did a minor tweak

Assets/Scripts/Trigger.cs

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+using System.Collections;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using UnityEngine;
+
+
+//to implement inheritance
+public abstract class Trigger : MonoBehaviour
+{
+    //tags for the trigger
+    public bool forceInteract;
+    public bool repeatable;
+    bool isActive;
+    //only worry about this if it is not repeatable
+    bool hasOccurred;
+    public int value;
+    // Start is called before the first frame update
+    void Start()
+    {
+        hasOccurred = false;
+    }
+
+    //checks if player is in range of the trigger
+    private void OnTriggerStay2D(Collider2D other) {
+        if(other.CompareTag("Player")) {
+            Debug.Log("entered");
+            isActive = true;
+        }
+        // else {
+            
+        //     isActive = false;
+        //     Debug.Log("exit");
+        
+        //     if(forceInteract && repeatable) {
+        //         hasOccurred = false;
+        //     }
+        // }
+    }
+
+    private void OnTriggerExit2D(Collider2D other) {
+        if(other.CompareTag("Player")) {
+            isActive = false;
+            Debug.Log("exit");
+        }
+        if(forceInteract && repeatable) {
+            hasOccurred = false;
+        }
+    }
+    // Update is called once per frame
+    public void Update()
+    {
+        // Debug.Log("testr");
+        //checks if conditions are right
+        if(isActive && !hasOccurred) 
+        {
+            //executes action upon entering
+            if(forceInteract) 
+            {
+                Action();
+                hasOccurred = true;
+                if(!repeatable) {
+                    isActive = false;
+                }
+            }
+            //only executes action if input is pressed
+            else
+            {
+                if(Input.GetKeyDown(KeyCode.E)) {
+                    Debug.Log("action");
+                    Action();
+                    if(!repeatable)
+                    {
+                        hasOccurred = true;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    public abstract void Action();
+
+}