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[Merge Fellas] Getting an unlimited shake effect bug with Chroma SDK?

  • June 25, 2025
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Hey everyone,

First-time poster here. I'm a hobbyist dev working on my first little passion project in Unity, and I'm really excited to be integrating some Razer Chroma effects. I've hit a roadblock and was hoping some of the experienced devs in this community could point me in the right direction.

The project is a simple puzzle game I call "Merge Fellas". The goal is to trigger a quick, red "shake" or "pulse" effect across the keyboard whenever two game objects ("fellas") merge successfully.

The Problem:

I've managed to get the event to trigger, but instead of a single pulse, the effect gets stuck in an infinite loop. It creates an unlimited shake effect that flashes non-stop, and the only way to stop it is to kill the Unity editor.

I suspect it's a logic error in how I'm calling the Chroma function after the merge event, maybe creating a recursive loop, but I've been staring at it for hours and can't see the issue.

Here's a simplified version of my C# code:

```csharp // This function is called when two 'fellas' successfully merge void OnMergeComplete() { Debug.Log("Merge event triggered. Calling Chroma function."); TriggerChromaKeyboardShake(); }

// This function is meant to create a single red flash effect void TriggerChromaKeyboardShake() { // My logic to prevent the loop, but it's not working if (isEffectActive) return;

isEffectActive = true;
// Some pseudo-code for the Chroma SDK call
// Keyboard.Instance.SetStatic(new Color(1, 0, 0));
// ... then reset after a delay

// I suspect the problem is around here
isEffectActive = false;

}
 

The code above is just a snippet. I've put the full C# script and the Unity console log (which shows the function being called repeatedly) into a Google Doc for anyone who might be willing to take a closer look. I would be incredibly grateful for any advice.

Link to script and log file: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1R0hCpWO-G-g5nVJ5pVL1sL6V9pHtl-gQ1Ovulj5-ef4/edit?usp=sharing

Thanks in advance for your help! Glad to be a part of the community.