help with script

i dont know whats wrong with this script

Code (CSharp):

1. using System.Collections;
2. using System.Collections.Generic;
3. using UnityEngine;
4.  
5. public class Zombie : MonoBehaviour
6. {
7.  
8.     public float speed = 3f;
9.     public float detectDistance = 10f;
10.     [SerializedField] Transform target;
11.  
12.  
13.  
14.     private void Update()
15.     {
16.         if (target != null) {
17.             float offset = -90f;
18.             Vector2 _dir = target.position - transform.position;
19.             _dir.Normalize();
20.             flaot _angle = MathF.Atan2(_dir.y, _dir.x) * MathF.Rad2Deg;
21.  
22.             transform.rotation = Quaterion.Euler(new Vector3(of, 0f, _anfle + offset));
23.  
24.             transform.position = Vector2.MoveTowards(transform.position, target.position, speed * Time.DeltaTime);
25.  
26.         }
27.     }
28.  
29.     private void LateUpdate()
30.     {
31.         target = FindTarget();
32.     }
33.  
34.     Transform FindTarget()
35.     {
36.         if (target == null) {
37.             Transform _target = GameObject.FindGameObjectWithTag("Player").transform;
38.             if (_target != null)
39.             {
40.                 float _dist = Vector2.Distance(_target.position, transform.position);
41.  
42.                 if (_dist <= detectDistance)
43.                 {
44.                     return _target;
45.                 }
46.                 else
47.                 {
48.                     return null;
49.                 }
50.             }
51.  
52.             else
53.             {
54.                 return null;
55.             }
56.             else
57.             {
58.                 float _dist = Vector2.Distance(target.position, transform.position);
59.  
60.                 if (_dist <= detectDistance)
61.                 {
62.                     return target;
63.                 }
64.                 else
65.                 {
66.                     return null;
67.                 }
68.             }
69.         }
70.         return target;
71.     }
72. }

 

I get an error on line 55 (a bracket). I am trying to make enemy ai

 

Can you use else twice in one if statement?

Code (CSharp):

1.             else
2.             {
3.                 return null;
4.             }
5.             else

You should return something in all cases in if statements also

 

didn't mean to make you angry, I'm new to c#, I just want my game to work, and I've got some errors, I don't know what else to ask

 

I fixed some errors, do you see any mistakes in my SerializedField. I'm kinda stuck...

 

I believe I fixed the error on line 55 with else if instead of else.

 

MelvMay, I was the same when I started C#, I didn't know my arse from my elbow and didn't know what to ask, I'm glad I didn't get the same welcome he got.
I understood him clearly and didn't feel the need to go through the usual programmer's protocol to get an answer to his question.

 

I have a feeling this is another classic case of Visual Studio not being properly "paired" with Unity, because Intellisense would help avoid most of these errors (like float being misspelled "flaot"). There should also be red squiggly lines galore, making it trivial to track down where most of the typos/errors are.

To the OP:
In Unity, make sure you go to Edit->Preferences->External Tools and change "External Script Editor" to your version of Visual Studio (that is, of course, assuming you aren't using some other IDE).

If you aren't seeing red squiggly lines all throughout your script (particularly where the typos are), you absolutely should be!

 

I feel you guys on these forums are too cold. I mean you expect everyone to know exactly what they are talking about and know how to explain it. I mean sure... They should at least say what they expect the script to do but you can't expect everyone who uses Unity to be an expert. I consider myself to be pretty decent with Unity but not an expert. There are some things I can't even explain to you guys very well. I mean I know what I want the code to do but translating that into readable English is hard for me to do as well as many others. It seems like more than helping what you guys do is try to correct the OP's behavior. That's not what they came here for. And then when a guy comes here, clearly explains his issue, and includes the code nobody is there to help if it's even a little bit complex. And by complex I mean the answer isn't easily available on Google. Because for a lot of Unity users like myself we look on google first. Heck I dread posting anything here. It's almost as if I'm ruining your guys day by asking for help. At least that's the kind of welcome I get.

 

I appreciate that.

Now ... given that, how do you propose to explain what you want to the computer?

This is why we ask you process questions, encourage you to troubleshoot, learn the terminology, and we try to get you to actually improve your ability to explain what you want.

It's not because we're "cold" (whatever that means) but rather because we don't want to sit here going around and around with somebody who cannot explain and refuses to learn how to explain.

 

There is a new section of unity to get some personal help. I think is pretty cool.

https://livehelp.unity.com/?keywords=&page=1&searchTypes=lessons

 

Well the reason they're asking for help is because they don't know how to code it. They don't understand what they have to do. How can they explain something they don't understand? They can tell you what they want. But how is a person supposed to explain something they don't understand how to do?

 

exactly where i am, i dont know how to do S*** but as i ask i just get bs in return (look on one of my former posts)

 

Learning to code can be frustrating and may take up to 4 or 5 years without school education before it is not at all frustrating.
Following YouTube Tutorials is particularly frustrating because often the tutorial writer leaves out vital or important aspects to surprise the coder and create a dependence on their channel and expand their number of comments and interactions. While a forum user generally receives nothing for their help. But is expected to provide the resolution by reading through some YouTubers BS code.

unless the mistake is glaringly obvious the lesson you should learn is to stop following that persons tutorials. Because copy and pasting other peoples code is a waste of time unless you actually understand the purpose of the presence of the code. And generally speaking how often does the tutorial writer tell you the purpose of the presence of the code.

Best advice I can give is to code something simpler. Move a cube around: and make a basic AI using a rigidbody, add force, random range a float, vector forward, vector Right, vector up, -vector right, -vector forward -vector up and you’ll be on your way to enlightenment in no time. And you won’t be frustrated.

unity documentation on available and provided functions will teach you everything you need to know about how to go about intelligently controlling an object.

 

exactly as you said in the end of your whole paragraph of text the problem is understanding what the problem is, and that is correct. yet how should i find out the problem without knowing S***.

Your anology is quite correct too but in my case and my friend over here @Undlien we are the uneducated doctors who are getting a very complicated "riddle" from a patient on what is wrong with them. realisticly in our case we are the uneducated programmers trying to basicly learn a new language but as we do something wrong (get error code or a response from @MelvMay or @Kurt-Dekker) with you speaking an alien language. please when we new commers to programming ask for help, speak our language and show us some basics on how your language wourks on the way. but soo far you "boomers" dont remember how it is to be a starter, and thats fine, just be repectful instead of treating us like S***.

 

Closed for lazy, inappropriate use of the forums and complete failure to follow the rules. READ them, follow them. Posting again failing to follow the rules will get a warning.

Now, pay attention... these forums are to HELP folks on their development journey. NOT REPLACE it. Slapping code in a post and crying "is broke fix it!" is completely unacceptable. If you know "nothing" than stop posting in the fourms. Got to the learn section of the site and start going through tutorials. Or take a class, or hire someone. Do not waste folks time here. There are many, many folks (and staff) who are very helpful and are willing to work through things. If you are being very lazy and crying for help at every turn for simple stuff you should be able to solve you are wasting their time that be could spent help more considerate users.

Game development is complex and require many, many skills. If IS NOT FOR EVERYONE. If you are incapable/unwilling to grasp the very simple tasks like reading, spelling and basic research / troubleshooting, it may be time to find other ways to spend your time.