#Get Species Modifier

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obsidian ingot
devout niche
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my bad

obsidian ingot
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what?

devout niche
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I didn't think it wise to try & create a thread

obsidian ingot
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Why in the world would that be unwise?

devout niche
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I misspoke - I didn't think to be wise, etc...

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I also wasn't sure about priveleges

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privIleges

obsidian ingot
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I created it because the main chainnel is busy. Enough about that.

devout niche
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okay

obsidian ingot
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public void SpeciesSelect()
    {
        FindObjectOfType<Species>();
        return;
    }
    Debug.Log("I found a" + <Species>)
}
devout niche
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thanky

obsidian ingot
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Did you follow a specific tutorial to start making this?

devout niche
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nope; I did a bit of coding a decade ago, and I've just been pottering around with modifying tutorials I was following online

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I haven't been working on it very long

obsidian ingot
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Alright. I still consider myself a beginner, but I've got a decent grasp of up and down most of the time.

devout niche
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which way is up again?

obsidian ingot
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Vector3.up

devout niche
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sorry - troll reflexes

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aha

obsidian ingot
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From watching your two code segments here, I'm wondering

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if your approach is wise considering your experience level

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do you understand Class inheritance?

devout niche
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yeah, no - I figured it would be a fairly simple project

obsidian ingot
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I'd avoid inheritance, as it can quickly get complicated.
But for Species and Subspecies, it should be okay, if you know how it works.
I have avoided it, so I am not certain 🤷‍♂️

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But

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In your last code segment, the small one

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public void SpeciesSelect()
    {
        FindObjectOfType<Species>(); // This function runs, but does not return its results to any variable
        return; // This is only necessary for fields with a Data return type, such as string, int, float, GameObject
    }
    Debug.Log("I found a" + <Species>) // This is being run outside the void, in the Class declaration, it is wrong
}

Debug.Log("I found a" + <Species>) // <Species> is not a valid syntax, and even if it is or was, it has to be input as a string, like with a ToString() extension
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the correct approach would be:

devout niche
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I see

obsidian ingot
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public void SpeciesSelect()
    {
        Species found = FindObjectOfType<Species>(); // this is also correct
        var found = FindObjectOfType<Species>(); // Returns the first of its type found in the scene
        Debug.Log("I found a" + found.gameObject.name)
    }
}
devout niche
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okay

obsidian ingot
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but

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I'm not sure if that will find objects with scripts which inherit from Species

devout niche
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from my trial runs, it doesn't

obsidian ingot
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I recommend a different approach, until you master more concepts.
How complex is this game going to be? How many species etc?

devout niche
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I'm thinking if it did I'd be getting some kind of result from the code
funnily, I don't get compile errors tho

8 species, each species has a number of clans, it kind-of gets out of hand until I reach astroScores & later

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I think the pinned tutorials will help a lot more than just typing & hoping for the best...

obsidian ingot
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Do you know how to write OOP?

devout niche
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kind-of - I haven't done it for a while now

obsidian ingot
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Object-Oriented Programming, by using C# Classes instead of MonoBehaviour

devout niche
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I'd like to change my answer to a distinct 'no'

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I can get the base scores to register in-game, but after that I come unstuck

obsidian ingot
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You can achieve the same results.
ScriptableObjects are better in the long run, because with the correct approach each script becomes a module you can fit into any of your future games, with minimal modifications.

I've tried to get into SOs before, and I use them for some Editor stuff, but beyond that I just need to walk the path until it starts making sense for me to use them

obsidian ingot
devout niche
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I'll race you to understanding better
not really - it's the only part of a project that I consider relevant at this point
I'm not even sure what I'm going to do with it if I get it completed

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I think I'll have a go at the pinned tutorials to get a bit of a grip on what I should be doing
you've been most helpful; thankyou for your time & patience

obsidian ingot
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Alright. That's a good idea.
Once you start learning and understanding how to use the tools provided, you'll soon get ideas of things to create.

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I made an FPS counter the other day, no tutorial needed. Just a good day's work.

devout niche
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counter?

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like a scoreboard?

obsidian ingot
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it tells you how many Frames Per Second were run in the past second

devout niche
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I see

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oh - I almost thought you meant "First Person Shooter" 😛

obsidian ingot
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Although I also have a tendency to do... stupid things lol.
I secured it to never exceed it's data type maxValue
but then I realized it would take 68 years for the int to reach max, and 10.000 trillion trillion years of 1.000 FPS 😂 for the float

devout niche
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lawdy

obsidian ingot
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so when the stars are all but burned out, and the universe is a cold graveyard, you can be sure, whatever computer was running my FPS counter, would not return an error.

devout niche
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lol
that's very reassuring

obsidian ingot
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Do you want to know how to make one?

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more simple than mine, ofc

devout niche
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almost a pity that no-one would be around to witness it

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I don't think I need one right now; it would just be another distraction from my own path - but thanks for the offer

obsidian ingot
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Alright. Good luck 👍

devout niche
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I hope you achieve quicker than I can