Unity 4.x Game Development by Example Beginner's Guide

Time for action – kill kill murder die

An explosion like this can't be allowed to roam the streets, wreaking its flaming spite on unsuspecting civilians. It must be stopped. And you, being a video game programmer, are the only person who can stop it.

Write a quick script to determine when the last particle in the explosion has run its course, and then destroy the explosion. It's the only way.

1. Create a new JavaScript called DestroyParticleSystem, and attach it as a component to Explosion.
2. Modify the script thusly:

   function LateUpdate ()
   {
     if (!particleSystem.IsAlive())
     {
     Destroy (this.gameObject);
     }
   }

   The built-in LateUpdate function fires after all Update function calls have finished.

3. At the moment, if you click to view the Explosion Prefab in the ...