public void SpawnShield()
{
Dial dialCon = GameObject.Find("Dial").gameObject.GetComponent <Dial>();
if (dialCon.IsShielded(GetCurrentLaneID() - 1)) //if there's already a shield there
{
dialCon.DestroyShield(GetCurrentLaneID() - 1); //destroy that shield
Debug.Log("destroyed previous shield");
}
GameObject shield = Instantiate(Resources.Load("Prefabs/MainCanvas/Shield")) as GameObject; //make a shield
shield.transform.SetParent(Dial.underLayer, false);
Shield sc = shield.GetComponent <Shield>();
//make it the type of shield this thing deploys
ConfigureShield(sc);
//find your angle
float shieldOwnangle = this.transform.eulerAngles.z;
float shieldAngle = (shieldOwnangle + 90) % 360;
shieldAngle *= (float)Math.PI / 180;
//find where to spawn the shield
RectTransform shieldRt = sc.GetComponent <RectTransform>();
shieldRt.anchoredPosition = new Vector2(shieldRange * Mathf.Cos(shieldAngle), shieldRange * Mathf.Sin(shieldAngle));
//Debug.Log("shield y should be " + shieldRange * Mathf.Sin(shieldAngle));
shieldRt.rotation = this.gameObject.transform.rotation;
dialCon.PlaceShield(GetCurrentLaneID() - 1, shield); //mark current lane as shielded (placed in array)
}