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hard nymph
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Show the code as it currently is, with the debug logs intact

iron spoke
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okay

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ops

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wait

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this one

hard nymph
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I said to log the tag as the first line of the function

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Not inside the switch

iron spoke
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i thought you wanted to see if it prints on finish line

hard nymph
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I do. I want to see what tag it prints when you touch the finish line

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So print the tag no matter what you hit, and see what it says when you're supposed to be touching the finish line

iron spoke
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where do i put that

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im noob sorry

hard nymph
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The first line of OnCollision

iron spoke
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Debug.Log(void OnCollisionEnter(Collision other))

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like that?

hard nymph
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No, just log the tag of the other object as the first line of your function

iron spoke
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other object meaning

hard nymph
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The thing you collided with

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Literally named "other"

iron spoke
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i dont know where to put debug.log in that

hard nymph
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The first line of the function

iron spoke
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ok

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Debug.Log("other");

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that

hard nymph
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Log the tag of other

iron spoke
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or that Debug.Log(other);

hard nymph
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So you can see what tag it is

iron spoke
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i

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i just did that doe

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i

hard nymph
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Did what

iron spoke
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doesnt this work?

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Debug.Log("other");

hard nymph
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How would logging the word "other" print the tag of the other gameobject?

iron spoke
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i didnt learn this stuff

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im just going with what i learned in the unity course so far

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Debug.Log(other.gameObject.tag);

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this?

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i think thats the one right

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Debug.Log(other.gameObject.tag);

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@hard nymph , it prints other when i hit a wall

hard nymph
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Okay, so, what does it print when you hit the Finish line

iron spoke
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other

hard nymph
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So then it never hits something tagged "Finish"

iron spoke
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wel

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the finish line says "Finish"

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as a tag

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but doesnt show it

hard nymph
iron spoke
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i meant

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it says that in inspector

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as a tag

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but when i hit it

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it says other

hard nymph
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Literally what does the Debug.Log print when you touch the finish line. That is all I need to know

iron spoke
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other

hard nymph
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Then the thing you hit has the tag "other"

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not "Finish"

iron spoke
hard nymph
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Then either the thing you are hitting is not that object, or that object's tag changes

iron spoke
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how can the thing im hitting not be the thing im hitting

hard nymph
iron spoke
hard nymph
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try also logging the name of the object

iron spoke
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okay

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how do i do that

hard nymph
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Just like how you logged the tag, but name

iron spoke
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okay

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Debug.Log(Finish);

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like taht

hard nymph
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No

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Log the name of the object you hit

iron spoke
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okay

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it is that

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oh you mean other?

hard nymph
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Yes that is the object you hit

iron spoke
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okay

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also

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unity crashed

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wait

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you want me to hit the finish line to see what it prints now.?

hard nymph
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Yes. What does the console print when you hit the finish line

iron spoke
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UnityEngine.Collision

hard nymph
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You just logged other

iron spoke
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you told me to

hard nymph
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No, I specifically said to log the name of it

iron spoke
hard nymph
iron spoke
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what do you mean name

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isnt other the name

hard nymph
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The name

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of the object

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other is what you called the variable that stores the collision

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Get the name of the object

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just like how you got the tag of the object

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get the name

iron spoke
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what is the code for that

hard nymph
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Look up how to get the name of an object in unity

iron spoke
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okay

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Debug.Log('Landingpad');

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that

hard nymph
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No

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That will just log the word "Landingpad"

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You want to log the name of the object you hit

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What if you hit something that isn't named "Landingpad"

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You want to know what that is

iron spoke
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im blanking here

hard nymph
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So, you know how to get the object you hit. You use it to get the tag

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Now, find out how to get the name of a game object

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Log that

iron spoke
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Debug.Log(other.gameObject);

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that

hard nymph
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That'll print the object. That might work, but you should try printing the name of that

iron spoke
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is there a code for that

hard nymph
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Yes, look it up

iron spoke
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like .name

iron spoke
hard nymph
iron spoke
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my chrome is laggy

iron spoke
hard nymph
iron spoke
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okay

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wait

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Debug.Log(name);

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that

hard nymph
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name of what

iron spoke
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i duno google said taht on 3 sites

hard nymph
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So think

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don't just copy paste code

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understand things and synthesize new thoughts

iron spoke
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okay

hard nymph
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you now know how to get the name of something

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You also know how to get the object you want

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Combine those two thoughts

iron spoke
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rocket

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it says rocket

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when i run this code

hard nymph
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What did the log look like in the end

iron spoke
hard nymph
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Then you collided with something named "rocket"

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That is the correct log

iron spoke
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yes

hard nymph
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Does it say "rocket" when you are expecting to hit the landing pad

iron spoke
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rocket

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it says rocket

hard nymph
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Then you are not touching the landing pad. you are touching rocket

iron spoke
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im controlling rocket

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how can that be

hard nymph
iron spoke
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no

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when it is, it keeps on resetting the game

hard nymph
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So, OnCollisionEnter is checking collisions between this object and whatever it collides with

iron spoke
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yeah

hard nymph
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So, this object is the one with the script on it

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whenever that object touches anything, OnCollisionEnter runs, and that other thing is put in the variable called other

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So, other is rocket.

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This object collided with rocket

iron spoke
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yes

hard nymph
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So, will whatever object this script is on ever collide with something tagged "Finish"?

iron spoke
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why it isnt tagged finish

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in the code

hard nymph
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Will whatever object this script is on, at any point, ever collide with an object that has the tag "Finish"

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I'm not asking about code

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I'm asking about your project

iron spoke
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yes

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it does yes

hard nymph
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So, what prints when this object collides with something tagged "Finish"

iron spoke
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other

hard nymph
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Okay, and does the object named "other" have the tag "Finish"?

iron spoke
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there is no object called other

hard nymph
iron spoke
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i have no idea

hard nymph
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I asked you what it printed, you said "other". We are printing the name of the object

iron spoke
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there no such gameobject

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as other

hard nymph
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So there is an object named "other" or you are lying to me

iron spoke
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wait

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look

hard nymph
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Okay, show it printing "other"

iron spoke
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okay

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one second

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mac slow

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im confused now

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it says player

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when i ut

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Debug.Log(other.gameObject.tag);

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also ill be back in 5 - 10 minutes

hard nymph
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So then it's hitting something tagged "Player" which seems consistent with the "Rocket" it printed before

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At what point in the game is the object with this script supposed to collide with something tagged "Finish"

iron spoke
hard nymph
iron spoke
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huh?

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oh oh

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yes

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it is

hard nymph
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I am asking you, when does the object with this script on it touch something tagged "Finish"

iron spoke
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uh

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wait

hard nymph
iron spoke
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i cant acutally put the script on the player

hard nymph
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If this object is not meant to hit something tagged "Finish" then there's no point checking for it to

iron spoke
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cause then it infinitely resets the level

hard nymph
iron spoke
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ill try

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im very stupid, thanks for your help

hard nymph
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The realization I've been trying to lead you to is that if your script is on the finish line then it can never touch the finish line

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An object cannot collide with itself

iron spoke
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unity hasnt really been very friendly to me

iron spoke
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for your help

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ill try to fix my script

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how long have you programmed for?

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just checking

hard nymph
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A while

iron spoke
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ive been doing this for a month

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chaotic

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death

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destruction

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breakdowns