newbie question on creating new objects

Hi there,

I'm really new to Unity and I only made one game in Blitz3d:

(free download, see www.stickystudios.com)
Enough pimping.

I am used to scripting object oriented, Blitz style.
When I want a new object of a certain type (struct), I would then type:

p.player = new player();
positionEntity p\entity, 0, 2, 0

But how can I do this in Unity? For example when I want to shoot a bullet, how do I create this bullet fromout scripting (create a new instance of an object inside the project view)

Thanks!

 

If you have declared your own new class then you can certainly create a new instance of it in the manner you suggest. (Create a new Unity script and it will set up the outline of such a class for you.)

However, if you want to make a new object descended from GameObject, one that is visible in the Scene View and/or in the game itself, with Unity behaviors such as physics and shaders, you need to set up a prefab of your object, then make a copy of it using the Instantiate method. If you search the forums for "Instantiate" you will find other posts with more info. There are some subtleties with using GameObjects and the scripts attached to each one, probably worth reading some of those other posts.

So for example in my game I have a prefab of a chess pawn with behavior scripts and gameobject components already attached to it, then I Instantiate as needed.

 

Thank you!

Looks like an active, possitive community out here.
We're gonna buy Unity Indie for now, hope to switch
to Pro in the near future though.
And, we have to buy a decent Mac for use with Unity.

I was thinking of the Intel duo core Imac, my Powerbook
G4 1.5ghz seems to be too slow for heavier 3d work.

Best,

Jeroen

 

Unity ran like a champ on my dad's iMac G5 w/iSight.

Please note the following regarding running Unity on Intel Macs:
http://forum.otee.dk//viewtopic.php?t=1191

 

It will be March before we see a version of Unity that runs on the Intel Macs, just FYI.

 

Thanks! Luckely I can use my 12" powerbook connecte to an external monitor for the time being! I will buy the Imac in March.