it is part of the bullet prefab and Play

[runic sentinel]

is this code attached to your prefab?

[arctic quarry]

yes

[runic sentinel]

but it is destroying correctly?

[arctic quarry]

it is destroying the bullet correctly

[runic sentinel]

ok that's weird

[arctic quarry]

ok

[runic sentinel]

can you show the code for explode?

[arctic quarry]

so I forgot to untick the play on awake

[arctic quarry]

sure

private void explode()
{
if (!explosion.GetComponent<ParticleSystem>().isPlaying)
{
explosion.GetComponent<ParticleSystem>().Play();
}
}

[runic sentinel]

ah

well, at least you found it out 😆

[arctic quarry]

now it does not play at start but still does not play on collision

[runic sentinel]

try removing your first condition

or put Debug.Log just after to check if it enters the condition

[arctic quarry]

the if?

[runic sentinel]

private void explode()
    {
        if (!explosion.GetComponent<ParticleSystem>().isPlaying)
        {
            Debug.Log("Enter Condition");
            explosion.GetComponent<ParticleSystem>().Play();
        }
    }```

[arctic quarry]

ok let me see

[runic sentinel]

now i'm not super fluent on the particle system it seems to have its quirks

[arctic quarry]

yes, yes it does

[runic sentinel]

okay so it's really the play function that has a problem somehow

[arctic quarry]

ok there is a log message

but no explosion

[runic sentinel]

so it has to do

ah sorry

with the way it's attached as a component or on your prefab

[arctic quarry]

hmm

it is weird

I have a another particle attached to my player it works fine

[runic sentinel]

i'm under the feeling it's getting messed up by the instantiations

[arctic quarry]

perhaps

I will double check its properties

beacuse I have another particle for the player and the code is pretty much the same for it but it works fine

then agai the player is not instantiated so....

[runic sentinel]

also always double condition with && thingie.GetComponent<T>() != null

it helps you debug if the component got lost or anything abnormal is going on

[languid moth]

You can also just add a script on the bullet and check for a collision. If it hits a gameobject, instantiate the explosion

[runic sentinel]

yeah i'd do it from outside tbh

but i understand the handiness of having it on a prefab

[languid moth]

You can also do it the other way around, and have a script on the object and check if a bullet hits it, if so instantiate an explosion on the bullets transform

[runic sentinel]

i guess that depends if it should explode when colliding on anything or just these specific targets

[languid moth]

yea

[runic sentinel]

cute snek btw 🙂

[languid moth]

if you want it to explode on multiple different things you should just add the script on the bullets

[languid moth]

.... that's a gecko

lmao

[runic sentinel]

cute herpeto thingies, ha 😂

[arctic quarry]

yeah I thought about it but I want the effect to be on the place where the bullet hit

if the bullet hits the cornet and the explosion plays in the middle it won't look good

[languid moth]

Just get the transform of the bullet when it hits

Let me write an example

[arctic quarry]

there is thing called ContactPoint in unity but it was too complicated for something so basic

[languid moth]

Here's a script that's supposed to be on the object thats being shot at: ```c
public void OnCollisionEnter(collision col){
if(col.CompareTag("bullet")){ //Make sure you have a bullet tag on the bullet
// Instantiate explosion
Destroy()
}
}

[arctic quarry]

I just need to make the particle work and it would be fine

[languid moth]

You can then instantiate the explosion, and then destroy the object

[arctic quarry]

yeah I tried that at first and it was fine but unity kept giving me an annoying yet non fatal error

[languid moth]

What was the error?

[arctic quarry]

uhh...

wait no that was for something else

lemme do that again actually

hold up

[languid moth]

😑

[arctic quarry]

yeah that worked but now I got explosion game objects that just stay

like how do I kill them now

[languid moth]

Can you share a ss? I dont understand what you mean

[languid moth]

You need to turn looping off, on the particle

[arctic quarry]

it is off

[languid moth]

Can you share a screenshot of the inspector of the animation and of the problem?

[arctic quarry]

there are explosion gameobjects now

[languid moth]

Ohh I see

[arctic quarry]

they play on the bullet collision which is fine they do not play afterwards

and just stay there

[languid moth]

Yea you need to destroy those too

[arctic quarry]

wait

[languid moth]

You should just be able to Destroy() the explosion as well

[arctic quarry]

what if I say destroy after idk 2secs after the instantiate

would that work

[languid moth]

yea

that would work

just make sure you destroy it once the animation has completely finished

[arctic quarry]

something like this

[languid moth]

Why do you have a void for explode?

Where are you calling the function

[arctic quarry]

in the OnCollisionEnter

when the bullet collides

[languid moth]

hmm alright

test it out

[arctic quarry]

it works

they die after 2 seconds

but I am still having my first problem sometimes

the bullet does not collide

I will make the target thicker

that should work

Unity collision is confusing for me

especially when it is a mesh collider

😵‍💫