WaitForSeconds Not Working

WaitForSeconds only runs through the first enumeration, then stops and doesn't run through the rest of the text.

Code (CSharp):

1. IEnumerator Cassette2()
2.         {
3.  
4.             print(Time.time);
5.             Cassette1Found.text = "I'm being watched,";
6.             yield return new WaitForSeconds(5);
7.             Cassette1Found.text = " I'm being watched by some delusional freak.";
8.             yield return new WaitForSeconds(5);
9.             Cassette1Found.text = " [Bang on tent] ";
10.             yield return new WaitForSeconds(5);
11.             Cassette1Found.text = "DANG YOU!";
12.             yield return new WaitForSeconds(5);
13.             Cassette1Found.text = " GET AWAY!";
14.             yield return new WaitForSeconds(5);
15.             Cassette1Found.text = " IM NOT DYING TODAY!";
16.             yield return new WaitForSeconds(5);
17.             Cassette1Found.text = " No, no, no, no, no, NO!";
18.             yield return new WaitForSeconds(5);
19.             Cassette1Found.text = " GET THE HECK OUT OF HERE!";
20.             yield return new WaitForSeconds(5);
21.             Cassette1Found.text = " [Dies]";
22.             yield return new WaitForSeconds(5);
23.             Cassette1Found.text = "";
24.             print(Time.time);
25.  
26.         }

 

It works for me:

Calling through this:

Code (CSharp):

1. using System.Collections;
2. using System.Collections.Generic;
3. using UnityEngine;
4.  
5. public class Test : MonoBehaviour
6. {
7.     // Start is called before the first frame update
8.     void Start()
9.     {
10.         StartCoroutine(Cassette2());
11.     }
12.  
13.     IEnumerator Cassette2()
14.     {
15.         print(Time.time);
16.         Debug.Log("I'm being watched,");
17.         yield return new WaitForSeconds(5);
18.         Debug.Log(" I'm being watched by some delusional freak.");
19.         yield return new WaitForSeconds(5);
20.         Debug.Log(" [Bang on tent] ");
21.         yield return new WaitForSeconds(5);
22.         Debug.Log("DANG YOU!");
23.         yield return new WaitForSeconds(5);
24.         Debug.Log(" GET AWAY!");
25.         yield return new WaitForSeconds(5);
26.         Debug.Log(" IM NOT DYING TODAY!");
27.         yield return new WaitForSeconds(5);
28.         Debug.Log(" No, no, no, no, no, NO!");
29.         yield return new WaitForSeconds(5);
30.         Debug.Log(" GET THE HECK OUT OF HERE!");
31.         yield return new WaitForSeconds(5);
32.         Debug.Log(" [Dies]");
33.         yield return new WaitForSeconds(5);
34.         Debug.Log("cv");
35.         print(Time.time);
36.  
37.     }
38. }
39.  

 

WaitForSeconds is using Time.TimeScale if your time scale is zero you need to use WaitForSecondsRealtime

or maybe you're calling StopAllCoroutines(); in somewhere your code?

 

Did you make sure you invoked the function using StartCoroutine() rather than just calling it directly?

 

Also make sure you're not calling StartCoroutine in Update or something similar, creating a new coroutine every frame, as that will appear to never advance as well.

 

Please for the love of god, DRY man, DRY

Code (CSharp):

1. IEnumerator Cassette2()
2.         {
3.            var sentences = new[]
4.            {
5.                  "I'm being watched,",
6.                  "I'm being watched by some delusional freak.",
7.                  "[Bang on tent] ",
8.                  "DANG YOU!",
9.                  "GET AWAY!",
10.                  "IM NOT DYING TODAY!",
11.                  "No, no, no, no, no, NO!",
12.                  "GET THE HECK OUT OF HERE!",
13.                  "[Dies]",
14.            };
15.  
16.            var wait = new WaitForSeconds(5);
17.            foreach(var sentence in sentences)
18.            {
19.               Cassette1Found.text = sentence;
20.               yield return wait;
21.            }
22.  
23.         }

 

He's new. Hope you're prepared to explain your code line-by-line for him.

 

I didn't bother with this because rules:
1; have working code base
2; have performant code base
3; refactor on ways your code becomes more readable and maintainable

And OP has problems with the very first point, no meaning trying to move on the others, it becomes confusing for them real quick.