I need help!! My enemy is not taking any damage when the player hits it,
it gets the error NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object PlayerCombat.Attack () (Assets/Scripts/PlayerCombat.cs:36)
(im a noob at unity please help me)))
these are my scripts:
Firstly, Do not post screenshots of code snippets, they’re pointless, Always use code tags.
One of the most common errors, what should you do?
As Johan correctly notes above, only one way to fix it, three steps. Here’s a bit more info:
The answer is always the same… ALWAYS. It is the single most common error ever.
Don’t waste your life spinning around and round on this error. Instead, learn how to fix it fast… it’s EASY!!
Some notes on how to fix a NullReferenceException error in Unity3D
The basic steps outlined above are:
Expect to see this error a LOT. It’s easily the most common thing to do when working. Learn how to fix it rapidly. It’s easy. See the above link for more tips.
You need to figure out HOW that variable is supposed to get its initial value. There are many ways in Unity. In order of likelihood, it might be ONE of the following:
This is the kind of mindset and thinking process you need to bring to this problem:
https://discussions.unity.com/t/814091/4
Step by step, break it down, find the problem.
Here is a clean analogy of the actual underlying problem of a null reference exception:
You either collide with things are on the enemyLayers which don’t belongs there or you have some enemies without the Enemy script on them or you forgot to set the enemyLayers properly.
