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

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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

Answer 1

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;
     }
   }

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

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