I’m making a first person shooter and the particle system for the muzzle flash keeps disappearing from the hierarchy every time I run the project. I’ve made sure that the particle system is in the inspector but when I run the project it turns into “Missing(Particle System).” What should I do?
Script(Ignore how messy my code is, this is my first project):
using UnityEngine;
using TMPro;
public class Carbineshoot : MonoBehaviour
{ public AudioSource Shootsound;
private float rotate = 0;
public float AKMDamage = 25;
public Transform casingExitLocation;
public GameObject casingPrefab;
//bullet
public GameObject bullet;
public AudioSource loadSound;
//bullet force
public float shootForce, upwardForce;
public GameObject player;
//Gun stats
public float timeBetweenShooting, spread, reloadTime, timeBetweenShots;
public int magazineSize, bulletsPerTap;
public bool allowButtonHold;
int bulletsLeft, bulletsShot;
//Recoil
public Rigidbody playerRb;
public float recoilForce;
private Vector3 gunTip;
//public GameObject gunTip;
public AudioSource audioSource;
public AudioSource audioSource2;
public ParticleSystem particles;
//bools
bool shooting, readyToShoot, reloading;
bool aiming;
//Reference
public Camera fpsCam;
public Transform attackPoint;
public AudioSource Loading;
//public AudioSource SlideSound;
//Graphics
public GameObject muzzleFlash;
public TextMeshProUGUI ammunitionDisplay;
public AudioSource Empty_ClickSound;
//bug fixing :D
public bool allowInvoke = true;
public GameObject Pistol;
public GameObject Glock19;
public Rigidbody casingRB;
private void Awake()
{
//GameObject varGameObject = GameObject.FindWithTag("Player"); //then disable or enable script/component
// varGameObject.GetComponent<ReloadAKmANim>().enabled = false;
GetComponent<Animator>().Play("carbineEquip", 0, 0f);
//make sure magazine is full
bulletsLeft = magazineSize;
readyToShoot = true;
}
void reloadingfx(){
Loading.Play();
//SlideSound.Play();
}
void effects(){
if (Input.GetMouseButtonDown(0))
{
audioSource.Play();
particles.Play();
}else{
particles.Stop();
}
}
private void Update()
{
if(Input.GetKeyDown(KeyCode.R)){
GetComponent<Animator>().Play("carbineReload", 0, 0f);
Reload();
reloadingfx();
}
if(Input.GetKeyDown(KeyCode.W)){
}
if(Input.GetKeyUp(KeyCode.W)){
}
if(Input.GetButtonDown("Fire1")){
GetComponent<Animator>().Play("carbineShoot", 0, 0f);
}
if(Input.GetButtonUp("Fire1")){
GetComponent<Animator>().Play("carbineIdle", 0, 0f);
}
if(bulletsLeft <= 0){
if(Input.GetButtonDown("Fire1")){
Empty_ClickSound.Play();
}
}else{
effects();
}
MyInput();
//Set ammo display, if it exists :D
if (ammunitionDisplay != null)
ammunitionDisplay.SetText(bulletsLeft / bulletsPerTap + " / " + magazineSize / bulletsPerTap);
}
private void MyInput()
{ if(bulletsLeft == 0&&!reloading){
}
if (allowButtonHold) shooting = Input.GetKey(KeyCode.Mouse0);
else shooting = Input.GetKeyDown(KeyCode.Mouse0);
//Reloading
if (Input.GetKeyDown(KeyCode.R) && bulletsLeft < magazineSize && !reloading) {
GetComponent<Animator>().Play("carbineReload", 0, 0f);
reloadingfx();
}
//Reload automatically when trying to shoot without ammo
if (Input.GetKeyDown(KeyCode.R) && bulletsLeft == 0 && !reloading) {
GetComponent<Animator>().Play("carbineReload", 0, 0f);
}
//Shooting
if (readyToShoot && shooting && !reloading && bulletsLeft > 0)
{
//Set bullets shot to 0
bulletsShot = 0;
Shoot();
}
}
private void Shoot()
{
readyToShoot = false;
//Find the exact hit position using a raycast
Ray ray = fpsCam.ViewportPointToRay(new Vector3(0.5f, 0.5f, 0)); //Just a ray through the middle of your current view
RaycastHit hit;
//check if ray hits something
Vector3 targetPoint;
if (Physics.Raycast(ray, out hit))
targetPoint = hit.point;
else
targetPoint = ray.GetPoint(75); //Just a point far away from the player
//Calculate direction from attackPoint to targetPoint
Vector3 directionWithoutSpread = targetPoint - attackPoint.position;
//Calculate spread
float x = Random.Range(-spread, spread);
float y = Random.Range(-spread, spread);
//Calculate new direction with spread
Vector3 directionWithSpread = directionWithoutSpread + new Vector3(x, y, 0); //Just add spread to last direction
//Instantiate bullet/projectile
GameObject currentBullet = Instantiate(bullet, attackPoint.position, Quaternion.identity); //store instantiated bullet in currentBullet
//Rotate bullet to shoot direction
currentBullet.transform.forward = directionWithSpread.normalized;
//Add forces to bullet
currentBullet.GetComponent<Rigidbody>().AddForce(directionWithSpread.normalized * shootForce, ForceMode.Impulse);
currentBullet.GetComponent<Rigidbody>().AddForce(fpsCam.transform.up * upwardForce, ForceMode.Impulse);
//Instantiate muzzle flash, if you have one
if (muzzleFlash != null)
Instantiate(muzzleFlash, attackPoint.position, Quaternion.identity);
bulletsLeft--;
bulletsShot++;
//Invoke resetShot function (if not already invoked), with your timeBetweenShooting
if (allowInvoke)
{
Invoke("ResetShot", timeBetweenShooting);
allowInvoke = false;
//Add recoil to player (should only be called once)
playerRb.AddForce(-directionWithSpread.normalized * recoilForce, ForceMode.Impulse);
}
//if more than one bulletsPerTap make sure to repeat shoot function
if (bulletsShot < bulletsPerTap && bulletsLeft > 0)
Invoke("Shoot", timeBetweenShots);
}
private void ResetShot()
{
//Allow shooting and invoking again
readyToShoot = true;
allowInvoke = true;
}
private void Reload()
{ Shootsound.Stop();
reloading = true;
Invoke("ReloadFinished", reloadTime); //Invoke ReloadFinished function with your reloadTime as delay
GetComponent<Animator>().Play("carbineReload", 0, 0f);
}
private void ReloadFinished()
{
//Fill magazine
bulletsLeft = magazineSize;
reloading = false;
}
}