Multiple Particle Emitters on object, Script Error Need Help

Scripting
1

Hi,

I have 2 particle emitters on a game object. It has 2 modes to emit it.
Getting hit = blood, Getting hit while blocking = dust.

var hitParticles : ParticleEmitter;
var blockParticles : ParticleEmitter;



function Start ()
{

	hitParticles = GetComponentInChildren(ParticleEmitter);
	blockParticles = GetComponentInChildren(ParticleEmitter);
}

Now I call hitParticles.Emit(); or blockParticles.Emit(); with the corresponding collision.

But it always calles second one, the Dust emitter (blockParticles).

Any ideas why?

I put the right Sparks emitter in the right ParticleEmitter slot. But it seems like it can only have one Particle Emitter.

2

It looks like you are getting the same component since you are calling the exact GetComponentInChildren for both hitParticles and blockParticles. You can try finding the particle emitter as a name and getting the component using Transform.Find.
More info here: Unity - Scripting API: Transform.Find

3

Ahaa, okay, I’ve never used find.

The following doesn’t work:

hitParticles = ParticleEmitter.Find(“sparkBlood”);
blockParticles = ParticleEmitter.Find(“sparkDust”);

hitParticles = GetComponentInChildren(“sparkBlood”);

4 
hitParticles = transform.Find("sparkBlood").GetComponent(ParticleEmitter);
blockParticles = transform.Find("sparkDust").GetComponent(ParticleEmitter);

It’s Transform.Find. The function is part of Transform, not ParticleEmitter.

5

Thanks, It works!

I always have a hard time understanding the .transform and game object elements.
Most of the time I use the wrong one and can’t convert them into what I need.

closestObject = GameObject.FindWithTag(“Player”);

Doesn’t work if you want to get it’s position but:

closestObject = GameObject.FindWithTag(“Player”).transform;

Does work. Learning all the time :slight_smile:

6

Done!

And here’s the result:

PLAY