Checking a gameObject active in hierarchy not working.

Questions & Answers
1

Hi guys, I currently have a script called “Player_Controller” which is attached to a player. And then I have this segment of code;

    	void Update () {
    		
    		if (gameObject.activeSelf == false) {
    			Application.LoadLevel("game_over");
    		}
    	}

	void OnTriggerEnter2D(Collider2D other) {
		if (other.CompareTag ("enemy") == true) {
			life -= 100;
			health_bar.value = life;
			Destroy(other.gameObject, 0.8f);
			if (life <= 0) {
				audio.PlayOneShot(ExplosionSFX);
				Instantiate(explosionPrefab , transform.position, Quaternion.identity);
				Destroy(gameObject, 1.5f);
			}
		}
}

Basically, what I’m trying to do is when my player dies and the player object gets destroyed, it will load the “game_over” scene. As you can see from here, I have that segment under the Update function but it does not get called at all. I had also included a debug log right below the Application.LoadLevel and it doesn’t show.

2

If you destroy the GameObject that contains this script then update is no longer called. Try using void OnDisable() or OnDestroy() instead of Update() if this is what you want.