Passing collision information to Update()

Hi,

I currently have two objects colliding and taking damage from each other. When one dies and the other starts moving again it also keeps taking damage.

On collision

Code (csharp):

1.  
2. damage = unitStats.damage; // Damage to send to enemy to take
3. attackSpeed = unitStats.attackSpeed; // attackspeed to send to enemy to take
4. GameObject enemy = coll.gameObject;
5. initiateCombat enemyCombat = enemy.GetComponentInParent<initiateCombat>();
6. enemyCombat.dealDamage = damage; // Tell enemy how much damage to take
7. enemyCombat.dealDamageSpeed = attackSpeed; // Tell enemy how fast to take it
8. enemyCombat.enemyInRange = true; // Tell enemy that its in range
9. enemyCombat.startCombat = true; // Tell enemy to start taking damage
10.  

Then on the update()

Code (csharp):

1. if (damageToUnit >= currentHealth) { Destroy (gameObject); }

What I need to get this all to work is for before / after the destroy, it tells the colliding object to stop doing damage.
So

Code (csharp):

1. enemyCombat.enemyInRange = false; // Tell enemy that its not in range
2. enemyCombat.startCombat = false; // Tell enemy to stop taking damage

But I cant access the enemyCombat within Update()
I tried making it so when the unit moves again it isnt in range / isnt in combat but units with different ranges stops all damage being done.
If this can't be done this way please let me know.

 

http://docs.unity3d.com/ScriptReference/Collider.OnCollisionExit.html

 

Because the unit is destroyed with Destroy(gameObject); onCollisionExit does not proc.

 

Solved.

Code (csharp):

1.  
2. void Update () {
3. bool isAttacking = (enemy != null);
4.         if(!isAttacking)
5.         {
6.             enemyInRange = false; // Tell unit to disengage combat
7.             startCombat = false; // Tell unit to disengage combat
8.         }
9. }
10.  

 

for giggles, this will do the same job without needing the variable.

Code (CSharp):

1.     void Update() {
2.         if (!enemy) {
3.             enemyInRange = false; // Tell unit to disengage combat
4.             startCombat = false; // Tell unit to disengage combat
5.         }
6.     }

 

This only works for units with long range. Short range vs long range doesnt work. So on connection the long range unit sets enemyCombat.enemy = gameObject; on the short range unit which meets all conditions to take damage.

I will change it to that, thanks kdub << Works fine

Now I need to handle two units attacking one...
I guess instead of the unit " doing damage to itself " send the damage via enemyCombat.dealDamage= damage;