Footstep Manager script for Unity + Wwise

ThirdPersonPlayerFootstepManager.cs

using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using UnityEngine;

public class ThirdPersonPlayerFootstepManager : MonoBehaviour
{
    // Enum to represent different material type
    private enum CURRENT_MATERIAL { STONE, PUDDLE, GRASS, EARTH, VEGETATION };

    [SerializeField] bool materialCheckConfigured = false;

    [Header("Wwise Events")]
    [SerializeField] private AK.Wwise.Event playerFootstep;
    [SerializeField] private AK.Wwise.Event playerLanding;

    [Header("Material Check")]
    [SerializeField] private CURRENT_MATERIAL currentMaterial; // Displays current material detected in Editor
    [SerializeField] AK.Wwise.Switch[] groundMaterialSwitch;   // Array of Wwise switches for ground material


    private void FixedUpdate() 
    {
        if (materialCheckConfigured)
        {
            MaterialCheck();
        }
        else
        {
            return;
        }
        
    }



    #region Player's Methods

    /// <summary>
    /// Called by animation events
    /// </summary>
    void PlayFootstepsEvent()
    {
        if (playerFootstep.IsValid())
            playerFootstep.Post(gameObject); 
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// Called by animation events
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="landingType">Has a value of 0 for "Idle", 1 for "Run", 2 for "Sprint", 3 for "Walk"</param>
    void PlayLandingEvent(int landingType)
    {
        if (playerLanding.IsValid())
        {
            switch (landingType)
            {
                case 0:
                    AkSoundEngine.SetSwitch("PlayerLandingSwitch", "Idle", gameObject);
                    playerLanding.Post(gameObject);
                    break;
                case 1:
                    AkSoundEngine.SetSwitch("PlayerLandingSwitch", "Run", gameObject);
                    playerLanding.Post(gameObject);
                    break;
                case 2:
                    AkSoundEngine.SetSwitch("PlayerLandingSwitch", "Run_Fast", gameObject);
                    playerLanding.Post(gameObject);
                    break;
                case 3:
                    AkSoundEngine.SetSwitch("PlayerLandingSwitch", "Walk", gameObject);
                    playerLanding.Post(gameObject);
                    break;
                default:
                    break;
            }
        }
        else
        {
            Debug.LogWarning($"No event assigned to ellenLanding at {gameObject.name}");
            return;
        }

    }




    // Perform material check based on raycast hits
    private void MaterialCheck()
    {
        RaycastHit[] hits = Physics.RaycastAll(transform.position, Vector3.down, 0.1f);

        int environmentLayer = LayerMask.NameToLayer("Environment");
        int waterGeometryLayer = LayerMask.NameToLayer("WaterGeometry");
        int vegetationLayer = LayerMask.NameToLayer("Vegetation");
        int setDressingLayer = LayerMask.NameToLayer("SetDressing");

        AK.Wwise.Switch switchToSet = null; // Variable to store the switch to set

        foreach (RaycastHit hit in hits)
        {
            GameObject hitObject = hit.transform.gameObject;
            int hitLayer = hitObject.layer;
            string hitTag = hit.collider.tag;

            if (hitLayer == environmentLayer)
            {
                if (hitTag == "Material: Stone")
                {
                    currentMaterial = CURRENT_MATERIAL.STONE;
                    switchToSet = groundMaterialSwitch[3]; 
                }
                else
                {
                    currentMaterial = CURRENT_MATERIAL.EARTH;
                    switchToSet = groundMaterialSwitch[0]; 
                }
            }
            else if (hitLayer == waterGeometryLayer)
            {
                currentMaterial = CURRENT_MATERIAL.GRASS;
                switchToSet = groundMaterialSwitch[1]; 
            }
            else if (hitLayer == vegetationLayer)
            {
                currentMaterial = CURRENT_MATERIAL.VEGETATION;
                switchToSet = groundMaterialSwitch[1]; 
            }
            else if (hitLayer == setDressingLayer)
            {
                currentMaterial = CURRENT_MATERIAL.VEGETATION;
                switchToSet = groundMaterialSwitch[1];
            }
            else
            {
                currentMaterial = CURRENT_MATERIAL.STONE;
                switchToSet = groundMaterialSwitch[3]; 
            }
        }

        // Set the switch outside the loop
        if (switchToSet != null)
        {
            switchToSet.SetValue(gameObject);
        }
    }

    #endregion

}