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i dont get why this script is giving me a lot of errors its like right out of the reference material. i am thinking it has to do with the if and the on trigger, but i could be completely wrong any help?

   function Update () {

    if(gameObject.tag == "enemy")
       {
       function OnTriggerEnter(other : Collider)
       {
       transform.LookAt(gameObject); 
       }
       }

}

after i did the above code i looked around and found my errors..... i think... but i am still having trouble any help?

function Update () {

var enemy = GameObject.FindWithTag("enemy");
var trigger = false;

OnTriggerEnter(enemy);

OnTriggerExit(enemy);

    if(trigger == true){

       transform.LookAt(enemy);
    }
}

function OnTriggerEnter(enemy : Collider){

    return trigger = true;
}

function OnTriggerExit(enemy : Collider){

    return trigger = false;
}

Answer 1

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Your code seems to do nothing since you're trying to have the object to look at itself.

This is my best guess for what you want to do:

function OnTriggerEnter(other : Collider)
{
    if (other.tag == "enemy") // If I entered trigger of an enemy
    {
        transform.LookAt(other.transform); // Then I will look at that trigger
    }
}

In this solution there is no Update function at all.

answered Jul 29 '11 at 11:23 AM

Statement ♦♦
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state is still alive :O

Jul 29 '11 at 11:25 AM biohazard

i guess i am looking at the wrong material for what i want to do, but these are great examples thanks for the help but they didn't solve my problem.

Jul 29 '11 at 06:42 PM IMTRIGGERHAPPY9

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Answer 2

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Something like the following (which hasn't been compiled so expect a few typos):

static var doit = false;

function Update () {

    if(gameObject.tag == "enemy") {

        doit = true;
    }
    else  {
        doit = false;
    }
}

function OnTriggerEnter(other : Collider)
{
    if (doit) {
        transform.LookAt(gameObject);
    }
}

answered Jul 29 '11 at 09:33 AM

Graham Dunnett ♦♦
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Answer 3

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Because the function OnTriggerEnter is an own function and must be outside of the Update function where you put it in by error

answered Jul 29 '11 at 06:48 AM

Dreamora
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so the OnTriggerEnter is like the update where it looks for it every frame right? well then how would i go about doing this because i want my if to control that function, can you even have if's control functions?

Jul 29 '11 at 06:50 AM IMTRIGGERHAPPY9

Yes. it will keep checking if the trigger was hit UNTIL it was hit, i think you might have to reset it then but i don't really know.

Alternatively you could try working with Raycasts and collider

Jul 29 '11 at 07:14 AM biohazard

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