Generator Finds Electric devices around itself-Works.| But disconnects them one at a time in a loop.

This is how i find devices in range and turn them on

Code (CSharp):

1. public void SearchTick()
2.     {
3.         nextSearchTick = Calendars.gameTimer + 55;
4.         List<Collider2D> foundThingies = new List<Collider2D> (Physics2D.OverlapCircleAll (transform.position, radius));
5.         if (foundThingies.Count > 0)
6.         {
7.             for (int i = 0; i < foundThingies.Count; i++)
8.             {
9.                 if (foundThingies[i].GetComponent<ElectricDevice>() != null)
10.                 {
11.                     if (!connectedDevices.Exists (x => x.name == foundThingies [i].name))
12.                     {
13.                         ConnectDevice(foundThingies [i].gameObject.GetComponent<ElectricDevice> ());
14.                     }
15.                 }
16.             }
17.         }
18.     }

I have no idea how to disconnect them properly if the generator gets past the radius.
Tried a few things, but it seems like no matter from which angle i step in, it's always wrong.
It should go like this:
If our OverlapCircleAll haven't find that, what is already in the connectedDevices list..
Then remove from the list that what was not found.
sounds easy but i just can't find out how to do it.

 

you could turn the logic around and let the devices decide for themselves wether to turn on or off based on a distance check, and make them tell that to the generator so it can remove or add the device from/to the list.

 

also, the return value for physics2D.OverlapCircleAll is an array, which you could test against your list before adding or removing to/from the list.

 

Yes Thank you. :- )

 

glad I could help