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• ChrisIceBox

  February 18

  Switch to Unity UI for your Menu's rendering, so that you can use an Animator component to control which background is displayed.

  Make use of an Integer Animator parameter to control the transitions, using the same values as your puzzle's Global Variable. You can then attach the Link Variable To Animator component to sync the variable and parameter's values.
• Bik

  February 21

  Hi Chris,
  This is becoming way too complicated for me to handle. I’m not sure if I can ask for help here, but are you open to assisting me with implementing this puzzle in my game? I will, of course, compensate you for your work.
• ChrisIceBox

  February 21

  How far did you get with the above? Share screenshots of your progress, and where the issues lie, and I'll try to point you in the right direction.
• Bik

  February 21

  I didn't get very far, to be honest. Variables in general confuse me, and I was barely able to implement them without the "changing image" function.My current setup look like this:

  • AC menu with 3 buttons (Turn Left, Turn Right and Leave) https://prnt.sc/P3dsQX9CIIwc
    You can download the actionlists for Turn Right and Left here: https://drive.proton.me/urls/1PAE0G7DQR#GeIDzFTZR3hb

  • I created global integer var with the value 0

  Currently, the puzzle can be turned left and right and solved; however, it’s supposed to change the lock image with every turn. You can watch the puzzle here: https://drive.proton.me/urls/PKB7H6SRY4#zwjCKAk42OrW

  And these are the lock images to represent each turn pressed: https://drive.proton.me/urls/C0B2PXN5Y4#QQrhM2GKmcx4
• ChrisIceBox

  February 21

  You need to start by converting the Menu to a Unity UI one, so that you can use an Animator to control the background sprite.
• Bik

  February 21

  Can you elaborate on how to update my current action lists to incorporate the animation?
• Bik

  February 21

  I've converted the Menu to Unity UI. https://prnt.sc/z3ROzv-TXyxG

  Default Image is the image that will appear first.
• ChrisIceBox

  February 22

  Can you elaborate on how to update my current action lists to incorporate the animation?

  If your ActionLists reference a Global Variable, you don't need to make any changes.

  What you'll need to do now is attach an Animator to your Images object, and add 5 animations to it - that each show a different image chid object, while hiding the others.

  You can then use an Integer parameter to control the transitions to them. Have these use the same values as the Global Variable. You can then attach the Link Variable To Animator component to sync the two together.
• Bik

  July 28

  Hey Chris,
  I could use your opinion on my puzzle.
  Right now, the puzzle is solved by pressing the following sequence: Turn Left, Turn Right, Turn Right, Turn Left. The issue is that if the player just keeps pressing randomly, they could eventually get it right without understanding the clue.

  I’d like to add a move counter that tracks the number of inputs, and after 4 incorrect moves, it plays a "wrong" SFX and resets the puzzle.

  Is something like this possible to implement in AC?

  Turn Right Actionlist: https://prnt.sc/Ut7mrgOoXrdk
  Turn Left Actionlist: https://prnt.sc/vkVOd7shTnHw
  AC Menu: https://prnt.sc/n1K3bqmNx4XR
  https://prnt.sc/83Py73vLLzxy

  Thanks!
• ChrisIceBox

  July 29

  You can use an Integer variable to keep track of the number of moves the Player has made, which increases each time.

  There's a "Combination lock" example scene that uses this approach in the "Puzzle template: Simple examples" package over on the Downloads page.
• Bik

  July 29

  Thank you, Chris. I will download the example puzzle and learn from it.