Finesse curves to create a natural transition<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n![\"23-1\"](\"https:\/\/blog.criware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/23-1-1.png\")
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This is all will need to prototype our charged shot system. We can build our project now, making sure to generate the necessary Unity Assets.<\/p>\n
Unity<\/h2>\n
To create our charged shot, we will need to start a counter when input is received, and then calculate how much time has passed since then. We can then use this to scale our audio and even our visual effects. The length of time is arbitrary and will depend on the gameplay design. Since we\u2019re only designing the sound, we can decide on any amount of Charge Time, so let\u2019s go with 1.5 seconds (the sound will need to be designed to fit this length).<\/p>\n
using System.Collections;\r\nusing System.Collections.Generic;\r\nusing UnityEngine;\r\n\r\npublic class PowerShot : MonoBehaviour\r\n{\r\n public ParticleSystem particles;\r\n public float chargeTime = 1.5f;\r\n private float counter;\r\n bool isCharging = false;\r\n\r\n CriAtomSource source;\r\n\r\n void Start()\r\n {\r\n source = gameObject.GetComponent();\r\n }\r\n\r\n \/\/ Update is called once per frame\r\n void Update()\r\n {\r\n if (Input.GetKeyDown(\"space\"))\r\n {\r\n isCharging = true;\r\n source.Play(\"Cue_Charging\");\r\n counter = Time.time;\r\n }\r\n\r\n\r\n if (Input.GetKeyUp(\"space\") || (Time.time - counter) > chargeTime)\r\n if (isCharging)\r\n {\r\n isCharging = false;\r\n float chargeAmount = Time.time - counter;\r\n\r\n \/\/ Dynamic Audio\r\n source.SetAisacControl(\"AISAC_ChargedShot\", chargeAmount \/ chargeTime);\r\n source.Stop();\r\n source.Play(\"Cue_Shot\");\r\n\r\n \/\/ Dynamic Particles\r\n var main = particles.main;\r\n main.startSpeedMultiplier = chargeAmount * 60;\r\n var light = particles.lights;\r\n light.intensityMultiplier = chargeAmount \/ chargeTime;\r\n particles.Play();\r\n }\r\n }\r\n}\r\n<\/code>\r\n<\/pre>\nAs we can see, there isn\u2019t much code required to control our audio. To facilitate our goals, the script above is doing the following:<\/p>\n
First, it checks if the \u201cspace\u201d key is down. If it is, it:<\/p>\n
\n- Sets the Boolean state of isCharging to true<\/em><\/li>\n
- Plays the appropriate Cue<\/li>\n
- Resets the counter<\/em> variable<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
The script then checks if the \u201cspace\u201d key is released, or if our counter has expired (chargeTime). We then check that it\u2019s true that our gun isCharging<\/em>; otherwise, the code will trigger a \u201cCue_Shot\u201d Cue (even though we might not be charging anything at that time). If all the above conditions are met, our script then:<\/p>\n\n- Sets the Boolean state of isCharging <\/em>to false<\/li>\n
- Calculates how much time has passed since \u201cspace\u201d was pressed<\/li>\n
- Sets our AISAC_ChargedShot value relative to how long we\u2019ve charged our shot<\/li>\n
- Stops the \u201cCue_Charging\u201d Cue<\/li>\n
- Plays the \u201cCue_Shot\u201d Cue<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
The latter part of the code is some fun visual manipulation that changes the light intensity and overall speed of some particles in the Scene based on the elapsed charge time. Playing around with visuals can help to give a better-contextualised sense of the appropriateness of the sound. Overall, ADX2 makes it easy to create these sorts of responsive user-controlled audio systems.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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