Creating a 3,2,1 script

Unity Engine
1

I’m making a racing game and I trying to delay the game for 3 seconds so I can start a 3,2,1 countdown. However yield WaitForSeconds isn’t doing anything.

function Start() {
    Time.timeScale = 0;
    beginingofgame();
}
function beginingofgame()
{
	Debug.Log("Game CountDown");
	Time.timeScale = 0;
	countdowntimertostartgame();
	Time.timeScale = 1;

}
function countdowntimertostartgame()
{
	yield WaitForSeconds(3);
}
2

If timeScale is 0, WaitForSeconds with any number above 0 will take forever (literally). There’s no reason to set timeScale to 0; you can leave that out and just do WaitForSeconds(3). Do whatever functions are needed to start the race after that.

–Eric

3

the problem is the game doesn’t even pause. I can’t get it to stop let a count down happen then start the game.

4 
function Start () {
	for (i = 3; i >= 1; i--) {
		guiText.text = i.ToString();
		yield WaitForSeconds(1.0);
	}
	guiText.text = "GO!";
	StartRace();
}

–Eric

5

Try adding the Time.timeScale = 1; to the countdowntimertostartgame function, after the yield.