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last radish
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its not character size afaik, i changed the size of both the character and capsule collider to very low numbers, so idk.

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anyone have any clues as to what is happening?

rancid tinsel
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does the action have to be static? im breaking DRY a bit

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i was thinking i might move the action into base event, but if it was static then inheriting ones would also be the same...?

modest dust
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Nothing ever has to be static, depends on what you're trying to do

analog marten
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guys, about this. can i ask if i can replace z for y. cuz in the roll the ball tutorial, they only roll in x and z dimention.

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atwhatcost i know it's just a name of the variable but it confused me

modest dust
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You can name your variables however you want

analog marten
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let me try. thank youuuuuuuuu

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errmmm, i can't run the play mode. is it because vector 2 only have x and y ?

polar acorn
modest dust
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x and y are fields belonging to Vector2

analog marten
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atwhatcost i'm too new, i have no idea what is compile errors

modest dust
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You can change the names of your own variables

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movementZ instead of movementY

polar acorn
analog marten
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atwhatcost i only have red angy things in corner left

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but if i replace Y with Z. then it said

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polar acorn
analog marten
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atwhatcost i don't get it, the ball roll on X and Z dimention tho

polar acorn
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Before you do anything else, configure your !ide so you get auto-complete and error highlighting in the code

eternal falconBOT
analog marten
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ah this ?

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modest dust
polar acorn
# analog marten ah this ?

You can see more information in the console. But you should be seeing this in your IDE. Configure it before you attempt to do anything else

proper flint
modest dust
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You cannot just rename these fields. They have a certain name and must be referred to via these names, unless you directly change them, which you cannot do for Unity types as these are inaccessible for you to edit

analog marten
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ah

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i get it

modest dust
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You can however rename your own fields however you want

proper flint
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It basicly means that somewhere in that script is a variable called Vector2.z which does not exist. Vector2 only contains .x and .y

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aka your movementVector.z

analog marten
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so if i move to vector3, i have to go for x y z right ? then why it's (movementX, 0.0f, movementY) instead of (movementX, movementY, 0.0f)

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ah nvm, i get ittttttttttttttt

proper flint
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or you do but that would for sure be an interesting character controller xD

analog marten
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atwhatcost i get it now lah. i will see it as just a name

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btw, thank you for your time

proper flint
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yea thats helped me a lot try to see variable names as containers for data, nothing more

analog marten
tired wigeon
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I'm going through a coding course on unity learn and you know how update updates once per frame, is this just a beginner thing and as I learn and improve more systems won't be governed by frame rate?

drifting cosmos
tired wigeon
# drifting cosmos fixed update

Thank I just wanted to know as I improve I won't be forced into using frame rate (which tbh I didn't think it would but it's better to double check)

eternal aspen
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Hey I have a question that definitely is going to require some in depth back and forth conversation. Can someone who is an experienced programmer shoot me a DM.

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It’s been a roadblock for me for the last day or two.

modest dust
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Just ask the question, make a thread if necessary

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No one is going to DM you, especially not knowing what the issue even is

cosmic dagger
cosmic dagger
earnest wind
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Could u help me with the code, thats how i started but i really didnt know how to so i switched to projecting mouse delta

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If you could, help me with integrating the conversion of x,y,z axis to screen space

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Thank you

cosmic dagger
eternal aspen
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So I asked this in here yesterday I’m trying to get my ground collider to stop recognizing 90 degree angles as ground. It’s causing the player to be able to jump infinite times while against a wall. I definitely want to switch to boxcasting for more accuracy but it’ll still register it as a ground. How do I go about telling the ground check that I don’t want 90 degree angles to be considered colliding with the ground?

earnest wind
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I will tho, try it

eternal aspen
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Here is my current collider set up and code for ground check.

earnest wind
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But if he can help, then i would be happy

cosmic dagger
drifting cosmos
earnest wind
cosmic dagger
earnest wind
mystic wasp
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Im currently working on a spike trap, but my current issue is that player can only take damage if they move whilst in the hitbox, and can therefore avoid taking damage by standing still

I've used a debug log which ended up spamming from OnTriggerStay, yet the if statement doesnt appear to run until movement

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cosmic dagger
earnest wind
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I mean, if u want to use something different then update thats fine, but just have a bool that says "insidetrigger"

mystic wasp
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I see, that should actually solve everything thanks 💀

earnest wind
mystic wasp
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Was trying to think of alternatives and that didnt come to mind haha

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thanks

drifting cosmos
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could you also move the colider when its triggered

earnest wind
mystic wasp
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yeah, but tbh ill return to it at some time if I think of something

cosmic dagger
eternal aspen
drifting cosmos
eternal aspen
eternal aspen
drifting cosmos
eternal aspen
drifting cosmos
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but probably just a smaller collider if its touching the wall

drifting cosmos
eternal aspen
drifting cosmos
cosmic dagger
sand mesa
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right

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this is going to be stupid

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how can one set a game up in such a way you have multiple scenes on top of each other, and change where the player spawns in the new scene

naive pawn
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additive scenes?

sand mesa
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That's not the question

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I've been fumbling about with a teleporting function for transitioning between game modes and realized I can just relegate it to difference levels instead of comparing it all into one

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The PROBLEM is that I need a way to determine where in the new scene the player spawns

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i remember seeing something about spawn points

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but that doesnt help me

solid heart
spark sinew
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hi y'all, I have a quick question. I would like to log the x y z coordinates of the headset into a file. How do I write a unity code to do this? If I define the opening of the file in the start block, I can only write in that block, but then I cannot update. Do I need to open and close the file at each update step? something like: var fileName = "Dataxyz.csv";
var sr = File.CreateText(fileName);
sr.WriteLine("X="+x+" Y="+y);

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It seems weird to have to open and close the file each time

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(in the update block)

last radish
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Tried to add in jumping to my charcter, but it doesnt seem to work. This is the code that should facilitate jumping, and i suspect i did something wrong here. Can someone help please? ```cs
else if(!grounded)
{
rb.linearVelocity = new Vector3(rb.linearVelocity.x, moveDirection.y * airMultiplier, rb.linearVelocity.y);
}

If needed, i can send the entire code.
naive pawn
last radish
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Whoopsie daisy

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i might have some mental defficiency cheers

naive pawn
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nah it happens lmao

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(or.. we all do....)

last radish
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the problem is that in the !grounded part it should be in air movement, not the jump it self

naive pawn
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uh well yeah that code is definitely wrong

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it's setting the rb's y velocity into the z velocity?

last radish
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yeah im guessing im not understanding it well then

naive pawn
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what's moveDirection here?

last radish
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i tried to use your method that you sent before instead of the tutorials, so thats why

naive pawn
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wait i don't remember you

last radish
naive pawn
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ah

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now i do

last radish
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this

naive pawn
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in general you shouldn't touch the y velocity (unless you're jumping or dashing or something) and just let gravity do its thing

last radish
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so just add upwards force?

naive pawn
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airMultiplier is reduction of control when you're in the air, right?

last radish
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yes

eternal aspen
naive pawn
last radish
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im really new to unity sorry, i dont really know how to do that

naive pawn
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actually wait no that wouldn't work correctly

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ok so think about this line

rb.linearVelocity = new Vector3(moveDirection.x * moveSpeed, rb.linearVelocity.y, moveDirection.z * moveSpeed);
``` do you understand this
last radish
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yep i think so

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Vector3 is the movement vector and youre changing x,z while keeping the original y.

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thats why i thought changing the y, but not x,z would make you jump

naive pawn
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right, and that's for movement in general since you can't control the y directly

naive pawn
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im confused

last radish
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okay wait

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completely simply how do i make a character jump

naive pawn
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apply an upwards force or set upwards velocity

last radish
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which should i use?

naive pawn
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they'll give the same effect here, but the former would probably be more straightforward in code

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you'll want an Impulse or VelocityChange mode force here

drifting cosmos
last radish
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okay, is that just rb.AddForce(transform.up * jumpForce, ForceMode.Impulse); ?

naive pawn
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yeah

last radish
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ok brilliant

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i might just not add in an air movement constraint and allow the player to move in air like on ground

naive pawn
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for reference, if you were to modify the velocity directly, it'd be something like this

rb.linearVelocity = new Vector3(rb.linearVelocity.x, jumpForce, rb.linearVelocity.z);
// or
Vector3 vel = rb.linearVelocity;
vel.y = jumpForce;
rb.linearVelocity = vel;
last radish
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oh okay so youd just change the y velocity to jump

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wait would that (without constraints and cooldowns) allow you to fly?

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oh nvm everything would without constraints

naive pawn
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yeah, since you'd be able to jump midair

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basically double, triple, quadruple, etc jump

last radish
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yeah okay

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also, if im using the movement you sent, is drag necessary?

naive pawn
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well it'd stop on a dime and drag would get immediately counteracted, so it's just not doing anything

last radish
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yeah thats what i though aswell, just making sure thanks

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im still not able to jump but ill try to fix it and clean my code, if it still doesnt work ill message again

naive pawn
last radish
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dw its gone

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ok, jumping is working, however, how do i add in a jump cooldown?

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for reference this is my jump function ```
private void jump()
{
rb.AddForce(transform.up * jumpForce, ForceMode.Impulse);
}

steep rose
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You could invoke it, use a Coroutine, or a time.time timer

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there's probably some other method(s) to do a cooldown but those are the 3 I know

last radish
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how would invoking it work?

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like just Invoke(nameof(jumpcooldown))?

cosmic dagger
wintry dew
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hello guys, do you think it would be smart to use a delegate method to store a player's data considering how many levels they've completed and which levels are locked for them individually?

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or simply using Player.Prefs and storing like 20 different values for 20 different keys if i made like 20 levels

wintry quarry
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Make a save file

wintry dew
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i thought maybe i could keep adding like different functions and stuff

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hmm idk how to make a save file

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that'd definitely be a better method

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because im currently storing all the checkpoint data using playerprefs

wintry quarry
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  1. Define the data you want to save as a class
  2. Use a serializer to serialize it
  3. Save the serialized data to a file
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Do the reverse to load the game

wintry dew
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like an unserializer?

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ill have to look into that then

wintry quarry
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Deserialization it's usually called

wintry dew
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i see

drifting cosmos
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why is player prefs a bad way to save data

wintry quarry
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It's slow.
It's inflexible.
It has a maximum limit of 1mb (platform dependent)
You can't have multiple saves
You can't transfer save files around

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It's tied to a Windows user

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Lots of reasons

ivory bobcat
drifting cosmos
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i dont get what playerprefs are why wouldnt they make them like saving files

wanton epoch
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Hey, sorry if this isnt the right channel, just wanted to know if there is any way delete a changeset from unity version control? Someone pushed something they shouldnt. (If this is the wrong channel pls guide me to the correct one)

ivory bobcat
opaque linden
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unity have introduce some stuff for grid base movement games? any advice?

wintry quarry
wintry dew
tiny oxide
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I'm doing the junior programmer pathway, but the car is stuck in the ground. I think the wheel colliders might be stuck in the ground, but I don't know how to fix it.

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rich adder
tiny oxide
rancid tinsel
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what does the last character do in this case?

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does it make it so that the debug when clicked points to the character object?

ivory bobcat
rancid tinsel
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makes sense, thanks

rich adder
tiny oxide
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Yeah, not using speed atm.

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But you can ignore the problem, I just dragged it out of the ground once I needed to run it.

safe root
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I'm getting back into Unity and I was coding to create and delete bullets but when I set them to be destroyed. This comes up, do I have to set it to destroy it's copy's? If so then how do I set the copy's to be destroyed

https://paste.ofcode.org/37nfCYGBCehSUyRMxbEeHVj

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marble turret
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Hi there, quick question. Is there a way to execute a Visual Script without the use of a Script Machine? Script machine is a monobehavior and I'd like to execute my node graph without one.

solid heart
safe root
rich adder
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Instantiate returns an Object

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store the return value

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Rigidbody bullet = Instantiate(prefab etc.
bullet.AddForce(etc.
Destroy(bullet.gameObject, timer)```
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change prefab from Gameobject to Rigidbody. no reason to have it as gameobject to just get a component

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what is even the point of that yield wait just to wait another 3 seconds?

safe root
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So I tested out a few thing and never changed them. I know it looks stupid but i'm gonna change them later

safe root
rich adder
solid heart
safe root
rich adder
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also you can remove the start method completely

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and change the IEnumerator to void method, no reason for that yield delay

safe root
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Fair enough and I already remove the start method already

humble marsh
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dividing by 0 is my favorite thing to do

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frosty cypress
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im sort of new. im at least new to unity lol. i am struggling to find tutorials for gore, specifically gibs. right now, my main question i wanna know, is there a way i can make a blood part apply a blood splat decal to the floor whenever the gib hits the floor/rolls on the floor?

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the only way i can find you can apply decals is via the decal component

earnest wind
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if i put a "secret" or whatever into inspector field, it can easily be hacked right? How can i avoid that?

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north kiln
earnest wind
frosty cypress
flint tendon
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Hi there i am new to unity and every 3d template i create the camera is weird

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idk what other way to describe it rather than the grid looks vertical than landscape

forest summit
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im trying to set the parent of my picked up object to an empty game object called holdpos, but when i run the code it doesnt parent anything

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teal viper
forest summit
teal viper
forest summit
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alr

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oh yeah

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its being dropped and picked up

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its working now thank you

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i just swapped the != to else

safe root
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How do I find a object tag through OnCollisionEnter?

``public class Damage : MonoBehaviour
{
public int damageTaken;
void OnCollisionEnter(Collision other)
{
if (other.CompareTag("Enemy"))
{
FindObjectOfType<Health>().DamageTaken(damageTaken);
}
}

}``

teal viper
drifting cosmos
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how does this work
variable = othervariable || otherothervariable

eternal needle
eternal needle
drifting cosmos
safe root
high wagon
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public class Trianglemovement : MonoBehaviour
{
    public Rigidbody2D myRigidBody;
    public float movementSpeed = 1;
    public float jumpStrength = 1;
    
    public GameObject Square;
    public GameObject Triangle;

    private void OnCollisionEnter2D(Collision2D collision)
    {
        if (collision.gameObject.CompareTag("Obstacle"))
        {
            Square.GetComponent<Renderer>().material.color = Color.black;
            Triangle.GetComponent<Renderer>().material.color = Color.white;
        }
    }

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

    // Update is called once per frame
    void Update()
    {
        // Horizontal movement (Left and Right)
        float horizontal = 0f;

        if (Input.GetKey(KeyCode.RightArrow))
        {
            horizontal = 1f;
        }
        else if (Input.GetKey(KeyCode.LeftArrow))
        {
            horizontal = -1f;
        }

        // Apply the horizontal movement while preserving the current vertical velocity
        myRigidBody.velocity = new Vector2(horizontal * movementSpeed, myRigidBody.velocity.y);

        // Jump when the spacebar is pressed
        if (Input.GetKeyDown(KeyCode.Space))
        {
            myRigidBody.velocity = new Vector2(myRigidBody.velocity.x, jumpStrength);
        }
    }

    // FixedUpdate is not used in this case, but you can use it if you need physics-based updates
    void FixedUpdate()
    {
        // You can move physics-related code here if necessary
    }
}

it says there is a problem with the last line but idk what

safe root
eternal needle
drifting cosmos
eternal needle
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and yes if either (or both) are true itll result in true, if both are false then its false

cinder mason
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OnMouseDown is only firing sometimes. I am using an object pooler to spawn it in, nothing is blocking it but only some objects are clickable and some arent??

high wagon
# eternal needle looks like AI code. you should really go through the basics of c# and learn prop...

copied the wrong code, this was the code ai agve me when i asked it to debug the code

using UnityEngine;

public class Trianglemovement : MonoBehaviour

{

    public Rigidbody2D myRigidBody;
    public float movementSpeed = 1;
    public float jumpStrength = 1;
    
    public GameObject Square;

    public GameObject Triangle;


    private void OnCollisionEnter2D(Collision2D collision){

    
        
            if (collision.gameObject.CompareTag("Obstacle")) {

             Square.GetComponent<Renderer>().material.color = Color.black;
             Triangle.GetComponent<Renderer>().material.color = Color.white;
             
        }
    }

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

    // Update is called once per frame
    void Update()
    {
        if (Input.GetKey(KeyCode.RightArrow) == true)
        {
            myRigidBody.linearVelocity = Vector2.right * movementSpeed;
        }

         if (Input.GetKey(KeyCode.LeftArrow) == true)
        {
            myRigidBody.linearVelocity = Vector2.left * movementSpeed;
        }

         if (Input.GetKeyDown(KeyCode.Space) == true)
        {
            myRigidBody.linearVelocity = Vector2.up * jumpStrength;
        }


    }
high wagon
eternal needle
eternal needle
cinder mason
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I thought eventsystem was only for ui? Im working with gameobjects with boxcolliders

eternal needle
keen dock
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@cinder mason no the event system works for collider activation between attacking or really whatever you can get real loose with it

small dagger
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would it be a good idea to have the player game object cached in some sort of "game manager" object if I have a ton of objects being spawned in that need to reference the player? For example, in a bullet hell game, I would want to spawn in like a trillion bullets that all would reference the player's current position so they shoot towards the player, but I feel like constantly calling a "find game object" function might be expensive on a lot of objects

eternal needle
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you shouldnt really need the find functions ever

keen dock
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@small dagger way better for optimization yeah

small dagger
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got it yeah, thats what i was thinking

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tutorial im following says to use find with tag but i've heard this is weighty so i will do it this way

eternal needle
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you definitely shouldnt be using that tutorial then

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most tutorials are utter shit

small dagger
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yeah lol its just to get me started and acclimated with the engine

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i figure the optimal way will come later down the line hopefully

safe root
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So I'm having a issue where I shoot a enemy and when shot. It goes twice and i'm not sure why it does

public int damageTaken; void OnCollisionEnter(Collision other) { if (other.gameObject.CompareTag("Enemy")) { Debug.Log("Bop"); FindObjectOfType<Health>().DamageTaken(damageTaken); Destroy(gameObject); } }

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ivory bobcat
safe root
ivory bobcat
ivory bobcat
ivory bobcat
safe root
polar acorn
ivory bobcat
safe root
# ivory bobcat Showing the script where you're logging "shot" would also be good.

``if(Input.GetMouseButtonDown(0))
{
weaponRotation = Camera.main.transform.rotation;

        //Spawns said object
        Rigidbody bullet;
        Debug.Log("Shot");
        bullet = Instantiate(Bullet, projectileSpawn.transform.position, weaponRotation);
        
        //Makes the bullet come out from the gun barrel
        
        

        //Adds force to said object
        bullet.AddForce(transform.forward * basePush, ForceMode.Impulse);
        
        //Destory clone Object
        Destroy(bullet.gameObject, 4f);
    }``
safe root
polar acorn
safe root
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I'm smart.......

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Trust me.......

final trellis
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how do i make a simple audio visualizer? I keep finding tutorials online with like actual waveforms n shit, all im looking for is to have a single 0.0f - 1.0f value controlled by a sound

rich ice
final trellis
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well, yeah thats what im looking for

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i know theres a specific way to do it, ive done it before off a tutorial but i lost the code and that video has seemingly vanished into dark bc i cant find it for the life of me

rich ice
final trellis
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ill look intoit

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thank you in the meantime

final trellis
eternal aspen
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Is it normal to have a few different colliders on a 2D character to more accurately represent the characters shape? Or do most people use a single box or capsule collider?

naive pawn
eternal needle
naive pawn
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for platformers, you'd generally have a single central hitbox

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for fighting games, you may want more precise hitboxes

eternal aspen
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Ok good to know!

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This is my character. I have a capsule collide for collisions. The box collider is the ground check.

naive pawn
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hm with a sprite like that you may want to be wary about the legs clipping into walls or slopes

eternal aspen
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Yeah I was gonna ask do you think I should expand the hit box to be as wide as the feet are?

naive pawn
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well, tryitandsee

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i don't know the environment you have planned

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see if it works out with walls and slopes and hit registering and such

eternal aspen
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Fair enough 😂

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I’ll give it a try. I just didn’t know what was common practice.

eternal needle
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Youd dont need a separate collider for a ground check, just use one of the overlap functions or a physics cast.
In this character I dont think itd matter if you had hitboxes for each limb, especially cause youd have scenarios where the arms/leg may move forward and you get hit by something it shouldnt have

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I'd worry more about it if they had like anything that clearly falls out of the capsule. Like wings

eternal aspen
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Yeah I’m definitely going to switch to a box cast or something of the like for ground checks.

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Thanks for the help everyone!

ruby python
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I'm just trying to get something clear in my head about singletons.

is it possible to have more than one singleton (different 'types' I guess) in one project.

For example
GameManger singleton
ObjectPool singleton
?

bright gulch
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Having problems when i close unity and open it again, some script drops out and then im having problem assigning them again.

naive pawn
ruby python
bright gulch
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wow, you really have to be sneaky in unity..

ripe shard
regal loom
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Hello can anyone suggest any tutorials pn youtube that i cam watch to make a 3d puzzle game on unity

ruby python
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Bit of a random one, but is there a way to scale an object to the bounds of the camera no matter its position in Z space? (ie so it fits to the edges of the game screen no matter how far away it is?

nimble mortar
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So I have have the script execution order of TestingUI set and then create a script called CombatTestingUI that extends TestingUI, will the script exection order of CombatTestingUI follow what is configured for TestingUI?

rich ice
tired wigeon
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Without creating a new piece of code can I get gameobject (that I've made a variable) and tell the code to use that variable to then rotate it within the code? I think I'm explaining it wrong

rich ice
rich ice
tired wigeon
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I was hoping to keep the code all together

rich ice
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its generally a bad idea to keep everything in a single script, kind of goes against the point of OOP

tired wigeon
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Okie dokie

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I will remove that but can I aslo know why

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This isn't making a public variable in unity

rich ice
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probably a compile error, or you attached the wrong script

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try sending the full !code

eternal falconBOT
tired wigeon
nimble mortar
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the ui for script execution order selection sucks so this is probably easier anyways

tired wigeon
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// using UnityEngine;

public class PropellaRotation : MonoBehaviour
{
    //   private variables
    private float propellaSpeed = 50.0f;
    private Vector3 propella = new Vector3(0, 0, 25);

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

    // Update is called once per frame
    void LateUpdate()
    {
        //Rotate the planes propella

        transform.Rotate(propella * propellaSpeed * Time.deltaTime);
    }
}
Your code here

I feel like I've overcomplicated this

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It works

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I just feel it could be cleaner

naive pawn
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what's propella supposed to be

tired wigeon
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tbh I just named it that because I am dumb I should just name it something different

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rotationDirection Might be clearer?

naive pawn
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well i have no clue what it's supposed to be

tired wigeon
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It's a propellers rotation on a plane

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it's meant to be spinning on the z axis

naive pawn
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when would it be spinning on any other axis

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i don't think it needs to exist at all

tired wigeon
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How do I make it spin on the z axis though?

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Like I know mine works but I'm also sure it's overcomplicated

formal jungle
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or deepseek

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its a tool, use it

tired wigeon
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I don't ever use them tbh

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I don't think i would actually learn either

naive pawn
formal jungle
naive pawn
formal jungle
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no its fine for simple questions such as his

naive pawn
#

it's typically in bad taste to recommend chatbots in any technical support server anyways lol. most outright ban ai answers

tired wigeon
naive pawn
#

yes

formal jungle
#

he could have saved so much time already

naive pawn
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right = x, up = y, forward = z

formal jungle
naive pawn
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lmao

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ok, buddy

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what are you here to sell 😂

rich ice
tired wigeon
formal jungle
tired wigeon
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AI is basically Tertiary information as best, asking for support here is primary information- there's less chances for things to get mistranslated

naive pawn
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ehhh support is secondary info

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documentation would be the primary info

naive pawn
formal jungle
naive pawn
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what value are you bringing to this conversation? are you just here to shill ai?

tired wigeon
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I forgot all knowledge is universal and if you don't know 1 thing you know nothing

formal jungle
naive pawn
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yes, that's what happens with ai

formal jungle
#

First try to do your own research and read the documentation

naive pawn
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lmao

tired wigeon
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Exactly what I did

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I also got the outcome but then realised I wasn't doing it cleanly so sought help to understand where I messed up

rich ice
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ok they're still typing

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im just gonna pre-emptively <@&502884371011731486>

formal jungle
# tired wigeon Exactly what I did

This is not the place to argue. You were talking like an orphan and I called you out for it and embarrassed you. So just suck it up and learn from your mistakes.

tired wigeon
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If I was just copying AI the entire time then I wouldn't of noticed something was wrong

formal jungle
rich ice
formal jungle
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stop putting words into my mouth

tired wigeon
naive pawn
formal jungle
#

stop making assumptions, stop putting words into my mouth

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and stop arguing over nonsense

rich ice
formal jungle
tired wigeon
naive pawn
fickle plume
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!ban save 1335279849958543430 Ignoring server rules, warnings, starting off-topic arguments.

eternal falconBOT
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dynoSuccess shootingstar01 was banned.

tired wigeon
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Thank you

rich ice
#

well, anyway, i got a little lost in chat. did you end up fixing the issue you were having? i might need a recap

naive pawn
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(they didn't have an issue, they were basically asking for minor code review)

rich ice
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oh, kk CloverThumbsUp

tired wigeon
#

Yeah I also already got the help from Chris

naive pawn
#

oh yeah almost forgot; i'd recommend also serializing the speed so you can change it easily without recompiling if desired

naive pawn
tired wigeon
naive pawn
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either making it public or slapping on [SerializeField], either works

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they both make unity serialize the field into the inspector

ivory bobcat
#

You'd preferably only want public if it should be accessible through code elsewhere for reading and writing.

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Else stick with a serialized field where you'd be able to edit the value from the editor but not accidentally through code (less exposure)

tired wigeon
naive pawn
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if it shouldn't be changed then don't touch it, generally

tired wigeon
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I'm not making a game or anything yet I'm just doing Unity Learn

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So I'm writing the code

naive pawn
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but having it available to be change if needed would help, especially for something like this

rancid tinsel
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im a bit confused, im only ever getting, not setting so why is it having an issue with it being readonly?

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sour fulcrum
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where are you getting it

rancid tinsel
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it should be irrelevant to the error though

sour fulcrum
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its not about it being readonly, its about it being static

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static is a single value for that class, not each instance of it

rancid tinsel
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i know

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why would that cause an error?

sour fulcrum
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because your accessing it from an instance

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eg. if you put a uppercase on those the errors will go away, but that might not be the logic your looking for

rancid tinsel
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wouldn't the instance also have access to the class's static value though?

sour fulcrum
#

you don't go through the instance though

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you go through the class

short hazel
#

Side note, as they're both static readonly and that you're assigning a constant string to them, these should be public const string instead

sour fulcrum
#

eg. CharacterCustomisationUI.randomiseEventName

rancid tinsel
#

thats so weird though, i assumed anything the top level has (the class) the instance would also have access to

sour fulcrum
#

it does have access to it, just not like

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its not like it owns that value or anything

rancid tinsel
#

so is this essentially like doing get; private set;?

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ive never played around with constants

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or is it different?

short hazel
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Nope constants can't be set at all

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They're values known at compile-time which cannot be changed

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Like you can't do const int x = Something.GetValue() because the result of GetValue() isn't known before the code is compiled
But you can do const int x = 42 because 42 is a literal that is known to not change

rancid tinsel
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ah okay

sour fulcrum
#

(not to explain your explanation but more specifically it's because if it 100% knows it can never change during compilation it can just swap out all references to your const value with literally that const value)

rancid tinsel
#

that makes sense

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its telling me they cannot be accessed with an instance reference though

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so i still have the issue from before, im guessing I just have to call by the class rather than instance?

sour fulcrum
#

i believe so yeah

rancid tinsel
#

does that mean i dont have to actually find the object now?

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or instantiate it?

short hazel
#

Yep you use the class name, and yes

sour fulcrum
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yes

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but that also means it doesn't exist per object

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so it depends on what you actually want

rancid tinsel
#

how does that work on a technical level? as in, things not instantiated i kind of assumed "dont exist", so what happens when you just call a class like that?

sour fulcrum
#

(this is how Singletons work btw, it's just a static reference to the single object so anyone can access it)

short hazel
#

In that case the class is just a "container" for these static or constant variables. In C# you can't have these outside of types (classes, structs, etc.), so you have to put them inside

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You can't just declare a variable which belongs to nothing

sour fulcrum
short hazel
#

And for constants, the compiler replaces everywhere you reference them with the actual value, so constants don't even exist at run-time. For example:

class Sample
{
    public const int SomeValue = 42;

    public void Update()
    {
        Debug.Log(SomeValue);
    }
}

The code above gets compiled into:

class Sample
{
    public void Update()
    {
        Debug.Log(42);
    }
}
#

(which is why the values you put in constants must be known to not change at compile-time)

rich ice
sour fulcrum
#

i haven't found many uses for consts so far but they are neat

rancid tinsel
#

thanks for the visualisation

rancid tinsel
#

i prob wont accidentally change it but it being a const means it definitely can't happen right?

short hazel
#

I use consts when there's "magic numbers" in my code, so I can give them a name which explains what they do, int offset = i + DisplayOriginY is more explicit than int offset = i + 10, especially if I have that 10 here and there.

If I decide to change that value, I'll probs forget to update one of them, and a bug appears. Meanwhile with a const, I update it in one place and all its references are automatically changed

modest dust
# rancid tinsel thats so weird though, i assumed anything the top level has (the class) the inst...

Just because the instances have 'direct' (no need to specify the class) access to the static/const members doesn't mean that an instance owns it, it just means that it's already in the same scope and doesn't need to specify where it's coming from.

A simple test will show:

public class Foo {
  public static int bar = 1;

  public void InstanceLevelMethod() {
    Debug.Log(bar); // Works because we're in the same scope as 'bar' declaration.
  }
}```
But now if you were to specify to check what owns it:
```cs
public class Foo {
  public static int bar = 1;

  public void InstanceLevelMethod() {
    Debug.Log(this.bar); // Error, trying to access static member in non-static (instance-level) context!
  }
}```
```cs
public class Foo {
  public static int bar = 1;

  public void InstanceLevelMethod() {
    Debug.Log(Foo.bar); // Works, but Foo is grayed out, because we're already in the same scope so specifying is redundant.
  }
}```
dusty talon
#

is there a way to change this through code?

URP, Unity 6

I tried light.shadowResolution = LightShadowResolution.Low; but it doesnt work

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topaz mortar
#

Not sure why it can't find it? How do I access a Cinemachine Virtual Camera?

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naive pawn
keen dew
#

First check if you get the same error in Unity. If not then regenerate the project files for the editor

topaz mortar
#

Yeah same error in Unity, version 2022.3.10f1

keen dew
#

Which version of Cinemachine?

topaz mortar
#

Seems to work after restarting editor, weird

rare elm
#

hello. very new to both unity and c#. i'm editing i think a csharp assembly which represents the behavior for a player. i see a lot of things like [SerializeField, Min(1f)] and [SerializeField, Range(0, 1)]. i want to add a field which may only accept a 2, a 4, or an 8. is there a qualifier like Range or Min which allows me to specify specific numbers as the available options? kind of like a set of enums

rich ice
#

those are called attributes (microsoft docs version ). in your case, i think you're best off just using an enum. (i only use a select few attributes regularly though, i may be forgetting some)

Attributes and reflection - C#

Use attributes to associate metadata or declarative information with code in C#. An attribute can be queried at run time by using reflection. Reflection provides objects that describe assemblies, modules, and types in C#. If your code includes attributes, reflection enables you to access them.

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oh wait

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nvm

rich ice
rare elm
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thank you

#

enums are probably the way to do this, if i'm able to constrain to them

naive pawn
#

unity can serialize that

brazen cedar
#

who is good at coging

rich ice
obsidian plaza
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has anyone set up steam auto-cloud and could help for like 2 mins cause i read the docs and cant seem to get it working..

this is correct file location, i need to retrieve 2 files that are .data inside there

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tranquil forge
#

i have a portal object that just going to loop one idle portal animation, trying to reuse this gameobject by just changing the animation clip and it looks like i have to edit the motion in the animator state through script at runtime? i cant find any solution for this and i doubt this is good practice ?

obsidian plaza
twin pivot
tranquil forge
#

what do you mean by that, so far i have only seen the object can be animated through the animator controller

red igloo
#

When I move and jump and land on the ground there's a little stutter also when I jump and collide with a box collider or a wall the player is stuck on it how can I fix this?

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twin pivot
naive pawn
tranquil forge
obsidian plaza
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could learn it quick from a youtube vid

naive pawn
obsidian plaza
#

wdym

naive pawn
#

there's a separate trigger parameter type that's automatically reset, you don't need to manage a bool

tranquil forge
#

i think i know just thought i have to change the motion clip there with script at runtime, and im trying to find any better solution

obsidian plaza
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you could just have 2 different clips and move between them

obsidian plaza
#

like how

naive pawn
#

what are you confused about

obsidian plaza
#

whats the parameter type and wdym by its automatically reset

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how would you move between clips on the controller

twin pivot
#

i dont know why im getting these errors

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obsidian plaza
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semicolon after while(true)

twin pivot
#

and im dumb

naive pawn
#

it's a bool but managed automatically

obsidian plaza
#

.SetTrigger?

naive pawn
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yes

obsidian plaza
#

im looking at it now

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oh ok this is cool

tranquil forge
#

my thing will need 3 idle animation for this portal object cause there 3 stages so more transition between the 3 and looks like i have to add even more manually when im trying to have more portal for more stage

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is there any solution that not require making new transition state in the animator ?

obsidian plaza
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i couldnt figure out a way to change the clip at runtime

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but i figured out a way to change the controller

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so i created a new controller for each thing i needed and changed that at runtime

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was really tedious though learning how to do that

tranquil forge
#

yea i thought of that too but sound clunky lol

obsidian plaza
#

runtime controllers r really annoying

twin pivot
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i cant add my dropdown to my dropdown variable

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and i cant tell why

solid heart
twin pivot
solid heart
#

ah

#

try
public TMPro.TMP_Dropdown dropdownValue;

tranquil forge
twin pivot
#

ah that fixxed it

#

thanks

obsidian plaza
twin pivot
# twin pivot

now it doesnt add the dropdown value to the upgradeOne int

rare elm
#

does Animator have any kind of built in support for toggling between sprite sheets (so I can have one for north, one for east, etc,) or should I swap animators instead

twin pivot
rare elm
#

ok

frosty hound
#

Not a coding question. Sprite sheets are not a specific thing, you create animation states for each direction and change the sprite inside of that. Then you transition to each state as you normally would.

rare elm
#

replicating the state machine eight times seems not ideal

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it seems like the alternative would be swapping a single image?

#

also means that to issue a change needs to know the current and next direction, which is frequently impractical

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oh, wait, no

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all the instances of the monster use the same animator.

rugged beacon
twin pivot
#

dropdownValue.value isnt getting added to upgradeOne

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topaz mortar
twin pivot
#

no errors

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lemme get back to u on the 2nd

solid heart
twin pivot
#

yes

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yup its working

#

wait hold on lemme try sth

solid heart
twin pivot
#

yes

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and yes it is working

solid heart
#

did you fixed you problem?
when not what was the output?

twin pivot
#

no upgradeONE is still not getting changed

twin pivot
#

upgradeONE isnt changing no matter what i do

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solid heart
twin pivot
#

@solid heart

polar acorn
#

How about logging upgradeOne after setting it and seeing if it's changing

#

Also, you can pass the drop down value as a parameter to the function so you don't need to drag in a reference to the drop down. Make the function take an int, and use the dynamic function in the drop downs onChange

twin pivot
polar acorn
twin pivot
#

ive added Debug.Log(upgradeOne); after it gets added

twin pivot
polar acorn
# twin pivot

Then the one you're looking at is not the one you're calling the function on

twin pivot
#

it is though

polar acorn
#

If it was, the number would be changing

#

You're calling that function on a different instance of upgrade1

twin pivot
#

well i am instantiating the dropdown

polar acorn
#

Check where you call the function, and see which upgrade1 it's referencing

twin pivot
#

oh so thats the problem

#

how do i fix this....

polar acorn
#

Change the value in the instance you actually want, instead of a different one

twin pivot
#

as in how do i do that

polar acorn
#

How are you referencing the incorrect one?

twin pivot
#

and its adding to the copied one

#

do i just get a gameobject and use gameobject.upgradeONE?

#

works, thanks

rare elm
#

@frosty hound - after digging through a bunch of other approaches, you were right

solemn dock
#

Hi i was hoping to get a little help with saving and loading a customizable character

naive pawn
#

!ask

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charred pulsar
#

Hello, is there anyone that can help me with obstacle avoiding for my enemy in topdown 2D game?

elfin fulcrum
#

!vscode

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#
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solemn dock
#

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eternal needle
spark sinew
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the code is

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for sendmessage i have that:

eternal needle
small dagger
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is using a rigidbody the only way to get correct physics interactions? I am trying to make a rotating obstacle for the player to get through, but just rotating it with a regular collider causes it to clip through

solemn dock
rare condor
small dagger
#

i am moving the player with physic forces, but it still doesn't really react properly

rare condor
#

It completely ignores the obstacle or there is some interaction?

small dagger
#

it will collide with it briefly, but pretty quiuckly the player just ends up clipping through it

naive pawn
small dagger
#

I guess RB's are pretty expensive though right? Like tossing an RB onto every moving obstacle seems like it might not be the most efficient

warped portal
#

Hey this might be a dumb question but is there a reason my OnTriggerEnter doesn't print anything? I tried putting rigidbodies on both and have istrigger on but nothing seems to trigger it D:

small dagger
warped portal
#

Yes

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And that capsule also has a rigidbody

small dagger
#

what is the ontrigger being called on?

warped portal
#

I have it sitting on the player where the rigid is and i want it to be triggered when an enemy is close to it (Melee things)

small dagger
#

usually the ontrigger script goes on the other thing in my experience

warped portal
#

oh

cosmic quail
#

ontrigger script goes on the object that has the trigger on it

warped portal
#

So if I wanna hit enemies the script for that goes on them

small dagger
#

it depends lol it's widely contextual

cosmic quail
keen dew
keen dew
small dagger
#

ok cool, thanks i will try this

warped portal
cosmic quail
small dagger
cosmic quail
small dagger
#

i dont knnow what that is but im a beginner, so yes listen to this guy isntead lol

warped portal
#

Thank you

eternal needle
warped portal
drifting cosmos
#

where do you make your classes into objects

eternal needle
drifting cosmos
eternal needle
#

what are you trying to do

#

maybe follow a basic c# tutorial on classes/instances if you're confused about how to use new

drifting cosmos
#

would you make more than 1 instance for a game object?

cosmic dagger
drifting cosmos
#

like for every time you need something from a class or would you have one spot to make them

cosmic dagger
#

Define "something," as that is vague and does not give a context . . .

eternal needle
#

your questions honestly couldnt be more vague

cosmic dagger
#

You can have one class used for instantiating (spawning) another class or prefabs . . .

#

But it depends what you're doing. Again, no context . . .

drifting cosmos
#

im just trying to learn how it works

cosmic dagger
#

If there is no specific need, then I'm unsure if what we've discussed is helpful at all . . .

drifting cosmos
#

well i want to know where to spawn these classes are they global?

bold falcon
#

hello, i have a problem with my controller, it has this weird behaviour where if you tilt the JoySticks to around 50% it jumps to 100% instantly and when you tilt it to 100% and rotate it around, it snaps to only multiples of 45 angles (right angles and diagonals).

drifting cosmos
#

like if you make an instance of a class on one game object can you access it from a different game object

cosmic dagger
#

In general, if you have a reference to a class, struct, or interface, you can access any of its public members . . .

bold falcon
drifting cosmos
bold falcon
#

wdym? its original ps5 controller

drifting cosmos
bold falcon
#

new input system, but its back to normal wtf, just restarted unity and it works again

#

weird

rocky canyon
bold falcon
#

in editor yes, dont have it built yet

rocky canyon
#

may be the way the gameview works.. as its docked and stuff.. when u lose focus.. ur actual screen-coords change depending on the size u have ur game-window

bold falcon
#

dont know what happened, was working in animator and it started acting up out of nowhere, but i restarted it and its normal again

rocky canyon
#

not sure its the same for joysticks.. but i do know it affects mouse..

#

not sure if that coorelates ne

bold falcon
#

dont think thats it, probably some mixup in direct and x-input imo

rocky canyon
#

u could try monitoring the input debugger if its the new system

bold falcon
#

when i changed the deadzone max in proj settings it started working with the full tilt and jump to 1, but its still stuck to the 45 angles

rocky canyon
#

ya, makes me kinda glad i dont work w/ gamepads yet

bold falcon
#

with the new imput system its really easy, but sometimes those things happen i guess

cold mist
#

is there any way to get a collision as a condition?
like if (specific collision)
{
blablabla
}

verbal dome
cold mist
#

exactly

#

if (its that collision) then execute the script

verbal dome
#

That doesnt mean anything to me tbh

#

Do you want to check if the object has just collided or what

cold mist
#

i got a trigger that is a bullet

#

i want the bullet to identify if the object is the head or the torso collider

verbal dome
#

So you want to check what object you hit?

cold mist
#

ye

verbal dome
#

Although this should IMO be done on the character's script, not in the bullet

cold mist
#

it is in the char script

#

thats my current script

verbal dome
#

Collision has properties for the collider and gameobject you hit

cold mist
#

so i should change to GameObject?

#

instead

verbal dome
#

You could compare collision.collider with headCollider or torsoCollider in the if statement

ivory bobcat
# cold mist

Why are you needing to parse which collider it is? I'm assuming the object only has one collider.

cold mist
ivory bobcat
#

Certainly you've only got one collider on the game object though?

cold mist
#

for each, yes

ivory bobcat
#

Can you show the inspector?

#

If you're referring to multiple objects, each object should have their own unique script to do there own unique things

verbal dome
#

I forget if OnTriggerEnter2D message gets sent to the child collider objects or only the object with the RB

ivory bobcat
#

I'm only certain that two get component calls on the same object would yield the same collider or some undefined behavior if there really are two colliders

rich adder
#

Child collider becomes part of the rigidbody no

cold mist
verbal dome
cold mist
#

once the bullet triggers it execute all the scripts

#

in the OnTrigger

#

is the only way doing one script for each object?

#

i don't mind im just curious

spark tendon
#

yo

#

I have no idea how to code or even use unity and I was watching a yt vid on how to make an FPS game, this code was used in the video but when I tried it absolutly nothing happened any idea why?

image.png
#

its also possible I just didnt import it into unity correctly

#

because I dont know how to do that either

timber tide
#

Few errors in that script, but nothing that I'm seeing wouldn't at least make it work. I suggest go over the video again, or perhaps a video that doesn't multiply GetAxis by deltatime

earnest wind
rich adder
earnest wind
#

You dont change mouse Y at all

#

I mean rotationY

rich adder
#

also the reason why the unity methods are grayed out its because they aren't being used at all.

#

This is a POCO not a MB

#

therefore its not reading any of the MB method

earnest wind
#

Oh yeah it doesnt say : MonoBehviour

#

Its just class name, i think he erased the monobehaviour or smth

spark tendon
#

I dont understand

#

this is my first time doing anything related to game development

rich adder
#

!learn

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#

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earnest wind
rich adder
#

they wont even know why they need to add that

earnest wind
#

Also i dont suggest with coding fps as start

rich adder
#

start there

spark tendon
#

ok thanks

earnest wind
spark tendon
#

ty

acoustic belfry
#

is there a way to modify the chances of a Random.Range(0, 2);?

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i mean, make that 0 is more likely to happen than 1

rich adder
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or make it very ugly and put most of the 0 in an array pick random index lol (dont do this )

acoustic belfry
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also btw, what it would happen if i delete the line
using Unity.Mathematics;

rich adder
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unity will explode

acoustic belfry
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but...i already have it...in an enemy...for a long time ago

rich adder
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you probably accidentally used that

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insted of UnityEngine

acoustic belfry
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im confused

rich adder
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probably not

acoustic belfry
rich adder
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so then its not used

acoustic belfry
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thats a good thing?

rich adder
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yes?

acoustic belfry
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i mean cuz, on my other enemy script (the one im using), it says the random thing is too ambiguous thanks to that line

rich adder
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why keep namespaces if you never use objects from inside them

acoustic belfry
rich adder
acoustic belfry
acoustic belfry
rich adder
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put this
using Random = UnityEngine.Random

acoustic belfry
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ok

acoustic belfry
rich adder
acoustic belfry
rich adder
acoustic belfry
rich adder
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also consider switching VS to english if you expect these types of help unless you literally tell us translation each time

acoustic belfry
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ok

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random is not a type that is in the valid context

rich adder
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because thats not where you write that

acoustic belfry
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random its an ambigous reference (the math error again) in unityjrfeughe8hg

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my issue is

rich adder
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using statements for namespaces don't go inside method

acoustic belfry
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whats the difference between

rich adder
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wait stop, and slowdown. First. You have to understand what namespaces are and what they're for

acoustic belfry
acoustic belfry
rich adder
acoustic belfry
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but i mean, what it would happen to the enemy depending of wich?

rich adder
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dont say HUH

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ask the specific question / part you're confused about

acoustic belfry
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ok, elaborate please

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i mean

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why

rich adder
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okay do you know why those using are there

acoustic belfry
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for what they work

acoustic belfry
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thats...what i been saying

rich adder
acoustic belfry
rich adder
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TLDR Namespaces are like "Categories" other classes belong to

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they can only be accessed through the namespace otherwise the computer has no idea wich class you want

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take UnityEngine classes

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Rigidbody2d cannot be found if using UnityEngine isnt there

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because using is just a shortcut to not having to write UnityEngine before every class
Like UnityEngine.Rigidbody2D

acoustic belfry
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no but i mean, what if i have UnityEngine, but nothing else

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cuz all my scripts have UnityEngine

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but somes have others things, others have others

rich adder
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if they are gray it means they are not being currently used

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idk if VS added them by accident, probably

acoustic belfry
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but...math is white

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but no one else has math but this enemy

rich adder
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yes because you accidentally put a class from that "category"

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if you delete it, and nothing underlines red. You know for sure it was wrongly put there

acoustic belfry
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so, no math

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math thing is bad

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noted

rich adder
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not that its bad, but is not needed here

acoustic belfry
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i mean, i call it bad if it ruins the code

rich adder
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not necessarily , some still work the same

acoustic belfry
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makes sense

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but the math thing made the underlines red

rich adder
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like quaternion instead of Quaternion

acoustic belfry
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so thats why is bad

acoustic belfry
rich adder
acoustic belfry
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btw if nothing is underlines, it means its ok, right?

acoustic belfry
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got it

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well, thanks

rich adder
acoustic belfry
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o h

rich adder
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The computer doesn't know which one you want to use, therefore "ambiguous"

vague sequoia
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Why does this happen? When I create an object in the world with the script, it does not respect the rotation that I set with the quaternion.Euler

image.png image.png
acoustic belfry
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aaaaaaaaaah, let me see if i got it
both things have the same name, and i want the "vanilla" one, but the system bugs

acoustic belfry
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well

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thanks so much
:3

rich adder
rich adder
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you're using the wrong class

verbal dome
rich adder
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quaternion from mathematics wants Radians

vague sequoia
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ooo

rich adder
rich adder
vague sequoia
rich adder
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just use Quaternion from UnityEngine namespace

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which already comes with Euler angles in mind

rich adder
vague sequoia
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ok

acoustic belfry
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em i have an issue, i want my enemy to run and shot at the same time, but for an strange reason when he tries to do so, he only runs, why?

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nvm, i think i figured out

rich adder
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not enough info

rich adder
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this is becoming a hard to read mess

acoustic belfry
rich adder
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what was the problem

acoustic belfry
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i think the shooting area had a what if scenario that triggered

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meanwhile the one i wanted to trigger was incide shooting

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heh

rich adder
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Hmm yeah its hard to keep track of where everything is because of so many if statements inside this giant method

acoustic belfry
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so i split all of them into lil methods?

rich adder
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exactly

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for example this

# 
     if (distancia > 0)
        {
            transform.localScale = new Vector3(-1, 1, 0);
        }

        if (distancia < 0)
        {
            transform.localScale = new Vector3(1, 1, 0);
        }```
can easily be its own method
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void FlipPlayer()

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its still in update but now you know if you're looking for FlipPlayer code where to find it

acoustic belfry
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makes sense

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i have a new issue
the enemy walks in a very slow paced way, like, lagging, like his brain is doing "shoot!, walk!, shoot!, walk!"

 {
     animator.Play("Base Layer.MRifle_Walk");
     transform.position = Vector2.MoveTowards(transform.position, objetivo.position, runSpeed * Time.deltaTime);
     GameObject nuevoProyectil = Instantiate(proyectil, proyectilposition.position, Quaternion.identity);
     Vector3 direccion = (objetivo.position - proyectilposition.position).normalized;
     Rigidbody2D rb = nuevoProyectil.GetComponent<Rigidbody2D>();
     if (rb != null)
     {
         rb.linearVelocity = direccion * bulletspeed;
     }
 }```
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why

rocky canyon
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are u restarting the animation over and over?

acoustic belfry
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huh

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i dont know how that works

rich adder
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you wrote it

acoustic belfry
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i mean

rocky canyon
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animator.Play( would run every frame.. if the conditional is true..

acoustic belfry
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oh

rocky canyon
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Each call to Play() forces the animation to start from its beginning, interrupting any ongoing playback

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i like to use bools and triggers
animator.SetBool("IsWalking", true);

rich adder
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this would be much easier with transitions notlikethis

rocky canyon
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i could call that 1000 times ^ and it'll just continue to loop

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if my transtitions are set up correctly

acoustic belfry
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i dont like transitions ;-;

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i mean

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why the animation part has to be this hard?

acoustic belfry
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damn

rich adder
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well the fix would be to at least not call the same Play over and over if its still animating

acoustic belfry
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oh

rich adder
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but its far easier to just use Transitions conditions

rocky canyon
acoustic belfry
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i mean, its easier in coding, but is complicated af in engine

drama_hog.webp
rocky canyon
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and then manipulate the "Parameters" uve used

rich adder
acoustic belfry
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making the transitions, one by one

rocky canyon
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as conditions for each transition..

rich adder
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its literally a graph

acoustic belfry
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configurating them

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and setting the bools

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etc

rocky canyon
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BUT if u want to .. you could do it in code too..

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check if ur animation is playing before trying to call Play() on it again

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using the animator would probably be a better (more scaleable) solution

rich adder
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the amount of work put in to configure the initial animator states / transitions will save you tons of time later in code

acoustic belfry
rocky canyon
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and big nastyl code tbh

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getting animatorstates and strings and eww

acoustic belfry
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but also my issue is, how i do the graph

keen owl
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I find animations without loop time enabled somewhat weird in unity, as sometimes the exit time doesn’t function properly lol

acoustic belfry
rich adder
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this is also this method like I showed you last time
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwLekxsSY3Y

YouTube
Tarodev
Animate like a Programmer

As a programmer, using the Unity animator can feel like you're losing some control over your game. We can manage our animation transitions entirely from code... Animation will feel as natural as your player controller script.

Code: https://bit.ly/3P4DdA2

I'll be expanding this code on my ultimate 2D controller, which can be found here: https:/...

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that doesnt use transitions in animator manually

acoustic belfry
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oh right

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i saved this

rich adder
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ya as you can still it still does a check if its already within a state / animation

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but this at least is better than Play

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so its less Graphs and Fiddling with animator, but more code.. hence the title lol

rocky canyon
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Add Parameters to use to control transitions..

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Add animation clips.. -> add transitions from clip to clip (when it makes sense)

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control those w/ the parameters.. (get animator reference in script and use animator.SetBool, SetFloat, etc)

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the animator will decide which clip it should transition to.. by knowing what clip its currently using

rich adder
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ya if you dont have many states, much easier to just graph it out with conditions

acoustic belfry
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ok

rocky canyon
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ya, true.. u can link em all to any state right?

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and just have a condition for each one?

rich adder
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not sure. I mostly use Any State for "interruptions"

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eg like a hit reaction

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just untick "can transition to self" this causes so many headaches lol

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"why is my animation stuck looping when loop is off 😭 "

acoustic belfry
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makes sense

acoustic belfry
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btw i used states...and the same happened

rich adder
acoustic belfry
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ok

acoustic belfry
rich adder
acoustic belfry
rich adder
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well either code is wrong, tranistions animator or both

acoustic belfry
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btw this is the script

{
    if (balas > 0)
    {
        if (distanciaAbsoluta > rangoDisparo)
        {
            animator.SetInterger("MortemRifle_Anim, 5");
            transform.position = Vector2.MoveTowards(transform.position, objetivo.position, runSpeed * Time.deltaTime);
            GameObject nuevoProyectil = Instantiate(proyectil, proyectilposition.position, Quaternion.identity);
            Vector3 direccion = (objetivo.position - proyectilposition.position).normalized;
            Rigidbody2D rb = nuevoProyectil.GetComponent<Rigidbody2D>();
            if (rb != null)
            {
                rb.linearVelocity = direccion * bulletspeed;
            }
        }
        else
        {
            animator.SetInterger("MortemRifle_Anim, 2");
            GameObject nuevoProyectil = Instantiate(proyectil, proyectilposition.position, Quaternion.identity);
            Vector3 direccion = (objetivo.position - proyectilposition.position).normalized;
            Rigidbody2D rb = nuevoProyectil.GetComponent<Rigidbody2D>();
            if (rb != null)
            {
                rb.linearVelocity = direccion * bulletspeed;
            }
        }

        balas--;
    }
    else
    {
        reload = true;
    }```
rich adder
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Share code proper with a link, have to show animator and all the transitions setups too.

acoustic belfry
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ok

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dis is how the graph is

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echo ruin
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Do you use FixedUpdate instead of Update and have you tried to set rigidbody to Interpolate?
Sorry I haven’t read up on the topic

acoustic belfry
echo ruin
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But it might not matter if you don’t run it in FixedUpdate

rocky canyon
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is there something im missing?
is there a limit or cap or something im not thinking about..

i can't seem to make the numbers change any faster.. i was doing some math to be able to do different durations
like starting with (2) seconds to dump the entire 9999.. but it didnt seem to be working..
so i used a fixed number, and even then it seems to only want to count so fast..

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    IEnumerator QuickCountdownEffect(float duration)
    {
        int startNumber = 9999;
        int endNumber = 0;
        
        //for now duration doesn't matter
        //float timePerStep = duration / (startNumber - endNumber);

        //count
        for(int i = startNumber; i >= endNumber; i--)
        {
            clockText.text = $"{i:0000}";
            yield return new WaitForSeconds(CountDownDuration);
        }

        clockText.text = "0000"; // stick
    }```
acoustic belfry
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nevermind

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i discovered the issue

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im so dumb

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it has a freaking firing speed!

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and the movement is inside of it!

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it was obvious, hehe

rich adder
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well not from outside view with all those if statements lol

acoustic belfry
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makes sense

rich adder
rocky canyon
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ya, im thinking that too

rich adder
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even 1 second, is not totally accurate

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I measured it side by side to Time.delta and even that gives better result close to Timer class

rocky canyon
# 
  void UpdateCountdown()
    {
        timeElapsed += Time.deltaTime;
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gonna try it out in update first

drifting cosmos
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can i post a link to a youtube video here

rich adder
# rocky canyon ```cs void UpdateCountdown() { timeElapsed += Time.deltaTime; ```

I think this also might work..
kinda sleepy so maybe there is a better way my brain aint brainin

    IEnumerator Start()
    {
        int startVal = 9999;
        int endVal = 1;
        float t = startVal;
        while (startVal > endVal)
        {
            t -= Time.deltaTime * speed; // higher speed means faster drain
            startVal = (int)t;
            yield return null;
        }
        Debug.Log("Done");
    }```
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I think you can flip to where its not relying on a speed factor and just do a duration instead

rich adder
drifting cosmos
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtv7mjj_iog
at 3 minutes
this guy changes the gameobject keyword to unity i think its a class on the gameobject so he doesnt have to use get component for a refrence or something how does that work do you have to make one for every class a game object has

YouTube
Tarodev
Object References in Unity - How to Communicate Between Scripts

PSA: The "Unit" class is a simple class I created to represent a unit in my game. It's NOT an inbuilt class. Sorry for the confusion.

As a new dev, keeping references to game objects you need can be a little confusing. Learn how to store game objects for later use as well as allowing external scripts access to your goodies.

Instead of trying ...

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timber tide
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Components need gameobjects to exist, so simply referencing this object also implies the gameobject

rich adder
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and ya GameObjects are like a Box that contains all the components. It always comes with the Transform component no matter what. So gameobject is the object itself that holds those components, so they all have .gameObject access no matter what (they can all access their holding gameObject, hence no need to use GameObject as a type usually)

timber tide
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GetComponent is useful for when you're looking for other components on that gameobject. If you don't reference them via [SerializeField], then you should be using GetComponent in something like Awake()

rich adder
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GetComponent becomes useful when serialization isnt possible and you need to grab something at runtime

acoustic belfry
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how i can make in a 2D game that the player's meele parry a proyectile?

rich adder
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like reflect it ?

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or just deflect

rich ice
eternal falconBOT
drifting cosmos
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or when youre storing a refrence do you have to store multiple for like each class

rocky canyon
rich adder
rocky canyon
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update loop lets it count way faster than i could do in Coroutine

acoustic belfry
rich adder
acoustic belfry
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ya

rich adder
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I would use that function built into unity

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Vector2.Reflect

timber tide
acoustic belfry
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wait what

rocky canyon
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AHH! (╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻

# 
    void PerformMeltdownCountdown()
    {
        if(meltdownTimer > 0)
        {
            meltdownTimer -= Time.deltaTime;
            int currentNumber = Mathf.FloorToInt(startNumber - (startNumber * (1 - meltdownTimer / 2f)));
            clockText.text = $"{currentNumber:0000}";
        }
        else
        {
            isMeltdownActive = false;
            clockText.text = "0000";
        }
    }
``` i need to check if its < 0 *before* i set text
rich adder
rocky canyon
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yea not sure this is optimal but it'd work

image.png
acoustic belfry
rich adder
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eg if. an enemy shot at some shield you are holding.
Depending where you point the shield it will deflect bullet in that direction

acoustic belfry
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yeah, that would do it

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but, how do i implement it?

rich adder
# acoustic belfry but, how do i implement it?

the bullet tracks its own Velocity in a variable, once it hits that shield it grabs its normal to see which way its pointed towards and use vector2.Reflect from old velocity + facing shield direction and make it go that way by assign velocity

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this is only if you have some sort of surface you can point in different direction. Otherwise you can just reverse the velocity

acoustic belfry
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well...i have an issue i just remembered...the bullet doesn't have it speed inside