how to fix
#collider not hold to navmeshagent
keen ivy
Logging with gui is fine but log those necessary data
nimble pecan
yes but look
keen ivy
Instead of the less valuable "1, 2, 3, 4"
nimble pecan
when trying to raycast at npc im getting 0 on gui
meaning im not even hitting it so i have no data
and im 90% sure its fault of layermask
both default and pickup are pre defined ones
but npc is one i made
and is only used for this if
bright mica
Do you know how to use GetMask?
nimble pecan
i did get multiple masks
bright mica
You don't + the bitmask.
nimble pecan
but since these are 0101 string they seem to work together no?
how else i can merge these 3 masks then
bright mica
|
nimble pecan
||? so i have to run 3 raycasts at once?
bright mica
bit or | is different from ||
nimble pecan
so LayerMask.GetMask("Default") | LayerMask.GetMask("Pickup") | LayerMask.GetMask("npc")
bright mica
And beside you can pass multiple layer names to GetMask
LayerMask.GetMask("Default", "Pickup", "npc") is fine
keen ivy
Log the result if you're unsure (that of those results and what you're expecting)
bright mica
If layer name is correct, 🙂
keen ivy
We've heard that but it's best to go into this assuming everything can go wrong.
Ensure the layer detection is correct.
Ensure the ttt vector is as expected (a certain value).
At specific values of ttt, ensure it's entering the specific conditional branch (if statement).
nimble pecan
i dont get any vector in game
keen ivy
If all of this works in all cases then your issue will naturally resolve itself.
keen ivy
It's future suggestions
You ought to be mainly concerned about layers for now
Did the rest cast hit anything?
What did the ray cast hit (name)
nimble pecan
`LayerMask.GetMask("Default", "Pickup", "npc")` is fine
i used this and still dont detect npc
keen ivy
Does it have the necessary components
keen ivy
Stop using those numbers as debugging info
bright mica
i used this and still dont detect npc
Can you share your layer settings
nimble pecan
keen ivy
Pretty sure it's common debugging 101 to log valued data ie layer being tested against, name of other object, collider, etc.
These should not be assumed.
So instead of logging 0, log what zero was supposed to verify.
nimble pecan
that player actually clicks
keen ivy
Log why it's zero
nimble pecan
raycast run on cliick
should i flick everything on in npc tab to check if raycast work then
nimble pecan
ah what should i add here
keen ivy
Instead of assuming there's no collider on the other object etc
Why not log the components of the ray cast to see if they're what you're expecting?
When I say log, I mean so with your text output
As you're not able to do so with Debug.Log in your build.
nimble pecan
i can in unity
but in unity everything works
just in game it doesnt
so i log on gui instead
keen ivy
Basically, figure out why it's zero.
Look at the parts of the ray cast and check if they're what's expected - likely not.
nimble pecan
on pc
keen ivy
Check if the other object is really at the correct location.
keen ivy
You're going to have to debug this as I can't do it for you.
My advice is "lot's of logs" or appended strings to be set to the text in your case.
What you and I see isn't what the computer sees. You need to see what the computer sees.
And see why it isn't seeing what you're seeing.
Trying to be clever and assume we know what the computer sees is the wrong approach. Just ask the computer what it sees till you figure out how to see it's way and make it see your way.
nimble pecan
ok it work now
i switched to different layer
prebuilt layer
so i was right that game only detects prebuilt layers
keen ivy
So why?
Log the non prebuilt layer and see what's the value. See why it's not liking it.
nimble pecan
i remember somebody said that game doesnt log names of the layers only numbers
so maybe if i would use layermask from number it would work
keen ivy
Not sure what you're saying but layers are just bit masks
They're all numbers ultimately
Instead of guessing log what the computer sees
nimble pecan
they say it doesnt log this name
only its value
so i would have make bit mask from int
keen ivy
Logging binary is fine as we can all read binary?
keen ivy
I don't believe so
nimble pecan
well that what they said
keen ivy
You're likely misunderstanding stuff
nimble pecan
so how would bit mask out of numbers look like
nimble pecan
for default pickup and npc
keen ivy
"A" = 0001
"B" = 0010
```Logging `A | B` will not give you a valid name but it'll definitely give you a value.In my case A | B would give you 3 or rather 0011
nimble pecan
nono i wanted replace getmask to use int instead of string
keen ivy
More variables and rooms for mistake
nimble pecan
i need test that as that what they talked about to not use strings with layermasks
keen ivy
Good luck experimenting with bit masks
nimble pecan
it does work on reserved layer so its not reading my custom layer
probably because it not included in raycast
that why it dont even log 1
keen ivy
That's a lot of assumptions
plucky spire
don't need to guess if you use debug.logs with relevant contents 😄
keen ivy
Prove it all. But just to be clear, you're better off seeing what the computer sees and work from bottom up instead of assuming stuff. Seeing the flow isn't enough, you need to see exactly what it's seeing/reading/evaluating.
plucky spire
troubleshooting is half guessing half testing - a theory + solution is prone to x-y problems - prove your theory first
before trying to fix it
an x-y problem is when you misinterpret the cause of the problem and try and solve it anyways
keen ivy
My interpretation: Prove that is not reading your custom layer before using some other layer solution. ie What is your custom layer's value? What's it being evaluated against? Why raycast doesn't like it.
plucky spire
I bet his attention is lost, having solved the "problem" 😛
nimble pecan
no it was actual thing