Attempt to call method 'Hide' (a nil value)

[BenHoff]

So I'm trying to give a turret a muzzle flash and I'm doing it by creating a light that will appear and disappear.

Here is my script:

Script.player = "" --entity "Player"
Script.rotSpeed = 0.1 --float "Rotation Speed"
Script.fireRate = 1.0 --float "Fire rate"
Script.fireRateTimer = 0
Script.muzzleFlash = "" --entity "Muzzle flash light"
Script.muzzleTime = 0.1 --float "Muzzle time"
Script.muzzleTimer = 0

function Script:Start()
self.muzzleFlash:Hide()
end

function Script:UpdateWorld()
self.entity:Point(self.player, 2, Time:GetSpeed() * self.rotSpeed)

self.fireRateTimer = self.fireRateTimer + (Time:GetSpeed()/100)
self.muzzleTimer = self.muzzleTimer + (Time:GetSpeed()/100)
if(self.fireRateTimer > self.fireRate) then
self.muzzleFlash:Show()
self.muzzleTimer = 0
self.FireRateTimer = 0
end

if (self.muzzleTimer > self.muzzleTime) then
self.muzzleFlash:Hide()
end

end

When I run the game I get the error "10 : attempt to call method 'Hide' (a nil value)"

Any ideas what could be wrong?

[Ma-Shell]

Did you assign an object to muzzleFlash?

[BenHoff]

Did you assign an object to muzzleFlash?

Yes, I did. I assigned a point light to it.

 

Actually I figured it out, I applied the script to the light itself instead of the turret. Problem solved.

[The Mover Cell]

On 11/4/2014 at 6:20 AM, BenHoff said:

Yes, I did. I assigned a point light to it.

Actually I figured it out, I applied the script to the light itself instead of the turret. Problem solved.

i now have the same errorcode but with self:Hide(), can you help me?

[The Mover Cell]

oh, i was supoosed to do self.entity sorry