How do I make an enemy only damage once per second?

Questions & Answers
1

void OnCollisionEnter2D(Collision2D col)
{
if (col.gameObject.name == “KP”) {
StartCoroutine(DamagePlayer());
DamagePlayer();
StartCoroutine(DamagePlayer());
}
}

public IEnumerator DamagePlayer() { //waits but doesnt force code to stop, make it do that
yield return new WaitForSeconds(1);
GameObject.Find(“KP”).GetComponent().DamagePlayer(damage);
print(“Waited”);
}

My wait function does work in that it halts any damage being done to after one second, but all of the damage floods in after that one second. What I need is for the enemy to only deal damage once per every second and time the player hits the enemy, not constant damage while the player is touching the enemy.

2

Please use the code formatting option to enter code, otherwise it’s really hard to read it properly.

A solution off the top of my head would be to add a timer variable to the enemy script, like so:

float damTimer;
    
void Update(){
  if(damTimer > 0){
    damTimer -= Time.deltaTime;
  }
}
    
OnCollisionEnter2D(Collision2D col) { 
  if (col.gameObject.name == "KP") { 
    if(damTimer <= 0){
      DamagePlayer(); 
    }
  }
}  
 
public void DamagePlayer() {
  damTimer = 1;
  GameObject.Find("KP").GetComponent().DamagePlayer(damage);
}