HIDE & SEEK COROUTINES QUEST: ‘Time Of Day’ - Solutions

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Quest: Hide & Seek Coroutines Quest
Challenge: Time Of Day

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Here is a solution using lerp.

using System.Collections;
using UnityEngine;

public class DayNightCycler : MonoBehaviour
{
    // configs
    [SerializeField] float secondsOfDay = 10f;
    [SerializeField] float secondsOfNight = 10f;
    [SerializeField] float maxSkyboxExposure = 2f;
    [SerializeField] float minSkyboxExposure = .25f;
    [SerializeField] float transitionSpeed = .5f;

    // Unity messages
    IEnumerator Start()
    {
        while (true)
        {
            yield return new WaitForSeconds(secondsOfDay);
            yield return StartCoroutine(TransitionToNight());
            yield return new WaitForSeconds(secondsOfNight);
            yield return StartCoroutine(TransitionToDay());
        }
    }

    // private methods
    IEnumerator TransitionToNight()
    {
        float interpolator = 1f;

        while (CurrentSkyboxExposure() > minSkyboxExposure)
        {
            interpolator -= transitionSpeed * Time.deltaTime;
            float newExposure = Mathf.Lerp(minSkyboxExposure, maxSkyboxExposure, interpolator);
            SetSkyboxExposure(newExposure);
            yield return null;
        }
    }

    IEnumerator TransitionToDay()
    {
        float interpolator = 0f;

        while (CurrentSkyboxExposure() < maxSkyboxExposure)
        {
            interpolator += transitionSpeed * Time.deltaTime;
            float newExposure = Mathf.Lerp(minSkyboxExposure, maxSkyboxExposure, interpolator);
            SetSkyboxExposure(newExposure);
            yield return null;
        }
    }

    float CurrentSkyboxExposure()
    {
        return RenderSettings.skybox.GetFloat("_Exposure");
    }

    void SetSkyboxExposure(float value)
    {
        RenderSettings.skybox.SetFloat("_Exposure", value);
    }
}