Assets/Scripts/Minigames/DivingForPictures/RopeBreaker.cs

@@ -107,7 +107,11 @@ public class RopeBreaker : MonoBehaviour
     /// </summary>
     private void CreateBreakPointTransform(Vector3 breakPointPosition)
     {
-        // Create a new GameObject for the break point
+        // Store references to the original rope endpoints
+        Transform originalStartPoint = originalRope.StartPoint;
+        Transform originalEndPoint = originalRope.EndPoint;
+        
+        // Create a new GameObject for the break point (attached to Player)
         GameObject breakPointObj = new GameObject("RopeBreakPoint");
         breakPointTransform = breakPointObj.transform;
         breakPointTransform.position = breakPointPosition;
@@ -115,12 +119,15 @@ public class RopeBreaker : MonoBehaviour
         
         // Add the physics follower component to the break point
         RopeEndPhysicsFollower follower = breakPointObj.AddComponent<RopeEndPhysicsFollower>();
-        follower.targetTag = "Player";
+        
+        // Set specific transform to follow instead of using tag
+        follower.SetTargetTransform(originalStartPoint);
+        
         follower.followSpeed = ropeFollowSpeed;
         follower.trailing = ropeTrailing;
-        follower.useGravity = false; // Player rope end doesn't use gravity
+        follower.useGravity = true; // Player rope end doesn't use gravity
         
-        // Create second break point
+        // Create second break point (for the rock-attached end)
         GameObject secondBreakObj = new GameObject("RopeBreakPoint_Second");
         secondBreakTransform = secondBreakObj.transform;
         secondBreakTransform.position = breakPointPosition;
@@ -128,7 +135,10 @@ public class RopeBreaker : MonoBehaviour
         
         // Add physics behavior to second break point
         RopeEndPhysicsFollower secondFollower = secondBreakObj.AddComponent<RopeEndPhysicsFollower>();
-        secondFollower.targetTag = "Rock";
+        
+        // Set specific transform to follow instead of using tag
+        secondFollower.SetTargetTransform(originalEndPoint);
+        
         secondFollower.followSpeed = ropeFollowSpeed;
         secondFollower.trailing = ropeTrailing;
         secondFollower.useGravity = true; // Enable gravity for hanging rope end
@@ -139,7 +149,7 @@ public class RopeBreaker : MonoBehaviour
         secondFollower.forceYReset = forceYReset;
         
         // Create initial separation
-        Vector3 direction = (originalRope.EndPoint.position - breakPointPosition).normalized;
+        Vector3 direction = (originalEndPoint.position - breakPointPosition).normalized;
         if (direction.magnitude < 0.01f) direction = Vector3.down;
         
         breakPointTransform.position -= direction * initialSeparationDistance * 0.5f;

Assets/Scripts/Minigames/DivingForPictures/RopeEndPhysicsFollower.cs

@@ -4,8 +4,10 @@ using UnityEngine;
 public class RopeEndPhysicsFollower : MonoBehaviour
 {
     [Header("Target Settings")]
-    [Tooltip("Tag of the object this endpoint should follow")]
+    [Tooltip("Tag of the object this endpoint should follow (used if targetTransform is not set)")]
     public string targetTag;
+    [Tooltip("Transform this endpoint should follow (takes precedence over targetTag)")]
+    public Transform targetTransform;
     [Tooltip("How quickly the endpoint follows the target")] 
     public float followSpeed = 5f;
     [Tooltip("How much trailing (0 = instant, 1 = very slow)")] 
@@ -81,10 +83,20 @@ public class RopeEndPhysicsFollower : MonoBehaviour
             if (debugLog) Debug.Log("[RopeEndPhysicsFollower] No attached rope found, using default max distance");
         }
 
-        if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(targetTag))
+        // Use targetTransform if set, otherwise try to find by tag
+        if (targetTransform != null)
+        {
+            target = targetTransform;
+            if (debugLog) Debug.Log($"[RopeEndPhysicsFollower] Using assigned target transform: {target.name}");
+        }
+        else if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(targetTag))
         {
             GameObject found = GameObject.FindGameObjectWithTag(targetTag);
-            if (found) target = found.transform;
+            if (found)
+            {
+                target = found.transform;
+                if (debugLog) Debug.Log($"[RopeEndPhysicsFollower] Found target by tag '{targetTag}': {target.name}");
+            }
         }
         
         // Initialize offset and velocities
@@ -109,14 +121,14 @@ public class RopeEndPhysicsFollower : MonoBehaviour
                     transform.position = pos;
                 }
                 
-                if (debugLog) Debug.Log($"[RopeEndPhysicsFollower] Initialized with tag {targetTag}, gravity enabled, initial Y velocity: {physicsVelocity.y}");
+                if (debugLog) Debug.Log($"[RopeEndPhysicsFollower] Initialized with target: {target.name}, gravity enabled, initial Y velocity: {physicsVelocity.y}");
             }
         }
         else
         {
             offset = Vector2.zero;
             lastTargetPosition = transform.position;
-            if (debugLog) Debug.Log($"[RopeEndPhysicsFollower] No target found with tag {targetTag}");
+            if (debugLog) Debug.Log($"[RopeEndPhysicsFollower] No target found");
         }
         
         velocity = Vector3.zero;
@@ -159,11 +171,18 @@ public class RopeEndPhysicsFollower : MonoBehaviour
             // 1. Gravity - always pulls down
             physicsVelocity.y -= gravityStrength * deltaTime;
             
-            // 2. Vertical hanging force - try to align X with target when stationary
+            // 2. Vertical hanging force - try to align X with target (not with world origin)
             if (Mathf.Abs(targetVelocity.x) < 0.1f)
             {
+                // Use the actual X position of the target as the desired X position
                 float xOffset = transform.position.x - target.position.x;
                 physicsVelocity.x -= xOffset * verticalHangStrength * deltaTime;
+                
+                // Debug log to track vertical hanging behavior
+                if (debugLog && Time.frameCount % 120 == 0)
+                {
+                    Debug.Log($"[RopeEndPhysicsFollower] Vertical hanging: target X={target.position.x}, my X={transform.position.x}, offset={xOffset}");
+                }
             }
             
             // 3. Rope length constraint - apply a force toward the target if we're exceeding the rope length
@@ -231,12 +250,46 @@ public class RopeEndPhysicsFollower : MonoBehaviour
         }
     }
 
+    public void SetTargetTransform(Transform newTarget)
+    {
+        targetTransform = newTarget;
+        target = newTarget;
+        
+        if (target != null)
+        {
+            lastTargetPosition = target.position;
+            
+            // Only update horizontal offset to maintain current vertical position
+            if (initialized)
+            {
+                Vector2 newOffset = transform.position - target.position;
+                offset.x = newOffset.x;
+                // Don't update offset.y to allow gravity to work
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                Vector2 newOffset = transform.position - target.position;
+                offset.x = newOffset.x;
+                offset.y = 0; // Don't preserve vertical offset for gravity simulation
+            }
+            
+            // Apply initial falling impulse if using gravity
+            if (useGravity)
+            {
+                physicsVelocity = new Vector2(physicsVelocity.x, -initialFallImpulse);
+                if (debugLog) Debug.Log($"[RopeEndPhysicsFollower] Reset Y velocity to {physicsVelocity.y} after target change to {target.name}");
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    
+    // Original tag-based method kept for backward compatibility
     public void SetTargetTag(string tag)
     {
         targetTag = tag;
         GameObject found = GameObject.FindGameObjectWithTag(targetTag);
         if (found)
         {
+            targetTransform = found.transform;
             target = found.transform;
             lastTargetPosition = target.position;