I need to freeze Camera movement from FirstPersonController

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I am getting "UnityStandardAssets.Characters.FirstPerson.MouseLook is a type but a variable was expected" error. How I fix this? I want to freeze my camera movement when a player enters Pause Menu.

 using System.Collections;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using UnityEngine;
 using UnityStandardAssets.Characters.FirstPerson;
 
 public class PauseMenu : MonoBehaviour {
 
     public static bool GameIsPaused = false;
     public GameObject pauseMenuUI;
 
     void Start()
     {
     }
 
     void Update()
     {
         if (Input.GetKeyDown(KeyCode.Escape))
         {
             if (GameIsPaused)
             {
                 Resume();
             } else
             {
                 Pause();
             }
         }
     }
 
     void Resume ()
     {
         pauseMenuUI.SetActive(false);
         Time.timeScale = 1f;
         GameIsPaused = false;
         GetComponent(MouseLook).enabled = true;
 
     }
 
     void Pause ()
     {
         pauseMenuUI.SetActive(true);
         Time.timeScale = 0f;
         GameIsPaused = true;
         GetComponent(MouseLook).enabled = false;
     }
 }

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Answer by TreyH · Mar 14, 2018 at 05:00 PM

So, MouseLook isn't a component.

It's a helper class for Unity's standard FirstPersonController, and the FirstPersonController doesn't let you do that out-of-the-box. But, you can add that functionality pretty easily. Edit that FirstPersonControllerScript accordingly:

(Within FirstPersonController.cs) At the top, add a new variable:

 // Add this to the top of FirstPersonController's variable declarations;
 public bool mouseLookEnabled = false;

(Within FirstPersonController.cs) At the bottom, there will be a function called RotateView. Replace it with this:

 private void RotateView ()
 {
     if (this.mouseLookEnabled)
         m_MouseLook.LookRotation (transform, m_Camera.transform);
 }

(Within PauseMenu.cs or wherever it's declared) At the top, add a new variable. You will need to assign this in the inspector before you run the scene.

 public FirstPersonController firstPersonController;

Then replace your GetComponent().enabled calls with:

 this.firstPersonController.mouseLookEnabled = true;

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tuomvii · Mar 14, 2018 at 05:11 PM 0

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Thank you, that did the job! Appreciate the help!

TreyH tuomvii · Mar 14, 2018 at 05:14 PM 0

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np! If the answer solved your problem, please mark it as the correct solution so that this thread can be closed.

tuomvii TreyH · Mar 14, 2018 at 05:16 PM 0

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Sure! The only thing is that i guess that CursorLock is disabled until i click once after I go back from Pause. Dont know if it will be visible in the end product, but i guess i deal with it later.

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NikichaTV · Nov 12, 2020 at 09:55 AM 0

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Sorry, but I have the same problem. I tried doing what you said but for some reason I get an error and I don't really understand where do m_$$anonymous$$ouseLook and the other vars come from. I am using exactly the same $$anonymous$$ouseLook script and Pause$$anonymous$$enu - by Brackeys, right? Can you copy your pause menu and mouse look and send them to me, because this way I might be able to undestand them once they are written. Thanks in advance! @TreyH

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