Looking for advice on 2D attack collision system

Hi there, I'm looking for advice on different ways to handle 2D attack-based collision events.

Currently all entities in my game have a particle system that emits a particle when attacking that triggers an `OnParticleCollision` event on entities hit. This seems to be working well, however I'm concerned that this isn't a practical method. If you were making a game like the one shown in the image above how would you handle such an event?

Another method I've considered is using raycasts since they use very few resources.

 

Hi, Welcome.

The best way to handle this kind of collision system is to use Raycasting as yourself suggested.
But you can use colliders for projectiles such as bullets and arrows.
But the best collision system for 2d swords is Raycast if your animation is fast enough.

Thanks.

 

Hello, yes I agree that using a particle system for these collisions is definitely not a practical method. Raycasting and trigger colliders are both much better suited to what your doing.