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leaden ice Jul 21, 2023, 12:07 AM

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You are recreating unity's built in event system

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delete all of that code

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and use the event system stuff

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such as what boxfriend just mentioned

pure cliff Jul 21, 2023, 12:07 AM

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leaden ice You are recreating unity's built in event system

which one

leaden ice Jul 21, 2023, 12:08 AM

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the only one

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there is only one

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https://docs.unity3d.com/Packages/com.unity.ugui@1.0/manual/EventSystem.html
https://docs.unity3d.com/Packages/com.unity.ugui@1.0/manual/SupportedEvents.html

pure cliff Jul 21, 2023, 12:09 AM

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those have to be on monobehaviors, Im not in the context of a monobehavior here, Im in a POCO

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for UI though looks like I will be forced to do event bubbling up, annoying but oh well

somber nacelle Jul 21, 2023, 12:09 AM

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this is why when someone asks you why or what you are trying to do you should provide the full context

leaden ice Jul 21, 2023, 12:09 AM

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pure cliff those have to be on monobehaviors, Im not in the context of a monobehavior here,...

Your POCOs need to interact with MonoBehaviours to really interface with the game engine

pure cliff Jul 21, 2023, 12:10 AM

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leaden ice Your POCOs need to interact with MonoBehaviours to really interface with the gam...

yeah, I just try and avoid Inversion of Control unless 100% absolutely necessary

leaden ice Jul 21, 2023, 12:10 AM

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have a MB which gets the ui event and forwards it to your POCO

pure cliff Jul 21, 2023, 12:10 AM

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yep, that looks like what has to happen

leaden ice Jul 21, 2023, 12:10 AM

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pure cliff yeah, I just try and avoid Inversion of Control unless 100% absolutely necessary

inversion of control is one of the greatest superpowers you can do in programming. IDK why you hate it so much 😆
We've discussed this a little the other day

pure cliff Jul 21, 2023, 12:10 AM

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not the end of the world I just hate having to mix together Inversion of Control with normal direct composition

pure cliff Jul 21, 2023, 12:10 AM

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leaden ice inversion of control is one of the greatest superpowers you can do in programmin...

Obfuscation

leaden ice Jul 21, 2023, 12:11 AM

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You call it obfuscation, I call it abstraction

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We're not writing assembly here

pure cliff Jul 21, 2023, 12:12 AM

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SomeEvent?.Invoke(this, args)
Do you know what this will do? Do you have any easy way to tell at a glance in the IDE what this will actually invoke? You cant because you dunno if, or what, has subscribed to it until after its happened

leaden ice Jul 21, 2023, 12:12 AM

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It's a godsend that I don't know what it does

pure cliff Jul 21, 2023, 12:12 AM

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Thats why I hate events, you cant just F12 into em to be like "ah yeah it does precisely this"

leaden ice Jul 21, 2023, 12:12 AM

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I'm just announcing to the world that the player has died

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i don't care what happens after that

pure cliff Jul 21, 2023, 12:12 AM

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yeah, it makes maint a living hell, speaking from experience

leaden ice Jul 21, 2023, 12:12 AM

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the stack traces are perfectly clean at runtime.

pure cliff Jul 21, 2023, 12:13 AM

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at runtime
exactly and what if you dont have the "runtime" :x

leaden ice Jul 21, 2023, 12:13 AM

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pure cliff `SomeEvent?.Invoke(this, args)` Do you know what this will do? Do you have any e...

all I have to do is "Find references" and it will show me all the things that subscribe to it

pure cliff Jul 21, 2023, 12:14 AM

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leaden ice all I have to do is "Find references" and it will show me all the things that su...

And when you see that Foo is supposed to be subscribed to it, but on production for some reason the event is failing to do what you expect?

leaden ice Jul 21, 2023, 12:14 AM

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pure cliff And when you see that Foo is supposed to be subscribed to it, but on production ...

Then I add logs or debug statements to see when the subscription happens and when the event is invoked and quickly figure out the issue

pure cliff Jul 21, 2023, 12:14 AM

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You have no runtime, and you have no stack trace, you just have an error report from users that "When I do the thing the other thing doesnt happen... sometimes"

pure cliff Jul 21, 2023, 12:14 AM

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leaden ice Then I add logs or debug statements to see when the subscription happens and whe...

So you have to do an entire push cycle to production to get your log? :/

leaden ice Jul 21, 2023, 12:15 AM

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no i reproduce the issue locally

pure cliff Jul 21, 2023, 12:15 AM

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leaden ice no i reproduce the issue locally

and if you cant?

leaden ice Jul 21, 2023, 12:15 AM

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If I can't reproduce any issue I'm basically SOL

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IOC or no

pure cliff Jul 21, 2023, 12:16 AM

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at the core of it, events muck a lot up and make it hard to tell what is actually calling what, when you just have the code and no runtime from which the error was reported

leaden ice Jul 21, 2023, 12:16 AM

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Respectfully disagree, but to each their own

pure cliff Jul 21, 2023, 12:16 AM

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Sometimes though they are pretty much all you can do though, and it sucks but such is life

hasty haven Jul 21, 2023, 12:18 AM

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WOW guys, the solution earlier slightly helped ~10-20% but just using simple x,y,z int arguments instead of vectors for the addition reduced it down by ~80%

ashen yoke Jul 21, 2023, 12:19 AM

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are you testing in release mode?

hasty haven Jul 21, 2023, 12:19 AM

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pure cliff Jul 21, 2023, 12:20 AM

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I gotta figure out now how to cleanly integrate these events with my loop that is already checking for other kinds of input

vocal vector Jul 21, 2023, 12:23 AM

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hey, i am creating a car game in unity and i've just made a car controller that follows a torque curve, has gears etc. and my question is on how i can get it to drift? i want it to be more realistic drifting than arcade drifting. i'm using wheel colliders, so i've tried making the extremum slip value less, which causes it to drift, but it is too "arcadey"

ashen yoke Jul 21, 2023, 12:28 AM

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there are probably megabytes of whitepapers you can read on this topic

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but i cant find any

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jsENVOmkxc

vocal vector Jul 21, 2023, 12:30 AM

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yeah i've looked around quite a bit but i don't really understand how to implement it

ashen yoke Jul 21, 2023, 12:31 AM

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same, judging by car controllers on asset store that are being developed for years and still feel off, this is a massive thing

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probably the secrets to good physics are passed by studios inhouse

vocal vector Jul 21, 2023, 12:32 AM

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yeah, for example carx drift racing is made in unity and they have awesome drifting. but they probably have their own car physics instead of wheel colliders

ashen yoke Jul 21, 2023, 12:33 AM

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wheel colliders are the worst thing in physx imo

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https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/tools/physics/wheel-controller-3d-74512

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i dont remember if i tested it

vocal vector Jul 21, 2023, 12:37 AM

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ashen yoke https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/tools/physics/wheel-controller-3d-74512

dang i might have to buy this one

hasty haven Jul 21, 2023, 12:39 AM

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not if you dont want to reinvent the wheel sleeps knee

vocal vector Jul 21, 2023, 12:40 AM

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hasty haven not if you dont want to reinvent the wheel *sleeps knee*

sleeps knee?

hasty haven Jul 21, 2023, 12:41 AM

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I was going to put a gif but its not allowed

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means i made a bad joke

vocal vector Jul 21, 2023, 12:42 AM

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ahhh haha

ashen yoke Jul 21, 2023, 12:49 AM

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vocal vector ahhh haha

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0QwAhUnpr4 maybe, in the future

vocal vector Jul 21, 2023, 12:51 AM

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that looks awesome

weary hollow Jul 21, 2023, 2:11 AM

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ashen yoke https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0QwAhUnpr4 maybe, in the future

oh shit, thats awesome

fleet meteor Jul 21, 2023, 2:32 AM

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I know that you can pass messages into a WebGL unity instance and call functions on game objects, but can a WebGL unity instance send communication outwards to surrounding elements? For example, if scipt on the page could subscribe to events emitted by the unity instance?

leaden ice Jul 21, 2023, 2:33 AM

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fleet meteor I know that you can pass messages into a WebGL unity instance and call functions...

you can call any javascript function you want from your Plugins js

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which obviously can then do anything you wnt

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https://docs.unity3d.com/Manual/webgl-interactingwithbrowserscripting.html

fleet meteor Jul 21, 2023, 2:37 AM

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Thanks for that. So just checking my understanding- let's say that I was looking to display a scoreboard outside of the unity instance. I have some html element set up outside of the instance, and within javascript bundled with the webgl build I could locate that element on the page and pass it data from the game by calling the javascript from the C# script. Is that the general idea?

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C# calls javascript function and hands it game data, javascript function bundled with the game finds the element and populates it?

leaden ice Jul 21, 2023, 2:38 AM

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fleet meteor C# calls javascript function and hands it game data, javascript function bundled...

yep sounds about right

shadow grove Jul 21, 2023, 2:59 AM

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Ok, so I have a AI enemy, which is programmed to follow the player, I have a script which spawns them over time, the script uses instantiate to clone the enemy, the enemy being cloned is in the scene, because the player is in the scene, so it knows what to track, when that original enemy is killed, no more enemys can spawn, because the original is gone, what do i do?

white gyro Jul 21, 2023, 3:00 AM

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Make the original a prefab

leaden ice Jul 21, 2023, 3:00 AM

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shadow grove Ok, so I have a AI enemy, which is programmed to follow the player, I have a scr...

the original should never go away

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and it should not be in the scene
it should just be a prefab

white gyro Jul 21, 2023, 3:00 AM

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Simply drag the game object into a folder in the project window

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And use that object in the folder as the original

shadow grove Jul 21, 2023, 3:00 AM

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Yeah but remeber if its a prefab then how does it get the players location

white gyro Jul 21, 2023, 3:01 AM

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You give the spawner a reference to the player

leaden ice Jul 21, 2023, 3:01 AM

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shadow grove Yeah but remeber if its a prefab then how does it get the players location

the spawner gives it a reference to the player

white gyro Jul 21, 2023, 3:01 AM

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Then the spawner will assign the player to the enemy ai script

leaden ice Jul 21, 2023, 3:01 AM

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Imagine this:
"Hello mr goblin. I have just summoned you. See that player over there? (points at the player) go kill him!"

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but in code

shadow grove Jul 21, 2023, 3:02 AM

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yeah i been tryin that for an hour and havent got anywhere

leaden ice Jul 21, 2023, 3:02 AM

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IIRC someone walked you through it pretty in depth earlier

shadow grove Jul 21, 2023, 3:02 AM

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I know what i need to do, but not how to do it

leaden ice Jul 21, 2023, 3:02 AM

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it's only 5 or 6 lines of code tbh

shadow grove Jul 21, 2023, 3:03 AM

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yeah but he said i cant use anything that attempts to find the player

leaden ice Jul 21, 2023, 3:03 AM

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you don't need it

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we just explained all you need

shadow grove Jul 21, 2023, 3:03 AM

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could you give me an example

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it doesnt work

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i still have a problem in the spawn script

leaden ice Jul 21, 2023, 3:04 AM

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public Enemy enemyPrefab; // assign in the inspector to the prefab from the project window
public Player player; // assign in the inspector to the player in the scene

void Spawn() {
  Enemy newEnemy = Instantiate(enemyPrefab); //spawn new enemy
  newEnemy.target = player;  // give a reference to the player to the new enemy.
}```

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this is pretty much it

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the important bits

shadow grove Jul 21, 2023, 3:04 AM

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target?

leaden ice Jul 21, 2023, 3:04 AM

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this would be on the spawner script

leaden ice Jul 21, 2023, 3:04 AM

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shadow grove target?

a made up name for a field on the enemy script

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that points to the player

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presumably you have a field on the enemy script that you are trying to assign to point to the player

shadow grove Jul 21, 2023, 3:05 AM

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hmmm

leaden ice Jul 21, 2023, 3:05 AM

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on the enemy script you'd have like:

public Player target;

void Update() {
  // move towards target here
}```

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that's all

shadow grove Jul 21, 2023, 3:06 AM

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ok

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public Transform player;?

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thats what the enemy is trying to find

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and kill

rigid island Jul 21, 2023, 3:09 AM

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Transform would work as well, but is better to use something more explicit on your player though like a Player component

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all monobehaviours scripts have access to their object's transform & gameobject anyway

leaden ice Jul 21, 2023, 3:10 AM

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shadow grove public Transform player;?

sure

shadow grove Jul 21, 2023, 3:12 AM

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it said my enemy does not contain a definiton for player

leaden ice Jul 21, 2023, 3:12 AM

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shadow grove it said my enemy does not contain a definiton for player

yeah you have to write it

leaden ice Jul 21, 2023, 3:13 AM

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leaden ice on the enemy script you'd have like: ```cs public Player target; void Update() ...

For example, I defined target here

shadow grove Jul 21, 2023, 3:13 AM

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ah ok

leaden ice Jul 21, 2023, 3:14 AM

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shadow grove ah ok

But I thought your enemy script already has something it's trying to move towards

cobalt gyro Jul 21, 2023, 3:14 AM

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Is there a list that can store multiple values within 1 variable

leaden ice Jul 21, 2023, 3:14 AM

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you should already have it defined

leaden ice Jul 21, 2023, 3:14 AM

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cobalt gyro Is there a list that can store multiple values within 1 variable

Yes you used it in your question

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a List

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there are actually many different collection types in C#

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lists, arrays, dictionaries, hashsets

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and many many more

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you can even write your own

ashen yoke Jul 21, 2023, 3:14 AM

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shadow grove ah ok

do you understand what did you bump into?

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problem wise

cobalt gyro Jul 21, 2023, 3:15 AM

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i meant a list that can store a float and bool at index 0

shadow grove Jul 21, 2023, 3:15 AM

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it does

leaden ice Jul 21, 2023, 3:15 AM

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cobalt gyro i meant a list that can store a float and bool at index 0

yes a List

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make a struct

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or class

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that contains a float and bool

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and make a list of those

leaden ice Jul 21, 2023, 3:15 AM

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cobalt gyro i meant a list that can store a float and bool at index 0

class MyClass {
  float x;
  bool y;
}

List<MyClass> myList;```

shadow grove Jul 21, 2023, 3:16 AM

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im saying that if the enemy is cloned(newEnemy), how would i acess newEnemy's Player Target

leaden ice Jul 21, 2023, 3:16 AM

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shadow grove im saying that if the enemy is cloned(newEnemy), how would i acess newEnemy's Pl...

what do you think I was explaining to you earlier

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I didn't wrrite all this just for fun: #archived-code-general message

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try to remember

shadow grove Jul 21, 2023, 3:20 AM

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i have the prefab assinged, its whats in the script i need

ashen yoke Jul 21, 2023, 3:21 AM

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shadow grove im saying that if the enemy is cloned(newEnemy), how would i acess newEnemy's Pl...

you encountered the "how to locate things"

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there are several ways to do that

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all of them require a singleton in one form or another

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the simplest way for you to achieve that, is to have a singleton that acts as a "service locator"

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you already encountered such locators, for example GetComponent<T> is a service locator

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which locates a component on a game object

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in your case you need a global one

shadow grove Jul 21, 2023, 3:22 AM

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yeah but don told me not to use that because it takes away from performance

ashen yoke Jul 21, 2023, 3:22 AM

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or at least scene scope one

rigid sequoia Jul 21, 2023, 3:23 AM

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Hi

ashen yoke Jul 21, 2023, 3:23 AM

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shadow grove yeah but don told me not to use that because it takes away from performance

you most likely misunderstood both what im saying and what someone else told you

rigid sequoia Jul 21, 2023, 3:23 AM

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I really want to learn how to use unity, I'm really looking forward to learn how to code

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Do you have any recommendation?

ashen yoke Jul 21, 2023, 3:24 AM

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start with isolated c#

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visual studio, console application, do online pure c# tutorials

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learn to make simple game in the console

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learn basics of c# and programming

cobalt gyro Jul 21, 2023, 3:25 AM

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rigid sequoia Do you have any recommendation?

BroCode has an entire C# playlist that i would highly recommend

leaden ice Jul 21, 2023, 3:25 AM

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shadow grove i have the prefab assinged, its whats in the script i need

What?

leaden ice Jul 21, 2023, 3:25 AM

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shadow grove i have the prefab assinged, its whats in the script i need

bro what do you think my code example is doing

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it;'s doing exactly what you're asking for

rigid island Jul 21, 2023, 3:25 AM

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cobalt gyro BroCode has an entire C# playlist that i would highly recommend

eh I would recommend the microsoft docs / website

cobalt gyro Jul 21, 2023, 3:26 AM

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also a great resource

cobalt gyro Jul 21, 2023, 3:27 AM

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rigid island eh I would recommend the microsoft docs / website

docs is more useful for more advanced topics and the system namespace

rigid sequoia Jul 21, 2023, 3:28 AM

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Okay so basically I need to learn C#, I'll watch those resources!

rigid island Jul 21, 2023, 3:28 AM

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cobalt gyro docs is more useful for more advanced topics and the system namespace

you mean the API docs? cause their newer ones are getting more friendly and less Microsofty

rigid sequoia Jul 21, 2023, 3:28 AM

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After learning C# what's next

rigid island Jul 21, 2023, 3:28 AM

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that was a huge turnoff for me in early days like XNA

ashen yoke Jul 21, 2023, 3:28 AM

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rigid sequoia After learning C# what's next

learn the engine

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unity learn has 750+ hours of high quality courses

rigid sequoia Jul 21, 2023, 3:29 AM

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4 free?

rigid island Jul 21, 2023, 3:29 AM

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rigid sequoia After learning C# what's next

there is no way you'll ever end learning c#

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it evolves every day

ashen yoke Jul 21, 2023, 3:29 AM

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rigid sequoia 4 free?

yes

rigid sequoia Jul 21, 2023, 3:29 AM

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cool

cobalt gyro Jul 21, 2023, 3:29 AM

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rigid sequoia After learning C# what's next

java, its basically the same thing

rigid island Jul 21, 2023, 3:30 AM

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ew that's taking a step back imo xD

shadow grove Jul 21, 2023, 3:30 AM

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holy crap i did it

ashen yoke Jul 21, 2023, 3:30 AM

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you never stop learning sure

rigid sequoia Jul 21, 2023, 3:30 AM

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rigid island there is no way you'll ever end learning c#

Indeed

white gyro Jul 21, 2023, 3:30 AM

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dont just learn the language, learn the fundamentals. that way whatever you learn in C# you can apply in other languages

ashen yoke Jul 21, 2023, 3:30 AM

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but jumping into unity is akin to accelerating a car in 5th gear

rain minnow Jul 21, 2023, 3:30 AM

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rigid sequoia Okay so basically I need to learn C#, I'll watch those resources!

#💻┃code-beginner message
here a tutorial dump. also, start in #💻┃code-beginner, there are tutorials linked in the pins from there . . .

shadow grove Jul 21, 2023, 3:30 AM

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@ashen yoke i used GetComponent to get acess the the player transform

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is that what u meatn

ashen yoke Jul 21, 2023, 3:31 AM

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GetComponent was an example of what i was talking about

shadow grove Jul 21, 2023, 3:31 AM

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ok

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this is what i di

rigid island Jul 21, 2023, 3:31 AM

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shadow grove <@413798191746514945> i used GetComponent to get acess the the player transform

https://unity.huh.how/programming/references
next level upgrade, read this

shadow grove Jul 21, 2023, 3:32 AM

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GameObject newEnemy = Instantiate(enemy, new Vector3(Random.Range(-5f, 5), Random.Range(-6f, 6f), 1), Quaternion.identity);

        newEnemy.GetComponent<EnemyAi>().target = player;

rigid island Jul 21, 2023, 3:32 AM

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shadow grove GameObject newEnemy = Instantiate(enemy, new Vector3(Random.Range(-5f, 5), Rando...

you can spawnin enemy as EnemyAi

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and skip GetComponent

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EnemyAi newEnemy = Instantiate(enemy, new Vector3(Random.Range(-5f, 5), Random.Range(-6f, 6f), 1), Quaternion.identity); newEnemy.target = player;

pure cliff Jul 21, 2023, 3:33 AM

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Does OnPointerExit always fire off before OnPointerEnter for 2 different objects?

white gyro Jul 21, 2023, 3:33 AM

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In my experience, yes

shadow grove Jul 21, 2023, 3:33 AM

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the hell is a singleton

pure cliff Jul 21, 2023, 3:34 AM

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Lets say I have 2 gameobjects touching side to side, no gap, and mouse is hovering over A atm, it leaves A to hover over B, causing both PointerExit for A and PointerEnter for B, is it actually safe to rely on PointerExit firing first?

shadow grove Jul 21, 2023, 3:34 AM

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if i try newEnemy.target = player; it gives me this

ashen yoke Jul 21, 2023, 3:35 AM

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pure cliff Does `OnPointerExit` always fire off before `OnPointerEnter` for 2 different obj...

https://github.com/Pinkuburu/Unity-Technologies-ui/blob/2a218ade09fc3528ba4b6bf171878b2920683260/UnityEngine.UI/EventSystem/InputModules/BaseInputModule.cs#L101

shadow grove Jul 21, 2023, 3:35 AM

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pure cliff Jul 21, 2023, 3:36 AM

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ashen yoke https://github.com/Pinkuburu/Unity-Technologies-ui/blob/2a218ade09fc3528ba4b6bf1...

Well that answers that, perfect haha, thanks!

rigid island Jul 21, 2023, 3:37 AM

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shadow grove

show whole code

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whats on that line

white gyro Jul 21, 2023, 3:37 AM

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shadow grove if i try newEnemy.target = player; it gives me this

Change the type of enemy to your enemy class instead of GameObject

shadow grove Jul 21, 2023, 3:42 AM

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doesnt work either

rigid island Jul 21, 2023, 3:43 AM

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shadow grove doesnt work either

can you show what you have right now?

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you're not accessing .target on EnemyAi and instead trying to do it on GameObject for some reason.

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at least that's what error seems to say

shadow grove Jul 21, 2023, 3:45 AM

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ok

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here

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!code

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shadow grove Jul 21, 2023, 3:47 AM

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https://paste.myst.rs/4jqpcozh

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rigid island Jul 21, 2023, 3:47 AM

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holy shit this code formatting..

shadow grove Jul 21, 2023, 3:47 AM

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yeah

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i havent really focused on that

rigid island Jul 21, 2023, 3:48 AM

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why did you remove GetComponent<EnemyAi >

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if you gonna remove it you gotta use it like i said earlier

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#archived-code-general message

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you'd have to change Both GameObject to EnemyAi

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if (GameObject.FindGameObjectsWithTag("Enemy").Length < 10)

You could probably store enemies in a List instead of doing this every spawn

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but you probably haven't used list before 😅

shadow grove Jul 21, 2023, 3:52 AM

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yeah the other thing didnt work

rigid island Jul 21, 2023, 3:52 AM

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it does work

shadow grove Jul 21, 2023, 3:53 AM

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the enemys just stand still and wont clone

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i will just use get component for now if that ok

rigid island Jul 21, 2023, 3:53 AM

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the getcomponent has nothing to do with your issue

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you will see the same issue.. it's something else

shadow grove Jul 21, 2023, 3:54 AM

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it works with getcomponent

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perfectly fine

rigid island Jul 21, 2023, 3:54 AM

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shadow grove the enemys just stand still and wont clone

show me which line you tried that didn't work

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still dubious that's what did it

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spawning as EnemyAi is the same exact thing.

shadow grove Jul 21, 2023, 3:55 AM

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i am cloning a prefab, which is what enemyPrefab, and you told me to change the from gameobject to the enemyai class from the other script

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it will not know what to spawn

rigid island Jul 21, 2023, 3:56 AM

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I been doing this for years, I'm sure I know how it works lol

shadow grove Jul 21, 2023, 3:56 AM

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here i send you what works and what doesnt, ok?

rigid island Jul 21, 2023, 3:56 AM

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your spawning is just weird to me

rigid island Jul 21, 2023, 3:56 AM

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shadow grove here i send you what works and what doesnt, ok?

sure

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I bet you didn't change one of the types, particularly the method parameter

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probably getting NRE not even realizing

shadow grove Jul 21, 2023, 3:58 AM

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https://paste.myst.rs/ees9jcml

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work perfectly fine

rigid island Jul 21, 2023, 3:59 AM

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ok now the broken one 🥁

shadow grove Jul 21, 2023, 4:00 AM

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https://paste.myst.rs/kyusp4wd

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rigid island Jul 21, 2023, 4:00 AM

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shadow grove

Ah thats why

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you had to remove the old prefab

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it still had it stored as GameObject

shadow grove Jul 21, 2023, 4:01 AM

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lemme try

rigid island Jul 21, 2023, 4:01 AM

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if you deleted it and put prefab again it will work

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trust

shadow grove Jul 21, 2023, 4:01 AM

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pikachuface

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it worked

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how does it spawn the prefab through a class? Im curious

rigid island Jul 21, 2023, 4:02 AM

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haha yeah forgot that bit .. haven't used GameObject type in ages

rigid island Jul 21, 2023, 4:03 AM

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shadow grove how does it spawn the prefab through a class? Im curious

you're just specifying the type , class is a type . GameObject is also a class

shadow grove Jul 21, 2023, 4:04 AM

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so it just spawns whats attached to the script?

rigid island Jul 21, 2023, 4:04 AM

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Instantiate returns an Object

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you're telling "I want this type from it"

shadow grove Jul 21, 2023, 4:04 AM

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so yes?

rigid island Jul 21, 2023, 4:05 AM

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yea if the script inherits from Object

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which any MonoBehaviour does

shadow grove Jul 21, 2023, 4:06 AM

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i should prob remove the serialized field and make it private so i dont get confused

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Should i*

rigid island Jul 21, 2023, 4:06 AM

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no because you won't have a way to set the prefab of that type

shadow grove Jul 21, 2023, 4:06 AM

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but it is just set to none

rigid island Jul 21, 2023, 4:07 AM

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shadow grove but it is just set to none

which field are you referring to?

shadow grove Jul 21, 2023, 4:07 AM

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rigid island Jul 21, 2023, 4:07 AM

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wait why is it empty lol

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you should have you prefab there

shadow grove Jul 21, 2023, 4:08 AM

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it is not a gameobject

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so i just see this

rigid island Jul 21, 2023, 4:08 AM

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the Prefab has the EnemyAi script on it yes?

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so it's the EnemyAi type.

shadow grove Jul 21, 2023, 4:08 AM

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oh wait i can select the script

rigid island Jul 21, 2023, 4:09 AM

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you drag in the prefab that has that script yes

shadow grove Jul 21, 2023, 4:09 AM

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if it is set to none will it apply to all gameobjects with the script?

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ignore the weird prefab name

rigid island Jul 21, 2023, 4:10 AM

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if it's set to blank you're just gonna get a NullReferenceException

shadow grove Jul 21, 2023, 4:10 AM

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huh

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welp

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what matters is it works

rigid island Jul 21, 2023, 4:10 AM

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I'm confused wat you're asking, why would you set it to blank.

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esp if it's working now

shadow grove Jul 21, 2023, 4:11 AM

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oh no i am keeping it on the prefab

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im just saying it just matters that it works

rigid island Jul 21, 2023, 4:11 AM

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oh ok 😅

shadow grove Jul 21, 2023, 4:16 AM

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wait

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the prefab not in the scene doesnt show up in the assets area for the selection but if i drag and drop it it works, ???

spring creek Jul 21, 2023, 4:18 AM

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Prefabs don't need to be in the scene, which is one of their benefits. Think of them as blueprints, or templates
By assets area do you mean hierarchy? it should be in the project window where assets are. Where else would you drag and drop it from?

shadow grove Jul 21, 2023, 4:20 AM

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look

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however i can still drag and drop a prefab in

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and it works

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could be a bug

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idc tho

light rock Jul 21, 2023, 4:23 AM

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is your field GameObject? or something else

spring creek Jul 21, 2023, 4:23 AM

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Honestly, I've never seen that Assets window before. So I have no idea lmao. Feel dumb right now
If it's in the project window, you're fine.

light rock Jul 21, 2023, 4:23 AM

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because this menu notoriously is unable to find components on prefabs - it can only find root level objects in the assets folder

spring creek Jul 21, 2023, 4:23 AM

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light rock is your field GameObject? or something else

Yeah, it's gameobject

shadow grove Jul 21, 2023, 4:24 AM

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thx navarone

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just wanted a answer

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And thanks alot for all ur help ur the best

rigid island Jul 21, 2023, 4:25 AM

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I could never get that thing to find prefabs in assets folder even though it has that button for it

shadow grove Jul 21, 2023, 4:25 AM

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navarone do u make games

light rock Jul 21, 2023, 4:25 AM

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rigid island I could never get that thing to find prefabs in assets folder even though it has...

its so annoying

rigid island Jul 21, 2023, 4:26 AM

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shadow grove navarone do u make games

i make prototypes mostly or tutorials on YT hehe

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sometimes jams

light rock Jul 21, 2023, 4:26 AM

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unfortunately unity says this box failing to find objects is "by design" becaues apparently it would be too performance heavy..?!?!?!

ashen yoke Jul 21, 2023, 4:26 AM

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yes

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and early versions of QuickSearch are showing why

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you have to scan/cache everything in every prefab in the project for it to work

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if you dont do that you have to go through all the prefabs every search, loading them all into memory

light rock Jul 21, 2023, 4:28 AM

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the thing is is - id rather it be slow than not work at all. id rather have unity hang up for 1000 ms than search for the asset i want by hand which would take 20 times longer

ashen yoke Jul 21, 2023, 4:28 AM

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quicksearch package is a thing

light rock Jul 21, 2023, 4:28 AM

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uh huh

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not really a good argument

ashen yoke Jul 21, 2023, 4:28 AM

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argument on what

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you wanted a feature by unity, you got it

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made by unity

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Quick Search

light rock Jul 21, 2023, 4:29 AM

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does quick search fix the asset box not finding every object?

ashen yoke Jul 21, 2023, 4:29 AM

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you can type into google "unity quick search"

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and read the doc

shadow grove Jul 21, 2023, 4:32 AM

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rigid island i make prototypes mostly or tutorials on YT hehe

Link?

rigid island Jul 21, 2023, 4:33 AM

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shadow grove Link?

profile

light rock Jul 21, 2023, 4:36 AM

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ashen yoke and read the doc

i read the docs. and the answer is "no it doesn't" lol

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in an unrelated note. has anyone had this issue about OnValidate()? i have an scriptableobject that uses OnValidate, and it works perfectly fine in the editor. but for some reason when i build my game, the fields of the scriptable object that i populate in OnValidate() aren't being serialized.

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i found this thread online

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https://forum.unity.com/threads/how-does-onvalidate-work.616372/

Unity Forum

How does OnValidate() Work !?

Hello,

I use OnValidate() to fill script variable, for example:
public RectTransform MainRect;
private void OnValidate()
{
MainRect =...

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but their issue was that they weren't using [SerializeField]

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but im definitely using serializefield, so im not sure if this issue is related

ashen yoke Jul 21, 2023, 4:40 AM

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light rock i read the docs. and the answer is "no it doesn't" lol

https://forum.unity.com/threads/new-search-searching-for-prefabs-with-components.1314855/

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so it works, finds components in prefabs

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with limitations but it works

light rock Jul 21, 2023, 4:42 AM

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it's a good replacement functionality, but it still doesn't fix the asset box in the object picker. i dont know why they dont just use quicksearch's code to replace the broken code in the object picker

ashen yoke Jul 21, 2023, 4:42 AM

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light rock in an unrelated note. has anyone had this issue about OnValidate()? i have an sc...

you are modifying an SO in editor in OnValidate, after you do that you have to SetDirty

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any non inspector changes that arent done on serializedProperty wont be saved unless you mark the object as dirty and then save project

ashen yoke Jul 21, 2023, 4:43 AM

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light rock it's a good replacement functionality, but it still doesn't fix the asset box in...

they wont do that because its slow

light rock Jul 21, 2023, 4:44 AM

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i will try using SetDirty, thanks

ashen yoke Jul 21, 2023, 4:44 AM

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they wont disrupt workflow for thousands of users with something that has the potential to slow the whole thing to a crawl

light rock Jul 21, 2023, 4:46 AM

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i dont see how it would be any different than using quicksearch other than the button being in a different place

ashen yoke Jul 21, 2023, 4:49 AM

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yes it wont be, thats why quick search is available for you to use, if you need that functionality use quick search

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this gives you and everyone a choice, use default fast way to access data that works for most cases, or if you need to do slow search use quicksearch

light rock Jul 21, 2023, 4:50 AM

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use the default fast way when it actually works (textures, prefabs, etc) and default to using quicksearch when the field type is a component (instead of failing to find anything)

ashen yoke Jul 21, 2023, 4:51 AM

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so install quick search and use it for finding components?

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youve never used it, so you assume its going to work same way as default one

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it doesnt, every time a change is made to anything it scans objects to build the cache

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its not just slow when you press a button to open something, it slows down the whole workflow

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it affects you even when you are not searching

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and to me it doesnt look like an issue that can be solved easily, unless they manage to integrate it into native code

light rock Jul 21, 2023, 4:54 AM

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idk about you but im running 2022.2.8f1 and i have quicksearch available but its not in my package manager

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did they make it included by default?

ashen yoke Jul 21, 2023, 4:54 AM

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its built in for you?

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i havent used latest versions

light rock Jul 21, 2023, 4:55 AM

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i mean maybe theres a way to disable it but its not a package anymore

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wait wait wait

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does this do what i think it does

ashen yoke Jul 21, 2023, 4:56 AM

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Initially released in version 2021.1, Search has since become a core workflow

light rock Jul 21, 2023, 4:56 AM

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WOWIEEEE

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ashen yoke Jul 21, 2023, 4:56 AM

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so yeah they moved it to core

light rock Jul 21, 2023, 4:57 AM

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well problem solved

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my current project isnt really big enough to be slowed down but do people experience issues with quicksearch?

ashen yoke Jul 21, 2023, 4:58 AM

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i only tested early versions and they slowed everything down dramatically

light rock Jul 21, 2023, 4:59 AM

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when i did this just now it stopped for a second the first time i searched for this type, but after the first time searching is instant

rigid island Jul 21, 2023, 5:03 AM

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indexing prob

shadow grove Jul 21, 2023, 6:05 AM

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Hey navarone i had the same prob with some score text and having the prefab have the text assigned and i got it to work with my prior knowledge

white gyro Jul 21, 2023, 6:24 AM

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Is there a name or term for Unity's GameObject-MonoBehaviour paradigm

prime sinew Jul 21, 2023, 6:26 AM

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OOP? composition?

white gyro Jul 21, 2023, 6:27 AM

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I guess composition works

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I used to think it was some sort of butchered ECS paradigm

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Then they added the real ECS

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Maybe it's just Entity-Component

bleak thorn Jul 21, 2023, 6:33 AM

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It is the same code?

prime sinew Jul 21, 2023, 6:37 AM

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If you don't put braces {}, the if statement only covers the first line after that

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Better to use braces to avoid silly mistakes

spiral dagger Jul 21, 2023, 6:37 AM

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Correct

prime sinew Jul 21, 2023, 6:38 AM

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Right now they're the same

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But if you wanted to also have the debug.log be covered by the if statement, you need to wrap both lines in braces

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I hope you understand

bleak thorn Jul 21, 2023, 6:39 AM

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Yeah, thank you

prime sinew Jul 21, 2023, 6:39 AM

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You're welcome

west lotus Jul 21, 2023, 7:55 AM

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white gyro I used to think it was some sort of butchered ECS paradigm

It is a sort of butchered ecs paradigm UnityChanThumbsUp

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Once you go the route of having managers manually update monos you get close to ecs

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https://blog.unity.com/engine-platform/10000-update-calls

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We have a system like this, but with jobs and a custom player loop. In terms of performance its close to ECS, the only downside is getting the data back to the monos or god forbid destroying more than 500 per frame

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But pools fixed that for the most part

gray mural Jul 21, 2023, 9:01 AM

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is there any method that's called in DDOL when scene is changed?

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or do I call smth manually?

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oh, wait, no, I don't even need it

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if I have 2 same ddols, then 1 will call Awake

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and I can do everything there

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nice

prime sinew Jul 21, 2023, 9:05 AM

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gray mural is there any method that's called in `DDOL` when scene is changed?

Pretty sure you can look up how to detect when scene is changed. It's a callback

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It being a DDOL object is irrelevant

gray mural Jul 21, 2023, 9:05 AM

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prime sinew Pretty sure you can look up how to detect when scene is changed. It's a callback

yeah, I just can do it when I change scene

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but it doesn't matter

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I just do everything in Awake

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private void Awake()
{
    if (!GameObject.FindGameObjectWithTag("#ScriptsHolder"))
        DontDestroyOnLoad(gameObject);
    else 
        Destroy(gameObject);
}

quartz folio Jul 21, 2023, 9:07 AM

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This really seems like you should just use the singleton pattern instead of Find

gray mural Jul 21, 2023, 9:07 AM

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quartz folio This really seems like you should just use the singleton pattern instead of Find

what kind of pattern are you talking about?

quartz folio Jul 21, 2023, 9:07 AM

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google Unity singleton

gray mural Jul 21, 2023, 9:08 AM

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if (Script.instance == null)

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this?

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I see

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doesn't make too much sense for me

craggy veldt Jul 21, 2023, 9:09 AM

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wdym? it's a common thing todo with Singleton pattern

gray mural Jul 21, 2023, 9:10 AM

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craggy veldt wdym? it's a common thing todo with Singleton pattern

nah, I think find if better in my case

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also #ScriptsHolder has multiple scripts

craggy veldt Jul 21, 2023, 9:11 AM

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yet again in your snnippet you're only looking for 1 of them, no?

gray mural Jul 21, 2023, 9:11 AM

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craggy veldt yet again in your snnippet you're only looking for 1 of them, no?

1 of what?

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oh, scripts

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I see

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nah

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I has 2 scripts

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I just have to disable that gameObject

thin aurora Jul 21, 2023, 9:13 AM

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If you have issues with retaining gameobjects depending on what happends in your game, then maybe it's a good idea to create a dependency system that tracks certain lifetimes. I always create a manager that tracks gameobjects that should only appear once and persist through scene changes, but also tracks gameobjects that should be recreated when a scene has changed. You can then just request a dependency from that manager, instead of trying to find it yourself.

gray mural Jul 21, 2023, 9:14 AM

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thin aurora If you have issues with retaining gameobjects depending on what happends in your...

no, I just have host and normal scenes

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I want to have #ScriptsHolder is host mini game engine to create levels (that just I can create for now) and also in MainMenu that's available for players

short walrus Jul 21, 2023, 9:54 AM

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anyone got a moment?
im having trouble assigning proper rotation angles to 2d npcs...

here's part of the code that handles it

        else // if (rot_type == "move_DIR")
        {
            if( !spawn_angle)
            {
                Debug.Log("spawn_angle");
                direction = new Vector3( transform.position.x + Random.Range(-1f, 1f), transform.position.y + Random.Range(-1f, 1f), 0f);
                prev_direction = direction;
                spawn_angle = true;
            }
            else
            {
                Vector2 movementDirection = rb.velocity.normalized;
                if (rb.velocity != Vector2.zero)
                {
                    direction = new Vector3(movementDirection.x, movementDirection.y, 0f);
                    prev_direction = direction;
                }
            }
        }

        float rotation_speed = 10f; // og
        direction = direction.normalized * 1.1f;
        Quaternion targetRotation = Quaternion.LookRotation(Vector3.forward, direction);
        rb.rotation = Mathf.LerpAngle(Prev_rotation, targetRotation.eulerAngles.z, rotation_speed * Time.deltaTime);
        Prev_rotation = rb.rotation;```

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what doesnt work is the spawn_angle part

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while it runs one time, the direction isnt properly set, the rest of it seems to work ok

swift salmon Jul 21, 2023, 10:23 AM

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hmmm, can anyone help me about procedural meshes? I know how to create them from triangles, but I am in a need for an algo, that finds those triangles out of a shape, that can be concave as well as convex...

swift falcon Jul 21, 2023, 10:33 AM

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bleak thorn It is the same code?

I usually don't use braces myself for if statements

But I suggest if you want to do that and if ur "Fairly new" to keep them on 1 line with the if statement for now (If you plan to not use braces)

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how is this not working

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"the name test does not exist in the current context"

vagrant blade Jul 21, 2023, 10:42 AM

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You need to assign a value inside a function.

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Also #💻┃code-beginner

swift falcon Jul 21, 2023, 10:43 AM

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No, I can't reference anything

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I could reference stuff in other scripts, but now when I made this new one, nothing works.

vagrant blade Jul 21, 2023, 10:47 AM

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Code logic has to go inside of functions.

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You may want to do some tutorials on basic coding.

swift falcon Jul 21, 2023, 10:50 AM

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there we go

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code logic inside a function

vagrant blade Jul 21, 2023, 10:51 AM

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And where is the function that you're calling?

swift falcon Jul 21, 2023, 10:52 AM

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above sellallfish

vagrant blade Jul 21, 2023, 10:52 AM

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Share your code so we don't have to use our imaginations.

swift falcon Jul 21, 2023, 10:53 AM

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Excuse me?

vagrant blade Jul 21, 2023, 10:53 AM

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Not sure what part was confusing by that statement

swift falcon Jul 21, 2023, 10:54 AM

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    public void FunctionTest()
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    public void SellAllFish()
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        FunctionTest();
    }```

vagrant blade Jul 21, 2023, 10:54 AM

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Share your code? You've already demonstrated some lack of basic understanding of coding, so just want to make sure the code actually is correct.

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And what's the error that it's giving you?

swift falcon Jul 21, 2023, 10:54 AM

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vagrant blade Share your code? You've already demonstrated some lack of basic understanding of...

I know how to code. My Visual Studio is having problems with referencing

vagrant blade Jul 21, 2023, 10:54 AM

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If it's a VS issue, make sure it's configured: !ide

tawny elkBOT Jul 21, 2023, 10:54 AM

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swift falcon Jul 21, 2023, 10:55 AM

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vagrant blade And what's the error that it's giving you?

"The name 'FunctionTest' does not exist in the current context'

swift falcon Jul 21, 2023, 10:55 AM

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vagrant blade If it's a VS issue, make sure it's configured: !ide

I'll try that out

gray mural Jul 21, 2023, 11:03 AM

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Hello, let's image I have a game, where I create levels. Should I have 1 json file to save all levels e.g. Levels or seperate json file for each level e.g. Level1, Level2, Level128?

cosmic rain Jul 21, 2023, 11:04 AM

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swift falcon "The name 'FunctionTest' does not exist in the current context'

Share your whole script properly.
!code

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Posting code

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cosmic rain Jul 21, 2023, 11:05 AM

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gray mural Hello, let's image I have a game, where I create levels. Should I have 1 json fi...

What are these levels?

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What data about them do you need saved?

gray mural Jul 21, 2023, 11:05 AM

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cosmic rain What data about them do you need saved?

for now I just save prefab, name and position

craggy veldt Jul 21, 2023, 11:05 AM

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gray mural Hello, let's image I have a game, where I create levels. Should I have 1 json fi...

you can just do 1.. it's a matter of how you'd structure your data

cosmic rain Jul 21, 2023, 11:05 AM

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gray mural for now I just save `prefab`, `name` and `position`

What are these prefabs? Characters? Items?

gray mural Jul 21, 2023, 11:06 AM

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cosmic rain What are these prefabs? Characters? Items?

prefabs

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GameObjects

cosmic rain Jul 21, 2023, 11:06 AM

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Why do you need them saved?

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Are they moved?

gray mural Jul 21, 2023, 11:06 AM

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cosmic rain Why do you need them saved?

I create mini game engine to create levels

craggy veldt Jul 21, 2023, 11:06 AM

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also depends, sometimes it's needed for them to be saved separately. Also depends on the scale of your game

gray mural Jul 21, 2023, 11:07 AM

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cosmic rain Why do you need them saved?

you can create levels for e.g. geometry dash, if you know this game

gray mural Jul 21, 2023, 11:07 AM

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cosmic rain Are they moved?

json files are not moved

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probably

cosmic rain Jul 21, 2023, 11:07 AM

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gray mural you can create levels for e.g. geometry dash, if you know this game

Then it's probably better to save them as separate files? Especially if you expect users to be able to view and edit them.

gray mural Jul 21, 2023, 11:07 AM

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cosmic rain Then it's probably better to save them as separate files? Especially if you expe...

no, users won't be able to edit json files directly

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they are not programmers

cosmic rain Jul 21, 2023, 11:08 AM

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You don't need to be a programmer to edit a text file.

gray mural Jul 21, 2023, 11:08 AM

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they will enter game and drag prefabs

gray mural Jul 21, 2023, 11:08 AM

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cosmic rain You don't need to be a programmer to edit a text file.

it's not that easy and comfortable

cosmic rain Jul 21, 2023, 11:08 AM

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Then it doesn't really matter how you save them.

gray mural Jul 21, 2023, 11:09 AM

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cosmic rain Then it doesn't really matter how you save them.

probably in 1 json file that contains all levels

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and each user should have this json file

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but for now just me

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The next question is: where do I save json files for my game

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I think I shouldn't save all those files on my pc

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like database probably?

cosmic rain Jul 21, 2023, 11:10 AM

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gray mural The next question is: where do I save json files for my game

Wherever you want. But there is the unity provided persistent data(I think 🤔) path that is recommended.

gray mural Jul 21, 2023, 11:10 AM

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cosmic rain Wherever you want. But there is the unity provided persistent data(I think 🤔) p...

persistent data is probably PlayerPrefs..

cosmic rain Jul 21, 2023, 11:10 AM

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Oh, was cloud an option?😅

gray mural Jul 21, 2023, 11:10 AM

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gray mural persistent data is probably `PlayerPrefs`..

it's absolutely not reliable

gray mural Jul 21, 2023, 11:11 AM

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cosmic rain Oh, was cloud an option?😅

I dunno.

cosmic rain Jul 21, 2023, 11:11 AM

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gray mural persistent data is probably `PlayerPrefs`..

No. That's the registry. You shouldn't save there.

gray mural Jul 21, 2023, 11:11 AM

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I have never worked with clouds or databases

gray mural Jul 21, 2023, 11:11 AM

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cosmic rain No. That's the registry. You shouldn't save there.

they, that's what I meant.

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I just wanted to ask where those things are done.

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e.g. I have 1000 players in my game and all they have made multiple levels

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and I should save all their levels in jsons

cosmic rain Jul 21, 2023, 11:14 AM

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gray mural e.g. I have 1000 players in my game and all they have made multiple levels

You need to decide whether you want the players to save data locally, or upload it somewhere.

gray mural Jul 21, 2023, 11:14 AM

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cosmic rain You need to decide whether you want the players to save data locally, or upload ...

they'll save data locally

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they create level and it's automatically saved

cosmic rain Jul 21, 2023, 11:14 AM

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Then in the persistent data path is good enough.

lean sail Jul 21, 2023, 11:14 AM

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gray mural e.g. I have 1000 players in my game and all they have made multiple levels

Regardless, you would still probably want these as separate files. That way it can be easily uploaded/downloaded and a corrupt file wont nuke the whole other 999

gray mural Jul 21, 2023, 11:15 AM

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lean sail Regardless, you would still probably want these as separate files. That way it c...

yes, I mean each player will have their json file Levels.json and this file will contain Level1, Level2... Level457

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like probably foobar123.json

lean sail Jul 21, 2023, 11:16 AM

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Storing it in 1 is risky, and really just more work

gray mural Jul 21, 2023, 11:16 AM

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lean sail Storing it in 1 is risky, and really just more work

so 1 json file for every level?

lean sail Jul 21, 2023, 11:17 AM

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When you make a level, you'll need to edit that json rather than making a new file. If someones file gets corrupt they lose out on 1000 levels rather than 1

gray mural Jul 21, 2023, 11:17 AM

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lean sail When you make a level, you'll need to edit that json rather than making a new fi...

oh, yeah, you're right

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I haven't thought about that

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but still I have to save them somewhere..

lean sail Jul 21, 2023, 11:17 AM

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And when its uploaded by a user anyways, itll just be a file containing only their level. So itll already be an individual file, you would just be copying it to 1 for almost no reason

lean sail Jul 21, 2023, 11:18 AM

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gray mural but still I have to save them somewhere..

The persistent data path

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Then just make sure the names are unique

gray mural Jul 21, 2023, 11:18 AM

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this link?

lean sail Jul 21, 2023, 11:18 AM

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You could even just prefix them with an index plus the name the user actually gave, which would solve the issue of duplicate names

gray mural Jul 21, 2023, 11:19 AM

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lean sail You could even just prefix them with an index plus the name the user actually ga...

yes, but where should I save them?

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I don't think I should save them all on my pc

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or should i..?

lean sail Jul 21, 2023, 11:19 AM

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https://docs.unity3d.com/ScriptReference/Application-persistentDataPath.html

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Well you'll need to download the actual level if you want to play it

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But depends on the game where you want to store every single level

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Steam has it's own workshop where users can upload stuff like this

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I dont know much about alternatives

gray mural Jul 21, 2023, 11:20 AM

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lean sail <https://docs.unity3d.com/ScriptReference/Application-persistentDataPath.html>

it stores levels on my pc, right?

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if so.

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let's imagine users have created 1.000.000 levels and all they are stored on my pc

lean sail Jul 21, 2023, 11:22 AM

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Well a user wouldnt upload a file and have it immediately download on your pc

craggy veldt Jul 21, 2023, 11:22 AM

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lean sail When you make a level, you'll need to edit that json rather than making a new fi...

what if you lose level 2 and 5 while the game itself needs for them to be existed otherwise it won't load atwhatcost

gray mural Jul 21, 2023, 11:22 AM

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lean sail Well a user wouldnt upload a file and have it immediately download on your pc

on my pc.

lean sail Jul 21, 2023, 11:22 AM

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You would use steam workshop or whatever alternative you find, and only download the ones u want to play

craggy veldt Jul 21, 2023, 11:22 AM

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which technically has the same limitation as having single (1) file 😃

gray mural Jul 21, 2023, 11:22 AM

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lean sail You would use steam workshop or whatever alternative you find, and only download...

Why should I download them?

cosmic rain Jul 21, 2023, 11:23 AM

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gray mural on my pc.

Why do you need these files on your PC..?🤔

lean sail Jul 21, 2023, 11:23 AM

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craggy veldt what if you lose level 2 and 5 while the game itself needs for them to be existe...

🤷‍♂️ hes talking about user made levels, I doubt a user made level is critical to the story.

gray mural Jul 21, 2023, 11:23 AM

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cosmic rain Why do you need these files on your PC..?🤔

I don't need them, that's what I am talking about

lean sail Jul 21, 2023, 11:23 AM

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gray mural Why should I download them?

How are you going to play a level if it's not on your pc?? I'm saying you would download the ones you want to play

gray mural Jul 21, 2023, 11:23 AM

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lean sail How are you going to play a level if it's not on your pc?? I'm saying you would ...

that's not what I mean, I mean on host's pc

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admin's

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If I have created a game, then I'm host

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and there are other players that create levels

quartz folio Jul 21, 2023, 11:24 AM

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This is once again having a giant nonsense convo that stems from the fact you barely explained what exactly you meant before you started

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People can't give you advice if you just ask something vague and then say "no not like that" over and over again

gray mural Jul 21, 2023, 11:24 AM

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haven't I?

cosmic rain Jul 21, 2023, 11:24 AM

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gray mural that's not what I mean, I mean on **host's pc**

Where do you want these files stored and why?

lean sail Jul 21, 2023, 11:25 AM

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gray mural that's not what I mean, I mean on **host's pc**

I really have no clue what this means. These messages imply your users are creating 1000 levels while connected to you via networking

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But I know that's not the case

quartz folio Jul 21, 2023, 11:26 AM

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it's just moving the goalposts, but completely out of ignorance instead of argument

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Hello, let's image I have a game, where I create levels. Should I have 1 json file to save all levels e.g. Levels or seperate json file for each level e.g. Level1, Level2, Level128?
You create levels?
No, the users are creating levels!
Saving them?
No, this is over the network!
Where does it start and end??

gray mural Jul 21, 2023, 11:29 AM

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cosmic rain Where do you **want** these files stored and why?

I create my game and I make players of my game to be able to create levels.
apple123 can download my game and start creating 3 levels. also other 1000 users start creating levels.
Every time those users enter the game, they can see what levels they have created.
They can post their levels for others to be able to download and play them.
So let's imagine there are 5000 levels created by users in total.
These levels should be saved somewhere, the same like all my scripts that I have created are save on my pc somewhere in Assets file.
Where are all those levels saved? Should they also be saved on my pc and when player wants to play a specific level, they should download it on their pc too?

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I really hope I have succeeded in explaining it

quartz folio Jul 21, 2023, 11:31 AM

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They are saved only where they are needed to be saved. If a player wants to know about the levels they created, then they probably will have them on their computer, as with anything they downloaded. If a user wants to post a level, then it's uploaded to a server.

gray mural Jul 21, 2023, 11:32 AM

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quartz folio They are saved only where they are needed to be saved. If a player wants to know...

that's what I wanted to hear. What kind of server?

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🙄

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like maybe I should use database to save all users data and their levels...

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probably that's what I need

vagrant blade Jul 21, 2023, 11:34 AM

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Yes you should

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Something like Playfab for example

gray mural Jul 21, 2023, 11:35 AM

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is it most commonly used database for unity?

vagrant blade Jul 21, 2023, 11:35 AM

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Nobody would know the answer to that

gray mural Jul 21, 2023, 11:36 AM

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vagrant blade Nobody would know the answer to that

I see, is it reliable to use with unity?

vagrant blade Jul 21, 2023, 11:36 AM

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It works with Unity 🤷‍♂️

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Maybe do some research and look at your options.

quartz folio Jul 21, 2023, 11:36 AM

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Literally any database service you can think of is reliable

lean sail Jul 21, 2023, 11:37 AM

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If it's just a server for storing json, itd have no effect if this was unity, python, or anything

gray mural Jul 21, 2023, 11:37 AM

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vagrant blade Maybe do some research and look at your options.

I see, thank you, I just wanted to ask advice of people that have used databases for networking

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cuz I have never

lean sail Jul 21, 2023, 11:37 AM

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I'd say the most common would still probably be steam, with its workshop

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Or at least the most well known

quartz folio Jul 21, 2023, 11:37 AM

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If this is the first proper game you've made, it sounds very overscoped

gray mural Jul 21, 2023, 11:38 AM

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quartz folio If this is the first proper game you've made, it sounds very overscoped

what does sound overscoped? 🤔

vagrant blade Jul 21, 2023, 11:38 AM

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_this time will be different _

winged mortar Jul 21, 2023, 11:38 AM

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Surely I can do everything I ever wanted in this game

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Learning development + unity + databases + multiplayer

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Wait hols up authentication

gray mural Jul 21, 2023, 11:39 AM

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winged mortar Surely I can do everything I ever wanted in this game

I cannot do now, but making this game will definitely take some time for me

quartz folio Jul 21, 2023, 11:39 AM

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You didn't know how to save a file yesterday, and found it difficult to research, I don't know how you're gonna figure out a database

gray mural Jul 21, 2023, 11:39 AM

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and this time will be enough to learn

swift falcon Jul 21, 2023, 11:40 AM

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limited scope is always good idea

lean sail Jul 21, 2023, 11:40 AM

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I've been coding for 9 years, and I can proudly say i too have over scoped my project by trying to make a multiplayer physics game.

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Its never enough time with learning multiplayer

gray mural Jul 21, 2023, 11:40 AM

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quartz folio You didn't know how to save a file yesterday, and found it difficult to research...

I have already written a script to save all info about level and then paste all gameObjects yesterday, even though I had no clue how to do it

lean sail Jul 21, 2023, 11:40 AM

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Or networking stuff in general

gray mural Jul 21, 2023, 11:41 AM

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gray mural I have already written a script to save all info about level and then paste all ...

also I have almost not worked with json before

swift falcon Jul 21, 2023, 11:41 AM

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i’ve been coding for about 10 years and i still dont know jack shit

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such is life

gray mural Jul 21, 2023, 11:41 AM

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lean sail Its never enough time with learning multiplayer

I have summer holidays, should be enough

swift falcon Jul 21, 2023, 11:42 AM

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you sweet summer child

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it is never enough time

gray mural Jul 21, 2023, 11:43 AM

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yeah, maybe I will be working for 9 years on this project, who knows

quartz folio Jul 21, 2023, 11:45 AM

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Your first project should ideally be extremely short, designed to be throwaway, a learning opportunity and nothing more

gray mural Jul 21, 2023, 11:45 AM

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quartz folio Your first project should ideally be extremely short, designed to be throwaway, ...

that's not my first project.

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I had some little projects before

gloomy stirrup Jul 21, 2023, 11:46 AM

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can anyone tell why this given no error and dosnt work at the same time ? using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using UnityEngine;
using UnityEngine.SceneManagement;

public class GameOver : MonoBehaviour
{
private AudioSource audioSource;

public void start()
{
    audioSource = GetComponent<AudioSource>();
}

// This function is called when the player collides with the trigger object.
private void OnTriggerEnter2D(Collider2D other)
{
    // Check if the colliding object is the player (you can use tags or layers to identify the player).
    if (other.CompareTag("Obstacle"))
    {
        Debug.Log("Collision");
        audioSource.Play();
        Destroy(gameObject);
        Invoke("Restart", 1.5f);
    }
}

public void Restart()
{
    SceneManager.LoadScene(SceneManager.GetActiveScene().buildIndex);
}

quartz folio Jul 21, 2023, 11:46 AM

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Whatever it is, it's one of your first

quartz folio Jul 21, 2023, 11:46 AM

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gloomy stirrup can anyone tell why this given no error and dosnt work at the same time ? using ...

Start should be capitalised

swift falcon Jul 21, 2023, 11:46 AM

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!code also?

gloomy stirrup Jul 21, 2023, 11:46 AM

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and yea idk those website for code pasting... they just doesnt work

tawny elkBOT Jul 21, 2023, 11:46 AM

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Posting code

📃 Large Code Blocks
Large code blocks should be posted as links to services like:
https://gdl.space/, https://paste.ofcode.org/, https://hatebin.com/
https://paste.myst.rs/, https://hastebin.com/

📃 Inline Code
Surround code with three backquotes. Not quotation marks.
To get C# formatting the first line should only contain cs or csharp.
Add a comment with a line number if there is an error message.
```cs
// Your code here
```
Do not share screenshots of code unless requested.

quartz folio Jul 21, 2023, 11:46 AM

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gloomy stirrup and yea idk those website for code pasting... they just doesnt work

There's many options, if one of them is broken use another

gray mural Jul 21, 2023, 11:46 AM

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quartz folio Whatever it is, it's one of your first

yeah, that's why I am not making my own game engine

gloomy stirrup Jul 21, 2023, 11:47 AM

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quartz folio `Start` should be capitalised

ok thanks... btw if start doesnt run and the code will not execute further ?

gloomy stirrup Jul 21, 2023, 11:47 AM

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quartz folio There's many options, if one of them is broken use another

tried every single one

gray mural Jul 21, 2023, 11:47 AM

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gloomy stirrup ok thanks... btw if start doesnt run and the code will not execute further ?

yes

gloomy stirrup Jul 21, 2023, 11:47 AM

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ok thanks

quartz folio Jul 21, 2023, 11:47 AM

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gloomy stirrup tried every single one

Then you're not using them properly. Paste your code, click save, then copy-paste the URL

gloomy stirrup Jul 21, 2023, 11:48 AM

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oh ahem

quartz folio Jul 21, 2023, 11:48 AM

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gloomy stirrup ok thanks... btw if start doesnt run and the code will not execute further ?

Only Start will not run. The rest of the code will run if the component has been placed on an object.
If you are not getting OnTriggerEnter2D then there's debugging for physics messages pinned to #💻┃code-beginner

gloomy stirrup Jul 21, 2023, 11:48 AM

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ok

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well the script still doesnt works

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https://paste.ofcode.org/47PfxZeSHAXER3z3VqZKwz

quartz folio Jul 21, 2023, 11:53 AM

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gloomy stirrup well the script still doesnt works

Well, looking at it again it seems extremely flawed. You destroy this gameobject, which has everything on it. It'd destroy the object and then immediately halt everything else you're trying to do

gloomy stirrup Jul 21, 2023, 11:54 AM

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quartz folio Well, looking at it again it seems extremely flawed. You destroy this gameobject...

when it collides with objects neither it gets destroyed nor the message comes in console

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I mean its not colliding

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but it seems to be colliding in the play mode

quartz folio Jul 21, 2023, 11:55 AM

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Did you go through the #💻┃code-beginner resource? You're also using a trigger, so it won't physically collide, just pass through

gloomy stirrup Jul 21, 2023, 11:58 AM

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yeah but nothing works\

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btw does this have problem with that ?

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objects are not on the same axis on z axis

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@quartz folio

quartz folio Jul 21, 2023, 12:04 PM

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gloomy stirrup objects are not on the same axis on z axis

The Z axis doesn't matter

gloomy stirrup Jul 21, 2023, 12:04 PM

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hm ok

echo zinc Jul 21, 2023, 12:05 PM

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Hi! I have a problem with limiting drag distance in my darg and snap script. The script is not limiting the drag distance but placeing the object to the player with the distance of maxDistance also it's made to work for multiplayer. here is the script: https://pastebin.com/MKaeEzeD

Pastebin

using UnityEngine;public class DragAndPlace : MonoBehaviour{ pri...

Pastebin.com is the number one paste tool since 2002. Pastebin is a website where you can store text online for a set period of time.

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Can anyone help me?

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please

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im stuck on this thing for 2 weeks

gloomy stirrup Jul 21, 2023, 12:18 PM

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quartz folio The Z axis doesn't matter

umm... I removed everything and this is the script now... but this is also not working https://paste.ofcode.org/cw6YrXnT6u6qBna6yFuJc3

quartz folio Jul 21, 2023, 12:19 PM

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gloomy stirrup umm... I removed everything and this is the script now... but this is also not w...

You went through the troubleshooting physics messages resource? If so, show the objects in question

gloomy stirrup Jul 21, 2023, 12:20 PM

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I went there

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and then went to their specific site

quartz folio Jul 21, 2023, 12:22 PM

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Why are you looking at collision messages if you are using a trigger message?

gloomy stirrup Jul 21, 2023, 12:23 PM

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I am using a collison msg

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private void OnTriggerEnter2D(Collider2D collision)

quartz folio Jul 21, 2023, 12:23 PM

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?

rigid island Jul 21, 2023, 12:23 PM

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gloomy stirrup private void OnTriggerEnter2D(Collider2D collision)

Trigger

gloomy stirrup Jul 21, 2023, 12:24 PM

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wow.. nice.. well that dumb I am

quartz folio Jul 21, 2023, 12:24 PM

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But like, if you thought you were using a collision message then you would see from that page that what you'd written was wrong, and you would change it to match the collision setup

gloomy stirrup Jul 21, 2023, 12:25 PM

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no.. I was lokkin into that

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collision

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Collision2D collison

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to check if thats correct

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well new problem... Collision doesnt contain CompaerTag

rigid island Jul 21, 2023, 12:27 PM

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gloomy stirrup well new problem... Collision doesnt contain CompaerTag

collision.collider

gloomy stirrup Jul 21, 2023, 12:28 PM

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ok thanks

rigid island Jul 21, 2023, 12:28 PM

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a loop

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 private void Repeat()
    {
        int timesToRepeat = 8;
        for (int i = 0; i < timesToRepeat; i++)
        {
            Debug.Log("Repeat only certain amount");
        }
        while (true)
        {
            Debug.Log("Some infinite loop");
        }
    }```

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is just an example, yeah why would it not work if you reset scene

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do you plan on using this for an enemy spawner?

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you should probably put it in a coroutine with a timer

gloomy stirrup Jul 21, 2023, 12:34 PM

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it worked finally hehe

rigid island Jul 21, 2023, 12:34 PM

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bool spawningEnemies = true;
    float timeTillNextSpawn = 1;
    private IEnumerator Repeat()
    {
        while (spawningEnemies)
        {
            yield return new WaitForSeconds(timeTillNextSpawn);
            //spawn
        }
    }```

stable osprey Jul 21, 2023, 12:36 PM

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what happened to scripts-only build in late unity versions?

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I was under the impression it got integrated to the standard 'build' system when development mode flag was checked, but this doesn't seem to be the case (?)

rigid island Jul 21, 2023, 12:43 PM

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Repeat() method is the Coroutine

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hence IEnumerator

violet wyvern Jul 21, 2023, 12:53 PM

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Hey guys I am trying to generate a board at runtime that has different sprites assigned each square using the same prefab. It works but it is overlapping. I had a method when the the prefab sprite was not null but it doesn't work anymore to space properly next to each other. ```void GenerateGrid()
{
Vector3 boardPosition = transform.position; // Get the position of the Board object

    float squareSize = squarePrefab.GetComponent<SpriteRenderer>().bounds.size.x; // Get the size of the square prefab

    for (int x = 0; x < gridSize; x++)
    {
        for (int y = 0; y < gridSize; y++)
        {
            Vector3 spawnPosition = boardPosition + new Vector3(x * squareSize, y * squareSize, 0f); // Calculate the spawn position relative to the Board object
            GameObject squareObject = Instantiate(squarePrefab, spawnPosition, Quaternion.identity);
            squareObject.transform.parent = transform; // Parent the square object to the board object
        }
    }
}``` I tried adding a coroutine but I don't think I got it right

winged mortar Jul 21, 2023, 12:55 PM

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violet wyvern Hey guys I am trying to generate a board at runtime that has different sprites a...

Looks fine to me, on what axis are the sprites overlapping?

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Also you can pass the parent transform as a parameter to instantiate

violet wyvern Jul 21, 2023, 12:59 PM

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I am currently not using the above code since the prefab is null at run time

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It doesn't seem to work anymore

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Since it can't get the sprite size

winged mortar Jul 21, 2023, 12:59 PM

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Okay then its probably ran before the sprite gets assigned right?

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Are all the sprites the same size?

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Because they look like different sizes

violet wyvern Jul 21, 2023, 1:00 PM

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Yeah all same size

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1080x1080

winged mortar Jul 21, 2023, 1:01 PM

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If you are not using the code above, then you should probably post the code you are using now

plain nebula Jul 21, 2023, 1:01 PM

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how can i determine the .net framework a unity mono game uses?

winged mortar Jul 21, 2023, 1:02 PM

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https://docs.unity3d.com/Manual/Mono.html

violet wyvern Jul 21, 2023, 1:03 PM

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    {
        StartCoroutine(GenerateGrid());
    }

    IEnumerator GenerateGrid()
    {
        // Wait until the SpriteRenderer component and its sprite property are not null
        while (fieldPrefab.GetComponent<SpriteRenderer>() == null || fieldPrefab.GetComponent<SpriteRenderer>().sprite == null)
        {
            yield return null;
        }...// Calculate the size of each field based on the size of the sprite and the scale of the prefab
        float fieldSize = fieldPrefab.GetComponent<SpriteRenderer>().sprite.rect.width * fieldPrefab.transform.localScale.x;

        // Instantiate the fields on the game board
        for (int x = 0; x < boardLayout.GetLength(0); x++)
        {
            for (int y = 0; y < boardLayout.GetLength(1); y++)
            {
                FieldType fieldType = this.board.GetFieldTypeAt(x, y);
                Vector3 position = new Vector3(x * fieldSize, y * fieldSize, 0f);
                GameObject instance = Instantiate(fieldPrefab, position, Quaternion.identity) as GameObject;
                instance.transform.SetParent(boardHolder);
                instance.GetComponent<SpriteRenderer>().sprite = fieldType.Sprite;
            }
        }```

winged mortar Jul 21, 2023, 1:04 PM

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Ideally you dont do this

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Like at all

violet wyvern Jul 21, 2023, 1:04 PM

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Oh

winged mortar Jul 21, 2023, 1:04 PM

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How is fieldPrefab being set?

violet wyvern Jul 21, 2023, 1:05 PM

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{
    public GameObject fieldPrefab;
    public Transform boardHolder;```

winged mortar Jul 21, 2023, 1:05 PM

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Set from the insepctor?

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Aha

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You are referencing your prefab asset and not an instance for the prefab

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So whatever sprite you load into the prefab at design time gets used for the bounds calculation

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You should instantiate a prefab for every cell in your grid

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And you can just pick the first one for the size of the sprite

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So if you add a fieldSize = instance.GetComponent<SpriteRenderer>.bounds.size.x in there it should work

violet wyvern Jul 21, 2023, 1:08 PM

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Hey thanks a lot for all this info! I will go try it

winged mortar Jul 21, 2023, 1:08 PM

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Remove the coroutine

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And the while check for the null

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And set the fieldsize to 0 initially

violet wyvern Jul 21, 2023, 1:12 PM

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Worked like a charm

plain nebula Jul 21, 2023, 1:12 PM

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plain nebula how can i determine the .net framework a unity mono game uses?

is it possible?

winged mortar Jul 21, 2023, 1:13 PM

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winged mortar https://docs.unity3d.com/Manual/Mono.html

@plain nebula

winged mortar Jul 21, 2023, 1:14 PM

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violet wyvern Worked like a charm

ablobsalute

violet wyvern Jul 21, 2023, 1:14 PM

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Now help me develop the rest of the game @winged mortar

rigid island Jul 21, 2023, 1:14 PM

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what exactly doesn't work ?

plain nebula Jul 21, 2023, 1:14 PM

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winged mortar <@938148609810124800>

thanks, im trying to get it from a different mono game

winged mortar Jul 21, 2023, 1:15 PM

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plain nebula thanks, im trying to get it from a different mono game

We dont do decompilation / modding here

plain nebula Jul 21, 2023, 1:15 PM

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oh ok

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sorry

mossy shard Jul 21, 2023, 1:15 PM

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Hello, when using Application.persistentDataPath i get an error about the permissions of the creating another file using :

  FileStream stream = new FileStream(path, FileMode.Create);

  EntityData data = new EntityData(player);

in the ,,DefaultCompany" folder.

i would instead want to make the pathing another, like using a string from code and make it universal since i cannot for the life of me find the issue (yes i set the permission of the folder to everyone, no i don't have spaces).

So how would i go about creating a universal file path? without using ,,Application" class

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im sick of trying to solve this at this point

rigid island Jul 21, 2023, 1:16 PM

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how and where are you calling this method ?

winged mortar Jul 21, 2023, 1:16 PM

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violet wyvern Now help me develop the rest of the game <@157615878115033088>

Yeah sure man I have a time slot available in about 60 years, that sound cool?

rigid island Jul 21, 2023, 1:16 PM

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function?

winged mortar Jul 21, 2023, 1:16 PM

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mossy shard Hello, when using ``Application.persistentDataPath `` i get an error about the p...

Might sound weird but could you try opening unity editor as an administrator?

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It could also be that your path is too long

rigid island Jul 21, 2023, 1:17 PM

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mossy shard Hello, when using ``Application.persistentDataPath `` i get an error about the p...

are you getting an error or?

mossy shard Jul 21, 2023, 1:17 PM

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rigid island are you getting an error or?

yes

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lemme send the error

rigid island Jul 21, 2023, 1:17 PM

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mossy shard yes

show error

winged mortar Jul 21, 2023, 1:17 PM

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It might also be worth trying to build your game and run that as administrator

mossy shard Jul 21, 2023, 1:17 PM

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rigid island show error

mossy shard Jul 21, 2023, 1:17 PM

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winged mortar It might also be worth trying to build your game and run that as administrator

how

rigid island Jul 21, 2023, 1:17 PM

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winged mortar It might also be worth trying to build your game and run that as administrator

this should not be a solution

mossy shard Jul 21, 2023, 1:17 PM

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can you teach me?

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okay i understand

rigid island Jul 21, 2023, 1:17 PM

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having to tell all players to switch to admin to run game is silly

mossy shard Jul 21, 2023, 1:17 PM

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but the editor doesn't support administartor as i know

winged mortar Jul 21, 2023, 1:18 PM

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Its not but it can help identify the problem ;)

rigid island Jul 21, 2023, 1:18 PM

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mossy shard

this means u forgot the file extension

mossy shard Jul 21, 2023, 1:18 PM

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rigid island this means u forgot the file extension

what

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could you elaborate?

rigid island Jul 21, 2023, 1:18 PM

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eg .txt

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or w/e you're saving as

mossy shard Jul 21, 2023, 1:18 PM

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reall-

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lemme see

rigid island Jul 21, 2023, 1:18 PM

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mhm

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also don't use whitespaces

mossy shard Jul 21, 2023, 1:19 PM

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nothign wrong here btw?

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 public static void initializePaths()
    {
        paths[0] = "/saveFile1.txt";

        paths[1] = "/saveFile2.txt"; 
    }

rigid island Jul 21, 2023, 1:19 PM

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then you should be inside #💻┃code-beginner

mossy shard Jul 21, 2023, 1:19 PM

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rigid island then you should be inside <#497874004401586176>

same error

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lemme send full code

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ok?

rigid island Jul 21, 2023, 1:19 PM

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mossy shard ```cs public static void initializePaths() { paths[0] = "/saveFile1...

you're using Shatterd_Worlds Aprat

mossy shard Jul 21, 2023, 1:20 PM

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rigid island you're using `Shatterd_Worlds Aprat`

?

rigid island Jul 21, 2023, 1:20 PM

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Screen_Shot_2023-07-21_at_9.20.33_AM.png

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whitespace and it's missing the file extension

rigid island Jul 21, 2023, 1:21 PM

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mossy shard lemme send full code

yea

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!code

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mossy shard Jul 21, 2023, 1:21 PM

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rigid island yea

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the files that created

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after pressing 2 saves

rigid island Jul 21, 2023, 1:21 PM

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I see the folders

mossy shard Jul 21, 2023, 1:21 PM

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rigid island yea

 static string[] paths = new string[10];

    public static void initializePaths()
    {
        paths[0] = "/saveFile1.txt";

        paths[1] = "/saveFile2.txt"; 
    }

    public static void save(Player player, int saveID)
    {
        BinaryFormatter formatter = new BinaryFormatter();

        string path = Application.persistentDataPath + paths[1];

        FileStream stream = new FileStream(path, FileMode.Create);

        EntityData data = new EntityData(player);

        formatter.Serialize(stream, data);

        stream.Close();
    }

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sorry but i like discord's code conv xd

rigid island Jul 21, 2023, 1:23 PM

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mossy shard ```cs static string[] paths = new string[10]; public static void initializ...

is this the only save method you have?

mossy shard Jul 21, 2023, 1:24 PM

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ye

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this morning i made it

winged mortar Jul 21, 2023, 1:24 PM

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Also combine paths using https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/system.io.path.join?view=net-7.0

Path.Join Method (System.IO)

Concatenates four paths into a single path.

mossy shard Jul 21, 2023, 1:24 PM

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i got paths[1] because i wanted to test

winged mortar Jul 21, 2023, 1:24 PM

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Or Path.Combine

rigid island Jul 21, 2023, 1:24 PM

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mossy shard i got paths[1] because i wanted to test

which path gives you error

mossy shard Jul 21, 2023, 1:25 PM

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rigid island which path gives you error

paths[1] = "/saveFile2.txt";

rigid island Jul 21, 2023, 1:26 PM

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mossy shard paths[1] = "/saveFile2.txt";

where do you call initializePaths

mossy shard Jul 21, 2023, 1:26 PM

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I-

rigid island Jul 21, 2023, 1:26 PM

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and save

mossy shard Jul 21, 2023, 1:26 PM

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oh damn

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you are right i don't call it

rigid island Jul 21, 2023, 1:26 PM

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nicee

mossy shard Jul 21, 2023, 1:26 PM

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lemme see now

rigid island Jul 21, 2023, 1:26 PM

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so a null destination

winged mortar Jul 21, 2023, 1:27 PM

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Just do this next time man @mossy shard

int[] array1 = new int[] { 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 };

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No method required

white gyro Jul 21, 2023, 1:27 PM

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you can also just do

private static string[] paths = new string[]
{
  "saveFile1.dat", "saveFile2.dat"
}

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beat me to it

mossy shard Jul 21, 2023, 1:29 PM

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white gyro you can also just do ```cs private static string[] paths = new string[] { "s...

yes true thx

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it was just testing bro

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will do this for the final product

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@rigid island ehm

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is this normal

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white gyro Jul 21, 2023, 1:31 PM

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for a binary file yes

rigid island Jul 21, 2023, 1:31 PM

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mossy shard

yea you're trying to serialize a GameObject?

mossy shard Jul 21, 2023, 1:31 PM

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ye

mossy shard Jul 21, 2023, 1:31 PM

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white gyro for a binary file yes

wait i made it binary?

rigid island Jul 21, 2023, 1:31 PM

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yeah not really good to serialize though

mossy shard Jul 21, 2023, 1:31 PM

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OH ye

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i forgot

rigid island Jul 21, 2023, 1:31 PM

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also don't use BinaryFormatter

mossy shard Jul 21, 2023, 1:31 PM

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rigid island also don't use BinaryFormatter

what then

rigid island Jul 21, 2023, 1:32 PM

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mossy shard what then

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/system.runtime.serialization.formatters.binary.binaryformatter?view=net-7.0

Screen_Shot_2023-07-21_at_9.32.16_AM.png

BinaryFormatter Class (System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Binary)

Serializes and deserializes an object, or an entire graph of connected objects, in binary format.

white gyro Jul 21, 2023, 1:33 PM

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what is EntityData

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depending on how complex it is you might just get away with plain text

rigid island Jul 21, 2023, 1:33 PM

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mossy shard ye

ideally you want to serialize something easily serializable

white gyro Jul 21, 2023, 1:34 PM

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if it's really simple just use newtonsoft.json

mossy shard Jul 21, 2023, 1:34 PM

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white gyro depending on how complex it is you might just get away with plain text

player inv, stats, points, position, lvl, cosmetics

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but i got mostly commented out for only position so i could test

mossy shard Jul 21, 2023, 1:35 PM

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rigid island ideally you want to serialize something easily serializable

btw

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why this happens?

white gyro Jul 21, 2023, 1:36 PM

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can you upload your entity data class

mossy shard Jul 21, 2023, 1:36 PM

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it's literally a vector with 3 positions rn

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lemme jesut upload it

rigid island Jul 21, 2023, 1:36 PM

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mossy shard why this happens?

idk I don't use binary formatter lol
probably something to do with what you're serializing a whole gameobject which isn't very good

mossy shard Jul 21, 2023, 1:37 PM

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white gyro can you upload your entity data class

 public float[] position;



    public EntityData(Entity entity)
    {


        position = new float[3];

        position[0] = entity.transform.position.x;
        position[1] = entity.transform.position.y;
        position[2] = entity.transform.position.z;

      
    }

rigid island Jul 21, 2023, 1:37 PM

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i suggest you format it into JSON or something

mossy shard Jul 21, 2023, 1:37 PM

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this is what i am saving

mossy shard Jul 21, 2023, 1:37 PM

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rigid island i suggest you format it into JSON or something

i had my Filstream to Create mode instead of open

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ig this is this issue

white gyro Jul 21, 2023, 1:37 PM

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yeah check this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mntS45g8OK4

mossy shard Jul 21, 2023, 1:38 PM

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rigid island i suggest you format it into JSON or something

wouldn't that pe very delicate for like changing the in game stats>

rigid island Jul 21, 2023, 1:38 PM

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white gyro yeah check this video <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mntS45g8OK4>

funny enough my video also uses generics

white gyro Jul 21, 2023, 1:38 PM

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yeah i saw your channel too

rigid island Jul 21, 2023, 1:39 PM

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mossy shard wouldn't that pe very delicate for like changing the in game stats>

yes, anything on the client can be changed

mossy shard Jul 21, 2023, 1:39 PM

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rigid island yes, anything on the client can be changed

ye exactly

rigid island Jul 21, 2023, 1:39 PM

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but do you really care what players change in their own game?

mossy shard Jul 21, 2023, 1:39 PM

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yes

winged mortar Jul 21, 2023, 1:39 PM

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You cant realistically stop that @mossy shard

rigid island Jul 21, 2023, 1:39 PM

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eh, if game is single player who cares how they play their game

white gyro Jul 21, 2023, 1:39 PM

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in my experience, you shouldn't worry about that until it becomes a problem

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most people literally do not care about cheating

mossy shard Jul 21, 2023, 1:39 PM

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white gyro in my experience, you shouldn't worry about that until it becomes a problem

w

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sorry misstyped

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shouldn't you worry about something if it becomes a problem

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isn't it like common sense

winged mortar Jul 21, 2023, 1:40 PM

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Even if it looks like garbage when openining it in notepad, people will just decompile your game and look at the classes that go into the binaryformatter and redo do it

mossy shard Jul 21, 2023, 1:40 PM

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anyways lemme see if it works now

winged mortar Jul 21, 2023, 1:40 PM

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There's so many save editors for games

white gyro Jul 21, 2023, 1:40 PM

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are people cheating in your game right now?

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if no then it's not a problem

mossy shard Jul 21, 2023, 1:40 PM

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white gyro are people cheating in your game right now?

do i count?

mossy shard Jul 21, 2023, 1:41 PM

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white gyro are people cheating in your game right now?

now i am just using admin commands

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wait

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why did i respond to you

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i wanted to respond to myself

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sorry

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@rigid island @winged mortar @white gyro thanksss, everything works now

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i will think abt that

winged mortar Jul 21, 2023, 1:45 PM

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I didnt do anything but you are welcome ablobsalute

uncut plank Jul 21, 2023, 2:01 PM

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does Invoke let you call a function delayed by one frame rather than a time in seconds?

potent sleet Jul 21, 2023, 2:01 PM

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uncut plank does `Invoke` let you call a function delayed by one frame rather than a time in...

are you talking about the Unity's Invoke ?

uncut plank Jul 21, 2023, 2:01 PM

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yes

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MonoBehaviour.Invoke

potent sleet Jul 21, 2023, 2:02 PM

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uncut plank MonoBehaviour.Invoke

dont use invoke for that then

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use IEnumerator

uncut plank Jul 21, 2023, 2:02 PM

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what should I use instead?

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alright

potent sleet Jul 21, 2023, 2:02 PM

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uncut plank alright

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

fair wadi Jul 21, 2023, 2:35 PM

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okay so I just downloaded an endless runner template from Unity and after playing around and adding a few things I thought I would change the art but for the life of me I could not figure out how, I don't really know what screen shots would help but if anyone knows how to do this any advise would be apperciated!

wraith vector Jul 21, 2023, 2:46 PM

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is there a method similar to Physics2D.OverlapCircleAll that just finds what is overlapping with the collider? I'm sure I am overthinking this, massively, and I could probably just do something with "onCollisionEnter" but, yeah

void kite Jul 21, 2023, 2:47 PM

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Hi everyone!

So I'm making a splitscreen multiplayer game and I was wondering how can I go about making a spawn system when a player joins instead of the players spawning on top of eachother?

wraith vector Jul 21, 2023, 2:50 PM

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hmm it seems there is an overlapCollider method, but it works way differently. Wish there was just an overlapColliderAll method

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this is such a weird way to do it, this method uses a list as a parameter, then stores the results in that list. Instead of letting you just set a new list equal to the results

buoyant crane Jul 21, 2023, 2:52 PM

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wraith vector this is such a weird way to do it, this method uses a list as a parameter, then ...

It’s more efficient that way, since it lets you reuse the same list over and over

white gyro Jul 21, 2023, 2:52 PM

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it's not weird at all

wraith vector Jul 21, 2023, 2:53 PM

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I guess, but it works so different than the other ones

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where you just define the list equal to what overlaps the square, or circle, or whatever shape you are using

buoyant crane Jul 21, 2023, 2:55 PM

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wraith vector where you just define the list equal to what overlaps the square, or circle, or...

They have NonAlloc counterparts that behave the same way https://docs.unity3d.com/ScriptReference/Physics2D.OverlapCircleNonAlloc.html

white gyro Jul 21, 2023, 2:56 PM

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Need some help: https://hatebin.com/pemamianrg
I want to make a collection of delegates that has a generic type.

wraith vector Jul 21, 2023, 2:57 PM

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so I can just create an empty list at the start, and then use it for this?

white gyro Jul 21, 2023, 2:58 PM

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nvm i just changed the delegate to public delegate void EventHandlerWithParam(IEvent evt); and used that for the list

wraith vector Jul 21, 2023, 3:01 PM

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ok stupid question because I am having a brain fart

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trying to think of how to word it though

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ok so i have "private List<Collider2D> results;" do I need to give this a value before I can use it in that method? I know this is probably like, a really , really dumb question im sorry

white gyro Jul 21, 2023, 3:05 PM

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Which function are you using?

leaden ice Jul 21, 2023, 3:05 PM

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wraith vector ok so i have "private List<Collider2D> results;" do I need to give this a value ...

you want to create a list yes

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private List<Collider2D> results = new();

wraith vector Jul 21, 2023, 3:06 PM

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ok like, how do i word this

leaden ice Jul 21, 2023, 3:06 PM

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otherwise there is no list

wraith vector Jul 21, 2023, 3:06 PM

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ok ok

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thats what I thought

leaden ice Jul 21, 2023, 3:06 PM

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if it was public you wouldn't need to do this because Unity would create it for you

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(I'm not recommending you make it public, just explaining)

wraith vector Jul 21, 2023, 3:06 PM

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I just havent coded in a little over a year, so im having a few dumb dumb moments lol

dull thorn Jul 21, 2023, 3:08 PM

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Hey guys, I need help
I have created a small demo in Unity 2d, but when trying to destroy the game objects (basic game logic is - destroy moving objects)that are moving from above - on trigger enter is not destroy it. Looks like it's not on a similar layer. Does someone has similar issue?

leaden ice Jul 21, 2023, 3:09 PM

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dull thorn Hey guys, I need help I have created a small demo in Unity 2d, but when trying t...

sounds like an issue with your basic setup and/or code

dull thorn Jul 21, 2023, 3:11 PM

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leaden ice sounds like an issue with your basic setup and/or code

the https://forum.unity.com/threads/why-ontriggerenter2d-doesnt-work.1463648/ - I have made a post on forum maybe you can check - there more info

leaden ice Jul 21, 2023, 3:11 PM

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dull thorn the https://forum.unity.com/threads/why-ontriggerenter2d-doesnt-work.1463648/ - ...

Screenshot_2023-07-21_at_11.11.38_AM.png

dull thorn Jul 21, 2023, 3:13 PM

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Here is screenshots from the project

white gyro Jul 21, 2023, 3:13 PM

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Ok I'm back to square one.
(original issue: https://hatebin.com/pemamianrg)
full script: https://hatebin.com/sqjqjjslta

leaden ice Jul 21, 2023, 3:14 PM

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dull thorn Here is screenshots from the project

code?

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!code

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white gyro Jul 21, 2023, 3:15 PM

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wait maybe i just need to cast the event handler

dull thorn Jul 21, 2023, 3:16 PM

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leaden ice !code

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

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white gyro Jul 21, 2023, 3:16 PM

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nope didn't work

leaden ice Jul 21, 2023, 3:16 PM

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and and which object is this script on and can you show the interaction where this isn't working?

spring creek Jul 21, 2023, 3:17 PM

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Bomb has trigger, and the enemy does not. Is bomb working as expected?

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They both have the detect collisions script though

leaden ice Jul 21, 2023, 3:18 PM

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spring creek Bomb has trigger, and the enemy does not. Is bomb working as expected?

are they ever actually touching each other?

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Are those prefabs ever instantiated?

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What's going on

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the collider radius seems pretty small, for example

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make sure the colliders are actually overlapping

spring creek Jul 21, 2023, 3:19 PM

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leaden ice are they ever actually touching each other?

I dunno. It's Vova's game.
I just noticed they both have the script with OnTriggerEnter attached even though only one is a trigger.

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And yeah the colliders are really small. Noticed that too.

dull thorn Jul 21, 2023, 3:19 PM

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Yes, they all prefabs - bomb is trigger. After bomb touch Enemy - enemy must be destroyed

spring creek Jul 21, 2023, 3:21 PM

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Does the bomb destroy itself? And the enemy remains? Or nothing happens

leaden ice Jul 21, 2023, 3:21 PM

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dull thorn Yes, they all prefabs - bomb is trigger. After bomb touch Enemy - enemy must be ...

show what happens when the game is actually running

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show the objects actually overlapping

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and the inspectors of those objects at runtime

dull thorn Jul 21, 2023, 3:25 PM

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leaden ice show what happens when the game is actually running

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That's how it's looking - looks like enemy layer is above bomb layer and trigger can't see it. I have already increased radius, but it's still same

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@leaden ice Any ideas?

wintry crescent Jul 21, 2023, 4:03 PM

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dull thorn <@179367739574583296> Any ideas?

make sure:
at least one needs to have a rigidbody, ideally both
both are the 2D versions of colliders
make sure you're using OnTriggerEnter2D not OnCollisionEnter2D
Make sure the OnTriggerEnter2D code is on the object with the trigger collider (I think that's required?)

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ah you posted screenshots earlier, didn't notice

leaden ice Jul 21, 2023, 4:04 PM

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dull thorn

those objects are quite small and moving really fast

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I wouldn';t be surprised if:

they are simply never overlapping due to speed and small collider size
they are never overlapping because the colliders aren't lined up with the sprites

dull thorn Jul 21, 2023, 4:06 PM

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leaden ice Jul 21, 2023, 4:08 PM

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dull thorn

what layers are the objects on and how is your collision matrix in the 2d settings set up?

dull thorn Jul 21, 2023, 4:11 PM

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leaden ice what layers are the objects on and how is your collision matrix in the 2d settin...

wintry crescent Jul 21, 2023, 4:11 PM

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@dull thorn in your OnTriggerEnter2D method, add a line like this
Debug.Log("Collision: " + gameObject.name + " with " + other.gameObject.name);
and show if console says anything

wintry crescent Jul 21, 2023, 4:12 PM

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dull thorn

now show the collision matrix

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it's in Edit->Project Settings->Physics, it's called Layer Collision Matrix, and it's at the very bottom

gloomy stirrup Jul 21, 2023, 4:13 PM

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https://paste.ofcode.org/WnWSpERDsazSPv7Ba9Mc6h ... why cant I jump ?
If I remove the boolean condition for jump then I can jum[ even in air
but I want that I can jump only when ongorund
but that way it doesnt even work

sly gate Jul 21, 2023, 4:13 PM

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gloomy stirrup https://paste.ofcode.org/WnWSpERDsazSPv7Ba9Mc6h ... why cant I jump ? If I remov...

does ground object have the correct layer

gloomy stirrup Jul 21, 2023, 4:14 PM

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sly gate does ground object have the correct layer

It have Ground Layer and Player have Player layer

dull thorn Jul 21, 2023, 4:14 PM

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wintry crescent it's in Edit->Project Settings->Physics, it's called Layer Collision Matrix, and...

sly gate Jul 21, 2023, 4:14 PM

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gloomy stirrup It have Ground Layer and Player have Player layer

is this from plai's tutorial?

wintry crescent Jul 21, 2023, 4:14 PM

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gloomy stirrup https://paste.ofcode.org/WnWSpERDsazSPv7Ba9Mc6h ... why cant I jump ? If I remov...

after 3 frames into a jump, your jump velocity is 12.5% of your initial velocity. If you have gravity turned on, no way you see that.

gloomy stirrup Jul 21, 2023, 4:15 PM

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sly gate is this from plai's tutorial?

no

sly gate Jul 21, 2023, 4:15 PM

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then i dont know, apologies

gloomy stirrup Jul 21, 2023, 4:15 PM

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sly gate is this from plai's tutorial?

wait maybe.. I forgot the name

wintry crescent Jul 21, 2023, 4:16 PM

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wintry crescent <@835184023004250132> in your OnTriggerEnter2D method, add a line like this `Deb...

@dull thorn matrix looks good, now try this debug log thing

sly gate Jul 21, 2023, 4:16 PM

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gloomy stirrup wait maybe.. I forgot the name

if it is, i was in his server and let me tell you half the people who joined there were all asking the same question as you, 90% of the time me and other people couldnt fix the issue

gloomy stirrup Jul 21, 2023, 4:16 PM

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wintry crescent after 3 frames into a jump, your jump velocity is 12.5% of your initial velocity...

goes above my head 😅

buoyant crane Jul 21, 2023, 4:16 PM

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gloomy stirrup https://paste.ofcode.org/WnWSpERDsazSPv7Ba9Mc6h ... why cant I jump ? If I remov...

void Start()
    {
        LayerMask _ignoreMe = LayerMask.GetMask("Player");
    }```
Why do you have that first `LayerMask` in there?

dull thorn Jul 21, 2023, 4:16 PM

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wintry crescent <@835184023004250132> matrix looks good, now try this debug log thing

Nothing

wintry crescent Jul 21, 2023, 4:16 PM

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gloomy stirrup goes above my head 😅

use AddForce instead of setting the velocity

gloomy stirrup Jul 21, 2023, 4:16 PM

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sly gate if it is, i was in his server and let me tell you half the people who joined the...

So is there any other method to achive this.. agood and practical one ?

sly gate Jul 21, 2023, 4:17 PM

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gloomy stirrup So is there any other method to achive this.. agood and practical one ?

id search for another tutorial tbh lol, id be way too lazy to figure it out on my own

gloomy stirrup Jul 21, 2023, 4:17 PM

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buoyant crane ```cs void Start() { LayerMask _ignoreMe = LayerMask.GetMask("Player...

to exclude the player layer.. so that script doesnt detect the players collider

gloomy stirrup Jul 21, 2023, 4:17 PM

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wintry crescent use AddForce instead of setting the velocity

ok

gloomy stirrup Jul 21, 2023, 4:17 PM

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sly gate id search for another tutorial tbh lol, id be way too lazy to figure it out on m...

ok xD

gloomy stirrup Jul 21, 2023, 4:19 PM

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wintry crescent use AddForce instead of setting the velocity

btw everthings works ... I can jump even in air if I remove the start method and Second line of Update

buoyant crane Jul 21, 2023, 4:19 PM

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gloomy stirrup to exclude the player layer.. so that script doesnt detect the players collider

Not what I asked… adding that LayerMask type to _ignoreMe inside a method causes it to become a local variable meaning it doesn’t exist outside of that method.

wintry crescent Jul 21, 2023, 4:19 PM

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dull thorn Nothing

try turning both into non-trigger colliders, and switch to using OnCollisionEnter2D, just for a test. Also make sure both rigidbodies have collision detection set to synchronous, and have "simulated" enabled - in case you're not using the rigidbodies to move.

gloomy stirrup Jul 21, 2023, 4:19 PM

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buoyant crane Not what I asked… adding that `LayerMask` type to `_ignoreMe` inside a method ca...

ohk

buoyant crane Jul 21, 2023, 4:20 PM

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gloomy stirrup ohk

You should also negate/invert the layermask as well. Otherwise it will only hit stuff on the “player” layer

gloomy stirrup Jul 21, 2023, 4:21 PM

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buoyant crane You should also negate/invert the layermask as well. Otherwise it will only hit ...

how Do I do that ?

buoyant crane Jul 21, 2023, 4:21 PM

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gloomy stirrup how Do I do that ?

https://unity.huh.how/programming/physics/bitmasks
Find out how to invert a layer mask

gloomy stirrup Jul 21, 2023, 4:21 PM

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ok

wintry crescent Jul 21, 2023, 4:21 PM

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wintry crescent try turning both into non-trigger colliders, and switch to using OnCollisionEnte...

and that they arent static, and if that doesn't work turn on the option to never sleep
this is quite a weird problem tbh

gloomy stirrup Jul 21, 2023, 4:22 PM

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buoyant crane Not what I asked… adding that `LayerMask` type to `_ignoreMe` inside a method ca...

btw If I do it outside of a method then unity gives error thats why I did that

buoyant crane Jul 21, 2023, 4:22 PM

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Yes that makes sense

wintry crescent Jul 21, 2023, 4:23 PM

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gloomy stirrup btw If I do it outside of a method then unity gives error thats why I did that

that's not the point
in your start method, you have
LayerMask _ignoreMe = LayerMask.GetMask("Player");
this overrides the global _ignoreMe, and makes the new value usable only in that function
you should instead change the global _ignoreMe, like this
_ignoreMe = LayerMask.GetMask("Player");

buoyant crane Jul 21, 2023, 4:24 PM

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gloomy stirrup btw If I do it outside of a method then unity gives error thats why I did that

LayerMask a;
LayerMask b;
void Start()
{
   LayerMask a = GetMask(); // creates a local variable and doesn’t modify the global one
   b = GetMask(); // actually modifies the layer mask variable 
}```

wintry crescent Jul 21, 2023, 4:24 PM

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wintry crescent that's not the point in your start method, you have LayerMask _ignoreMe = LayerM...

that said, yes - in the way it's currently set up, it'll only detect the player

dull thorn Jul 21, 2023, 4:24 PM

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@wintry crescent rigidbodies have collision detection set to synchronous - how to make it?

static matrix Jul 21, 2023, 4:24 PM

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I hate the kind of bug where its the king of bug where it seems like this should have already presented itself as a problem, but hasn't

static matrix Jul 21, 2023, 4:24 PM

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dull thorn <@346305660243148802> rigidbodies have collision detection set to synchronous - ...

setting in rigidbody I believe

wintry crescent Jul 21, 2023, 4:25 PM

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dull thorn <@346305660243148802> rigidbodies have collision detection set to synchronous - ...

continous, sorry

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not synchronous

gloomy stirrup Jul 21, 2023, 4:25 PM

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buoyant crane ```cs LayerMask a; LayerMask b; void Start() { LayerMask a = GetMask(); // cr...

I cant define LayerMask a; outside of start otherwise it give error

wintry crescent Jul 21, 2023, 4:26 PM

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gloomy stirrup I cant define LayerMask a; outside of start otherwise it give error

you can define it outside of the function. You can't set it with code outside the function. You need to put the declaration (private LayerMask _ignoreMe;) outside of the function, like you did, then you need to set it (_ignoreMe = LayerMask.GetMask("Player");) inside a function

buoyant crane Jul 21, 2023, 4:26 PM

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gloomy stirrup I cant define LayerMask a; outside of start otherwise it give error

It’s an example, do you understand what i mean by local and global variables?

gloomy stirrup Jul 21, 2023, 4:26 PM

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wintry crescent that's not the point in your start method, you have LayerMask _ignoreMe = LayerM...

ok

gloomy stirrup Jul 21, 2023, 4:27 PM

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buoyant crane It’s an example, do you understand what i mean by local and global variables?

yes ik now

buoyant crane Jul 21, 2023, 4:27 PM

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When you are finished, we can invert the layermask

neon glen Jul 21, 2023, 4:27 PM

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I have a list of transforms for check points for where I want my Ai to go using navmesh. Im trying to make it so when i pick a transform from the list at random I can also check a bool to see if the checkpoint is taken already im really struggling on how this would work please help if you can 😄

gloomy stirrup Jul 21, 2023, 4:29 PM

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wintry crescent you can define it outside of the function. You can't set it with code outside th...

ok

gloomy stirrup Jul 21, 2023, 4:29 PM

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buoyant crane When you are finished, we can invert the layermask

like this :- ~_ignoreMe

dull thorn Jul 21, 2023, 4:29 PM

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@wintry crescent It's works)

buoyant crane Jul 21, 2023, 4:30 PM

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gloomy stirrup like this :- ~_ignoreMe

Yes, you should do it when you get your mask

void Start()
{
   blah = ~LayerMask.GetMask();
}```

gloomy stirrup Jul 21, 2023, 4:32 PM

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buoyant crane Yes, you should do it when you get your mask ```cs void Start() { blah = ~Lay...

ya and it still doest make the player jump xD

static matrix Jul 21, 2023, 4:32 PM

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ooh what does the ~ do

dull thorn Jul 21, 2023, 4:32 PM

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@wintry crescent Thanks a lot!

gloomy stirrup Jul 21, 2023, 4:33 PM

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modified code https://paste.ofcode.org/32UKaVQg6dyRzBtnYzvvJZa

gray mural Jul 21, 2023, 4:33 PM

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Hello, why I cannot access this namespace?

using Mono.Data.Sqlite;

I have installed SQLite

wintry crescent Jul 21, 2023, 4:34 PM

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dull thorn <@346305660243148802> It's works)

great! no problem!
does your moveforward code use transform.position to set new position? or rigidbody.MovePosition, or rigidbody.velocity

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if you're using transform, consider using rigidbody instead

buoyant crane Jul 21, 2023, 4:34 PM

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gloomy stirrup modified code https://paste.ofcode.org/32UKaVQg6dyRzBtnYzvvJZa

That radius is tiny

gloomy stirrup Jul 21, 2023, 4:34 PM

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ok

leaden ice Jul 21, 2023, 4:34 PM

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gray mural Hello, why I cannot access this namespace? ```cs using Mono.Data.Sqlite; ``` I h...

Have you imported a plugin or asset that would let you do so?

gray mural Jul 21, 2023, 4:35 PM

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leaden ice Have you imported a plugin or asset that would let you do so?

yes, I have followed this documentation

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I have downloaded SQLite database and dragged everything in Plugin folder I have created

static matrix Jul 21, 2023, 4:35 PM

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yooo fancy linkage

gray mural Jul 21, 2023, 4:35 PM

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static matrix Jul 21, 2023, 4:36 PM

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i havent mastered that new markdown yet

gray mural Jul 21, 2023, 4:36 PM

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but I still cannot access this namespace

gray mural Jul 21, 2023, 4:36 PM

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static matrix i havent mastered that new markdown yet

static matrix Jul 21, 2023, 4:36 PM

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nice

leaden ice Jul 21, 2023, 4:37 PM

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regenerate project files

gray mural Jul 21, 2023, 4:37 PM

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leaden ice regenerate project files

refresh?

gloomy stirrup Jul 21, 2023, 4:37 PM

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its working finally, thank you : ) @buoyant crane and @wintry crescent

gray thunder Jul 21, 2023, 4:38 PM

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test

YouTube

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

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Nice

gray mural Jul 21, 2023, 4:39 PM

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gray mural refresh?

nah, I still cannot use that namespace

gloomy stirrup Jul 21, 2023, 4:40 PM

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gray thunder [test](https://www.youtube.com/)

whats this ?

gray thunder Jul 21, 2023, 4:40 PM

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its just a link to youtube

gloomy stirrup Jul 21, 2023, 4:40 PM

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but its embed

gray thunder Jul 21, 2023, 4:40 PM

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yes

gloomy stirrup Jul 21, 2023, 4:40 PM

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how

gray thunder Jul 21, 2023, 4:40 PM

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gray mural

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gloomy stirrup Jul 21, 2023, 4:41 PM

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oh

static matrix Jul 21, 2023, 4:55 PM

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is it possible to put a mesh on a canvas?

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or like
a projection of a gameobject

gray mural Jul 21, 2023, 4:56 PM

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static matrix is it possible to put a mesh on a canvas?

no

static matrix Jul 21, 2023, 4:57 PM

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unfortunate
im trying to get a held item to work but it moves wierdly as I move the camera

gray mural Jul 21, 2023, 4:57 PM

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it also doesn't make sense

leaden ice Jul 21, 2023, 4:57 PM

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static matrix or like a projection of a gameobject

render a camera to a render texture and draw that on a RawImage compoonent in your canvas

static matrix Jul 21, 2023, 4:57 PM

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hmm
wont that also render whatever is behind the object?

leaden ice Jul 21, 2023, 4:57 PM

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static matrix unfortunate im trying to get a held item to work but it moves wierdly as I move ...

this doesn't sound like something you'd use UI for

static matrix Jul 21, 2023, 4:58 PM

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leaden ice this doesn't sound like something you'd use UI for

im not

leaden ice Jul 21, 2023, 4:58 PM

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static matrix hmm wont that also render whatever is behind the object?

ever heard of a culling mask?

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canvases are UI

static matrix Jul 21, 2023, 4:58 PM

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well i know canvases are redered differently

static matrix Jul 21, 2023, 4:58 PM

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leaden ice ever heard of a culling mask?

no actually

leaden ice Jul 21, 2023, 4:58 PM

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static matrix no actually

https://docs.unity3d.com/Manual/class-Camera.html
https://docs.unity3d.com/ScriptReference/Camera-cullingMask.html

static matrix Jul 21, 2023, 4:58 PM

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 HandItem.transform.position = transform.position+Camera.main.transform.forward.normalized+(HandItem.HeldPos);

this is what I have so far

leaden ice Jul 21, 2023, 4:59 PM

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static matrix ```cs HandItem.transform.position = transform.position+Camera.main.transform.fo...

why not just use a PositionConstraint?

static matrix Jul 21, 2023, 4:59 PM

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ahAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA I didnt know that was a thing

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send me the doc

leaden ice Jul 21, 2023, 4:59 PM

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or

Camera.main.TransformPoint(Vector3.forward * offset)```

static matrix Jul 21, 2023, 4:59 PM

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ok

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thank you

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if this isnt on the camera script is Vector3.forward still correct or do I need another reference to tell that it is the cameras forward