ShinyThings.cs

using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using UnityEngine;
using UnityEditor;
using static CommunicationEvents;
using System;

public class ShinyThings : MonoBehaviour
{
    public WorldCursor Cursor;
    //Attributes for Highlighting of Facts when Mouse-Over
    private string selectableTag = "Selectable";
    private Transform lastFactSelection;
    public Material defaultMaterial;
    public Material highlightMaterial;

    //Variables for Pushout-Highlighting
    private Fact highlightedPushoutFact;
    private GameObject extraHighlight;
    private bool timerActive { get; set; }
    private float timer { get; set; }
    private float timerDuration = 2.5f;
    private float timerDurationEnd = 5.0f;
    private int slowDownCount = 8;
    private int slowDownCounter;
    private bool[] slowDownSwitch;
    private float simulationSpeed;
    private Boolean pushoutFail;
    public GameObject directionalLight;
    private Color lightColor;
    private Color tempColor;
    private Color darkColor;
    private Boolean factAnimationActive = false;
    private float speedSlowDown;
    public Material pushoutMaterial;
    private Material tempMaterial;
    public GameObject
        Fireworks_Animation,
        RainPrefab;

    // Start is called before the first frame update
    public void Start()
    {
        if (Cursor == null) 
            Cursor = GetComponent<WorldCursor>();

        if (directionalLight == null)
            directionalLight = FindObjectOfType<Light>().gameObject;

        CommunicationEvents.PushoutFactEvent.AddListener(HighlightFact);
        CommunicationEvents.PushoutFactFailEvent.AddListener(StartPushoutFactFailHighlighting);
        CommunicationEvents.AnimateExistingFactEvent.AddListener(HighlightWithFireworks);

        speedSlowDown = timerDurationEnd * 10;
        lightColor = directionalLight.GetComponent<Light>().color;

        slowDownSwitch = new bool[slowDownCount];
        Array.Clear(slowDownSwitch, 0, slowDownSwitch.Length);

        this.timerActive = false;
        this.timer = 0;
    }

    // Update is called once per frame
    public void Update()
    {
        //SELECTION-HIGHLIGHTING-PART
        //Check if a Fact was Hit

        RaycastHit Hit = Cursor.Hit;