Question by BlackWingsCorp · Feb 26, 2013 at 05:44 PM · javascript direction target

enemy targetting not working

hey guys I'm trying to write a targetting script for a small FPS prototype I'm making. I've got 2 problems: 1) once I target & shoot an enemy other than the 1 assigned by default it doesn't receive any damage:

 function SelectedTarget(){
 selectedTarget.renderer.material.color = Color.red;
 var pa : Attacking = GetComponent("Attacking");
 pa.target = selectedTarget.gameObject;
 var pb : PlayerBullets = GetComponent("PlayerBullets");
 pb.enemy = selectedTarget.gameObject;
 }

the var pa works just fine (melee attack) on all enemies once they are targeted

2) my "bullets" (sphere rigidbodies...) follow very weird directions sometime (spinning around, going up, waving left/right...)instead of forward

Any suggestions?

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robertbu · Feb 26, 2013 at 05:48 PM 0

In order to solve these issues, the list would likely need to see your code for both how you apply damage, and any code that moves the projectile.

hoy_smallfry · Feb 26, 2013 at 05:49 PM 0

I'm not sure there's enough information in the code you've given. That function seems pretty straight-forward. Have you considered that selectedTarget might be the object that isn't being set right?

BlackWingsCorp · Feb 26, 2013 at 08:05 PM 0

@robertu i don't think that's the prob since I used the same method for both shooting & melee, & melee worked:

 var pa : Attacking = GetComponent("Attacking");
 pa.target = selectedTarget.gameObject;
 var pb : PlayerBullets = GetComponent("PlayerBullets");
 pb.enemy = selectedTarget.gameObject;

BlackWingsCorp · Feb 26, 2013 at 08:08 PM 0

@jbarba_ballytech since melee worked and I used the same method for shooting I don't think it's it. But thanks for trying to help I'll have a look @ my code/inspector again see if I'm missing something