Need help with spawning prefab.

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Hello, I need help if someone can help me please !

So, when my character gets hit on a certain event this happens 

local x, y, z = inst.Transform:GetWorldPosition()
local pufffx = SpawnPrefab("small_puff")
pufffx.Transform:SetPosition(x, y, z)
pufffx.Transform:SetScale(2,2,2)

Now the thing is i'd like to know is there a way to make the "small_puff" prefab spawn a little in front of him instead of right where he's standing?

When it spawns I want it to kinda cover him but since it spawns right where he's standing it goes behind him, sorry if I couldn't explain well !

Any help would be appreciated !!

EDIT: Also if possible & you help me with my 1st thingy can you maybe tell me how to make "impact" prefab spawn a little higher or is that not possible? Because I want it to kinda spawn in the middle of his body not on the ground, haha ... -- I did impoact thingy myself so this all good, thanks for help Aqutaerion & Carlzalph !!!

local x, y, z = inst.Transform:GetWorldPosition()
local impactfx = SpawnPrefab("impact")
impactfx.Transform:SetPosition(x, y, z)
impactfx.Transform:SetScale(2.5,2.5,2.5)

Thanks you !!!

Edited June 30, 2016 by SuperDavid

[Aquaterion]

to put it behind I once tried this and it worked:

pufffx.Transform:SetPosition(x, y-0.1, z)

so maybe if you do +0.1 instead of -0.1 it should appear infront.

 

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11 minutes ago, Aquaterion said:

to put it behind I once tried this and it worked:

pufffx.Transform:SetPosition(x, y-0.1, z)

so maybe if you do +0.1 instead of -0.1 it should appear infront.

 

Thanks a lot Aquaterion, it worked, thank you !!!

[CarlZalph]

21 minutes ago, SuperDavid said:

Thanks a lot Aquaterion, it worked, thank you !!!

Something to note about going vertically is that the effect shifts rather quickly horizontally when viewing from a horizontal distance.

 

Which is to say the effect might be seen more to the left/right of the character when viewed from afar, and may 'uncover' your character if you are trying to hide the character.

 

Though 0.1 isn't much distance at all and the effect is very small when compared to having it up by 1.0.

Edited June 29, 2016 by CarlZalph
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