Instantiate GameObject with Velocity

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1

I am trying to instantiate a bullet from a script and then on that same script change the gameObject’s velocity.

I know there are some answers on this but a lot of it is in JavaScript and the other stuff doesn’t seem to be working for me.

clone = Instantiate (bullet, new Vector3(gunTip.position.x,gunTip.position.y,transform.position.z), Quaternion.identity);

		bullet.GetComponent<bullet> ().damage = GetComponentInChildren<newGun> ().damAge;



		if (GetComponent<testMove> ().facingRight == true) {

			clone.velocity = new Vector2(35, 0);
		} else {

			clone.velocity = new Vector2(-35,0);
		}

I don’t know what clone should be defined as in order to also change its velocity

2

Thanks for the help! Here’s what I ended up writing if anyone who also needs help is wondering:

GameObject clone;

void shoot(){
		timer = 0;
		GetComponent<testMove>().ammo -=1;
		 
		gunTip = transform.GetChild (2).FindChild ("GunTip").transform;



		clone = (GameObject) Instantiate (bullet, new Vector3(gunTip.position.x,gunTip.position.y,transform.position.z), Quaternion.Euler (0,0,0));
		
		clone.GetComponent<Rigidbody2D> ().velocity = 35 * transform.localScale.x * clone.transform.right;

		bullet.GetComponent<bullet> ().damage = GetComponentInChildren<newGun> ().damAge;
	}

I think there may have been some variables like timer and gunTip which I didn’t define in this code but that wasn’t the problem I had with. What I had to do was define clone as a GameObject and put (GameObject) in front of Instantiate to make it work. I also didn’t instantiate the bullet based on the player’s rotation because I am working in 2D (something that I probably should have mentioned). So instead for the bullets velocity I also multiplied it by the player’s x scale because that is the axis I use to flip the player’s sprite when they change direction.

Also I realized that there is some poor coding I did which I can shorten up but I was leaving it longer so I could adjust some individual values for testing.