Thanks for the practical example, Lane. That really helps understand how this type of setup can me advantageous. I had the same thoughts on Global transitions too. I know how to implement, but was wondering when and to what great advantage they can be. Running through the example files yesterday (that used to be bundled with Playmaker...) I found a nice mix of examples. I think they could stand a bit of updating, or addition as there are more functions available now.
But between the videos, the docs the examples and the community on this forum, Playmaker is by far the best supported and resourced tool available for Unity scripting (or anything else for that matter).
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