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PlayMaker Help & Tips => PlayMaker Help => Topic started by: Mr Person on June 05, 2017, 06:01:39 PM
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Hello.
I've just upgraded to PlayMaker v1.8.4f5 and I'm running Unity v5.4.5p2.
I have an object with a PlayMaker FSM on it. The first thing this Root FSM does is fire a [Run FSM action] in order to boot up a Sub-StateMachine.
Inside this Sub-StateMachine, there's a whole bunch of variables I need to look at during run-time (for trouble-shooting).
Here's the error I'm having...
When I hit the Play button, and select the object with the Root FSM, and then click on "show" in the [Run FSM action] to see the Sub-StateMachine, the variables shown under the Variables Tab belong to the Root FSM. I need to see the variables that belong to the Sub-StateMachine.
In the previous version of PlayMaker I was able to see the Sub-StateMahcine’s variables during run-time with no issues; but now all I can pull up is the Root FSM's variables.
Is this a bug? Or is there a way of seeing the Sub-StateMachine’s variables during run-time that I'm unaware of?
Thank you very much for your time! :)
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I have yet to use sub-state machines, though can you not toggle the visible in inspector check box before pressing play to see them in the inspector view?
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Sorry forgot to mention, the toggle box is in the variable tab, first select the variable, you should then see the option near the bottom of the tab.
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Thanks for the quick response!
I tried what you suggested, but the variables in the sub-stateMachine didn't appear in the inspector. It looks like toggling "visible" only works for variables in the Root FSM. :(
I've found a work-around, but it's not great.
During runtime, if I select a state that uses a variable (such as with a [Int Compare]) it'll display the stored result of the variable in a text field below "Interger 1."
This work-around is okay, but it means I have to search for states that use the variables every time I want to check on a variable. There must be a quicker way to check all variables in a sub-stateMachine without having to hunt for states that make use of them. o_o
If anyone knows of another way to check sub-stateMachine variables during runtime, please let me know. :)
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I'm having the same issue in Unity 5.4.5f1
The only work-around I've found is: if you have a state in a sub-FSM that references a variable you can click on the state and see the value of the variable inside of whatever action is referencing it.
*EDIT* Heh, I see you found the same work-around I did.
If anyone finds a better work-around or a fix for this please share! =)
Should this be flagged in Playmaker Bug Reporting (http://hutonggames.com/playmakerforum/index.php?board=23.0)?
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Oh that's a shame.
I don't want to suggest a hacky idea, but, have you tried querying the variable using a "get" action, if you just need to debug a few variables at a time you could set up a dummy FSM that runs the query every frame and simply monitor that.
This not ideal though.
Fingers crossed one of the more experienced users/devs see this thread.
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Hee hee, clever solution. XD
I've thought about using the [Debug Log] action to log what the variables are being set to, but this also feels pretty hacky. @_@
I think I'm going to log this issue as a bug.
Outside of runtime, selecting the Variables tab in a sub-FSM shows you the sub-FMS's variables, not the Root-FSM's. The fact that the the Variables tab shows the Root-FSM's variables during runtime feels like a bug.
Also, my previous version of PlayMaker let me view Sub-FSM variables during runtime using the same method I described above, so I think somethings broken with this new version.
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Hi,
Yeah, Sub Fsm debugging is not yet fully covered. I have forwared this, hopefully this will improve in coming versions.
Bye,
Jean
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Alright, good to know. :)
Thanks for sharing that Jeanfabre.