Animate cursor with animator

jamesfootlight

Hi, Is there a way to animate the cursor using the animator scale rather than sprite sheet?

Thanks

ChrisIceBox

You could if you did it with a custom cursor script - otherwise, a sprite sheet is required.

jamesfootlight

Hi, where would I attach a script too to animate the cursor? I am simply looking to rotate it.

Thanks

ChrisIceBox

The standard AC cursor is not a physical GameObject that scripts can be attached to.  You can, however, disable the cursor's visibility in the Cursor Manager and write a script that places a GameObject in the scene according to where AC wants it to be.

Included in AC is the "World Space Cursor Example" script, which will cause a GameObject to move in the scene according to the mouse position - you can use this as the starting point for a new script that moves your own sprite in screen-space.

jamesfootlight

Great thanks, will give this a try

jamesfootlight

Hi Chris, so i would create an animated new cursor prefab and attach this script to it for example?

jamesfootlight

Is there an easy way to make the cursor flash through colours on a loop?

Thanks

ChrisIceBox

Through a custom script, or attach an Animator to the prefab and animate the colours with an animation.

jamesfootlight

Thanks, ands sorry for the confusion but in the WorldSpaceCursorExample.cs where you say "add it to a mesh object you wish to act as the cursor"  - where do I find the Mesh Object, to add to my Hiereachy  is this just a Game Object with a mesh renderer attached?

Thanks

ChrisIceBox

Any mesh in your scene - try it with a standard Cube to see its effect.

jamesfootlight

Even for a 2d game?

ChrisIceBox

A sprite, then.  My point is that you attach it to a visual object so you can see where it is when it moves.

jamesfootlight

Ok thanks Chris