Want to use the same script

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1

I want to use the same script for another object however there has to be something slightly different from the other how can I accomplish this without copying the whole thing and changing 1 to 2 lines and then have the script on the other object?

-Jan Julius

2

It would be helpful if you posted this script here and told us more specific what do you want to change.

Simply out of the blue the easiest way I can imagine would be to add a public boolean variable, which you can access through the inspector and surround this 1-2 lines with an if statemet which depends on that variable.

This way you can change the behaviour of the script with one click.

3

Use a global script to keep the variables in that the two script share …

 // Set an array of the soldiers health 
var soldierHealth : float[] = new float[20];

Then tag each game object Soldier1, Soldier2, Soldier3 … ect

Then extract the number from the tag in each game objects script …

function ConvertToInt(stringContainingNumber : String) : int{
   return System.Convert.ToInt32(stringContainingNumber.Substring(stringContainingNumber.ToList().FindIndex(function(c) char.IsDigit(c))));
}

then use that to get the game objects health by gaining access to the globalVars script from each game objects script …

// The GameObject with the GlobalVars.js containing all the Variables for the game
private var globalVars : GameObject;
// script name as the Type
private var globalVarsScript : GlobalVars;
private var soldierNumber : int;

function Start () {

    soldierNumber = ConvertToInt(transform.tag);
	globalVars = GameObject.Find("Global Vars");
	globalVarsScript = globalVars.GetComponent(GlobalVars);
}

function Update(){

        globalVarsScript.soldierHealth[soldierNumber] = 100;
}

function ConvertToInt(stringContainingNumber : String) : int{
   return System.Convert.ToInt32(stringContainingNumber.Substring(stringContainingNumber.ToList().FindIndex(function(c) char.IsDigit(c))));
}

I’m sure there are lots of different ways to accomplish this, but this is the way I do it.

4

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5

You can tag your two objects, make them be classified.

Object1’s tag = Object without something
Object2’s tag = Object with something

than you can add a “if” statement like this

If(gameObject.tag == "Object with something"){
    // Do your slightly different
}

It won’t do something if the object’s tag is not “Object with something”