How do you target instantiated Objects without using tags???

Unity Engine
1

Hello,
I have a spawning script for my enemies and they can attack me but I can’t attack them.
I have tried using tags but that has not worked. Could some one PLEASE help me.
My attack script is in C Sharp.

Here is my player attack script (No attack method included.):

using UnityEngine;
using System.Collections;

public class PlayerAttack : MonoBehaviour {
public GameObject target;
public float attackTimer;
public float coolDown;
public GameObject Original;

// Use this for initialization
void Start () {
attackTimer = 0;
coolDown = 0.0f;

}

// Update is called once per frame
void Update () {

if(attackTimer > 0)
attackTimer -= Time.deltaTime;

if(attackTimer < 0)
attackTimer = 0;

if(Input.GetKeyUp(KeyCode.E)) {
if(attackTimer == 0) {
animation.Play(“slashing_motions”);
Attack();
attackTimer = coolDown;
}
}

}

private void Attack() {

float distance = Vector3.Distance(target.transform.position, transform.position);

Vector3 dir = (target.transform.position - transform.position).normalized;

float direction = Vector3.Dot(dir, transform.forward);

if(distance < 2.5f) {
if(direction > 0) {
EnemyHealth eh = (EnemyHealth)target.GetComponent(“EnemyHealth”);
eh.AddjustCurrentHealth(-15);
}
}

2

There’s a couple ways you could do it. When you spawn your enemies, you could add them to an array that can give a reference to the enemy, or you could cast a ray out from the center of the player and get the game object of whatever it hits. (then you’d need to use a tag or something to make sure it’s an enemy) and get the game object from that

3

you could also check for the existance of a certain component at the gameobject you want to attack. do a getcomponent fe and check the reutrn value to be nonzero. then you a have a gameobject with an attack script attached.
but you need the gamobject to attack to find. look here: http://forum.unity3d.com/threads/119447-Clicking-on-an-enemy-to-target-him

4

Where is the code you use for instantiating enemies?

5

Well, the spawning is is way too big to post so I’ll show you the Enemy Health if that helps…
Also, I am kinda new to scripting so I can’t understand everything, could you please try and keep it simple.

Here is the Enemy Health Script:

using UnityEngine;
using System.Collections;

public class EnemyHealth : MonoBehaviour {
public int maxHealth = 50;
public int curHealth = 50;

public float healthBarLength;

// Use this for initialization
void Start () {
healthBarLength = Screen.width / 1;
}

// Update is called once per frame
void Update () {
AddjustCurrentHealth(0);

if(curHealth < 10)
{
animation.Stop();
animation.CrossFade(“Death01”);
gameObject.SetActiveRecursively(false);
Destroy (gameObject);
}

}

public void AddjustCurrentHealth(int adj) {
curHealth += adj;

if(curHealth < 0)
curHealth = 0;

if(curHealth > maxHealth)
curHealth = maxHealth;

if(maxHealth < 1)
maxHealth = 1;

healthBarLength = (Screen.width / 2) * (curHealth / (float)maxHealth);
}
}