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[sour fulcrum]

This server

It breaks terms of service

[toxic cove]

Oh can you forward the rule to me?

[sour fulcrum]

Second last point in prohibited behaviour in code of conduct

[toxic cove]

This it?

[sour fulcrum]

no

[toxic cove]

Didn't even think that rule would be in there lol. Sorry, I won't do it again.

[sour fulcrum]

We chilling

No one hates you for it or anything just can’t support it here

[toxic cove]

I know but it's all good now. Thank you.

[snow jewel]

Why am I getting this error even though I assigned the panel in the inspector? Should I send the corresponding script as well?

[rich adder]

you might have a copy with the field unassigned

[snow jewel]

like another object with the same script?

[rich adder]

yea

you can search hierarchy t:yourscriptname

[snow jewel]

its only on one of my objects

[rich adder]

huh. try start with that object disabled ?

[snow jewel]

yeah its disabled on start

i have this method on a button in the scene

    {
        panel.SetActive(true);
        panel.transform.SetAsLastSibling();
    }```

double clicking the error sends me to this line

panel.setactive(true) line

i just put a debug log and the method is registering

the panels are messed up and idk why

[rich adder]

panel is assigned in the inspector?

[snow jewel]

yup

[wintry quarry]

Make sure you don't have two copies of the script on this one object

[snow jewel]

i fixed it. the problem was cuz the panel wasnt assigned in the prefab. the panel isnt being set active still

the panels in my hierarchy are messed up i think because this is a simple show method that just sets the panel active but the assigned panel isnt being set active s

could it be because its a prefab?

[wintry quarry]

Sounds like you're getting confused with how references work when you're dealing with prefabs

[wintry quarry]

Which script is this and which panel object is it referencing? And where does the prefab come into play?

[snow jewel]

this is the script: https://paste.ofcode.org/zA8YKuaHQ5iSDhQFjdXVDB

panel is supposed to reference the preview panel that shows the upgrade details when you press the buy button

the prefab was accidental but i just redid the panel without turning it into a prefab and the panel still isnt being activated

hold on

yeah the button isnt activating the panel

the debug i added is showing up in the console but the panel isnt getting activated

nevermind

i fixed it

[surreal sable]

Can i get some tips from people?

I'm trying to create a game while handling the backend myself. Admittedly, I'm not much of a game developer however i do have some experience in backend. Do people usually use cookies/jwt?

[rich adder]

backend stuff is pretty vague, do you have specific issue ?

[rough granite]

what type of game uses cookies? especially in relation to unity

[rich adder]

just don't attempt to write your own..seen some sketchy stuff lol

[wintry quarry]

"backend" is really vague

[surreal sable]

Nothing of the usual. Off the top of my head, i just want to allow user to authenticate and save their details such as map position etc, items held.

[wintry quarry]

You are making a game with some networked features? What are those features?

[wintry quarry]

So just... cloud save?

[surreal sable]

It is mainly offline but i do want to save user progress

[surreal sable]

yes

[wintry quarry]

one option is to just use Steam cloud save

you barely have to do anything

it's much nicer than forcing your users to create a new account somewhere

[wintry quarry]

Another option is UNity's first party cloud save:
https://unity.com/products/cloud-save

[surreal sable]

I think one of the issue that this is kind of a research project where they prefer to store the data onsite or within the big providers (I think they should be fine with something like Azure PlayFab too)

[wintry quarry]

yes there are plenty of services offered by the hyperscalers too

[surreal sable]

Okay first party should be okay too. Would also prefer not to roll my own. Thanks for this i'll have a look.

Thank you!

[rich adder]

Unity cloud save is pretty good used it plenty of times and their free tier is decent

[boreal plinth]

How do I access a public list? For public variables, it's just

public MoneyManager moneyTotal;
int oldValue = moneyTotal.money;

But when I do similar to lists, it just makes a new list in a different object.

The part I'm referring to, I // out

[teal viper]

You access it the same way as any other field. Maybe provide the code where you try to access the list.

[marsh canyon]

question... not sure why but the Mouse Cursor logic doesn't seem to work here

    void MenuActivationMethod()
    {
        if (isPaused)
        {
            settingsCanvas.alpha = 1;
            settingsCanvas.interactable = true;
            settingsCanvas.blocksRaycasts = true;

            Cursor.visible = true;
            Cursor.lockState = CursorLockMode.None;
        }
        else if (!isPaused)
        {
            settingsCanvas.alpha = 0;
            settingsCanvas.interactable = false;
            settingsCanvas.blocksRaycasts = false;

            Cursor.visible = false;
            Cursor.lockState = CursorLockMode.Locked;
        }
    }

[keen dew]

Doesn't work in what way?

[marsh canyon]

the cursor stays visible and it doesnt get locked in place

the settingsCanvas logic works as intended though

[rich adder]

did you like click in the game view ?

[marsh canyon]

yes. doesn't seem to like it

I have a TEMPORARY workaround with using Playmaker to grab the isPaused variable and then use FSM logic to do it.... but I am trying to do it in C#

But I can confirm the mouse logic at least works.... with Playmaker. Just not with this code. (Obviously I dont have both at the same time)

[boreal plinth]

It’s in the screenshot. Owneditems getting checked if things are in the list

[teal viper]

That's not "accessing from another script" though.

[boreal plinth]

Oh you mean the source script. I’ll get that when I’m home

[keen dew]

And what does "doesn't seem to like it" mean? Errors? Crashes?

[teal viper]

This is the sourece script for that list. Declaring it as a class field in this script obviously creates a new list. That's not how you access fields of another script, regardless of whether it's a list or not.

[boreal plinth]

Okay, then how do I access it because that’s what it told me to do when I looked it up

[teal viper]

otherScript.field assuming the field is public.

[marsh canyon]

just doesn't work at all

no errors, warnings, or anything

[boreal plinth]

Thank you

[marsh canyon]

turn off the Playmaker FSM but turn on the C# Script? = nothing works
turn off the C# script but turn on the Playmaker FSM? = it works

which from a very basic test perspective..... is fine I guess.... but when I do a REAL menu and settings and all that good stuff.... it cant be like this

and a lot of online searches seem to say its supposed to be Cursor.lockState or Cursor.visible as shown in the code above

[teal viper]

Stop crossposting.
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[naive pawn]

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[boreal plinth]

Just a heads up, otherScript.field also needs a declaration which is what I was tryna do

[ivory bobcat]

Was the question resolved?

[vernal salmon]

I'm working on making a platformer player controller template for a tutorial I'm working on but I'm trying to remember which parts of a player controller is best to put in the fixed update. I tried leaving the inputs in update and the rb.velocity in fixed update but it kept making jumping very odd. Should I just leave everything in update or am I missing something?

[boreal plinth]

Nope. I thought I was able to declare it, but it's still acting like there are two different lists

[naive pawn]

what was your question?

[naive pawn]

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[vernal salmon]

https://paste.myst.rs/1k6hhuz6 This is the code I have. I use rb.velocity and not addForce that might be an issue

with using fixedupdate

[boreal plinth]

https://paste.mod.gg/uvyiikeiojmz/1 Here's mine. I can't rename the scripts, but in DateDisplay, I'm trying to check for a certain thing in the list made in TimeDisplay

[vernal salmon]

where are you reading the value of the list?

it would be like get reference of TimeDisplay and that that reference ex. TimeDisplay.ownedItems

[boreal plinth]

if (listToShowBoughtItems.ownedItems.Contains(objectName))

listToShowBoughtItems is the actual script name

I just can't rename the tabs on this website

[vernal salmon]

and you're sure this name change is on both the script and unity

If you changed the name just in unity it would duplicate the script but inside both scripts it would keep this name

That could be your issue

Unless you didn't change the name

[boreal plinth]

Yes

[vernal salmon]

and what's the error?

[boreal plinth]

In my game, I purchase a thing, and in the Buy gameobject, it shows the list and it shows that the thing is on the list. When I look at the list on a different gameobject that uses the script, there is nothing on the list

[vernal salmon]

In the script ShowboughtObject have you passed the list where the bought objects go to the listtoshowboughtitems variable? Cause in the script you create a new list but never get a reference to this list

[boreal plinth]

I have listToShowBoughtItems.ownedItems.Contains(objectName), but if that's not what you mean, then I don't know that I have a reference

[vernal salmon]

in the inspector

you have to drag and drop the script for the listtoshowboughtitmes into that variable

you're trying to get an object from nothing

[keen dew]

You are creating a new ListToShowBoughtItems object instead of using the existing one. It should be [SerializeField] ListToShowBoughtItems listToShowBoughtItems; and then drag the object there

[sour fulcrum]

(the instance of the script*)

[vernal salmon]

yea

[boreal plinth]

Like this?

[vernal salmon]

make it a [SerializeField] or public first

and then put the script into the new filed that will show up

[boreal plinth]

The list? It is public

[keen dew]

this

[boreal plinth]

Ah okay

[vernal salmon]

explained it wrong

sry

[boreal plinth]

Np. I'm learning. We're good

Oh shit it worked

Thank you, seriously

[sour fulcrum]

yup, two things to note specifically

anything deriving from MonoBehaviour cannot be made by doing a new() instance of it, they don't work.
even if that worked, this code points to that new instance of it made via code, and not the instance of it that currently lives on the same object that your now referencing correctly

[boreal plinth]

Gotcha gotcha

[vernal salmon]

this worked since you created a new script, it foudn a list but it was empty so it wasn't then activating that if

[boreal plinth]

Yeah

[vernal salmon]

Quick question - For respawning in a platformer game Adding checkpoint mechanic should I reload the scene and set their position to the latest checkpoint or just set their position without reloading scene?

[eager spindle]

It depends on what is in your game at the moment. If you have some objects with a state that should be reset whenever your player respawns(like a boulder that chases a player), you need to either reset the boulder to its position or reload the scene.

[vernal salmon]

Yeah I was thinking about that. I could maybe make a bool and you can choose for each level

[lunar coral]

hello, I'm trying to make a gun system for my game, so I watched a tutorial showing a system that works for all type of gun, but it doesn't work, do you think there's an issue in the script or the problem is with the particles?

https://paste.ofcode.org/36SZUDMcJLpRuStzWbvmuvh

[ivory bobcat]

Maybe you should describe what is supposed to happen and what happens instead

[lunar coral]

there should be a muzzleflash effect at the firepoint and an impact effect at the HitPoint of the raycast if there is one, and none of that happens, I've tried multiple particles effects, none of them worked so now I assigned particles for explosions, not really for a normal gun

[ivory bobcat]

Have you tried logging any messages?

[lunar coral]

no, not yet

[ivory bobcat]

Well.. place some logs and see what's occurring and not occurring

[lunar coral]

Okay ill do that

[dense mulch]

Anyone have any idea where UnityEditor.SpriteEditorWindow lives in the Unity codebase now?

[daring sentinel]

Quick question on performance, I'm currently deciding between List or Hashset and this is my use case:

• n <= 5

• The idea is that I want to use this data structure to determine whether to pause some coroutines.

• I don't care about order and while duplicates are not a detriment, it's probably ideal that they are not a thing.

• The data type of the elements in my structure will be strings.

• Because I'm using it to pause coroutines, then potentially I would be checking this every frame at runtime.

Pretty much, I feel like because of the frame by frame checking it's probably best to go with Hashsets, due to faster lookup, but because of the number of elements being so small, I'm not sure if I'm just better off going with a list?

Sorry if this is the wrong place to ask this, thought it made the most sense to ask in this channel.

The reason I have done this frame by frame, is because I'm using coroutines to update progress bars

[naive pawn]

n <= 5
it will not matter in terms of perf.

you can start worrying about perf when n gets to like, the 10000's range

write what makes sense first, don't worry about perf now - that's called premature optimization

[daring sentinel]

Kk got it, because I get both of the data structures, although lists are easier syntax to understand.

[hot wadi]

Should I use a Stack to keep track of menus UI?

[naive pawn]

if that makes sense for the behavior you want, sure

[hot wadi]

I'm more concerned about the performance

[naive pawn]

are you gonna have 10000 menus at the same time

no? then there's no perf concern. computers are fast
don't worry about perf until either it becomes a problem, or you're dealing with stuff in the millions

[teal elk]

    {
        if (Physics.Raycast(interactionPoint.position, interactionPoint.forward, out RaycastHit hit, interactionDistance, interactableLayerMask))
        {
            if (hit.collider.TryGetComponent(out IInteractable interactable))
            {
                Debug.Log($"Looking at: {hit.collider.gameObject.name}");
                if (Input.GetKeyDown(KeyCode.E))
                {
                    interactable.Interact();
                    Debug.Log($"Interacted with: {hit.collider.gameObject.name}");
                }
            }
        }
    }

what is causing this not to trigger , each interatbale object on with the interactbale layer has a script that implements the IInteractable interface and cuase the interact fucntion implmted on each script , it detects which objects i am looking at but nothing happens when are press e each object has collider and is not set to trigger.

UnityEngine.Debug:Log (object)
Interactor:Update () (at Assets/Scripts/Interactor.cs:17)

Looking at: cardboardBoxClosed
UnityEngine.Debug:Log (object)
Interactor:Update () (at Assets/Scripts/Interactor.cs:17)

[keen dew]

The first thing to do would be to either set collapse on in the console or remove the "looking at" debug because it's probably drowning out the "interacted with" debug. And make sure there are no errors shown when pressing e

[shrewd patio]

Does anyone have been struggling to do a Ladder system with tilemap collider in unity ?

[teal elk]

its working somehow

[lavish maple]

can someone help e i have a grind system and a paht with fences the fences should go away if a path is in fron tor to the side my codes js dont work

[teal elk]

{
    public void Interact();
}```
```public interface IInventoryInteractable : IInteractable
{
    void Interact(InventorySystem inventory);
}``` 
will this work as a good enough interacting ssytem or is it bad and not scable  if i need differnt types of interactbale objects in the future

[hexed terrace]

3x ` then cs at the start of a code block

[teal elk]

i will always be inherting from the IInteractable

[carmine ocean]

hey i have an issue when making a camera controller, im really new and this is the first real attempt at unity so please do inform me of any mistakes, i was following a tutorial and i found an issue where i cant move the camera left and right could someone help me out?

public class FirstPersonCameraController : MonoBehaviour
{
    public Transform Player;
    public float mouseSensitivity = 2f;
    float cameraVerticalRotation = 0f;

    void Start()
    {
        Cursor.visible = false;
        Cursor.lockState = CursorLockMode.Locked;
    }

    void Update()
    {
        float inputX = Input.GetAxis("Mouse X")*mouseSensitivity;
        float inputY = Input.GetAxis("Mouse Y")*mouseSensitivity;

        cameraVerticalRotation -= inputY;
        cameraVerticalRotation = Mathf.Clamp(cameraVerticalRotation, -90f, 90f);
        transform.localEulerAngles = Vector3.right * cameraVerticalRotation;

        Player.Rotate(Vector3.up * inputX);
    }
}```

(im on win11 and my unity vers is 6000.0.51f1)

[wintry quarry]

You've probably set up your hierarchy/ references incorrectly in the editor

[carmine ocean]

could you help explain or just link me to some where i can learn hierarchy to possibly fix this?

[wintry quarry]

You would need to share some screenshots showing how you set it up

[carmine ocean]

what would you need to see?

[wintry quarry]

Your hierarchy and the inspectors of the objects involved

[carmine ocean]

is this good?

[wintry quarry]

Yeah so it's clear what you've done wrong here

[carmine ocean]

and i apologise i just realised what you ment by heirarchy

[wintry quarry]

You put the script on both objects

This script should only be in the Main Camera object

It should not be on the Player object

[carmine ocean]

oh yeah its fixed now

thank you so much

[teal elk]

i change to using thsi isntead for now using UnityEngine;

{
    void Interact(InteractableContext context);
}```
```public class InteractableContext
{
    public InventorySystem Inventory { get; private set; }
    public GameObject Interactor { get; set; }

    public InteractableContext(InventorySystem inventory, GameObject interactor)
    {
        Inventory = inventory;
        Interactor = interactor;
    }
}```

[warm tree]

Hi. I started coding movement in a 2D project and I'm only using basic shapes right now (rectangle for player, ground, walls etc). I made a Slide that works, the problem is that if I'm too close to the obstacles that I want to slide under, my boxcollider size and offset aren't reduced fast enough it seems, so I stay stuck on it and don't go under. I put the boxcollider.size and offset code in the Input to change the size immediately, I even tried putting Physics2D.SyncTransforms(); under the boxcollider code, but it's not working. Any tips?

[hot wadi]

I don't understand why OpenMenu() breaks my pause logic, even though isPaused is set to true

{
    if (Input.GetKeyDown(KeyCode.Escape))
    {
        if(_isPaused == false)
        {
            _isPaused = true;
            OpenMenu(_pauseMenu);
            PauseGame(_isPaused);
        }
    }
}

public void OpenMenu(GameObject menu)
{
    if(_menuList.Count != 0)
    {
        _menuList.Peek().SetActive(false);
    }
    menu.SetActive(true);
    _menuList.Push(menu);
}```

It does not load the assigned UI menu, nor does it pauses the game, unless I remove OpenMenu()

[keen dew]

That code will only do anything if _isPaused is false so if it's true then not doing anything is expected

[hot wadi]

Initially it's still false, I checked it. When I press Esc, it becomes true, but nothing happens

[keen dew]

You need to do some debugging and make sure no errors show up when you press esc

[grand snow]

with a function that easy to understand it should be clear whats wrong

[hot wadi]

Oh, I have to instantiate the _menuList stack first. It did not recognize the reference of the stack

[grand snow]

oh so there was a null ref exception?

[hot wadi]

Yeah, I did not see it earlier

[ivory bobcat]

Is this occurring in the Editor? Trying a different hot key may also help. Escape in the Unity Editor may have other unintended behaviors.

[keen dew]

It should be the first thing to check

[grand snow]

in editor it wont eat up inputs but esc will force a mouse unlock

[patent wedge]

so in my game the player will be able to sit down so should i have the camera seperate and just disable player movement or is there a cleaner method?

[rich adder]

I did this for a car scene, just make it a seperate controller script for that in chair camera

[patent wedge]

i don't know how i feel about that method also i have an issue so that when you look at the chair and try and get off it gets right back on...

[rich adder]

no clue what you want me to do with that information lol

[patent wedge]

sry nevermind.

[patent wedge]

should i do a state machine for swapping from outside the car to inside? (first person btw)

[rich adder]

thats up to you really. Whatever is easier, you can , or just switch the objects / controllers

[olive yoke]

Beginner here

Can't manage class 11th and this together

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[west garnet]

I have a scene change where the player as to walk to a portal to have the final boss fight,
the enemies need the player Transform to detect where it is but because the player only goes to the boss fight scene when he walks through the portal how can i put the players transform in the Enemies script inspector? dont know if this sounds dumb or not

[wintry quarry]

You can't put it in the inspector. You will need to get the reference in a different way

What do the enemies use the player's Transform for?

[west garnet]

okay this may sound very dumb ( and it is )
this is for my programing class and the prof just gives us scripts and doesnt tell us anything abt it which is honestly pretty stupid and i have complained
the players transform its in a state machine that he did and just gaves us without any explanation
i think its for player detection but honestly not quite sure as he just gave us the script and told us to use this

[wintry quarry]

well without details it's hard to say. There are a few options in general though:

1. Opportunistic assignment. Basically using something like a physics callback (OnTriggerEnter) when the player gets near the enemies to get the reference.
2. Use the singleton pattern with a static accessor property, assuming there is only one player object at any given time
3. Something like FindWithTag
4. Use a static event for the player to announce his entrance to the scene and pass the references

[ivory bobcat]

To get coding help, usually you'd provide some necessary information about the problem/behavior, share code and screenshots etc

[west garnet]

I have the player in a singleton pattern to keep the health and some other variables, but its just the simplest you can get singleton nothing fancy

[wintry quarry]

then use that

you already have it

(no idea how that's related to "keeping health" etc though, that doesn't make sense to me)

[west garnet]

no clue either the prof just told us to use that
honestly this class its giving me more quesitons about programing than answering
learnt more with the internet than the prof

[west garnet]

his explanation was that because it doesnt destroy it doesnt reset the health and variables numbers that you had
i think normally i skip this classes as i dont learn anything xd

[west garnet]

yeah will use it

[rich adder]

this professor get their teaching license in a cereal box ?

[slender nymph]

sounds more like this person isn't paying attention in class and skipping classes so they aren't fully understanding the information provided by the teacher

[rich adder]

could be yea

programming has a lot of concepts, its very rare they will throw you to the wolves like that

[west garnet]

honestly wish it was that way, when im in class i pay attention, the professor does not explain the things

[west garnet]

he says we are supposed to know this things because we already had 1 semester with another prof no clue

[rich adder]

sounds like you didnt pay attention last semester then lol

its still pretty awful if you actually asked for clarification and they "refused"

[west garnet]

i passed with the best grade possible
xd payed attention

[ivory bobcat]

If the player is from a different scene, you'll not be able to reference from the inspector. Since you've got the player as a DDOL, with the Singleton pattern you ought to be able to access-reference the Instance property.

{
    player = PlayerManager.Instance;```

[west garnet]

thank you sm for the help! will check that out

[rain trench]

hey guys, how do i stop my sprite from completely stopping movement in any direction when it collides. it wont slide on the floor thing i made like i wnat it to, it just stops moving no matter what i do

[rich adder]

eh there isn't enough info on the actual setup

[rain trench]

alright umm

[rich adder]

"what I want it to do" vs "what I coded it to do " are different thing

[rain trench]

alright, i coded my triangle to move when i press wasd (using addforce). i have another square below it with rigidbody2d and boxcollider2d and the triangle falls and hits the square and stops moving. i try to move it with wasd but that doesn't do anything. it works while the triangle is falling though.

my script is here: ```cs
using UnityEngine;
using UnityEngine.InputSystem;

public class PlayerController : MonoBehaviour
{
InputAction moveAction;
public float speed = 5;

Rigidbody2D rb;

void Start()
{
    rb = GetComponent<Rigidbody2D>();
    moveAction = InputSystem.actions.FindAction("Move");
}
void Update()
{
    Vector2 moveValue = moveAction.ReadValue<Vector2>();
    rb.AddForce(moveValue);
}

}

[ivory bobcat]

Look in the inspector and verify the force being applied to the Rigid body?

[rain trench]

wdym

[ivory bobcat]

Check the rigid body component in the inspector

There ought to be some visible fields below (may be collapsed) that show velocity and other useful data.

A random example from the net

[arctic flame]

Hows the documentation?

[rain trench]

they are basically stuck at 0

[cosmic quail]

its good

[ivory bobcat]

This is while the application is running and when trying to move, correct?

[polar acorn]

Try logging moveValue and rb.linearVelocity after your addforce line

[cosmic quail]

is the movevalue too low?

[ivory bobcat]

I was trying to avoid spamming the console but that would be the best method

[cosmic quail]

not me 😄

[rain trench]

Yes

[ivory bobcat]

Maybe it's not related to the script but rather your Input Action?

Log move value as Digi suggested

If it's always zero, you've simply got no input from the action - misconfiguration etc

[rain trench]

No it works when I’m in the air or when i lock y value but it immediately stops everything when i hit the square below

[ivory bobcat]

Do you've got some script that disables/stops your input?

[rain trench]

Nope ive only writtwn the one script. Im a complete beginner soooo i havent reall done anything and im spending my
Time learning unity

[ivory bobcat]

Do you've got any errors in the Unity Editor console window?

[rain trench]

No

[ivory bobcat]

Can you show a screenshot of your move value and linear velocity?

Console logs like Digi had suggested

[rich adder]

are you using addforce to move on ground

[ivory bobcat]

If they're able to move in the air but not on the ground and it's inverted by chance...

[rain trench]

Yes

[rich adder]

I wonder if they move addforce ground may have too much friction for the amount of force applied

[rain trench]

thats what i was thinking but idk how to change friction

[rich adder]

they do have physics material you can change it on, before doing that you should confirm thats what it is also have you logged the velocity like suggested, whats the value on ground

[ivory bobcat]

The normal process would be creating a new physics 2d material, modifying its parameters (friction etc) and applying the physics material to the object

https://docs.unity3d.com/6000.1/Documentation/Manual/2d-physics/physics-material-2d-reference.html

To create a Physics Material 2D, go to Assets > Create > 2D > Physics Material 2D.

[upbeat dirge]

Hi everyone what is the correct way to get value from multiple input after click on a button or press enter?

[rich adder]

what kinda input we talking about ?

almost everything in computers is input -> output

[upbeat dirge]

I'm talking about form

[rich adder]

doesn't help lol
what form ? like TMP_Input ? legacy Input ? www. ?

[upbeat dirge]

TMP_Input

using TMPro;
using UnityEngine;
using UnityEngine.UI;

public class GetInputOnClick : MonoBehaviour
{

    public Button SendBtn;
    public TMP_InputField TextInput;

    // Start is called once before the first execution of Update after the MonoBehaviour is created
    void Start()
    {
        SendBtn.onClick.AddListener(GetInputOnClickHandler);        
    }

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


    public void GetInputOnClickHandler()
    {
        Debug.Log("Log input:" +  TextInput.text);
    }
}

[rich adder]

usually .text or just listen for the OnValueChanged

[upbeat dirge]

is correct the code above for single input?

[rich adder]

should work fine yea

[upbeat dirge]

is correct to attach the script to Canvas Element?

[rich adder]

you can if you want ,. personally i dont

[upbeat dirge]

so what do you suggest?

PS: Sorry for the noob questions but is the first time programming in csharp and Unity and I'm little disoriented

[azure hemlock]

is there way to make compiling faster

i diaabled domain rolaid, helps but still super slow

10seconds per code change

driving me insane

[rich adder]

get better cpu lol

[azure hemlock]

im on i7 12th

i would of have but i9 is too expensive

[frosty hound]

You have two options:

1. Better hardware
2. Purchase HotReload on the asset store

Unity is addressing the compiling times in Unity 7, but until then it is what it is.

[azure hemlock]

hotreload is low key garbage no? causes lots of errors ? correct me

[frosty hound]

How do you want me to correct you?

[azure hemlock]

am i wrong

[frosty hound]

Why do you think you're right?

In your opinion, how is it "low key garbage"?

[azure hemlock]

idk maybe cuz unitys already builtin hotreload is 🗑️

[frosty hound]

When I say purchase HotReload on the asset store, I mean the third party plugin.

[azure hemlock]

yes yes, but how does it work how is it any different

[polar acorn]

Have you used it

[frosty hound]

Because it works? The underlying nitty gritty is irrelevant.

[quick fractal]

It's high key pretty good

[slender nymph]

it's different in that it actually exists. unity does not have a proper hot reload built in

[frosty hound]

There's that to. Domain Reloading has nothing to do with compiling times when making code changes. You're getting confused there too.

That's for starting up play mode.

[azure hemlock]

true not for compiling but reloading large code suffers

regardless of compiling

[frosty hound]

Hence, get Hot Reload

[azure hemlock]

anyway i will look at that hotreload

[polar acorn]

Do you want solutions or do you want to complain?

Because it sounds like you just want to complain

[azure hemlock]

any bad limitations?

[frosty hound]

Like, as in worse than waiting however long you are for code compiling?

[azure hemlock]

limitations like doesn't support some libraries, maybe reflection or generics or doesn't reload some things

[frosty hound]

You can read the documentation and reviews for that, if those limitations exist.

[azure hemlock]

alright then thanks. one more question how did u know un7 will fix it is there blog and any idea when un7 coming

[rain trench]

Are there alternatives to using addforce for movement or is that the primary suggestion?

[polar acorn]

Tons.

Setting velocity directly
Using MovePosition
Using a CharacterController
Using transform
Using Kinematic Character Controller
Using Animations with Root Motion

It depends on how you want it to move

[azure hemlock]

usually never move your character with a rigidbody. unless you know what you are doing

[polar acorn]

Of all of the wild things I suggested Rigidbody is not the one you should be saying to avoid

Rigidbodies are fine

[azure hemlock]

not for 3d character controllers though

you have to manually calculate physics

[ivory bobcat]

Depends on how much you'll have to do-undo.

[azure hemlock]

and use collision functions unity provides

[polar acorn]

No... that's what the physics engine is for

[azure hemlock]

and calculate tangent

physics engine is not for characters

[polar acorn]

It is if you want your character to have physics

[azure hemlock]

you want something deterministic and fully controllable

[polar acorn]

Again, it depends on what you are trying to do

[azure hemlock]

yes just what j said

unless you know what you are doing, any of the above (except transform position) is not good

[polar acorn]

I would say of the things I suggested, Transform Position and Root Motion are the only ones you should avoid

[azure hemlock]

rootmotion yes

transform position + capsule collision functions and a custom gravity are the best

and not hard to code

[slender nymph]

imagine thinking that moving a character using its transform is a good idea immediately after complaining about needing to "manually calculate physics"

[polar acorn]

You'll need to code all of your collision logic by hand

If you're going to do that, you really should be using a Kinematic rigidbody

If you specifically want to avoid dynamic physics, the step down from that is "Kinematic Rigidbody using MovePosition" not "Manually via transform"

[ivory bobcat]

Rigidbody physics will simulate a rigid body physics system. If you're not needing complex physics interactions (specifically rb physics) you can simply move with transform (teleporting) can physics casts. If you don't want to reinvent the wheel, you can settle with rb or some asset store physics system and try working around whatever isn't preferable.

[azure hemlock]

hey, i proposed/advised against the usually correct solution and its your choice.

[rain trench]

Is there a gel body or smthing like that? Js curious

Something that bounces like slime

[rich adder]

there is no softbodies by default

[ivory bobcat]

Check out the asset store, perhaps

[rain trench]

oh ok

[polar acorn]

Not built-in

It's actually a very very complicated problem in game development

[rain trench]

isnt the asset store for assets? What other stuf is in there

[polar acorn]

Softbody physics are significantly more difficult to compute

[polar acorn]

Assets

[rain trench]

Wait i dont think ik wgat an asset is then

[polar acorn]

A file in your Unity project

[rain trench]

Isnt softbody a component then

[rich adder]

no

[rain trench]

Oh

[polar acorn]

Not built in

It's actually a very very complicated problem in game development

Softbody physics are significantly more difficult to compute

[rain trench]

But u cant obtain new components or smth?

[polar acorn]

What do you think a MonoBehaviour is

[rain trench]

Idk 🤷

[rich adder]

if you add an asset that adds new components , otherwise no? they have to come from somewhere..

[ivory bobcat]

An asset might add non built-in components.

[rain trench]

alright

Thanks

[hybrid tapir]

for CCD usage in scripts, is unitywebrequest the only way to do it?

i was thinking i could add another
using this;

[wintry quarry]

Can you elaborate on what you mean by "CCD"?

[hybrid tapir]

cloud content delivery

[wintry quarry]

Don't you use the Addressables package for that? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IvPPI7YnwU

[hybrid tapir]

thanks for that

[rotund root]

why isn't my projectile moving?

public class Fireball_Behaviour : MonoBehaviour
{
    public float fireballSpeed = 10f;

    private void Update()
    {
        transform.position += transform.right * Time.deltaTime * fireballSpeed;
    }

[wintry quarry]

if you have a Rigidbody on it why are you trying to move it via the Transform?

[polar acorn]

Show the inspector of one of the ones in the scene after you spawn it

[rotund root]

(i dont reallly know i just copying the youtube tutorial)

[wintry quarry]

Sounds like a bad tutorial.

The other thing I would check is - are you setting Time.timeScale to 0 somewhere?

but you absolutely don't want to move a Rigidbody via the Transform like that

[covert summit]

Send code

[polar acorn]

You don't appear to have this component on the object, or you haven't saved it. There's no fireballSpeed on this component

[wintry quarry]

It's there

It's called Fireball_Behaviour

[polar acorn]

There's a script with that name but it doesn't match the field defined in the code snippet

[wintry quarry]

oh you're right

[polar acorn]

So it's either a different component with that name or it hasn't been saved

[wintry quarry]

yeah probably you haven't saved your code @rotund root

I saw one variable and assumed it was the speed

[rotund root]

i saved, i can see the green bar on the side

[wintry quarry]

well somethign is wrong because we don't see the right variable in the inspector

[covert summit]

public class Projectile
{
public float speed = 10f;
public Vector3 position;
public Vector3 direction;

public Projectile(Vector3 startPosition, Vector3 moveDirection)
{
    position = startPosition;
    direction = moveDirection.normalized; // Ensure direction is normalized
}

public void Update(float deltaTime)
{
    position += direction * speed * deltaTime;
}

}

[polar acorn]

Why are you suggesting a POCO

[rotund root]

i reapplied the script to the prefab and it shows up now

[polar acorn]

Is it moving now?

(Assuming the speed is non-zero)

[rotund root]

now i'm getting this error 🐒

        // Fireball spawn
        if (Input.GetKeyDown(KeyCode.Z))
        {
            if (isOnCoolDown == false)
            {
                Instantiate(fireballPrefab, LaunchOffset.position, transform.rotation);
                isOnCoolDown = true;
                StartCoroutine(FireballCooldown());
            }
        }
    }

[wintry quarry]

you didn't assign the prefab variable

[polar acorn]

The object you are trying to instantiate is null

[rotund root]

it wont let me drag to it for some reason

[polar acorn]

What type is fireballPrefab

Definitely looks like you have two scripts with the same name

And your variable of the other script, the one with Lifetime

[rotund root]

oh i removed that part when was asking the question above

[ivory bobcat]

If you're using rigidbody physics you should probably set velocity rather than teleporting with the Transform position property. cs public Rigidbody2D rb; private void Start() { rb.linearVelocity = transform.right * speed; }

[rotund root]

that's for despawning the fireball

oh yeah i know what's wrong now, a typo in the playercontrol cs, thanks to whoever mentioned that and deleted within 1 sec

its working now!

[unique spear]

can i get help with unity net code here

[rich adder]

#1390346492019212368

[tame relic]

I'm not getting any intellisense on my C# Scripts. I don't know if my code is correct or not since it can't find the references

I have the Unity Extension, Visual Studio Editor package on Unity, and C#/C# Dev Kit Extensions

[rich adder]

so did you setup in unity too ?

if you did all the regular steps check https://unity.huh.how/ide-configuration/visual-studio-code#if-you-are-experiencing-issues
the .net sdk part especially

[tame relic]

thanks!

[remote sparrow]

Guys I'm making flappy bird with a gun and for my script that spawns the pipes I want to spawn other things to and not have them overlap any idea how?

[rich adder]

its possible to do some type of physics overlap to check if area is clear to spawn .eg OverlapCircle

there are other ways but are more math heavy

you can also do poisson disc sampling

[remote sparrow]

k thanks

[potent eagle]

What is the purpose of ‘static’ within a function? It makes the code run otherwise it’s void?

[slender nymph]

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/csharp/language-reference/keywords/static

[polar acorn]

It makes that function belong to the class itself rather than any specific instance of that class

[potent eagle]

I’m getting lost on the “specific instance” part. Sorry, I’m completely new to programming. Like I understand it’d belong to boolian if I wrote “static bool” but what would the specific instance be in something like this:

static bool isPositive(int x) {
return x >= 0;
}

[slender nymph]

I understand it’d belong to boolian if I wrote “static bool”
well that's certainly untrue

[potent eagle]

Does that not define it as “bool”?

[slender nymph]

it would be a static method (as in a method not associated with a specific instance of the object) that returns a bool. it has no other association with bool

[rich adder]

bool is the type. static means its belonging to class
Eg MyClass.isPositive(num)

[polar acorn]

The script is not the object. It's a pattern that describes how that sort of object should behave.

You make a script Cat and it is not the same as a Cat. It is, effectively, "How to Cat".

I have three cats. Each one has the script Cat that has a method void Feed(). I feed one cat. It calls Feed() on that cat. The other two have not been fed.

A static method belongs to the concept of Cat itself rather than any individual cat.

[potent eagle]

Thank you all so much. This definitely helped me understand it a lot more than the tutorial I was watching. I appreciate the help!

[west garnet]

i got this code

void OnSceneLoaded(Scene scene, LoadSceneMode mode)
{ 
    
    
    player = GameObject.FindWithTag("Player");
    spawnPoint = GameObject.FindWithTag("SpawnPoint");
    
    
    if (player == null) Debug.LogError("Player not found!");
    if (spawnPoint == null) Debug.LogError("SpawnPoint not found!");
    
    if (spawnPoint != null) player.transform.position = spawnPoint.transform.position;  
    else Debug.Log("No spawn point"); 
}

this is to make the player spawn in a specific point ( might not be the best option )
but the player doesnt spawn in the right place, when i used the debugger all of this happens and then the scene loads which i think this is why
any clue on how can i delay when this script happens or make it load only when the scene is loaded?
i was suggested by a class mate to use a singleton, dont know if that would work or not

[wintry quarry]

Is this for your enemies? I don't see why you would use this instead of just Start

[hazy slate]

any idea on how to fix this? I need to drift instead of flip over

[wintry quarry]

Your car needs a lower center of mass

You can change it in code on the Rigidbody

[hazy slate]

do I change that in the inspector like Rigidbody settings?

[west garnet]

this is for the boss battle
my professor wants a scene change to a new scene inside of a castle, when the player spawns he just spawns at a weird location and im trying to make him spawn in the empty that i placed in the map

[hazy slate]

idk how to open the code foe rigidbody

[wintry quarry]

Right, so I'll repeat the same question - why not use Start?

[west garnet]

the empty its in the second scene
if its on start its in the other first scene
or can i make it on start in the second scene

wait
if i make the script another way and attach it to the empty

[wintry quarry]

Yes, that latter thing

[west garnet]

wouldnt that make it on start of the second scene?

[wintry quarry]

Start is run on objects, not scenes

[west garnet]

so if the object is in the second scene
and its already placed before hand, wouldnt that make the start of the object once the scene loads?

[wintry quarry]

When you load a new scene, all the objects that are activated in it will run Start after the scene loads

[west garnet]

okay, ill try to make this in a empty and see if it works
thank you

[wintry quarry]

You could put it on the spawn point object, which can then find the player in Start and move the player to itself, for example.

[west garnet]

yeah
thank you would kiss you rn

[acoustic belfry]

hi, how would this go on 3d?

    {
        if (HasHitValeria) return;
        Vector2 MacheteRange = new Vector2(attackRange, attackRange);
        Collider2D hitEnemy = Physics2D.OverlapBox(meleePos.transform.position, MacheteRange, 0f, victim);
        if (hitEnemy != null)
        {
            if (hitEnemy.TryGetComponent(out valeriaController64 enemy))
            {
                enemy.TakeDamage(meleeDamage);
                HasHitValeria = true;
            }
        }
    }

i know i have to put the vector2 into vector3, but the other parts are what seems complex

what "FirstOrDefault()" does?

[rich adder]

switch overlapbox for physics2d to overlapbox for physics class

its an extra float, adjust the axis as needed . At least with 3D you can use the physics debugger and see what the physics queries look like accurately compared too gizmos

[foggy spade]

public class CameraMovement : MonoBehaviour
{
    public float XRotation;
    public float YRotation;
    public Transform player;
    public float mouseSensitivity = 3f;
    // Start is called once before the first execution of Update after the MonoBehaviour is created
    void Start()
    {
        Cursor.lockState = CursorLockMode.Locked;
    }

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

    void PlayerInput()
    {
        XRotation -= Input.GetAxis("Mouse Y") * mouseSensitivity;
        YRotation += Input.GetAxis("Mouse X") * mouseSensitivity;

        XRotation = Mathf.Clamp(XRotation, -90f, 90f);

        transform.localRotation = Quaternion.Euler(XRotation, YRotation, 0);
        player.transform.rotation = Quaternion.Euler(0, YRotation, 0);
  
    }
}
 ``` for some reason my player isnt rotating

[rich adder]

first or default.
if it doesnt have an item it returns the default value of the type
so
List<int> thats empty
would return 0

[acoustic belfry]

oh, ok

btw do this script may present some issues like idk, optimization or smt?

    {
        if (HasHitValeria) return;

        Vector3 macheteRange = new Vector3(attackRange, attackRange, attackRange);
        Collider[] hitEnemies = Physics.OverlapBox(meleePos.position, macheteRange / 2, meleePos.rotation, victim);

        foreach (Collider hitEnemy in hitEnemies)
        {
            if (hitEnemy.TryGetComponent(out valeriaController64 enemy))
            {
                enemy.TakeDamage(meleeDamage);
                HasHitValeria = true;
                break; // Avoid hitting multiple times in one swing
            }
        }
    }```

[rich adder]

NonAlloc version is much better to use

you just have to predefine size of collider[] with a variable beforehand

[acoustic belfry]

nonAlloc?

[tropic sparrow]

Which is faster on the internet: free Proton 2 multiplayer or dedicated server?

[rich adder]

when you do physics queries with multiple results they usually have a nonAlloc version , meaning Non-Allocating . it might be fine if you call this once in a while but calling it often will create a new array every time , it can get slow

https://docs.unity3d.com/ScriptReference/Physics.OverlapBoxNonAlloc.html

[acoustic belfry]

so what i should do on the script?

[rich adder]

define the size of max amount of colliders you think you will hit with Collider[]

[acoustic belfry]

how

[rich adder]

wdym how ? you surely made an array in a varible before

[acoustic belfry]

i dont recall it

[acoustic belfry]

btw this is the og code

[rich adder]

Collider[] colliders = new Collider[MaxSize]

[acoustic belfry]

im just doing random stuff for check if works on 3D

[tropic sparrow]

Which is faster on the internet: free Proton 2 multiplayer or dedicated server?

[rich adder]

those two are completely different things..

if you need to ask such questions, you ain't ready to make multiplayer tbh

also don't crosspost @tropic sparrow

[acoustic belfry]

but i mean, what should maxsize be

the size of the collider?

[tropic sparrow]

I have a 3D aset with a dedicated server and another aset with Proton 2 Free. I want speed and a lot of players. Please tell me which aset is best for me to work with.

[rich adder]

no. read the docs I sent.
the maximum amount of colliders that can be hit with the overlap

[tropic sparrow]

both online multiplayer

[acoustic belfry]

o h,

in theory the amount of objects?

i mean cuz, this thing is just for the player

[rich adder]

thats a vague ass question.. also #1390346492019212368

[rich adder]

if its just for the hitting player put like 5 just in case instead of 1

[tropic sparrow]

It's vague because I'm a newbie, but I'm looking for help from people like you.

[acoustic belfry]

but, what if needs to hit a lot of different enemies? cuz the player will have a similar logic

btw isn't there another way to make this script go 3D?

[rich adder]

there is no way to speed up downloads for your players easily, thats up to their internet and where your server is located also, you can do region based or maybe CDN

[rich adder]

its literally the same exact function

works the same way except 3D physics engine / colliders

[acoustic belfry]

no but i mean, the [] thing

or this issue also would happen on 2D?

[rich adder]

you asked for optimized suggestions way of the code, i said nonalloc is such a thing

yes 2D also has two versions of those functions that return multiple colliders

[acoustic belfry]

o h

but in theory the code would work good?

[rich adder]

as I said if you don't call it every frame for the most part is fine, but its just another optimization area

[acoustic belfry]

ok

[rich adder]

its more noticeable when you have dozens of objects calling that function . and frequent, creating new array every time has its cost to clean and create every time

[acoustic belfry]

but btw, for the case of a lot of enemies, what i should put?

in theory i have 5 enemy classes

[rich adder]

how many do you think you will hit at same time ? even an exaggerated 50+ will be cheaper than creating a new one over and over, than one thats that big cause its pre-allocated

[acoustic belfry]

makes sense

[rich adder]

the function will returns how many have been actually hit.

hits = Physics.Overlap(..., colliders,..
for i ; i < hits 
var hit = colliders[i] ```

[acoustic belfry]

something like this?

private Collider[] hitResults = new Collider[5];
 protected void constantMeleeAttack(float attackRange, Transform meleePos, LayerMask victim, float meleeDamage)
 {
     if (HasHitValeria) return;

     Vector3 macheteRange = new Vector3(attackRange, attackRange, attackRange);
     Collider[] hitEnemies = Physics.OverlapBox(meleePos.position, macheteRange / 2, meleePos.rotation, victim);

     foreach (Collider hitEnemy in hitEnemies)
     {
         if (hitEnemy.TryGetComponent(out valeriaController64 enemy))
         {
             enemy.TakeDamage(meleeDamage);
             HasHitValeria = true;
             break; // Avoid hitting multiple times in one swing
         }
     }
 }```

also this still works, right?

    {
        HasHitValeria = false;
    }```

[rich adder]

everything works the same..

hitResults would go in Physics.OverlapBoxNonAlloc, check docs for signature if you switch it

[acoustic belfry]

btw this code is ok then?

[rich adder]

and you will need for loop instead of foreach because you need to iterate by index

[acoustic belfry]

huh?

idk, my only idea, was to be able to hurt the player if touches it, but if doesnt, then dont hurt it again until is reseted

it was based on this other func

    {
        Vector2 MacheteRange = new Vector2(attackRange, attackRange);
        Collider2D hitEnemy = Physics2D.OverlapBox(meleePos.transform.position, MacheteRange, 0f, victim);
        if (hitEnemy != null)
        {
            if (hitEnemy.TryGetComponent(out valeriaController64 enemy))
            {
                enemy.TakeDamage(meleeDamage);
            }
        }
    }```

[rich adder]

if it worked before , everything should work the same

[acoustic belfry]

ok

[tropic sparrow]

Nav, you who know a lot, please tell me your opinion of this asset, could it or not give money when completed and would it be for mobile: https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/templates/systems/advanced-multiplayer-game-template-241288?srsltid=AfmBOoquvd3FzO3VbO7TKd2y65zCksS44EgTf1BP1ogfK0Q-TVH_VeQf&utm_source=chatgpt.com

[meager gust]

Making a performant MMO is a very complicated task. Slapping something together with photon as a newbie is going to be questionable at best.

[rich adder]

nah i'm no expert mate lol
personally would think a template is a waste of money if you're not very experienced knowing how to modify it to make it work

[meager gust]

If you think you're going to make the next GTA MMO with photon, you've got a very long way to go

especially if you're new to networking.

sorry.

[rich adder]

yeah seriously, if you want to make something with networking do like tic tac toe or something , build your knowledge up

[meager gust]

Every week someone with 1 week of unity experience wants to know how to build GTA 5

[subtle sedge]

Quick question for more expericened unity devs. How long do you think it will take to create a simple pokemon like battle engine (nothing really fancy just basic combat)

[tropic sparrow]

Bro, that template doesn't have Proton, the store would only incorporate real conoras, that's easy with cha GTP, the 3D models are made for you on a page with animation yet, I don't understand where the complication lies.

[meager gust]

Sorry, I'm not trying to ridicule you. But you're talking about wanting to build an online GTA-style MMO with chatgpt

but this is ridiculous

[rich adder]

integrating proton or whatever framework is the hard part

you will have "good assets" with busted ass networking

[meager gust]

At the very least, you should know how clientside prediction works like the back of your hand, if you want to pull this off

implementing gameplay code on top of an existing multiplayer engine is not easy

especially when it ties into rollback

[tropic sparrow]

That's right, I agree with you, I mean, it doesn't work with your current online system, right? It's not Proton, well, it has a dedicated server, something like that.

[rich adder]

being dedicated or not is irrelevant to the framework, ie Proton

dedicated just means you host it on a computer somewhere else other than your / users pc

[meager gust]

It looks like this asset comes with a custom multiplayer solution

[tropic sparrow]

Yes

In conclusion, no one recommends this asset, right?

[rich adder]

yeah merging something like proton into a custom built system is going to be even more diffcult, you're better off starting simpler and build your knowledge up, you might not even want template by that time

[meager gust]

It looks like an asset flip black box asset (eg: snake oil)

[rich adder]

no, especially if you're looking for an asset to be turn key solution

everytime something goes wrong you have contact the developer of the asset

if you try to put another networking framework they will probably hesitate to help even more

[meager gust]

It says it uses Mirror

[rich adder]

hmm better than custom I suppose

[tropic sparrow]

Bro, I'll tell you what I have: a 2D shooter game with 7 characters, each with different weapons, a points system or points table for deaths and functional kills, a store to exchange characters for game points, everything already implemented, Proton 2 Free also implemented, a cap purchase system, maps ready, I only need rankings and to change Proton Premium, what do you think?

[rich adder]

Mirror is somewhat documented okay at least

[meager gust]

mirror is mainly client authoritative afaik

hack fest

not suitable for building a GTA clone

[rich adder]

yeah I recall that was its main selling point it was more friendly for client side prediction

or was that Fishnet

[meager gust]

fishnet is more server auth

but its still a complete mess

even when you have a network engine suitable for rollback, its still very difficult to write proper rollback gameplay code on top of it unless you know rollback like the back of your hand

[tropic sparrow]

what do you think

[meager gust]

(its photon, not proton)

[meager gust]

Nobody can answer your question unless you know what you want.
Do you want client authoritative or server authoritative? Do you know the difference?

Sounds to me like you haven't even scratched the surface of research for this project

[teal viper]

Proton VPN? 😅

[tropic sparrow]

I want and I have a functional multiplayer server implemented, I want to earn money by purchasing characters within the game

[meager gust]

You're ignoring my questions

You can slap something together with mirror fast using client authoritative networking, but it will be vulnerable and people can hack away to their hearts desire

Or you can build something secure with server authoritative networking (Which requires a significant amount of networking knowledge usually)

All of the unity netcode engines do something different. It depends on your knowledge level, how much money you have to burn, how much time you have to burn. Etc.

[tropic sparrow]

If you were me, what would you do? And it seems to me that they are making fun of Proton. The premium is not worth it, perhaps at $95 a year.

[meager gust]

christ

[acoustic belfry]

btw just saying, wich code's better, the one im replying or this one?

protected void ConstantMeleeAttack(float attackRange, Transform meleePos, LayerMask victim, float meleeDamage)
{
    if (HasHitValeria) return;

    Vector3 boxSize = new Vector3(attackRange, attackRange, attackRange);
    Collider[] hitEnemies = Physics.OverlapBox(meleePos.position, boxSize * 0.5f, Quaternion.identity, victim);

    foreach (Collider hitEnemy in hitEnemies)
    {
        if (hitEnemy.TryGetComponent(out valeriaController64 enemy))
        {
            enemy.TakeDamage(meleeDamage);
            HasHitValeria = true;
            break; // Stop after first hit
        }
    }
}```

[acoustic belfry]

i dont know, what if didnt fully worke on 2D? i didnt done a lot of tests

[rich ice]

btw, if you put cs at the start of your codeblocks it makes them a little easier for us to read

[acoustic belfry]

like this?

[rich ice]

yup

[meager gust]

If you want, you can make an interface like IDamageable, and slap that on any gameobject script

and you'll have a very universal damage system

let me know if you need an example

[tropic sparrow]

If I had everything I already have in my 2D shoter project with an integrated controller system, what multiplier system would you put: Proton Premium or Mirror or something else?

[meager gust]

Its photon. not Proton.

Photon and Mirror are completely separate in terms of their capabilities

do you want server authoritative or client authoritative networking?

If you can't answer this, then you need to do more research on what it means.

[acoustic belfry]

wat

[meager gust]

one sec

[acoustic belfry]

no i mean

what i want is that if the victims, wich are some npcs that share the same code with same func in common, are damaged once, can't be damaged again until the the reset func is set

thats all

nothing else

[meager gust]

yes

[tropic sparrow]

authorized customer wish in my game

[meager gust]

that is probably fine @acoustic belfry

[acoustic belfry]

but i mean, wich code is better

[rich ice]

consider starting with the basics on !learn before jumping into multiplayer

[eternal falcon]

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[meager gust]

If you want a secure server, then you need to run the simulation on the server

game networking gets extremely complicated

and I think you need to do more research rather than trying to slap something together within a week

Photon does this.

if you don't know what you're doing, then you can fully expect someone to hack your server and generate infinite money.

[tropic sparrow]

photon is then appropriate

[meager gust]

If you know what you're doing

then sure

anyone can generate packets and send it to a server saying "I completed a quest. Give me 5000 tokens"

running photon doesn't prevent this, unless you write your code securely

[tropic sparrow]

In conclusion, Photon is more hackable, right?

[meager gust]

no

you're ignoring everything I'm telling you

or maybe theres a language barrier here I dont know

[tropic sparrow]

exolicame for brutes

[rich ice]

pretty sure they're just trolling

[tropic sparrow]

And what is the best template for you to start and make money quickly in 2D multiplier?

[meager gust]

jesus christ

I think roblox might be your speed

[tropic sparrow]

Please pass me the Roblox Mobile template.

[frosty hound]

If you're just going to spam nonsense here, you will be kicked from this server.

[acoustic belfry]

Whats fine?

Sorry i get confused easily ;-;

[meager gust]

If it works, its fine.
You're hardcoding your damage system which I wouldn't consider "fine", but if it fits your needs and works, then it doesnt matter

[meager gust]

I was looking at this one, fyi

[acoustic belfry]

But i meant, wich one of the two are better?

[acoustic belfry]

Idk, i just wonder wich one of em both works better

[meager gust]

Completely subjective question

which I dont think I can answer

they look completely identical to me

[junior ivy]

Hi, I have super simple tile generator but I can't see anything (verts: 3 in the preview). No errors.
All tiles are added to the scene with proper transform, material and mesh.
Camera can move (tested for z=0 and z=-100).
Can you help?

public class Tile
{
    public const int size = 32;

    public Tile(Vector2 position, Material material)
    {
        var gameObject = new GameObject($"Tile_{position.x}_{position.y}");

        MeshRenderer renderer = gameObject.AddComponent<MeshRenderer>();
        MeshFilter filter = gameObject.AddComponent<MeshFilter>();
        Mesh mesh = new Mesh();

        mesh.vertices = new Vector3[]
        {
            new Vector3(0, 0, 0),
            new Vector3(0, size, 0),
            new Vector3(size, size, 0),
            new Vector3(size, 0, 0),
        };

        mesh.uv = new Vector2[]
        {
            new Vector2(0, 0),
            new Vector2(1, 0),
            new Vector2(0, 1),
            new Vector2(1, 1)
        };

        mesh.triangles = new int[] { 0, 2, 1, 2, 3, 0 };
        mesh.RecalculateNormals();
        filter.mesh = mesh;
        renderer.material = material;
        gameObject.transform.position = new Vector3(position.x * size, position.y * size, 0);
    }
}

public class TestGoScript : MonoBehaviour
{
    void Start()
    {
        Dictionary<Vector2, Tile> tiles = new();
        Material ground = Resources.Load<Material>("Materials/Ground");
        ground.color = Color.red;

        for (int x = 0; x < 10; x++) {
            for (int y = 0; y < 5; y++) {
                var tile = new Tile(new Vector2(x, y), ground);
                tiles.Add(new Vector2(x,y), tile);
            }
        }
    }
}

[acoustic belfry]

I mean, wich one seems more simplier and optimizer or easier to read?

[meager gust]

again, they both look the same. you're obsessing way too much over it

neither of them are "simple" because you're hardcoding your damage system rather than using interfaces

[acoustic belfry]

Oh, ok, well thanks

[meager gust]

you dont need to worry about optimization at this level

your processor spins billions of times every second

[acoustic belfry]

Well, thanks :3

[ivory bobcat]

What do you mean by you cannot see anything?

[junior ivy]

literally this:

[wintry quarry]

what are you expecting to see? Are there any objects in view of the camera?

[junior ivy]

as you can see from the code, 50 squares with the same material (or red if not found)

[ivory bobcat]

You can click the scene tab while the application is running and see where the objects-tiles are and the camera direction etc

[wintry quarry]

the code looks like it's probably making the triangles backwards

they need to be clockwise, not counterclockwise

check scene view and rotate the camera

[junior ivy]

I've spent literally 30 minutes of conversation about indexes with AI, couldn't understand it. I swear it was easier for me to learn in low level API 😄

what's the proper index then?

[wintry quarry]

the only way to make progress with procedural mesh generation is to get a notebook and a pen and DRAW the vertices, labeled

you want to be forming clockwise triangles

[junior ivy]

unity is working on counter-clockwise indexes for face meshes

afaik clockwise indexes are used for culling as per befault shader settings in unity

so what is wrong with my index then?

[wintry quarry]

Your vertices are like this:

1 2

0 3

0, 2, 1 is a counterclockwise triangle

you need clockwise triangles to be visible with the default material

you need to visualize things on paper to work with procedural meshes

[sonic harbor]

I'm a beginner to coding. Can someone give me advice for the best way to start?

[wintry quarry]

!learn

[eternal falcon]

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[sonic harbor]

Thank you!

[junior ivy]

it didn't help

I changed the code based on unity doc:

mesh.vertices = new Vector3[]
{
    new Vector3(0, 0, 0),
    new Vector3(size, 0, 0),
    new Vector3(0, size, 0),
    new Vector3(size, size, 0),
};

mesh.uv = new Vector2[]
{
    new Vector2(0, 0),
    new Vector2(1, 0),
    new Vector2(0, 1),
    new Vector2(1, 1),
};

mesh.triangles = new int[] { 0, 2, 1, 2, 3, 1 };
mesh.RecalculateNormals();
mesh.RecalculateBounds();

I found that standard shader is just not rendering... when I change to other shaders it stars to render something...

[rich belfry]

how can I debug this
TLS Allocator ALLOC_TEMP_TLS, underlying allocator ALLOC_TEMP_MAIN has unfreed allocations, size 544?

or is this harmless

seems like it's only an error that appears in the editor

when i delete the main camera the error stops appearing

[acoustic belfry]

sorry for bother, but in theory, this is what you wanted me to do?

protected void constantMeleeAttack(float attackRange, Transform meleePos, LayerMask victim, float meleeDamage)
    {
        if (HasHitValeria) return;
        Vector3 meleeRange = new Vector3(attackRange, attackRange, attackRange);
        Collider[] hitValeria = new Collider[5];
        int hitsCount = Physics.OverlapBoxNonAlloc(meleePos.position, meleeRange, hitValeria, Quaternion.identity, victim);
        for (int i = 0; i < hitsCount; i++)
        {
            if (hitValeria[i].TryGetComponent<valeriaController64>(out var enemy))
            {
                enemy.TakeDamage(meleeDamage);
                HasHitValeria = true;
            }
        }
    }```

[north kiln]

You should declare the array in the class scope so it's allocated once in the lifetime of this object

[acoustic belfry]

oh ok, thanks

[acoustic belfry]

you mean the variables area in top of the class, right?

just to be sure

[north kiln]

Anywhere in a class outside of a method

[acoustic belfry]

ok

[north kiln]

So yes, the area where you might declare variables, which is typically at the top of a class

[acoustic belfry]

i just realized to this moment, i can make variables anywhere that isn't a method

cool

[acoustic belfry]

cool, thanks :3

[foggy spade]

public class CameraMovement : MonoBehaviour
{
    public float XRotation;
    public float YRotation;
    public Transform player;
    public float mouseSensitivity = 3f;

    public float BopAmount;

    public Vector3 OrigPos;
    // Start is called once before the first execution of Update after the MonoBehaviour is created
    void Start()
    {
        Cursor.lockState = CursorLockMode.Locked;
    }

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

    void PlayerInput()
    {
        XRotation -= Input.GetAxis("Mouse Y") * mouseSensitivity;
        YRotation += Input.GetAxis("Mouse X") * mouseSensitivity;

        XRotation = Mathf.Clamp(XRotation, -90f, 90f);

        transform.localRotation = Quaternion.Euler(XRotation, YRotation, 0);
        player.transform.rotation = Quaternion.Euler(0, YRotation, 0);

    }


}
 ``` for some reason my player isnt rotating

[ivory bobcat]

Log the value of x and y rotation

Debug.Log($"Player input x: {xRotation}, y: {yRotation} and sensitivity: {mouseSensitivity}", this);```

[foggy spade]

the input is working fine

my camera is rotating smoothly, but my player doesnt rotate even though its rotation is updating

[ivory bobcat]

Can you show the data from the log above?

[carmine ocean]

i ran into a bug i cant even fathom, when i change my X, Z position and any sort of rotation, my Y axis changes positive, this occured after i added a rigidbody to my player, please tell me if you need anything to help me diagnose this issue

[ivory bobcat]

How are you determining this? Inspector or through code when changing the values? Can you show any logs if through the console. Any images, if from debugging or the inspector.

[carmine ocean]

i can see the Y axis changes via inspector and gamespace there is no errors and i dont know how to debug the rigidbody

[ivory bobcat]

How are you rotating the object? Show the necessary code.

[carmine ocean]

im moving it by mouse

all of the input is basic fps movement controls

W,A,S,D and mouse camera movement

[ivory bobcat]

Assuming this is a coding issue, if you don't provide any code I won't be able to determine why the value becomes negative.

[carmine ocean]

sorry i was having complications

public class PlayerMovement : MonoBehaviour
{
    public float moveSpeed = 10;

    // 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()   {
// Movement Controls

        var dir = new Vector3(Input.GetAxis("Horizontal"), 0, Input.GetAxis("Vertical"));

        transform.Translate(dir * moveSpeed *Time.deltaTime);
    }
}

public class FirstPersonCameraController : MonoBehaviour
{
    public Transform Player;
    public float mouseSensitivity = 2f;
    float cameraVerticalRotation = 0f;

    void Start()
    {
        Cursor.visible = false;
        Cursor.lockState = CursorLockMode.Locked;
    }

    void Update()
    {
        float inputX = Input.GetAxis("Mouse X")*mouseSensitivity;
        float inputY = Input.GetAxis("Mouse Y")*mouseSensitivity;

        cameraVerticalRotation -= inputY;
        cameraVerticalRotation = Mathf.Clamp(cameraVerticalRotation, -90f, 90f);
        transform.localEulerAngles = Vector3.right * cameraVerticalRotation;

        Player.Rotate(Vector3.up * inputX);
    }
}

[ivory bobcat]

There isn't any random bug that I'm aware of that sets the y component of rotation to negative when etc

[carmine ocean]

yeah i apologise it was saying i couldnt send the message

[keen dew]

Is there any other issue than the value in the inspector? Does it still work otherwise correctly?

[carmine ocean]

no so i just get launched up

i can walk, look perfectly it just also adds to the Y-Axis

[keen dew]

None of that code uses the rigidbody to move or rotate so if you want to use rigidbody physics you have to switch to using the rigidbody to move

[carmine ocean]

oh shoot i just realised

thank you ill change it and see if that fixes it

LMAO so i changed the movement and it puts me back down but when i look i get sent up

i should be able to fix that too thank you nitku

[ivory bobcat]

If you're modifying an object's Transform component, you may want to sync the Transform component with the physics simulation after you're done with the modifications.

https://docs.unity3d.com/ScriptReference/Physics.SyncTransforms.html

[carmine ocean]

thank you

[ivory bobcat]

If you don't feel that you want to batch the operations, you can probably set this auto sync property to true
https://docs.unity3d.com/ScriptReference/Physics-autoSyncTransforms.html
but you should be aware that any and all changes to a Transform component will sync the component

[keen dew]

That's not a solution to this problem

[ivory bobcat]

Yeah, we aren't aware of the movement system. They've only mentioned that when moving, they're down (on the ground, perhaps) but when immediately looking, they get sent back up.. unless they're referring to simply their forward movement direction being where they're looking at instead of horizontal to the floor etc...

[keen dew]

I'm guessing rotating the player moves the collider inside the ground and the physics engine then ejects the player up to fix the collision. But the physics components already follow the transform position, doing that manually is only needed in very niche situations. And movement/rotation should be driven by the rigidbody instead of transform

[naive plank]

How would I go about moving on low poly terrain, still following the mesh but without that bumpy, slow, and getting stuck feeling?

[manic sparrow]

do i just place the script in the object itself or am i missing something else?

[uneven citrus]

I'm confused on how to do outlines on my pixel fonts (16px sized font)
I've been off unity for a while coming from Godot.
In godot I just activate the outline button and tell it the color/pixels I want to go outward (4px)

But in unity, the "out"line goes inward, making it look horrendous. The outline seems to give a gray blur to the inner white too

here's my expectations (which I get done in Godot) and what I get in unity attached

I'm probably doing the font settings wrong but I can't figure out which ones I should go for and not have them super blurry (increasing the padding for instance made it unreadably blurry)

[manic sparrow]

currently im trying to make the player look at the point at which the raycast from the screen hits the aimmask (that being a large transparent cylinder that follows the player around) but the if statement never seems to be fulfilled so am i implementing the layer wrong?

        
        RaycastHit hit;
        
        if(Physics.Raycast(ray, out hit, Mathf.Infinity, aimMask))
        {
            //raycast hit, return position
            Debug.DrawRay(ray.origin, ray.direction * 10, Color.yellow);

[timber tide]

Remove the mask and check if it's actually hitting any collider first off

I would even draw the ray outside of the method to actually see if it's pointing correctly

[manic sparrow]

i figured it out 😐

my interpretation was that it was checking for the mesh renderer and not the collider, so i left the box collider ticked off

lo and behold when i finally turned it on again it worked ffs

[manic sparrow]

anyways many thanks lol i learned how to use debug drawray

[rotund root]

is there a smart way to make my projectile shoot the other way when my character turns around without making a new projectile prefab copy that's for shooting left only?
https://paste.mod.gg/skunaxsircfa/0

[eager elm]

have the script that creates the fireball set a direction on it. Instantiate() returns the clone. You could multiply the fireballSpeed by -1 to reverse it.
Although it would be better to have a separate int variable for the direction.

[rotund root]

it's now acting like a boomerange what did i do wrong😭

using System.Collections;
using UnityEngine;

public class Fireball_Behaviour : MonoBehaviour
{
    public float fireballSpeed = 10;
    private float direction = 1f; 
    bool isFacingRight = true;
    public void SetDirection(float dir)
    {
        direction = dir;
        transform.localScale = new Vector3(direction * Mathf.Abs(transform.localScale.x), transform.localScale.y, transform.localScale.z);
        Debug.Log($"Fireball direction set to: {direction}");
    }

    private void Update()
    {
        if (Input.GetKey(KeyCode.RightArrow) || Input.GetKey(KeyCode.D))
        {
            isFacingRight = true;
        }
        else if (Input.GetKey(KeyCode.LeftArrow) || Input.GetKey(KeyCode.A))
        {
            isFacingRight = false;
        }
        if (isFacingRight)
        {
            direction = 1f;
        }
        else
        {
            direction = -1f;
        }
            transform.position += Vector3.right * direction * fireballSpeed * Time.deltaTime;
    }

    //removed despawn logic related stuff so it wont clog the chat that much
        }
    }
}

[eager elm]

you are checking on your fireball if the left or right arrow is pressed. I assume you want that logic to be on your player instead. The fireball only needs to know the direction of the player when it is spawned.

I would also suggest to let the player set the direction as Vector3. Right now you have a hard coded "Vector3.right" in your fireball script. By having the player pass a vector you can have it easier to add things like shooting up or at 45° later on.

[rough sluice]

Do someone know that why my character in rotating in pressed button's direction instead of walking in that direction?:

[wintry quarry]

try disabling the animator for a moment

also show your Rigidbody inspector - and double check that rotations are constrained

Also remove the PlayerInput component, since you're using the generated C# class - there's no need to have PlayerInput there

[soft lotus]

What would be the best way of making a ui element accessible in 2 or more scenes? Should i just copy it over to every scene used, or is there some way to keep it?

For context, my game is a visual novel, and i want the save menu to be accesible from both the main menu and the actual game scene, and i was thnking of how to best go about it

[hexed terrace]

Using multiscene loading

[patent wedge]

hi, i'm adding resolution options to my game so i'm trying to filter by the refreshrate but it seemingly doesn't work

int a = (int)resolutions[i].refreshRateRatio.value;
int b = (int)Screen.currentResolution.refreshRateRatio.value;
if (a != b) return;
``` it always returns true

[keen dew]

It's debugging time! Put in Debug.Log($"res: {resolutions[i]}, a: {a}, b: {b}"); before the condition and see what it prints

[patent wedge]

ok! weird thing it works in editor as Screen.resolutions in editor returns ones with same refresh rate as your own but in build it doesn't!

here's one of the logs in editor res: 640 x 480 @ 144.003164815087Hz, a: 144, b: 144

[ivory bobcat]

So, a != b should yield false

[patent wedge]

i know right it's confusing that in the editor it works but not in the build?

[keen dew]

You'll have to show the full context. There's no indication here that that particular statement would cause the issue.

Having return inside a loop will stop the loop from continuing further so if the list of resolutions is in a different order in a build it can certainly cause it behave differently

[patent wedge]

i thought thats what break does?

[keen dew]

break stops the loop. return stops the entire function.

which includes the loop

[polar acorn]

break exits the loop and continues from the end of it. return ends the entire function, which also would mean ending the loop

If the loop is the last thing in the function, the two are identical

[keen dew]

(what did you think return does?)

[patent wedge]

i thought it meant that it would stop that interation of the for loop and continue from the next (i guess this was kinda naive) so should i just replace it with if(a != b)

[keen dew]

That's continue

[patent wedge]

well i tried continue that didn't work.

[keen dew]

It's not really possible to tell what you should do without seeing the whole thing

[patent wedge]

for (int i = 0; i < resolutions.Length; i++)
        {
            int a = (int)resolutions[i].refreshRateRatio.value;
            int b = (int)Screen.currentResolution.refreshRateRatio.value;
            if (a != b) continue;
            
            string option = resolutions[i].width + "x" + resolutions[i].height;
            options.Add(option);
        }

[ivory bobcat]

well i tried continue but that did not do what I want
So, what're you trying to do?

[patent wedge]

i'm trying to filter it so that it's only resolutions with the same refresh rate as ours.

[ivory bobcat]

And what options were found?

If you can see the resolution options given and found, you'd be able to verify what went wrong.

For instance, if you're getting no options.. you'll want to check if there were no resolutions, your screen resolution and why none had matched

[patent wedge]

ok so the continue worked! but now that index is out of sync.

[rich adder]

index out of sync ?

[patent wedge]

sorry i didn't give much context.

Resolution resolution = resolutions[index];
Screen.SetResolution(resolution.width, resolution.height, Screen.fullScreenMode);

this is how i'm setting my resolution but because the array has all the elements while the dropdown only has a few they don't match.

[naive pawn]

you could simplify the flow here

        for (int i = 0; i < resolutions.Length; i++)
        {
            int a = (int)resolutions[i].refreshRateRatio.value;
            int b = (int)Screen.currentResolution.refreshRateRatio.value;
-           if (a != b) continue;
+           if (a == b) {
                string option = resolutions[i].width + "x" + resolutions[i].height;
                options.Add(option);
+           }
        }

would probably be less confusing/easier to work with if you haven't gotten ahold of continue/break/return yet

[rich adder]

make a new array / add them to a seperate list

then you can also use that for Options in dropdown

[patent wedge]

brillant!

[keen dew]

Where does index come from? It should be from the filtered list instead of the original

[ivory bobcat]

Cache the indices as well?cs options.Add(option); optionIndex.Add(i);``````cs resolutions[optionIndex[index]]

[balmy cape]

Hey guys anyone know any AI movement systems that can copy animal behaviour cause I’m making a nature game

[rich adder]

use navmesh

[patent wedge]

is there anyway to have a folder access somewhere outside of the project?

[rich adder]

ofc

thats why things System.IO exists, or even Application.persistentDataPath

[patent wedge]

no not like getting stuff for save files. i mean that let's say i have a sfx folder on my desktop and i want a folder in my unity project to access that.

[rich adder]

a folder in unity ? like in the game ? or you mean in the editor

[patent wedge]

editor.

[sour fulcrum]

Your assets need to be in your project

[rich adder]

ya just put them in the project, whats the big deal

[patent wedge]

ok.

also how can i only have one function execute in edit mode in update?

[sour fulcrum]

Why

[patent wedge]

because i have telephone poles that in update will auto rotate themselfs but only need to be executed in edit mode

[sour fulcrum]

The short answer is no

Honestly im sure rotating them in update will be fine

[grand snow]

If the monobehavior has the [ExecuteAlways] attribute then Update() will be called outside of play mode. You can then do something to restrict a call to edit mode only:

#if UNITY_EDITOR
  if(!Application.isPlaying) DoEditorThing();
#endif

[patent wedge]

thanks so much!

[grand snow]

Make sure to set your object as dirty manually if its modified because changes made this way will not do this and may mean they are not saved. If the scene is marked dirty by something else it will work.
You can use SetDirty() or the Undo class to record the change as an undoable operation.
https://docs.unity3d.com/ScriptReference/EditorUtility.SetDirty.html

make sure that editor only code uses conditional compliation like my example to avoid errors when attempting to build

[sour fulcrum]

You’d also have to wrap the using for this

[grand snow]

Yes or cheat and do UnityEditor.EditorUtility.SetDirty()

[patent wedge]

doesn't [ExecuteAlways] make the whole script run in the editor? i only want one thing to run in the editor.

[grand snow]

Yes and you cannot get around this
You will have to add things to return early in Start/Awake ect when not in play mode

[slender nymph]

why does it need to be in Update? can it not just be a context menu item to trigger it manually?

[sour fulcrum]

Can also just realistically be in update forever if it’s just transform stuff tbh

You can do better once you get more comfortable

[silver fern]

are there any disadvantages in using a signal to trigger a method in another component script over accessing the method directly

[slender nymph]

by "using a signal" are you referring to an event? or do you mean something else?

[silver fern]

oh yeah unity event, sorry

[grand snow]

godot brain moment

[rough sluice]

Thx, it worked after checking constraint rotations

[polar acorn]

There's a small amount of overhead if using an event to invoke a method versus just calling the method, but it's very slight and shouldn't be worried about. If the workflow of using an event makes the code cleaner (less two-way coupling, better encapsulation, expandability, etc.) it's worth it

[slender nymph]

then no, there are not really any disadvantages. really only advantages as it would mean your objects don't necessarily need references to each other as data can be passed through the event

[rich adder]

🤓 to be fair unity also has "signals" with Timeline

[silver fern]

alright thanks

[grand snow]

unity event subscriptions done in the inspector are slower vs code subs

Why? inspector way needs to use reflection to locate the function to call

[slender nymph]

yeah but it's a difference that's not really even worth worrying about too much because it's a one time cost at the time the object is instantiated

[grand snow]

Yea probably fine but a real event will be best and probably gets more optimisations (if any exist)

If we can trust mono 😐

[patent wedge]

i know i keep asking questions but for some reason gamepad input doesn't work in build.

[slender nymph]

see this message for what to include when asking for help: #🌱┃start-here message

[patent wedge]

i have tried Googling it and debugging in builds i very difficult.

[slender nymph]

okay so have you considered providing any useful information at all?

[patent wedge]

what kind of information do you want?

[slender nymph]

#💻┃code-beginner message

[patent wedge]

i checked the game is 64x as that can sometimes cause it as well as checking any input system settings i have also updated the asset but still no luck.

[slender nymph]

the game is 64x

i have also updated the asset
what asset

nobody here can read your mind, provide useful information

and have you bothered checking the logs for the built game? there may be errors you don't know about

[patent wedge]

i don't even know anymore than that, also by asset i mean Input System

[naive pawn]

buddy we aren't sitting over your shoulder

we don't even know what you're building for

[rough sluice]

What is that white board? How should I remove that? I don't know how is that get added:

[rich adder]

click it and see what comes up

also not a code question

[rough sluice]

Ok, but that is not clickable

[patent wedge]

i fixed it! it was steam input.

[modest hollow]

real

[rich adder]

start disabling gameobjects then and see which one turns it off then inspect the object

[rough sluice]

Ok

[acoustic belfry]

Hi, for a weird reason my laser doesn't appear, why?

{
    Debug.Log("ShootedRifle is even shooting");
    rifle_amount--;

    // Get a ray from the camera in the direction of the mouse cursor
    Ray ray = Camera.main.ScreenPointToRay(Input.mousePosition);

    RaycastHit hit;
    if (Physics.Raycast(ray, out hit, Mathf.Infinity, demons))
    {
        Debug.Log("ShootedRifle has Shooted");
        Debug.Log("ShootedRifle hit 3D: " + hit.collider.name);

        EnemyBase enemy = hit.transform.GetComponent<EnemyBase>();
        if (enemy != null)
        {
            Debug.Log("ShootedRifle's enemy isn't null");
            enemy.TakeDamage(5, 1, 3, 3, transform);
        }

        // Draw tracer from weapon to hit point
        lineRenderer.SetPosition(0, transform.position);
        lineRenderer.SetPosition(1, hit.point);
    }
    else
    {
        // If nothing is hit, draw tracer forward
        lineRenderer.SetPosition(0, transform.position);
        lineRenderer.SetPosition(1, transform.position + ray.direction * 100);
    }
}

[west sonnet]

Anyone got any ideas on how I could do this? This is using TextMeshPro

[frosty hound]

BulletsLeft is a float type, text expects a string.

You can convert it with BulletsLeft.ToString();

[keen dew]

Why is BulletsLeft a float? Can you shoot partial bullets?

[west sonnet]

Thanks

No, I'm just so used to using floats lol

But I'll change it to int

[rocky canyon]

$"{BulletsLeft}";

[rich ice]

BulletsLeft + ""

[gaunt raptor]

i have an object that i want to make it move like a human spine but its really hard to animate it manually and i just find out about rigging is it the answer to my problem?

[frail hawk]

yes

[gaunt raptor]

okay thxx for the confirmation 🙏

[acoustic belfry]

sorry, is just now im wondering if the issue is of coding or of the line itself

now im realizing, the line appears, but small and inside of the player

[frail hawk]

probably the rotation of the line renderer that has to be fixed too

[acoustic belfry]

how do i fix that?

[frail hawk]

pause the game, rotate the transform , test alignment and use world space on the line renderer

until you find out what fits

[rich adder]

https://docs.unity3d.com/Packages/com.unity.animation.rigging@1.1/manual/constraints/ChainIKConstraint.html

[acoustic belfry]

rotate the transform?

[frail hawk]

you can use a parent gameobject, there are many ways

[acoustic belfry]

for example?

[frail hawk]

i just wanted to give you a hint what the problem might be and in most cases it is the rotation of the line renderer

[acoustic belfry]

oh

[frail hawk]

you will have to find out

[acoustic belfry]

well, thx

[rough granite]

Ew string concatenation

[raven pilot]

🤔 what's wrong with it 🤣

[rich adder]

"nothing" + " " + "wrong" + " " + "with" + " " + "it"

[hazy slate]

uuh any idea on how to fix this problem, some object are facing the right way, others don't and I can't change their transform properties in project files

[rough granite]

nothing just a whole lot easier to use string interpolation for anything that needs me adding values to a string. Im not left spending 5 minutes fumbling my keyboard typing with the quotes and +

[mortal sky]

Hi. I would like to know what's the proper way to organize large-scale UI. Pause menu, Game Over menu, Main menu, Inventory, etc.
Is it adviseable to have multiple canvases, for example? Tips like these would help figure out my problem.
Excuse me if this is not the most proper channel.

[wintry quarry]

#📲┃ui-ux

[mortal sky]

Thanks, that channel didn't appear on my sidebar.

[muted rampart]

hey insanely simple question, my model isnt facing transform.forward whats an easy to fix for this?

[rich adder]

blender or do the parenting trick

[muted rampart]

let me reword my bad, i just noticed the empty object i

its under is the one with the wrong transform

do i just make a new empty object?

moving the model alone seems to move the empty's transform too..

[wintry quarry]

you are in Center mode in scene view

you need to switch to Pivot mode to see the actual object position

You can toggle this with the Z key

[muted rampart]

no right here the blue line isnt the same way as the model's blue line this is the empty;s transform

running the code makes it act like this is its forward

so it chases me with its side

[wintry quarry]

And I'm telling you that the reason the "model seems to move the empty's transform too" is because of a scene view setting

I'm not disagreeing that your model is oriented improperly

Make sure your tool handle position is set to Pivot and the rotation is set to Local in order to properly be able to work on fixing it

[muted rampart]

Huh.. the model;s pivot is like off to the side..?

[wintry quarry]

Go fix it in blender

[muted rampart]

ok

isnt this correct?

Oh wait is that point thing the pivot? im a bit new to this

[wintry quarry]

can you show the object in Unity without cropping the screenshot at all

show the full unity window

[wintry quarry]

this is the parent object

select the actual object with the MeshRenderer

[round mirage]

Hello actually i have this to make move my player Vector2 axe = new Vector2(Input.GetAxis("Vertical"), Input.GetAxis("Horizontal")); rb.linearVelocity = new Vector3(axe.y * speed, rb.linearVelocity.y, axe.x * speed); but if i rotate the player he dont go forward he keep the axis of the world does something like rb.linearVelocity.local exist to make it go in the way i want ?

[muted rampart]

Oh holy shit im dumb

well the mesh parts are kinda all seperated

[wintry quarry]

transform the input vector by your object's rotation

[muted rampart]

do u want me to send each's pivot...?

[wintry quarry]

e.g.:

Vector3 input = new Vector2(Input.GetAxis("Horizontal"), 0, Input.GetAxis("Vertical"));
Vector3 velocity = rb.rotation * input * speed;
velocity.y = rb.linearVelocity.y;
rb.linearVelocity = velocity;```

[wintry quarry]

are any of them wrong?

are any of the rotations wrong?

[round mirage]

ok ty 🙂

[muted rampart]

yeah all of them have the blue line facing up

[wintry quarry]

then you need to fix them

[muted rampart]

one of them

how do i uh

do that

😓

[stuck current]

Hey I’m making a bullet that can work for both the enemy’s and players but I don’t know how to make a targeted layer mask that only detects

[wintry quarry]

Google: how to properly export from blender to unity

[muted rampart]

ohh shit wait

[wintry quarry]

Did you accidentally the end of your sentence there?

[stuck current]

That only detects the targeted layer

[muted rampart]

this is supposedly the "front" view is that the wrong thing?

[wintry quarry]

So what's the goal exactly?

[muted rampart]

just rotate n ez pz?

[stuck current]

I want a bullet to have a targeted layer(already set in another script)
That can detect when an object has a layer

Wait….: should I be doing this with tags

[wintry quarry]

no i mean

something like:
"bullets fired by the player should only be able to hit enemies and bullets fired by enemies should only be able to hit players"

something like that

[wintry quarry]

certainly not tags

[wintry quarry]

So is this what you want or..? something else?

[stuck current]

Yeah I want that

[wintry quarry]

you can set up the layer collisions in the layer collision matrix (in physics settings), then when you spawn the bullet just set it to the layer you want.

[stuck current]

I’ll look into that

Thanks

[wintry quarry]

you can make a field in the script that shoots them like public int bulletLayer; then set that layer on the bullet when you spawn it

[muted rampart]

ok i fixed it !!! the reasons for it blending into the floor was cuz i had the model all wrong and for it to be facing me with its side was also with its model, i just fixed it by rotating it and moving it slightly up 👍 ‼️

yeah now that i think abt it testing before giving it all those details was important 😭

[twilit olive]

can anyone recommend me some tutorials on 2d isometric games with height AND characters?

I've followed tutorials on just making the isometric levels and got to a good point where i can create the isometric level but actually putting a character with a sprite on it almost immediately starts giving me trouble (feet clipping into the floor, not being hidden correctly behind walls, etc etc)

most of the tuts i see seem to only cover the level creation though...

[rocky canyon]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vBbg1-Bxcw

just grabbed the first one i saw.. but use keywords like "[unity] isometric map sorting order" and you'll find some stuff thats relevant

thats the way most tutorials work.. most of them are going to be covering a specific topic.. you gotta go thru ur game and figure out what types of issues you're gonna have and then learn each subject and adapt them for ur own use-cases

or like me as a beginner just stumbling upon things i didn't know or realize i had to do..

its more about figuring out what the thing im having trouble with is called (or the best way to phrase it) and then finding relevant sources for me

asking around is surely a good way to do that tho.. (figuring out what keywords i need to use)

[twilit olive]

thats why i came to ask, because i know this idea isnt a unique one yet every tutorial i can find doesnt cover what i need

they only do tilemap sorting (the tiles work fine on their own)

or they do the 2d y-sorting for a topdown (not suitable for my case)

[rocky canyon]

what perspective are u working with?

[twilit olive]

isometric

[rocky canyon]

with sprites?

[twilit olive]

yep

making the isometric tilemap works, i have the map, but adding something on top of it that moves dynamically keeps not hiding properly behind walls or getting covered by tiles that it should be on top of

[lavish violet]

is there a website where I can steal other peoples code?

[rocky canyon]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTf0WjhfBx8 heres another one.. its basically sorting order depending on which plane ur on..

the positions are what really matters.. ur either in front of something (closer on a certain axis) or ur behind something (farther on a certain axis)

its still going to be sorting order.. and distances thats whats relevant

same applies to a 2.5 game wehre ur using a 3d space and 2d sprites on top.. (the player or object still relies on being farther or closer than that object (just comparisons).. based on the players feet/ a trees base (trunk) etc

[rocky canyon]

github, stackoverflow, etc

[twilit olive]

unfortunately, that is not the case

see this screenshot from this video

[rocky canyon]

mhmm

[twilit olive]

player is on the same y axis, but on the left they should be rendered behind the wall, on the right they should be rendered in front of it

[rocky canyon]

ohh thats true i didnt think of that

so in that case u'd have to compare BOTH axis's

if its behind pivot AND its left of pivot = behind

and then the negative of that = in front

or a combination of certain things

but yea i think the logic behind it is still the same.. but how the system is built could vary

[twilit olive]

well, thats not the end of it either since this screenshot also doesnt exactly represent my scenario (this video isnt using a tilemap, or at least not unity tilemaps)

[rocky canyon]

i usually only work in 3d im a bit out of my realm.. but i can help keep searching for something relevant

[twilit olive]

thats why im asking, since i feel like this should be a common issue

isometric games are a bit rarer but not unheard of

and if unity has some built in settings or config to support this, id like to make use of it before trying to bash my head at some sort of sorting myself

[twilit olive]

where would this kind of comparison even go in unity? since im using unity tilemaps

[rocky canyon]

you may find people that know more about it in #🖼️┃2d-tools its not so much as a code question as it is a general concept

[rocky canyon]

tilemaps still ahve a transform and a position

as well as all ur players / pieces

[twilit olive]

right but youd need to affect tiles individually

regardless, ill go check 2d-tools

thanks for the redirect

[acoustic belfry]

Hi, how i can turn this into 3D?

 {


         Debug.Log("ShootedRifle is even shooting");
         rifle_amount--;
         Vector3 mouseposition = Camera.main.ScreenToWorldPoint(Input.mousePosition);
         mouseposition.z = 0;
         Vector3 shootDirection = (mouseposition - transform.position).normalized;

         RaycastHit2D shootedRifle = Physics2D.Raycast(transform.position, shootDirection, Mathf.Infinity, demons);
     if (shootedRifle)
     {
         Debug.Log("ShootedRifle has Shooted");
         Debug.Log("ShootedRifle hit 2: " + shootedRifle.collider.name);
         EnemyBase enemy = shootedRifle.transform.GetComponent<EnemyBase>();
         if (enemy != null)
         {
             Debug.Log("ShootedRifle's enemy isn't null '");
             enemy.TakeDamage(5, 1, 3, 3, transform);
         }

         lineRenderer.SetPosition(0, transform.position);
         lineRenderer.SetPosition(1, shootedRifle.point);
     }
     else
     {
         lineRenderer.SetPosition(0, transform.position);
         lineRenderer.SetPosition(1, transform.position + shootDirection * 100);
     }
 }```

[polar acorn]

Well it's already a Raycast2D so it seems like it already is

[acoustic belfry]

my bad

i tried to do this, but for a weird reason, the line doesn't appear, is just, inside the player

    {


            Debug.Log("ShootedRifle is in the func");
            rifle_amount--;
            Vector3 mouseposition = Camera.main.ScreenToWorldPoint(Input.mousePosition);
            mouseposition.z = 0;
            Vector3 shootDirection = (mouseposition - transform.position).normalized;

            RaycastHit2D shootedRifle = Physics2D.Raycast(transform.position, shootDirection, Mathf.Infinity, demons);
        if (shootedRifle)
        {
            Debug.Log("ShootedRifle is even shooting");
            Debug.Log("ShootedRifle hit 2: " + shootedRifle.collider.name);
            EnemyBase enemy = shootedRifle.transform.GetComponent<EnemyBase>();
            if (enemy != null)
            {
                Debug.Log("ShootedRifle's enemy isn't null '");
                enemy.TakeDamage(5, 1, 3, 3, transform);
            }

            lineRenderer.SetPosition(0, transform.position);
            lineRenderer.SetPosition(1, shootedRifle.point);
        }
        else
        {
            lineRenderer.SetPosition(0, transform.position);
            lineRenderer.SetPosition(1, transform.position + shootDirection * 100);
        }
    }```

[polar acorn]

Did you try logging the positions of the line and see where they are?

[acoustic belfry]

huh?

what you mean?

the line is literaly inside the player, is like it lays it down

i can see it cuz i move, and there is

(yes, the line doesnt go until i shot again, i did it that way so i can check where the line is)

no idea what happened

but now works

but with an small issue

why the line looks like this?

[polar acorn]

I don't know which line you're asking about but it's going to draw between the two positions you give it. If those positions aren't correct, you probably need to change which positions you give it

[acoustic belfry]

oops my bad, i meant why is fady

[polar acorn]

Because the material you've given it looks like that

[dense mulch]

Do all Undo operations obviate the need to call SetDirty? So like e.g. if I call Undo.RegisterCompleteObjectUndo(obj, "change obj") would I also need to call EditorUtility.SetDirty(obj) afterward?

[acoustic belfry]

huh? and how i can select it?

i just create it and was like that

[polar acorn]

In the line renderer component

[acoustic belfry]

doesn't allow me to modify it

[teal viper]

Create and assign a new material. This one is a default engine material, so you can't modify it.

[polar acorn]

You cannot edit the default material. You will need to assign it a material you created so you can actually edit it

[acoustic belfry]

oh, ok

well, thanks

[earnest wind]

Newsoft JSON has this very cool thing called [Default Value] (from System.ComponentModel) and also ShouldSerialize

How could i make so that in a array i could tell the serializer each default value inside it?

for example [0] default is 0, [1] is 1, [2] is 0.5 and until [7] its 0.5..?

it is possible to use ShouldSerialize to not serialize when the array is the default

private static bool AreArraysEqual<T>(T[] a, T[] b)
    {
        if (a == null && b == null) return true;
        if (a == null || b == null) return false;
        if (a.Length != b.Length) return false;

        for (int i = 0; i < a.Length; i++)
        {
            if (!a[i].Equals(b[i])) return false;
        }
        return true;
    }

[earnest wind]

but this means that once something within the array is changed, the whole array is serialized

so we waste space

[wintry quarry]

Are you expecting the array to usually have mostly default values?

[earnest wind]

oh no dont tell me i could make it just floats

also yes

[earnest wind]

what i mean by this is instead of array float i could do float1, float2, float3..

but yeah that would be bad

[wintry quarry]

Instead of directly serializing the array, you could serialize a list of overrides. e.g.:

overrides: {
  { "index": 5 , "value" : .442321 },
  { "index": 7 , "value" : .02345 }
}```

[earnest wind]

and i could put the default value for each slot inside the dictionary so that the serializer wont serialize it?

[wintry quarry]

or:

overrides: {
  { "5" : .442321},
  { "7" : .02345}
}```

[earnest wind]

[wintry quarry]

I think best practice anyway is to have a separate DTO and have a pass where you process the DTO to create your runtime structure

so you would basically just start with the default array and iterate over the overrides to replace values in the default array.

it wouldn't be part of serialization

although I'm sure in newtonsoft you could make it part of serialization somehow

it has a ton of features

[earnest wind]

thats what im trying to figure

[earnest wind]

yeah i see

[wintry quarry]

Yeah you could totally write a custom jsonconverter for that type that does this, I think

basically just creates the default array then iterates over the overrides and applies them

[earnest wind]

Ah! so it starts as 0 and just if it is 0 it overrides to the "my default" which would be 0,1 and 0.5...0.5??

that would for sure work!