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Question by swiftbolt4 · Aug 15, 2013 at 04:40 AM · javascriptgameobjectvariableoncollisionentersubtracting

How would I be able to subtract from a variable when it hits something? (OnCollisionEnter)

I have been learning Javascript and I was wondering if I could subtract a variable if the game object came in contact with a certain object. For example, if an enemy touched the character, it would say GAME OVER. Something along those lines.

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Answer by Sajidfarooq · Aug 15, 2013 at 06:08 AM

Yes, its quite simple.

a) Make sure the the character, and the collided object both have colliders attached.

b) Make sure that at-least one of them is a (non-kinematic) rigid-body, generally the character.

Remember that "OnCollisionEnter" will not work with the built-in "CharacterController" that comes with Unity. For that you will need to use "OnControllerColliderHit" instead.

 #pragma strict
 
 var Health:int =10;
 
 function OnCollisionEnter(collision : Collision) 
 {
 
 if(collision.gameObject.tag == "Monster")
 {
     Health = Health-1;
     Debug.Log("Health reduced to " + Health);
 }
     
 if(Health <= 0)
 {
     Debug.Log("Character died");
 }        

}

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This is great! Thank you so much! I see now what I was doing wrong. Thanks again!

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