Trouble on shooting script

Unity Engine
1

Ok, I guess you guys must hear this lot, but I’m a newbe at this.
Actually, the “shooting” part is doing well. The problem is, once you hold down the mouse botton, it wont stop shooting (and it’s shooting too fast, like a machine gun, ignoring the animation).
Since the gun is suposed to be a shotgun,it should shoot again only when it’s animation (that lasts 14 frames)it’s over.
Here’s the script:

var throwClip: AudioClip;
var myCoconutPrefab:Rigidbody;
var throwForce:int             = 20;
static var onPlate:boolean = true;
var canShoot:boolean = true;
var timer:float               = 0.0;

function Update () 
{
	if (onPlate)
	{
		if (Input.GetAxis ("Fire1") )
		{	
			timer += Time.deltaTime;
			
			if (timer <= 4.0)
			{
				canShoot = true;
			}
		var coco:Rigidbody = Instantiate(myCoconutPrefab, transform.position, transform.rotation);
			coco.velocity = transform.TransformDirection(Vector3 (0,0,-throwForce));	
			Physics.IgnoreCollision(coco.collider, transform.root.collider);
			audio.PlayOneShot(throwClip);
			if (timer >= 4.0)
			{
			canShoot = false;
			}
		}
	
	}
	
     timer =0.0;

I tried to create a time variable that starts when the fire button is pressed. I guessed 4 seconds for the animation’s extendion. If these 4 seconds are not over, the player can’t shoot again. If it’s over, shooting is allowed.

But it’s not working, and the gun’s still shooting like crazy. Can anyone help me?

2

Hi,

a few things I noticed while quickly looking at your code:

  • you are setting canShoot true/false, but you are not actually using it.

  • seems like canShoot is always true, because timer is always <4.0 because your are resetting it to zero every frame. (last line)

You may starting a coroutine to set canShoot true/false.

oxl