Need a Collision detection script for my game

I am currently working on a game that is based around being a astronaut on mars, trying to dodge meteors that constantly keep falling from the sky. I have been looking at videos for days on collision in unity but nothing has helped so far as what I would like is much different. Currently, my meteors don't have any movement scripts on them as all I needed was a ridged body and a box collider so they can fall and collide with the ground. im just really stuck on finding a working script that I can add to the meteors so when they interact with the astronaut, a game over UI Panel (with I have already designed) becomes enabled.

Thanks

 

Can check for collision with a script on the meteors. Then check if it is the player they are hitting and call a function.

Code (CSharp):

1.  void OnCollisionEnter(Collision collision)
2.     {
3.          if(collision.gameObject.name == "Player")
4.          {
5.              collision.GetComponent<ThePlayerScript>().PublicHitFunction();
6.          }
7.     }

 

thanks for the script. Should i put it in the void update part?

 

Also, what should I add to the script for it to enable a UI?

 

No, it's a Unity function that will get called when it happens, so have it outside (on the "main level") of your script, just like Update() is.

For enabling the UI, make a public gameobject in your script with the correct type (Panel), name it whatever you want in the script, and drag the from the Hierarchy into the slot. Then, in the script, you can use
panelVariableName.setActive(true);

 

Ok, Thanks!

 

This is the script I've got on my meteor so far from your help:

using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using UnityEngine;
public class script : MonoBehaviour
{
// Update is called once per frame
void Update()
{
void OnCollisionEnter(Collision collision)
{
if (collision.gameObject.name == "Astronaut")
{

}
}
}
}

I have already pre-made my game over screen and disabled it. What piece of code would I have to put so the UI can be enabled on contact from the meteor and the astronaut? The UI is called GameOverScreen.

Thanks!

 

This screenshot should make the script more easy to see

 

You're on the right track. First thing to do is a debug.log statement showing that the collision happened. You should also look into tags for object collisions, not just gameobject names, but this will work here too.
If the collision is happening, then go to my earlier post and set up the reference to the UI Panel you want to activate/deactivate, and the call to activate it goes in the collision code. Experiment a bit and definitely take some time to look through the C# tutorials.
Also be sure to use the "code" tags when you post code, it formats it for the web page.

 

You could make a public reference of the UI you want to activate in the player's script then you would have access to it on the collision with collision.transform.GetComponent<PlayerScript>().PublicReference.