How to use buttons without intercepting the game controls?

Question

I have a mobile game where the only thing you have to do is to tap to jump,now i added a pause menu and when i click it the player still jumps,after i click on resume button the player also jumps and makes the game annoying

How to fix?

Code:

 public void Pause()
{    
  Time.timeScale = 0;
  panel.SetActive(true);
         
    
}
public void Resume()
{
    Time.timeScale = 1;
    panel.SetActive(false);
    
}

And for jump if u ask(it's called in void update):

 void Jump()
{
    if (Input.GetMouseButtonDown(0)) 
    {
         rb.AddForce(Arrow.transform.right * -ImpulseForce * Time.fixedDeltaTime, ForceMode2D.Impulse);
    }
}

I'm guessing that the Pause and Resume Functions are activated by Buttons. Then you should probably look into Blocking Raycast on UI. — IndieGameDev, Jul 29 '20 at 10:56
couldn't you just set a flag `public static bool isPaused;` and then check `if(!SomeClass.isPaused && Input.GetMouseButtonDown(0)) { ... }`? — derHugo, Jul 29 '20 at 11:08

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 30 '20 at 09:03

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Depending on your setup, one easy way is to check if the current event is over an UI GameObject before adding the force to your rigidbody, using EventSystem.current.IsPointerOverGameObject():

void Jump()
{
    if (Input.GetMouseButtonDown(0) && !EventSystem.current.IsPointerOverGameObject())
    {
         rb.AddForce(Arrow.transform.right * -ImpulseForce * Time.fixedDeltaTime, ForceMode2D.Impulse);
    }
}

Alternatives would be to use raycasts to check where a click went (UI or not) or implement one of the IPointerClickHandler / IPointerDownHandler interfaces.

answered Jul 30 '20 at 09:03

schneebuzz

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thanks a lot it worked, i was trying to find a same ideea to check if the button is clicked but i didn't know of this, ty! – Nelu Belei Jul 30 '20 at 11:54
Found this one after a quick search. Let us know if it helps: https://answers.unity.com/questions/1115464/ispointerovergameobject-not-working-with-touch-inp.html – schneebuzz Jul 30 '20 at 15:29

How to use buttons without intercepting the game controls?

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