Particle Effect Not Playing

I don't know if this issue is a script error or not but this seems to be the closest thread to particle issues so I'm still gong post this here. My problem is that though my particle system works fine in the editor an on awake, if I try to play it using "particleSystem.Play()" it doesn't work. The reason it say I don't know if this is a script error or not it because it doesn't give me an error message but all trials and tests point to it potentially being in here (Line 42). Also I checked and the problem most likely isn't the "Destroy(gameObject)" line under it. Any help would be appreciated

Code (CSharp):

1. using System.Collections;
2. using System.Collections.Generic;
3. using UnityEngine;
4.  
5. public class PigEnemyScript : MonoBehaviour
6. {
7.     public float runSpeed;
8.     public float lookSpeed;
9.     public float health;
10.  
11.     private GameObject player;
12.     public Rigidbody pigRb;
13.     public ParticleSystem splatParticle;
14.    
15.  
16.     // Start is called before the first frame update
17.     void Start()
18.     {
19.         player = GameObject.Find("Player");
20.     }
21.  
22.     // Update is called once per frame
23.     void Update()
24.     {
25.         FollowPlayer();
26.         HealthManager();
27.     }
28.  
29.     void FollowPlayer()
30.     {
31.         pigRb.AddForce((player.transform.position - transform.position).normalized * runSpeed);
32.  
33.         Vector3 direction = (player.transform.position - transform.position).normalized;
34.         Quaternion lookRotation = Quaternion.LookRotation(new Vector3(direction.x, 0, direction.z));
35.         transform.rotation = Quaternion.Slerp(transform.rotation, lookRotation, Time.deltaTime * lookSpeed);
36.     }
37.  
38.     void HealthManager()
39.     {
40.         if (health < 0)
41.         {
42.             splatParticle.Play();
43.             Destroy(gameObject);
44.         }
45.     }
46.  
47.     private void OnCollisionEnter(Collision collision)
48.     {
49.         if (collision.gameObject.CompareTag("Bullet"))
50.         {
51.             health -= 20;
52.         }
53.     }
54. }
55.  

 

Does line 42 actually execute? Put a Debug.Log() statement before line 42 and see.

Note that your health would have to be LESS THAN zero, not equal to zero. Is that your problem?

 

I've tried a Debug.Log() line and it worked. Also, none of the enemies' health starts at a number that's divisible by 20 to avoid the 0 problem. Thanks for trying though

 

Did you set the public variable splatparticle in the editor? I added it to my "mover" script to see how it would work. I see the attribute added to the game object but when I attempt to select a particle system from the selection circle I don't get any options. I have particle systems in the scene and in prefabs folder.

 

Is splatParticle apparented as child of the gameObject you destroy in the same frame?

 

Yeah the effect is public and is set in the editor. Maybe the problem is that the particle itself is a child of a prefab

 

It is, but even if I don't destroy the object it doesn't play.