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# UI Fish Strike

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A UI component that visualizes the player’s remaining reaction time during a fish strike using a dynamic fill bar. The bar fades in when a fish bites and fades out when the window closes, with color shifting based on urgency.

Attach this to a UI element (e.g., a canvas or panel) that should display real-time strike timing feedback.

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#### 🔧 Inspector Settings

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**References**

* **Time Fill Bar**\
  The `Image` component,  a filled horizontal bar that visually represents remaining strike time.

**Time Settings**

* **Remaining Time**\
  A `Global Float Reference` from fishing state that provides the current time left before the fish escapes.

**Fade Settings**

* **Fade In/Out Duration**\
  Duration (in seconds) for the smooth fade-in when the strike begins and fade-out when it ends.

**Color Settings**

* **Time Gradient**\
  A `Gradient` that maps fill percentage to color—e.g., green (plenty of time) → yellow → red (almost out of time).

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#### 💡 Key Behavior

* **Automatic Monitoring**: When `StartRemainingTimeMonitoring()` is called, it:
  * Records the initial (`max`) time value.
  * Fades the UI in.
  * Continuously updates the fill amount and color every frame via `Update()`.
* **Visual Feedback**: The bar’s color dynamically shifts using the provided gradient, giving players intuitive urgency cues.

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#### 🎯 Usage Flow

1. Fishing system detects a bite and begins counting down `remainingTime`.
2. Calls `StartRemainingTimeMonitoring()` on this component.
3. UI fades in and displays a live-updating time bar.
4. When time runs out or the player reels in, the system calls `StopRemainingTimeMonitoring()`.
5. UI fades out smoothly and stops consuming update cycles.

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The [**Event Listener** ](/main/vehicle/secondary-components/event-system.md)is used to respond to events and trigger the responses on **UIFishStrike**.


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