Using SendMessage with turnOn/Off

joesan

I have a script that explodes an object (using the Exploder package) and I want to turn it off at the start Cutscene and then if the player goes thru a trigger I turn it on. I place the explode script inside an Empty GameObject and use .the SendMessage turn Off but it does nothing, as soon as the game starts it explodes.  I tried Object: Visibility : invisible but it also does not prevent the explode script to activate as soon as the scene starts.

How else can I control the turning on/off of a GameObject with a script inside? In general how can I control a script from starting by itself?

SkyTree

Have you added Particle switch component to your emitter?

ChrisIceBox

The "Turn Off" option is there for conveience - it still requires that the recieving object has a function with the name "TurnOff" to call.

If your Exploder object has a script with a function to turn it off, you can call it directly using the Object: Call event Action.

joesan

Thanks again !! I just inserted a TurnOff function in the script and it worked of course. I learned now the real use of the SendMessage, normally used for Turning On/Off actions(cutscenes,triggers,.)

Incidentally I wanted to know the useage of the Object:CallEvent but it does not exist in your AC Manual

ChrisIceBox

Did you try Section 5.2?

joesan

Of course that's where I looked first. Maybe I am blind but under 5.2 and OBJECT:xxx there is no CallEvent and  searching the whole manual for CallEvent shows nothing.

ChrisIceBox

Odd.  And you're using the latest release, v1.49a?

joesan

I had 1.46 . It is OK but I can't understand how to use it because there is no example