Wait for reload to finish?

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I have a script w$$anonymous$$ch covers most of my weapons shooting and reloading, but I have t$$anonymous$$s problem when you press r you dont have to wait for the reload animation to finish instead you can press r and start shooting straight away. How would I alter t$$anonymous$$s script so that you have to wait a few seconds before you can start shooting again?

t$$anonymous$$s is the script,

 var amountOfShots = 8;

function Update (){

if(Input.GetButtonDown("Fire1")){

 Shoot();

 }

if(Input.GetKeyDown("r")){

 amountOfShots = 8;

 }

}

var shootSound : AudioClip;

var bloodPrefab : Transform;

var sparksPrefab : Transform;

var $$anonymous$$t : RaycastHit;

var range = 500;

function Shoot (){

 if(amountOfShots > 0){

     amountOfShots--;

     if(shootSound){

     audio.PlayOneShot(shootSound);

 }

if(Physics.Raycast(transform.position, transform.forward, $$anonymous$$t, range)){

 var rot = Quaternion.FromToRotation(Vector3.up, $$anonymous$$t.normal);



 if($$anonymous$$t.collider.tag == "Enemy"){

     if(bloodPrefab){

         Instantiate(bloodPrefab, $$anonymous$$t.point, rot);

     }

         $$anonymous$$t.collider.gameObject.SendMessage("ApplyDamage", 25, SendMessageOptions.DontRequireReceiver);

     }else{

     if(sparksPrefab){

         Instantiate(sparksPrefab, $$anonymous$$t.point, rot);

         }

     }

 }

}

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Answer by FLASHDENMARK · Dec 04, 2011 at 01:09 PM

 var reloadTime = 2.5;
 yield WaitForSeconds(reloadTime); // Waits

You should really search before you ask these questions they have already been answered.

http://unity3d.com/support/documentation/ScriptReference/WaitForSeconds.html

EDIT: Update cannot be coroutined you will have to do your reload stuff in a new function:

 var reloadTime = 2.5;
 
 function Update (){
 if(Input.GetKeyDown("r")){
     Reload(); //Calls the reload function 
     }
 }
 
 function Reload (){
 yield WaitForSeconds(reloadTime);
 amountOfShots = 8;
 }

Now it should work. I am really sorry that I forgot to tell you about t$$anonymous$$s. Now wonder it does not work.

Good luck.

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Dreave · Dec 04, 2011 at 01:53 PM 0

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sorry about that, where would I put it in the script?

FLASHDENMARK · Dec 04, 2011 at 03:33 PM 0

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Come on, this is not really about scripting anymore, now it is more of a logical issue. Brake the problems into simple and logical portions. You answered your question yourself by saying: "How would I alter this script so that you have to wait a few seconds before you can shoot again.

Try thinking a little about the problem. Trail and error is also one of the best ways of learning; you try something, it doesn't work, you try again, repeat, profit.

Good luck.

Dreave · Dec 04, 2011 at 04:04 PM 0

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Im sorry for being a pain ive taken your advise and tried over and over again but im just terrible at scripting, I know this way would be better for me to learn but I cant figure it out it either dosent work or I get an error saying "Update() can not be a coroutine" please can you help me?

FLASHDENMARK · Dec 04, 2011 at 04:36 PM 0

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Oh, damn I totally forgot to tell you that sorry.

In Update()(Including other function) you cannot use yield WaitForSeconds you will need to define a new function for that to work. I will update my post.

Dreave · Dec 04, 2011 at 05:58 PM 0

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Thanks for all your help you've been very helpful! thanks again!

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