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Laser Beam Controller

Draws a laser from an origin point to whatever it hits, and can carry an object along to the end of the beam. Pair it with a Laser Receiver Controller for laser puzzles.

Requires:

• Line Renderer (on any GameObject)

Line Renderer - Type: LineRenderer

• The Line Renderer that draws the beam. The script switches it to world space, so it can be on any GameObject.

Laser Origin - Type: Transform

• Where the beam starts. It fires along this Transform's forward (blue) axis.

Max Distance - Type: Float

• How far the beam reaches when it hits nothing.
• Default Value: 100.0

Layer Mask - Type: LayerMask

• The layers the beam stops at. If it's left at Nothing, the beam goes through everything (a warning is logged).

End Point Object - Type: GameObject

• Moved to the end of the beam every frame. Give it a collider on the Laser Receiver Controller's laser layer so receivers can detect the beam.

Hit Triggers - Type: Boolean

• Whether the beam stops at trigger colliders, such as a Laser Receiver's trigger. Leave it on when the End Point Object should land on a receiver.
• Default Value: true

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Usage Instructions:

1. Add a Line Renderer with two positions, and this script.
2. Assign the Line Renderer and Laser Origin, and set the Layer Mask.
3. (Optional) Assign an End Point Object with a small collider on the laser layer (22 by default).