Toggle between first and third person - how do I toggle back?

[laurienash]

Hello,

I want to toggle between first and third person, with the third person character not being visible whilst the game is in first person and vice versa.

This is the script I have so far (JavaScript), which switches the game into third person on pressing the return key - but I can’t work out what code to use to switch the controller back again.

(I assume I have to use boolean? - but I’ve tried lots of different ways of writing it and I just can’t work it out)

    var cam01 : GameObject; // first person camera
    var cam02 : GameObject; // third person camera
    var player01 : GameObject; //first person controller
    var player02 : GameObject; //third person controller
     
    //start with first person active
    function Start() {
       cam01.gameObject.active = true; 
       cam02.gameObject.active = false; 
       player02.GetComponent(CharacterController).active = false;
    }
     
    
    function Update() {
     
     if (Input.GetKeyDown ("return")) {
     
    cam01.gameObject.active = false; 
    cam02.gameObject.active = true; 
    player01.GetComponent(CharacterController).active = false;
    player02.GetComponent(CharacterController).active = true;
    }
  }  

Any help would be so much appreciated!

Thanks, Laurien

[zzeettoo]

Just use a simple boolean variable to control on which state you are.
this way, you can use the same procedure to switch in both ways…

    var cam01 : GameObject; // first person camera
    var cam02 : GameObject; // third person camera
    var player01 : GameObject; //first person controller
    var player02 : GameObject; //third person controller
    var check;                 // New check-variable
 
    //start with first person active
    function Start() {
       cam01.gameObject.active = true; 
       cam02.gameObject.active = false; 
       player02.GetComponent(CharacterController).active = false;
       check = true;
    }
 
 
    function Update() {
 
     if (Input.GetKeyDown ("return")) {
       if(check) {
         cam01.gameObject.active = false; 
         cam02.gameObject.active = true; 
         player01.GetComponent(CharacterController).active = false;
         player02.GetComponent(CharacterController).active = true;
       }
       else {
         cam01.gameObject.active = true; 
         cam02.gameObject.active = false; 
         player01.GetComponent(CharacterController).active = true;
         player02.GetComponent(CharacterController).active = falsee;
       }
    check = !check;
    }
  }