Changing value in a script specific to an object (other objects have this script)

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I have a script that adds an x amount of balls to the scene on start up.

	void Start ()
	{
		for (int i = 0; i < amountBalls; i++) {
			GameObject currBall = Instantiate (ball);

			currBall.gameObject.name = "Ball: " + ballType [count % 4] + " " + (count / 4); 

			currBall.transform.SetParent (this.gameObject.transform, false); 

			currBall.transform.position = new Vector3 (4.38f, -1.6f, -4.37f); 

			currBall.GetComponent<Renderer> ().material.color = ballColors [count % 4]; 

			currBall.AddComponent<Ball> (); 
			currBall.AddComponent<Collisions> (); 

			count++; 

		}
	}

The goal: Have a string that keeps track of x collisions of x ball. Ex: “Ball 1: 2coll, Ball 2: 34coll, Ball 3 : 7coll”, ect.

Here is my script collisions (detect collisions for each ball) Collisions is attached to each ball that was created.

void OnCollisionEnter(Collision collision)
{
	//if (collision.gameObject.name == this.gameObject.name){
	if (collision.gameObject.name != "Shield") { 
		if (collision.gameObject.name != "Player") { 	

			this.gameObject.GetComponent<Ball> ().numCollisions++;
			//public int numCollisions { get; set; }= this.gameObject.GetComponent<Ball> ().numCollisions++; 
			//printAllBallInfo (collision); 
		}
	}
}

}

Here is my script ball (ball is attached to each ball that was created) that counts collisions for each ball.

public string ballName { get; set; }
public int ballNumber { get; set; }
public int numCollisions { get; set; }
public int midiVelocity { get; set; } 
public Color ballColor { get; set; }

void Update ()
{ 

	print ("ball Name: " + ballName); 
	print ("numCollisions: " + numCollisions); 
}

}

my problem is that the values of the collision are overwriting each other… ball 1 when collides will add to the value of collisions in ball 2

this is probably because of my use of public getter and setter, but don’t know how to do it otherwise.

Any help would be most appreciated!! Cheers!

2

I believe u need to do this because you’re already on the Ball script no?

numCollisions++;

instead of the following:

this.gameObject.GetComponent<Ball> ().numCollisions++;

also

 void Update ()
 { 
     print ("ball Name: " + ballName); 
     print ("numCollisions: " + numCollisions); 
 }

Will spam your console no?

Might aswel remove that print in the update and add it in the collision, so when it collides it prints.