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[c#] how to keep particles alive after destroying parent?
So i have my main object and then a particle system as a child.
On triggerEnter i want to destroy the actual main object but keep the particles until they are gone on their own
private void OnTriggerEnter(Collider other)
{
Destroy(this.gameObject);
}
this is what i have so far, thanks!
Best Answer
About 4 hours but i did it!
Code for the actual main object:
private void OnTriggerEnter(Collider other)
{
transform.Find("Particles").GetComponent<DeleteAfter>().AboutToDie();
Destroy(this.gameObject);
}
This will activate a function inside of the child (aka the particles aka 'Particles") and the function i named DeleteAfter
This is code inside the particles:
private void Start()
{
StartCoroutine(Something());
}
public void AboutToDie()
{
transform.parent = null;
GetComponent<ParticleSystem>().emissionRate = 0;
transform.localScale = new Vector3(1, 1, 1);
}
IEnumerator Something()
{
yield return new WaitForSeconds(3.0f);
Destroy(this.gameObject);
}
This waits 3 seconds to fully make sure that particles are done adjust to your needs and tada!
This worked great for me, I just had to remove transform.localScale = new Vector3(1, 1, 1); in my case ty
