Setting up game mechanics to hit and destroy enemies and the player.

Hitting game objects (e.g. a player bolt hitting an enemy ship or an asteroid hitting the player) and destroying them (when their health is down to 0) will be handled by 2 schematics that will be reused on many different game objects.

Hit: Schematic

The schematic handling hitting a game object will reduce the health of the game object that was hit and trigger it’s destruction, when the health is down to 0.

Open the Makinom editor, navigate to Schematics and create a new schematic.

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Settings

We’ll set up a local variable as Machine Start Variable for easy setup in the machine component at a later time. When using the schematic in a machine component, the defined start variables will be added automatically, using their default values.

Machine Start Variables

Click on Add Start Variable to add a local start variable that will be exposed to the machine component’s inspector.

  • Variable Key
    Set to damage.
  • Type
    Select Int.
  • Default Value
    Set to 1.

Check Variables

Add > Value > Variable > Check Variables

This node will check variable conditions. We’ll use it to check if the game object that was hit (i.e. the starting object) is marked invincible through an object bool variable.

Click on Add Variable to add a variable condition.

  • Condition Type
    Select Variable.
  • Variable Key
    Set to invincible.
  • Variable Origin
    Select Object.
  • Object
    Select Starting Object.
  • Is Valid
    Disable this setting.
  • Exists
    Disable this setting.
  • Type
    Select Bool.

Change Variables

Add Value > Variable > Change Variables

This node is connected to the Success slot of the previous node.

This node will change variables. We’ll change the object int variable health of the starting object using the local variable damage (start variable of the machine component).

Click on Add Variable to add a new variable that will be changed.

  • Change Type
    Select Variable.
  • Variable Key
    Set to health.
  • Variable Origin
    Select Object.
  • Object
    Select Starting Object.
  • Type
    Select Int.
  • Operator
    Select Sub.
  • Float Value
    Select Int Variable.
  • Variable Key
    Set to damage.
  • Variable Origin
    Select Local.

Check Variables

Add > Value > Variable > Check Variables

Now, we’ll check if the starting object’s health is 0 or less.

Click on Add Variable to add a variable condition.

  • Condition Type
    Select Variable.
  • Variable Key
    Set to health.
  • Variable Origin
    Select Object.
  • Object
    Select Starting Object.
  • Is Valid
    Enable this setting.
  • Exists
    Enable this setting.
  • Type
    Select Int.
  • Check Type
    Select Is Less Equal.
  • Check Value
    Set to 0 (Value).

Start Tagged Machine

Add > Machine > Start Tagged Machine

This node is connected to the Success slot of the previous node.

This node will try starting a tagged machine added to a game object. We’ll use it to start a tagged machine with the tag destroy on the starting object when the health is 0 or less.

Machine Object

This is the game object with the tagged machine component.

  • Object
    Select Starting Object.

Starting Object

This is the game object that will be used as starting object by the tagged machine.

  • Object
    Select Machine Object.

Start Tagged Machine

Add > Machine > Start Tagged Machine

Now, we’ll also trigger the destruction of the machine object. E.g. an asteroid colliding with the player will cause both to be destroyed.

This node is also connected to the Failed slots of both Check Variables nodes.

Machine Object

  • Object
    Select Machine Object.

Starting Object

This is the game object that will be used as starting object by the tagged machine.

  • Object
    Select Starting Object.

Activate Object

Add > Game Object > Game Object > Activate Object

This node will enable or disable game objects. We’ll use it to disable the machine object (in case it wont be disabled by the destroy tagged machine).

  • Set Active
    Disable this setting.
  • Object
    Select Machine Object.

That’s it for the hit schematic – click on Save Schematic and save it as Hit in Assets/Schematics/.

Bolt Hit: Trigger Machine

We’ll add the Hit schematic to the Bolt prefab to allow the player’s bolt to damage and destroy other game objects. You can find the prefab at Assets/Tutorial Resources/Prefabs/.

Add a trigger machine component (e.g. using the component menu: Makinom > Machines > Trigger Machine). Change the following settings.

Start Settings

  • Trigger Enter
    Enable this setting.
  • Start By Other
    Enable this setting.
  • Limit Layers
    Enable this setting.
    We’ll limit the bolt to only hit game objects on a defined layer.
  • Layer Mask
    Select only the Enemy layer.
    E.g. first select the Nothing and afterwards Enemy.
    If there is no Enemy layer, please add one.

Machine Execution Settings

  • Asset Type
    Select Schematics.
  • Schematics Asset
    Select Hit.
  • Execution Type
    Select Single.
  • Update Type
    Select Update.

Local Start Variables

The Machine Start Variable we’ve set up in the schematic is automatically added here with its default value. Make sure the variable is enabled.

That’s it for the Bolt prefab. Since we added the component directly on the prefab, we don’t need to apply the changes.

Destroy: Schematic

The schematic handling the destruction of a game object will spawn a prefab (particle effect) and play an audio clip before deactivating the game object. It’ll also increase the player’s score (when the destroyed object has an object variable points).

Open the Makinom editor, navigate to Schematics and create a new schematic. Change the following settings.

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Settings

We’ll add a prefab and an audio clip resource to allow resource overrides in the machine component that’ll use the schematic. This allows us the reuse the schematic on different game objects, playing different particle effects and audio clips.

Prefabs

Click on Add Prefab Resource to add a prefab resource. Make sure that Destroy Prefabs is disabled.

  • Prefab
    Select explosion_asteroid.
    The prefab can be found at Assets/Tutorial Resources/Prefabs/.
  • Use Pooling
    Enable this setting.

Audio Clips

Click on Add Audio Clip Resource to add an audio clip resource.

  • Audio Clip
    Select explosion_asteroid.
    The clip can be found at Assets/Tutorial Resources/Audio/.

Change Variables

Add > Value > Variable > Change Variables

We’ll change the player’s score (global variable) using an object variable points of the destroyed object (i.e. the machine object). Both are int variables.

Click on Add Variable to add a variable that will be changed.

  • Change Type
    Select Variable.
  • Variable Key
    Set to score.
  • Variable Origin
    Select Global.
  • Type
    Select Int.
  • Operator
    Select Add.
  • Float Value
    Select Int Variable.
  • Variable Key
    Select points.
  • Variable Origin
    Select Object.
  • Object
    Select Machine Object.

Spawn Prefab

Add > Game Object > Prefab > Spawn Prefab

This node will spawn the prefab.

  • Prefab
    Select Prefab 0: explosion_asteroid.
  • Target Object
    Select Object.

Target Object

  • Object
    Select Machine Object.
  • Local Space
    Enable this setting.
  • Offset
    Set to X=0, Y=0, Z=0.
  • Use Rotation
    Enable this setting.
  • Rotation Offset
    Set to X=0, Y=0, Z=0.

Audio Settings

  • Play Audio
    Enable this setting.
  • Audio Clip
    Select 0: explosion_asteroid.
  • Play One Shot
    Enable this setting.
  • Volume
    Set to 1.

Destroy Prefab

Add > Game Object > Prefab > Destroy Prefab

This node will destroy prefabs spawned by the schematic. We’ll use it to destroy the prefab after some time.

  • Prefab
    Select Prefab 0: explosion_asteroid.
  • Spawned Prefab ID
    Set to -1.
    This will destroy all spawned instances of the prefab (that where spawned while playing this schematic).
  • Destroy After Time
    Enable this setting.
  • Time (s)
    Set to 1.
    The prefab will be destroyed after 1 second.
  • Wait
    Disable this setting.
    We don’t want to wait until the prefab is destroyed and continue with the schematic right away.

Activate Object

Add > Game Object > Game Object > Activate Object

This node will enable or disable game objects. We’ll use it to disable the machine object.

  • Set Active
    Disable this setting.
  • Object
    Select Machine Object.

That’s it for the destroy schematic – click on Save Schematic and save it as Destroy in Assets/Schematics/.

Player Destroy: Tagged Machine

We’ll add a tagged machine component to the player’s game object. Select the Player game object in the scene and add a tagged machine component (e.g. using the component menu: Makinom > Machines > Tagged Machine). Change the following settings.

Start Settings

Click on Add Starting Tag to add a tag that can start this machine.

  • Starting Tag
    Set to destroy.

Machine Execution Settings

  • Asset Type
    Select Schematics.
  • Schematics Asset
    Select Destroy.
  • Execution Type
    Select Single.
  • Update Type
    Select Update.
  • Stop On Destroy
    Disable this setting.
    This will allow the machine to continue when the game object was destroyed or disabled.

Resource Overrides

Expand the Resource Overrides to change the used prefab and audio clip.

First, we’ll override Prefab 0 used by the schematic.

  • Override Prefabs
    Enable this setting.

Click on Add Prefab to add a prefab that will be used.

  • Prefab
    Select explosion_player.

Now, we’ll override Audio Clip 0 used by the schematic.

  • Override Audio Clips
    Enable this setting.

Click on Add Audio Clip to add an audio clip that will be used.

  • Audio Clip
    Select explosion_player.

And that’s it for now. Don’t forget to save apply the changes to the player’s prefab and save the scene.

The next tutorial will handle the asteroids.