Modify Variable When Selector Is In Range Of NPC

[PayasoPrince]

Hello,

My PlayController has a bool "IsInRangeOfNPC". I would like to set this bool to true when my PlayerController is in range of a usable NPC.

What is the best way to accomplish this?

[Tony Li]

Hi,

The Selector component has OnSelectedUsable() and OnDeselectedUsable() UnityEvents and SelectedUsableObject and DeselectedUsableObject C# events for this purpose.

In your PlayController script, you can hook into the C# events. Example:

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void Start()
{
    Selector selector = GetComponent<Selector>();
    selector.SelectedUsableObject += () => { IsInRangeOfNPC = true; }
    selector.DeselectedUsableObject += () => { IsInRangeOfNPC = false; }
}

Or you can use the UnityEvents if you want to hook something up in the inspector.

[PayasoPrince]

Hello Tony,

Thank you for always replying so swiftly. I had looked into using the ProximitySelector's OnSelectedUsable() in the inspector. However, when I drag in my CharacterController and select my PlayerController's class, I don't see an option to access any of the variables in the class



What can I select to modify the PlayerController's IsInRangeOfNPC bool?

[Tony Li]

Hi,

UnityEvents generally don't let you change variable values directly. You can write a C# method in your script and connect the UnityEvents to that. Example:

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public void SetNPCInRange(bool value)
{
    IsInRangeOfNPC = value;
}

[PayasoPrince]

This worked! Thanks!

[Tony Li]

Happy to help!