Change gameObject within a Transfom

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Hi guys, sorry if this is hard to explain.

I have the following code

  var checkpoint : Transform;

  var checkpoint2 : GameObject;

  function Awake () {

      transform.position = checkpoint.position;

      transform.rotation = checkpoint.rotation;

checkpoint is a spawn location, within my game. i have to manually add the prefab/empty object as the spawn location (click and drag into the variable box).

I would like to automatically change that variable, with a different prefab/empty object. This would allow a new spawn location, where ever the new/second prefab is located.

Problem is, you cant Mix a gameobject with a transform. How can i overcome this?

Surely if i can manually add a prefab into the variable, i should be able to change that variable with another prefab, automatically.

Thankyou

Edit: I would like to make "checkpoint2" the new variable within "Checkpoint"

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Answer by T27M · Feb 04, 2013 at 02:36 PM

You can get the transform of the gameobject with

 transform.position = checkpoint2.transform.position;

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Trouch · Feb 04, 2013 at 02:41 PM 0

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Ah! I think this is what im missing. I came really close to typing that. but i think i did checkpoint2.position.transform;

It worked. Thankyou! (Now i just gotta figure out if i can use it the way i want to, i think i should be able to, thanks again!)

T27M · Feb 04, 2013 at 02:45 PM 0

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How many checkpoints are you planning on having? If you want to store many I would store all the potential checkpoints in a list or array and set them based on the `Application.loadedLevelName("levelName");

If you are only going to have one checkpoint per level you could tag it and search for that checkpoint after the level has loaded.

There's quite a few ways you could set them dynamically, it depends on the result you're ai$$anonymous$$g for.

Trouch · Feb 04, 2013 at 03:09 PM 0

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Not too sure right now. Probably many, but 4-7 per scene only.

Its for entering and exiting. If i enter a house, then exit. i want to spawn outside the door, not at 0,0,0.

Right now i have a string setup, when i trigger a door (load.level) it changes the string to something such as "Spawn2" and when i exit, i want the character to now spawn at "Spawn2".

Playing around with it now, trying to get it working with what you provided initially.

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