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Hi

i need help with how do i trigger an explosion for my rockets when the time is up instead of them just being destroyed.

This is the code im using

var timeOut = 2.7;

var detachChildren = false;

function Awake ()

{    
         Invoke ("DestroyNow", timeOut);

}


function DestroyNow ()
{    

    if (detachChildren) {
               transform.DetachChildren ();
    }    
    DestroyObject (gameObject);

}

I have downloaded the Detonator Package wich im trying to use for this...

Thanks for your help.....

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Just add a reference to a Detonator prefab (from the pack), fill it in using the Inspector, and then instantiate it. It should go off right away if you didn't mess with anything in the Detonator settings.

// Fill this in using the Inspector
var explosion : GameObject;

Then, before you destroy the object, do something like this:

Instantiate(explosion, transform.position, Quaternion.identity);

answered May 20 '10 at 09:30 PM

qJake
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But what if you want the actual rockets (that im firing) to explode after the timeline that ive set to 2.7 seconds as you can see in the code. Right know when i tried your code the explosion takes place 2.7 seconds in to the game without me even having to fire the rockets

May 20 '10 at 10:57 PM Marcus

You have to put the explosion on the rocket object, so when the rocket is fired and explodes, the explosion gets spawned. This code won't work if it's not "on" the rocket.

May 21 '10 at 12:13 AM qJake

Ok now it works that when i press the shoot button the explosion and the firing of the rockets happens simultaneously, but i want that the explosion to occur at the end of the rockets "life cycle" when the rockets are destroyed. Sorry if i was unclear about what i needed..

May 21 '10 at 12:59 AM Marcus

So just do what you already did for the rocket, except do it for the explosion (using Invoke).

May 21 '10 at 04:36 AM qJake

Thank you i works now

May 21 '10 at 05:07 PM Marcus

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