Adding Damage to the Pits
This is a short and sweet affair that makes our pits into proper hazards:
1. Select the Pit Prefab in the Project View.
2. Click the Add Component button and select Scripts > ContactDamage.
3. Set the “Damage” property to a value of 2. We’re going to make falling into a pit really hurt.
4. Check the Play Hit Reaction box. Your Pit Prefab should now look similar to that shown in Figure 9.6.
Figure 9.6 An updated instance of the Pit Prefab
That’s it! Load the game up and have the player jump into a pit trigger. In addition to being respawned, you’ll see damage messages in the Console. Now they’re a proper threat to the ...
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