(Solved) Really simple Raycast script flat out not working, completely baffled

[Kurt-Dekker]

Also, for the record the 57,000 possible overloads to Raycast are SUPER-easy to mix up.

Use Physics.Raycast() always with named arguments because it contains many poorly-designed overloads:

LayerMask + RayCast does not work like described in the docs

Physics.Raycast() is a HORRIBLY overloaded function. I recommend ALWAYS specifying the named arguments rather than hoping you got them in the correct order. This is because layerMask (an int) and maxDistance (a float) can be easily mistaken at the call site if you are passing an integer value for maxDistance. In this case, no error will be returned, and it will just fail mysteriously. The time you save by typing out named arguments will be your own. Instead of this: Physics.Raycast(origi…