Instantiated object is always null

Code below is for muzzle flash and firing a bullet but the instantiated object, which is a bullet, is always null. Check the fire function, what am I doing wrong besides calling Instantiate. =/

Code (CSharp):

1. public class muzzleflash : MonoBehaviour {
2.    
3.     public Light li;
4.     public float maxTime = 0.5F;
5.     public float currTime = 0.0F;
6.     public float bulletSpeed;
7.     public Transform bullet;
8.     public Rigidbody clone;
9.  
10.     // Use this for initialization
11.     void Start () {
12.         transform.renderer.enabled = false;
13.         li.enabled = false;
14.    
15.     }
16.    
17.     // Update is called once per frame
18.     void Update () {
19.  
20.         currTime += Time.deltaTime;
21.  
22.         if(currTime < maxTime)
23.         {
24.  
25.         if(Input.GetButtonDown("Fire1"))
26.         {
27.                 flip ();
28.                 Invoke("flip", 0.02F);
29.                 fire ();
30.  
31.  
32.         }
33.         }
34.         else currTime = 0.0F;
35.  
36.  
37.  
38.     }
39.  
40.     void flip()
41.     {
42.         transform.renderer.enabled = !transform.renderer.enabled;
43.         li.enabled = !li.enabled;
44.     }
45.  
46.     void fire()
47.     {
48.         clone = Instantiate(bullet, transform.position, transform.rotation) as Rigidbody;
49.         Debug.Log(clone);
50.  
51.     }
52. }
53.  

 

Set bullet to Rigidbody instead of Transform.
Afterwards, you need to re-assign it in the inspector otherwise it will have a type mismatch.

 

not working. I'm trying to move it after its created . Thats when its telling me the clone object is null..but it spawns correctly.

 

Does your gameobject actually have a rigidbody attached to it? The bullet prefab...

 

yeah

 

ok nevermind had to delete the prefab and make a new one for it to work.

 

The 'as Rigidbody' in the instantiate line will return null if the instance isn't a Rigidbody. in this case it is a Transform because that is what you are giving it.