'll notice that I stop talking about dot just after and the conversation ends shortly afterwards.

[near raven]

Oh I didn't pay attention to that. Thank you very much !

[hallow acorn]

if i use transform.forward for sth how is forward defined? like which axis?

[polar acorn]

It's the object's Z axis

Blue arrow

[hallow acorn]

ok

ty

[digital warren]

anyone knows how to fix this?

[hallow acorn]

could u send a screen shot of the inspector with the Object which has the TFUtils script attached?

[slender nymph]

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

[digital warren]

ok

[digital warren]

👍

[slender nymph]

that isn't what they were asking for. but what they were asking for wasn't even necessary anyway. we'd need to actually see your code to determine what is wrong if you're too lazy to go through the steps in the link i gave you

[hallow acorn]

is this script attached to a GameObject?

[full kite]

what changes does a pivot make?

[digital warren]

game server

._.

[full kite]

like sometimes the image goes up and down but why not every single time?

[digital warren]

must be when i login must be enter the game but its not

using photon

[hallow acorn]

send a screenshot of the inspector pls. theres propably a public value where the object or value needed isnt set/referenced

[slender nymph]

1. this is a code channel
2. there's not enough context to be able to answer this question

[digital warren]

ummm its toooooooo long

,_,

damn my unity crashed!

wait

[slender nymph]

how to correctly share !code 👇

[eternal falcon]

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[digital warren]

wait so to share code need this?

right?

[slender nymph]

you need to read the bot's instructions for sharing code, yes

[digital warren]

ohhh this better yo

[hallow acorn]

still not what i asked for lol. this script should be attached to a GameObject. send me a screenshot of the GameObject pls

[slender nymph]

i don't see why you are even bothering to ask for that when we don't even know what is null yet since we haven't properly seen the code

[hallow acorn]

ah yeah im stupid seeing the code is way smarter thought of an Object or sth like that which isnt attached

[digital warren]

yo chill ,_,

and its not a (GameObject)

game works but when i log in using this pakage photon give me datamanger error and these creepy things ,_,

[hallow acorn]

public class CanonMain : MonoBehaviour
{
    public GameObject projectilePrefab;
    public float projectileSpeed;

    void Update()
    {
        if (Input.GetKeyDown(KeyCode.Space) {
            LaunchPrefab();
        }
    }

    void LaunchPrefab() {
        Instantiate(projectilePrefab, transform.position, projectilePrefab.transform.rotation);
        projectilePrefab.GetComponent<Rigidbody>().AddForce(transform.forward * projectileSpeed);
    }
}```
could somebody tell me why my addforce is changing litteraly nothing at all?

[slender nymph]

you probably want to use ForceMode.Impulse for a one-off force

also you're adding force to the prefab not the instantiated object

[hallow acorn]

ok ill try thought this was standard

[digital warren]

wait i need to def unity engine?

or what ,_,

man iam noob lol

[slender nymph]

that is entirely unrelated to your issue mate. we're still waiting for you to share your code

[hallow acorn]

nah im just noob to and have a problem xD

[digital warren]

the code of tfutils.cs?

[slender nymph]

obviously yes since that is where your error is

[digital warren]

alright wait

[slender nymph]

i have been

[hallow acorn]

how do i have access to my instantiated object?

[slender nymph]

Instantiate returns the instantiated object

[hallow acorn]

im a complete noob wdym xD

[slender nymph]

there are beginner c# courses pinned in this channel if you do not know how to use the return value of a method

[digital warren]

@slender nymphstupid Q lol

[celest holly]

how is this not moving my bullet in the position of my mouse? is just going anywhere

[digital warren]

how can i share the code from there again 🙂

[slender nymph]

you save it and share the link

[hallow acorn]

thanks i watched the create with code course lately but i didnt see the generell scripting one

[slender nymph]

!code 👇
and also https://unity.huh.how/screentoworldpoint. check how to use this for a perspective camera since I'm assuming you are not using an orthographic once since this does not appear to be 2d

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[digital warren]

https://gdl.space/ozirexukoh.cs

like that?

ohhh noice it worked

[slender nymph]

since the error is on line 239 that means it is if (data.ContainsKey(key))
there are only two objects on this line that could be null data and key. you need to determine which is null and then look at the stack trace to see where you are calling this method from to determine why it is null

[digital warren]

ohh

[slender nymph]

also why do you have a folder named Assembly-CSharp? is this a decompiled project?

[digital warren]

yup ,_,

i know break rules

lol

[slender nymph]

it is against the rules to assist with stuff like that

[digital warren]

i know

[digital warren]

,_,

iam crying now ,_,

[slender nymph]

yeah i'm blocking you now. don't need the spam or the willful rule breaking 🤷‍♂️

[summer stump]

If you know, then why did you ask?

[digital warren]

hmmm maybe know anything from unity ._. tried yt but its u know basic project lol

like how to add

and these things ,_,

alright fine i will delete this project

gg to me ._.

[summer stump]

All i will say is !learn

[eternal falcon]

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[digital warren]

,_,

[teal viper]

Maybe !learn the basics in a proper project first. Then if you have any issues with whatever you're doing, look for a community that supports modding or whatever you're doing.

[eternal falcon]

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[digital warren]

fine fine i will learn yo

,_,

[proven mirage]

hey guys im currently in a game jam and trying to make a game about snakes and im making a snake battle royale and im trying to get a snake where it follows the mouse like slither.io and i have that its just i need help with segment rotation so like every sement shoul lepr its rotation to the next one do you understand becuase this is what i have now

public class SnakeMovement : MonoBehaviour
{
    public float MovementSpeed;
    Vector2 MousePos;
    public List<Transform> SnakeSegment;
   
    public float SegRotTime;
    void Start()
    {
        foreach (Transform t in transform.GetComponentsInChildren<Transform>())
        {
            if(t.gameObject != this.gameObject)
            {
                SnakeSegment.Add(t);

            }
        }

        
        
    }

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


    }


    void SnakeFollowMouse()
    {
       
        MousePos = Camera.main.ScreenToWorldPoint(Input.mousePosition);

        transform.position = Vector3.MoveTowards(transform.position, MousePos, MovementSpeed * Time.deltaTime);

        Vector3 direction = Input.mousePosition;
        direction.z = -Camera.main.transform.position.z;
        direction = Camera.main.ScreenToWorldPoint(direction) - transform.position;
        transform.rotation = Quaternion.LookRotation(Vector3.forward, direction);
    }

  
}```

im moving the snake as a whole right now but i want the indual senments follow one another smoothly so i was just wondering how can i accomplish this?

[slender nymph]

you would want to separate the objects, child objects immediately follow the position and rotation of their parent, so if you rotate the parent, then the children get rotated along with it

I would personally have some component that controls individual segments, have that component get a reference to the segment in front of it so it can follow at the desired offset and smoothly rotate to face it

[proven mirage]

oh okay

@slender nymph

like this?

bc if idont parent them then its gonna be very disorganized

[slender nymph]

i feel like you didn't read any of what i just told you

[proven mirage]

i read it

you said not parent them

[slender nymph]

so if that is the only thing you took away from what i said, why would you think i would say yes to your "like this?" question when you are doing exactly what i said you shouldn't be doing

[proven mirage]

oh my

my bad

my heads in the gutters today

[slender nymph]

you didn't even change anything. that hierarchy structure is exactly like it was in the first screenshot

[proven mirage]

eyah your right

wait but box friend

how would i spawn snake object then?

like as whole because if i want to make a prefab of a snake and its not a parent then its gonna be alot harder to spawn them

[slender nymph]

spawn snake root object. have that object spawn its individual segments in a loop so that they are not directly connected

[proven mirage]

would there performance issues if i were to spawn 100 snakes?

[slender nymph]

it would be exactly the same "performance issues" if they were 100 snakes with the segments as children since it's still the same number of objects doing the same things

[proven mirage]

ok

[slender nymph]

if you make them child objects, then each time you rotate any of the parent objects you will then need to rotate the children in the opposite direction in order to ensure that they aren't all rotating exactly the same which i believe is your current issue

[proven mirage]

oyh

ok thats sounds tricker

i dont have that typoe of time imma just go with the first method

@slender nymph

ok so i did through script now justa quick question can i accomplsiht he same thing unsing joints and would that be easier or should i just it through code?

what imean is the rotation part

[slender nymph]

that's going to require multiple rigidbodies. do you need physics for this?

[proven mirage]

mabey noit sure c i just need these guys to follow the mouse direction then each segment should rotate the way i wnatedto like i said earlier then the way i need them to attack is like a curve

so i dont think so

bc its a top down game

so theres no ground

so no id think so

i dont think so

[proven mirage]

can i just give the rigidbody 0 graviity?

what would you reccomend in this case

[slender nymph]

i already told you what i recommended you do

if you want to use joints, go for it. but each segment will need its own dynamic rigidbody

if you go that route, you can switch back to making the segments children objects since rigidbodies will move on their own (provided you aren't constraining their movement)

and also remember that physics is not just gravity.

[proven mirage]

ok thank you

ill try the first method

[modern root]

Hello!

I need help with the old Input Manager (not the new one)

It seems to have support for around 30 axis of joystick input. I'm trying to understand what all axis are for past the first few ones. 2 of them for a stick, 2 of them for the other stick, 2 of them for dpad, then there's some of them mapped to the triggers.
Are there axis dedicated to the face buttons too?

(Yes I know you can use button for face buttons, but I'm in a situation where this is not possible)

I can't find reference to which actual input each of those axes are mapped to and reference I find online is lackluster or contradictory. I also do not see them documented!

[desert temple]

Hello. I'm a rank beginner, and I'm currently trying to make a pause menu. I've followed a tutorial, but I'm getting this error, and I'm not entirely sure what's wrong with my script, beyond what it is telling me.

[slender nymph]

configure your !IDE so you don't make silly spelling mistakes like that

[eternal falcon]

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or underlining errors, please configure it.

Select one:

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[summer stump]

C# is case sensitive. A lowercase lettor in the wrong place makes something completely different that the compiler will not recognize

[proven mirage]

@slender nymph i have thgis code to follow towards the mouse pos but for some reason my z position keeps lepring to negitve 10 causing my snake to go off screen

[slender nymph]

https://unity.huh.how/screentoworldpoint

or just set MousePos's Z coordinate to 0 after the ScreenToWorldPoint call

[desert temple]

I don't think I've got any mistakes in this, but I may be wrong.

[modern root]

Should I be using this dropdown menu if I already specified the joystick index in "Positive Button" ?

[summer stump]

You would think wrong

I mean... you got an error. Errors do not lie

Also, it is clearly capitalized incorrectly

[desert temple]

I mean, I know that, logically. But which is capitalized wrong?

[modern root]

Install visual studio tools for unity if you're using Visual Studio this will avoid this kind of headache for you

[summer stump]

NO property is lowercase for the second word

[modern root]

https://docs.unity3d.com/ScriptReference/Time-timeScale.html unity documentations!

[summer stump]

It showed exactly which in the error
Literally the word is in quotation marks
"timescale" does not exist

Again, there is NO property that has a lowercase second word

There is some inconsistency in the FIRST word. And argument about which is right. But across the board in unity, the second word is capitalized

Do what you were told above and configure your ide, it will underline errors and even tell you how to fix them most of the time. It is VERY helpful

[modern root]

I have an issue where either my input is detected on all controllers, or none at all

I don't know how to do for my virtual axis to be detected only for joystick 1 or joystick 2

[desert temple]

Ah, it was timeScale, not timescale. Now I'm running into an issue where the pause menu is just stuck up, though.

[modern root]

and I have to say the documentation about this is really confusing. Most of the forum posts I find are about the new input system and posts about the old ones are seemingly going missing

But I figure out there must still be some people around who have experience with the old system to help me? 🙂

[summer stump]

Update is not called when timeScale is 0

[wanton kraken]

how can i have rounded corners on a box collider/tilemap colldier? these sharp corners are giving me lots of trouble, that would likely solve it

[modern root]

Should I go in another channel maybe?

[summer stump]

You cannot on a box collider. I do not believe you can on a tilemap.

[modern root]

I thought this would be a beginner question but maybe I misjudged and it's not

[wanton kraken]

i see. so what to do?

[summer stump]

I do not know the answer, sorry. Maybe try #💻┃unity-talk

[desert temple]

Uh. Hmm. So how would I fix that in the code?

[summer stump]

Maybe a squashed capsule? Or a custom shape.

May be an xy problem though. Is the issue that the player is catching on the map? Maybe make thr PLAYER a capsule

[wanton kraken]

i could do that, but the player is rectangular so the sides would just clip through the walls

[summer stump]

You know what, I think I am wrong. Update should still run

[summer stump]

Hmm, not sure what you mean, sorry.

[wanton kraken]

the player is a tank, which is rectangular. a capsule collider can't fully cover said rectangle without being larger then it

[desert temple]

Yeah, that's the confusing bit for me.

[summer stump]

Ah I seeeee. I wonder if it would be worth it to just do a convex mesh.
Alternatively, do a slightly larger box collider that is a trigger and like... reduce speed when it collides, notifying the player they are too close to a wall or something

[static bay]

Are you putting your PauseMenu gameobject into that pauseMenu public variable?

Like the same object that has the component script?

[proven mirage]

hey guys how can i keep objects apart in unity 2d by a certain ditance at all times?

bc right now i have that code in the if statement

except the objects still move closer to each other bc they have to hit that limit before stopping to moe i was just wondering is there a way to keep a constant distance between objects?

[cosmic dagger]

you check if the distance is greater, then it moves closer. you don't check if it's too close to then stop . . .

you should do the opposite. if the distance is too close, move away. once it's at the distance, it won't move any more . . .

[desert temple]

...Yes? I think? Do I need to change PauseMenu to pauseMenu?

[static bay]

This field. What are you setting it to in the inspector? Can you show the inspector?

[upbeat skiff]

so im trying to make a script that collects stuff when the player touches them

but i get these errors

heres the script

[frosty hound]

The variable score of iron has not been assigned. You probably want to assign something to score.

[cosmic dagger]

the error says you need to assign a variable on a certain script. you should probably do that (in the inspector) . . .

[upbeat skiff]

ohh

thank you

[desert temple]

Not sure which you wanted, so I shared both.

[static bay]

is this always empty?

[cosmic dagger]

we just copied and pasted the text from the error . . .

[upbeat skiff]

yeah well i set the score variable but still does error

[proven mirage]

oh okay thank you

[cosmic dagger]

do you have more than one of those scripts in your scene?

[cosmic dagger]

also, is the error the same message or a different one?

[icy sluice]

hello, im doing bullet physics and im kinda stuck, so here is a question:
how would you make ricoshet/bounce check for a bulet at angle (please not an angle threshold)

[upbeat skiff]

same one

[upbeat skiff]

thats the only script in the object made by me

the other scripts were from the asset itself

[proven mirage]

thank you for the suggestion i had another question so im trying to get my snake segments to rtate and follow one another smoothly so i used the quaternion lerp function and it almoost works except the pices look likey they discornnect?how could i fix this?

[static bay]

You need to drag your pause menu gameobject into that slot in the inspector

[cosmic dagger]

no, i meant are there any other copies of that script attached to different GameObjects? if it still appears then there is another iron script that does not have score assigned . . .

[upbeat skiff]

oh yes there is

let me check them

[light arrow]

Everything works the attack, but the player does not move. The animation controller is showing that it is receiving the input but the player just doesn’t move from its spot. The animation works just my player won’t move. Please help

[rich adder]

!code

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[static bay]

Mmmm I love literal camera pictures of a computer screen.

[desert temple]

It works! Thank you.

[rich adder]

yeah a double whammy

[rich adder]

wdym a bounce check ?

[static bay]

Isn't print screen built into most modern PCs?

[rich adder]

every os has a screenshot tool

but yeah we don't need code as ss lol

[icy sluice]

larger the angle, the morelikely it will bounce/ricoshet

idk how i could make a toggle for it that isnt a angle threshold

[wintry quarry]

Use a remap function from the angle to the percent chance of ricochet

[icy sluice]

that is angle threshold what i was talking about

[queen adder]

Square map: when you reach edges, you switch map, stucked to deciding whether we'll use colliders or constant position check per step, any insights?

[winged stone]

hello guys, how can i fix this?

[cosmic dagger]

what does the error say?

the method does not take 3 arguments. so don't give it 3 arguments . . .

check the unity docs for the method to see the arguments and/or overload methods . . .

[velvet kernel]

i dont know what im doing, anyone got any tutorials?

.lua was easier

everything is so complicated

[queen adder]

: Unity how to _

[velvet kernel]

if i want to learn how to code do i start aiming for something i want to code or just start coding the basics to figure out what im doing

[slender nymph]

you should start with beginner courses that go over the fundamentals, like the courses pinned in this channel

[velvet kernel]

thank you

[meager gust]

you might want to fix your IDE so you have proper syntax highlighting

its a lot easier to program when you can see visual patterns in the code itself

[wintry quarry]

Your question doesn't make any sense then
But what I mentioned is not a threshold.

[light arrow]

How do I do an if statement for if I click my mouse

[icy sluice]

Broblem solved by another rperson

[wintry quarry]

if (Input.GetMouseButtonDown(0)) for example

[velvet kernel]

i am bamboozled

nothing is making sense

[meager gust]

@velvet kernelthere's a lot of overlap between regular C# and unity C#. Just start with the basics like a console application

you shouldn't expect yourself to become a pro right off the bat

[velvet kernel]

yea i know i know

but god damn

[meager gust]

you'll also need a little bit of knowledge on vector math if you want to do anything interesting with 3d

I'm sure you know this though

[velvet kernel]

is modding easier then creating?

might start with that if it is

[meager gust]

unity is pretty dang simple after you get the basics

modding depends on the game, really.

[velvet kernel]

lets say a car game

[meager gust]

entirely subjective

[velvet kernel]

ik one that allows modding thats unity

[meager gust]

just don't give up so easily. copy and paste some examples and rip them apart

I promise it's not as difficult as it all seems.

[velvet kernel]

for now i only know how to open up the coding software

from then on its a big step thats twice as big as me

if yk what i mean

[light arrow]

Is there a more efficient way to do this

[meager gust]

sure, I was frustrated when I started out.

just take it one step at a time. there's hundreds of tutorials

[wintry quarry]

the only improvement i could see is making the second one else if

[velvet kernel]

lets say i want to start with modding how do i get the code i want to mod

[meager gust]

can you learn how to paste code instead of taking a picture of your monitor please. it's easier for you, and the people looking at it

[verbal dome]

animator.SetBool("IsAttacking", Input.GetMouseButton(0))

[wintry quarry]

depends on your definition of efficiency ^
Osmal's answer is fewer lines of code, but less efficient computationally

[meager gust]

subjective. depends on the developer and how he designed the game.

which will probably be in his modding documentation

which you'll need to read

[slender nymph]

you start by learning to code

[meager gust]

yeah, there's no way around coding. if you're going to mod, it's going to be code heavy.

[velvet kernel]

i start by finding more motivation lmao

[slender nymph]

i'm being genuinely serious. if you want to develop a game or mod you need to learn to code

[velvet kernel]

for me learning from a tutorial is much harder then someone explaining it to me

what do i even start with

[meager gust]

text based tutorials / documentation

[summer stump]

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

And then
https://learn.unity.com/pathways

[velvet kernel]

"static void Main(string[] args)" what does static and void mean

[meager gust]

you can google that, and you'll get 100 answers

there's also a dedicated C# discord to help you with the absolute basics

[summer stump]

Honestly, don't worry about static for now.
Void means the method does not return anything

[meager gust]

the entry point of a barebones application will generally be static 🙂

[velvet kernel]

whys code gotta be so complicated

[meager gust]

c# is very straightforward compared to lower level languages.

people in the 90's had it much worse

[velvet kernel]

i need a online course where i can learn

[summer stump]

I feel like that should be self-explanatory

[velvet kernel]

where i can ask questions and someone answers 😭

[meager gust]

my man, just copy and paste the examples on w3schools, read the 3 lines of text explaining it

and just play around with it

you've got to be interested to learn.

[summer stump]

Just write down questions as you go through the courses I sent. Many will be answered as you go.
At the end, google two or three sources for each you don't know.
If it still don't know, ask in the !cs server

[eternal falcon]

Join the C# Discord server, a programming server aimed at coders discussing everything related to C# (CSharp) and .NET. https://discord.com/invite/csharp

[velvet kernel]

alr well

ill take your guys advice

but i dont think my brain is able to handle the amount of information coming in and is just turning off 3 seconds into watching a tutorial video

ill try tmr

im too tired for this rn

[summer stump]

Don't use videos for now. But yeah, breaks are important. And so is repetition

[velvet kernel]

oh alright

[patent rover]

I'm trying to move object locate from script which belong to upper layer object. what shall i do?

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1240959790914732093/1258740916081135626/image.png?ex=6689ce14&is=66887c94&hm=0ab13a1fb2ab89d88a5f4a2bc6c96a82794bb22d677e190a92d1f1cee9e66c93&

want to move object is made by this : Instantiate (objDice1, new Vector3(diceBaseX,diceBaseY,diceBaseZ), Quaternion.identity);

also i have to use unity 2022.3.9

[summer stump]

move object locate from script which belong to upper layer object.

I'm struggling to understand what any of this means.

When you say "upper layer object" do you mean a parent? Or sorting layers? Or what?

[teal viper]

If English is difficult for you, use a translator

[ivory bobcat]

They probably want to move the parent but have not provided us enough code to differentiate what was instantiated

[patent rover]

Im sorry for struggle english ,im studying it now
I want to move objects generated by "Instantiate" thing

[ivory bobcat]

var instance = Instantiate(...);
Move(instance);```

It would depend on your movement system but basically, cache the new instance and move those.

[patent rover]

Could you give me example code to move Dice1 to (1.0f,2.0f,3.0f)?

[ivory bobcat]

var dice1 = Instantiate(...);
dice1.transform.position = new Vector3(1.0f, 2.0f, 3.0f);
var dice2 = Instantiate(...);
dice2.transform.position = new Vector3(3.0f, 2.0f, 1.0f);```

[patent rover]

It worked! Thank you so much for helps!!

[upbeat skiff]

can someone help me create a script for touchscreen input?

[slender nymph]

if you need help with something specific about that, then Don't Ask To Ask
if you are asking for someone to actually do the work for you then 👇 !collab

[eternal falcon]

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[rocky canyon]

use the new input system, create an action map for Touch Input, Generate the C# Class, then Get the input using ReadValue

[slender nymph]

this is a code channel

[wanton kraken]

my mistake

[magic panther]

can I make my collider a detection only one? As in nothing with a collider will interact with it physically, but I want to do something every frame a specific object (which has a boxcollider2d as well) is within this box. Is that possible?

[slender nymph]

make it a trigger. but is there a reason it needs to be an actual collider and not perhaps a physics query like an OverlapBox?

[slender nymph]

start by learning the fundamentals. there are some excellent beginner courses pinned in this channel

the fundamentals of code because this is a code channel

[topaz mortar]

I have an Item script/class
At the moment I have 3 major item types, probably more coming in the future: equipment, scrolls, spells
Equipment is then further divided into: weapons and armor, which can each be divided further as well, like 1h weapon, 2h weapon, helm, body, boots, ...

For now this is all in my Item class, but I've realized I need to rework this now to add spells to my game, they will have a lot of different fields and won't use most of the fields the current items use. (Is field the correct term? Or attributes?)

So I'm planning to add 3 child classes for Item: Equipment, Scroll, Spell
Not sure if I should further divide equipment? How do I determine that?

[willow scroll]

Item             abstract ScriptableObject
  - Equipment    abstract ScriptableObject
    - Weapon       sealed ScriptableObject
    - Armor        sealed ScriptableObject
  - Scroll         sealed ScriptableObject
  - Spell          sealed ScriptableObject

[lusty parcel]

Hello, I am currently trying to write a custom component script for a unity, this is my first time attempting a custom script of this sort. My question about this script does not have anything to do with the game it is for so hopefully i can get help here.

I am currently having the component create a meshcollider component on whatever gameobject it is assigned to, i have gotten this part working, but i am now trying to have it automatically assign that meshcollider component to its own meshcollider slot "_modifierArea" as well as have it make that mesh collider both convex and a trigger.

I believe my current problem is that i have the code that does that second part in the Start() void, which only happens when the game is running, and I would instead like it to run whenever the component is added in unities editor. I am unsure how to do this though. someone has suggested i try putting that code in the constructor itself? I am not completely sure which part of this is the constructor, or how i would implement that. As when i try to copy the code out of the void Start(), unity throws errors saying that methods are not allowed in a namespace.

using System;
using UnityEngine;
using Utility;
using Game.Units;
using Ships;

// PlayerScript requires the GameObject to have a Collider component
[RequireComponent(typeof(MeshCollider))]
public class MapModifierZone : MonoBehaviour, IModifierSource
{
    [Tooltip("The trigger volume used to define the area in which the modifier(s) is/are applied")]
    [SerializeField]
    private Collider _modifierArea;
    [Tooltip("This name is used to differentiate from other sources of modifiers (e.g. Energy Regulators, Ammo Elevators, Drives) Make it unique from other modifier appliers, but the same across all zones of the same type (so the modifier doesnt stack to maximum unintentionally)")]
    [SerializeField]
    private string _zoneSourceName;

    string IModifierSource.SourceName => _zoneSourceName;

    // Start is called before the first frame update
    void Start()
    {
        // Ensure the MeshCollider is set as convex and is a trigger volume
        MeshCollider modifierAreaMesh = GetComponent<MeshCollider>();
        if (modifierAreaMesh != null)
        {
            modifierAreaMesh.convex = true;
            modifierAreaMesh.isTrigger = true;
        }
        _modifierArea = modifierAreaMesh;
    }

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

    }
}

nvm

i got it

that always happens right as you ask for help xD

[twin pivot]

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

public class Draggable : MonoBehaviour, IBeginDragHandler, IDragHandler, IDropHandler
{
public GameObject Hand;
GameObject Hand = GameObject.Find("Hand");
public GameObject Table;
GameObject Table = GameObject.Find("Table");

[teal viper]

!code

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[teal viper]

public GameObject Table;
GameObject Table = GameObject.Find("Table");

This is not valid code. You can't declare 2 fields with the same name.

[twin pivot]

how do I fix this?

[stoic phoenix]

Hi all, is there a way to enable word wrap for the Unity console?

[teal viper]

Don't declare 2 fields with the same name...🤷‍♂️

[teal viper]

What's the intention behind that code?

[twin pivot]

but if I dont add that it says table is not defined

else if (gameObject.name == Table)
{
transform.parent = orginParent;
}

trying to get this to work

[teal viper]

This is also not a valid code.
I feel like you're typing random stuff without any understanding.

[twin pivot]

orginParent is a variable i added before

[teal viper]

I suggest you follow the beginner pathways on unity !learn and maybe learn the C# basics separately as well.

[eternal falcon]

:teacher: Unity Learn ↗

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[twin pivot]

but why wouldnt the else if portion work

[teal viper]

1. Share the whole script.
2. Share the error details(a screenshot of the console would do)

[twin pivot]

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

[teal viper]

I thought I already explained that this is invalid. You can't have 2 variables with the same name

[twin pivot]

i dont know where im making 2 variables though

[teal viper]

Here:

    public GameObject Hand;
    GameObject Hand = GameObject.Find("Hand");
    public GameObject Table;
    GameObject Table = GameObject.Find("Table");

[stoic phoenix]

Do you have a typo with "orginParent"?

[twin pivot]

i had a typo when i was creating it so it didnt matter

[teal viper]

2 vars with the name Hand and 2 with the name Table

[twin pivot]

isnt this making a variable called Hand

and then putting the Hand gameobject in it

[stoic phoenix]

I don't think GameObjects are considered a variable in Unity, right?

[random dove]

can you hlep me

[stoic phoenix]

Variables are usually assigned to datatypes, like string, int, char, float

[slender nymph]

no. this creates a variable called Hand. then creates another variable called Hand and assigns the result of the GameObject.Find call (which will fail in a field initializer) to that second variable

[teal viper]

No. It's declaring it twice

[twin pivot]

oh

[slender nymph]

GameObject is a data type. every single class, struct, enum, interface, etc that you create is a data type

[teal viper]

GameObject is a type like any others. And you can have variables of any type.

[random dove]

please fix my prob

[twin pivot]

I deleted these

public GameObject Hand;
public GameObject Table;

[teal viper]

This pretty much tells you what the issue is.

Again, I suggest you stop right there and go learn the basics properly

[twin pivot]

i im trying to compare a string and a gameobject

[teal viper]

And how do you image that would work?

[random dove]

dude?

[twin pivot]

poorly

[teal viper]

Worse. It doesn't work at all.

[random dove]

why ignoring me?

[teal viper]

Stop pinging random people.

[twin pivot]

i dont know how to change it to work

[random dove]

i came here for hlep

[teal viper]

If you have a question just ask it, and someone might be able to help

[teal viper]

Learn the C# basics.

[slender nymph]

this is a code channel

[random dove]

i want to add 2D vector here how to add

[twin pivot]

i'm learning as i'm going

[random dove]

what channel i should select for that kind of hel

[teal viper]

Well, it doesn't seem to work for you then. Maybe change your learning approach.

[slender nymph]

#🖱️┃input-system
and maybe bother checking the docs since this is clearly explained in the documentation

[twin pivot]

the problem i'm having with this approach is that im getting ahead of myself and going back to change things that ive already written

with newer concepts i dont understand as much

[teal viper]

The problem is that you don't know that basics and writing code without any understanding of what it's doing.

[twin pivot]

well i understand most of what i've written

the top part that wasnt working was written by my friend as a suggestion

[teal viper]

That's why I suggested unity !learn and/or go over the C# manual/beginner courses.

[eternal falcon]

:teacher: Unity Learn ↗

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[twin pivot]

i'll do it after i fix this bug

[slender nymph]

but not enough, and not enough to recognize why what you've written doesn't work. you should really take that suggestion dlich has given

[twin pivot]

its gonna bother me untill i fix it

[teal viper]

Well, then you're on your own.
We can't help you if you don't understand our help.

[twin pivot]

damn alr

[teal viper]

If you're learning as you're going, you should be able to go to the C# documentation and read on the relevant topics, namely, types, and variable comparison.

I highly doubt you'll be able to understand it without learning properly some even more basic things though

[twin pivot]

main reason why i've jumped into things is because i learned python and i hoped it would be similar enough to be a crutch

obviously it was not

[dreamy dune]

hey,
i have a little problem so i have a chest where i want to interact with but the interaction system is based of mesh collider so the problem is that i have two seperate colliders in the chest one for the top and one for the bottom my question is is it possible to sort of combine two collider into one?

[teal viper]

It might've worked if you had experience with several different languages, like python, C++, java or something.
Knowing just one language(don't know how deep you know it), is far from being enough of a background, as your understanding of programming in general is limited to that language.

[slender nymph]

you could give the root object a rigidbody, that would combine both of the mesh colliders into the rigidbody's compound collider. then you can just null check hit.rigidbody and get the interaction component from that if it isn't null

[twin pivot]

also doesnt help that python is pretty far from c#

[teal viper]

Yep

[copper horizon]

guys need help

how to add dont show again tick mark on panel??

[teal viper]

You can add a checkbox ui element to the panel and link it to your code.

[copper horizon]

ok thanks buddy

[lusty parcel]

Ok now another question, the goal of this script is to have a zone on a map that applies an effect whenever a ship/player enters the zone. In particular i am wondering if having the component to define the zone be a trigger mesh collider will be an issue?

players need to move in and out of the zone, will a trigger mesh collider block this?

ok it seems that triggers are correct

[dreamy dune]

if (Physics.Raycast(ray, out RaycastHit hit, interactionDistance))
{
if (hit.collider.gameObject.layer == 6 && (currentInteractable == null || hit.collider.gameObject.GetInstanceID() != currentInteractable.gameObject.GetInstanceID()))
{
hit.collider.TryGetComponent(out currentInteractable);

            if (currentInteractable)
            {
                currentInteractable.OnFocus();
            }
        }
    }
    else if (currentInteractable)
    {
        currentInteractable.OnLoseFocus();
        currentInteractable = null;
    }

so here i need to check rigidbody instead

[random dove]

hey i have issue in my code

[random dove]

tell me

anyone??

[ivory bobcat]

Don't spam random people. Provide the necessary data by following the guide on how to ask questions #854851968446365696

[random dove]

bruh i want help

!code

[eternal falcon]

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To format as C#, add cs to the first line:
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// Your code here
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[modest dust]

Then post your code and describe your issue instead of spamming random people

If someone knows how to help, they will

[opaque scroll]

hello

can i ask coding question hele?

here?*

[fickle plume]

Unity related coding question. Yes.

[opaque scroll]

okay

ive got this script and the problem is
the object deletes itself before particles have chance to play
i thought maybe there is a way to make it "sleep" one second before it deletes itself

lemme post a screenshot

I tried doing it using Invoke ("DestroyDelay, 1); but it just doesnt work

maybe u have some suggestion how could i do it so it waits 1 second before executing the Destroy line

[frank zodiac]

so i have this block of code that successfully debugs but it doesnt set the panel inactive for some reason: ```
public void ClosePanel()
{
panel.SetActive(false);
Debug.Log("fgdfgfd");
}

i have everything set in the inspector it just wont work

[teal viper]

Use a coroutine

[opaque scroll]

how can i do that

[teal viper]

You can learn about coroutines in the manual/docs: https://docs.unity3d.com/Manual/Coroutines.html

[opaque scroll]

okay thank you!

[teal viper]

Are you sure that panel is the object that you're looking at? Try adding it's name to the log or even pass it as the second parameter and click the message in the console.

[frank zodiac]

okay

[frank zodiac]

yeah it is 100%

it prints the correct name

it opens successfully but never closes when i hit the button

[teal viper]

Assuming it's really the correct object, you must be enabling it somewhere after that.
Maybe add a log in that object's OnEnable/Disable to confirm that and see where it's enabled from.

[frank zodiac]

im enabling it using an input

but disabling it in another script

[teal viper]

Doesn't matter.

[cobalt sentinel]

What's wrong with this line?

[teal viper]

Also a pro tip: make your logs more meaningful, instead of printing gibberish.

[teal viper]

You tell us.🤔

[frank zodiac]

but theyre temporary

[cobalt sentinel]

it doesent works

[frank zodiac]

did you reference the rigidbody

[teal viper]

Even so. You want them to provide meaningful info. If you have them in more than one place, gibberish is gonna be very confusing.

[cobalt sentinel]

Look

[teal viper]

How does it not work? Does it throw an error, or doesn't do what you expect?

[frank zodiac]

well i usually only have my debugs one at a time but i agree, if there are multiple debugs then i should make them more meaningful

if its just 1 then its fine

[cobalt sentinel]

he doesn't jump

[teal viper]

Okay, and the debug log there prints?

[frank zodiac]

btw you should use other.CompareTag("Floor") instead of other.gameObject.tag == "Floor"

[cobalt sentinel]

yes

[teal viper]

The issue is probably you applying the force only once on key press. That is not gonna move your object.

[cobalt sentinel]

thx

[frank zodiac]

np

also dont use Vector3 use Vector2 since your game is in 2D

doesnt really matter but its better for consistency

[teal viper]

You either need to keep on applying the force in fixed update or use an impulse mode for it to have effect immediately.

[cobalt sentinel]

i see, thanks

[frank zodiac]

ForceMode2D.Impulse btw

[full kite]

    {
        GameObject myGameObject2 = new GameObject("Lvl" + level);
        ren = myGameObject2.AddComponent<SpriteRenderer>();
        ren.sprite = CamilaLvl2;
        bc2d = myGameObject2.AddComponent<BoxCollider2D>();
        rb2d = myGameObject2.AddComponent<Rigidbody2D>();

        rb2d.gravityScale = 0;
        bc2d.isTrigger = true;
    }
    
    private void OnTriggerStay2D (Collider2D collision)
    {
        string thisGameobjectName;
        string collisionGameobjectName;

        thisGameobjectName = gameObject.name;
        collisionGameobjectName = collision.gameObject.name;

        if (mouseButtonReleased && thisGameobjectName == "Lvl1" && collisionGameobjectName == "Lvl1")
        {
            mouseButtonReleased = false;
            Create(2);  
            Destroy(gameObject);
            Destroy(collision.gameObject);     
        }
    }```

Hello guys! I got this script here. Basically when 2 gameobjects collide, i want to destroy them and spawn a new one. A new one does spawn, got all the components right, but the sprite isnt assigning to it. Does anybody has an idea?

[teal viper]

Are you sure that the sprite isn't assigned? Can you take a screenshot of the spawned object's inspector?

[full kite]

This is a thing that i know I didnt do. Basically that gameObject is spawned inside of the script, and I add my script to it inside of the script. The Script of my Sprite is completly empty cause Idk how to assign them.

[teal viper]

Wdym by "script of my sprite"?

[full kite]

But this is the thing here that I completly dont understand

[teal viper]

Maybe instantiate a prefab with all the refrences assigned instead of creating a new gameobject?

[full kite]

and this prefab is like a copy of the script that alr has all assigned?

[teal viper]

A prefab is a prefab. When you instantiate it, you create a copy of the prefab in your scene. With all it's references intact.

[frank zodiac]

what are some use cases in which you might use the interface keyword?

[full kite]

Let me clarify a bit. So, by pressing a button, I spawn a gameobject. The image of the gameobject is being taken from where I stored the script (in Canvas). I added as a component my script, cause in the same script is a movement feature and I need it for my gameobjects. I added that script to the gameobjects and all the references are gone. How can I assign them back? Cause if in run time, if I assign them to both of my gameobjects, when colliding them, a new gameobject spawns that HAS the sprite

[teal viper]

When you want to create an Interface obviously.

[frank zodiac]

.. yeah but why use it? why choose it over an abstract class?

i dont get it

[teal viper]

Either assign them manually, or don't do that. Don't add a component programmatically. Instead, instantiate a prefab that has the component with all it's references assigned.

[frank zodiac]

i like to think of interface and abstract classes as c++ header files

[teal viper]

It's a design question. Abstract class limits what you can inherit from, and you can only inherit from one (abstract)class. With interfaces you can implement as many as you want.

[full kite]

How can I create a prefab and assign those references in it?

[frank zodiac]

ahhh i see

well what are the use cases for them? they seem pretty useless

[teal viper]

That's totally different thing. C++ have interfaces and abstract classes as patterns as well.

Not explicitly, but many people implement them as such.

[teal viper]

In the editor. Drag your object somewhere in the assets folder to create a prefab from a scene object.

[full kite]

but that gameobject is being created during the runtime

[teal viper]

Same as abstract classes, when you want to avoid the downsides of an abstract class.

[full kite]

how can I drag it, if I dont have it yet?

nvm, I can drag it during runtime and it stays

[frank zodiac]

do you have any technical examples such as in games

[teal viper]

Don't you have it somewhere with all the references assigned already?

[full kite]

Why do I cant assign some of them

like gameobjects

I cant assign those

[teal viper]

Sure. For example, you can have an IInteractable interface in your game. All the interactable objects would inherit from it and implement it's methods.

[frank zodiac]

ohhhh. like an IDamageable?

[teal viper]

Probably these are referencing scene objects. You can't reference scene objects from outside the scene.

[teal viper]

For example, yes.

[frank zodiac]

ic thanks

[full kite]

Ok so

Instead of spawning a gameobject

i spawn this prefab

that alr has all the references available

like a prefab with all the inspector made alr

[teal viper]

Yes. Assuming it refrences things on the same gameobject or it's children, it should be fine.

[teal viper]

This is pretty much self explanatory. You're passing a null into Instantiate

[full kite]

What does that mean?

[teal viper]

Exactly what I said.

You know what a null is?

[full kite]

like not assigned

something that not exist

[teal viper]

Yes

[full kite]

but its assigned

[teal viper]

Well, the error says it's not

Debug what you're passing into the Instantiate method.

[full kite]

So I added this

public GameObject Camila2;
GameObject instance = Instantiate(Camila2, new Vector3(1,1,), Quaternion.identity);

And I assigned it with the prefab that I dragged

in the assets

[teal viper]

Debug it

Here's a pro tip: don't just assume, always confirm.

[full kite]

its the same problem

the exact same problem

The prefab its not assigned in the inspector cause that gameobject it was created inside of the script and the inspector is empty

[teal viper]

Is it not empty in the prefab?

[full kite]

not empty

wait a bit

ill try to debug

[pliant sleet]

can someone explain to me (in the easiest way possible) what a static variable is ?

[languid spire]

A static variable is a variable which can be accessed using the class name rather than an instance of a class

[pliant sleet]

oh so when you need to access that variable you need to use the specific class, without even declaring it in another script ?

[languid spire]

because of this there can only be one value for a static variable regardless of the number of instances that the class may have

[languid spire]

yes

[pliant sleet]

i am trying to learn data persistence between scenes and i want to fully understand it

[burnt vapor]

Static variables are not a good way to persist your data. They are just easy to access because they don't need an instance

[languid spire]

static varialbe values will persist

[burnt vapor]

If you want to persist data, consider storing gameobjects using Dont Destroy on Load, or create a separate transient scene that always exists

Using static variables when their gameobject has already been destroyed can lead to messy code

[pliant sleet]

It is a tutorial from unitylearn

[burnt vapor]

And on the topic of static and persisting data, your gameobject could be turned into a singleton if you are storing data in it. The singleton pattern is perhaps something you could take a look at how they work.

[burnt vapor]

Oh, you already have a singleton instance here 😎

[pliant sleet]

that's the script from the gameobject that I want to save between scenes

[burnt vapor]

Alright, all you need to do is call Dont Destroy on Load on it

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

This creates a new scene managed by Unity where all objects must exist that don't get destroyed

[pliant sleet]

and the "this" variable is basically what am i assigning the script to ?

[burnt vapor]

this means the calling class, so your MainManager instance

[pliant sleet]

alright

[burnt vapor]

You assign it to the Instance field, which is static so you can easily get this instance again

[pliant sleet]

yeah

[burnt vapor]

Your code in Awake basically checks for an existing instance in Instance, and if so it destroys the second instance of MainManager, since we already have one

Sorry, I misread your code. You already call Dont Destroy on Load

You don't need to do anything in that case, this object already persists

[pliant sleet]

I understood that part, because if I don't have that if statement it keeps creating more MainManager gameobjects

[pliant sleet]

yes, the code works , but I wanted to go into deeper explanations so I can fully understand it

[burnt vapor]

So what do you want to know?

[pliant sleet]

so the "DontDestroyOnLoad()" method creates that separate scene that saves my gameobject, right ?

[burnt vapor]

Yes, if you start up your game and make a manager instance you can see the scene in your hierarchy

[pliant sleet]

Yes

[burnt vapor]

You can also make a second transient scene and do it yourself

This is mostly useful if the first scene varies or you don't want to be bound to one

[pliant sleet]

I will do so

[outer wigeon]

This line of code loads Json files from a subfolder of my Resources folder. It works in the editor but I'm not able to retrieve them in WebGL builds. Do I need to switch to a StreamingAssets approach to access json files in this way in WebGL?

currentNode.nextDialogueJsonFile = Resources.Load<TextAsset>(currentNode.nextDialogueJson.Replace("Assets/Resources/", "").Replace(".json", ""));

[languid spire]

If that works in Editor it should work in WebGL. What errors are you getting in the web developer console of your browser?

[outer wigeon]

You know what, I actually just made a clean build to test it again and it might have to do with how I'm tracking the dialogues themselves. I'm going to look into it a little more before I come back.

[tidal valve]

so i am trying to make a movement system, and my gravity isn't working, it keeps adding down force with out resetting it/stopping. pls help am very stupid (its also not giving any errors its just not working as its supossed to)

    {
        isGrounded = Physics.CheckSphere(groundCheck.position, groundDistance, groundMask);

        if(isGrounded && velocity.y < 0)
        {
            velocity.y = -2.0f;
        }

        float x = Input.GetAxis("Horizontal");
        float z = Input.GetAxis("Vertical");

        Vector3 move = transform.right * x + transform.forward * z;
        controller.Move(move * speed * Time.deltaTime);

        velocity.y -= gravity * Time.deltaTime;
        controller.Move(velocity * Time.deltaTime);
    }
}```

[languid spire]

what is the point of this

if(isGrounded && velocity.y < 0)
        {
            velocity.y = -2.0f;
        }

when 5 lines later you do this

velocity.y -= gravity * Time.deltaTime;

[tidal valve]

        {
            velocity.y = -2.0f;
        } ```

is supossed

tio

reset

velocity

[languid spire]

write in full sentences

[tidal valve]

sorry, it was bc i pressed enter without holding shift for new line.
but basicly if(isGrounded && velocity.y < 0) { velocity.y = -2.0f; }
is my attempt at reset the velocity, and velocity.y -= gravity * Time.deltaTime; is supposed to give you more velocity as ur falling to make it more realistic

[languid spire]

so you logic should be

if grounded
   velocity.y = 0
else
   velocity.y = apply gravity

[tidal valve]

why did i not think of that 😭 lemme try doing smth like that 2 sec

i think this will work lemme try it

i might be wrong

[late burrow]

so before for moving object along linerenderer i was calculating length of each segment and adding them all together, but when i will start generating curves it may be getting laggy jumping through all segments every frame, i thought to instead make very large array of positions where distance between each of them is exactly same, so then i can get position directly with [i] is that good or bad

[tidal valve]

Wait oops i ment ``` if(isGrounded)
{
velocity.y = 0;
}
else
{
controller.Move(velocity * Time.deltaTime);
}

but i just tried that, it didnt work, its still just added velocity

[languid spire]

I see no gravity there

[fickle plume]

You don't need any of it. Line Renderer already contains list of all its nodes. If you want to move something along it length just pick a step, if you get to a corner and step has a remainder movement, move by that amount to the next node.

[tidal valve]

        if(isGrounded)
        {
            velocity.y = 0;
        }
        else
        {
          controller.Move(velocity * gravity * Time.deltaTime);
        }``` i just tried this, that didnt work

i dont think i am understanding what ur saying

[languid spire]

look at what you already had

velocity.y -= gravity * Time.deltaTime;

[late burrow]

yes im saying if theres like few hundred points i have to calculate all these steps each frame

[tidal valve]

ohhhhhhh wait

ok

2 sec

[frosty hound]

So what are you asking then? Obviously if you want to move along something, you have to calculate it.

If you want to skip the manual calculation, you can use the Spline package and just sample it based on how far you want the object to be along it.

[languid spire]

I have no idea what you are doing or what you are trying to achieve but, you mentioned yesterday having 1,000 line renderers with 1,000's of points each. This strikes me as a serious design mistake

[late burrow]

that why i thought of making big array with excessive points but distance between them is same

[tidal valve]

        {
            velocity.y = 0;
        }
        else
        {
          velocity.y -= gravity * Time.deltaTime;
        }``` is this what u meant?

[late burrow]

so i dont need care about poitns only length of array

[frosty hound]

Sounds silly, but it's you so doesn't surprise me. Good luck.

[languid spire]

And the Controller.Move?

[tidal valve]

        {
            velocity.y = 0;
        }
        else
        {
          controller.Move(velocity.y -= gravity * Time.deltaTime);``` sooo like this?

[languid spire]

no, you need both

[tidal valve]

        {
            velocity.y = 0;
        }
        else
        {
          controller.Move(velocity * Time.deltaTime);
          velocity.y -= gravity * Time.deltaTime;
        } ``` so this?

[languid spire]

OMG

I give up

[tidal valve]

i would to if i were u

[languid spire]

Honestly, does that code make sense to you?

[tidal valve]

like kinda, i was half following a tutorial by brackeys and half trying on my own.

[languid spire]

Tell me then, what is the point of using velocity BEFORE you have set it's y property?

and why would you use deltatime twice

[tidal valve]

i thought real hard about this for five minutes and i couldn't come up with an answer (he didnt really say anything in the video about it, and i cant tell if this is a sarcastic question)

[tidal valve]

i was just copy and pasting different lines together

[sage mirage]

Hello, guys! Could you please tell me the most efficient and simple way to create stairs functionality for my player in a first person horror game? I want to learn the methodology of that functionality.

[void raptor]

I was working on animations when all of sudden the animator blocks disappeared and it starts giving me this bug

why?

[tidal valve]

if your character is using a character controller you just need to tweek the "Step offset" thing in the character controllers propertys

[sage mirage]

I don't use that, I am using rigidbody.

I think I have to make that thing with raycast right?

stepLower and stepUpper

That's all very confusing really

[tidal valve]

i cant help you then i am not good at scripting

[sage mirage]

You have a missing component on an object

[sage mirage]

Oh, it has to do with state machines I dont know that I thought it was the common one

[void raptor]

I don't know either all of sudden it happened i think i should close and open unity probabily an engine bug

[swift crag]

Close the Animator window and restart the editor

it looks like something went wrong in the graph view

[void raptor]

Did

[swift crag]

And the issue persists?

[void raptor]

No, it worked