#archived-code-general

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heady iris
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i.e. GameManager doesn't find and assign its InputManager field before you try to use it

proud fossil
somber nacelle
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you cannot use Application.persistentDataPath from another thread. so your task is failing silently because you aren't handling your error there

heady iris
proud fossil
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what do you mean?

heady iris
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well there's your problem

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those are just fields and properties

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you need to put something in them

proud fossil
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i also have this

heady iris
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ah, okay

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that's where you'd be assigning the instace and inputManager fields

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that seems reasonable enough

proud fossil
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is inputManager assigned as well?

heady iris
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ah, right, two different things

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you do not appear to assign inputManager

proud fossil
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should I do so

heady iris
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which would be your problem

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it doesn't matter that there's an InputManager component on the same object

proud fossil
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I remember doing another project in which it wasn´t necessary

heady iris
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you must put something in the field yourself

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If both managers are going to be on the same object, you could just do inputManager = GetComponent<InputManager>(); in that Awake code

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thus: GameManager will, in its Awake method, grab the sibling InputManager component and store it into its inputManager field

hasty sparrow
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Does anyone know how to change the FindObjectofType to pass a different value in the array depending on which cardslot this is placed into? currently it only updates the first element in the array

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proud fossil
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however I´m a little confused it worked on my other project and not on this one

somber nacelle
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if you want to get a reference to a specific CardAttack object, then do not use FindObjectOfType, that just returns the first CardAttack object it finds in the scene. here are other ways to get a reference: https://unity.huh.how/references

proud fossil
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it works! thanks @heady iris

hasty sparrow
heady iris
hasty sparrow
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the problem is that it updates the wrong element in the playerCards class array

heady iris
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It's good to have a solid understanding of what is and isn't working

somber nacelle
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you need to pass the index you would like to modify

hasty sparrow
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not sure how I would do that based on the cardslot I am placing it into

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I tried using tags but that didn't work

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here's how I tried using tags

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heady iris
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i don't really understand your problem

somber nacelle
heady iris
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Do you have many CardSlot instances?

proud fossil
heady iris
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and the fifth card slot should cause you to set the fifth player card?

proud fossil
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this is from my other project

hasty sparrow
heady iris
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oof, that site doesn't use monospaced text :p

spring creek
heady iris
# proud fossil https://jpst.it/3uQfH

hmm, this code wouldn't work. i do see you have a "todo" comment:

    /// <summary>
    /// START
    /// Needs to assign _input
    /// </summary>
    private void Start()
    {
        
    }
proud fossil
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its strange

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it might be an error

heady iris
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make sure you didn't just give InputManager its own instance field and its own static Instance property

somber nacelle
terse turtle
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Anyone know a good starting point, to start learning 2D enemy behavior?

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Such as a video series? It can be from places like Learn Unity or Youtube.

mental rover
# terse turtle Anyone know a good starting point, to start learning 2D enemy behavior?

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terse turtle
rigid gull
somber nacelle
rigid gull
somber nacelle
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yes, you are using Application.persistentDataPath in your anonymous method that is being passed to Task.Run. don't do that

rigid gull
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I also think I'm not calling Request save anywhere and I think maybe i should

somber nacelle
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oh and another thing, stop using BinaryFormatter

rigid gull
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I'm not sure what you mean by my anonymous method

fervent furnace
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task.run(()=>{});
rigid gull
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ohh

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That's how it writes the file

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what should i use there? I used that because it's supposed to be crossplatform

somber nacelle
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you should not be calling Application.persistentDataPath inside of that. get the path before you call Task.Run

rigid gull
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    private void SaveDataAsync()
    {
        string filePath = Path.Combine(Application.persistentDataPath, "characterData.dat");
        Task.Run(() =>
        {
            // Assuming curCharData is the current instance of CharacterData to be saved
            
            DataSerializer.SerializeObject(filePath, curCharData);
            Debug.Log(filePath);
            // You can also handle exceptions here to deal with any serialization errors
        });
    }```
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problaby shouldnt run the debug there either?

somber nacelle
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that is fine

rigid gull
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alrighr I would not have known that. But

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will it work now?

somber nacelle
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for future reference, if you want to catch errors that happen due to accessing unity stuff off the main thread, you should wrap it in a try/catch and log the error in the catch

fervent furnace
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can binaryformatter work with monobehaviour?

somber nacelle
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binaryformatter shouldn't be used at all. but also they shouldn't be serializing an entire MB anyway

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so the entire system they have going is kind of fucked

rigid gull
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What should I use instead of bynary formatter? I heard it was safer and smaller then JSON

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Also that debug log in my reqest save never gets called. I think becasue I'm never calling Request save. But I'm not sure wherer I would call it or when

somber nacelle
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binary formatter is certainly not safer than json. and if by "safer" you actually mean harder to modify, there's not really a whole lot you'll be able to do about preventing people from modifying the files stored on their devices

somber nacelle
rigid gull
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Do you recommend JSON?

somber nacelle
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yes, you can start off just using unity's JsonUtility and if you end up needing anything more advanced you can swap to newtonsoft or you can use BinaryReader/Writer if you want to structure it manually or use some package like messagepack if you want a fairly easy to use solution

rigid gull
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Hmm. I am calling characterData.AddItem in my playercontroller. I don't want to attach my save manager to my player controller. So i'm not sure where to call the saveManager.Request save, except for maybe in my game manager, in the update method. Do you think that's a good idea or a dumb one?

somber nacelle
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i think you need to rethink your entire save system before you worry too much about where you call it from tbh

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you shouldn't be trying to serialize an entire monobehaviour. create a type that holds just the data from that MB that you want to store and serialize that instead

rigid gull
rigid gull
somber nacelle
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huh?

rigid gull
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[Serializable]
public class CharacterData
{
    [SerializeField] List<WeaponStats> Items = new List<WeaponStats>();
    private bool isDirty = false;

    public void AddItem(WeaponStats item)
    {
        Items.Add(item);
        isDirty = true;
    }

    public void RemoveItem(WeaponStats item)
    {
        Items.Remove(item);
        isDirty = true;
    }

    public bool NeedSave()
    {
        return isDirty;
    }

    public void ResetSaveFlag()
    {
        isDirty = false;
    }
}
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this was the class that I am trying to Serialize, I just removed the : Monobehaviour from it

somber nacelle
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ah yeah, that will work provided you do not need to attach it as a component (so no GetComponent<CharacterData>)

rigid gull
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I am attaching it to an empty game object

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shoot.

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damn.

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hmm ok

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well, if i do start over, or go watch some tutorials, does my debouncing, asynchronys, file pathing all work?

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or look like their gonna work

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public class SaveManager : MonoBehaviour
{
    public static SaveManager Instance;
    public CharacterData curCharData;
    private float saveCooldown = 5f;
    private float lastSaveTime = -Mathf.Infinity;

    #region Singleton
    private void Awake()
    {
        if (Instance == null)
        {
            Instance = this;
            DontDestroyOnLoad(gameObject);
        }
        else if (Instance != this)
        {
            Destroy(gameObject);
        }
    }
    #endregion

    public void RequestSave()
    {
        if(curCharData.NeedSave())
        {
            if (Time.time - lastSaveTime > saveCooldown)
            {
                lastSaveTime = Time.time;
                SaveDataAsync();
                curCharData.ResetSaveFlag();
            }
        }

    }

    private void SaveDataAsync()
    {
        string filePath = Path.Combine(Application.persistentDataPath, "characterData.dat");

        Task.Run(() =>
        {
            // Assuming curCharData is the current instance of CharacterData to be saved
            DataSerializer.SerializeObject(filePath, curCharData);
            Debug.Log(filePath);
            // You can also handle exceptions here to deal with any serialization errors
        });
    }

    public void LoadCharacterData()
    {
        string filePath = Path.Combine(Application.persistentDataPath, "characterData.dat");
        curCharData = DataSerializer.DeserializeObject<CharacterData>(filePath);
    }```
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I dont know anything about this I just heard that debouncing was good for an auto save system that triggers whenever you pick up an item given sometimes you will be picking up a bunch of items at once, Asynchronyous saves is good for not bogging the thread running the graphics, and the way i am file pathing is crossplatform

sweet raft
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@leaden ice Found a nice write up on a solution to my issue with using a timeline. I love that this guy wrote a blog on it, and made his project accessible on Git so you can see how it works.

https://blog.unity.com/technology/creative-scripting-for-timeline

@simple egret I'd still like to see what you were speaking of, if you ever find it! @hexed pecan I know you were interested too. Not sure if the link above will help you in your case, but if it does...nice!

Unity Blog
Creative Scripting for Timeline | Unity Blog
sharp lotus
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hey gang im having a really weird issue with these lines that do a player respawn. the first image is how it was working before as placeholder, both lines worked. but then i changed some things around to work with my checkpoint and collision triggered deathpits and now only the rotation is being applied (see second image)

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somber nacelle
sharp lotus
untold siren
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Is there any way to code a custom cinemachine input axis controller that instead of moving a camera rotates a player?

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(using CM3.0)

sage latch
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I'm trying to create a script to set a rect transforms size to the safe area, but cannot for the life of me get the scaling correct. This is what I have currently https://gdl.space/pojanuyida.cs and it's always slightly wrong (yellow is expected, red is actual)

image.png
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Here are the canvas settings

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dull glade
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I'm modfiying values in my scriptable object and its saving it out even after play mode, how do I get around this.

cobalt scarab
dull glade
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I want the SO to reset when playmode ends

cobalt scarab
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I don't think there is another way

rough tartan
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Hello , I'm currently making a multiplayer from scratch by using WebSocket. And I wanted to know what would be the best way to display bullets when an ennemie fire , because right now we can only see enemie moving and turning, and we can also take damage and die from ennemie but we can't see theirs bullets.
what do you think :
-should I send the cordinate of each bullet each frame to each player
or
-should I tried to replecate the shot when the amo is fired just by getting the velocity of the bullet the rotation of the player and the rotation the dispersion of shots?

dull glade
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This is not ideal then, maybe SO is not the way to go, don't know why it must reset every time

fervent forum
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Hey I have two hands(here O) with a configurable joint on them each and an object(here X) that i want two grab with my two hands
would it be possible to calibrate the cofigurable joints in a way so that when i move my hands away from the object that it would stay in the middle of the hands... like this
OXO
O X O
O X O

somber tapir
finite prawn
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I am so incredibly confused, I have an animator, where i want to switch back to the walk animation at a condition. If i put the transition from any state to walk it works but if i put it from attack, there is no attacking, only walking

somber tapir
simple egret
fervent forum
rustic arch
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Does anybody have any idea if this is normal with the Vsync?

image.png
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Also it's getting those spikes that do not feel in game. I've noticed they are from VSYNC

mellow sigil
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What is the "this" in that picture that you're concerned about?

steady moat
terse turtle
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So I have a cinemamachine 2d that has a farming transposer that lets me move around a few steps before moving the camera. This feature is very good for the game I want, however, how can I make the camera recenter after a few seconds after I have moved the few steps?

storm thorn
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Please help!
it provides the error
UserProfile' does not contain a definition for 'PhoneNumber'

My code
if (User != null)
{
// Create a user profile and set the username
UserProfile profile = new UserProfile
{
DisplayName = _username,
PhoneNumber = _number

             };

             // Call the Firebase auth update user profile function passing the profile with the username
             Task ProfileTask = User.UpdateUserProfileAsync(profile);
             // Wait until the task completes
             yield return new WaitUntil(() => ProfileTask.IsCompleted);

What should I do?

simple egret
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And use code blocks to post !code

tawny elkBOT
storm thorn
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like this?

simple egret
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Yes but now for class UserProfile if you created it

storm thorn
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I think I don't have that class

simple egret
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Ah yeah, it's from the Firebase library

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This does not have a PhoneNumber property. It only has two: DisplayName and PhotoUrl

storm thorn
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you are right! What should I do if I want phone number?

simple egret
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Looking at the docs, FirebaseUser has it, did you mean to use that class?

storm thorn
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Yes I think, essentially, I want the phone number to be displayed on my text panel along with the username,since I have a register input field of phonenumber and username

rustic arch
mellow sigil
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That's what vsync does. It fills up the remaining time so that the framerate stays constant.

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The spikes aren't normal, but if they don't lag the game then it might be a measuring error or something like that

deft timber
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this is a code realted channel

zenith bane
hard viper
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can an extension method be added to be a static member of a class?

fervent furnace
hard viper
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ty tina. that's unfortunate

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separate question: if two floats are approximately equal, but not exactly equal, does > just give an arbitrary result?

fervent furnace
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no

hard viper
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so C#'s > and < are smart enough?

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for reference. I'm making an extension method right now for the Bounds struct to quickly get the intersection

knotty sun
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nothing to do with C#. It would be a very poor FPU that could not tell which was the greater of 2 float numbers

hard viper
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I just don't know how smart the float class is implemented in C#. Since we do need to use Mathf.Approximately to truly check ==

knotty sun
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again, nothing to do with C#

fervent furnace
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you can simulate hardware in software level though, but in an extremely bad performance

hard viper
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I effectively want to ask, is there a real difference between

    || (newMin.y > newMax.y && !Mathf.Approximately(newMin.y, newMax.y))
    || (newMin.z > newMax.z && !Mathf.Approximately(newMin.z, newMax.z))){```
vs
```if ((newMin.x > newMax.x || newMin.y > newMax.y || newMin.z > newMax.z) {```
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because the latter feels like what the language would guide me to, but I think the first would be necessary to really check for approximate floats not accidentally tripping the >

knotty sun
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no, the first is totally unnecessary

fervent furnace
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you can change it to a>A+THRESHOLD
> and < is done by comparing the sign then exponent then mantissa

hard viper
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I see. so threshold is probably the smartest way.

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so in this case, it would be + Mathf.Epsilon

knotty sun
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easiest way is (A-B) < or > 0

hard viper
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I think I'll lead with

    || newMin.y > newMax.y + Mathf.Epsilon
    || newMin.z > newMax.z + Mathf.Epsilon) {```
knotty sun
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dangerous

hard viper
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oh, because of the float precision

fervent furnace
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actually i dont think mathd.epsilon is useful anyway for threshold
1 0000_0000 followed by 22 of '0' then '1'
if you add this smallest unit to any floating point number, i believe it will just be rounded of

hard viper
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    || newMin.y - newMax.y > Mathf.Epsilon
    || newMin.z - newMax.z > Mathf.Epsilon) return default;```
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this would lead to stable subtraction, i think

fervent furnace
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the computational errors will be accumulated, using a number can actually be said to 0 is not a good way for threshold

hard viper
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    return Abs (b - a) < Max (1E-06f * Max (Abs (a), Abs (b)), Epsilon * 8f);
}```
wow. what an implementation lol
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I'm getting the vibe here that I should probably use the Approximately method to be consistent.

fervent furnace
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famous example

wqewgh4trj.jpg
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but if you change right hand side to 1e-6, false

hard viper
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this is very dumb

knotty sun
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this is standard float math

hard viper
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I'm going to just hardcode a threshold of 1E-6, and be done with it

hard viper
hollow hound
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Is it possible to do Rigidbody.Cast() from another point (not the current point of the rb) without actually moving the object?
Or maybe there is similar function to do this kind of cast

hard viper
knotty sun
hard viper
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the physics simulation doesn't happen until end of fixed update, so you won't get a bunch of weird things going on with collision calls etc

spring creek
hard viper
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Rigidbody.Cast is a really good method tbh

hollow hound
hard viper
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yeah, just move rigidbody.position. .Cast, then set rigidbody.position back

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as long as you don't have some weirdness where you are depending on colliders not being synchronized etc, or multithreading, then it should be fine

versed burrow
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Hi, I'm creating a game for free and I would like to add voice chat to it. What is the best way to do this? The game will be on Steam and the online system is being created using Mirror and FizzySteamworks. I would like to have this chat both online and offline.

lean sail
versed burrow
visual dagger
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how could i also workout the yAngle?```cs
private void HandleVision()
{
Collider[] colliders = Physics.OverlapSphere(visionPosition.position, visionRadius);

foreach(Collider collider in colliders)
{
    if(collider.CompareTag("Player"))
    {
        var target = collider.transform;
        Vector3 direction = (target.position - visionPosition.position).normalized;

        float xAngle = Vector3.Angle(visionPosition.forward, direction);
        float yAngle = ;

        if(xAngle <= xVisionAngle / 2)
        {
            seesTarget = true;
        }
        else
        {
            seesTarget = false;
        }
    }
}

}```

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the pink work is the xAngle

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the yAngle has to be up and down

lean sail
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I havent used it personally

lean sail
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Then do the same Vector3.Angle calculation

random pelican
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why am i getting this error when i have referenced everything?

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simple egret
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The error is in SaveGame(), line 68

random pelican
simple egret
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The stuff I underlined red could be null, so you need to ensure it's not the case:

image.png
random pelican
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its npt

simple egret
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The exception you're getting says otherwise

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Have you checked all of the 4 things that could be null here?

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currentCharacterData, playerNetworkManager, characterName, and Value

lean sail
# random pelican its npt

Just because you assigned it once, doesnt mean it cant be null. Maybe some object was destroyed, something set to null, maybe theres another copy of the script and it didnt get assigned. Dont assume what values are, even if you directly plug in the reference. Debug it and confirm

visual dagger
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so for the xVisionAngle i need Vector3.Angle

lean sail
visual dagger
lean sail
visual dagger
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wait im consufed

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so is this what i would do

lean sail
visual dagger
# lean sail You do the same calculation (use the visionPosition.forward) but change the dire...

is this what you meant?```cs
Vector3 direction = (target.position - visionPosition.position).normalized;

float xAngle = Vector3.Angle(visionPosition.forward, new Vector3(direction.x, 0, direction.z));
float yAngle = Vector3.Angle(visionPosition.forward, new Vector3(0, direction.y, direction.z));

if(xAngle <= xVisionAngle / 2 && yAngle <= yVisionAngle)
{
seesTarget = true;
}
else
{
seesTarget = false;
}```

limpid berry
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Who can help to make 3d sound in space for multiplayer (photon) so that the sound was for each player of different volume depending on the distance to the source of sound

frigid bone
random pelican
frigid bone
round violet
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Lets say I have a dict with str as key
from a str, is there a way to get the index (int) without doing a for loop ?

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aa = stuff0
bb = stuff1
cc = stuff2

bb -> 1

somber nacelle
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wdym by the index? dictionaries do not store the keyvaluepairs in any specific ordering so the "index" isn't really going to be all that useful

leaden ice
round violet
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from that index i will use it to get in a list a mat, thats is ordered

round violet
somber nacelle
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why not store the materials in a Dictionary<string, Material> if you need to get a material based on a string

leaden ice
round violet
lean sail
lean sail
modern creek
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I use rich text color tags on my logging messages to help pick them out in the spam.. but sometimes the rich text breaks if there's special characters in the error message (slashes, angle brackets). Is there a way to change a line of Log.Debug without using the rich text? Or maybe escape the middle part? I'm not 100% which characters are breaking it, but it only breaks in the summary window (the detail pane renders the color just fine..)

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My wrapper for this looks like this:

UnityEngine.Debug.Log($"{AppName}: <color={ErrorColor}>E: {s}</color>");
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(I tried <noparse> on the string but it didn't work)

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I think it might actually be that arrow in the stack trace: --->

terse turtle
modern creek
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Spacing is pretty funky - I'd install SonarLint or Rosylnator which will point these out to you as you go

simple egret
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VS22 has spacing preferences now! They're marked as "experimental" but they work fine

modern creek
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I personally also like explicitly putting private before private methods (even though it's implied), but that's just a style thing.

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A few other (minor) cleanup things: IsMovingBoolSet() should return a bool. Whenever you name a method "Is" it implicitly means "is _ true". If you're setting things (which you are here), then don't use "is", use "set". Rename that method from IsMovingBoolSet() to SetMovingState().

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I'd also probably just change all that logic and put it behind a property

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private IsMovingVerticalUp => movePlayer.moveVector.y >= 0.5f;
private IsMovingVerticalDown => movePlayer.moveVector.y <= -0.5f;
simple egret
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And use braces like C# conventions recommend, alone on their own line

modern creek
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Oh and also you're comparing against "0f" which you can't (shouldn't) do. You can, but .. you can't.

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if (movePlayer.moveVector.x != 0f) This won't work like you expect (most of the time)

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although I don't quite know if your animations are compatible up/down with left/right so .. you might have some different logic there.. but that's what I read from your code

somber nacelle
modern creek
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oh and actually this definitely doesn't work as written since you're changing left/right and up/down all in the update loop, so if you're moving up AND left it's gonna restart those animations every frame

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but you'll figure that out 🙂

hard viper
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is there any real difference in performance between 4 box colliders, and 1 polygon collider that just tries to go over the area?

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I'm trying to make a rectangular annulus

weak venture
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Is there a good best practice to bias the Random.Range() uniform distrbution? I could say like if roll below a certain value you need to roll again against some threshold to actually get it but I'm wondering if there's a simpler pattern to do this kind of thing

woven matrix
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hey guys a navmesh agents will always make the best route, but in my case I would like to make some deviation, for example, my npcs will always stick near the walls if it is the closes route, how can I make a deviation on the path?

weak venture
polar pivot
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Anyone have any good courses / videos (paid or free) for modern ECS w/unity ? Plus for netcode for entities

latent latch
latent latch
hard viper
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is there a way for a SpriteRenderer set to tiled mode to just take in a ruletile instead of a 9sliced sprite?

latent latch
modern creek
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Just looking through that mackysoft/choice repo.. I have to say his is considerably more engineered than mine. 😛 But I think they work identically.

weak venture
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Interesting, ill take a look at those other options, thanks. Example animation curve impl
AnimationCurve spawnCurve = new AnimationCurve();
spawnCurve.AddKey(0.0f, 0.2f); // Start value at 0.2 to skip bottom 20% of height
spawnCurve.AddKey(0.1f, 0.4f); // For 20-40% height only cover 10% prob, half chance
spawnCurve.AddKey(0.4f, 0.7f); // For 40-70% height, cover 30% prob, standard chance
spawnCurve.AddKey(1.0f, 1.0f); // For 70-100% height, cover 60% prob, double chance

modern creek
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I think you have some typos? I'm not understanding your key/value pairs

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what are you trying to select?

weak venture
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it probably would be clearer if i reversed, but it works. I'm printing out the distribution

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this is for spawn locations, generating a interpolationT for the spawn area

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so you can roll a Random(0,1) pass it as the time, you get back the spawnY interpolation T.

modern creek
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Oh, ok, i see.. Yeah for that, then you'll need a bit of math, but one approach would be to select a random number (evenly distributed) and then lerp it

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Yeah

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I thought you were interested in specifically selecting one item

weak venture
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i also have systems that do that im gonna take a look. Or selecting N. Like picking items from a table to put in a shop

modern creek
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Yeah, then if so, that'd be what my library would assist you with

# 
List<WeightedListItem<string>> myItems = new()
{
    new WeightedListItem<string>("Shop Item 1", 10),
    new WeightedListItem<string>("Shop Item 2", 10),
    new WeightedListItem<string>("Rare Shop Item", 1),
};
WeightedList<string> myWL = new(myItems);
# 
string nextItem = myItems.Next(); // 1 or 2 most of the time, rare item 4.7% of the time
woven matrix
#

is it possible to change the navmesh agent radius in runtime and change the path?

icy ivy
# 
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using Unity.VisualScripting;
using UnityEditor.VersionControl;
using UnityEngine;

public class PlayerControls : MonoBehaviour
{
    public float speed = 200.0f;
    private Rigidbody2D rb;
    public string weapon;

    void spawnGun()
    {
        if (weapon != null)
        {

        }
        else
        {
            Debug.LogError("No weapon assigned");
        }
    }
    void Start()
    {
        rb = GetComponent<Rigidbody2D>();
        rb.interpolation = RigidbodyInterpolation2D.Interpolate;

    }
    void Update()
    {
        Vector3 mousePos = Camera.main.ScreenToWorldPoint(Input.mousePosition);
        mousePos.z = transform.position.z;
        Vector2 direction = mousePos - transform.position;
        float angle = Mathf.Atan2(direction.y, direction.x) * Mathf.Rad2Deg;
        angle -= 90f;
        rb.rotation = angle;//Quaternion.Euler(0, 0, angle);
    }
    void FixedUpdate()
    {
        float hInput = Input.GetAxisRaw("Horizontal");
        float vInput = Input.GetAxisRaw("Vertical");

        if (Mathf.Abs(hInput) > 0 || Mathf.Abs(vInput) > 0)
        {
            Vector2 direction2 = new Vector2(hInput, vInput).normalized;
            Vector2 movement = direction2 * speed;
            rb.velocity = movement;
            rb.angularVelocity = 0f;
        }
        else
        {
            rb.velocity = Vector2.zero;
            rb.angularVelocity = 0f;
        }
    }
}
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can someone explain why this code works but i am phasing through walls somehow

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it was working before but now its like lagging through the wall

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i have not changed a single thing but it just suddenly decided to go through walls 😭

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ill get a video just a second

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could this be because of my pc?

somber nacelle
#

is the rigidbody kinematic?

icy ivy
#

let me double check

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no its dynamic with 0 gravity

somber nacelle
#

is its collider a trigger?

icy ivy
#

no its not

somber nacelle
#

what about the collider(s) for the walls?

icy ivy
#

no its not

lofty crest
#

how would i flip the player when running the other way? since it dosent have a sprite renderer so i cant just use Flipx

image.png
somber nacelle
icy ivy
#

hmm i did mess with the layers

somber nacelle
icy ivy
#

ill try that thats probably it haha

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thats the only thing i messed with so would make sense

lofty crest
icy ivy
#

hmm how do i make different layers be collidable?

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meh ill google it haha

#

ignore that

somber nacelle
icy ivy
#

oh thanks

#

just to test put them all on same layer did not fix 😭

#

i think something else is causing my issue

#

Why is it lagging so much i am so confused

#

i have one script running... and its just moving the player...

lofty crest
#

would i make a bool for it?

icy ivy
#

thats the jump script no?

#

one on the right?

#

where do you have your movement left and right set up?

#

this is so redundant i am trynna figure out why you have it set up like this lmao

#

if its greater than or less than so either then its running or else that makes no sense lmao

#

how can it be anything other than positive or negative?

lofty crest
icy ivy
#

yeah i know

lofty crest
#

it can be 0

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nothing

icy ivy
#

but whats the point of the if statements

lofty crest
#

in which case it is idle

icy ivy
#

cant you just check if its nothing and be done with?

#

might be a bit picky i guess

lofty crest
#

no because i want to flip it if it is negative

icy ivy
#

oh i see

lofty crest
#

if i did different than 0 i couldnt flip it

icy ivy
#

so it was not finished ah okay

#

i was like huh XD

lofty crest
#

no

icy ivy
#

alright i got you mb

lofty crest
#

now it for some reason isnt triggering the running animation

icy ivy
#

so there is also transform.forward

#

you can maybe set it to the inverse of that

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or the reverse of that

#

you like add 180 to the transform.forward

#

it will take the current direction.

#

and give you the backward direction and apply it via that maybe if that makes sense?

lofty crest
#

not really, do you have any idea why the running animation isnt triggering?

icy ivy
#

let me see

lofty crest
#

you want me to send a clip?

icy ivy
#

did you do a Debug.log for the facing left and facing right booleans?

#

most likely the issue from what I can see

#

they are probably not passing through the if statements.

#

and yeah sure send the clip

#

looks like i am gonna have to restart my probject as well cant figure out why this thing suddendly decided not to work after i was gone for 2 days lmao

lofty crest
#

should i try seperating them?

icy ivy
#

hold on

#

do this first

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Debug.Log(facingRight); after each UpdateAnimationState call

lofty crest
#

like this>

image.png
icy ivy
#

yeah

#

well no

#

inside the UpdateAnimationState method

lofty crest
#

ah right of course

icy ivy
#

well wait hold on

#

should work either way

#

where is facingRight coming from

#

where are you updating that?

lofty crest
#

up here

icy ivy
#

hmm okay

#

yeah either one should work

#

its within scope so

lofty crest
#

ok let me run it

icy ivy
#

yeah Thumbsup

lofty crest
icy ivy
#

huh so okay

#

try and do both dirX < 0f && facingRight)

#

and dirX > 0f

lofty crest
#

like as seperate things?

icy ivy
#

thats kinda weird though no?

#

looks like a platformer

#

horizontal right would be positive dir x

#

so its a bit repetative shouldnt need that

#

just remove facingRight you shouldnt need that =

lofty crest
#

sorry where?

icy ivy
#

just remove facingRight everywhere you dont need that

#

so based on your code dirX should give you if they are facing right or left

#

so if dirX is positive they are moving right

#

so they should he facing right

#

you should not need to check for that boolean there

#

and I dont see where you are updating facingRight

#

probably somewhere in your update()

lofty crest
#

I checked and i wasnt

icy ivy
#

ah thats probably whats causing the issue

#

regardless you dont need it

#

keep ur dirX < 0f would be going left or facing left

lofty crest
#

Is there a way to set the rotate part of transform to a value?

#

Because really i would just need to set that to 180 when moving left and 0 when moving right

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On the Y axis

icy ivy
#

yeah transform.Rotation = Quaternion.Euler(0,0,0) i believe something like that

#

one sec

#

ill get it proper for you

lofty crest
#

Would that work?

#

As in just setting the value for it to switch to?

icy ivy
#

yes it would

#

Quaternion.Euler(0, 180, 0);

#

transform.Rotation = Quaternion.Euler(0,180,0);

#

should rotate it properly i believe....

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i am not sure if its in radians or not...

lofty crest
#

If it is it would be pi right?

icy ivy
#

yeah it is in degrees so should work

#

no it would be pi/2

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wait

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no ur right

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i am stupid

lofty crest
#

Pi/2 is 90

icy ivy
#

yeah lmao

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i am dumb i realized that as i said it lmao

lofty crest
#

Year 11 trig coming in clutch

icy ivy
#

yep ;p

west sparrow
#

Yeah you can also use transform.transform.localEulerAngles = new Vector3(0f,180f,0f); although using the Quaternion conversion would help in a more complex rotation prone to gimbal lock

icy ivy
#

but it accepts degrees

#

yeah I just use Quaternion because its what I was recomended before so thats that haha

#

never questioned it lmao

#

what is gimbal lock if you dont mind answering

#

I been on the platform for about a month now and dont know all of unity just yet haha

west sparrow
#

Ah yeah, the downside to degrees, is at certain angles they become ambiguous, so the rotations 'lock'

#

Basically, you rotation object seems to freeze or rotate in unexpected ways. Quaternions avoid that:) but take a few extra steps

#

You are doing it the right way

icy ivy
#

oh okay good haha

#

and seems like I found out why my game was bugging

#

i was gonna be so sad if i was going to have to restart it XD

#

I am like this seems good...

# 
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using Unity.VisualScripting;
using UnityEditor.VersionControl;
using UnityEngine;

public class PlayerControls : MonoBehaviour
{
    public float speed = 200.0f;
    private Rigidbody2D rb;
    public string weapon;

    void spawnGun()
    {
        if (weapon != null)
        {

        }
        else
        {
            Debug.LogError("No weapon assigned");
        }
    }
    void Start()
    {
        rb = GetComponent<Rigidbody2D>();
        rb.interpolation = RigidbodyInterpolation2D.Interpolate;

    }
    void Update()
    {
        Vector3 mousePos = Camera.main.ScreenToWorldPoint(Input.mousePosition);
        mousePos.z = transform.position.z;
        Vector2 direction = mousePos - transform.position;
        float angle = Mathf.Atan2(direction.y, direction.x) * Mathf.Rad2Deg;
        angle -= 90f;
        rb.rotation = angle;//Quaternion.Euler(0, 0, angle);

        float hInput = Input.GetAxisRaw("Horizontal");
        float vInput = Input.GetAxisRaw("Vertical");

        if (Mathf.Abs(hInput) > 0 || Mathf.Abs(vInput) > 0)
        {
            Vector2 direction2 = new Vector2(hInput, vInput).normalized;
            Vector2 movement = direction2 * speed;
            rb.velocity = movement;
            rb.angularVelocity = 0f;
        }
        else
        {
            rb.velocity = Vector2.zero;
            rb.angularVelocity = 0f;
        }
    }
}
#

can you look at this the updateportion

#

so i was recomended FixedUpdate but

#

with fixedUpdate the rotation doesnt match with the frames and the character seems to jitter if that makes sense

#

is the angle why?

west sparrow
#

Nah you are right, you want mouse input in Update.

icy ivy
#

oh okay good

#

because for velocity and stuff they were like use that in fixedupdate i am like oh okay

#

XD

#

thanks ill keep doing this then

west sparrow
#

No worries, it is AOK to change those in a normal Update. It won't hurt anything that way. If it's moved to FixedUpdate, your screen and input will be out of sync

icy ivy
#

yeah thats why it was jittering before makes sense

west sparrow
#

Yeah exactly! Update basically runs everytime the screen refreshes. FixedUpdate runs about 1/4 as often, and only on the physics timing. So your script would yeah lag and stutter and miss frames. Which is mostly important because you are processing input and it'll be skipped on the between frames

prime sinew
icy ivy
#

oh okay

#

ill check it out thanks

#

so it basically in sync with the physics engine of unity.

#

as oppose to update runs on purely fps

west sparrow
#

Yessir

azure dome
#

What is the best way to make a system where I can interact with some blocks (for example furnace, crafting)? How can I turn normal blocks into blocks that have interfaces and can do some actions?

spring creek
west sparrow
#

I'd also encourage looking into inheritance as you go down that path

azure dome
west sparrow
# azure dome But with that I should switch from using prefabs to creating object oriented pro...

Both! I'd use a base class for the elements for example, and only override them when you have to. At the code level Iron, copper, etc are probably very similar with maybe only a texture change and some values. I'd use prefabs for the block itself. You could store the block configuration in a scriptable object, same with the recipes, etc. But I'd probably pair prefabs with inheritance. Using interfaces for the actual interfaces would be fun and smart as well.

spring creek
silk edge
#

how would I get the value of a dropdown box?

spring creek
azure dome
spring creek
azure dome
#

Ok so now I know I am thinking in a correct direction

#

Thank you

west sparrow
#

Yeah @azure dome I'd tackle it with

BaseCrafting > SmeltingCrafting
...```
Where `BaseCrafting` would have an enum for its type.  As each table would likely have a timer, input, output, etc - that code should be written once and used at the base. Where `OvenCrafting` may have an override to make sure a door is open, or fuel added, etc.

I'd do the same for the elements

```BaseCraftable > WoodCraftable
BaseCraftable > IronCraftable
```... for example.  

The prefab itself would have the sprites / objects/ specific configurations.  It could then also be used in a ScriptableObject or a Manager wherever you want a list of the prefab essentially
#

With more thought around what those are and why of course

azure dome
#

Yeah I did it with Items so I just have to do the same thing with tiles.
Also, I have a WeaponItem class. Where should I store information about current magazine size? Because when I store it ScriptableObject and I change it it will change values of that scriptable object. Where should I save variables like ammo or durability?

west sparrow
#

So you may have

+ quantity
+ weapon type maybe 
+ damage maybe```

You mag also have things like compatible weapons or damage strengths stored in a more common entry somewhere.
#

In practice, I'd have their inventory stored in a custom restorable data class for saving/ loading etc. And a prefab factory to generate the objects on a data load that should be the same factory used elsewhere for spitting out prefabs on request.

It's a good example of how separating the data type from the prefab template can help with data loading (as you just loop through their stored inventory to create the prefabs and attach them where they need to go)

#

But yeah, I'd treat ammo as a clip or a total stored elsewhere outside the weapon

#

But that's just my immediate thoughts on how to approach it. There are probably smarter ways

azure dome
#

So instead of storing scriptable object in a slot I should load variables from scriptable object into a class?

#

Or I can just make it so 1 bullet is a single item, and after shooting I can just remove 1 ammo from my inventory

west sparrow
#

You could, I like to use scriptable objects as a read-only database or reference list. In practice I usually don't use them as I prefer that data stored in json files

#

But yeah the last way is definitely a simpler approach

latent latch
#

All my assets have a generic template for a scriptableobject to be inserted

azure dome
west sparrow
#

For a simple game, you may just have a static int for ammo, and just count down when they fire

azure dome
#

But I still have a logic inside scriptable object so I still have to save it in a inventory slot

west sparrow
#

Yeah, its usually just depending on how important ammo is. If it's a craftsble arrow, definitely should be it's own inventory item. If it's a shooter, a simple integer somewhere could do

azure dome
latent latch
#

bullet would be a single item with a canStack bool

west sparrow
#

The reason having craftable items as their own inventory item is helpful is you can make them unique easier (I.e. three +2 fire arrows, +1 poison arrow, etc)

latent latch
#

if stackable then the type would be only discarded when the amount of int == 0

azure dome
latent latch
#

if you're stacking bullets then you append to the int value and discard the one to be stacked

west sparrow
#

Because that'll impact sale value, repair possibilities, and unique enhancements later

#

It could still have its own quantity. But makes crafting a lot more interesting. A random crafted SUPER item is fun

azure dome
#

Making this item and inventory system is the hardest thing I ever did I think.

latent latch
#

if you try to avoid durability and stacking though you'd only need to save SO IDs when you load and reload

west sparrow
#

Yeah, usually enemies, inventory, and level generation are the time sinks

latent latch
#

the more unique data you add to your assets the more you need to serialize/deserialize

azure dome
azure dome
tired fog
#

I have a question. I am using the 2021.3.11f1 version of Unity because the professor told me that most of the codes online are working well with older versions. I am wondering if I should upgrade to the latest version. I am trying to do the tutorial that requires me to play Lego Microgame. Should I upgrade or just leave it as it is?

spring creek
# tired fog I have a question. I am using the 2021.3.11f1 version of Unity because the profe...

Tutorials aren't included in the newer versions. 2021 is the last one you can do it with natively. I think you can find them on the Asset store if you really want to upgrade though

And yeah, most tutorials online are gonna be for older versions. There are probably a few for 2022 at this point, and MAYBE some for 2023. But for the most part it's gonna be the same things you're doing

tired fog
#

Should I skip the step and learn next step?

spring creek
tired fog
#

That's the step they give me to do so.

spring creek
#

Really up to you. I usually recommend against skipping stuff in learning materials though

tired fog
#

I want to learn the coding but I am at this part where I need to learn how to play them.

rigid island
#

so use the version that works with tutorials?

tired fog
#

Nevermind. I got it.

spring creek
rigid island
#

any 2021.3 is LTS

tired fog
#

Nevermind. I feel like I am very inconvenience to you. So sorry!

tired fog
spring creek
rigid island
#

Long term (its not he latest LTS but its still supported, and fine for your usecase)

spring creek
rigid island
tired fog
tired fog
spring creek
tired fog
#

Will definite do so. Thank you.

#

One quick question. Do you recommend creating the game on a Macbook or a Windows laptop? Because I have been battling on decide to get a new window laptop.

spring creek
dawn nebula
#

Is using transform.root a sign of bad architecture? I have a child object that acts as a sort of "hitbox", which I then use to shut off the whole gameobject.

#

Transform.root gives me the top level gameobject to shut off.

latent latch
#

sounds fine to me

lean sail
dawn nebula
#

Should the hitbox script have some "owningGameobject" field you think?

compact zenith
#

hi so i'm developing a mobile game and there's a bug where if i press 2 buttons simultaneously they would trigger their onclick events at the same time. how do i do it so that it will only trigger either the first button's or the second button's onclick event?

dawn nebula
#

So whoever is interacting with it explicitly knows who to modify?

lean sail
dawn nebula
#

Ah super fair.

lean sail
# dawn nebula Should the hitbox script have some "owningGameobject" field you think?

i guess it also depends on what this is for exactly, but thats probably what id do instead. When i was messing with active ragdolls (many colliders as children objects), things got very weird. Someone working with me made it so it searches the root and stopped when it had a specific tag, but i felt it was just fragile or cant be all encomposed by 1 solution. But if you directly drag the reference you want in inspector to some script, nothing can go wrong. its just more setup

latent latch
compact zenith
lilac prairie
#

I wonder has anyone encountered problems with executing Quaternion.RotateTowards on a child with the parent having different rotations

When I do RotateTowards on a child while the parent has a rotation that is not (0, 0, 0), like on a slope, the child always rotates to look at in another place

lean sail
lilac prairie
# lean sail you'll have to show more, like the code and what you're trying to rotate it towa...

Ah right, actually it kind of functions like a turret, so child 1 can only look left and right (Removing X and Z local euler), in the child inside the child 1, it can only look up and down (Removing Y and Z local euler).

Parent > Child 1 > Child

If the parent of child 1 has total 0 euler, both of the childs aim at Vector3.zero
But if the parent of child 1 has a euler of (180, 0, 0), they aim at another direction

Quaternion LookRotation = Quaternion.LookRotation(Vector3.zero - transform.position, Vector3.up);
transform.rotation = Quaternion.RotateTowards(transform.rotation, LookRotation, Time.fixedDeltaTime * 20);
Vector3 LocalEulerAngles = transform.localEulerAngles;
if (RemoveXE)
    LocalEulerAngles.x = 0;
if (RemoveYE)
    LocalEulerAngles.y = 0;
if (RemoveZE)
    LocalEulerAngles.z = 0;
transform.localEulerAngles = LocalEulerAngles;```
lean sail
lilac prairie
lean sail
storm thorn
#

Hello! Just asking how can I send emails with custom texts on gmail using firebase and unity? I believe google has issued that it does not receive mail from third party apps.... so I can't use smtp either, what should be the possible solution here?

oblique spoke
# storm thorn Hello! Just asking how can I send emails with custom texts on gmail using fireba...

IIRC there are a lot of factors when it comes to sending email without getting outright blocked or flagged as spam, starting with having a domain with the necessary email things set up. You might be able to find people here to help with hooking things up between your client, server and services, but I think for the email requirements part itself you'll be able to find better resources online.

wicked berry
#

hello people i dont know how to fix this bug
https://hastebin.com/share/iburubobaf.csharp
https://hastebin.com/share/vebinivuwe.csharp
its supposed to be taking 1 health per damage its set to 3.33 because its 3 healths so it would 1/3 of the bar it was working before but i dont know what i did

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#

it only changes just in the end

#

Im looking at the code and it is actually changing the value of current heart but it only changes when the condition below 0.1 is aproved

storm thorn
knotty sun
swift falcon
#

hey all! can someone help me figure this out?

#

I'm getting this error sometimes, when an enemy is removed from a list

trim schooner
swift falcon
#

its not game breaking (at least not atm), but I'm guessing as it builds up, it'll be

#

is it literally just because I have the list serialized, or is there something else behind it?

trim schooner
wicked berry
#

thanks i was strungling with that for a few hours

knotty sun
trim schooner
swift falcon
#

it doesnt apply a force
anyone know a solution
it hits the enemy give a damage but doesn't give force,

knotty sun
oblique spoke
swift falcon
#

anyone know a solution?

swift falcon
#

its not really telling me much, where the error is coming from, etc

#

I'd guess it comes from the script that handles the list?

trim schooner
#

I can't tell as you didn't include the stack trace

swift falcon
#

oh shoot, sorry

simple egret
#

Select (do not double-click) the error message from one of the ObjectDisposedException. It will show the full error message

swift falcon
#

I thought I sent the one that has it, just a moment

#

so yeah, I'd guess it's coming from this script maybe

simple egret
#

None of your scripts* actually

#

All of the stack trace items point to compiled code (at <memory address>:0), so it's just Unity doing its thing

#

If that was from your code, then you'd get a file path and a line number in the parentheses instead

swift falcon
#

haha

trim schooner
#

and it wouldn't be a load of "UnityEditor."

swift falcon
#

yeah it was literally bc I serialized the list

#

bit odd ngl

trim schooner
#

Which version of Unity?

swift falcon
#

latest lts

#

2022.something something

trim schooner
#

Dunno why people rarely give the version number when asked that

#

"latest" isn't helpful 😄

swift falcon
#

how? its that latest lts version of the 2022 "lineup"

#

theres only 1

trim schooner
#

because you might think 2022.3.10 is the latest, but the latest is higher

swift falcon
#

2022.3.15f1

trim schooner
#

or you might think 2022.2.15 is LTS

swift falcon
#

why'd I think that?

#

if its not the latest, I wouldn't say latest

#

or maybe thats just me

trim schooner
#

Because, from experience, A LOT of people don't understand the version numbering system and always get it wrong saying "latest". It's just easier and clearer to give the version number, isn't it

swift falcon
#

yeah, thats true

#

at least they're finally moving back to just a single number

prime quarry
#

Hi I want to see which is the nearest character to me and that should either be a vampire or a camper and so now the issue is how do I store the closest one kn the nearest character variable when the vamp and camp are two different classes/object types

dusk apex
#

Nearest character isn't the same type so you'll need to either change the type to something that the vampire and camper both inherits or use the game object property from both vampire and camper - assuming they're mono behaviours.

prime quarry
# dusk apex Nearest character isn't the same type so you'll need to either change the type t...

I cant use the game object not can i inherent (im assuming you mean using Interfaces) because if I use interfaces i cant access the transform because transform is part of mono behaviours and an inferface cannot inherent from that OR if i use the game object then I cant access the methods and variables contained inside of Vampire/Camper. I've been at this for hours trying so many different ways to make this code work I even tried generics 😅

knotty sun
#

just make nearestCharacter of type object

simple egret
#

nearestVamp.gameObject - this will make the types compatible

dusk apex
#

If both Vampire and Camper inherit Character, you can reference them both as type Character. If you're wanting to reference them as type Game Object, you'll want to acquire the Game Object component using the gameObject property of each - assuming they inherit mono behaviour.

simple egret
#

Or yes you can create an interface, and make it force an implementation of public Transform transform { get; }
Once you make your Camper and the other one implement that interface, it will give off no errors, since MonoBehaviour exposes a transform property, the interface will be satisfied

prime quarry
prime quarry
simple egret
#

Yes

storm thorn
prime quarry
#

Sweet let me try this quick

simple egret
#

It must have the same signature as MonoBehaviour's transform though so the setter should not be there

prime quarry
#

Thank you so much there seems to be no errors

simple egret
#

It's a neat feature of interfaces, you can use them as "adapters" by forcing them to implement properties/methods declared on the parent class of the class that will implement said interface

upper pilot
#

Having trouble with prefabs.
I have a base prefab and a prefab variant.
How do I move child game objects inside a variant?
It keeps showing a message: "Cannot restrucutre prefab Instance" and tells me to open prefab to edit, but it opens base prefab, not a variant which is completely useless in my case as my variant has different structure.
The reason I have base + variant is to have functionality of the base prefab(script attached)

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So the way I can do this is to

  • unpack completely
  • arrange my objects
  • reconnect the prefab
  • delete old objects from the variant
  • override the variant.
prime quarry
fervent furnace
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is operator

simple egret
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If you don't need to access it further, you can omit that variable declaration

prime quarry
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Like so?

simple egret
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Yes that works

prime quarry
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Can i say If ICharacters is ICharacters thus using that way to include all classes?

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Made a woopsie with that first argument , i removed it

simple egret
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Yes you can put virtually any type on the right of is and it will type-check that

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Also that's a very weird way of looping through a collection, you can just use foreach instead of getting the enumerator and advancing through it manually

prime quarry
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Oh I was just following a solution a found online lol

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Im still new to c# and unity I dont even know what getEnumerator means lol

simple egret
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It's actually what a foreach compiles to, so unless your tutorial guy works off decompiled code, it's not needed here lol

prime quarry
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Im assuming u mean replace the while with a foreach(INearestCharacter character in INearestCharacter.CharacterPool) so the getEnumerator is removed?

simple egret
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Yep absolutely

prime quarry
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Thanks!

prime quarry
# simple egret Yep absolutely

So i want to add an IPerformance interface so everything i add it to gets timers that go off telling that object to do its performance heavy tasks like finding the nearest object to it

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But when i say private or public static bool performanceActionAllowed and i add that interface to my player object

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It doesnt recognise the variable in the player object

simple egret
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In the interface you don't specify access modifiers public, private
Else it becomes a property of the interface itself

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You'll notice you're doing it right when you'll start implementing the interface, and the compiler will yell at you because you did not implement all the required properties/methods

prime quarry
simple egret
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Show your interface declaration, and the class that implements it. If they're long (> 20 lines), use a paste website

#

!code

tawny elkBOT
prime quarry
prime quarry
simple egret
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Yes it's better than screenshots

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But the issue is those are static, they should not be. Interfaces cannot force a class to implement static members in the C# version Unity is using

#

Try something like this

interface ISample {
    int SomeValue { get; set; }
}

class Sample : ISample {
    public int SomeValue { get; set; } // if you remove this line, the compiler will be angry because the interface is not fully implemented
}
prime quarry
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Ok but how do I give it a default value?

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Or an initial value

rigid island
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=

prime quarry
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Interfave properties cannot have initializers

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And im guessing there is no way around this

simple egret
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In the class. Default for bool is false so you technically don't need to initialize it if you're going to initialize to that

prime quarry
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Oh ok

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Sweet but i do need the interval time tho

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I was hoping to do as much as this in the interface

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So i can just throw on the interface

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And wont have to remember to initialize the variables in each implimentation

simple egret
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Nope, interfaces are just here to enforce one rule: "this should be implemented", you still need to do the initialization job yourself

prime quarry
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Ok I know what I think im gonna do

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I think im gonna use my own personal class of shortcut methods to just add an Initialize method to each start method of each game

wise pumice
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I've attempted to do what was said here. (Not sure if it's right?)

But here's what it looks like and my script.

But my character doesn't seem to get parented when I touch it?

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rigid island
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and what it is your hitting and whatnot

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if its not debugging then the code isn't running

wise pumice
rigid island
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inside or outside if statement

wise pumice
rigid island
rigid island
keen smelt
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Hi team. The more I read about multithreading using awaitable/tasks/threads/async I get more confused. I want to run a function that uses some unity APIs in the background asynchronously. Don't care when it finishes. Coroutines aren't ideal. Threads and tasks don't allow unity APIs calls. Is async what I need? It runs on the main or separate thread? Any help here would be great!

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Ideally on a separate thread but sounds like it's not possible calling unity APIs.

fervent furnace
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async and task are running on main thread or take a look at job system

keen smelt
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Got it

fervent furnace
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or unitask

keen smelt
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Thank you! Same with awaitable/ await I assume

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Unitask. I'll check it out

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Thank you!!!

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Sorry follow up. Jobs is only blittable data types right. So I can't really call unity APIs from them right

wise pumice
willow fable
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I have a question! I am trying to make a drive horror game and am having a problem with the first person camera. I have clamped the X axis so they can't do a front flip with the camera, but I can't figure out how to clamp the Y axis. Any suggestions?

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rigid island
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if so . screenshot both objects + inspector

swift falcon
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Hello, how can I ease the Vector3.MoveTowards method so it doesn't look linear as much?

proper ridge
# 
[CustomEditor(typeof(Health))]
public class HealthEditor : Editor
{
    public override void OnInspectorGUI()
    {
        base.OnInspectorGUI();
        var script = (Health)target;

        script.isPlayer = EditorGUILayout.Toggle("Is Player", script.isPlayer);
        if (script.isPlayer == true)
        {
            script.EasterEggSound = EditorGUILayout.ObjectField("EasterEgg Sound", script.EasterEggSound, typeof(AudioSource), true) as AudioSource;
            script.textValue = EditorGUILayout.ObjectField("Text Value", script.textValue, typeof(TextMeshProUGUI), true) as TextMeshProUGUI;
        }
    }
}
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Hi. I made this custom editor. Does someone know how to hide another booleans? Lets say that I have another bool like isntPlayer And if isPlayer is true then I want to hide bool isntPlayer because I dont need it in inspector How could I do this if its even possible?

knotty sun
swift falcon
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I just used Vector3.SmoothDamp instead

late hawk
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Hey, is there a way to change transform.position.x and transform.position.y from a script?

somber nacelle
late hawk
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thank you

vague quarry
willow fable
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I just figured that out! Thank you tho 🙂

wise pumice
rigid island
prime quarry
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Im so confused I used animtor.SetBool("ActionScare", true) to perform a transition to bigfoot_scare and it transitions but it gets stuck? The animation doesnt play its stuck on the first frame.

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stark kindle
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hello, I need help with accessing a variable from another class in the same script
here's the code:

using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using UnityEngine;
using Console;

public class PlayerController : MonoBehaviour
{
    public float speed; // I need this value in the SetSpeedCommand Class that's inside CustomCommands Class

    class CustomCommands
    {
        [ConsoleCommand("game.player.speed", "player speed change")]
        class SetSpeedCommand : Command
        {
            [CommandParameter("value")]
            public float value;
            public override ConsoleOutput Logic()
            {
                var result = value; // I need the value to be the speed variable in PlayerController Class
                return new ConsoleOutput("speed set to " + value.ToString(), ConsoleOutput.OutputType.User);
            }

        }


    }

}
rigid island
leaden ice
stark kindle
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read the comments

rigid island
leaden ice
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The fact that it's defined inside another class isn't really meaningful

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It's just an organizational detail

stark kindle
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i don't understand

prime quarry
rigid island
stark kindle
prime quarry
leaden ice
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Doing instance = instance is meaningless and just assigning it to itself

limber bobcat
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guys i'm having trouble with the new input system and the ScreenPointToRay function of the camera class

stark kindle
stark kindle
limber bobcat
# 
private void OnAimingTarget(InputValue value)
{
    Vector2 rawInput = value.Get<Vector2>();
    
    Ray ray = _mainCam.ScreenPointToRay(rawInput);
    _plane.Raycast(ray, out float enter);
    Vector3 target = ray.GetPoint(enter);
    Vector3 aimingDirection = target - transform.position;
    aimingDirection.y = 0;
    AimingDirection = aimingDirection;
}
stark kindle
leaden ice
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Anywhere you want

limber bobcat
leaden ice
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Pass it in as a parameter if you want.
Use a constructor.
Just set it directly.

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Whatever

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A Constructor is probably the best way

limber bobcat
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i guess the new input system Position [Mouse] inside the input actions uses some different values from the one used by the camera system

stark kindle
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i'm just figuring out what constructors are

rigid island
stark kindle
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i'm reading that

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rn

rigid island
stark kindle
somber nacelle
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NullReferenceException because you don't assign to commands

limber bobcat
stark kindle
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got that

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how do i fix it?

rigid island
limber bobcat
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oh i didn't notice that chat, thank you :)

somber nacelle
stark kindle
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yeah

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thanks

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like this?

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proper ridge
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When trying to build game I am getting this errors

somber nacelle
#

!code

tawny elkBOT
somber nacelle
proper ridge
somber nacelle
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you cannot have editor code inside of a build. either put it into its own file inside a folder titled Editor or wrap it in conditional compile directives

stark kindle
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thanks

proper ridge
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And how to wrap it in conditional compile directives

somber nacelle
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the custom editor class at the bottom of the file should not be included in your build

proper ridge
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So what should I do to still use editor in scripts?

somber nacelle
simple egret
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The convention in C# is one type per file, so I'd advise moving the editor class to its own file, and placing the file in an Editor folder

proper ridge
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Thank you guys its working

tardy moss
molten stump
#

hi, I have a question: is it possible to have different time scales for different scenes? (specifically scenes loaded as additive)
Because, I am making a first person shooter, and want the pause menu to be another FPS where you can shoot the different buttons. My main idea on how to achieve this would be to have a separate "PauseScene" with the settings minigame in it, have the main camera from that render to texture on the main canvas, then load the scene additively so that the render texture actually works. However I am using Time.timeScale to pause my game, and I would like to know if it's possible to set the "PauseScene" 's timeScale to 1f whilst keeping the main scene's timeScale to 0f.

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sorry if this is a lot 😅

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I have looked everywhere online for a fix but nothing i tried worked.

leaden ice
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E.g.
float myDeltaTime => Time.unscaledDeltaTime * customTimeScale;

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In this way you can easily have different timescales for different scenes, you just have to request the correct custom deltaTime for whatever scene you are in

molten stump
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and I assume i'd have to go back into my movement script and such to change all the time delta times into the custom timescale?

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or whatever, sorry i'm incredibly tired and can't string a proper sentence together

molten stump
molten stump
leaden ice
leaden ice
trim fox
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Excuse me, I've been having some pretty significant problems with a decision tree I'm making, and I'm having difficulty fixing it.
The relevant code section's pretty long, and the person who initially taught me how to make decision trees isnt present to help me fix things.

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If someone's willing to assist me, I'll post the code-share and explain in further detail

shrewd mulch
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can you change of the positions of corners of a closed or opened sprite shape in 2d

molten stump
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can't you just move them? what's blocking you?

shrewd mulch
#

in code i am trying to make random terrian

molten stump
molten stump
shrewd mulch
molten stump
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i'm looking it up right now

hollow hound
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What is the best way to reference a field from a another text field?
In the example from the screenshot I want to get value of a _sizeScale from a field to render it for a popup which gets text from this Description field.

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latent latch
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Best way is to simply grab the reference from the script itself

hollow hound
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Different fields might be there. Some go has sizeScale, some damageScale, some bonusCrit or something. Basically I need a convenient way to reference these fields in description

lofty crest
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i am trying to switch to my jumping animation, platform has hills so i cant just do if (rb.velocity.y>0.1f) because the rigid body is getting velocity from going up the hill what should i do?

latent latch
lean sail
hollow hound
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Yeah, trying to figure out the right way to do it

latent latch
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I doubt you'd need to use reflection. If you're having trouble using a backing field then break it up and have the getter and setter exposed.

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anyway, probably best to show code if you need help

hollow hound
lean sail
lofty crest
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it is triggering my jump while walking up a hill, how would i stop this?

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lean sail
lofty crest
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up here?

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latent latch
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so anytime you create a new modifieratom you'd callback the outerclass

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if it's only an editor script though, you can probably get away with onvalidate or OnSerialize callbacks

hollow hound
lean sail
lofty crest
lean sail
lofty crest
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like i was going to check if it was grounded

hollow hound
#

this
ModifierAtoms[i].GetType().GetField("_speedScale").GetValue(ModifierAtoms[i])
kinds works, I can check if .GetField("something") is null, and if it's not, return its value. But I'm not sure if this is the best way, and would be better if these fields can remain private (not sure that this is possible in the reflection scenario)

lean sail
hollow hound
lean sail
hidden flicker
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How do I get a player to move along with a moving object? I feel like it should by default, given that it's a physics driver controller

hollow hound
# lean sail honestly im unsure what to suggest since i dont know what the class looks like a...

ModifierAtom example:

  [Serializable]
  public class AttackSpeed : BaseModifierAtom
  {
    [SerializeField] [RangeValue(0.001f)]
    float _speedScale = 1;
...
  }

ModifierEntity:

public class ModifierEntity : MonoBehaviour, IInventoryItemInfo
  {
    [SerializeReference] [SelectImplementation(typeof(BaseModifierAtom))]
    public List<BaseModifierAtom> ModifierAtoms = new();
...
  }

Tooltip:

  [RequireComponent(typeof(ModifierEntity))]
  public class ModifierTooltip : MonoBehaviour, ITooltip
  {
    public string GetText()
    {
      var modifier = GetComponent<ModifierEntity>();
      var builder = new StringBuilder();
      builder
        .Append($"<size=12>{modifier.Name}</size>")
        .AppendLine()
        .Append($"<size=9>{modifier.Description}</size>");
// here I want to parse modifier.ModifierAtoms for the field values

      return builder.ToString();
    }
  }
lean sail
hollow hound
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So I need to specify atom name in the description, then call a function that will return atom value?

lean sail
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Because my thought was just loop through the ModifierAtoms and have some function like GetDescription(), then keep appending that

hollow hound
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So the idea was to parse some parts, like the one with brackets, and get field values somehow

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There is one description field for the modifier. And each modifier can contain many modifier atoms.

lean sail
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You could still just have that exist as a string associated with the modifier atoms, i dont see why this needs to be declared on the ModifierEntity and then attempt to look it up on the atoms with unknown variables

hollow hound
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ModifierEntity contains array of the atoms, and info about modifier (description, sprite, etc)

devout nimbus
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Debug.Log($"Player: {player.name} attempting to interact with wall buy");
        foreach (Component c in player.GetComponents<Component>()) {
            Debug.Log($"Component on player: {c.GetType().Name}");
        }
        if (TryGetComponent<PlayerManager>(out var manager)) {
            manager.DoWhatIWant();
        } else Debug.Log("Cant get manager component");

This logs Component on player: PlayerManager UnityEngine.Debug:Log (object) Showing that it definitely has the component and I verify that in the inspector at runtime but it still returns false and says it cant get the component.

PlayerManager manager = player.GetComponent<PlayerManager>();

        if (manager != null) {
            manager.DoWhatIWant();
        } else {
            Debug.Log("Can't get manager component");
        } ```
This works fine and grabs the component with no issue tho.  Anyone have an idea why?
shrewd mulch
#

i am trying to make a random terraian gen in 2d with a sprite shape but in the for loop it gets stuck, can someone help me

#

using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using UnityEngine;
using UnityEngine.U2D;

public class Changeing : MonoBehaviour
{
public SpriteShapeController sprite;

private Transform lastSpline;
private Spline spline;

void Start() {
    spline = sprite.spline;
    for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
        spline.SetPosition(i, new Vector3(Random.Range(-2,2),Random.Range(-2,2),0));
        lastSpline.position = new Vector3(0,0,0); //right here it gets stuck
    }
}

}

lean sail
devout nimbus
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oml

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jesus christ thats the second time ive done that

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@lean sail thank you

devout nimbus
shrewd mulch
# devout nimbus what do you mean it gets stuck?

like it would make the first spline at a random point and then it doesnt do anymore and i get this error NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object
Changeing.Start () (at Assets/Changeing.cs:17)

devout nimbus
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Where are you changing lastSpline? Looks like you are setting it to 0,0,0 but never changing it anywhere else

shrewd mulch
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yeah i was just testing it

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i will use fr

devout nimbus
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You never initially set lastSpline to anything just the position

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the Transform is likely null unless you set it to something somewhere else

shrewd mulch
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so i have to set it to like 0,0,0 at the start

devout nimbus
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lastSpline is a transform, it needs to be set to a transform first

lean sail
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this looks like all the code, so yea spline/lastSpline is always null. you have an error (and likely error pause on) so your code isnt gonna run anymore

devout nimbus
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its null, you cant set the position on a null transform

shrewd mulch
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ohhhh

devout nimbus
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once its not null then you can edit the position

shrewd mulch
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so i have to make it into a vecto4

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vector3

devout nimbus
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Unless you need scale and rotation

shrewd mulch
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i do not

devout nimbus
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If you just need position and thats it then I would make it a vector 3

lean sail
#

well its not just about scale and rotation. you use transform if you want this to be an actual object in your game

devout nimbus
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That too

shrewd mulch
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no it is like a vertex

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but 2d

devout nimbus
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Seems like he is just using it to store positions not be a game object

shrewd mulch
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its werid

ember ore
#

Anyone ever used git lfs?
Having a problem... i migrated all large files to lfs. FBX, Materials and stuff.
When i run git lfs fetch it tells me theres about 700 files fetched. Running lfs checkout replaces 4 only.
The other hundreds of files are just not there... only the pointers and it does not checkout them. Any ideas?

vagrant blade
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@lofty crest Don't crosspost

lofty crest
tepid compass
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Not finding a DevOps channel on this server so I'll post here. What's up with Plastic and identical files seen as changes?

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spring creek
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But I dunno, that is odd

tepid compass
terse turtle
# 

       distanceFromTarget = Vector2.Distance(transform.position, target.position);

        if (distanceFromTarget <= distance) {
            StartFollowing();
        }
        else {
            StopFollowing();
        }

    }``` I want to have this object stop a bit after the Player leaves the Distance so that it has a chance to get back into the Distance and keep following.
vagrant blade
#

You can add a cooldown timer that starts ticking down to 0 when out of the distance. Once it reaches <=0, then you StopFollowing()

terse turtle
summer bloom
#

Hey guys! im trying to use a script posted on the unity forums to help me create lod groups and set the renderers. it working as intended up to the point of setting each lod mesh to the coresponding lod renderer. It'll create a parent and lod group on the parent, and set the three Lod levels as children. the forum post decribes the same error im getting on use aswell. Someone replied to the forum post with a fix but i cannot figure out how to impliment it. Any help would be apprishiated, i can provide any additional info needed also.
https://discussions.unity.com/t/editing-a-lodgroup-from-script/153487

Unity Discussions
Editing a LODGroup from script

Hello Unity Answers! My current script is raising this exception whenever I try to set LOD levels: “SetLODs: Attempting to set LOD where the screen relative size is greater then or equal to a higher detail LOD level.” Before I post the actual script, what is supposed to happen, and what is actually happening? The script is supposed to create ...

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i get the same error as forum op. “SetLODs: Attempting to set LOD where the screen relative size is greater then or equal to a higher detail LOD level.”

calm jackal
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Hi everyone, I am working on a cross platform compatible application. Currently I am facing an issue with build size optimisation. The packages that are unused are also getting included in the build. I tried making a blank scene build and removed packages one by one which helped me reducing the build size from 77 MB to 28 MB. Can anyone help me with any solution to automate the exclusion of the unused packages?

low harbor
#

Hi all
Context (this will be ongoing): I'm making a 3D autotiling, sparse graph editor similar to the asset Wildtile
Just saw a random phrase in SO
it is mutable, breaking the rule that structs should be immutable
And i've been doing
Block b = GetBlock(pos)
// Change some value
SetBlock(b)
Which is how i've been doing as well with Mirror. Whether i'll network these Block collection or not (or sync it another way and somehow making it deterministic per machine)
But specifically for the blocks editor itself, if I'm gonna use Block as part of some calculation for the autotiling, should they be class? Or generally for big graphs like this, it should always be struct?
Is the "structs should be immutable" a real thing, especially in graph nodes?

terse turtle
#

Is this "if" statement obsolete? Simply: Is it bad code and what can I do to fix it? cs if (movementScript.canFollow && !stats.isDead) { ChangeAnimationState(Run_Skeleton); } else if (!stats.isDead){ ChangeAnimationState(Idle_Skeleton); }

spring creek
#

Like, is there an issue you are having?

terse turtle
spring creek
terse turtle
# spring creek Of course

Is there a way to make that if statement one variable? The (movementScript.canFollow && !stats.isDead) not the if statement*

spring creek
terse turtle
mossy snow
#

I'd rewrite it to this for clarity's sake:

if (stats.isDead) return;

ChangeAnimationState(movementScript.canFollow ? Run_Skeleton : Idle_Skeleton;
terse turtle
spring creek
#

It's a ternary operator.
It is a condensed if statement essentially

#

The code before the ? Is the condition. After and before the : is when it's true. After the : is when it's false

terse turtle
spring creek
#

Well wait. I'd have to test that. It has a syntax error (missing a parentheses), and I thought ternary's only worked as an assignment. But maybe the method call works?

#

Actually, there is quite a bit wrong with that

#

But I like the direction, it just needs to be fixed

terse turtle
spring creek
terse turtle
spring creek
# terse turtle Okay

ChangeAnimationState is your own method, right? What parameter Type does it take?

terse turtle
spring creek
#

Ok, I thought it was a string, just making sure

# 
if (stats.isDead) return;

string newState = movementScript.canFollow ? "Run_Skeleton" : "Idle_Skeleton";

ChangeAnimationState(newState);
#

THAT is valid.
You are assigning newState to either Run_Skeleton or IdleSkeleton based on canFollow being true or false

#

Then pass that to the method

#

I really like doing early returns too. If isDead is true, just end the method right there

terse turtle
#

@spring creek While you are still here, I just created this little branch. It is taking up too much space, how can I shorten the length of this code? cs if (movementScript.canFollow && !stats.isDead) { if (movementScript.agent.velocity == Vector3.zero) { ChangeAnimationState(Attack_Skeleton); } else { ChangeAnimationState(Run_Skeleton); } } else if (!stats.isDead) { ChangeAnimationState(Idle_Skeleton); } By taking too much space, I mean the names are too long.

spring creek
#

I made Idle and Run string btw. Don't know if they were variables already. I assume they are though, so you can change that back

terse turtle
spring creek
#

I would again do if isDead return there so you only check that once at the top

#

The inner part COULD be a ternary, but it's fine as is (the attack vs run part)

#

Idle could just be an else after it all

terse turtle
#

I have a question about stating variables in a function. If I made movementScript.canFollow into a new bool, would it work the same in the "if" statement?

spring creek
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I don't think any of the names are too long though, nor should you ever really worry about that

spring creek
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That would set the VALUE right at the time of assignment

#

It would not change when movementScript.canMove changes

terse turtle
spring creek
#

it would update when that assignment runs next time

#

It would update each frame, but not directly because of the other script changing. Rather, it's because every frame you would be creating a brand new bool canMove and assigning it to that current movementScript.canFollow value

#

I'm not really sure if there is a point to that

terse turtle
#

I just tried it. It seems to function fine

terse turtle
spring creek
#

You can make cool bools like this though

bool attackPossible = movementScript.canMove && movementScript.agent.velicity == Vector3.zero

terse turtle
#

It is just a preference I have. So whenever I can, I want to shorten them

spring creek
terse turtle
spring creek
mossy snow
#

ignore that, always go for readability. There's a decent chance the compiler will optimize out temp variables anyway

spring creek
#

Brevity for the sake of it is completely different than that though
Often it means LESS readability

#

But as I said, it is a negligable difference and to go with their preference

terse turtle
# spring creek As I said, memory

Do you think its enough to really impact the game? Of course I want good performance, but if its only impacting a little bit, then why not?

mossy snow
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I didn't say go code golfing, just readability. Performance is not something that should be considered at all

spring creek
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It will have a negligable difference

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I just think getting your game WORKING and built is WAAAAAAY higher priority
So come back to that at the end

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I agree with x that performance is not something that should be considered at all at this stage (however much they misread what I was saying)

terse turtle
spring creek
lean sail
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You can pretty much ignore performance unless you start doing something by the 1000s

spring creek
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When possible of course

mossy snow
terse turtle
spring creek
terse turtle
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What I meant was this: If I don't start applying clean code right now, I likely won't do it later. Basically I will be lazy later after looking at all the code, and give up before doing it. That's all

terse turtle
spring creek
terse turtle
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Well I have a whole plan set up for this game. I just finished what I needed today, so I am cleaning it up. Thats what I wanted to start doing after my last game was so messy and I gave up even trying to make it clean.

spring creek
terse turtle
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Well I'm leaving, thanks for all the help!

lunar acorn
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Is there a plugin or script I can use to expose all the values of every network variable that I’ve set?

I’m a visual person and I’d like to actually SEE the values in editor

lean sail
vague slate
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I have a transform point with some position offset.
It is child of potential hierarchy (up until specific game object with a tag).
I need to cache some value, which I can use to always get my exact point position, from root of hierarchy (that specific game object with a tag).

This doesn't exist on game object level, so I can't just get transform.position

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it is also 100% that hierarchy never changes

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only position/rotation of root itself

knotty sun
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child.position - root.position should give you child.localPosition relative to root

vague slate
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that doesn't take rotation/scale into account and it's also taking into account current root's offset

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root.transform.InverseTransformPoint(targetPosition.transform.position)

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that did the trick

cloud trellis
prime quarry
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We can use public GameObject target; to set an enemytarget via the inspector but is there a way I can refer to the GameObject of the object running the script , the keyword "this" seems to not work as it refers to the class itself.

knotty sun
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gameObject ?

prime quarry
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Sorry my bad

shadow fern
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hello, i have shader problem. i used blurShader in built-in for old project. now, i developing URP and this shader not working. how i can do this problem? this is my blur shader for built-in:

📎 Blur.shader
knotty sun
inland edge
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Hi guys

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Feel free to @ me

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How would you write such logic?

image.png
knotty sun
inland edge
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thanks :O

latent latch
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dictionary my goto, but what you have is fine honestly unless you're planning on populating it a bunch more.

fervent furnace
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fixed array, the number of enum is pre defined so fixed size array can be used

hard viper
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fixed size array is good. you might even make a simple wrapper function to make it look less jank

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SetStat(CharacterStat s, float val) => myArray[(int)s] = val;
GetStat(CharacterStat s) => myArray[(int)s];

civic igloo
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i have this really weird bug where i try to teleport the player to a certain spot (by transform.position += offset) in one script, and in a different (mouse look) script i rotate the player around. Now the issue is the player returns to his old position as long as "transform.rotation = Quaternion.Euler(0, yRotation, 0)" is in the mouseLook script.

hard viper
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does player have a rigidbody?

civic igloo
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yeah

hard viper
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that's why

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transform and rigidbody write to each other, and you need to be very careful about this

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like, if you have Rigidbody.AddForce, and then the rigidbody moves from A to B, you expect the transform not to lag behind at A. Physics system overwrites

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point being, if it is a physics-affected object, you need to consider both RB and transform when you move it

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if you require a teleport, then you probably want to set rigidbody.position

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which (I think) automatically writes to transform as well

civic igloo
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would it also teleport on the next available fixed update or is it instantanious?

hard viper
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no. it would teleport the moment that line executes

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immediately

civic igloo
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ok well i think that fixed it thank you're a lifesaver

hard viper
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anytime. it's super confusing until someone explains it to you

civic igloo
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i take it i should do rb.rotation instead of transform.rotation too?

hard viper
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maybe a bit more explanation is in order

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your gameobject has a transform, colliders, and rigidbody. transform and rigidbody each write to each other during physics step. Moving transform does NOT update collider positions, but moving rigidbody position DOES.

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this includes position and rotation

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also, be advised that when you move rigidbody.position, you are just setting position or rotation. Teleporting. you are not respecting physics.

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So you can teleport into a block, and nothing will stop you.

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same with .rotation

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if you have a kinematic rigidbody, then you might want to use .MovePosition(), which DOES respect collisions, but does not move instantly. rigidbody.MovePosition(pointB) effectively queues up your rigidbody to plan to move to point B during next physics step. So when everything simulates, everything in the world will respect the movement of the rigidbody from point A to B

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.MovePosition (or .MoveRotation) will smoothly write to the transform on every Update() cycle in between FixedUpdate to make it move as expected.

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does this help?

civic igloo
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Yeah actually that makes a lot more sense now

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how do you even know this lol

hard viper
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lots of stumbling

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and reading, and videos, and help fro people