Instantiate an object on top of another?

[system]

Hi, first of all I am new to unity and new to javascript and so far am kind of getting the idea. But I have run into a slight problem that I cant work out. I am trying a side scroller platform game as my first project. I have a block that is in the air sort of like a mario "?" block. I have written a script that will detect if the player is hitting it from below. What I cant work out is how to Instantiate a new object, say a collectable to appear on top of the block when it is hit.

Is there any way to get the current blocks position and then increase the y value so it appears on top of the block?

[anon61858128]

use Instantiate (CoinPrefab,transform.position,transform.rotation) to get the coins in the right place then add a script to the coin prefab that uses transform.translate along the y axis and even transform.rotate to make it spin. Then have it destroy (gameObject,1) after 1 second (or what ever amount of time you want, it's the number after gameObject,)

[Statement]

Put this script on your block that will emit the coin and set item to the coin prefab. Adjust the offset if your block is larger than 1 unit.

var item : GameObject;
var offset : Vector3 = Vector3.up;
var emitOnce : boolean = true;

function OnHatted() {
    if (!enabled) return;
    Instantiate(item, transform.position + offset, Quaternion.identity);
    if (emitOnce) enabled = false;
}

Change your script that knows if the block was "Hatted"

Hatted = funny conceptual name for jumping onto something hat first

// ... figure out if the target was Hatted (hit from below)

if (targetWasHatted)
     target.SendMessage("OnHatted", SendMessageOptions.DontRequireReceiver);

// ...