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Heya, I’m sorta new here and I just want to say hello and meet the people. Also I’m trying to get a game going but I’m a little short of creativity. I can come up with some fun concepts, but not so good at filler.

(Dead Space wtf, press this button or the ship blows up?For eleven chapters!?)

I am thinking of making a First person horror game and I’d like to see what you people think and if you can give me some advice on game play or themes.

For game play I was thinking that there would be zombies and you have to fend them off with one revolver and any melee weapon (only two melee weapons can be carried at a time). The revolver has unlimited ammo, but only has six shots and take a while to reload so you’re encouraged to kill the rest of the zombies with melee weapons.

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Also I would like to know if anyone has any idea for a theme (Not some unnamed city like in L4D)

I was thinking in the ocean, your cruise ship suddenly goes dead in the water. You notice people getting sick, you lock yourself away in a room with food. For days you hear scratches and banging on the door, to afraid to get up and see what is on the other side! Then, you fall asleep, when you awake it was very noticeable that the scratching stopped… suddenly noticing how how low on food you are, you reluctantly and cautiously open the door. Seeing no threat, but still scared half to death, you stumble out onto the deck heading to the kitchen. Strangely, there is not a soul in sight, not even any bodies. You near the kitchen, but when you turn the corner you see it… the island. You somehow find yourself entranced, not even able to look away from it, taking in every detail, the swaying trees, the setting sun, the billowing pillar of smoke ascending from the islands center. It’s almost serene, then suddenly a noise snaps you out of your almost blank state of mind. Heading into the kitchen to investigate the noise, you see the [BLANK]

I’m looking for something that might fit in that spot and also be used for the title. Or if you can think of another way to end the
(“synopsis”? intro? beginning segment?)
Idk what to call it, I would just like to find an interesting title, and any ideas you might have, this is still in pre-development and I’m only just fiddling around with with the revolver model and am willing to change anything that might not seem like fun, nothings set in stone so throw in your two cents.

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AHHHH! :evil: I can’t get an animation to play!

I’m trying to play an animation “RevolverShoot” mapped to the Fire1 button but it’s not working! script:

function Update () {
if(Input.GetKeyDown("Fire1"))
   {
      animation.wrapMode = WrapMode.Once;
	  animation.Play("RevolverShoot"); // name of the animation clip 
   }

}

I’ve used this exact one before on a reload animation on a different project and it worked just fine, not is just spams me with:
UnityException : Input Key named: Fire1 is unknown

I’m new to unity and not so savvy with scripting please help.

edit----------------------
Hey I can map it to buttons like “r” but not input commands like jump “for spacebar” or Fire1. Is there a way around it? Or do I have to change my script?

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Hmm, try changing this line:

if(Input.GetKeyDown("Fire1"))

into this:

if(Input.GetAxis("Fire1"))

You may also take a look at this page: __http://unity3d.com/support/documentation/Manual/Input.html__

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Hey thanks, I’ll check to see if it works in a minute. I’ve decided to scrap the idea and try something a little easier, like a simple box shooter. When I get the basics down before trying this zombie island idea.

Also, haha it looks like I have to be in some kind of trouble to get a response on this site.