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[Haydn V]

there is an error that happens when my player touches the scene transition in makes the player not enter the next scene the error points out the NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object SceneTransition.OnTriggerEnter2D (UnityEngine.Collider2D _other) (at Assets/scripts/SceneTransition.cs:37)

using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using UnityEngine;
using UnityEngine.SceneManagement;

public class SceneTransition : MonoBehaviour
{

    [SerializeField] private string transitionTo;

    [SerializeField] private Transform startPoint;

    [SerializeField] private Vector2 exitDirection;

    [SerializeField] private float exitTime;

    private void Start()
    {
        if(transitionTo == GameManager.instance.transitionFromScene)
        {
            PlayerController.instance.transform.position = startPoint.position;

            StartCoroutine(PlayerController.instance.WalkIntoNewScnene(exitDirection, exitTime));
        }
        StartCoroutine(UiManager.instance.sceneFader.fade(ScreenFader.fadeDirection.Out));

    }

    private void OnTriggerEnter2D(Collider2D _other)
    {
        if (_other.CompareTag("Player"))
        {
            GameManager.instance.transitionFromScene = SceneManager.GetActiveScene().name;

            PlayerController.instance.pState.transition = true;

            StartCoroutine(UiManager.instance.sceneFader.FadeAndLoadScene(ScreenFader.fadeDirection.In, transitionTo));

        }
    }
}

[Niyam Shah]

It’s referring to the UI managers scene fader coroutine. I’ve added debuglog.actives and it’s returning false in the respawn function but true if I place it anywhere else

[Terence]

Hi Niyam,

If a game freezes when you run code, usually its because you have a loop that does not terminate. Try commenting your while loops out in SceneFader and see if the freeze still happens.

    public IEnumerator Fade(FadeDirection _fadeDirection)
    {


            float _alpha = _fadeDirection == FadeDirection.Out ? 1 : 0;
            float _fadeEndValue = _fadeDirection == FadeDirection.Out ? 0 : 1;

            if (_fadeDirection == FadeDirection.Out)
            {
                while (_alpha >= _fadeEndValue)
                {
                    SetColorImage(ref _alpha, _fadeDirection);

                    yield return null;
                }

                fadeOutUIImage.enabled = false;
            }
            else
            {
                fadeOutUIImage.enabled = true;

                while (_alpha <= _fadeEndValue)
                {
                    SetColorImage(ref _alpha, _fadeDirection);

                    yield return null;
                }
            }

    }

If this fixes the issue, look into your while loop’s condition and try to find out what is causing the condition to never be met.

[Niyam Shah]

not sure why – no compiler or any errors occuring – when i touchs spikes, my game will freeze. ive set debug logs in every stage of the IEnumerator and it seens to not work when the scene fader occurs (it works during scene transitions) ive set a respawner in my game and all script stuff is proper

reference for my spike script – debug log will print – 1, 2, 3, 4, respawn, takes damage

using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using UnityEngine;

public class Spikes : MonoBehaviour
{
    // Start is called before the first frame update
    void Start()
    {

    }

    // Update is called once per frame
    void Update()
    {

    }

    private void OnTriggerEnter2D(Collider2D _other)
    {
        if (_other.CompareTag("Player"))
        {
            StartCoroutine(RespawnPoint());
            Debug.Log("respawn");
        }
    }

    IEnumerator RespawnPoint()
    {
        PlayerController.Instance.pState.cutscene = true;
        Debug.Log("1");
        PlayerController.Instance.pState.invincible = true;
        Debug.Log("2");
        PlayerController.Instance.rb.velocity = Vector2.zero;
        Debug.Log("3");
        Time.timeScale = 0;
        StartCoroutine(UIManager.Instance.sceneFader.Fade(SceneFader.FadeDirection.In));
        Debug.Log("4");
        PlayerController.Instance.TakeDamage(1);
        Debug.Log("Takes damage");
        yield return new WaitForSeconds(1);
        Debug.Log("5");
        PlayerController.Instance.transform.position = GameManager.Instance.platformingRespawnPoint;
        Debug.Log("6");
        StartCoroutine(UIManager.Instance.sceneFader.Fade(SceneFader.FadeDirection.Out));
        Debug.Log("7");
        yield return new WaitForSeconds(UIManager.Instance.sceneFader.fadeTime);
        Debug.Log("8");
        PlayerController.Instance.pState.cutscene = false;
        PlayerController.Instance.pState.invincible = false;
        Debug.Log("9");
        Time.timeScale = 1;
    }
}

using System;
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using UnityEngine;
using UnityEngine.UI;
using UnityEngine.SceneManagement;

public class SceneFader : MonoBehaviour
{
    [SerializeField] public float fadeTime;

    private Image fadeOutUIImage;

    public enum FadeDirection
    {
        In,
        Out
    }

    private void Awake()
    {

            fadeOutUIImage = GetComponent<Image>();
    }

    public IEnumerator Fade(FadeDirection _fadeDirection)
    {


            float _alpha = _fadeDirection == FadeDirection.Out ? 1 : 0;
            float _fadeEndValue = _fadeDirection == FadeDirection.Out ? 0 : 1;

            if (_fadeDirection == FadeDirection.Out)
            {
                while (_alpha >= _fadeEndValue)
                {
                    SetColorImage(ref _alpha, _fadeDirection);

                    yield return null;
                }

                fadeOutUIImage.enabled = false;
            }
            else
            {
                fadeOutUIImage.enabled = true;

                while (_alpha <= _fadeEndValue)
                {
                    SetColorImage(ref _alpha, _fadeDirection);

                    yield return null;
                }
            }



    }

    public IEnumerator FadeAndLoadScene(FadeDirection _fadeDirection, string _sceneToLoad)
    {
        fadeOutUIImage.enabled = true;

        yield return Fade(_fadeDirection);

        SceneManager.LoadScene(_sceneToLoad);
    }

    void SetColorImage(ref float _alpha, FadeDirection _fadeDirection)
    {

            fadeOutUIImage.color = new Color(fadeOutUIImage.color.r, fadeOutUIImage.color.g, fadeOutUIImage.color.b, _alpha);

            _alpha += Time.deltaTime * (1 / fadeTime) * (_fadeDirection == FadeDirection.Out ? -1 : 1);

    }
}

using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using UnityEngine;
using UnityEngine.UI;
using UnityEngine.SceneManagement;

public class SceneTransition : MonoBehaviour
{
    [SerializeField] private string transitionTo; //Represents the scene to transition to

    [SerializeField] private Transform startPoint; //Defines the player's entry point in the scene

    [SerializeField] private Vector2 exitDirection; //Specifies the direction for the player's exit

    [SerializeField] private float exitTime; //Determines the time it takes for the player to exit the scene transition



    // Start is called before the first frame update
    private void Start()

    {
        if (GameManager.Instance.transitionedFromScene == transitionTo)
        {
            PlayerController.Instance.transform.position = startPoint.position;

            StartCoroutine(PlayerController.Instance.WalkIntoNewScene(exitDirection, exitTime));
        }

        StartCoroutine(UIManager.Instance.sceneFader.Fade(SceneFader.FadeDirection.Out));
    }

    private void OnTriggerEnter2D(Collider2D _other)
    {
        if (_other.CompareTag("Player"))
        {
            GameManager.Instance.transitionedFromScene = SceneManager.GetActiveScene().name;

            SceneManager.LoadScene(transitionTo);

            PlayerController.Instance.pState.cutscene = true;

            StartCoroutine(UIManager.Instance.sceneFader.FadeAndLoadScene(SceneFader.FadeDirection.In, transitionTo));

        }
    }
}

using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using UnityEngine;

public class GameManager : MonoBehaviour
{
    public string transitionedFromScene;

    public Vector2 platformingRespawnPoint;

    public static GameManager Instance { get; private set; }
    private void Awake()
    {
        if(Instance != null && Instance != this)
        {
            Destroy(gameObject);
        }
        else
        {
            Instance = this;
        }
        DontDestroyOnLoad(gameObject);
    }

}

using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using UnityEngine;

public class PlatformRespawnPoint : MonoBehaviour
{
    // Start is called before the first frame update
    void Start()
    {

    }

    // Update is called once per frame
    void Update()
    {

    }

    private void OnTriggerEnter2D(Collider2D _other)
    {
        if (_other.CompareTag("Player"))
        {
            GameManager.Instance.platformingRespawnPoint = transform.position;
        }
    }
}

[Niyam Shah]

i tried using a debug log and it works but im still getting these errors at random places:

using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using UnityEngine;
using UnityEngine.UI;
using UnityEngine.SceneManagement;

public class SceneTransition : MonoBehaviour
{
    [SerializeField] private string transitionTo; //Represents the scene to transition to

    [SerializeField] private Transform startPoint; //Defines the player's entry point in the scene

    [SerializeField] private Vector2 exitDirection; //Specifies the direction for the player's exit

    [SerializeField] private float exitTime; //Determines the time it takes for the player to exit the scene transition

    // Start is called before the first frame update
    private void Start()

    {
        if (GameManager.Instance.transitionedFromScene == transitionTo)
        {
            PlayerController.Instance.transform.position = startPoint.position;

            StartCoroutine(PlayerController.Instance.WalkIntoNewScene(exitDirection, exitTime));
        }

        StartCoroutine(UIManager.Instance.sceneFader.Fade(SceneFader.FadeDirection.Out));
    }

    private void OnTriggerEnter2D(Collider2D _other)
    {
        if (_other.CompareTag("Player"))
        {
            GameManager.Instance.transitionedFromScene = SceneManager.GetActiveScene().name;

            SceneManager.LoadScene(transitionTo);

            PlayerController.Instance.pState.cutscene = true;

            StartCoroutine(UIManager.Instance.sceneFader.FadeAndLoadScene(SceneFader.FadeDirection.In, transitionTo));

            Debug.Log("scene fader works");
        }
    }
}

using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using Unity.VisualScripting;
using UnityEngine;
using UnityEngine.UI;

public class PlayerController : MonoBehaviour
{
    [Header("Horizontal Movement Settings")]
    [SerializeField] private float walkSpeed = 1;
    [Space(5)]

    [Header("Dash Settings")]
    [SerializeField] private float dashSpeed;
    [SerializeField] private float dashTime;
    [SerializeField] private float dashCooldown;
    [SerializeField] GameObject dashEffect;
    private bool canDash = true;
    private bool dashed;
    [Space(5)]

    [Header("Vertical Movement Settings")]
    [SerializeField] private float jumpForce = 45;
    private int jumpBufferCounter = 0;
    [SerializeField] private int jumpBufferFrames;
    private float coyoteTimeCounter = 0;
    [SerializeField] private float coyoteTime;
    [SerializeField] private float airJumpsCounter = 0;
    [SerializeField] private int maxAirJumps;
    [Space(5)]

    [Header("recoil")]
    [SerializeField] int recoilXSteps = 5;
    [SerializeField] int recoilYSteps = 5;
    [SerializeField] float recoilXSpeed = 100; 
    [SerializeField] float recoilYSpeed = 100;
    private int stepsXRecoiled, stepsYRecoiled;
    [Space(5)]

    [Header("Attack Settings")]
    private bool attack = false;
    private float timeBetweenAttack, timeSinceAttack;
    [SerializeField] Transform SideAttackTransform, BehindAttackTransform, UpAttackTransform, DownAttackTransform;
    [SerializeField] Vector2 SideAttackArea, BehindAttackArea, UpAttackArea, DownAttackArea;
    [SerializeField] LayerMask attackableLayer;
    [SerializeField] float damage;
    [SerializeField] GameObject slashEffect;
    [SerializeField] GameObject upSlashEffect;
    [SerializeField] GameObject downSlashEffect;
    bool restoreTime;
    float restoreTimeSpeed;
    [Space(5)]

    [Header("Ground Check Settings")]
    [SerializeField] private Transform groundCheckPoint;
    [SerializeField] private float groundCheckY = 0.2f;
    [SerializeField] private float groundCheckX = 0.5f;
    [SerializeField] private LayerMask whatIsGround;
    [Space(5)]

    [Header("Health")]
    public int health;
    public int maxHealth;
    [SerializeField] GameObject bloodSpurt;
    [SerializeField] GameObject crackeffect;
    [SerializeField] float hitFlashSpeed;
    public delegate void OnHealthChangedDelegate(); // delegate voids can be used on multiple methods
    [HideInInspector] public OnHealthChangedDelegate onHealthChangedCallBack;
    float healTimer;
    [SerializeField] float timeToHeal;
    [Space(5)]

    [Header("Mana settings")]
    [SerializeField] UnityEngine.UI.Image manaStorage;
    [SerializeField] float mana;
    [SerializeField] float manaDrainSpeed;
    [SerializeField] float manaGain;
    [Space(5)]

    [Header("Spell Settings")]
    //spell stats
    [SerializeField] float manaSpellCost;
    [SerializeField] float timeBetweenCast = 0.5f;
    float timeSinceCast;
    [SerializeField] float spellDamage; 
    //spell cast objects
    [SerializeField] GameObject upSpellExplosion;
    [Space(5)]

    [HideInInspector] public playerStatesList pState;

    private float xAxis, yAxis;
    private Rigidbody2D rb;
    private float gravity;
    private Animator anim;
    private SpriteRenderer sr;



    public static PlayerController Instance;

    private void Awake()
    {
        if(Instance != null && Instance != this)
        {
            Destroy(gameObject);
        }
        else
        {
            Instance = this;
        }

        DontDestroyOnLoad(gameObject);
    }



    // Start is called before the first frame update
    void Start()
    {
        pState = GetComponent<playerStatesList>();

        rb = GetComponent<Rigidbody2D>();

        anim = GetComponent<Animator>();

        sr = GetComponent<SpriteRenderer>();

        gravity = rb.gravityScale;

        Mana = mana;

        manaStorage.fillAmount = Mana;

        Health = maxHealth;

    }



    //draw out hitboxes for basic attacks
    private void OnDrawGizmos()
    {
        Gizmos.color = Color.red;
        Gizmos.DrawWireCube(SideAttackTransform.position, SideAttackArea);
        Gizmos.DrawWireCube(BehindAttackTransform.position, BehindAttackArea);
        Gizmos.DrawWireCube(UpAttackTransform.position, UpAttackArea);
        Gizmos.DrawWireCube(DownAttackTransform.position, DownAttackArea);
    }



    // Update is called once per frame
    void Update()
    {
        if (pState.cutscene) return;

        GetInputs();
        updateJumpVariable();
        RestoreTimeScale();

        if (pState.dashing) return;
        Flip();
        Move();
        Jump();
        StartDash();
        Attack();
        FlashWhileInvincible();
        Heal();
        CastSpell();
    }
    private void OnTriggerEnter2D(Collider2D _other) //for up and down cast spell
    {
        if (_other.GetComponent<Enemy>() != null && pState.casting)
        {
            _other.GetComponent<Enemy>().EnemyHit(spellDamage, (_other.transform.position - transform.position).normalized, -recoilYSpeed);
        }
    }
    private void FixedUpdate()
    {
        if (pState.cutscene) return;

        if (pState.dashing) return;
        Recoil();
    }

    //basic inputs for movement
    void GetInputs()
    {
        xAxis = Input.GetAxisRaw("Horizontal");
        yAxis = Input.GetAxisRaw("Vertical");
        attack = Input.GetButtonDown("Attack");
    }



    // flip player on x axis when left or right is picked
    void Flip()
    {
        if(xAxis < 0)
        {
            transform.localScale = new Vector2(-1, transform.localScale.y);
            pState.lookingRight = false;
        }

        else if(xAxis > 0)
        {
            transform.localScale = new Vector2(1, transform.localScale.y);
            pState.lookingRight = true;
        }


    }



    //move left and right
    private void Move()
    {
        rb.velocity = new Vector2(walkSpeed * xAxis, rb.velocity.y);
        anim.SetBool("walking", rb.velocity.x != 0 && Grounded());
    }



    //allows for dashing and air dashing
    void StartDash()
    {
        if(Input.GetButtonDown("Dash") && canDash && !dashed)
        {
            StartCoroutine(Dash());
            dashed = true;
        }

        if (Grounded())
        {
            dashed = false;
        }
    }
    //stops middair infinite dashing
    IEnumerator Dash()
    {
        canDash = false;

        pState.dashing = true;

        anim.SetTrigger("Dashing");

        rb.gravityScale = 0;

        int _dir = pState.lookingRight ? 1 : -1;

        rb.velocity = new Vector2(_dir * dashSpeed, 0);
        if (Grounded()) Instantiate(dashEffect, transform);

        yield return new WaitForSeconds(dashTime);

        rb.gravityScale = gravity;

        pState.dashing = false;

        yield return new WaitForSeconds(dashCooldown);

        canDash = true;
    }


    public IEnumerator WalkIntoNewScene(Vector2 _exitDir, float _delay)
    {
        //if you exit upwards
        if(_exitDir.y > 0)
        {
            rb.velocity = jumpForce * _exitDir;
        }

        //horizontal exiting
        if(_exitDir.x != 0)
        {
            xAxis = _exitDir.x > 0 ? 1 : -1;

            Move();
        }

        Flip();
        yield return new WaitForSeconds(_delay);
        pState.cutscene = false;
    }


    //create hitboxes for attacks
    void Attack()
    {
        timeSinceAttack += Time.deltaTime;
        if(attack && timeSinceAttack >= timeBetweenAttack)
        {

            timeSinceAttack = 0;


            //side attack
            if (yAxis == 0 || yAxis < 0 && Grounded())
            {
                Hit(SideAttackTransform, SideAttackArea, ref pState.recoilingx, recoilXSpeed);
                Instantiate(slashEffect, SideAttackTransform);
                anim.SetTrigger("Attacking");

            }

            //up air attack
            else if (yAxis > 0 && !Grounded())
            {
                Hit(UpAttackTransform, UpAttackArea, ref pState.recoilingy, recoilYSpeed);
                Instantiate(upSlashEffect, UpAttackTransform);
                anim.SetTrigger("Attacking");
            }

            //down air attak
            else if (yAxis < 0 && !Grounded())
            {
                Hit(DownAttackTransform, DownAttackArea, ref pState.recoilingy, recoilYSpeed);
                Instantiate(downSlashEffect, DownAttackTransform);
                anim.SetTrigger("Attacking");
            }

            if (yAxis > 0 && Grounded())
            {
                Hit(UpAttackTransform, UpAttackArea, ref pState.recoilingy, recoilYSpeed);
                Instantiate(upSlashEffect, UpAttackTransform);
                anim.SetTrigger("upAttack");
            }
        }

    }



    //hitting the enemy and adding recoil to attacks
    void Hit(Transform _attackTransform, Vector2 _attackArea, ref bool _recoilDir, float _recoilStrength)
    {
        Collider2D[] objectsToHit = Physics2D.OverlapBoxAll(_attackTransform.position, _attackArea, 0, attackableLayer);

        if(objectsToHit.Length > 0)
        {
            _recoilDir = true;  
        }

        for(int i = 0; i < objectsToHit.Length; i++)
        {
            if (objectsToHit[i].GetComponent<Enemy>() != null)
            {
                objectsToHit[i].GetComponent<Enemy>().EnemyHit
                    (damage, (transform.position - objectsToHit[i].transform.position).normalized, _recoilStrength);

                if (objectsToHit[i].CompareTag("Enemy"))
                {
                    Mana += manaGain;
                }
            }
        }
    }



    //changes the direction of attack based on aerial positions
    void SlashEffectAtAngle(GameObject _slashEffect, int _effectAngle, Transform _attackTransform)
    {
        _slashEffect = Instantiate(_slashEffect, _attackTransform);
        _slashEffect.transform.eulerAngles = new Vector3(0, 0, _effectAngle);
        _slashEffect.transform.localScale = new Vector2(transform.localScale.x, transform.localScale.y);
    }

    void UpSlashEffectAtAngle(GameObject _upSlashEffect, int _effectAngle, Transform _attackTransform)
    {
        _upSlashEffect = Instantiate(_upSlashEffect, _attackTransform);
        _upSlashEffect.transform.eulerAngles = new Vector3(0, 0, _effectAngle);
        _upSlashEffect.transform.localScale = new Vector2(transform.localScale.x, transform.localScale.y);
    }

    void DownSlashEffectAtAngle(GameObject _downSlashEffect, int _effectAngle, Transform _attackTransform)
    {
        _downSlashEffect = Instantiate(_downSlashEffect, _attackTransform);
        _downSlashEffect.transform.eulerAngles = new Vector3(0, 0, _effectAngle);
        _downSlashEffect.transform.localScale = new Vector2(transform.localScale.x, transform.localScale.y);
    }



    //directional player recoil based on main slash attacks, x and y axis movement
    void Recoil()
    {
        //recoiling in the x axis
        if (pState.recoilingx)
        {
            if (pState.lookingRight)
            {
                rb.velocity = new Vector2(-recoilXSpeed, 0);
            }
            else
            {
                rb.velocity = new Vector2(recoilXSpeed, 0);
            }
        }

        //recoil in the y axis
        if (pState.recoilingy)
        {
            rb.gravityScale = 0;
            if (yAxis < 0)
            {
                rb.velocity = new Vector2(rb.velocity.x, recoilYSpeed);
            }
            else
            {
                rb.velocity = new Vector2(rb.velocity.x, -recoilYSpeed);
            }
            airJumpsCounter = 0;
        }
        else
        {
            rb.gravityScale = gravity;
        }

        //stop recoiling

        if (pState.recoilingx && stepsXRecoiled < recoilXSteps)
        {
            stepsXRecoiled++;
        }

        else
        {
            StopRecoilX();
        }

        if (pState.recoilingy && stepsYRecoiled < recoilYSteps)
        {
            stepsYRecoiled++;
        }

        else
        {
            StopRecoilY();
        }

        if (Grounded())
        {
            StopRecoilY();
        }
    }


    //stop recoiling forever
    void StopRecoilX()
    {
        stepsXRecoiled = 0;
        pState.recoilingx = false;
    }
    void StopRecoilY()
    {
        stepsYRecoiled = 0;
        pState.recoilingy = false;
    }



    //take damage, set health and gives some invinicibility frames
    public void TakeDamage(float _damage)
    {
        Health -= Mathf.RoundToInt(_damage);
        StartCoroutine(StopTakingDamage());
    }

    IEnumerator StopTakingDamage()
    {
        pState.invincible = true;
        anim.SetTrigger("takeDamage");
        GameObject _bloodSpurtParticles = Instantiate(bloodSpurt, transform.position, Quaternion.identity);
        GameObject _crack = Instantiate(crackeffect, transform.position, Quaternion.identity);
        Destroy(_crack, 0.1f);
        Destroy(_bloodSpurtParticles, 1.5f);
        yield return new WaitForSeconds(1f);
        pState.invincible = false;
    }

    //flash black and white when hit for i frames
    void FlashWhileInvincible()
    {
        sr.material.color = pState.invincible ?
            Color.Lerp(Color.white, Color.black, Mathf.PingPong(Time.time * hitFlashSpeed, 1.5f)) : Color.white;
    }

    void RestoreTimeScale()
    {
        if (restoreTime)
        {
            if (Time.timeScale < 1)
            {
                Time.timeScale += Time.deltaTime * restoreTimeSpeed;
            }
            else
            {
                Time.timeScale = 1;
                restoreTime = false;
            }
        }
    }


    //create invincibility frames
    public void HitStopTime(float _newTimeScale, int _restoreSpeed, float _delay)
    {
        restoreTimeSpeed = _restoreSpeed;
        Time.timeScale = _newTimeScale;

        if (_delay > 0)
        {
            StopCoroutine(StartTimeAgain(_delay));
            StartCoroutine(StartTimeAgain(_delay));
        }
        else
        {
            restoreTime = true;
        }
    }


    //begin taking damage again
    IEnumerator StartTimeAgain(float _delay)
    {
        restoreTime = true;
        yield return new WaitForSeconds(_delay);
    }


    //health and removing health
    public int Health
    {
        get { return health; }
        set
        {
            if (health != value)
            {
                health = Mathf.Clamp(value, 0, maxHealth);


                if (onHealthChangedCallBack != null)
                {
                    onHealthChangedCallBack.Invoke();
                }
            }
        }
    }



    //heal with mana with a
    void Heal()
    {
        if (Input.GetButton("Heal") && Health < maxHealth && Mana > 0 && !pState.jumping && !pState.dashing)
        {
            pState.healing = true;
            anim.SetBool("Healing", true);

            //healing
            healTimer += Time.deltaTime;
            if (healTimer >= timeToHeal)
            {
                Health++;
                healTimer = 0;
            }

            //drain mana
            Mana -= Time.deltaTime * manaDrainSpeed;
        }
        else
        {
            pState.healing = false;
            anim.SetBool("Healing", false);
            healTimer = 0;
        }
    }

    //create mana
    float Mana
    {
        get { return mana; }
        set
        {
            //if mana stats change
            if (mana != value)
            {
                mana = Mathf.Clamp(value, 0, 1);
                manaStorage.fillAmount = Mana;
            }
        }
    }



    //cast up spell explosion when u have enough mana and its been a long time since your last kaboom
    void CastSpell()
    {

        if (Input.GetButtonDown("CastSpell") && timeSinceCast >= timeBetweenCast && Mana >= manaSpellCost && yAxis > 0)
        {
            pState.casting = true;
            timeSinceCast = 0;
            StartCoroutine(CastCoroutine());
        }
        else
        {
            timeSinceCast += Time.deltaTime;
        }
    }
    IEnumerator CastCoroutine()
    {
        anim.SetBool("Casting", true);
        yield return new WaitForSeconds(0.2f);
        //up cast
        if (yAxis > 0)
        {
            Instantiate(upSpellExplosion, transform);
            rb.velocity = Vector2.zero;
        }

        Mana -= manaSpellCost;
        yield return new WaitForSeconds(0.2f);
        anim.SetBool("Casting", false);
        pState.casting = false;
    }


    //checks if you are grounded
    public bool Grounded()
    {
        if(Physics2D.Raycast(groundCheckPoint.position, Vector2.down, groundCheckY, whatIsGround) 
            || Physics2D.Raycast(groundCheckPoint.position + new Vector3(groundCheckX, 0, 0), Vector2.down, groundCheckY, whatIsGround)
            ||Physics2D.Raycast(groundCheckPoint.position + new Vector3(-groundCheckX, 0, 0), Vector2.down, groundCheckY, whatIsGround))
        {
            return true;
        }
        else
        {
            return false;   
        }
    }



    //makes you jump when pressing spacebar
    void Jump()
    {

        if (jumpBufferCounter > 0 && coyoteTimeCounter > 0 && !pState.jumping)
        {
            rb.velocity = new Vector3(rb.velocity.x, jumpForce);

            pState.jumping = true;
        }

        if (!Grounded() && airJumpsCounter < maxAirJumps && Input.GetButtonDown("Jump"))
        {
            pState.jumping = true;

            airJumpsCounter++;

            rb.velocity = new Vector3(rb.velocity.x, jumpForce);

        }

        if (Input.GetButtonUp("Jump") && rb.velocity.y > 3)
        {
            rb.velocity = new Vector2(rb.velocity.x, 0);

            pState.jumping = false;
        }

        //animate jumping double jump and falling animation

        anim.SetBool("jumping", !Grounded() && rb.velocity.y > -15 && airJumpsCounter == 0);

        anim.SetBool("doublejump", !Grounded() && airJumpsCounter == 1);


        anim.SetBool("falling", !Grounded() && rb.velocity.y < -10);

    }



    //coyote time and jump buffering
    void updateJumpVariable()
    {
        //coyote time
        if (Grounded())
        {
            pState.jumping = false;
            coyoteTimeCounter = coyoteTime;
            airJumpsCounter = 0;
        }
        else
        {
            coyoteTimeCounter -= Time.deltaTime;
        }


        //jump buffering
        if (Input.GetButtonDown("Jump"))
        {
            jumpBufferCounter = jumpBufferFrames;
        }
        else
        {
            jumpBufferCounter--;
        }
    }
}

[Terence]

For your scene transition, it seems like this is the line that is the problem:

StartCoroutine(UIManager.Instance.sceneFader.FadeAndLoadScene(SceneFader.FadeDirection.In, transitionTo));

You can do a debug log of UIManager.Instance and UIManager.Instance.sceneFader to see which is null.

For your mana issue, check your character’s mana stat on the Inspector when playing. Does it decrease? If it does, then it means the mana stat is not properly linked to the UI on the new scene.

[Niyam Shah]

just so you know those errors i showed for my scene transition script arent happening anymore – still have a broken mana meter though

using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using UnityEngine;
using UnityEngine.UI;
using UnityEngine.SceneManagement;

public class SceneTransition : MonoBehaviour
{
    [SerializeField] private string transitionTo; //Represents the scene to transition to

    [SerializeField] private Transform startPoint; //Defines the player's entry point in the scene

    [SerializeField] private Vector2 exitDirection; //Specifies the direction for the player's exit

    [SerializeField] private float exitTime; //Determines the time it takes for the player to exit the scene transition

    // Start is called before the first frame update
    private void Start()
    {
        if (GameManager.Instance.transitionedFromScene == transitionTo)
        {
            PlayerController.Instance.transform.position = startPoint.position;

            StartCoroutine(PlayerController.Instance.WalkIntoNewScene(exitDirection, exitTime));
        }
        StartCoroutine(UIManager.Instance.sceneFader.Fade(SceneFader.FadeDirection.Out));
    }

    private void OnTriggerEnter2D(Collider2D _other)
    {
        if (_other.CompareTag("Player"))
        {
            GameManager.Instance.transitionedFromScene = SceneManager.GetActiveScene().name;

            SceneManager.LoadScene(transitionTo);

            PlayerController.Instance.pState.cutscene = true;

            StartCoroutine(UIManager.Instance.sceneFader.FadeAndLoadScene(SceneFader.FadeDirection.In, transitionTo));
        }
    }
}

[Paul Forkus]

Im having a null exception error on the scene faders, yet my prefab of scene fader is active. The console is pointing me towards this line: fadeOutUIImage.color = new Color(fadeOutUIImage.color.r, fadeOutUIImage.color.g, fadeOutUIImage.color.b, _alpha); However, i put a debug line in the update function and its showing that fadeOutUIImage is not null, but when i put one in the SetColorImage function, it returned null. Could it be a script execution issue, or could there be something in the inspector I’m overlooking?

[Kiefer Neo]

If you are experiencing a null reference exception on your scene fader, this is probably due to the Scene Fader prefab’s active state being set to false.

To fix this simply set the Scene Fader prefab to active and the Null Reference Exception should be fixed.