Ok. Sorry, but I am REALLY desperate… my script is half working. What it is supposed to be doing is turning a turret to look at my character, and firing one fireball per second or something, and it is looking, but it wont fire! yes I checked every possible error. For this I might need a really good coders help. I also dont mind if you request that I make a new code for this.
Here is the code:
var LookAtTarget : Transform;
var damp = 1.0;
var BulletPrefab : Transform;
var savedTime;
function Update()
{
if(LookAtTarget)
{
var rotate = Quaternion.LookRotation(LookAtTarget.position - transform.position);
transform.rotation = Quaternion.Slerp(transform.rotation, rotate, Time.deltaTime * damp);
var secs;
secs+= Time.deltaTime;
if(secs < 1)
{
Shoot();
secs=0;
}
}
}
function Shoot()
{
var bullet = Instantiate(BulletPrefab, gameObject.Find("spawnPoint1").transform.position, Quaternion.identity);
bullet.Rigidbody.AddForce(transform.forward * 1000);
}
THANKS SO MUCH FOR HELPING!!!
Ah, I just figured it out. See, every Update call, you are creating a variable called “secs”. The state of that variable will cease to exist at the end of a it’s scope. Usually, you can tell what a variable scope is by looking at the first set of brackets that surround it:
{
var x = 10;
{
var y;
// x also exists in scopes under the one it was created in
x = 34;
// y exists within these brackets, so i can do this:
y = 5;
}
// y no longer exists here - this will cause an error:
y = 5;
// x is still alive, though.
x = 0;
}
This is something that most imperative programming languages like Javascript and C# do. What it means to you is that at the end of the if statement, “secs” no longer exists. Every time the Update() starts over, you have an entirely new “secs” variable that starts at 0.
So, long story short, your “secs” variable will never get to 1 because the old values of Time.deltaTime never add up.
However, if you define secs outside the Update() function, it will stay alive throughout the entirety of the script’s lifespan.
your condition that gets the thing to shoot is wrong. it should be
if(secs > 1){
Shoot();
secs = 0;
}
cos like u want it to shoot after 1 sec yea?
Have you set the field LookAtTarget? You must drag the target object to it in the Inspector, otherwise nothing will happen. You should also set the field BulletPrefab, or tons of error messages will pop up in the console view. Finally, the secs variable is incredibly useless: it’s created every Update, thus every time it starts with value 0, and pass the if - you should have projectiles being created like bubbles in front of your weapon.
You could change the code to something like this:
...
transform.rotation = Quaternion.Slerp(transform.rotation, rotate, Time.deltaTime * damp);
// replace that secs part with this:
if (Time.time > savedTime){ // if it's time to shoot...
Shoot(); // shoot...
savedTime = Time.time + 1; // and define the next time to shoot
}
}
}
function Shoot(){
...
Also define the savedTime type as float in its declaration:
var savedTime: float;
Anyway, pay attention to the error messages in the console view when running: many errors only appear at runtime. When a runtime error occurs, the function is aborted and all instructions after the error aren’t executed.