Trouble Getting My Player Object's Script to interact with My stage's Script

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Hello!

I am currently in the works of a small test scene and am having an issue getting a script on an object to be affected by a script on my player character.

I want the function to be as so: - If my player meets a certain condition, it turns on a bool and calls a public function in a script attatched to my stage. - When the function is called on this script, I'd like for the stage to rotate a certain degree immediately.

So far, I have for the script on the object:

 public class GravitySimulator : MonoBehaviour
 {
     [SerializeField] private GameObject _stage;
 
     public void RotateStage(GameObject stage)
     {
 
         _stage.transform.Rotate(Vector3.forward, 90f);
     }
     public void UnRotateStage(GameObject stage)
     {
         _stage.transform.Rotate(Vector3.forward, -90f);
     }
 }

When it comes to the stage script. I tried GetComponent, but that didn't seem to function, so I added the prefab in instead.

For the PlayerController side, I have:

 private GravitySimulator _stageRotation;

 private void OnTriggerExit(Collider other)
 {
     if (other.gameObject.CompareTag("ZGravity"))
     {
         if(GravityIsAltered == false)
         {
             GravityIsAltered = true;
             _stageRotation.RotateStage();
         }
     }
     else if (other.gameObject.CompareTag("YGravity"))
     {
         if (GravityIsAltered == true)
         {
             GravityIsAltered = false;
             _stageRotation.UnRotateStage();
         }
     }
 }

Any help possible would be appreciated! I'm not well versed in how scripts interact with other scripts on other object too indepth.

Answer 1

@Xerionn 1. if both scripts are in the same object Example - 1

This should work

 private GravitySimulator _stageRotation;
 
 private void Awake()
 {
     _stageRotation = GetComponent<GravitySimulator>();
 }
 
 private void OnTriggerExit(Collider other)
 {
     if (other.gameObject.CompareTag("ZGravity"))
     {
         if(GravityIsAltered == false)
         {
             GravityIsAltered = true;
             _stageRotation.RotateStage();
         }
     }
     else if (other.gameObject.CompareTag("YGravity"))
     {
         if (GravityIsAltered == true)
         {
             GravityIsAltered = false;
             _stageRotation.UnRotateStage();
         }
     }
 }

2.If the gravity simulator script is in a child or parent of the object where the player controller script is located

this should work

 private GravitySimulator _stageRotation;
 
 private void Awake()
 {
     //if child
     _stageRotation = GetComponentInChildren<GravitySimulator>();
     
     //if parent
     _stageRotation = GetComponentInParent<GravitySimulator>();
 }
 
 private void OnTriggerExit(Collider other)
 {
     if (other.gameObject.CompareTag("ZGravity"))
     {
         if(GravityIsAltered == false)
         {
             GravityIsAltered = true;
             _stageRotation.RotateStage();
         }
     }
     else if (other.gameObject.CompareTag("YGravity"))
     {
         if (GravityIsAltered == true)
         {
             GravityIsAltered = false;
             _stageRotation.UnRotateStage();
         }
     }
 }

3.If none of them above there is 2 more way

3.1. Serialize _stageRotation and assign script

Example 3-1

 [SerializeField]
 private GravitySimulator stageRotation;
 
 private void OnTriggerExit(Collider other)
 {
     if (other.gameObject.CompareTag("ZGravity"))
     {
         if(GravityIsAltered == false)
         {
             GravityIsAltered = true;
             stageRotation.RotateStage();
         }
     }
     else if (other.gameObject.CompareTag("YGravity"))
     {
         if (GravityIsAltered == true)
         {
             GravityIsAltered = false;
             stageRotation.UnRotateStage();
         }
     }
 }

3.2. Find inside scene(highly not recommended)

 private GravitySimulator _stageRotation;
 
 private void Awake()
 {
     _stageRotation = FindObjectOfType<GravitySimulator>();
 }
 
 private void OnTriggerExit(Collider other)
 {
     if (other.gameObject.CompareTag("ZGravity"))
     {
         if(GravityIsAltered == false)
         {
             GravityIsAltered = true;
             _stageRotation.RotateStage();
         }
     }
     else if (other.gameObject.CompareTag("YGravity"))
     {
         if (GravityIsAltered == true)
         {
             GravityIsAltered = false;
             _stageRotation.UnRotateStage();
         }
     }

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