Timeline for Can this script be edited to create a "shotgun" type spread when firing? [Top down shooter]
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| Jan 1, 2016 at 2:33 | history | edited | Adam P | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Dec 31, 2015 at 23:58 | vote | accept | Gutsee | ||
| Dec 31, 2015 at 23:58 | comment | added | Gutsee | Changing to offset.y = 0 worked. Thank you for the help and patience. | |
| Dec 31, 2015 at 22:43 | comment | added | Adam P |
Try setting offset.y =0 instead. That should work. If it does I'll change my answer.
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| Dec 31, 2015 at 19:54 | comment | added | Gutsee | It seems to only allow changes to all coordinates of the ray if they are together (x, y, z). I have tried changing only x and z in the code and it throws the same error. That Assets/Scripts/Player/PlayerShooting.cs(74,34): error CS1612: Cannot modify a value type return value of `UnityEngine.Ray.direction'. Consider storing the value in a temporary variable | |
| Dec 31, 2015 at 19:34 | comment | added | Gutsee | I am getting an error on that line stating I should store it in a variable. I am not very familiar with var at this point. I have it like for (var i = 0; i < pellets; i++) {var offset = Random.insideUnitSphere * accuracy; shootRay.direction = transform.forward + offset; shootRay.direction.y = 0; I also tried shootRay.direction.y == 0 and shootRay.origin.y == 0. Edit: I cannot figure out how to format code in comment section. | |
| Dec 31, 2015 at 14:14 | history | edited | Adam P | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Dec 31, 2015 at 14:14 | comment | added | Adam P | You are correct. I am changing it back. | |
| Dec 31, 2015 at 14:04 | comment | added | DMGregory♦ |
@AdamP No, that's incorrect. Ray.direction, as the name implies, is a direction, or relative offset. It is not a second point on the ray. So a ray with a direction.y = 0 travels along an x-z plane passing through whatever point origin describes.
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| Dec 31, 2015 at 13:54 | comment | added | Adam P |
@DMGregory that is assuming that shootRay.origin.y == 0. setting it to shootRay.origin.y ensures that it is at the same point in y.
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| Dec 31, 2015 at 13:49 | comment | added | DMGregory♦ |
@user3167069 Just set shotRay.direction.y = 0 before raycasting.
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| Dec 31, 2015 at 13:09 | history | edited | Adam P | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Dec 30, 2015 at 23:45 | history | edited | Adam P | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| S Dec 30, 2015 at 23:44 | history | suggested | CommunityBot | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Dec 30, 2015 at 22:12 | comment | added | Gutsee | This code seems to be working except some of the shots are going above the enemies. I believe it is because the change in the y coordinates in Random.insideUnitSphere. The game is a TDS so there is no Y axis aiming. On a hunch I tried Random.insideUnitCircle, but realized that not only doesn't run, but that is x, y coords. Is there a way to change this? Thank you very much, you're a big help. | |
| Dec 30, 2015 at 21:58 | vote | accept | Gutsee | ||
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| Dec 30, 2015 at 20:42 | history | edited | Adam P | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Dec 30, 2015 at 19:59 | history | edited | Adam P | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Dec 30, 2015 at 19:52 | review | First posts | |||
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| Dec 30, 2015 at 19:50 | history | answered | Adam P | CC BY-SA 3.0 |