July 17th, 2025

I have been struggling with a pinecone

I burnt myself out trying to solve this problem. The good thing is, being burnt out on making the game made me want to start making this website. Now I can post my problem and get multiple solutions (hopefully) so I can find something that works.

Here's the good part

The pinecone shows up with the correct physics and texture. That's pretty good. Even better, the light only works when you are within range. You can also pick up the pinecone!

Here's the problem...

The pinecone throws you into the air. That's just a minor problem I can easily fix. The real problem is no matter what I do, I can't get the pinecone to stay in the dogs mouth! Right now I'm trying a fixed joint and it's not going well. I did manage to get the pinecone to be thrown before I tried the fixed joint, but now that's broken too. It just resets the position. Maybe I need fresh eyes on this, so I'm gonna add my file here! I tried and tried and can't figure this out!

Here's the solution...

I think I can turn off collision for the pinecone, it shouldn't be too hard. As for the other two problems I'm not sure. A friend of mine said that I can parent the pinecone in the player and that should work better, and maybe it'll fix the throwing problem too. I'll give it a try when I feel a little less discouraged. If anyone has any other solutions feel free to reach out!

A little rest is needed...