How would I make an object disappear after a set amount of time?

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As the title says; I'm trying to make a gun script, I have the gun shooting as I wanted, but the cloned rigidbodies stick around, clogging up the game. How would I make them disappear after a set amount of time?

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Answer by Joshua · Mar 02, 2011 at 06:00 PM

var lifeTime = 1.0;

function Awake () { Destroy (gameObject, lifeTime); }

Here you go. Next time use the search function because that has been answered several times.

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Ozy · Mar 02, 2011 at 07:45 PM 0

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Thanks, I didn't have time today to do a thorough search, but next time I will search a bit further.

Joshua · Mar 02, 2011 at 10:58 PM 0

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Why the -1? :s confused

networkZombie · Mar 21, 2011 at 04:36 PM 1

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why did this answer get a -1? im upvoting it

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Answer by networkZombie · Mar 02, 2011 at 06:01 PM

var destroyTime : Int; // This is the time in seconds function Start(){

yield WaitForSeconds(destroyTime);
Destroy(gameObject);
}
// attach the script to the game object that is supposed to disappear. Good Luck =)

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Ozy · Mar 03, 2011 at 02:35 PM 0

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Well, it works, and I thank you for that, but it destroys the prefab and/or the gun ins$$anonymous$$d of the cloned prefab which renders my little gun thing useless.

networkZombie · Mar 15, 2011 at 01:49 AM 0

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make sure its attached to the bullet and not to the gun.

fjcym11 · Apr 30, 2013 at 11:42 PM 0

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I want my bullet to disappear after 5 seconds, this is instant, Any help?

AcidGryphon · Jul 06, 2014 at 05:16 PM 0

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you can just change the yield WaitForSeconds("time here");

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Answer by epicpython · Jul 16, 2017 at 01:39 AM

public class Dissapear : MonoBehaviour {

 int lifeTime = 10;

 public override void Start()
 {
     StartCoroutine(WaitThenDie());
 }

 IEnumerator WaitThenDie()
 {
     yield return new WaitForSeconds(lifeTime);
     Destroy(gameObject);
 }

}

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