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[rocky canyon]

although, i guess the most common time you'll come across one is w/ https://docs.unity3d.com/ScriptReference/Vector3.SmoothDamp.html

[rich adder]

the more the better 😛

[frank flare]

Pretty understandable

[rocky canyon]

i was actually learning a bit myself as well

bout the whole out vs ref shindig

[sage lotus]

hey guys, noob question.
idk what to search for to try and start learning this.
how to get a move to point (mouse click) but having it so the character can only move a certain number of units per turn

can anyone point me in a direction to start learning stuff like this?

[rich adder]

You'd need some type of algorithm , first define what a "unit" is

[rocky canyon]

turn based movement unity or grid movement (per turn)*

[sage lotus]

I'll try those. I searched similar things but had no luck. much appreciated

[rich adder]

ya A* usually will do the trick

[rocky canyon]

turn based games are much harder to make than realtime games imo

[rocky canyon]

you'll have to avoid the turn based combat stuff.. altho some of that stuff would still be useful.. (the turn counter stuff)

[rich adder]

doing one on netcode rn 🤕

[sage lotus]

seems that way for sure, esp for someone like me that has very little to no experience

[rocky canyon]

meh, it just depends on what u build around it..

the movement system.. itself is a bit more involvde than other methods..

but once u get that going its going already..

it just depends on how much junk u throw on top

[rich adder]

tbh the hardest part i found was making specific shapes on a grid

for like attack patterns

[rocky canyon]

id just fake a grid..

use waypoints evenly spaced..

and then a* around

[rich adder]

I used tilemap but the hex on that is a bitch and half

[rocky canyon]

ya, i see those hex ones..

😅 phew

[rich adder]

I should've done square first

[sage lotus]

for things like hit percentage according to cover amount, angle, and distance plus accuracy stat seems to be doable with a lookup table rather than calculations, but i guess math is still needed for puting together the 4 different values

[rich adder]

math is everywhere my guy lol

[sage lotus]

I was thinking more of a baldurs game kind of movement. not tile based, but to move a certain distance per turn

[rich adder]

thats easier to do just by using positioning tbh

[sage lotus]

you tellin me all computers are just math machines? D:

[rich adder]

big ass calculator thats so loud 🫣

[sage lotus]

deer GOD

alright. thanks for the help guys. i'll get back to it

[flat elbow]

Hey so im trying to make a 2.5 fighting game but i have no idea how to add 2d sprites in the game

btw im using 3d unity

[rich adder]

!learn

[eternal falcon]

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[polar acorn]

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

[rich adder]

just put a sprite render on it, same way you do in 3D as in 2D

[flat elbow]

huh

[rich adder]

Unity is a 3D engine , the only thing that changes is the physics

2D or 3D you put sprites the same exact way #💻┃code-beginner message

[flat elbow]

i have no idea what just said

[polar acorn]

There's no such thing as "3D Unity"

It's exactly the same

2D is just a checkbox on the camera and using all the physics components that have "2D" at the end

[flat elbow]

so do i use 2d unity instead of 3d???

[polar acorn]

There's no such thing as "2D Unity" either

Again, it's just Unity

[flat elbow]

Wth are you saying????????

[patent patio]

Hey, just out of curiosity, what is it called when doing something like this?
float a = bool ? value1 : value2;

[flat elbow]

im new to unity btw

[rich adder]

man goo through the unity courses i linked you then.. start with the pathways..

[polar acorn]

I'm saying:

There's no such thing as "3D Unity"
It's exactly the same
2D is just a checkbox on the camera and using all the physics components that have "2D" at the end
There's no such thing as "2D Unity" either
Again, it's just Unity

[rich adder]

ternary

[polar acorn]

Ternary operator

[patent patio]

Alright thanks 🙂

[flat elbow]

that isnt really helping me

[polar acorn]

Okay so what's the specific question then

the question you asked was "How do I use sprites in 3D Unity" which I did answer.

[flat elbow]

im trying to make a 2.5D fighing game

[polar acorn]

If that's not your question, you should ask the one you really have

[rich adder]

thats a statement, not a question

[flat elbow]

okay HOW do i make a 2.5D fighting game

[polar acorn]

Still not really a specific question. That's kind of a big ask

[rich adder]

break down the problem into smaller steps

[polar acorn]

The bigger the question, the more general the answer has to be. The answer to "How do I make a 2.5D fighter" is "You do !learn and find out how to do whatever you want to do in Unity and make it to your specifications"

[eternal falcon]

:teacher: Unity Learn ↗

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[flat elbow]

Im tring to add 2d sprites in a 3d enviorment

[summer stump]

Go through the courses you were linked.

[polar acorn]

So make a sprite renderer
https://docs.unity3d.com/ScriptReference/SpriteRenderer.html

[summer stump]

When posting that much code, please use a paste site

[flat elbow]

Okay how do i make a sprite render

[summer stump]

Bro.... they just linked the docs.

Click that link. Read it

[polar acorn]

The same way you add any component to anything

[eternal needle]

are u even clicking the links lmao

[vapid yew]

@summer stump Thanks for your input

[rich adder]

this isn't a good start to making a game..

[summer stump]

Can you please do so, so that I can actually read it more easily and help?
There is a reason it is the server rules to do so.

[vapid yew]

Without discrediting your workflow it woudl have been faster to just paste it into your editor of choice instead of a hyperlinking.

[summer stump]

I am on a phone

[polar acorn]

Why should we do that

[vapid yew]

This ensures question visibility too

[polar acorn]

We don't need your code to work

[summer stump]

It blocks a big section of the chat
Again, there is a reason it is part of the server rules to do paste sites for that much

[polar acorn]

I can 100% just not read the question and continue playing Minecraft

You're the one with a goal to your post

[summer stump]

But ok... someone may be willing to help. A lot of people here are on phones or just prefer paste sites, but best of luck!

[vapid yew]

I didn't know of the posting criteria. I just read it now.

[spice sigil]

I don't know if this is the right place and such, but can someone help me?

I made this movement script, but I click on the "S" key and on the down arrow it goes forward

I'm using the character controller

[slender nymph]

!code

[eternal falcon]

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[summer stump]

Holy cow. Not even a screenshot?!

[spice sigil]

PC can't take a picture with a program open

[rich adder]

yet you can use a game engine ?

[spice sigil]

Yes

but if I try to take a picture it freezes

[vapid yew]

@slender nymph Hey pal can you help me with a #noob question?

I don't mean to call you, I just remember your usename.

[summer stump]

Yes it can

[summer stump]

Have you posted code properly yet?

[vapid yew]

Just for you, fine

[summer stump]

No. For the rules

And being conscious of people other than yourself

[vapid yew]

It actually doesn't even meet the rule criteria. But there u go 🙂

[vapid yew]

Sometimes, I dream about cheese.

[half egret]

Also... don't ping people randomly

That's pretty explicitly stated

[steep rose]

its a troll, dont mind him

mods should take care of it

[half egret]

Sleepy me always misses the obvious signs, time for bed

[vapid yew]

https://paste.ofcode.org/8biXBq89vaKcHZRVJ38Wqe

externalVelocity: the velocity/float/bob of a moving platform. I apply this to the player's velocity so they move around with the platform.
The player applies downwards force when landing on floating platforms.

1. I know input/movement has to be framerate independent; Have I multiplied TIme.deltaTime correctly?

2. Should I apply velocity.y += gravity * Time.deltaTime; every frame or just when the player is not grounded? When and why would you pick this?

3. Should I call a second Move() to apply apply gravity/external velocity after my initial Move() call?

4. Do I even need to smooth externalVelocity? Keep in mind I want to avoid jitter from the camera/characterController. The floating platforms are intentionally springy when the player walks on them.

[summer stump]

Do not ping me with nonsense. Blocked

[vapid yew]

@summer stump My disappointment is immeasurable, and my day is ruined...

[frosty hound]

If you're going to be a nuisance, you will be muted.

[vapid yew]

@frosty hound It's alright man=

[frosty hound]

!mute 310735647147163651 1w Prefers to be the nuisance.

[eternal falcon]

__pipes__ was muted.

[jaunty bay]

quick question:

i want a DDOL object to run a function every time a scene is loaded (because my DDOL GameManager object should set the player's spawn every time the player enters a room). which function should i use?

[wintry quarry]

There's an event:
https://docs.unity3d.com/ScriptReference/SceneManagement.SceneManager-sceneLoaded.html

Alternatively make your own wrapper function around loadscene and just call that instead

[solemn fractal]

hey guys is there a way to do something like that? I want to have already pre difined how many of each monster I want will spawn in each wave of my game. And then I can access each value like waves.wave.goblins to get the value of that monster in that wave..

I dont know the name of that and if it is possible. with list or something?

An array of arrays something liek that? I used like that in javascriptvar chests = [ { name: 'Small chest', amount: 5 } algo assim

[raw token]

Sounds like you're looking for a Dictionary, or possibly a List of dictionaries, e.g.

List<Dictionary<EnemyType, int>> Waves

On a side note, an MS Paint illustration of pseudo-code is a weird choice... just use text, yeah? 🤪

[solemn fractal]

haha yeah sorry. Thank you ! Will check that dictionary .

[tepid idol]

Can someone take a look at this for me, please? Line 106, no idea why it's telling me this when the inputs are there in Unity. https://hastebin.skyra.pw/yorewebifo.pgsql https://i.gyazo.com/99f99f4fd6f96a0103123e5ac7048039.png

I lied, I fixed it

Thank you though, Raccoon

[tepid idol]

Well, I ran into another error sadly

https://hastebin.skyra.pw/ominelokod.pgsql

The modifier 'private' is not valid for this item, line 160

I'm confused why it's not valid

[languid spire]

because you are declaring a method within a method

[tepid idol]

Got it, thank you.

[cedar bone]

For some reason, my svg file is not appearing in game

[sand heath]

isn't that allowed

you just can't say private

[languid spire]

not a code question #🔀┃art-asset-workflow

[languid spire]

yes, you can declare methods within methods but you cannot use access modifiers

[pale ocean]

Hi all, I'm working on a flappy bird clone, and I wanted to move pipes when they're out of the camera view closer to the player and this is the code I've written for this: https://hastebin.com/share/emeqihomaj.csharp anyways, it results in some funky looking pipes anyone got a clue on why this is happening

It works fine when I do it with a singular pipe, but when I use the pipe as a prefab

this is what happens

Also, it's moving the pipes way after they're out of view. I don't know why this is, but maybe it's a cinemachine thing

[strong harness]

Is it OK to define a dictionary with the key Vector3?

 public override int GetHashCode() => this.x.GetHashCode() ^ this.y.GetHashCode() << 2 ^ this.z.GetHashCode() >> 2;

[languid spire]

not really, no. Comparing Vectors which contain floats for equality is very hit and miss

[strong harness]

It is logical

[cedar bone]

How do I set the layer of all the children and grandchildren of a parent?

[keen needle]

When you change it to the father, it asks you if you want to apply it to the children as well.

[languid spire]

if youu mean in code, a recursive loop on transform of the root object

[rain solar]

how can i simulate granular particles without killing fps in 2d world?

[cedar bone]

but i wanna set the grandchildren as well

do i put a loop inside a loop?

[storm heath]

Hello

[languid spire]

that is why I said 'recursive' if you dont know what that is, look it up

[strong harness]

I want to render icons and texts. Different elements have icon. For example buildings, items, etc.
The dictionary has the type <Vector3, IconData>

So, instead of defining icon position as a key, define a data structure?
For example <Gameobject, IconData>

[languid spire]

why not just use GetInstanceId() of the gameObject which is an int and unique

[strong harness]

I thought sometimes it is not a gameobject

[languid spire]

every Unity Object has a Instance id

[strong harness]

but yes, all icons that I want to show is related to a gameobject, perfect

[rain solar]

how can i simulate granular particles without killing fps in 2d world?

[storm heath]

!learn

[eternal falcon]

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[storm heath]

hello brothers

[storm heath]

I made my first game with tutorial

I know, it is so basic but it is not problem for me.

It is a car game

[lunar hollow]

How do i copy Variables from a Duplicated Script with the Same Variables to the Original one? When i copy the Component i can only paste it as new,

[fickle plume]

@storm heath Great! You can post it in #1180170818983051344 . Please note that this is not a social discord and there's no off-topic here. #📖┃code-of-conduct

[storm heath]

you can drive your car and you can pass through obstacles

[fickle plume]

The script itself is not an object and doesn't contain values except for static ones for its class. You instantiate the object the script is on, then all values will be duplicated.

[lunar hollow]

I meant a Duplicate C# Script, another Class. They share the same Variables and since im kind of lazy and it has alot of Variables how can i copy the Variables from the First Class to the new One (Component Wise)?

[storm heath]

Thank you bro, I will be more careful from now on

[ivory bobcat]

Reference the first class with the second and copy it's value

[lunar hollow]

Alright.

[fickle plume]

Are you trying to do this at runtime or in editor? Edit does have an option to copy component with values.

[undone plume]

Hi, i tried to make when the green image drag func is triggered, the red object (its an image) will be cloned as a draggable object. The clone works as expected but it wasn't visible in the game scene. how to fix?
this is the code to the green image: https://hastebin.com/share/anahocaxuc.csharp

[lunar hollow]

Yes it was Editor, but i made an function to copy it, copied the values at runtime and then pasted it in the editor.

[deft ridge]

I'm making a figihting game in Unity, and I want to start by porting an Input Buffer that I coded in Python into Unity. Here is my ported code:
https://pastecode.io/s/5igxvaxz

I have everything set up in the Inspector, but when I run it just looks like this. Pressing buttons creates clones in the Buffer gameobject, but nothing actually happens on screen. How can I fix this?

[fickle plume]

If you want to save values at runtime in the editor, the only way is to prefab the object.

It will save its current state

[marble hemlock]

okay so i was going through the beginner scripting resource and i got to classes, and i notice that he has this script, so i put it into my code (had to make minor adjustments for what I was trying to do)

but what im trying to figure out is what exactly in this script is letting it know that wasd is for those movements

is it the Vector3.forward and Vector3.right?

i understand how the script works, mostly, since he's already explained floats and translate and all that in the ones before it, but i dont understand how it knows wasd is the intended way to move

[fickle plume]

You don't need deltaTime there, input is already per frame

[polar marsh]

Input.getaxis returns a value between -1 and 1

In unity settings vertical is set to W and S

and horizontal is set to A and D

[fickle plume]

And GetAxis alters it positively or negatively on input setup in the InputManager

[polar marsh]

This would dictate the direction the object moves when you press the keys

[marble hemlock]

my little buddy kinda zooms out of frame when i dont have it attached

hold on ive lost the object

[fickle plume]

alter the actual speed

[polar marsh]

so if you swapped it round, w and s would move left and right and a and d would move forward and backwards

[marble hemlock]

i think i understand now
thank you both

[polar marsh]

Np man

If u want to change the key for any reason, the settings are under Project Settings/Input Manager

[fickle plume]

Right, you are applying translation in update, you do need deltaTime for it.

[late burrow]

startswith/endswith works at same speed regardless of string length?

[wintry quarry]

It almost definitely scales with the size of the substring you're checking

[late burrow]

not size im checking but size of the original string

[agile summit]

I've built a simple 2d platformer game for Windows; the Fullscreen Mode is set to "Exclusive Fullscreen". If we open an application like a Unity Project, it will take some time for it to open in the background. In the meantime, if we open our game and Unity Project completes loading and opening, it will overlap our game while it is running.

Does anyone know how to fix this?

[short hazel]

There's no fix, it's built into the window management system of Windows. An app that was opened last will take focus unless another app was focused in the meantime. Programs can also request the focus using a Windows API call

(This question also belongs in #💻┃unity-talk as it's not related to code)

[languid spire]

Not strictly speaking true, a windows program can request to be 'Always On Top'

[steep rose]

OpenGL looking good right about now

[languid spire]

it's very trivial to write a wrapper program that does this if necessary

[fervent wren]

ait steve :p this is my first script in unity btw

using UnityEngine;

public class PlayerMovement : MonoBehaviour
{
[SerializeField] private float speed;
private Rigidbody2D body;

private void awake()
{
    body = GetComponent<Rigidbody2D>();
}

private void Update()
{
    body.velocity = new Vector2(Input.GetAxis("Horizontal") * speed, body.velocity.y);
}

}

[chilly halo]

Does anyone know how to reference a .net assembly? I need to use system.windows.forms

[languid spire]

ok, it's pretty obvious.
The error message is telling exactly where the problem is. Line 15
So body is null

[slender nymph]

where do you call awake from?

[fervent wren]

ohhh it tells you the line nice!

[languid spire]

cannot reference windows assemblies in Unity

[languid spire]

awake is NOT Awake, C# is case sensitive

[chilly halo]

Hmm how else would you allow the user to save a file at a different location than persistent datapath?

[fervent wren]

lol that fixed it :p

[languid spire]

make a file picker or get one from the asset store

[fervent wren]

thanks guys!!

[languid spire]

#1180170818983051344 for this kind of post

[fervent wren]

srry was just showing my meagre progress ^^ i'l post in there when i make something nice

im like following a tutorial online but when he types stuff, its gets proposed in the dropdown menu, with me it doesnt, is that like a setting somewhere?

[languid spire]

!ide

[eternal falcon]

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[umbral rock]

So im trying to make an inventory system but theres something wrong with a function that isnt working...
So as u can see i have a function called AddItem and it works in the item.cs and the inventory.cs but in my itemslot if i try to set the item sprite equal to the image(ui box) sprite it doesnt work, it doesnt even Log in the console that the item has been added...?

[fervent wren]

im using visual studio, stuff like GetComponent, Rigidbody2D or SerializeField dont get proposed in the dropdown

[languid spire]

screenshot your complete VS Window

[languid spire]

this means your IDE is not configured. So follow the configuration steps in the bot message

[mossy robin]

Hello I need some help with maybe a script problem if anoyne can help

[slender nymph]

Don't Ask To Ask

[mossy robin]

Its more to do with restarting the scene and some components are disabled while others are enabled and idk what could cause that

[slender nymph]

and yet you've still not actually provided any useful information that would allow someone to help you. 👇 !ask

[eternal falcon]

:thinking: Asking Questions

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[chilly halo]

Thank you! I'll purchase one ❤️

[languid spire]

there is a free one iirc

[rich adder]

https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/tools/gui/runtime-file-browser-113006

[umbral rock]

im having issues with my inventory system, im trying to add an item to my inventory and if i debug it it should work but i dont see the item sprite on my UI image...

[slender nymph]

you need to get your !IDE configured

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[umbral rock]

this is the problem?

[slender nymph]

no, but it is a requirement

[umbral rock]

oh lol

but aside from that, is there anything that could fix the issue that i have?

[umbral rock]

Ait its configured

[rich adder]

its not

[umbral rock]

now its configured...

[rich adder]

show it

[rich adder]

ok.
so have you tested OnCollision is working

[umbral rock]

yes its working

[slender nymph]

how have you confirmed that

[umbral rock]

if i collide everything goes good but the image is not in the inventory

[umbral rock]

debugged

[slender nymph]

how

[umbral rock]

and as u can see the item sprite is also in the itemslot

[slender nymph]

well idk where that first log is coming from. but the second log only proves that AddItem is being called

well then it is being set correctly. if it isn't working then either you are calling AddItem on the wrong object, or there is something else incorrect with your setup that you've not provided any details about

[umbral rock]

its basically just the itemsprite that wont get into the inventory image sprite

[slender nymph]

it appears to be assigned just fine. see #💻┃code-beginner message

[rich adder]

looking for gameobjects by name is pretty bad tbh @umbral rock

[clever basalt]

Help i cant set properties in a Unity Custom Editor,
More in Thread https://discord.com/channels/489222168727519232/1272146985608151074

[rich adder]

there is no need to crosspost this all over the place..its not that important

[umbral rock]

ye i know but its a beginning to understand it for me

i just dont know where my error could be, code looks totally fine

[slender nymph]

because the code is totally fine. as you've shown, the correct property on the image component is being assigned correctly. something else is incorrect about your setup.

[rich adder]

does the sprite in the inspector change? think i missed that part

[umbral rock]

could be because of the item sprite here? My item is red coloured but maybe the sprite i add is wrong?

[slender nymph]

the color assigned there has nothing to do with the actual sprite

[umbral rock]

yep it does, when u collide the imagesprite is set to the itemsprite, wich is what i want

[umbral rock]

hmm ok ok

[slender nymph]

in fact, the sprite renderer's sprite and the sprite assigned in the Item component are two completely different sprites

[umbral rock]

when i have not collided vs when i collide

[slender nymph]

even if you did use the same sprite though, the color property is on the SpriteRenderer not the sprite itself

[rich adder]

its working no ? its just black..

[slender nymph]

yes, notice how it is assigned to the sprite in the Item component after the collision

[rich adder]

what it supposed to look like ? change the tint back to white

black is tinting the sprite so you can't see anything prob

[umbral rock]

ye, but the item image is not showing

[umbral rock]

ohh

lol, how do i change the colour of it?

i'v set the image to green but not going to green

[rich adder]

wdym this is just a tint, it tints the whole sprite not specific parts

[umbral rock]

ohh, how do i remove it?

[rich adder]

what does original look like?

[slender nymph]

show what you changed

[umbral rock]

pretty new to the ui coding and editing in unity

[rich adder]

thats not the original sprite

show what ur trying to replace that with

[slender nymph]

well naturally nothing changed here because there is no sprite assigned to that image component

but yes, look at the material as well

and of course make sure you don't happen to have another image on top of that one you have selected. you've not bothered showing the actual hierarchy so it's not possible to tell

[umbral rock]

removed the images and added one, now it works to change colour, and when i collide with the item the image is a bit blurry and changes a tiny but but no item on it, lemme show u

[rich adder]

fix your Scale

[umbral rock]

theres a tiny tiny difference

[slender nymph]

let me guess, it's still being assigned to the "InputFieldBackground" sprite? the one you are explicitly assigning to it because that is the one assigned to the Item component?

at this point though, i am done repeating myself about what the issue is. so good luck 👍

[rich adder]

@umbral rock why do you need rounded sprites at runtime on image in the first place, why not just spawn that UI image with sprite already.

not sure why you're doing any of it at runtime tbh, are the slots not supposed to be fixed to a dashboard?

[umbral rock]

i'v added the sprite to the image now, it works now and the item is basically added, but the sprite of the item that is added into the itemslot is not good because now the itemslot is becomming a circle, so i need to change the sprite of the item to the one i want, whats the best way of doing this

[slender nymph]

whats the best way of doing this
assign the correct sprite?

[umbral rock]

well, now the sprite of the item is a knob, so the itemslot changes into that knob

[umbral rock]

yes but cant add a sprite for some reason

[slender nymph]

wdym you can't add a sprite?

[umbral rock]

well, the item is a 9-sliced right?

[slender nymph]

you've literally described having added a sprite. just not the one you want

[umbral rock]

i cant set the sprite to 9-sliced

[slender nymph]

show the import settings for the sprite you are trying to use

[marble hemlock]

i require some assistance of the "i fucked up and im not even sure where" variety

so i made a movement script, and that went well
had a bit of trouble with the camera script, but found one online i understood pretty well but i had to adjust it to my script and set up and whatnot

[umbral rock]

well im not importing a sprite but i just want to show the original object... its hard to explain look

i want the same if u know what i mean

[marble hemlock]

video too big hold on

[rich adder]

https://streamable.com

[marble hemlock]

thank you

[slender nymph]

drag the sprite you want to assign into the slot on the item component

[marble hemlock]

i got a simpler video to quickly show the problem

[rigid robin]

Hey guys, Im working on a gravity gun-esque tool for a 3d physics-heavy game and I noticed that when a given object is "held" by the tool, there is visible jitter. Now, interpolation is the solution for these kinds of camera-tracking situations, however I havent really used it before and so I have some concerns. First of all, if I have hundreds of objects with interpolation turned on, can this introduce a noticeable performance overhead? Could this be avoided by only turning on interpolation for a given object when it is interacted with by the tool? Can interpolation cause problems if I have some outside force affecting the held object, like an explosion or another object bumping into it, etc, or is this handled by the physics system internally?

[marble hemlock]

okay so the camera moves, which is great
absolutely perefct

problem is that the entire thing is moving, and i realize that part of the problem is that its attached to the player object, which is kind of lower on my concerns

[umbral rock]

thats the problem i cant seem to be able to drag it

[marble hemlock]

my primary concern is that i can go through objects, which wasnt really the goal

[slender nymph]

well since you're not providing any useful information, i don't know what to tell you. and i'm not going to play 20 questions just to get a tiny scrap of info. so post a full description of your current issue to a relevant channel (since it is not a code issue any longer it does not belong in a code channel) and someone who has the patience to help you will do so

[rich adder]

its because you're rotating the player's x not the camera

[rigid robin]

oh my b theres a physics channel lol I'll go ask there

[marble hemlock]

yeah i gotta figure that out. im not entirely sure how to do that separately because i want it to to rotate it on the y axis, so the actual player moves, along with the camera

but i also don't want the player object to rotate on the x axis

[slender nymph]

obligatory "use cinemachine"
also the answer to your issue is to just rotate the camera around the X axis, don't rotate the player around the X axis

[marble hemlock]

i am unfamiliar with cinemachine and what it is but uh

i think the problem comes with that last line
to note, this is from a tutorial's script but due to me having a different movement set up, it functions a little differently

[slender nymph]

bad tutorial

[marble hemlock]

i had to throw out some stuff

[slender nymph]

don't multiply mouse input by deltaTime, it is already framerate independent

[marble hemlock]

i mean it gets the rotation working
its just i have everything turning

[slender nymph]

and separate the axes of rotation and only rotate the camera around the X axis

[marble hemlock]

i dont know how ;-;

im this 🤏 close to just making two individual scripts 😭

but surely it can be done in one

[slender nymph]

look at where you are rotating the object and think for a second

[marble hemlock]

i will attempt something

[rich adder]

instead of making things more confusing , make actual fields for your transforms that are important

Transform cameraTransform Transform playerBody

etc.
transform.rotation depends a lot on where you place the script.
pretty obvious putting this NOT on the camera but player you are rotating the whole player..

[queen adder]

Hey guys i have one question, where should I start learning on how to use unity?

[cosmic dagger]

!learn

[eternal falcon]

:teacher: Unity Learn ↗

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

[queen adder]

oh thanks

[marble hemlock]

something like this?

i forgot serializefield was very much a thing

fair point

will try

[rich adder]

you dont need to YRotate the camera though if its child of body

the body rotation of player will take care of that

[slender nymph]

ideally it won't be a child of the player though

[rich adder]

why's that?

[marble hemlock]

my god

[rich adder]

I usually child my camera to player body

is that wrong ?

[marble hemlock]

wait huh?

if i set one to 0 won't it just refuse to move the y value

[marble hemlock]

right
it worked

[slender nymph]

yes, they would ideally be separate so that you can control when the camera's position and rotation actually update to ensure that it happens on the correct timestep to ensure completely smooth camera controls

[marble hemlock]

now i have to figure out why i keep going through objects

i thought having a collider would just prevent objects from... well just going into each other

[slender nymph]

it entirely depends on how you are actually moving

[rich adder]

ohhh I see. Thought this was more issue with rigidbody since its fixed update, character controller seemed ok

[slender nymph]

for example, if you move via transform.Translate or transform.position that completely ignores collisions because you are teleporting the object

[marble hemlock]

[rich adder]

yes don't use translate

[marble hemlock]

thats specifically how im moving

damn

[rich adder]

slap a character controller on it

the direction n stuff doesn't change, replace it with cc.move method

[marble hemlock]

how do i send a script ;-;

[rich adder]

use links ⬇️

[eternal falcon]

Posting code

📃 Large Code Blocks

Use links to services like:
https://gdl.space/, https://paste.ofcode.org/, https://hatebin.com/, https://paste.myst.rs/, https://hastebin.com/

📃 Inline Code

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

[marble hemlock]

cant send here directly?

[rich adder]

no because its a pain to view

only small snippets is ok for codeblocks (4-5 lines)

[marble hemlock]

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

this was the movement ;-;

[rich adder]

yes, like I said. Put character controller and just replace the Translate to characterController.Move

that should fix collisions as you will be using a physics object + collider

you can remove any colliders you have on player, as character controller comes with one

[marble hemlock]

will report back once i finish fighting getcomponent to work

[uneven oriole]

im working on this project where i want to save the coordinates of gameobjects that the player can spawn during the game but im wondering what would be the best way to do this so im just on here for some advise about that. I've attached a video and i want to save the location of the orange platforms/triangles

[polar acorn]

What isn't working about it? You give it a type and it returns a reference to that thing on the object you call it on

[marble hemlock]

im not even sure but give me a bit
i went from 10 errors to 4 so clearly im going in the right direction

(?)

no it seems im stuck

i tried to use getcomponent but i might have been wrong in my selection

[fervent wren]

sorry to come back to this guys but ive been trying for a wile now and cant seem to find how to "configure" it or what to configure

[slender nymph]

look at the message directly below the one you replied to. the bot linked relevant guides

[fervent wren]

i checked the guide, i did all that i think, its just telling me to update but its updated

https://gyazo.com/3f67783ef51c62a5d58d69a7c3540bdd

[rich adder]

these statements are pretty much not useful to us 🤷‍♂️

[slender nymph]

that is not all it is telling you to do

[marble hemlock]

OHHH

wait

wait

[rich adder]

which guide did you check?

[fervent wren]

the first one

[rich adder]

so visual studio ?

[fervent wren]

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/gamedev/unity/get-started/getting-started-with-visual-studio-tools-for-unity?pivots=windows#configure-unity-to-use-visual-studio

[rich adder]

before the Updating part, there are quite a few more steps

[fervent wren]

jup, did all that

[rich adder]

did you verify you had Unity Workload?

ok so go into external tools in unity again, close vs., click Regen Project files, open script from unity..wait till it loads n report back with a screenshot

[rich adder]

that would be the page, yes did you read the rest of the sentence

[fervent wren]

yes but this is where i got stuck

[rich adder]

did you close VS ? do it. Click the Big Button Regenerate Project Files

open script again from unity

[marble hemlock]

i fix one thing and something else breaks

[rich adder]

welcome to gamedev/coding

[marble hemlock]

joy

[fervent wren]

that did it thanks man

[marble hemlock]

i am now moving relative to my position in the game world instead of just my own position and i dont even remmeber how to undo that

colliders work though

[rich adder]

oh right translate is local afaik and Move is not

use Transfrom direction or use transform.forward etc.

Vector3 uses world position

[marble hemlock]

goodbye vector3 it seems

[rich adder]

its still a vector3, its just already rotated according to transform

transform.forward will give you the objects local forward for example, still a v3

[marble hemlock]

thank you 🙏

on the bright side from this experience, if i ever want to make a ghost game i now know how

[ancient ginkgo]

so I'm new here and idk if anyone will know how to help, but essentially this is my first time ever coding/designing and on unity hub i tried to install the editor but its stuck validating the editor application... any tips?

[rich adder]

!install

[eternal falcon]

When Unity fails to install checklist

• Make sure you have enough space including on C: drive.
• Check that it's not being blocked by antivirus/security programs.
• Look through the logs for a real reason why the setup fails they are pinned [here](#💻┃unity-talk message).

If you still have issues, perform a clean install in another location:

• Install the Hub and Unity in a non-system drive or a clean new folder in the root of C: drive.
• Failing that use the recovery Refresh option or reinstall OS entirely then repeat the previous step.

[slender nymph]

also not a code question. #💻┃unity-talk for installation issues

[frank flare]

using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Security;
using JetBrains.Annotations;
using UnityEditor.Callbacks;
using UnityEngine;
using UnityEngine.Animations;
using UnityEngine.InputSystem;

public class GrabItems : MonoBehaviour
{
    bool isHolding = false;
    public GameObject objectHolding;
    Rigidbody rb_objectHolding;
    public GameObject hands;
    public Vector3 farness;
    Camera cam;

    void Awake()
    {
        cam = GetComponent<Camera>();
    }

    void Update()
    {
        if (Mouse.current.leftButton.wasPressedThisFrame && isHolding == false)
        {
            var ray = new Ray (cam.transform.position, cam.transform.forward);


            if (Physics.Raycast(ray, out var hit)) {
                var Object = hit.collider.transform;
                objectHolding = hit.collider.gameObject;

                if (objectHolding.TryGetComponent<Rigidbody>(out Rigidbody rb_objectHolding))
                    isHolding = true;
            }
        }
        else if (Mouse.current.leftButton.wasPressedThisFrame && isHolding == true)
            isHolding = false;
    }
    
    void FixedUpdate()
    {
        if (isHolding) {
            //objectHolding.transform.position = hands.transform.position + farness;
            //objectHolding.transform.position = Vector3.MoveTowards(objectHolding.transform.position, hands.transform.position, 40f);
            rb_objectHolding.MovePosition(hands.transform.position * Time.deltaTime * 40f);
        }
    }
}

why is rb_objectHolding gray?

[slender nymph]

that's actually an unrelated local variable named rb_objectHolding not your field of the same name
remove the type on that line and it won't be declaring a local variable and will instead use the field

[ancient ginkgo]

my bad new to the server as well

[cosmic dagger]

hover over it (the greyed out parameter) and see what the pop-up says . . .

also, Rigidbody in TryGetComponent is greyed out as well . . .

[frank flare]

"name can be simplified"

[cosmic dagger]

there you go. it's telling you, you can simplify the code. use the Actions or click the light bulb for options . . .

[frank flare]

it doesn't help

[slender nymph]

#💻┃code-beginner message

[frank flare]

I want to use trygetcomponent as a check and assign rigidbody to rb_objectHolding

[frank flare]

I don't understand the sentence, do I do it like that?

[slender nymph]

yes

you can clearly see that it is now using the field rb_objectHolding rather than declaring a new local variable with that same name

[frank flare]

oh I'm dumb I got to the solution before, I just forgot to add rigidbody to the object I'm raycasting

[summer stump]

Well, what boxfriend said is also important

[cosmic dagger]

it's because you specify rb_objectHolding as a Rigidbody making it a local variable. remove Rigidbody from TryGetComponent<> and the argument . . .

[frank flare]

yeah

[slender nymph]

having the generic type parameter there is perfectly fine, just a bit redundant since the method can infer the type from the output parameter. and if they want it to remain clear about what type it is supposed to be getting then leaving the generic type parameter is perfectly fine. the only issue was the declaration of the local variable as the output parameter

[cosmic dagger]

Yeah, I was just clarifying about why Rigidbody and the variable name were greyed out . . .

[civic flax]

hi, all. does anyone know real quick why it is saying object reference not set to instance of an object with this line? hpfohud.SetText(currenthp.ToString());

the code actually works perfectly, and does what i want, but for some reason it throws that error..

[polar acorn]

Somethiing on that line is null but you're trying to use it anyway

[civic flax]

but it works, though..

i dont understand how its null

current hp should be 200, and it displays 200, even the placeholder text where the hp is says "hps", not like i set it to 200 or something

but when i run the game it sets it to 200 correctly

[polar acorn]

Something isn't

You might have one of these running properly

but the existence of this error means there exists at least one instance of this script for which hpfohud is null

[civic flax]

i see, ill try and look for that

AH

thank you

i SOMEHOW put it on some random block in my level

[frank flare]

using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Security;
using JetBrains.Annotations;
using UnityEditor.Callbacks;
using UnityEngine;
using UnityEngine.Animations;
using UnityEngine.InputSystem;

public class GrabItems : MonoBehaviour
{
    bool isHolding = false;
    public GameObject objectHolding;
    Rigidbody rb_objectHolding;
    public GameObject hands;
    public Vector3 farness;
    Camera cam;

    void Awake()
    {
        cam = GetComponent<Camera>();
    }

    void Update()
    {
        if (Mouse.current.leftButton.wasPressedThisFrame && isHolding == false)
        {
            Debug.Log("clicked");
            var ray = new Ray (cam.transform.position, cam.transform.forward);


            if (Physics.Raycast(ray, out var hit)) {
                Debug.Log("raycasted");
                var Object = hit.collider.transform;
                objectHolding = hit.collider.gameObject;

                if (objectHolding.TryGetComponent<Rigidbody>(out rb_objectHolding))
                {
                    Debug.Log("got component");
                    isHolding = true;
                }
            }
        }
        else if (Mouse.current.leftButton.wasPressedThisFrame && isHolding == true)
        {
            rb_objectHolding.useGravity = true;
            isHolding = false;
        }
    }
    
    void FixedUpdate()
    {
        if (isHolding) {
            //objectHolding.transform.position = hands.transform.position + farness;
            //objectHolding.transform.position = Vector3.MoveTowards(objectHolding.transform.position, hands.transform.position, 40f);
            rb_objectHolding.useGravity = false;
            rb_objectHolding.MovePosition(hands.transform.position);
        }
    }
}

how can I make it slower?

rb_objectHolding.MovePosition(hands.transform.position);

in FixedUpdate()

what's explained in unity site does bugs

[polar acorn]

Well, you're teleporting it every frame, so if you want it to go slower, teleport it to a closer position every frame

[frank flare]

I tried rb_objectHolding.MovePosition(hands.transform.position * 0.1);

and 0.5

[polar acorn]

That will teleport it to a position that is 1/10th of the distance from the origin to where the hands are

That doesn't make much sense

[frank flare]

void FixedUpdate()
    {
        if (isHolding) {
            //objectHolding.transform.position = hands.transform.position + farness;
            //objectHolding.transform.position = Vector3.MoveTowards(objectHolding.transform.position, hands.transform.position, 40f);
            rb_objectHolding.useGravity = false;
            rb_objectHolding.MovePosition((hands.transform.position - objectHolding.transform.position) * 0.1f);
        }
    }

still doesn't work

[polar acorn]

Every frame, it will teleport to 10% of the distance from objectHolding to hands, meaning if neither object moves, it'll get there in 10 frames.

[strong wren]

how can i make it so a bullet always goes the way of the barrel

wait thats kinda stupid leme send a screenshot to explain it alittle better

[raw token]

Set the bullet's rotation to that of the barrel. Propel the bullet on it's local forward axis

[strong wren]

as u can see the gun is pointing up and so is the bullet yet the force is being added vertically

[polar acorn]

Depends on how you're making the bullet. Usually you'd spawn it with the proper orientation then just have it travel on local forward

[strong wren]

Bullet.GetComponent<Rigidbody>().AddForce(transform.forward * BulletForce); this is the code that makes the bullet go woosh

[strong wren]

how do i make it travel on "local forward"

[polar acorn]

Use transform.forward

[strong wren]

i am

[raw token]

You're already doing that - it's forward just isn't aligned with the gun's

[polar acorn]

Then your bullet is moving local forward. It's just not facing the direction you want

So you need to make sure it is

[strong wren]

it is tho look in the screenshot

its facing up just like the gun

[polar acorn]

Is that forward for the bullet though

When you click on the bullet and look at the local transform gizmo, is the blue arrow pointing in the direction of the bullet

[split dragon]

Hi. I have a problem: I want to refer to the component in the script: "Localized String Event". I was able to find the name, but I can't access the Entry name. How do I access the Entry name?

[strong wren]

no

[strong wren]

i meant yes

[polar acorn]

It would seem that this class doesn't have anything named "EntryName", so what are you trying to set?

[strong wren]

its pointing up, just like the bullet

[frank flare]

rb_objectHolding.MovePosition(hands.transform.position - (hands.transform.position - objectHolding.transform.position) * (1f - 0.4f));

idk what I did but it seems to be fixed. Is there a way to make the object go on the same speed when I'm dropping it? so that basically if I drag the mouse up fast and drop the object then I'm throwing the object. That way it would be more fun

[polar acorn]

Instead of trying to teleport it some percent of the distance, why not just get the direction you want it to go in, multiply it by some sort of speed, and add that to the current position?

[raw token]

Seems like you're applying the force in the forward direction for whatever object this script is attached to. Apply it to the bullet's forward instead

[polar acorn]

That doesn't look like it belongs to LocalizeStringEvent, that's a property of StringReference it seems

[rocky canyon]

ya, transform.forward only works.. if thats on the bullet..

[strong wren]

you want me to attach that script to the bullet?

[rocky canyon]

if its not on the bullet u need to do bulletReference.transform.forward

as ur direction

[polar acorn]

You could. Or you could just use that object's transform

[split dragon]

Ok. Thanks

[frank flare]

do I have to use addforce instead?

[strong wren]

thanks

[rocky canyon]

basically thank DapperRaccoon, i just elaborated on what he said

[polar acorn]

Possible. There are many ways to move something. AddForce is one, MovePosition is another. What I suggested was just a simpler way to write what you're trying to do

[frank flare]

void Update()
    {
        if (Mouse.current.leftButton.wasPressedThisFrame && isHolding == false)
        {
            Debug.Log("clicked");
            var ray = new Ray (cam.transform.position, cam.transform.forward);


            if (Physics.Raycast(ray, out var hit)) {
                Debug.Log("raycasted");
                var Object = hit.collider.transform;
                objectHolding = hit.collider.gameObject;

                if (objectHolding.TryGetComponent<Rigidbody>(out rb_objectHolding))
                {
                    Debug.Log("got component");
                    isHolding = true;
                }
            }
        }
        else if (Mouse.current.leftButton.wasPressedThisFrame && isHolding == true)
        {
            rb_objectHolding.useGravity = true;
            isHolding = false;
            rb_objectHolding.AddForce(hands.transform.position - (hands.transform.position - objectHolding.transform.position) * (1f - 0.4f), ForceMode.Force);
        }
    }
    
    void FixedUpdate()
    {
        if (isHolding) {
            //objectHolding.transform.position = hands.transform.position + farness;
            //objectHolding.transform.position = Vector3.MoveTowards(objectHolding.transform.position, hands.transform.position, 40f);
            rb_objectHolding.useGravity = false;
            rb_objectHolding.MovePosition(hands.transform.position - (hands.transform.position - objectHolding.transform.position) * (1f - 0.4f));
        }
    }

Do I do it like that? (in else if (Mouse.current.leftButton.wasPressedThisFrame && isHolding == true) part)

also I think MovePosition isn't the best way...

because it's not really colliding

@polar acorn Should I keep it like that and move on or make it perfect?

[polar acorn]

Correct, teleportation does not respect collisions

You can very easily move something straight through a thin enough collider, even with interpolation enabled

[frank flare]

should I move on?

[tepid idol]

Any idea why my camera is bouncing like this? float n = (_right + _left) / 2f; _zoom = n * Mathf.Sin(_angle * Mathf.Deg2Rad) / _camera.aspect; and float n = (_up + _down) / 2f; _zoom = n * Mathf.Sin(_angle * Mathf.Deg2Rad); should've fixed it but it for some reason didn't. Not sure what I'm doing wrong

[polar acorn]

At the very least consider simplifying that math. This suggestion would be a much cleaner and more controllable way to handle movement: #💻┃code-beginner message

[tepid idol]

https://hastebin.skyra.pw/mofehoraca.pgsql

[frank flare]

I don't know how to simplify it, I can only put it inside the variable

[polar acorn]

I told you how. Get the direction, multiply by a speed, add that to your position

[dry tendon]

why when i click the button the log is executed but the uxml is not changed? ```csharp
private UIDocument uiDocument;

private void OnEnable()
{
    uiDocument = GetComponent<UIDocument>();

    if (uiDocument == null)
    {
        Debug.LogError("UIDocument component not found on the GameObject.");
    }
}

public void EnterFactory()
{
    Debug.Log("Entering factory");

    string path = "GameHUD";
    VisualTreeAsset newAsset = Resources.Load<VisualTreeAsset>(path);

    if (newAsset != null)
    {
        UpdateUI(newAsset);
    }
    else
    {
        Debug.LogError("VisualTreeAsset not found at the specified path.");
    }
}```

[tepid idol]

Fixed, nevermind

[frank flare]

rb_objectHolding.useGravity = false;
            float speed = 0.4f;
            Vector3 direction = hands.transform.position - (hands.transform.position - objectHolding.transform.position);
            float finalSpeed = 1f - speed;
            rb_objectHolding.MovePosition(direction * finalSpeed);

I tried to simplify like that but it doesn't work the same way

ah yes

[formal sable]

So... I have an animations. Here my video:

And, while reading the notes, the animation does not go off in idle, as shown in the video, but the current animation, which was activated before, continues to run. Can you help me with this? I need to activate idle animation white reading the notes.

Here code of notes:
https://hastebin.com/share/fupabeyego.csharp

[rich adder]

there is nothing about animations in this script you sent

[split dragon]

Hi. I have a problem with languages: When I change the language to another one, all the numbers disappear and just a word remains. How do I save the numbers after changing the language?
Example: "I love you: 100%", I change the language and it turns out: "I love you" without numbers. How do I save the numbers?

[rich adder]

#🧰┃ui-toolkit

[formal sable]

I have a different script for this. A script for movement. One second please...

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

[frank flare]

void FixedUpdate()
    {
        if (isHolding) {
            //objectHolding.transform.position = hands.transform.position + farness;
            //objectHolding.transform.position = Vector3.MoveTowards(objectHolding.transform.position, hands.transform.position, 40f);
            rb_objectHolding.useGravity = false;
            float speed = 0.4f;
            Vector3 direction = hands.transform.position + objectHolding.transform.position;
            rb_objectHolding.MovePosition(direction * speed);
            //rb_objectHolding.MovePosition(hands.transform.position - (hands.transform.position - objectHolding.transform.position) * (1f - 0.4f));
        }
    }

idk honestly this is what I have right now, I'll just move on then ig

[tidal kiln]

thats not direction

[rich adder]

ur setting isMoving bool parameter to true everyframe

[marble hemlock]

if (Input.GetKeyDown(KeyCode.U))
{
    gameObject.SetActive(false);
}

quick question

this is basically designed to just let me turn a text prompt on off and the screen
is there a way to make it so that it keeps setting it to the opposite?

as in, "okay well this object is false so lets turn it to true" and vice versa

[rich adder]

make a bool you can use then invert it

[polar acorn]

! is the "not" operator that inverts a boolean.
You can get the current active state of the object with gameObject.activeSelf

Note: If this object is disabled, update doesn't run so you won't be able to have this object re-enable itself

[rich adder]

active  = !active 
theObject.SetActive(active)```

[marble hemlock]

working my brain through this

wait it needs to be outside of the item

[formal sable]

Don't quite understand what you're talking about

[rich adder]

you don't know your own code you wrote?

[formal sable]

Know. Just don't understand... Sorry, sometimes I'm going to be dumb.

[marble hemlock]

im so slow i was trying to figure out why it wasnt working but it was because at some point i had renamed the gameobject but didn't update it in any of the lines

[polar acorn]

You shouldn't be tying the name of a gameobject to any code functionality for exactly this reason

You should avoid things like Find

[rich adder]

remmber when I said using object names wasn't good

this..is why

[frank flare]

alr made my dragging perfect (wasn't worth it tbh)

how can I make player not collide with objects and make it a toggle?

[cosmic quail]

disable player's collider?

[frank flare]

no, not collide with some specific object when I don't want it to

[rich adder]

maybe you should begin with the beginner unity courses

[eternal falcon]

:teacher: Unity Learn ↗

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

[frank flare]

I see there are some layers, how can I add a custom one?

[cosmic quail]

https://docs.unity3d.com/ScriptReference/30_search.html?q=IgnoreLayerCollision

[formal sable]

Well, I wouldn't write to this channel then.

[rich adder]

how do you expect for me to help, I'm pointing out something about your code and animator

the way to fix it is learning how the animator works

then learning how the transitions affect the animations, the code is affecting that transition

[summer stump]

Have you done !learn ?

That should be done before you move onto doing things on your own or asking for help here.

There is beginner, and then there is a stage BEFORE beginner. You need to have a foundation of understanding for anything we say to make sense

Best of luck!

[eternal falcon]

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[dawn basin]

hi there, ive never had this issue in the past but whenever I edit code e.g. adding new public variables, they never appear in the inspector unless i manually reimport the script. There are no compile errors and im definitely saving the script. unity version 2022.3.19f1, vs version 2022 [17.10.35122]

[rocky canyon]

have u tried to restart to know if it still persists?

[dawn basin]

i have restarted both unity and vs and it still happens

[umbral ginkgo]

Privet pediki pososite

[summer stump]

Perhaps domain reloading is disabled in preferences

Does it compile when you hit play? Or just never

[dawn basin]

let me have a look rq

when i click play it compiles yh

[rich adder]

afaik that only deals with playmode

[dawn basin]

should this be enabled?

[rich adder]

sounds like you have compiling script issue not so much domain reload issue

VS prob not triggering compile for some reason

[dawn basin]

any suggestions ?

[raw token]

Also check General > Auto Refresh, and double check your External Tools settings 👀

[dawn basin]

Auto refresh was disabled...

hopefully thats fixed now

thank you

[rich adder]

nicee

[dawn basin]

weird since i havent touched it

all good !

thank you

[frank flare]

using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Security;
using JetBrains.Annotations;
using UnityEditor.Callbacks;
using UnityEngine;
using UnityEngine.Animations;
using UnityEngine.InputSystem;

public class GrabItems : MonoBehaviour
{
    bool isHolding = false;
    public GameObject objectHolding;
    Rigidbody rb_objectHolding;
    public GameObject hands;
    public Vector3 farness;
    Camera cam;

    void Awake()
    {
        cam = GetComponent<Camera>();
    }

    void Update()
    {
        if (Mouse.current.leftButton.wasPressedThisFrame && isHolding == false)
        {
            Debug.Log("clicked");
            var ray = new Ray (cam.transform.position, cam.transform.forward);


            if (Physics.Raycast(ray, out var hit)) {
                Debug.Log("raycasted");
                var Object = hit.collider.transform;
                objectHolding = hit.collider.gameObject;

                if (objectHolding.TryGetComponent<Rigidbody>(out rb_objectHolding))
                {
                    Debug.Log("got component");
                    Debug.Log(hands.transform.parent.parent.parent.GetChild(1));
                    Physics.IgnoreCollision(hands.transform.parent.parent.parent.GetChild(1).GetComponent<Collider>(), objectHolding.GetComponent<Collider>(), true);
                    isHolding = true;
                }
            }
        }
        else if (Mouse.current.leftButton.wasPressedThisFrame && isHolding == true)
        {
            rb_objectHolding.useGravity = true;
            isHolding = false;
        }
    }
    
    void FixedUpdate()
    {
        if (isHolding) {
            rb_objectHolding.useGravity = false;
            Vector3 direction = hands.transform.position - (hands.transform.position - objectHolding.transform.position) * 6f;
            rb_objectHolding.velocity = hands.transform.position - direction;
        }
    }
}

why does the line with Physics.IgnoreCollision(hands.t

discord size is limiting me

why that line doesn't seem to do any effect?

I want to make player not collide with an object when he's not supposed to

[rocky canyon]

use a paste-bin website if discord is limiting.. too big of a codeblock for the channel

[frank flare]

oh wait I think I figured out

[frank flare]

no

tried this Physics.IgnoreCollision(objectHolding.GetComponent<Collider>(), hands.transform.parent.parent.parent.GetChild(1).GetComponent<Collider>(), true);

[raw token]

hands.transform.parent.parent.parent.GetChild(1) is quite the traversal... You might consider storing a direct reference such that it's less likely you'll make a mistake, and the code can function independently of the configuration of the hierarchy

[rocky canyon]

didnt even notice. that.. cursed line of code for sure

[summer stump]

The GetChild at the end is just icing on the catfood

[frank flare]

if (objectHolding.TryGetComponent<Rigidbody>(out rb_objectHolding))
                {
                    Debug.Log("got component");
                    Debug.Log(sigmaCapsule);
                    Physics.IgnoreCollision(objectHolding.GetComponent<Collider>(), sigmaCapsule.GetComponent<Collider>(), true);
                    isHolding = true;
                }

well, changed it to sigmaCapsule but it still does no effect

[storm heath]

hello guys

i need a help

how i can write jump code

[rocky canyon]

you tried google?

[raw token]

Are you certain that you are witnessing a collision between objectHolding and sigmaCapsule? Have you tried logging the objects involved in the collision event?

[frank flare]

no but I'm sure there's a collision

[frank flare]

the script is attached to main camera tho but I don't think it has to do something with the collision

[raw token]

I can't think of any good reason for IgnoreCollision() to not work, unless you have some other code which is consistently re-enabling collision. But an alternate solution may be to just change the held object's layer while held.

[frank flare]

I got starter asset first person controller which is an official and popular asset I think

I didn't change it except some settings at the start of the script (they're not important)

this is the only "Physics" there

[queen adder]

hey i have a pb with my item script( i cant put the item) if you have other script or if you see the pb tell me pls

[deft grail]

do you have any errors

[queen adder]

its supposed to do that

[queen adder]

yes but its with other i think

[deft grail]

doesnt matter

an error is an error

needs to be fixed

[queen adder]

i have that

[raw token]

I'm not too familiar with IgnoreCollision(), but I would think to slap a script on the held object with a

OnCollisionEnter(Collision collision) {
  Debug.Log("Held object collided with " + collision.gameObject.name, collision.gameObject);
}

just to double check my assumptions and hopefully narrow down the problem space

[deft grail]

open the console, see if theres anything else

[queen adder]

i start unity today and idk what is it

ok

[umbral rock]

So im trying to make an rts kind of game where a building is generating points but the problem that i have is that its not constantly adding points, only when i place a building i get points, and i wanna put my function in the update function but it doesnt seem to work...

how do i make sure my points go up the whole time? basically updated

[queen adder]

i have thats

[errant flower]

how do istop unity from collecting 4mb of ram per half second and eventually eating all of it because i accidentally ran a while function for too long

[deft grail]

because you need to pass a number in the brackets like the method requests

[storm heath]

i started unity in 2024. But today i could
serious for unity.
Because i am a student and i had a so many homeworks and project

i need help for jumping

[deft grail]

with what

what is the struggle your having?

[umbral rock]

yes indeed, how could i fix this?

[deft grail]

just pass a number?

[umbral rock]

but i already have in the if(){}... everytime i create a building the amount of buildings go up?

[storm heath]

with jumping code

[deft grail]

so you want to have points constantly going up? as well as when you place a building? or

[polar acorn]

what about it

[deft grail]

you havent even written the if statement for it yet

[storm heath]

character

[umbral rock]

so when i place a building he generates points constantly, 2 points, and if i build another one i would get 4 points bcs he generates 2 also

[deft grail]

i see, so you have a value 1 for example which gets added every second or frame.
when you place a building you want to increase 1 to for example 3 correct?

[storm heath]

bro idk how i can write a jumping code for character

[deft grail]

have you attempted just using that same translate for movement, but translating it upwards?

not sure exactly how jumping works outside of a rigidbody, but i assume you just need to move it upwards

[raw token]

So do PlayerCapsule and Capsule both have colliders? I think your hands.transform.parent.parent... thing was targeting Capsule, but that log indicates that it's colliding with PlayerCapsule

[storm heath]

Thanks

[deft grail]

what you should have is multiple different methods, 1 for adding score, 1 for increasing the Number the score is increased upon

[polar portal]

im trying to have it write a game save using a json file, but when i close the program i get this error. i checked, and the locallow and defaultcompany folders arent read-only, so i dont get why this could be happening

[umbral rock]

did it like this, is this a good way to do it? so i made an extra variable to store the amount of buildings and then i pass it to the function

[frank flare]

PlayerCapsule doesn't have a collider, Capsule does

Capsule

[deft grail]

yeah sure thats fine, as long as it works then you can change things up later

[raw token]

CharacterController is a collider

[rocky canyon]

if you click the CC w/ gizmo's enabled u'll see the green capsule

[frank flare]

ah

[frank flare]

so I should keep my thing only on charactercontroller or capsule as well?

[frank flare]

what's cc?

[rocky canyon]

shorthand for Character Controller, sorry bout that abbrev.

[raw token]

Unless you have a specific reason for a separate discrete collider, probably best to just rely on the one which CC already provides

[frank flare]

cant see the button

[rocky canyon]

protip: CC's collider works as is w/ OnTrigger methods..
but for Collisions it has its own method https://docs.unity3d.com/ScriptReference/CharacterController.OnControllerColliderHit.html

[rocky canyon]

the button i press first is the Gizmo's Enable/Disable/Hide etc
when i select the CharacterController gameobject (when CC is collapsed it hides it when its expanded it shows it)

collapsing components is a good way to get rid of unwanted gizmo clutter (while keeping the actual gizmos enabled)

[vast vessel]

yo guys.
why do these two scripts(SequenceGraph.cs and Start_Node.cs) keep disappearing from visual studio?
I've tried to delete them and re-add them in hopes that the issue would be fixed but they keep disappearing.
I've also tried "Add existing item" option in visual studio but these two scripts will still disappear for no fucking reason!

they are there in file explorer but i just cant get them to show up in visual studio code, and unity dosnt recognize refrances made to those scripts!

here is my unity console

i have also restarted visual studio. didnt fix a thing

[umbral rock]

private void FixedUpdate() {
Ray ray = Camera.main.ScreenPointToRay(Input.mousePosition);

    if(Physics.Raycast(ray, out hit, 1000, layerMask)){
        pos = hit.point;
    }
}

i wonder if the Ray is needed here? cant i just do this?
if(Physics.Raycast(Camera.mainScreenPointToRay(Input.MousePosition), out hit, 1000, layerMask)){
pos = hit.point;
}
}

[vast vessel]

!code

[eternal falcon]

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```
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[umbral rock]

damnit, keep forgetting about it, sorry about that...

[vast vessel]

is my pc haunted or something? please help 😵‍💫

[raw token]

I've not seen that before... But you might try right clicking and reimporting them within Unity

And possibly regenerating the project files from External Tools

[vast vessel]

ill try that

[raw token]

They are one and the same - either would be fine 👍

Sometimes the extra variable is nice to make things more readable, or if you had another use for the ray like debug-drawing it

[umbral rock]

aah okay, thank u!

[vast vessel]

restarting unity,(which reimports all scripts i suppose) fixed it. ty

[raw token]

Excellent 😁

[frank flare]

Hard to explain so I recorded it.
https://pastebin.com/T0PHL0nw
My character semi collides with cubes. It can stand on the cube, jump on the cube and slowly falls into the cube. How can I fix it?

[marble hemlock]

i feel like i have a problem i shouldnt have so uh

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

that's what the current script is, and when i click U, it unlocks the mouse, and freezes everything in place (minus the player rotation but thats a bit lower on my concerns)

but since thats the intended goal, i tried to apply that to another object, the menu

so i basically copied and pasted the script bit for the inventory, and then tried to apply it to the menu

[rich adder]

locking the cursor doesnt stop from reading its values
you have to disable the movement / look script if you want the player stop when window prompt is up

[frank flare]

v2 (exactly the same thing, just recorded differently)

[rich adder]

let go of the cube when you're ontop of it

[marble hemlock]

noted, and thank you

the problem however is not hte inventory

its the menu

hold on lemme get a

im trying to redo this and if it just suddenly decides to work im going to lose it

[frank flare]

would only help with the flying part, on ground it's still weird

[marble hemlock]

🗿
alright

i guess its just decided to work now

[frank flare]

I'm using unity FirstPersonController

[rocky canyon]

hehe, im actually working on teh same thing

[rich adder]

weird in what way?

[ionic zephyr]

My game has different ranks (C,B,A,S) which are enums how can I make sure that if a condition evaluates for rank C, it also evaluates for higher ranks, for example, I can obtain this C rank item with a C rank Weapon, but also with B,A,S rank weapons

[rocky canyon]

character controllers dont do well w/ collisions (esp physics based ones)

[rich adder]

lol i remember running a gmod server I needed this plugin

[rocky canyon]

a simple solution would to be to check if the box (the thing ur carrying) is lower than the players feet

if it is.. u shouldnt lift on it edit: havent tried this myself.. just guessing

[frank flare]

I'm still like half gravity when I'm jumping on the cube while the cube is on the ground

[ionic zephyr]

without doing the if(rank = C ||rank = B || rank =A || rank =S) all the time

[frank flare]

nice

[rich adder]

idk from the video alone its hard to tell

[rocky canyon]

looks like ur having as much fun as i had when i was workin on it.. lmao
my main problem was the pickup distance.. + throwing it

[frank flare]

main part on 0:18

[rocky canyon]

when i release i have to dampen the forces

[rich adder]

maybe its ur script

[rocky canyon]

so i dont yeet it across the globe

definitly script related is my guess

[rich adder]

its saying you're grounded when you're above the box midair

[rocky canyon]

since ur character controller isn't sinking thru the ground

[frank flare]

oh wow I didn't even see it lol

should I just add in Update a thing that just does grounded = false?

when I'm touching that cube

how would I detect touching cube tho if I disabled collisions between them...

[rocky canyon]

im confused what im seeing.. when ur above the box.. (an sink thru it) are u actively lifting that object

(is ur script doing anything to the box)

[rich adder]

show the current code. seems ur raycast or whatever is going to far

[rocky canyon]

how would I detect touching cube tho if I disabled collisions between them...
im working on this right now.. because when i run forward w/ the box it jittters off of the players collider.. but i do want to be able to stand on them..

1. you can disable the collisions between the player and the box (only when ur carrying it)

[rocky canyon]

thats what i intend on trying first.. and then i'll see

[frank flare]

code is there

[rocky canyon]

ya, but the code you sent is to pick up the object..
in the video it appears u fall thru the cube w/o ever picking up the object.. (which shouldnt happen)
but i could see it possibly happening if ur interacting w/ the cube and messing w/ its physics

[frank flare]

what other code do I send?

it's kinda the only code I got

[rocky canyon]

my solution for moving objects was to use AddForce instead of directly seting the velocity

[frank flare]

there's also playercontroller I can upload it to pastebin

[rocky canyon]

well ur playercontroller would be why its falling thru the cube.. (if its just a regular rigidbody cube w/ a regular collider)

the pickup code shouldnt have anything to do w/ the player falling thru the cube (if ur not picking the cube up)

[frank flare]

cube is regular

[rocky canyon]

b/c its not even being run at that point in time

[frank flare]

with rigidbody

[rocky canyon]

as is mine.. you can see here i toggle off my pickup script entirely..

[frank flare]

https://pastebin.com/SgCeNYAj this is player controller or how it's called

[rocky canyon]

it's not actually affecting my player in any way

does ur player consider the cube ground?

my ground check detects everything for now..

maybe it doesn't respect the cube as being the ground. so it phases into it.. until it actually touches the normal ground

[frank flare]

hmm no idea

private void GroundedCheck()
{
// set sphere position, with offset
Vector3 spherePosition = new Vector3(transform.position.x, transform.position.y - GroundedOffset, transform.position.z);
Grounded = Physics.CheckSphere(spherePosition, GroundedRadius, GroundLayers, QueryTriggerInteraction.Ignore);
}

[rocky canyon]

the cube may not be part of GroundLayers

i have no idea

[abstract pelican]

Can anyone tell me why Carry triggers immediately and not after the timer?

[rocky canyon]

create a normal rigidbody cube.. and test if u can stand on it

see if its any different than the cube ur using to pickup

[frank flare]

I can stand on that cube before picking it up

that effect just happens after

Physics.IgnoreCollision(objectHolding.GetComponent<Collider>(), sigmaCapsule.GetComponent<Collider>(), true);
Physics.IgnoreCollision(objectHolding.GetComponent<Collider>(), plrCapsule.GetComponent<Collider>(), true);

[rocky canyon]

have you saved? does carryHoldTime start @ something less than carryThreshold..

• Put a debug in there.. right before the Carry(); method

Debug.Log($"Carry will be called. CarryHoldTime: {carryHoldTime} and CarryHoldThreshold: {CarryThreshold}.");

[rocky canyon]

ohh then yea thats what ive been trying to ask for a while now.. soo you only fall into it while trying to pick it up

soo yea, its the pickup script for sure then

[rocky canyon]

instead of directly setting velocity use RB.MovePosition or RB.AddForce, ForceMode being ForceMode.Acceleration

[frank flare]

I only slowly fall after doing the Physics.IgnoreCollision(objectHolding.GetComponent<Collider>(), sigmaCapsule.GetComponent<Collider>(), true);
Physics.IgnoreCollision(objectHolding.GetComponent<Collider>(), plrCapsule.GetComponent<Collider>(), true);

I think the problem happens because of firstpersoncontroller

[rocky canyon]

it appears the carryhold time is already way higher than the threshold when u begin that funciton (or when that log gets called)

is it possible to reset it to 0 each time u go into that if statement

when you interact -> set carryHoldTime to zero..
then ur if statement starts to increment it

[rocky canyon]

i would agree.. its because of the CC the reason we have to use special movements and stuff to deal with it..

if its a rigidbody character controller.. u could move ur physics objects any way u wanted to. and you'd have more luck

[abstract pelican]

I don't understand. Could you show me an example?

[frank flare]

it's a unity asset character controller

[rocky canyon]

wherever u set isCarrying to true..
if its like an input..

if(Input.GetKeyDown(KeyCode.Space)){
isCarrying = true;
carryHoldTime = 0;
}```

this would set it to 0 before the if statement started adding on to it..

[abstract pelican]

I already have it like this.

[rocky canyon]

then why does it debug 1,5000xxxxx

[rocky canyon]

very strange.. 🤔

[frank flare]

maybe I have to do something with ground layers? they're complicated tho

[hushed talon]

hey im trying to get that when the key "W" Is pressed it adds force to the player cube. can anyone help ?

[languid spire]

#763499475641172029

[hushed talon]

oop sorry

[frank flare]

how can I change layers of a cube? what is a default layer?

nvm I got it

but what are these 5 layers?

are they just 5 layers with random names?

but like

[vast vessel]

can i save a scriptable object, with GO references to specific scenes somehow?

[frank flare]

named with sense for organization?

[raw token]

The best thing you could do is attach the debugger, slap some breakpoints in the places of interest, and step through it...

But short of that, could you post the full script on a paste site? The excerpts you've shared thus far don't describe what you're seeing by themselves, but there's also not enough context to understand how they all connect

[frank flare]

can someone tell me?

[rocky canyon]

they're anything you want them to be..

[frank flare]

but do default 5 ones have some special meaning or not?

[rocky canyon]

they're used for layer masks.. layer based collisions.. comparisons etc

[frank flare]

or it's just organization?

[rocky canyon]

no, someof em are important..

default, ignore raycast for example

wouldnt wanna mess w/ those

the rest is up to you and how u wanna use em

[frank flare]

so these 5 are with special meaning?

[rocky canyon]

the original 5 you shouldnt try, or even want to change/modify

you have 32-5 other ones you can use for w/e

[frank flare]

can 31 layers be not enough?

[queen adder]

This is in the animator the parameter is there but it says it isnt when I run the method to activate it did I do something wrong

void fadeIn()
 {
     animator.ResetTrigger("Fadein");
     animator.SetTrigger("Start");

 }
 void fadeOut()
 {
     animator.ResetTrigger("Start");
     animator.SetTrigger("Fadein");
 }

!code

[eternal falcon]

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

[rocky canyon]

if ur using all 31 layers.. you either have a chunky game.. or ur doing something wrong

[rocky canyon]

add a line break after the cs to make the syntax highlighting work

like that ^

[queen adder]

Got it thannk

[rocky canyon]

yw! 🙂

[queen adder]

Anybody know?

[rocky canyon]

chck ur spellings

[queen adder]

i fooled me

thanks

[rocky canyon]

bamboozled 🪄 ⭐

word of wise.. try to use different names for ur clips vs ur transitions

it'll get complicated quick if u dont

even if its just FadeInClip vs FadeIn for the transition

[raw token]

Ignore Raycast is omitted from the default physics query layermask...

TransparentFX - apparently lens flare will be visible through these objects? 🤔

I don't think there's anything special about Water 🤷

Aaaaand no clue about UI either, unless it has something to do with input handling for UI shtuff... Or maybe just a convenience for a UI camera...

It is very strange that these don't seem to be well documented anywhere

[rocky canyon]

ya, Water is a wasted layer 😛

AHH we cant even remove it

[raw token]

This is going to haunt me

[rocky canyon]

just repurpose it 😛

Water is my new Ground layer

1. Default: The standard layer that all GameObjects are assigned to by default; used for general-purpose rendering and physics interactions.
2. TransparentFX: Intended for objects that require transparency and special rendering effects, often used for visual effects like glass or water surfaces.
3. Ignore Raycast: Objects in this layer will not interact with raycasting, making it useful for objects that shouldn't be detected by raycasts (e.g., background elements).
4. Water: Reserved for water-related GameObjects and effects; often used in conjunction with water rendering and physics systems.
5. UI: Specifically used for Unity's built-in UI elements, ensuring they are rendered and managed separately from 3D objects.

the mo you kno 🌈 ⭐

[raw token]

Still mysteriously vague, but satisfying enough 😁

[rocky canyon]

default, ui, and ignore raycast being useful

[marble hemlock]

    private void Start()
    {
        movementScript = GetComponent<MovementScript>();
    }

and

 if (!inventory.activeSelf)
 {
     Cursor.lockState = CursorLockMode.Locked;
     Cursor.visible = false;
     Time.timeScale = 1;
     movementScript.GetComponent<MovementScript>().enabled = true;


 }

is "movementScript.GetComponent<MovementScript>().enabled = true;" this line not supposed to do this

im not getting an error but now if i called the component in start, do i need to call it again later?

[languid spire]

no, movementScript is already a MovementScript instance

[marble hemlock]

i tried to just write movementScript.enabled = true; but then it just fails

[frank flare]

how can I change layers through script?

[languid spire]

NRE ?

[frank flare]

idk if I'm trying to do something weird

[frank flare]

what?

[frank flare]

probably not

[raw token]

Check the GameObject docs - look for applicable members 👀
https://docs.unity3d.com/ScriptReference/GameObject.html

[marble hemlock]

like im very sure it'll work but i vaguely remember being told that having the script keep using get component is not a good idea

[languid spire]

no it is not, you only do it once as you do in start

[frank flare]

ah yes I forgot it's a GameObject property

[marble hemlock]

yeah im not sure how to get it to true

'Component' does not contain a definition for 'enabled' and no accessible extension method 'enabled' accepting a first argument of type 'Component' could be found (are you missing a using directive or an assembly reference?)

[summer stump]

You do it as often as needed. If you get the same component multiple times, it is more than needed, since you can of course save it

[rocky canyon]

you typically cache the variable.. and use the cached version if u need to repeatedly access it..

private PlayerMovement myPlayerMove;
public void Start()
{
    myPlayerMove = GetComponent<PlayerMovement>();
}

public void Update()
{
    //now if i want to access playerMovement i already have the reference..
    myPlayerMove.enabled = true;
    myPlayerMove.DoSomething();
}

[summer stump]

What did you write? GetComponent<Component>() ?

[marble hemlock]

perhaps i am the flaw

[languid spire]

show the declaration of movementScript

[marble hemlock]

public Component movementScript;

    private void Start()
    {
        movementScript = GetComponent<MovementScript>();
    }

man i should not name these the same thing

[languid spire]

so change Component to MovementScript

[marble hemlock]

wha

it worked

i dont understand

[summer stump]

You should never make the type Component

[rocky canyon]

MovementScript movementScript is good enough for naming.

camelCase being the reference.

[summer stump]

Well MovementScript inherits from MonoBehaviour and has access to its properties.
Component comes earlier in the inheritance chain and does not

UnityEngine.Object > Component > Behaviour > MonoBehaviour > MovementScript

The ones at the end have access to the ones before it. The ones at the start have absolutely no clue about anything after it

[marble hemlock]

oh

ohhhh
i remember that page

[languid spire]

GetComponent<MovementScript>();
you are asking to return something of Type MovementScript, so the variable you set it to should also be declared as the same Type

[raw token]

You can totally store a reference to your script in a Component-type variable because as Aethenosity describes it is a Component due to it's inheritance chain, but then you can only access members which exist on the Component type. If you want to access the members you've declared within your script, then the reference must be stored in a variable of your script's type

[marble hemlock]

unity been beating my ass all day
Every time i think i get something i proceed to break another thing i didnt even know was a problem

[summer stump]

You could even store it as a UnityEngine.Object

You just wouldn't WANT to

[rich adder]

how else do you plan on learning ?

[final kestrel]

class InventoryData
int Id;
Item item;

public InventoryData(Item _item){
item = _item;
Id = _item.id
}

My question is... Do I need to give Id as a parameter? Or can I just do this and set the id to the given item's id in the constructor?

[languid spire]

sure, no problem, you could also do
int Id ( get { return item.id; ) )
and not set anything

[final kestrel]

I am trying to understand why he also adds id in the parameter. Isnt it just easier to just give the item whenever you new the class and set the properties/fields inside?

Think it makes the most sense as its readable and all?

[final kestrel]

Ah yeah makes sense

I should work more on the properties and get used to them.

[languid spire]

if you find yourself duplicating data then properties are usually the answer

[final kestrel]

All right. I understand. Thanks!

[marble hemlock]

its fun until every step forward is rewarded with a step back
i got the menu and inventory pausing like i wanted to and now the mouse keeps getting locked and unlocked regardless of what i want so

time to figure out which part i fumbled this time

i am so close

[final kestrel]

I am also having trouble with my mouse getting locked and unlocked T_T havent tried yet but it may work different on build as people here suggested.

[marble hemlock]

gonna keep powering through. something is going to work.

whats setting me off is that menu and inventory basically have the exact script, except one always seems to have a problem the other doesn't

When i go to the menu, the mouse does not lock as its not supposed to
when i try to click the inventory, it lets the mouse move around until click on screen again and then it locks

but it looks like its glitching because it keeps flickering in and out

[rocky canyon]

does ur menu use the Escape key?

in the editor Unity uses escape to undock the mouse from the game.. it will override any cursor locking you have

until you click back onto the game so it goes back to focus

thats why people say in the build it will be fine

i tend to use a different key for when im building/testing the game.. and then when right before i build i replace it back to Escape

the backtick ~ key is a good alternative

[silk night]

took me a solid 20s to realize im the odd one with the qwertz keyboard and was wondering why you would want to break your fingers every time for that test 😄

[rocky canyon]

where is the ~ key for you?

[silk night]

right alt + pinky right next to the enter key

[rocky canyon]

oof, ya edit: if ur using a QWERTZ keyboard.. maybe dont use the tilde key

[silk night]

^ is on the same key you got ~, ° with shift

[rocky canyon]

° is a cool key.. i wish i had it.. for degrees i always have to make due with *

[silk night]

i think i have used it twice since I know how to use a keyboard, one of those above

[rocky canyon]

im always impressed by those that use keyboards that try to pack 3 or 4 character on 1 key.

w/ StreetFighter type combo's to access them 😄

[silk night]

that key is the definition of wasted potential on qwertz 😄

[rocky canyon]

last offtopic question: where do you live that uses qwertz?

[silk night]

its so prominent and both signs on there have to be amongts the rarest every typed unless you're a ^^ type of person

germany

[rocky canyon]

ahh cool! i'll have to remember that

[silk night]

i can use both qwertz and mac keyboards (from work) and i can find some keys on english keyboards because ssh doesnt care what you got plugged in, if its set to english you better find those keys

[rocky canyon]

as long as WASD is in the same spot we're good 👍 or i'll need to have a rebinding menu for my game to be international

[silk night]

except for y/z all letters are in the same place, + we got äöü on here

but yeah, the y/z switch is a pain sometimes in games, "press z to lie down"... one broken finger later

[rocky canyon]

ya, the more i learn the more i figure that have a remapping input system would be a great addition

[silk night]

i mean the input system makes it easy with the auto-capture remap function 😄

[warm raptor]

what's the best way to manage the explosion radius for my grenade, should I spawn/acivate a sphere collider in trigger mode and check who is in the collider, but that mean that player could receive damage behind walls, or should I use a raycast to check what's the distance between the grenade and the players and check if their are collider /object between them, but that will mean that even tiny object could stop players from taking damage ?

[silk night]

2d or 3d?

[deft grail]

i think an Physics.OverlapSphere is best for that

[silk night]

https://docs.unity3d.com/ScriptReference/Physics2D.OverlapCircle.html 2d
https://docs.unity3d.com/ScriptReference/Physics.CheckSphere.html 3d

[warm raptor]

Okay, I'll look into it.

[warm raptor]

thx !

[warm raptor]

does this chek if there are walls blocking the way? for 3d

[deft grail]

do you want it to not damage if they are behind the wall?

[silk night]

No but you can get all targets with that and then send a raycast to see if its blocked

[warm raptor]

yes

[silk night]

but that method will only check if the center of that object is behind the wall, not if for example a foot is sticking out

[warm raptor]

I think that's not a big problem

[silk night]

yeah then just collect all targets with the CheckSphere and then send a raycast to each of them, if the raycast is blocked by something else you remove them as a target

[deft grail]

you can make the targets just be of a certain layer too, so it doesnt just get all random objects

[warm raptor]

oh yes that might be usefull

[warm raptor]

I've just remembered that if a small object is in the way, as in my example, if I use only a raycast the player won't take any damage even though his whole upper body is exposed to the grenade.

[deft grail]

use multiple raycasts

at each height

[silk night]

ive seen it solved by having a collider on each body part, head, torso, arms, legs and raycasting to each of them

[deft grail]

dont even need different colliders if you want, just do multiple raycasts

[warm raptor]

ok can I just say that instead of targeting the whole player, the raycast has to target a specifique bone of this player ?

[silk night]

you can set the transform of the bone you want as raycast target and check if they raycast gets the whole distance to the bone without any collision with walls or stuff

[warm raptor]

ok thx a lot for your help !

[polar acorn]

Fun fact: This is how explosions work in the original DOOM. If you had a drop that was like 14 pixels or more below you, Arch-Vile explosions wouldn't actually damage you, since their origin is the ground in front of you. This means you could stand on a staircase and be immune to most explosion damage

[rocky canyon]

3 positions is how i do it as well as gr4ss said

[polar acorn]

So, if you fix this problem you've got a leg-up on John Romero 😄

[rocky canyon]

its used more for just grenades too.. (when enemies are lookin for the player.. they need to be able to see his feet too)

[warm raptor]

Is it ok if I use like 4 or 6 instead of 3 ?

[rocky canyon]

yea, no sweat

the more u have the more accurate the stuff will be..

[frank flare]

where should I contain scripts?

just a question for organization

[frank flare]

Input.GetKey("a"); is this the check if key was just pressed? like not the key is being pressed and not that the key has been unpressed but that the key was exactly just pressed?

[raw token]

It checks if the key is currently pressed. GetKeyDown() is true if the key was just depressed this frame, and GetKeyUp() if it was just released this frame.

[frank flare]

depressed??

you mean pressed?

[raw token]

Yeah

[frank flare]

depression in unity functions is crazy

anyways it seems to work

[raw token]

"pressed" and "depressed" are synonyms, albeit it's not a super common usage of the word 😅

[frank flare]

can I make some cooldown like 5 seconds? do I have to save previous time or what?

save previous time somehow and then -?

[raw token]

Sure yeah - you can store the time of the event and check if the current time minus that is greater than your threshold. Or reset a timer to 0 and add Time.deltaTime each frame until it's greater than your threshold.

Or the super nifty route is to use a coroutine, in which case you just yield return new WaitForSeconds(threshold); and Unity will resume your code from that point after threshold seconds have passed

[frank flare]

coroutine is kinda messy and for smart people, isn't it?

what about simplier way like

getting unity clock

or os clock?

or whatever clock is it?

[deft grail]

read the 1st part of his message, do that

[frank flare]

oldTime = clock()

if clock - oldTime > ...

[frank flare]

ok

[raw token]

Check out some of Time's static members

[frank flare]

time.time() is nice?

[raw token]

It's not a method, but yeah - that would fit the bill 👍

[raw token]

They're not too crazy - they just take a little experience to get the hang of.

Broadly, they're just methods which will run up until a yield return something statement, where something is an instruction to Unity to tell it when to continue running again - in a frame, a few seconds, when the color of a dog turns blue, whatever.

Everything you can do with a coroutine you can do without, but it can definitely be a more clean and convenient way to write that sort of incremental logic

An awesome tool to have your toolbox - well worth learning at some point.

[cosmic dagger]

typically, you place them on the GameObject that you want to have that behavior, but depending on the type of script: controller, manager, singleton, etc.) it will be on a top-level GameObject . . .

[mint remnant]

if you have a static class, non monobehaviour, you can't write to the Console log in anyway, correct?

[slender nymph]

you can still use Debug.Log

[mint remnant]

oh hrmm, ok will try that then

[marble hemlock]

is it a good idea to have different scripts for different buttons even if they're on the same screen

[steep rose]

Why would you want that

[raw token]

I'm not sure what you're asking... Whether or not they're on the same screen usually isn't a factor in whether two objects use the same script 🤔

[marble hemlock]

sorry
so its a panel, and on the panel, there are two buttons with different functions
is it better to just have them with different scripts for each purpose?

[raw token]

Often times UI buttons need no script at all - you just assign a method to execute when clicked to the Button's OnClick Unity Event

(And usually that method exists on whatever logic you're affecting rather than the button - like a "Volume Up" button would execute a method on a SoundManager or something, rather than on the button)

[slender nymph]

there is no "better", do what makes the most sense to you. Though keep in mind that SOLID principles state that each class should have only a single responsibility.
When i'm making menus I typically put methods that buttons will call into classes where they serve similar purposes (like audio related buttons go in one class, resolution ones go in another, etc). it helps keep things organized

[regal bear]

Hello, first of all im very beginner at coding. Want to handle slide down if i jump to a slope. Not for a game mechanic, I want to make an RPG (just a hobby learning project) and i want something like World of Warcraft physic. When my character slide down, its stop sliding near the ground.
my code: https://pastebin.com/7AVV51mY

[steep walrus]

and im realizing my spread doesnt work either

[dry tendon]

That's related to physics, not to code. Create on your protect window with right click a component called physics material, apply it to the character and try touching those options... I'm not entirely sure of the answer since I don't have Unity in front of me right now, but there's nothing to lose by trying.

[regal bear]

i'll try it thanks

[slender nymph]

you appear to be missing some code, nothing here has anything to do with "reangling the bullet". all this does is create a ray from the center of the viewport

[dry tendon]

Tell me if it works for you 😉

[steep walrus]

I realized i sent the wrong code and I figured out the error, sorry. thank you for trying to help

[regal bear]

I have none physics material

[dry tendon]

You have to create it by right click on your protect assets and selecting the new physics material option...