// GDnD wiki example // Demonstrates: a directional bullet that kills an enemy on overlap and clears itself // Related pages: [[overview-arcade-classics-as-learning-projects]], [[unity-collider2d-and-triggers]], [[object-pool-pattern]] using UnityEngine; // Plain Instantiate/Destroy bullet, fired along the aim vector. Twin-stick games // spray a lot of these, so in a real build you would pool them — see // [[object-pool-pattern]] (covered in step 4). public class Bullet : MonoBehaviour { [SerializeField] private float lifetime = 1.5f; [SerializeField] private float hitRadius = 0.15f; private Vector2 velocity; private LayerMask targetMask; private float age; public void Launch(Vector2 direction, float speed, LayerMask mask) { velocity = direction.normalized * speed; targetMask = mask; } private void Update() { transform.position += (Vector3)(velocity * Time.deltaTime); age += Time.deltaTime; Collider2D hit = Physics2D.OverlapCircle(transform.position, hitRadius, targetMask); if (hit != null) { hit.GetComponent()?.Hit(); Destroy(gameObject); return; } if (age >= lifetime) { Destroy(gameObject); } } }