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And words after those as well

[simple vine]

its just darkness

[teal viper]

There's more than 5 links. And you can use any of them.

[simple vine]

there all darkness

[strong wren]

Take some time to observe what you are seeing and what is being told to you

[simple vine]

i see darkness on it

[teal viper]

Paste the code, save, share the link. It's not rocket science.

[simple vine]

ok

[teal viper]

If that website doesn't work, try a different one.

[trail heart]

Or even just the discord code syntax that's explained after the links in the bot message

[simple vine]

theres no share button

https://paste.mod.gg/cheepcnsbilt/1

wait that might of done it

is that it

https://paste.mod.gg/

they are the codes

[simple vine]

i done it

[teal viper]

Add some logs in your code to see if it executes as you expect.

[simple vine]

what logs

[teal viper]

Debug logs.

[simple vine]

where

[teal viper]

In your code

[simple vine]

but where

[teal viper]

Debug.Log

[simple vine]

where do i add it

[teal viper]

In the relevant places. Where you want to confirm if the code works.

Do you understand what your code does?

[simple vine]

i didnt make it so how do i know where it goes

[simple vine]

yes

they make stuff work

and stuff

[teal viper]

If you understand it then you should know where to put logs.

[trail heart]

It looks like you might have two components here that both try to control the Nav Mesh Agent

[simple vine]

but i didnt make it

[teal viper]

But you understand how it works, no?

[simple vine]

i only understand nothing

[simple vine]

idk im new

so no

[teal viper]

Ok, then perhaps don't copy code that you don't understand.

[simple vine]

but he made alot of stuff that my friends uses that works

[teal viper]

I recommend you pause your project and go !learn the basics properly

[simple vine]

and it helping me

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[simple vine]

ok

[trail heart]

Without understanding how your own game's systems work, you cannot implement fixes or debug methods we would suggest

[simple vine]

ok

i dont understand it still

[teal viper]

Did you go and learn the basics already? That was fast!

[simple vine]

i didnt i just dont understand

[teal viper]

Don't understand what?

[simple vine]

the thing

[teal viper]

What thing?

[simple vine]

the scripts

[supple wasp]

What are you saying

[teal viper]

You wouldn't understand them if you don't know the basics.

[simple vine]

can you just send a monster moving scrpit

[supple wasp]

See that's more or less easy

To program yourself like this

[teal viper]

No. We don't do spoon-feeding here.

[simple vine]

huh

spoon-feeding???

[teal viper]

Learn properly and write it yourself.

[supple wasp]

And when I started learning to program, my head started to hurt.

[simple vine]

bruh why

[teal viper]

If you want people to write code for you you gotta hire someone. Programming is labor. And no one likes working for free.

[simple vine]

i find videos tho

[teal viper]

Then use the videos and write the code yourself. I don't see how that contradicts what I said.

[supple wasp]

That's very obvious.

[simple vine]

they most likey put it in the comments

[supple wasp]

Well, the pugs, if you want to program, you have to start with the basics of coding.

[simple vine]

but that takes too long

[supple wasp]

It's true but it's worth it

Look at me, I started with the same thing and look at me now

[simple vine]

idk how to script

[supple wasp]

I already know more or less about programming

[supple wasp]

You just have to search on yt or other places on the internet on how to start programming but BE CAREFUL you only have to learn the code for the type of game you want to make.

[simple vine]

horror

[supple wasp]

If your game is about horror, then you have to search on the internet.

[simple vine]

ok

[supple wasp]

This is what I did and it worked for me

[simple vine]

IT WORKED

[thorny flame]

is there a difference between None and Missing if im checking for null? trying to run an event when it becomes unassigned/null but its not firing

[stray wraith]

Anyone know how I can make an InputAction always trigger when one of its buttons is pressed, regardless of another button being already down? I have a little mechanic in my game where you can essentially jump twice, but if you jump with, let's say space and you don't release it, then preceed to jump with up arrow, it won't do anything because space is already down. Any fixes for that?

[wintry quarry]

Missing means destroyed

none means actually null

If it's missing it won't be because it was assigned as null it's because the object was destroyed

[west radish]

Nobody does when they first start learning how too, you just need to stick with things and you'll improve over time

[queen adder]

hello, i'm using unity cloud code js scripts and I want to just simply wipe any players inventory when their user id is provided in the params. Does anyone know if it's even possible to do that, or is there a better way of doing it, idk it's just not working for me at all

[solid jay]

How can I rotate an Object around the local axis shown in the editor, bc transform.localrotation doenst work and space.self with transform.rotate also doesnt work

[queen adder]

@solid jay

[solid jay]

bro with code

[queen adder]

oh idk

[deft breach]

you can always use transform.LookAt() with a Vector3

where do you want to point it? @solid jay

[solid jay]

well I want to make a free cam which works in every orientation like in space engineers the player controller

[deft breach]

for free cam just use cinemachine its way easier and faster to implement

Just add Cinemachine FreeLook Component @solid jay

[solid jay]

but the free look needs a target to look at

[deft breach]

your player

[solid jay]

Ok I may havent made it clear I meant like a spectator camera with free looks, sorry for the confuision

[rancid tinsel]

!ide

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[deft breach]

ohh well you can just use a simple freecam script like this:https://gist.github.com/ashleydavis/f025c03a9221bc840a2b

[rancid tinsel]

turns out I had to manually add the Visual Studio Editor package to unity (never had to do that before) and regenerate project files

so weird

[solid jay]

can you just tell me how you would rotate it around the local axis like in the editor when you select local

[deft breach]

You can do something like this: transform.RotateAround(transform.position, transform.up, Time.deltaTime * 90f); where transform.up is the axis to rotate around on (the y axis in this case)

or this: transform.Rotate(0, yAmount, 0, Space.Self); @solid jay

[solid jay]

Is there a way to instead of rotating it by a specific amount to set the rotatition while still rotating around the local axis

[deft breach]

transform.localRotation = Quaternion.Euler(x, y, z); @solid jay

[solid jay]

not the same thing

[deft breach]

transform.localEulerAngles = new Vector3(x, y, z) @solid jay

man I got no damn clue what your up to if your making a free cam just use a simple one from the internet or ask chatgpt and if your making first person cam + movment just follow one of the 10000 tutorials on YT. otherwise these are the ways to set rotation if that doesnt work for you i dont know what will @solid jay

[wintry quarry]

Just transform.Rotate(x,y,z)

[solid jay]

this is what im trying to get, that no matter which way the player is rotated it always rotates to the left when i move the mouse to the left etc @deft breach

and that also with the x axis

[radiant frigate]

hello! im trying to make a variable of type Rect Transform but when i drag in a Rect Transform it says "type mismatch"

does anyone know why this happens and how to solve it?

ty in advance!

[rich adder]

ur trying to add scene components into a preafb arent ya

[radiant frigate]

yes

[rich adder]

yea thats not allowed

[radiant frigate]

oh

makes sense

didnt think about that

[rich adder]

https://unity.huh.how/references/prefabs-referencing-components

[radiant frigate]

you are my saviour

ty

[radiant frigate]

again ty! i was lost for like 3 hours

now it works, ty!

[deft breach]

@solid jay ``` float newRotationX = transform.localEulerAngles.y + Input.GetAxis("Mouse X") * freeLookSensitivity;
float newRotationY = transform.localEulerAngles.x - Input.GetAxis("Mouse Y") * freeLookSensitivity;
transform.localEulerAngles = new Vector3(newRotationY, newRotationX, 0f);

[rich adder]

bad idea to read and set the eulerAngles

[deft breach]

Well I got the code from him https://github.com/ashleydavis and his code works (reference: https://gist.github.com/ashleydavis/f025c03a9221bc840a2b)

[solid jay]

well it doesnt work

[rich adder]

still wrong anyway

you should never touch the euler angles manually to avoid gimbal locking issues nvm unity internally changes into quat

thats the whole point of using Quaternion

[deft breach]

unity docs does it

[rich adder]

where

[deft breach]

https://docs.unity3d.com/6000.0/Documentation/ScriptReference/Transform-localEulerAngles.html

I thought its ok to do if unity docs does it

[rich adder]

hmmm apparently unity does set them to quaternion internally but as it states, you shouldnt read and write from euler angles

When using the .eulerAngles property to set a rotation, it is important to understand that although you are providing X, Y, and Z rotation values to describe your rotation, those values are not stored in the rotation. Instead, the X, Y & Z values are converted to the Quaternion's internal format.
When you read the .eulerAngles property, Unity converts the Quaternion's internal representation of the rotation to Euler angles. Because, there is more than one way to represent any given rotation using Euler angles, the values you read back out may be quite different from the values you assigned. This can cause confusion if you are trying to gradually increment the values to produce animation.

[void thicket]

Bad idea to round-trip it, to be specific

[timber tide]

Wouldnt be hard to rotate, but the problem more relies on the fact that no human will move their mouse precisely on one axis

[void thicket]

The vector you set is not same as the vector you get

It converted to Quaternion and loses euler axis info

[timber tide]

I think to get a nice sample from the input is to evalute atleast a few frames of input to determine the direction

so to compare the most growing axis and direction on that axis

[solid jay]

how does the game space engineers does it then

[timber tide]

Probably how I explained it

[raw mountain]

maybe this will be insightful https://discussions.unity.com/t/how-am-i-supposed-to-use-euler-angles/704741

[deft breach]

thanks i understand the issue now

[timber tide]

I don't think for this question you need the current transform rotation anyway

[rich adder]

whats wrong with Transform.Rotate again?

[raw mountain]

isnt that just a quaternion anyway?

[solid jay]

but how does this help with a camera controller, dont I just choose one axis then

[teal viper]

Perhaps it was not included in the project initially when it was created. Often happens when upgrading from older versions.

[verbal dome]

XY euler works unless you plan on rotating 90 degrees or more on the X axis (then you get gimbal lock)

[rich adder]

yeah but I thought wants to rotate locally no ?

[verbal dome]

Transform rotation is always a quaternion in the end

[rich adder]

well its Euler input that rotates quaternion

[rich adder]

what are you trying to do exactly, lazy scrolling up for context

[timber tide]

Not sure what you mean, but if the camera is pivoted on the player then you get a direction relative to the camera

[rich adder]

dont u want local rotate? transform.rotate should be fine

[solid jay]

I want to make a camera that can roate 360 degreese on all axis

[rich adder]

so whats wrong wih transform.rotate again ?

[deft breach]

You just want this?

[rich adder]

this looks clamped, they said 360

[verbal dome]

Including Z axis? 🤔

[solid jay]

yes wait a sec i will show you

[timber tide]

Do you do a flip when you go above 90 on the tilt

[solid jay]

like this

[timber tide]

oh you do do a flip

[solid jay]

yes

[verbal dome]

Yeah I was imagining a space game

[timber tide]

So where's the snapping come into play. Seems smooth to me

[verbal dome]

So yeah, transform.rotate

[solid jay]

which snapping i never said anything about snapping

[timber tide]

Ah, may have misinterpreted it then. I assume you wanted it such that it only rotated to specific directions

[solid jay]

I just want a camera controller like in this game...

[rancid tinsel]

would be weird if it was that since i didnt update anything until visual studio as a fix

oh well at least it works now

[solid jay]

rotationInput.x = playerInputAction.BlueprintMode.Camera.ReadValue<Vector3>().y * sensitivity * Time.deltaTime;
rotationInput.y = playerInputAction.BlueprintMode.Camera.ReadValue<Vector3>().x * sensitivity * Time.deltaTime;

transform.Rotate(new Vector3(rotationInput.x, rotationInput.y, 0)); // Rotate Player Based On Mouse Input

when I do it like this it is all weird an doesnt work at all

[verbal dome]

Did you log the value of rotationInput?

Also rotating the X and Y axes in separate Rotate calls might be better here

[stark burrow]

Calling cc.Move multiple times in update loop for character isnt recommended, but is enemy script calling public method with cc.Move in player after player update fine?

[rich adder]

the enemy update should not at all matter for the player update.

[verbal dome]

AFAIK the multiple Move calls is bad only because CC's isGrounded property only gets affected by the last move call

But yeah, that sounds weird

What is the mechanic here? Why is the enemy "moving" the player?

[solid jay]

yes I did and it all seems fine but then when I rotate it also for some reason rotate on the z axis which isnt even in the code

[verbal dome]

^ @solid jay try this

Because rotating X and Y at the same time can combine into a Z rotation

[solid jay]

like this?

rotationInput.x = playerInputAction.BlueprintMode.Camera.ReadValue<Vector3>().y * sensitivity * Time.deltaTime;
rotationInput.y = playerInputAction.BlueprintMode.Camera.ReadValue<Vector3>().x * sensitivity * Time.deltaTime;

transform.Rotate(new Vector3(0, rotationInput.y, 0)); // Rotate Player Based On Mouse Input
transform.Rotate(new Vector3(rotationInput.x, 0, 0));

[verbal dome]

Sure

Btw Rotate has an overload Rotate(x, y, z) which is easier to read/shorter than that Vector3 one

[solid jay]

well still rotates on the Z-Axis

[verbal dome]

What are you looking at? The inspector?

Or does it actually rotate on its own local Z axis?

If you see non-zero Z values in the inspector, that's fine

[solid jay]

yes and the camera the shoulndt roll but it does

[solid jay]

@verbal dome

[verbal dome]

Yeah I see the issue, I think the fix is to keep track of your up axis manually and rotate based on that and your forward vector

I did a lil test scene to replicate that issue

Can probably test the fix later when i got more time

Q and Z (or whatever keys you use for Z rotation) would roll the up axis around your forward

[timber tide]

I dont use rotate, but I'm pretty sure just using angle axis would work fine

then multiply the quaternions out

[solid jay]

can you send me maybe a dm then to explain it more since I dont really know what you mean by that

[steel smelt]

try rotating along local axes before you dive further

theres a space parameter for rotate

space self relates to local space

[void thicket]

Self is default

[solid jay]

yeah and it does not work the way I want it to work

[verbal dome]

Maybe later if/when I find the fix

And no DM's, I'll ping you here if anything

[solid jay]

ok that fine to

[spark moth]

hi

[steel smelt]

@solid jay I don't understand what you're doing with the camera. This relates to accumulated delta on those respective axes?

Anyhow, if so, then the y movement should probably relate to a rotation along the local x, whereas the x movement should relate to a rotation along the local up axis

[spark moth]

i'm trying to develop a game with a movement just like subway surfer but when i want to change the lane in the game, sometimes it doesn't change it and i have to press the button again. i'll send the code in the next message and if there is anything wrong about it please tell me and if u want more details i'll send more about my game

the code:using UnityEngine;

public class SPlayer : MonoBehaviour
{
public Rigidbody rb;
public float forwardMove = 30000f;
public float sideMove = 6f;
public float moveSpeed = 5f;
Vector3 targetPosition;
int currentLane = 0;

private void Start()
{
    targetPosition = transform.position;
}

private void FixedUpdate()
{
    
    rb.AddForce(0, 0, forwardMove * Time.fixedDeltaTime);
    
    if (Input.GetKeyDown(KeyCode.LeftArrow))
    {
        if (currentLane > -1)
        {
            currentLane -= 1;
        }
    }

    if (Input.GetKeyDown(KeyCode.RightArrow))
    {
        if (currentLane < 1)
        {
            currentLane += 1;
        }
    }
    
    targetPosition.x = currentLane * 3;         
    rb.MovePosition(Vector3.Lerp(rb.position, targetPosition, moveSpeed * Time.fixedDeltaTime));
}

}

[cosmic dagger]

!code

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[steel smelt]

@spark moth FixedUpdate isn't guaranteed to catch input.

[cosmic dagger]

It's because you are checking the input in FixedUpdate . . .

[spark moth]

so i should change the fixed update to update right?

[cosmic dagger]

The problem is you are moving the object using two different methods: AddForce and setting the transform (does not use physics). You have to choose one method . . .

You do not multiply by deltaTime when using AddForce in FixedUpdate . . .

[spark moth]

so how should the code be written like?

[cosmic dagger]

Store the input in Update and check its value in FixedUpdate . . .

[timber tide]

public class AngleAxisTest : MonoBehaviour
{
    public float sensitivity = 2f;
    private float yaw = 0f;
    private float pitch = 0f;

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

        yaw += mouseX;
        pitch -= mouseY;

        Quaternion yawRotation = Quaternion.AngleAxis(yaw, Vector3.up);
        Quaternion pitchRotation = Quaternion.AngleAxis(pitch, Vector3.right);

        transform.rotation = yawRotation * pitchRotation;
    }
}

AngleAxis my beloved

tested and it works fine

[cosmic dagger]

Choose a method to move the object: by force, by velocity, by using MovePosition (kinematic Rigidbody), or manipulating the transform . . .

[spark moth]

can someone say how can i write codes like this in discord?

[cosmic dagger]

I posted a response on how to do so above . . .

[spark moth]

this is just a test:

[steel smelt]

E-

[cosmic dagger]

As the message from the bot suggested, use a paste site when posting large code. It takes up the entire chat and we miss questions and answers from other people . . .

[spark moth]

sry for my knowledge but can u tell me what paste bot is?

[verbal dome]

They need to be able to rotate on the Z axis too

Using constants Vector3.up and Vector3.right doesn't make sense when you are in space

[timber tide]

Hmm, I feel like that would be kinda nauseating

[verbal dome]

Did you see this?
<#💻┃code-beginner message>

It makes sense in space games

[timber tide]

I dont think that would work with mouse though, you'd need a key for the roll

[verbal dome]

Sure, that can be Q and E keys for example

My point is that using world axes here is out of the question

[timber tide]

Oh yeah that totally looks like some key input

[cosmic dagger]

I'm not sure which part troubles you. If you read the message, it tells you to use any of the provided links to share large code . . .

[spark moth]

oh sry ya know i'm a bit lazy so i red the Inline Code part

[cosmic dagger]

Then don't be lazy . . . 😆

[spark moth]

it's impossible for me

[inland latch]

hi, does anyone know if there's a way to change the default presets, specifically for importing images, on all projects? (or atleast newly created ones), i want to change the max size to the max option, and the compression to none by default accross all projects without having to change the settings manually or make a preset every time i start a new project

[rich adder]

thats the whole point of a preset asset tho

[inland latch]

but it doesn't work across projects ?

[rich adder]

just put the preset file in the new project

[inland latch]

why isn't there just an actual way to change default settings...

[rich adder]

🤷‍♂️

[spark moth]

ok i saved the bundle of my code does it mean if i press ctrl + v, it will paste the bundle or should i paste it in another way?

[inland latch]

if i have to import a file and set it up as a default preset every time then it's barely a default setting

that's not far off from just changing the settings every time

[fleet venture]

its not possible to put something form sceneview into an prefab right? but can i put one prefab into another

i mean like in the code section

[cosmic dagger]

It is default, every time you import an image for that project. each project is separate. The same way you import packages every time for a new project . . .

[fleet venture]

so as a field

[inland latch]

then, how do i change the default settings for new projects

[cosmic dagger]

Be smart and think ahead. Create a default (empty) project with all the packages and presets you need. Clone that project every time you start a new one . . .

[inland latch]

that's a dumb solution to an issue with unity itself

that is just unnecessary if they let you change project defaults

[spark moth]

@cosmic dagger i have to go can i give a friend req to u so u can help me more?

[cosmic dagger]

I'm busy and away from comp. You can just post in the chat. Anyone here can help . . .

[spark moth]

ok thanks anyway

[dreamy rose]

can some one help idk why this is happening

when i remove the animation

it works completely fine

[rich adder]

what are we looking at

[dreamy rose]

the camera isnt centered

because

i added the animation

[rich adder]

well yeah your root object has bad pivot

[dreamy rose]

wdym?

well uh how do i fix my root object pivot?

[rich adder]

why do you have so many cameras

[dreamy rose]

i have 1 only

its just a cemra hold er

dw thats not the problem

[rich adder]

you have 2 main camera components

[dreamy rose]

yeah i deleted the other one in the video

no ieda

wh it was there

[rich adder]

can you show like the way its actually setup then

cause nwo you have main camera and player camera

[dreamy rose]

sure ills end you the code i can explain it if u want

[rich adder]

ok

[dreamy rose]

its a code that makes it so the camera pos in the player object updates the positon of the main camera to the camera pos every frame does that make sesne?

sense?

[rich adder]

yeah but thats not the issue if the root of the parent is wrong in the first place

[dreamy rose]

wdym

ik thats not the issue

you were just asking

[rich adder]

you were showing why the camera is on his shoulder

[dreamy rose]

yeah im asking why its like that

[rich adder]

when you set something to = transform.position just goes to whaetver the pivot is

if your model has the pivot there, then it will go there

[dreamy rose]

how do i change the pivot ?

[rich adder]

show the code too

like not a video, send the actual code

[dreamy rose]

alright

wrong bif

vif

mb

[rich adder]

dont send code as images

[dreamy rose]

want me to copy paste it?

[rich adder]

the code is to give context for the rest of how you handle parenting / positioning

[dreamy rose]

i screen recorded iot

[rich adder]

use links, copy and paste into link, save and send link

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[dreamy rose]

https://paste.mod.gg/kqqqqawpvbyc/0

https://paste.mod.gg/gqeyrkxutuvd/0

[dreamy rose]

i sent them

[rich adder]

which gameobject has MoveCam on it

[dreamy rose]

camera holder

[rich adder]

where is cameraPos at during animation/play mode. click on it and show its gizmos(arrows)

[dreamy rose]

it changes when iclick play

give me as econd

[rich adder]

seems like animation might be shifting your transforms

[dreamy rose]

yeah

i tried to see if there's a problem in bledner but everything looked normal

[rich adder]

where is the armature at before playmode

[dreamy rose]

hold on

wrong

vid

danmi t

@rich adder here

[rich adder]

I mean..

you can see the issue now right

[dreamy rose]

yeah

lol

how do i fix that tho?

that wasnt a problem before i imported the animation tho

[rich adder]

just put the position to 0 , 0, 0

[dreamy rose]

oh okay

[rich adder]

player Obj too

generally child shouldnt be offset

unless you got some extreme case, like the cameraholderpos to the head pos etc

[rich adder]

btw you can remove TIme.deltaTime in the MouseInputs, lower the sensitivity

mouse input shouldn't need Time.deltaTime

thats why you got it cranked to 300

the mouse axis is actually the distance that it took from last frame so its already framerate independent

[dreamy rose]

oh okay

also uh

it still didnt work

for some reason

let me screen record thjis rq

[rich adder]

wdym doesn't work

[void dawn]

ok so i have this system where the player has all the guns in his inventory but can only use them if he walks past the gun , bur for some reason it isnt working , i dont know what happened if its in the code or in the inspector , let me show you the code

code for the guns be picked and unlocked https://paste.ofcode.org/3aR4vDkK2dZJDsX6LcVkWAH

code for the players inventory called weapon manager https://paste.ofcode.org/kAs9wybiFvXB2dTBL674Uk

code for the weapons https://paste.ofcode.org/XYZ4GUVHNDSfy8URF8y2Zb this is the first one

and this is the second one https://paste.ofcode.org/32SR5s8nbEj5NrwSX4QrJwf

[void dawn]

if anyone is able to help me they get a free drawing

[rich adder]

https://dontasktoask.com

[dreamy rose]

@rich adder

[rich adder]

why is the player nested in the camera holder

[dreamy rose]

whatta fuck

i didnt see that

why is he nested there

[rich adder]

lol you tell me

[dreamy rose]

i remobed

him

its still the same

[rich adder]

you literally dragged it there in the video

[dreamy rose]

lol i have no uidea why he was there

probably BY accident LMAO

either way

i dragged it out

its still the same issue

[rich adder]

are the pivot where they supposed to be though

[dreamy rose]

i have no idea how to check that could you tell me ?

[rich adder]

click each object and make sure the arrows are where they need to be, eg not offset

[dreamy rose]

oh

u mean that

okay

[rich adder]

if the change during animation, you messed up somewhere there. are you using a humanoid rig ?

[dreamy rose]

iyeah im using a humanoid rig

[dreamy rose]

alright so ist the animation?

[rich adder]

if its fine without animation, I'm going to assume thats pretty much culprit

unity is pretty pick with that

[dreamy rose]

damn its centered in blender i think thanks for the help 🐱

[rich adder]

make sure you set the Root baked and all that jazz

I'm not very good with animations but I'd start checking the bake modes

[dreamy rose]

oh yeah i could try that

[rich adder]

yeah afaik those keep the object in its place when not using root motion you want those on

[dreamy rose]

alright thanks

[rich adder]

this guy explains this pretty good iirc this video back in the day
https://youtu.be/9bV0K-pifXE

[void dawn]

hey guys i provided alot of information , can anyone help please ?

[rich adder]

what did you try to debug the issue

this is a lot of systems to check through

[dreamy rose]

oh shit thanks

[rich adder]

tbh i dont got the time rn

[void dawn]

i tried changing the code but it didnt work , i just dont know what to do

[rich adder]

" tried changing the code"

[rocky canyon]

need to know atleast why ur changing code

[rich adder]

thats not debugging

[rocky canyon]

just throwing stuff at the wall isnt the best way to progress

[rich adder]

Debugging is trying to narrow down the issue

trial by elimination

Debug values, make sure they are what you expect them to and if not, narrow where they are going wrong

[willow shoal]

hi. i have a problem with my script with scene teleport to second teleport scene. After make this SetActive false its not working again if make SetActive true : / i trying fix it but i dont know how

[rich adder]

show code and relevant screenshots, cause this explanation doesn't help much

[willow shoal]

using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using UnityEngine;
using UnityEngine.SceneManagement;
public class escape : MonoBehaviour
{
    public void FixedUpdate()
    {
        if (Input.GetKey(KeyCode.Escape))
        {
            SceneManager.LoadScene("startmenu");
        }
    }
}

[rich adder]

what is SetActive false and hows that relate to this code

[willow shoal]

after SetActive true from false its not working ;-;

[rich adder]

there is no SetActive here

[willow shoal]

this is not working script after setactive false

[rich adder]

set what active?

from where

how

also never good idea to put inputs in FixedUpdate

[willow shoal]

public GameObject fPlayer;
    
    void Update()
    {
    if         (Input.GetKeyDown(KeyCode.Escape))
    {
            
            fPlayer.SetActive(true);
    }

[willow shoal]

oh

so any idea?

[rich adder]

this only set to active = true. where is the false and hows that relate it

[rich adder]

mate you barely showed whats going on

this is a mess

[rocky canyon]

if u disable the object and the script is on that object the script stops also

not sure if that fits in the puzzle here just saying

[rich adder]

you havent explained exactly where does False come in

[deft breach]

why the SetActive(false)?

[willow shoal]

public GameObject fPlayer;
    
    void Update()
    {
        if (Input.GetKeyDown(KeyCode.Escape))
        {
            
            fPlayer.SetActive(true);
        }
if (Input.GetKeyDown(KeyCode.Space))
        {
            
            fPlayer.SetActive(false);
        }
```} okey now?

[rich adder]

so you are setting it to false in the inspetor?

[rocky canyon]

that should work..

just note that the ESC key also unfocuses the game window

breaks out ur mouse..

[rich adder]

na

[rocky canyon]

u have to reclick the game window to retrieve inputs again..

[rich adder]

this will just set it to inactive

[rocky canyon]

might want to use a different key to test

instead of Esc

[willow shoal]

but my srcipt up not working after setactive false ;-;

and then on

[deft breach]

what are you trying to do here?

[rocky canyon]

which script?

[rich adder]

because the gameobject is not active

[rocky canyon]

explain more detail

[rich adder]

Update doesnt run on disabled gameobject

[proud fossil]

I'm guessing he disabled the object with the code dx

[rich adder]

assuming so yes

[proud fossil]

if u wanna do that u need another object with that code

or just anything else

[rich adder]

anyway gotta go, goodluck with this one guys

[willow shoal]

this script not working after make this from off to on ;/

[rocky canyon]

if u disable a gameobject all the components on it are just as disabled

[rocky canyon]

what is fPlayer

it isnt the same gamebject as this script is it?

[deft breach]

@willow shoal are you just trying to load a new scene when esc is pressed or are you trying to do something different?

[willow shoal]

this

[rocky canyon]

better yet explain
what ur trying to do:
what ur expecting to happen:
what actually happens:

and more than just IT doesnt do the thing

[willow shoal]

i have a option menu and exit and if i open option some how exit form off to on not working

[deft breach]

what? If your only loading a new Scene put that into Update and remove all the SetActive stuff

but I dont quite get it

[rocky canyon]

if u load a new scene all thats gonna go away anyway..

[willow shoal]

exit button after make this on not working

[rocky canyon]

the script doesn't transfer over unless u make it..

if theres the same script in the new scene thats a different instance of that script

and starts fresh w/ default settings

[deft breach]

is fPlayer the Exit button?

[rocky canyon]

show inspector.. show what u have assigned.. show what object has the script ur referencing..
which object is hte fPlayer..

[willow shoal]

yes

[rocky canyon]

show a video of the hieararchy as u play test..

give us something

[deft breach]

yes show video

[willow shoal]

wait

[rocky canyon]

using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using UnityEngine;
using UnityEngine.SceneManagement;
public class escape : MonoBehaviour
{
    public void FixedUpdate()
    {
        if (Input.GetKey(KeyCode.Escape))
        {
            SceneManager.LoadScene("startmenu");
        }
    }
}```

so far we know this script is on the `exit` gameobject correct?

[proud fossil]

why do u need this many objects on one thing tho?

[rocky canyon]

xy problem

[proud fossil]

I feel like we're just going in circles rn

[deft breach]

So did i get this right @willow shoal :

1. You load the start Menu with the Exit Button on it by pressing Esc
2. Your Exit Button is Disabled for some reason and your waiting for another Esc Press to enable the Exit button (fPlayer)
3. And with Space you disable the Exit button??

[rocky canyon]

^ a description/explaination like this would be HUGELY benificial

until we get one i agree with @proud fossil

[willow shoal]

if i pres exit i have still open option and "on" exit

but after space and then again press exit its not working

i cant record because somethink with computer is wrong i sorry ;/

for show i need instal a program

[deft breach]

Ok wait so your in your Game (Main Scene) and then you press Esc to get to the Main Menu. The Exit Button is on the Main Menu right? What is the Space pressing for?

[willow shoal]

two exit should change scene

[rocky canyon]

put debug.logs in ur code..

[willow shoal]

becasue open option and then quit

[rocky canyon]

u have to re-click the scene window to refocus

[willow shoal]

oh

[rocky canyon]

u cant press two exits w/o having to click the window between

[supple sand]

Get your input code outta fixed update whose ever code this is

[rocky canyon]

BECAUSE as i said earlier ESC is a hotkey for editor to Unfocus the window (so u can move ur mouse around)

u should use different keys to test ur system

and then swap over to esc before the build

[willow shoal]

okey

[supple sand]

Input needs to go in update not fixed update

[rocky canyon]

they've already been notified about that lol

[willow shoal]

u give me idea for just change button for options

xd

[proud fossil]

man that felt like a whole puzzle game

[rocky canyon]

#💻┃code-beginner message

i personally use the ~ key for escape menus

so aggravating to lose focus

[rich adder]

w/held, fixed update is fine but if you plan on using it as a tap you're def gonna have a bad time

[rocky canyon]

probably could just change the hotkey to that insted

[rocky canyon]

lol.. input be like missed me! im over here! now im over here! 🎯

[proud fossil]

I remember doing that once lol

[rich adder]

Good ol days of OnTriggerStay also

[rocky canyon]

some people still put their rigidbody inputs in fixed..

[rich adder]

why is my E key brokenn

[rocky canyon]

gives me soo much anxiety

[rocky canyon]

you mean OnTriggerEnter? gotta time it juuust right

[rich adder]

Oh OnTriggerEnter is even worse you gotta be quicksilver

[dreamy rose]

i need some more help for some reason my players center of gravity is somewhere else how can i fix this

[dreamy rose]

dont mind me falling through the ground i can fix that later

[deft breach]

Set PlayerObj Position to (0, 0, 0) @dreamy rose

[rocky canyon]

u can also do it via code

also.. u could do urself a favor and move the player to match its transform..

no reason to have the pivot way out there in outter space

[dreamy rose]

uh that doesnt work

[deft breach]

Set PlayerObj Position to (0, 0, 0) @dreamy rose

[dreamy rose]

the pivot just moves

away

from the oplayer

[rocky canyon]

move ur children and stuff to the pivot.. and then move the entire thing back to where it should be

[dreamy rose]

okay illt ry that

[rocky canyon]

how???

[dreamy rose]

idk hive me as eonc to try it

itm ight work

look

[rocky canyon]

what u have selected is Player

its showing its pivot

[dreamy rose]

yeah

[rocky canyon]

if u move the things inside

that pivot will not move..

[dreamy rose]

oh

my fault im new ti thus

this

so i just

mvoe everything else

to

0 0 0?

[deft breach]

yes move your children to (0, 0, 0) and then move your Player to the middle

[rocky canyon]

u want ur ROOT object to have its pivot at 0,0,0

with a scale of 1:1:1

always and forever lol

[dreamy rose]

oh my god

it worked

[rocky canyon]

the graphics and everything else should be children

[dreamy rose]

thats so stupid wow

[rocky canyon]

thats the objects that u re-arrange

[dreamy rose]

tysm guys

[rocky canyon]

luckly u had ur pivot mode set to "Pivot" and we could see

if u had it on Center.. it would be a problem someppl might not notice

and it def just complicates things (especially with a rigidbody involved)

[rocky canyon]

well everything that makes sense.. ur camera would probably be like 0, (theHeightOfYourPlayer), 0

with correct pivots u shouldnt even need to worry about the rigidbody's COM

[stark quartz]

hey guys, i'm trying to do a parallax background that scrolls towards a direction, but i'm not too sure on how to approach it.
after some googling i have encountered some tutorials, but none of them tackle both independently scrolling towards a direction and being parallax at the same time.

after trying it out for myself i have gotten 2 different scripts:

[rocky canyon]

use !code external paste websites for code that lengthy from now on if u could thankyou 🙏

[eternal falcon]

Posting code

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Use links to services like:
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📃 Inline Code

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

[rocky canyon]

not u matiego

[willow shoal]

oh i miss sorry wait

[stark quartz]

ah, my bad, sorry

1 sec

[stark quartz]

https://paste.mod.gg/bpoxxnkkunrk/0

here

[willow shoal]

hi again. i learn and testing somethink.. where i should add

SceneManager.LoadScene("startmenu");```
 for  
```cs
private float delayTime = 1f;
private bool holdDelay = false;
IEnumerator DelayTimer()
{
    holdDelay = false; 
    yield return new WaitForSeconds(delayTime); 
    if (Input.GetKey(KeyCode.F))
    {

        holdDelay = true; 
    }
} 

[lofty jacinth]

Alright
I learnt the basics of C# n am ready to try the engine
Any tips on how I should begin or any tutorials to follow??

[rocky canyon]

thankyou

much cleaner for big code blocks

[rich adder]

!learn

[eternal falcon]

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[willow shoal]

i dont know how to make this work with my scene manager

[stark quartz]

the current setup:
the main background asset being the parent of 2 other copies of itself, placed both the right and left of itself.
the idea is that the background images would move left constantly, and update accordingly to make itself look seamless.

[rocky canyon]

u should have in mind what u wanna attempt

just jump in the deep end and roll w/ it

[rocky canyon]

whats the issue again?

[stark quartz]

here

posting a video in a sec

[rocky canyon]

can u describe the parallax affect? theres different types

is this for background/ landscape for a side scroller?

[stark quartz]

yes, similar to thishttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AoRBZh6HvIk
but i need the background to scroll independently in 1 direction, while also being affected slightly by parallax.

but what's happening is that the background asset (the train tracks in this example) keeps in place instead of moving towards the left

[raw mountain]

the video you linked has a section called jitter fix

[stark quartz]

there's that, but then again it doesn't move at all which is not intended

also FixedUpdate was already applied

[stark quartz]

any of you guys know how to approach this problem? should i use animations instead? i do not need the background assets to be interactable.

[ruby python]

Hi all, I'm having such a weird brain fart at the moment.

I've got this spawner script (basically when the c130 hits the trigger, I want to 'start' the spawn countdown that lives in update, but for the life of me I can't figure out how to do it. I tried a simple boolean in the OnTrigger (spawnThings = true), but when I put the boolean check in my update it breaks the countdown timer. Would anyone have any ideas please?

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

[timber tide]

Define break

[ruby python]

Sorry, the timer gets to 0 once, but on the second run through it stops before hitting 0

Sokay, I think I fixed it by changing my approach slightly.

[proper yacht]

I'm using Debian 12 and when add sprites in Tile Pallet Unity slows down considerably

It looks this way

When I delete folder Tiles it works fine

I've attached the video as an example

As I understand that's an optimization issue

The amout of tiles is big

[hot laurel]

no clue, you can profile the editor and check what happens

[sand snow]

um ik this is a dumb question but for some reason i cant figure it out, but why are two of my gameobjects passing through eachother instead of colliding? they both have colliders, and neither of them have "is Trigger" on. my game is 2d and they are both on the same z axis

[grand snow]

very strange seeing as the tile pallette isnt even open 🤔
Does this keep happening if you close and re open the editor?

[proper yacht]

I've made .assets using Tile pallete and then when I open folder with those files it slows down

There's a lot of them

[grand snow]

i wonder if its trying to make thumbnails and its super slow

[ruby python]

Does at least one have a rigidbody?

[sand snow]

no

[rocky canyon]

it also depends on how you move these objects..

[ruby python]

for physics to work, iirc at least one of the objects need a rigid body

[rocky canyon]

if ur translating.. "teleporting" transform.position = something.. etc then the oclliders wont respect collisions

also should be using a rigidbody on them if they intend on colliding with other objects

[sand snow]

ahhh it works now thank you, sorry again, i forgot about that rule

[rocky canyon]

rigidbody says it intends on being used by the physics system
a collider only doesn't do anything but define the shape (defines shape and boundary of an object for collision detection)

[grand snow]

Your screenshot doesn't show thumbnails for the tiles so I presume its trying to make them and its causing the lag

[proper yacht]

Oh thanks for explanation now it's clear

When I've loaded for the first time it showed something but I didn't notice

[vapid ledge]

are unity tilemaps actually used in bigger projects or are they more a kind of beginner/accessibility thing? i have one that works fine but it seems pretty limited in terms of detecting collisions and auto tiling when there are lots of different tile types

[tulip stag]

I always get this error no matter which file path I choose

        {
            // Goes to Sources folder and checks if it exists
            if (!Directory.Exists(filePath))
            {
                UnityEngine.Debug.LogWarning($"Source folder not found! Creating: {filePath}");
                Directory.CreateDirectory(filePath);
            }

            string json = SerializeToJson(source);
            File.WriteAllText(filePath, json);
            Debug.Log($"Saved Source to {filePath}");
        }```

[grand snow]

check the permissions for this folder, if its admin only then that explains it

[tulip stag]

It's the same for any folder path i choose

[grand snow]

this is some random folder in C which may not have user write permissons on it, try a folder in your user or use the persistent data path https://docs.unity3d.com/6000.0/Documentation/ScriptReference/Application-persistentDataPath.html

[wintry quarry]

BTW you can call CreateDirectory without the Exists check. It does that check internally anyway

[slender nymph]

don't crosspost. also !collab 👇

[eternal falcon]

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[tulip stag]

Same problem in both instances

[grand snow]

I'm thinking either somehow weird permissions are being applied, unity is executed under another user or antivirus weirdness

[rich adder]

did you give your file a name?

[void dawn]

sorry my anger but im just stuck , i dont know what to do , i remade the scripts i need 3 times by now and none of them work how they should

am i just stupid ?

[wintry quarry]

Yeah you seem to be trying to write the file data to the folder path @tulip stag

[tulip stag]

ohhhhhhhhhh 😵‍💫

Honestly, my code was pure spaghetti. I deleted my entire save system (wasnt much) and am starting from the beginning

and yeah. Methinks that's what the problem was

[rich adder]

is working now?

[tulip stag]

Just so I know for when I hit that same obstacle— what's the right syntax for specifying folder and file name in File.WriteAllText?

[tulip stag]

No, I still need to re-do my code 😔

[rich adder]

public static void SaveToFile(Source source, string filePath, string fileName)
    {
        Directory.CreateDirectory(filePath);
        filePath = Path.Combine(filePath, fileName);
        string json = SerializeToJson(source);
        File.WriteAllText(filePath, json);
        Debug.Log($"Saved Source to {filePath}");
    }```

[tulip stag]

ugfhhhhhhhHhHHhhhh my code is getting too complicated and I'm losing sight of all the moving pieces 😭

Trying to spot my error there was a nightmare because I kept jumping from file to file. Too many references!

[rich adder]

should be okay as long as each file ideally is responsible for only 1 thing

if you want to ease spaghetti you can try observer pattern, avoids a lot of two way spaghetti

[grand snow]

Ha i didn't realise it was that simple 😐 , glad its fixed

[young mirage]

Whats the best learn to start off doing as a complete beginner to Unity?

[rich adder]

I literally just posted this
https://learn.unity.com/pathways

this will give you all the lessons to get your foot in the door

[young mirage]

Thank you!

[sand snow]

does anyone know how to fix my animation from looping? I am making a game over screen and want "game over" to pop up, but the animation keeps replaying (loop is unchecked) i want game over to stay on the screen, not disappear and reapper over and over

[rich adder]

show code

[sand snow]

it just instantiates a prefab with an animator component, the animation isnt ran through code

should i still show code?

[rich adder]

show anything that is relevant to making the animation show up

[sand snow]

{
    public AudioSource gameOver;
    public Text gameOverText;
    public Button tryAgain;
    [SerializeField] GameObject parent;

    private void OnCollisionEnter2D(Collision2D collision)
    {
        if (collision.gameObject.CompareTag("Enemy"))
        {
            EndGame();
            Debug.Log("Collision Detected!");
        }
  
    }
    void EndGame()
    {
        gameOver.Play();
        Instantiate(gameOverText, parent.transform);
        Instantiate(tryAgain, parent.transform);

    }```

the object spawns and the animation is instantly played because its a component

[rich adder]

which one is the animation

[sand snow]

neither, those are the gameObjects

[edgy sand]

so I'm following a blackthornprod tutorial on making a card game and someone pointed out in the comments section that doing this

public void Update()
{
  deckSizeText.text = deck.Count.ToString();
  discardSizeText.text = discardPile.Count.ToString();
}

is a bad idea because it updates way too often, however I'm struggling a little to find a good way to make it only update on effect. Anyone have any insight?

[sand snow]

thats what i was trying to say, the animation isnt in the code at all, its done through the inspector

[rich adder]

of which ? show that

[rich adder]

use observer pattern / events avoid polling yes

though i heard text was optimized for TMP as such that only when value updates does it refresh it.

[edgy sand]

whelp what I'm gonna do is ignore it for now lol

when it becomes a problem I'll deal with it

[rich adder]

though its good habit to learn the observe pattern at some point

its pretty powerful and its not that difficult

[edgy sand]

I definitely will, but I'm trying to prioritize getting things functional before I get them pretty

[rich adder]

I mean observer pattern is not just "being pretty" ..but do ya thing..

[edgy sand]

can you elaborate?

because I might be misunderstanding this then lol

[sand snow]

you can see to the right there is the animator and on the screen is the animation editor

[rich adder]

in most cases you don't want to poll every frame for something , you can avoid it w
the observe pattern, helps improve many things , among one of them is not having to poll for changes

[edgy sand]

I'll take a look at it then, thank you :)

[primal cliff]

Very very quick question, I have an object that needs several sounds (and therefore several audio sources), assuming I have 2 audio sources what would I write in this overload to select which one? (writing a string gives an error)

[rich adder]

open the animator show the clip

[rich adder]

make a field for each one in the inspector then give them the appropriate name

the overload isn't for distinguishing which one it is..

[polar acorn]

Make one audio source, change the clip in the audio source

[primal cliff]

I wasn't thinking right, got it thanks

[rich adder]

sometimes you need multiple audiosources if they go into different mixer tracks for example

or play at same time

[rich adder]

in the animator controller

the animation you put it in the controller yes? show that controller

[sand snow]

this?

[rich adder]

no

open it

as in did you not put the clip in it?

[sand snow]

this?

[rich adder]

select the gameover state and show the inspector

[rich adder]

hmm alright nvm then. only one thing left. select GameOver clip and show the inspector for it

[sand snow]

like the game over text?

and show the inspector tab for it?

[rich adder]

the no the Animation Clip

Game Over

[sand snow]

im not sure i understand im sorry, i thought thats what i just did

[rich adder]

yes because you lack the fundamentals that you probably should learn beforehand..

the animation CLIP that says GameOver

select it

the Clip Asset with the Triangle

[sand snow]

okay i fixed it, i unchecked the loop time earlier, im not sure how it rechecked itself, maybe i was playing the game

[sand snow]

and yes i know, thats why im trying to learn right now, i am sorry for the confusion

[rich adder]

had a feeling that might've still been checked, need to cover all bases first

[rich adder]

no worries but instead of guessing your way check out the !learn site it has things like animator you can search for there

[eternal falcon]

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[rich adder]

it has detailed lessons to learn each tools and also how to control states

[sand snow]

sorry for the confusion earlier, i thought the clip asset was called animation or something, thats why i was so confused, sorry about that

thats why i didnt understand

[sand snow]

why can i not drag a game object into my prefab inspector? its a button that say try again, and when you click it, it is supposed to restart the game, the code works but i cant put the code into the button (but only when the button is a prefab) if it wasnt a prefab, it works

[rocky canyon]

the code has to be on a gameobject.. and that gameobject is whats referenced within a button component

[hot laurel]

you cant serialize reference to scene GameObject in to prefab

[rare elm]

i added a package to my project by double clicking a .unitypackage. it turned out to be the wrong version, so i grabbed another version, and installed that. apparently now i have both installed. i went to the package manager to remove it but i don't see it in the list. how do i remove one of these packages?

[rocky canyon]

prefab shouldnt matter.. but it needs to be in the scene for the Monobehavours to run

[rocky canyon]

its normally within a folder..u delete that folder

if not its scattered thruout the project most lkely and will have to be manually removed

[rare elm]

... really?

i don't understand why it isn't in the package manager

[rocky canyon]

yes, it doesn't work the same as something from the packagemanager

[rare elm]

damn. i have to start over, don't i

[rocky canyon]

where all the files are in deterministic places.. ur unitypackage shoulda had everything within a subfolder

[rare elm]

it's a single file

oh wait, you mean after installation

[rocky canyon]

b/c its not from teh packagemanager.. its a unitypackage..

different things

[rare elm]

where would i look for this folder

[rocky canyon]

it'd be in the Assets folder

[sand snow]

yes i did that but it doesnt accept the game object

[rocky canyon]

is it also within the scene?

[hot laurel]

would be good to share screnshoots, so we can see what you see

[hot laurel]

yeah, exactly what i said

you trying to set reference of a scene object to prefab asset, which is not supported

[sand snow]

so should i instead keep it as its own game object and the enable/disable it using script?

that way the button will work i think

[hot laurel]

you can

• have instance of prefab in scene with reference to scene gameObject
• adds by code a reference to that GameObject to spawned instance of that prefab

[sand snow]

ohhhh okay that makes morew sense actually, thank you

[rare elm]

fixed, thanks

[rocky canyon]

yup.. you'll need to grab those references at runtime..

prefabs need references that either

• in the scene with them
• contained within the prefab themselves

basically needs to know what instance of the prefab has the script
not the actual prefab.. as those don't exist until u spawn them.. or physically drag them into the scene..

[hot laurel]

scene GameObjects serialization forces this behaviour, if they were serialized by sceneID and some additional data then it would work somehow but it would create infinite dependency in some cases😬

[mystic lark]

I am getting the null refrence error i tried doing checks even did return; but it still gives me the error

cs 29

[hot laurel]

did you tag the object correctly?

[mystic lark]

yes but the object is a prefab

[hot laurel]

its instance of a prefab or a prefab?

[earnest wind]

uhm
did i do something wrong here?
Debug.Log("pos2 = " + pos2 + " pos1 = " + pos1 + " Mathf Lerp = " + Mathf.Lerp(pos2 - 0.5f, pos1 - 0.5f, 1f));
shouldnt the result be 1, 0, and 0?
cause 1 - 0.5 = 0.5, 0 - 0.5 = -0.5
and lerp 0.5 and -0.5 = 0??

[mystic lark]

not the instance

is that the problem?

[hot laurel]

so if its not an insteance then you mean a prefab which is an asset that its not in the scene

so you cant search in scene for it

[mystic lark]

but arent i searching for it with a tag

[hot laurel]

its not in scene, you cant search for it in scene then

instantiate that prefab in scene and search

then you get results other than null

[mystic lark]

it makes sence

thanks

[modest dust]

Did you read in the docs what the Lerp method does?

[earnest wind]

wasnt i using lerp with t = time.deltatime??

in other scripts

i though t = how fast it does it 😭

[modest dust]

Mathf.Lerp(a, b, p)
is the same as
a + (b - a) * p

0.5 + (-0.5 - 0.5) * 1 = 0.5 - 1 = -0.5

[hot laurel]

https://unity.huh.how/lerp/overview

[earnest wind]

damn

[polar acorn]

lerp(a, b, t) gets you the value that is t% of the way between a and b. If the third parameter is 0, it returns a. If it's 1, it returns b. If it's 0.5, it returns halfway between a and b.

[sterile radish]

how can i find all object of a certain type and then add them into an array at the start of the game?

[rocky canyon]

something like:

    POI[] pois;
    private void Start()
    {
        pois = Object.FindObjectsByType<POI>(FindObjectsSortMode.None);
    }```

theres also (FindObjectsSortMode.InstanceID) and (.TransformHierarchy)

ihttps://docs.unity3d.com/6000.0/Documentation/ScriptReference/Object.FindObjectsByType.html

[cobalt flare]

How do i learn unity?

[north kiln]

!learn

[eternal falcon]

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[surreal plover]

Fellas what the heck are semantics in unity

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/497872424281440267/1337980453671669822/image.png?ex=67a96ae6&is=67a81966&hm=a7a2533e1642a3f6ca826e0477540158aee18e974b7342d2e0068142df687662&

What do they mean

[rocky canyon]

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/c-language/c-bit-fields?view=msvc-170 is it this?

[surreal plover]

No I dont believe so

It has something to do with the input assembler

I cant figure out what exactly it does

[rocky canyon]

the only thing i can find about them comes up about bit fields and bit packing structs..
other than named paramaters Car myCar = new Car(make: "Tesla", model: "Model S", year: 2025);

[polar acorn]

This is hlsl, not C#

Probably a better question for #archived-shaders

[rocky canyon]

aye that explains it lol

[somber otter]

I have what is probably a pretty silly question. I wanted to try learning to use the animation tree. I got this far from a tutorial, however I just don't really know where to go from here. The animator is added as a component to my mannequin model, do I need to write a script where certain inputs change values called x and y? Any help is appreciated.

I've tried setting it as my layer default state, and also tried a transition from my idle when any movement is detected, but im obviously missing something pretty big.

[cosmic dagger]

Did you finish the tutorial? What did they do??

[somber otter]

It was a super short video that ended as soon as they were done adding the animations as motions. They just said you're ready for the next steps that I'll go over in another video and I cannot find said video on their channel at all so

I'm gonna figure it out eventually, there's just nobody with a breakdown of how to implement this from beginning to end that I have seen.

[cosmic dagger]

This looks like a blend tree. There should definitely be videos on how to move a character using a blend tree . . .

[solid heart]

Hey can someone help me by finding the problem of my Character is sinking? Am I missing something?
Code: https://pastecord.com/topidexuzi

[somber otter]

I mean yeah, there are definitely videos which go over how to use a blend tree. My guess is there's something painfully obvious people aren't bothering to go over that I am missing. I can follow the steps in these videos to a tee and I do not get the same result.

[misty moon]

In my code, I have a playercontroller, which handles all player actions.
However, I find it quite cluttered. In the attachement, I have 8 methods that I have to scroll through when working on other parts of the playerController.

What's the correct way to handle this?

I understand that I'm meant to use code blocks, but as this question has nothing to do with the content of the code, I figured a screenshot would do

[misty moon]

I have found a solution, just use the #region

[cosmic dagger]

There is no correct way. You can hide the method (as you've done) or use regions to enclose code in large groups . . .

[azure citrus]

hello, i want to make the player move along as the train moves like how it works in real life. Is there a way I can approach this?

I'm thinking of detecting distances between player and each carriage, and see if its 0 or negative then add the train's movement to the player's movement

[tiny wind]

when I update my game and want to publish it, do I need to Build it again?

[timber tide]

Pretty much, but sometimes just changing a few things doesnt seem to do a full recompile

[tiny wind]

ight thx

[timber tide]

if you are debugging your build tho, make sure you select dev build as that'll greatly reduce the time

and provide you with a console to print to

[eternal needle]

that sounds fine although there isnt a need to check if the distance is 0 or negative (distances cant be negative). this should work as long as the train and player are moving in the same way. If the player is a rigidbody it might get awkward

[ruby python]

Mornin' all,

I was just wondering if anyone would be kind enough to take a look at this and see if they can see what I'm missing (why my 'targetting' is off) please?

As you can see on the image the vertical targetting is 'off' (the red are my collision planes, enabled visuals for testing). I'm not really sure what the issue is. 😕

using UnityEngine;
using UnityEngine.UI;

public class UIController : MonoBehaviour
{
    [SerializeField] Vector2 cursorHotspot;
    [SerializeField] RawImage reticle;

    // Start is called once before the first execution of Update after the MonoBehaviour is created
    void Start()
    {
        // Hide System Cursor
    }

    // Update is called once per frame
    void Update()
    {
        reticle.transform.position = Input.mousePosition;
    }
}

This is my reticle code, pretty simple etc.

And this is my turret controller Code (gets rotations based on the raycasthit screen position etc. etc.

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

Just because it doesn't show up in the screen grab. The system cursor arrows 'point' is dead centre of the reticle.

[tiny wind]

how do I share my game to another computer? can I just put the whole folder in a drive and send it?

GitHub?

[eternal needle]

there are a ton of issues here. first, you have no debugs in your code, so of course theres no way u can be sure of where the issue is.
add some way to check that the UI controller is moving the object correctly (its probably not since mousePosition is pixel coordinates)
2nd you shouldnt be modifying the x and z of a quaternion. a quaternion is not euler angles so this doesnt make sense to do

[slender nymph]

github is a host for git repositories

[ruby python]

I do have a habit of removing debugs when posting code, just for ease of reading, sorry. 😕
The UI Controller is moving the reticle object correctly, at least on the X and Y (you can';t see it on the screen grab but the reticle is locked to the 'system' mouse pointer 'arrow point'
But, saying it out loud, it occured to me that it's possibly to do with the Z positon of the reticle.

Thank you, I'll take another look at the turret controller.

I am so out of practice with this stuff. lol.

[west radish]

I'm not too sure on how to fix the issue, but I wonder if it might have something to do with the fact that the camera and turret have different Z positions, the turret being slightly forwards of the camera could indicate why the beam is also offset in a similar way

to check, try moving the turrets position so that it is directly under the camera

I'm curious to see if the beam ends up hittng the reticle when you shoot

[ruby python]

I get what you mean, but I don't think that would make a difference, but I'll give it a go. lol.

Oh god. lol. That made it sooooo much worse. lol. So yeah, definitely something going on with my aiming script. Will have a look and rework it 🙂

LMAO

Of all things. I was getting the direction based on localPosition. Shoulda been Position. I'm such an idiot. lol.

Fixed it now 🙂

Thanks for the suggestions folks 🙂

[west radish]

ah! glad its sorted

[ruby python]

It's always something really stupid like that. lol.

[west radish]

welcome to programming!

[ruby python]

uh huh. Haven't done any Unity stuff for a few months, so still getting back into the swing of things. lol.

[cobalt flare]

!learn

[eternal falcon]

:teacher: Unity Learn ↗

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

[tiny wind]

this was literally just working a few moments ago, what on earth happened

[burnt vapor]

It's possible you added a different namespace which has a "Button" class, or you made a Button class yourself

[tiny wind]

Hmm, I dont recall making one

[burnt vapor]

Sorry, my event knowledge is not that great since I barely use them

It is probably the fact you can't invoke like this. I think the button is only able to invoke the event. Maybe it has a "RaiseOnClick" method?

[slender nymph]

assuming it's UnityEngine.UI.Button, onClick is a UnityEvent so it does have an Invoke method and there wouldn't be anything special preventing that method from being called outside of the Button

[thorny flame]

i have a rotating platform and the player script supports that, but its very jittery when standing o nit, why could that be?

[slender nymph]

see #854851968446365696 for what to include when asking for help
but i'd bet it's actually your camera updating out of sync with the object it is following

[thorny flame]

its first person, so not out of sync

[slender nymph]

how have you confirmed that

because just saying "first person" does not magically make your camera update on the correct timestep in the correct part of the frame

[tiny wind]

whats UnityEngine.UI.Button? its not showing up on my editor

[slender nymph]

that would be the button component from unity ui, the one on a canvas

[tiny wind]

oh ight

[slender nymph]

is that the kind of Button you are attempting to get with the GetComponent?

from what little information you've provided i'm going to assume you accidentally imported the UIElements namespace instead of the UI namespace, they are completely different. make sure you are using the correct one

[tiny wind]

yeah earlier my code had Unity.UI but then it didnt work anymore, rn its UIElements

[slender nymph]

and UIElements is incorrect here. canvas ui types exist in the UnityEngine.UI namespace. UnityEngine.UIElements is for the UI Toolkit stuff which does not exist as individual objects in the scene

[tiny wind]

yeah I get it now, so, do you know how to fix this?

[slender nymph]

does the error only appear in visual studio or does it also appear in the unity console?

[tiny wind]

it does aswell

[slender nymph]

you haven't done something silly like uninstall the ui package, right?

[tiny wind]

nope

[slender nymph]

show the error in the unity console

[tiny wind]

Ok so wait, I got somethign mixed up, the Console error was because I forgot to put the full line of code buttons[currentPosition].GetComponent<Button>().onClick.Invoke();
but when I put the whole line, UnityEngine.UIElements showed up on my code and the console is now saying this

[slender nymph]

that first error is just an editor error and is irrelevant. the second means you still haven't bothered removing the UIElements using directive

and if you type out that line and it automatically adds the UIElements namespace then you need to start paying better attention to what you are autocompleting

[tiny wind]

Yes, but then I removed UIElements, the line still doesnt work, and UnityEngine.UI still doesnt exist

[slender nymph]

right so when i asked before if it also showed up in the unity console, when you confirmed it did, was that a lie? because i asked that for a specific reason

[tiny wind]

not a lie, I just misenterpreted what the console was saying

[slender nymph]

close visual studio, go into the external tools settings in unity, regenerate project files, open visual studio again

[tiny wind]

ight

[tiny wind]

Ah, it works now, thanks m8!

[silent shale]

I was trying to code jump in my game, error on line 95

Whats the problem?

[slender nymph]

!code
also provide info about the error

[eternal falcon]

Posting code

📃 Large Code Blocks

Use links to services like:
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📃 Inline Code

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

[silent shale]

"does not contain a constructor that takes 4 arguments"

rb.linearVelocity = new Vector3(rb.linearVelocity.x, 0f, rb.linearVelocity, z);

Problem is with "Vector3"

[slender nymph]

yes, Vector3 only takes 3 arguments, you are passing 4

[silent shale]

How to fix it?

[fleet venture]

uh? why is this what happens if i do?

[slender nymph]

you currently pass a float, another float, a Vector3, and whatever z is supposed to be. perhaps you meant to pass 3 floats

[slender nymph]

https://unity.huh.how/unity-null

yes that is clear. however i wanted them to come to that realization their self by reading the code

[late badger]

fairs

[fleet venture]

oh ok

[silent shale]

So, I didn't really understand how to do this correctly, but I'll try

thanks anyway

[slender nymph]

pay very close attention to what you typed

and if you do not see red underlines in your code indicating an error, then get your !IDE configured 👇

[eternal falcon]

💡 IDE Configuration

If your IDE is not autocompleting code
or underlining errors, please configure it.

Select one:

• Visual Studio (Installed via Unity Hub)
• Visual Studio (Installed manually)
• VS Code
• JetBrains Rider
• :question: Other/None

[fleet venture]

can visual studio not render this? i normally use rider so idk

in rider this gets rendered

[silent shale]

Well, I fixed it

[fleet venture]

like in rider its not just html

or whatever

[teal viper]

Rendered? This is just commented code.

[fleet venture]

no this is a method doc

or whatever its called in c#

[teal viper]

Aaah

[fleet venture]

like it gets rendered in intellij and rider like this

[teal viper]

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/csharp/language-reference/language-specification/documentation-comments

It should work in VS to a degree. If used correctly. Donno. I barely use it.

[fleet venture]

oh

ye i am used to rider so idk either

[real thunder]

I tried to make a property out of an array and it works except even debuglogs in the setter are not called, how does it work?

[fleet venture]

its kind of hard to read them when they dont get rendered tbh

[ivory bobcat]

Are you using it appropriately?

[real thunder]

I have no idea!

[ivory bobcat]

Unless you've got some code to share, folks will likely not be able to help you

[real thunder]

I have something like

[SerializedField] GameObject[] _stuff;
private GameObject[] stuff
{
  set{_stuff = value; Debug.Log("Log");}
}

setting works but I ain't getting logs logged out

yeah wait

here, it was not actual code

[ivory bobcat]

Looks fine. How're you calling it?

[real thunder]

I realize I do nothing with an array itself, I just expect it to log every time I modify any element

[fleet venture]

how do i render an outline around a sprite?

in 2D

i couldnt get the outline component to do anything

[real thunder]

seems like it's valid that it's not logging anything when I access elements

now my question is how to make something happen every time I modify an element of an array? if it's possible

I retroactively realized that I need some stuff to happen every time I do that

and modifying each line where this array is called sounds like a hassle so can I avoid it?

[fleet venture]

btw im a beginner so i doubt i can create a shader

[real thunder]

because it's for basic text, and even there it works poorly

[fleet venture]

oh

so then how do i make an outline for a sprite

[real thunder]

I am unaware of other solutions but writing a shader 🤷‍♂️

[fleet venture]

ok but how hard is a shader?

[real thunder]

yes

[fleet venture]

ye thats what i was worried about

[real thunder]

I have no idea honestly, might be not that hard, I am just sure it's not trivial

[fleet venture]

ok ill try following this tutorial ig

[real thunder]

you don't have to write them tho, shader graph exists, but I have almost no experience at neither writing or noding a shader

[real thunder]

I double checked and seems like you can also use it on like an image, but all it does is creating 4 copies and shfting them to sides

[fleet venture]

this is not great but with a bit of tweaking maybe

[real thunder]

is that a shader?

[fleet venture]

yes

the white line is the shader

the black is already on the texture

[real thunder]

...I guess making a wrapper would be more bothersome

[fleet venture]

i succesfully made the line thicker but now i need to fix the places where its like not rendering

okay so the outline gets cut off because the texture stops there

how do i add padding

there is this extrude edges but it doesnt seem to do anything

[undone spindle]

I am learning from a Leonty source, and the instructor has a different version than mine. When I write the code he writes, I don't see the same results as he does. Is the issue related to the version?

[slender nymph]

see #854851968446365696 for what to include when asking for help

[solid heart]

Hey can someone help me by finding the problem of my Character is sinking? Am I missing something?
Code: https://pastecord.com/topidexuzi

[gaunt fjord]

Hi guys. So basically, I've watched bro code's tutorial on C# and I'm familiar with the very basics, but I'm wondering if it's a good idea to learn C# alone and then switch to learning the Unity game engine itself, since I imagine it would go much faster and smoother if I did both at the same time but I'm not sure how to go about it.

[wintry quarry]

Yes it's a good idea IMO

I recommend these interactive tutorials: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/collections/yz26f8y64n7k07

[gaunt fjord]

So I won't have much trouble switching later on?

[wintry quarry]

I knew C# before I learned Unity

it made it significantly easier to learn Unity

Because I didn't struggle with basic C# coding concepts

[gaunt fjord]

Alright then, thanks bro

[void dawn]

if you are able to fix my project you get a special prize

so here is the link for my project, i got problems with 3 scripts in specific

WeaponManager.cs – Manages weapons, unlocking, switching, and equipping.
WeaponPickup.cs – Handles weapon pickups when the player collides with a weapon.
WeaponCheat.cs – Unlocks all weapons when pressing F12 (cheat feature).
im trying to make a quake like game but these scripts aint working , i have tried debugging all day none of these scripts work as they should, i dont know what im doing wrong, if you are able to fix my problem i will make a drawing for you of your choice
the weapon manager tries to unlock the guns but the player cant equip them, the only gun the player can use right now is the pistol, the gun he starts with, the player also has a all the guns in his inventory but he cant use them because to unlock them he has to walk into a gun on the ground and unlock it with the WeaponPickup script , the WeaponManager takes care of the player inventory and what guns he has unlocked or not. the WeaponCheat is more like a developer feature were the player unlocks all the guns so i can test them all

if you can make these 3 scripts work as they should, send me the result and i can give you the drawing you want

here is the link to the project https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1oBaAE0wfZ-6hBSVx-ACt0XRo2xG-OzCM?usp=drive_link

[polar acorn]

No one's going to download your project and make it for you. Chances are you're trying to make something beyond your ability too fast, scale down and try again.

[simple vine]

guys i was follwoing the How to Make a Slender-like Horror Game in Unity (Part 3) tut by Omogonix and the int and page collect text wasnt working

[simple vine]

i can try

[buoyant finch]

Send your error and don't just copy paste scripts learn them instead!learn

[eternal falcon]

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

[simple vine]

but this guy make tut

[buoyant finch]

that guy wants to inspire and teach you how those systems work he/she is making work and how you too can do something like that . He/She is not teaching you how to copy paste

[simple vine]

ye but that says 750 hours to learn it

[simple vine]

this

[polar acorn]

1. That's how many hours are available
2. It's going to take way way more than that

[simple vine]

and thats why

[buoyant finch]

that's no excuse for not learning

[simple vine]

im not saying excuses

[polar acorn]

If you want to make a game, be prepared to spend thousands of hours learning.

[rich adder]

you think the tutorial video is going to shortcut you through 750+ hours that would be needed otherwise?

[buoyant finch]

When you commit to any idea it takes much time to make it work Nobody can know your code as much as you can

[simple vine]

this is being useless

[rich adder]

it takes literal years, you're in for a long one

[buoyant finch]

I too am making a passion project and encounter many obstacles but I always find a way through it not by any video but through self urgence and passion

[buoyant finch]

same goes for you my friend nobody is going to put in work for a drawing if you want favours you either attempt to solve them or hire someone

[polar acorn]

If you want help with a problem you're going to have to actually say what it is

[simple vine]

the int (the [E]) and the page collect isnt working

[agile igloo]

hey guys a question;

so im making a main menu, and all the pages like options, customization, etc. i would like to make them as own scenes that i load additively

when two scenes load the canvases of both overlap and i cant press the back to main menu button

am i doing something wrong, is there a way to create layouts better in unity, or should i somehow try to scale the canvases so they dont overlap

[buoyant finch]

I am not watching the video rn where is the code with the error , which line and show the console atleast

[polar acorn]

I have no idea what "the int", "the page collect", and "not working" means. You'll need to explain what is supposed to be happening, how you're doing it, and what is happening instead

[rich adder]

if they're all UI.. why are there separate scenes? that sounds like a lot of unnecessary extra work

[simple vine]

the int is where the E is in the middle and where you can collect stuff

[rich adder]

show current code + send tutorial link

[polar acorn]

I can get wanting the whole menu to be a scene you add in, but once that's up you should probably just have your other screens be panels or canvases you toggle on and off

[simple vine]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3y7P2hidGfI&t=1049s at 16:04

[polar acorn]

What does an integer have to do with this

[simple vine]

thats the tut

[agile igloo]

i thought to use a similar approach as with web frameworks, but alright, ill just have them in one scene as own panels

[rich adder]

yeah switching panels will be so much easier

[agile igloo]

yeah, i see, thought it would make sense somewhat

[polar acorn]

Do you know what an int is

[simple vine]

ye the E

[polar acorn]

How is E an integer

[simple vine]

that the video not me

[buoyant finch]

that is not an int int stands for integer

[agile igloo]

@buoyant finch come again?

[swift crag]

interaction, perhaps?