A wall is hiding a secret passage in a dungeon? Remove it when flipping a switch using the Event System.

This is a common game mechanic in all kinds of games – you flip a switch or press a button, and somewhere a wall gets removed or a door is opened. In this tutorial, we’ll create a simple setup where we remove a wall and make sure it doesn’t come back when we reload the scene later.

Let’s get to it!

The wall opening event

First, we’ll create the game event that’ll remove the wall – open the ORK Framework editor, navigate to Events and click on New Game Event to create a new event.

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Event Settings

  • Blocking Event
    Enable this setting.
  • Block Player Control
    Enable this setting.
  • Block Camera Control
    Enable this setting.

Click on Add Actor to add the wall as an actor.

  • Type
    Select Object.

We’ll select the wall’s game object in the inspector of the Event Interaction used for this event.

Show Dialogue

Add > UI > Dialogue > Show Dialogue

First, we’ll ask the player if he wants to press the switch.

  • Dialogue Type
    Select Choice.
  • GUI Box
    Select Bottom Dialogue.
  • Text
    Set to There’s a switch on the tree..

Click on Add Choice to add the first choice.

  • Text
    Set to Press it.

Click on Add Choice again.

  • Text
    Set to Do nothing.

Change Camera Position

Add > Game Object > Camera > Change Camera Position

Now we’ll show the wall.

  • Camera Position
    Select Side View.
  • Object (Target Object)
    Select Actor.
  • Actor
    Select 0: Scene Object.
  • Fade Position
    Disable this setting.

Change Position

Add > Movement > Movement > Change Position

It’s time to move the wall out of the way.

  • Object (Moving Object)
    Select Actor.
  • Actor
    Select 0: Scene Object.
  • To Object
    Enable this setting.
  • Object (Target Object)
    Select Actor.
  • Actor
    Select 0: Scene Object.
  • Local Space
    Enable this setting.
  • Offset
    Set to X=0, Y=-6, Z=0.
  • Move
    Enable this setting.
  • Wait
    Enable this setting.
  • Ignore Y
    Disable this setting.
  • Controller Move
    Disable this setting.
  • Face Direction
    Disable this setting.
  • Time (s)
    Set to 3.
  • Interpolation
    Select Ease In Quad.

Activate Object

Add > Game Object > Game Object > Activate Object

After moving the wall ended, we’ll deactivate the wall’s game object.

  • Set Active
    Disable this setting.
    The game object will be set inactive.
  • Object
    Select Actor.
  • Actor
    Select 0: Scene Object.

Change Game Variable

Add > Value > Variable > Change Game Variable

Finally, we’ll set a game variable to remember that the wall has been removed.

  • Variable Origin
    Select Global.

Click on Add Game Variable to add a variable that will be changed.

  • Value Type (Variable Key)
    Select Value.
  • Value (Variable Key)
    Set to townWallRemoved.
  • Type
    Select Bool.
  • Value
    Enable this setting.

And that’s it for the event – click on Save Event and save it as removeWall in Assets/Events/Town/.

Scene setup

We’ll add a wall and the event to the town scene (1 Town, can be found in Assets/Tutorial Resources/Scenes/). First, we’ll add the wall using a simple cube – add one using the Unity® menu: Game Object > 3D Object > Cube

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Rename the cube to Wall and change the following settings.

Transform

  • Position
    Set to X=30.5, Y=6, Z=9.5.
  • Scale
    Set to X=5, Y=5, Z=1.

Variable Event

Variable Event component is a simple component that can remove game objects based on Variable Conditions. Add the component either using the Unity® menu or the ORK Scene Wizard.

  • Start Type
    Select Autostart.
  • Auto Destroy (Variable Settings)
    Enable this setting.

Click on Add Game Variable to add a variable condition.

  • Condition Type
    Select Variable.
  • Value Type (Variable Key)
    Select Value.
  • Value (Variable Key)
    Set to townWallRemoved.
  • Is Valid
    Disable this setting.
  • Type
    Select Bool.

This will remove the wall when we return to the scene after it has been removed.

Now we’ll add an empty game object (Game Object > Empty) for the switch – place it on the tree behind the green NPC.

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Rename the game object to Switch and change the following settings.

Transform

  • Position
    Set to X=40, Y=4, Z=14.

Capsule Collider

  • Is Trigger
    Disable this setting.
  • Radius
    Set to 1.
  • Height
    Set to 3.

Event Interaction

It’s time to add the event – add the component either using the Unity® menu or the ORK Scene Changer.

  • Event Asset
    Select removeWall.

Click on Ok to use the event.

  • Start Type
    Select Interaction.
  • Auto Destroy (Variable Settings)
    Enable this setting.

Click on Add Game Variable to add a variable condition.

  • Condition Type
    Select Variable.
  • Value Type (Variable Key)
    Select Value.
  • Value (Variable Key)
    Set to townWallRemoved.
  • Is Valid
    Disable this setting.
  • Type
    Select Bool.

And that’s it – don’t forget to save the scene.

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Now, if you press the switch, the wall will be removed and stays gone when coming back to the scene.

Tip: Removing objects in other scenes

When you want to remove game objects in other scenes, it’s enough to change a game variable and use a Variable Event component as explained in this tutorial. No need to move a game object around.