Using the right particle instance

Hi - I can't seem to figure out how to instantiate the right particle system through:

using UnityEngine;
using System.Collections;

public class RotateAround : MonoBehaviour {
//public float dTimer = 0.0f;
//public Vector3 zeroPoint = new Vector3(0, 0, 10);
//public bool mouseDo =false;
// Use this for initialization

ParticleSystem partSys1 = new ParticleSystem();

void Awake()
{
partSys1.transform.position = new Vector3(0, 0, 8-guis.hSliderValue);
partSys1.emissionRate = 100;

}

void Start () {
transform.position = new Vector3(0, 0, 8);
}

// Update is called once per frame
void Update () {
//if(mouseDo==false){
// transform.RotateAround(Vector3.zero, Vector3.up, 20 * Time.deltaTime);}
//transform.RotateAround(Vector3.zero, Vector3.up*guis.hSliderValue, 20 * Time.deltaTime);
/*if(dTimer>0.9f){
*
transform.position = new Vector3(transform.position.x -guis.hSliderValue, transform.position.y, transform.position.z-guis.hSliderValue);
print("GlobalVar:"+guis.hSliderValue);}
if(dTimer<1.0f){dTimer+=Time.deltaTime;}
else{dTimer = 0.0f;}
print ("dTimer"+dTimer);*/
if(Input.GetMouseButtonUp(0)){
transform.position = new Vector3(0, 0, 8-guis.hSliderValue);}
//if(Input.GetMouseButtonDown(0)){transform.position = new Vector3(transform.position.x, 0, transform.position.z);print("mouseDo =true;");}
transform.RotateAround(Vector3.zero, Vector3.up, 20 * Time.deltaTime);

}
}


- where the important stuff is inside the Awake-function. Al though I have a particle system by the name of ParticleSystem present in my 'Project folder', I get a NullRef error msg. I also did find it a problem that the particle system is already present in my heirachy, so I made it a prefab -> still the same result

 

I see "Instantiate" word 2 times in your post and non of them in your code.
Here is a nice article to read for you.
http://docs.unity3d.com/Manual/InstantiatingPrefabs.html

 

Please use code tags so that we can read and interpret your code properly.

http://forum.unity3d.com/threads/using-code-tags-properly.143875/

 

.... ok, tried it sort of -> this beneath states my trouble:

Code (csharp):

1.  
2.     public ParticleSystem partSys1;
3.    
4.     //ParticleSystem partSys1 = new ParticleSystem();
5.         //GameObject partSys1 = new ParticleSystem();
6.    
7.     void Awake()
8.     {
9.         Instantiate(partSys1, new Vector3(0, 0, -8), Quaternion.identity);
10.         /*partSys1.AddComponent<Rigidbody>();
11.         partSys1.transform.position = new Vector3(0, 0, 8-guis.hSliderValue);
12.         partSys1.emissionRate = 100;    */ 
13.     }
14.  
15.     void Start () {
16.         transform.position = new Vector3(0, 0, -8);
17.     }
18.    
19.     // Update is called once per frame
20.     void Update () {
21.         //if(mouseDo==false){
22.         //  transform.RotateAround(Vector3.zero, Vector3.up, 20 * Time.deltaTime);}
23.         //transform.RotateAround(Vector3.zero, Vector3.up*guis.hSliderValue, 20  * Time.deltaTime);
24.         /*if(dTimer>0.9f){
25.          *
26.         transform.position = new Vector3(transform.position.x -guis.hSliderValue, transform.position.y, transform.position.z-guis.hSliderValue);
27.         print("GlobalVar:"+guis.hSliderValue);}
28.         if(dTimer<1.0f){dTimer+=Time.deltaTime;}
29.         else{dTimer = 0.0f;}
30.         print ("dTimer"+dTimer);*/
31.         if(Input.GetMouseButtonUp(0)){
32.             transform.position = new Vector3(0, 0, -8+guis.hSliderValue);}
33.         //if(Input.GetMouseButtonDown(0)){transform.position = new Vector3(transform.position.x, 0, transform.position.z);print("mouseDo =true;");}
34.         transform.RotateAround(Vector3.zero, Vector3.up, 20 * Time.deltaTime);
35.     }
36.  
37. [CODE]
38.  
39.  -> which gives me an error msg of, "The variable partSys1 has not been assigned"

 

Yep, you need to assign that variable.
Select your script in Project window.
Now in Inspector window you have your script and there is a field for partSys1.
Drag you ParticleSystem prefab from Project window into this field.

P.S. Also you can do it with script that already has been assigned to a GameObject, or can assign it runtime, then you need to mess with Resources.Load

 

Ok - did so....:

Code (csharp):

1.  
2. public ParticleSystem instPS;
3.    
4.    
5.    // Update is called once per frame
6.    void Update () {
7.  
8.      instPS.Play();
9.      instPS.transform.position = new Vector3(0, 0, 8-guis.hSliderValue);
10.  
11.    }
12. [CODE]
13.  
14.  - but does still not work :-/ ... (tried the ressources.load also but got all sorts of problems with object-to-gameobject-to-transform issues)
15.  
16. The error msg I now get is: 'Object reference not set to an object ....'