Newbie... Instantiating a prefab?

Questions & Answers
1

Here is my code in my GameMaster script to create an asteroid in my game every second:

var NextAsteroidTimer = 0.0;

var aster : transform;

function Update () {

NextAsteroidTimer += Time.deltaTime;
if (NextAsteroidTimer > 1)
{
    NextAsteroidTimer = 0.0;
    var asteroid = Instantiate(aster, Vector3(0,0,0), Quaternion.identity);
}

}

But I am not understanding the 'var aster : transform' along with 'aster' being part of the Instantiate statement. Somehow 'aster' has to refer to my prefab which is in my project view as 'prefab_asteroid'. What are the additional step/steps I need to do? I am not getting clarity on what I am reading in the Unity documentation and searching this board and the community board.

Thanks for any help.

2

Capitalise your 'transform' variable type (updated code below). Then, find the GameObject that this script is attached to, and there will be a field that says "aster" and the value will be "None (Transform)". Drag your prefab_asteroid object onto that field and the link will be complete. Then your game should spawn an asteroid every second.

var aster : Transform;
var NextAsteroidTimer : float = 0.0;

function Update ()
{
   NextAsteroidTimer += Time.deltaTime;
   if (NextAsteroidTimer > 1)
   {
      NextAsteroidTimer = 0.0;
      var asteroid = Instantiate(aster, Vector3(0,0,0), Quaternion.identity);
   }
}