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Mathf.Clamp is messing with my camera movement script

i am making a game that uses the WASD keys to move the camera between different objects and am using Mathf.Clamp to limit it but it now makes it so the movement doesn't work and i only move diagonal which shouldn't be possible without multiple key presses.
{
public Vector3 startPos;
public float moveDistance = 1;
public float minX;
public float minZ;
public float maxX;
public float maxZ;
void Start()
{
transform.position = startPos;
}
// Update is called once per frame
void Update()
{
if (Input.GetKeyDown(KeyCode.W))
{
transform.position += new Vector3(0, 0, moveDistance);
}
else if (Input.GetKeyDown(KeyCode.S))
{
transform.position += new Vector3(0, 0, -moveDistance);
}
else if (Input.GetKeyDown(KeyCode.D))
{
transform.position += new Vector3(moveDistance, 0, 0);
}
else if (Input.GetKeyDown(KeyCode.A))
{
transform.position += new Vector3(-moveDistance, 0, 0);
}
transform.position = new Vector3(Mathf.Clamp(transform.position.x, minX, maxX), transform.position.y, Mathf.Clamp(transform.position.x, minZ, maxZ));
}
}

looks like Ruzihm already answered your question.
I recently ran into some problems with Mathf.Clamp with negative numbers.
So I wanted to share the solution.
Cannot remember where I found it so sorry I can't credit the person who made it.
public float ClampAngle(float angle, float minAngle, float maxAngle)
{
if (angle < 90 || angle > 270)
{ // if angle in the critic region...
if (angle > 180) angle -= 360; // convert all angles to -180..+180
if (maxAngle > 180) maxAngle -= 360;
if (minAngle > 180) minAngle -= 360;
}
angle = Mathf.Clamp(angle, minAngle, maxAngle);
if (angle < 0) angle += 360; // if angle negative, convert to 0..360
return angle;
}

How to make a curved flight path?

How to make a bullet fly in an arc when shooting and hit the player.
As in this picture . I tried to use formulas from physics, the body is thrown at an angle to the horizon, that's what came of it . But the bullet flies away into the void
velocity = Mathf.Round(Vector3.Distance(lastpos, transform.position) / Time.deltaTime);
lastpos = transform.position;
Vector3 direction = PlayeCar.position - Vector3.zero;
float angle = Mathf.Atan2(direction.y, direction.x); // радианы
float x = velocity * Mathf.Cos(angle) + gravity * (time* time) / 2;
float y = velocity * Mathf.Sin(angle);
transform.position = new Vector2(x, y)
;

Sample orientative method could be (The script would be attached to the gun that shots, so when the code referes to transform, refers to the gun's transfom):
public void LaunchTarget()
{
Vector3 initialSpeed = transform.forward; //shot direction, gun's forward
GameObject go = GameObject.Instantiate(m_bullet);//reference to bullet prefab
//in case you need to randomize the shot speed
initialSpeed = transform.forward * Random.Range(m_minLaunchSpeed, m_maxLaunchSpeed);
//set the initial position of the bullet in the gun
go.transform.position = transform.position;
// shoot (give speed to the bullets rigidbody)
go.GetComponent<Rigidbody>().velocity = initialSpeed;
//initially disabled soas to see the bullet when shot
go.SetActive(true);
}
Hope that helps

I did it !!!! at the time of the bullet’s flight, I turn it toward the player in an intermittent manner. And after a while I delete it
void Start()
{
rigidbodyBullet = GetComponent<Rigidbody2D>();
Player = GameObject.Find("carPlayer").GetComponent<Transform>();
_distance = Vector3.Distance(Player.position, transform.position);
Invoke("DestroyArcBullet", 1.5f);
limitDistance = _distance / 1.3f;
}
void Update()
{
transform.position += transform.up * Time.deltaTime * 5f;
_distance = Vector3.Distance(Player.position, transform.position);
if (_distance < limitDistance)
{
var turn = Quaternion.Lerp(transform.rotation,
Quaternion.LookRotation(Vector3.forward, Player.position - transform.position), Time.deltaTime * 2);
rigidbodyBullet.MoveRotation(turn.eulerAngles.z);
}
if (this.transform.position.y + this.transform.position.y <= -10 || this.transform.position.y + this.transform.position.y >= 10
|| this.transform.position.x + this.transform.position.x <= -10 || this.transform.position.x + this.transform.position.x >= 10)
{
Destroy(gameObject);
}
}

Rotate 2D Sprite with Virtual Joystick

I am trying to rotate a GameObject along z-axis using Joystick, but its rotating y-axis. I might missed some math calculation. Any Help??
Reference Image
void FixedUpdate()
{
// get input from joystick
// get input from joystick
rightJoystickInput = rightJoystick.GetInputDirection();
float xMovementRightJoystick = rightJoystickInput.x; // The horizontal movement from joystick 02
float zMovementRightJoystick = rightJoystickInput.y; // The vertical movement from joystick 02
// if there is only input from the right joystick
if (rightJoystickInput != Vector3.zero)
{
// calculate the player's direction based on angle
float tempAngle = Mathf.Atan2(zMovementRightJoystick, xMovementRightJoystick);
xMovementRightJoystick *= Mathf.Abs(Mathf.Cos(tempAngle));
zMovementRightJoystick *= Mathf.Abs(Mathf.Sin(tempAngle));
// rotate the player to face the direction of input
Vector3 temp = transform.position;
temp.x += xMovementRightJoystick;
temp.z += zMovementRightJoystick;
Vector3 lookDirection = temp - transform.position;
if (lookDirection != Vector3.zero)
{
rotationTarget.localRotation = Quaternion.Slerp(rotationTarget.localRotation, Quaternion.LookRotation(lookDirection) * Quaternion.Euler(0, 45f, 0), rotationSpeed * Time.deltaTime);
}
}
}

You don't need most of the code in your question and this is really simple.
1.Find the angle with Mathf.Atan2 then multiple it with Mathf.Rad2Deg.
2.Use Quaternion.Euler(new Vector3(0, 0, angle)) to get the rotation then apply it to the Object.
This should be one in the Update function not FixedUpdate because FixedUpdate is used to move Rigidbody Objects.
public Transform rotationTarget;
public bool flipRot = true;
void Update()
{
rightJoystickInput = rightJoystick.GetInputDirection();
float horizontal = rightJoystickInput.x;
float vertical = rightJoystickInput.y;
float angle = Mathf.Atan2(horizontal, vertical) * Mathf.Rad2Deg;
angle = flipRot ? -angle : angle;
rotationTarget.rotation = Quaternion.Euler(new Vector3(0, 0, angle));
}
If using Rigidbody2D then use Rigidbody2D.MoveRotation in the FixedUpdate function. The rest of the code stays the-same.
public Rigidbody2D rg2d;
public bool flipRot = true;
void FixedUpdate()
{
rightJoystickInput = rightJoystick.GetInputDirection();
float horizontal = rightJoystickInput.x;
float vertical = rightJoystickInput.y;
float angle = Mathf.Atan2(horizontal, vertical) * Mathf.Rad2Deg;
angle = flipRot ? -angle : angle;
rg2d.MoveRotation(angle);
}
EDIT:
But only the problem is when i leave joystick its rotation is setting
to 0 instantly which looks too odd. How can i fix it?
You have to detect when you release the joystick in OnPointerUp then slowly lerp the joystick thump back to the Zero position. You also have to lerp the current target object angle to zero or to its default value and this should be done in a coroutine function. When OnPointerDown is called, stop the current coroutine function. Prevent the code in FixedUpdate from running when finger is released so that it won't interfere with the coroutine function.
For the sake of completeness, below is the combination of a Joystick code and the Rigidbody answer above:
public class VirtualJoystickController : MonoBehaviour,
IDragHandler, IPointerUpHandler, IPointerDownHandler
{
private Image bgImg;
private Image joystickImg;
public float mas_distance = 7f;
void Start()
{
bgImg = GameObject.Find("JoystickBGImage").GetComponent<Image>(); // the joysticks background
joystickImg = GameObject.Find("Joystickthumb").GetComponent<Image>(); // the joystick object to use
}
private Vector3 _inputDirection = Vector3.zero;
//the movementDirection
public Vector3 joystickInputDirection
{
set
{
//Change only if value is different from old one
if (_inputDirection != value)
{
_inputDirection = value;
Debug.Log("Dir: " + _inputDirection);
}
}
get
{
return _inputDirection;
}
}
public void OnDrag(PointerEventData eventData)
{
dragJoyStick(eventData);
}
void dragJoyStick(PointerEventData eventData)
{
Vector3 tempDir = Vector3.zero;
Vector2 pos = Vector2.zero;
if (RectTransformUtility.ScreenPointToLocalPointInRectangle
(bgImg.rectTransform,
eventData.position,
eventData.pressEventCamera,
out pos))
{
pos.x = (pos.x / bgImg.rectTransform.sizeDelta.x);
pos.y = (pos.y / bgImg.rectTransform.sizeDelta.y);
float x = (bgImg.rectTransform.pivot.x == 1) ? pos.x * 2 + 1 : pos.x * 2 - 1;
float y = (bgImg.rectTransform.pivot.y == 1) ? pos.y * 2 + 1 : pos.y * 2 - 1;
tempDir = new Vector3(x, y, 0);
if (tempDir.magnitude > 1)
{
tempDir = tempDir.normalized;
}
joystickImg.rectTransform.anchoredPosition = new Vector3(
tempDir.x * (bgImg.rectTransform.sizeDelta.x / mas_distance),
tempDir.y * (bgImg.rectTransform.sizeDelta.y / mas_distance));
joystickInputDirection = tempDir;
}
}
public void OnPointerDown(PointerEventData eventData)
{
released = false;
//Stop current coroutine
if (retCoroutine != null)
StopCoroutine(retCoroutine);
if (eventData.pointerCurrentRaycast.gameObject == bgImg.gameObject ||
eventData.pointerCurrentRaycast.gameObject == joystickImg.gameObject)
{
OnDrag(eventData);
}
}
public void OnPointerUp(PointerEventData eventData)
{
released = true;
//Stop current coroutine then start a new one
if (retCoroutine != null)
StopCoroutine(retCoroutine);
retCoroutine = StartCoroutine(SlowReturn(returnTime));
}
IEnumerator SlowReturn(float duration)
{
RectTransform thumbstickTransform = joystickImg.rectTransform;
Vector3 toPosition = Vector3.zero;
float counter = 0;
//Get the current position of the object to be moved
Vector2 currentThumb = thumbstickTransform.anchoredPosition;
while (counter < duration)
{
counter += Time.deltaTime;
//Slowly returns thumbstick
Vector2 tempThumbStickVal = Vector2.Lerp(currentThumb, toPosition, counter / duration);
joystickInputDirection = tempThumbStickVal;
thumbstickTransform.anchoredPosition = tempThumbStickVal;
//Slowly returns the target Object to original pos
float tempTargetObjAngle = Mathf.Lerp(angle, originalAngle, counter / duration);
rg2d.MoveRotation(tempTargetObjAngle);
yield return null;
}
}
public float returnTime = 1.0f;
public Rigidbody2D rg2d;
public bool flipRot = true;
const float originalAngle = 0;
bool released = true;
float angle;
Coroutine retCoroutine;
void FixedUpdate()
{
if (released)
return;
float horizontal = joystickInputDirection.x;
float vertical = joystickInputDirection.y;
angle = Mathf.Atan2(horizontal, vertical) * Mathf.Rad2Deg;
angle = flipRot ? -angle : angle;
rg2d.MoveRotation(angle);
}
}

your function calculates a point where you want to look at:
Vector3 temp = transform.position;
temp.x += xMovementRightJoystick;
temp.z += zMovementRightJoystick;
Vector3 lookDirection = temp - transform.position;
this point is on the XZ plane, that is why the car rotates on Y axis
if you want to rotate on Z axis, calculate a point on XY plane like this:
Vector3 temp = transform.position;
temp.x += xMovementRightJoystick;
temp.y += zMovementRightJoystick;
Vector3 lookDirection = temp - transform.position;
PS: i don't know why you multiply with Quaternion.Euler(0, 45f, 0) - that is a constant angle on Y axis, it just means that each lookDirection will be rotated for 45 degrees - i would have to see your scene to know why you need this...

How to Limit (clamp) Y axis Rotation for transform.rotatearound Unity

I have a camera that I want to rotate around a point (0,0,0) in all directions, but I want to put a clamp on it so that it can't go too far above or below the point. I have seen this question answered for the left and right directions before but never for the vertical one.
I have tried converting the code from these two questions (that basically say the same thing) to work in the vertical direction, but it bugs out at some points along the rotation, and I can't figure out why.
First Question, Second Question
And this is how I tried to convert it:
//how much we want to rotate by this frame
float rotX = Input.GetAxis("Mouse X") * rotSpeed;
float rotY = Input.GetAxis("Mouse Y") * rotSpeed; //(before clamping)
//find current direction
Vector3 currentDirection = transform.position - Vector3.zero;
//find current angle between basis for clamp & where we are now
float angle = Vector3.Angle(Vector3.forward, currentDirection);
//finds out if it's up or down
if (Vector3.Cross(Vector3.forward, currentDirection).x < 0) angle = -angle;
//find out how much you can move without violating limits
float newAngle = Mathf.Clamp(angle + rotY, yMinLimit, yMaxLimit);
//grabs how much you are allowed to move the angle from the current angle
rotY = newAngle - angle;
//spinning the garden
transform.RotateAround(Vector3.zero, Vector3.up, rotX);
transform.RotateAround(Vector3.zero, transform.TransformDirection(Vector3.right), -rotY); //vertical rotation
If anyone knows of the correct way to make this work for the Y axis, or a different way to clamp the vertical rotation, I would be super excited to hear it! Ty!

I have a class here that do exactly what you want. It rotates a camera around a target and clamps the Y rotation. It uses the left button to rotate and the scroll press button to translate the target.
You can edit it to adjust to your specific needs - you might want to change the target to a Vector3 so you can set it to (0,0,0) without the need of an object. Hope it helps.
using UnityEngine;
public class RotateAroundCamera : MonoBehaviour
{
Camera cam;
public bool isControlable;
private Vector3 screenPoint;
private Vector3 offset;
public Transform target;
public float distance = 5.0f;
public float xSpeed = 50.0f;
public float ySpeed = 50.0f;
public float yMinLimit = -80f;
public float yMaxLimit = 80f;
public float distanceMin = .5f;
public float distanceMax = 15f;
public float smoothTime = 2f;
public float rotationYAxis = 0.0f;
float rotationXAxis = 0.0f;
float velocityX = 0.0f;
float velocityY = 0.0f;
float moveDirection = -1;
public void SetControllable(bool value)
{
isControlable = value;
}
// Use this for initialization
void Start()
{
cam = GetComponentInChildren<Camera>();
Vector3 angles = transform.eulerAngles;
rotationYAxis = (rotationYAxis == 0) ? angles.y : rotationYAxis;
rotationXAxis = angles.x;
Rigidbody rigidbody = GetComponent<Rigidbody>();
// Make the rigid body not change rotation
if (rigidbody)
{
rigidbody.freezeRotation = true;
}
}
void LateUpdate()
{
if (target)
{
if (Input.GetMouseButton(1) && isControlable)
{
velocityX += xSpeed * Input.GetAxis("Mouse X") * 0.02f;
velocityY += ySpeed * Input.GetAxis("Mouse Y") * 0.02f;
}
if (Input.GetMouseButton(2) && isControlable)
{
Vector3 curScreenPoint = new Vector3(moveDirection*Input.mousePosition.x, moveDirection*Input.mousePosition.y, screenPoint.z);
Vector3 curPosition = cam.ScreenToWorldPoint(curScreenPoint) + offset;
target.transform.position = curPosition;
}
if (Input.GetKeyDown(KeyCode.R) && isControlable)
{
target.transform.position = Vector3.zero;
}
if (Input.GetKeyDown(KeyCode.T) && isControlable)
{
moveDirection *= -1;
}
if (isControlable)
{
distance -= Input.GetAxis("Mouse ScrollWheel");
if (distance > distanceMax)
{
distance = distanceMax;
}
else if (distance < distanceMin)
{
distance = distanceMin;
}
}
rotationYAxis += velocityX;
rotationXAxis -= velocityY;
rotationXAxis = ClampAngle(rotationXAxis, yMinLimit, yMaxLimit);
Quaternion fromRotation = Quaternion.Euler(transform.rotation.eulerAngles.x, transform.rotation.eulerAngles.y, 0);
Quaternion toRotation = Quaternion.Euler(rotationXAxis, rotationYAxis, 0);
Quaternion rotation = toRotation;
Vector3 negDistance = new Vector3(0.0f, 0.0f, -distance);
Vector3 position = rotation * negDistance + target.position;
transform.rotation = rotation;
transform.position = position;
velocityX = Mathf.Lerp(velocityX, 0, Time.deltaTime * smoothTime);
velocityY = Mathf.Lerp(velocityY, 0, Time.deltaTime * smoothTime);
screenPoint = cam.WorldToScreenPoint(target.transform.position);
offset = target.transform.position - cam.ScreenToWorldPoint(new Vector3(moveDirection*Input.mousePosition.x, moveDirection*Input.mousePosition.y, screenPoint.z));
}
}
public static float ClampAngle(float angle, float min, float max)
{
if (angle < -360F)
angle += 360F;
if (angle > 360F)
angle -= 360F;
return Mathf.Clamp(angle, min, max);
}
}

Make a player move towards the direction he is facing (Unity3D/C#)

Right now I have a small soldier on the screen that moves with W, A, S, D and rotates / changes direction with the arrow keys. What I want to happen is when the player's direction changes (by using the arrow keys), pushing W will send him in that direction instead of up the screen.
Also (for example), if you are holding D and the right arrow key at the same time he should move in a circle about a point on the ground (instead of spinning in a circle while moving in a straight line to the right).
Here is my current code:
public class MovePlayer : MonoBehaviour {
void Update() {
// Rotate left
if (Input.GetKey (KeyCode.LeftArrow)) {
transform.Rotate(0, 0, 1.3f);
}
// Rotate right
if (Input.GetKey(KeyCode.RightArrow)) {
transform.Rotate(0, 0, -1.3f);
}
// Strafe left
if (Input.GetKey (KeyCode.A)) {
Vector3 position = this.transform.position;
position.x -= 0.055f;
this.transform.position = position;
}
// Move up
if (Input.GetKey (KeyCode.W)) {
Vector3 position = this.transform.position;
position.y += 0.043f;
this.transform.position = position;
}
// Move down
if (Input.GetKey (KeyCode.S)) {
Vector3 position = this.transform.position;
position.y -= 0.043f;
this.transform.position = position;
isMoving = true;
}
// Strafe right
if (Input.GetKey (KeyCode.D)) {
Vector3 position = this.transform.position;
position.x += 0.055f;
this.transform.position = position;
}
}
}
Any ideas? Wasn't sure what to search exactly.

Here is what I've done for my character (Plus a mouse script for directions)
update()
{
Vector3 dir = new Vector3(); //(0,0,0)
//float CharacterSpeed = 10.0f;
if (Input.GetKey(KeyCode.W) || Input.GetKey(KeyCode.UpArrow))
dir.z += 1.0f;
else if (Input.GetKey(KeyCode.A) || Input.GetKey(KeyCode.LeftArrow))
dir.x -= 1.0f;
else if (Input.GetKey(KeyCode.S) || Input.GetKey(KeyCode.DownArrow))
dir.z -= 1.0f;
else if (Input.GetKey(KeyCode.D) || Input.GetKey(KeyCode.RightArrow))
dir.x += 1.0f;
dir.Normalize();
transform.Translate(dir * CharacterSpeed * Time.deltaTime);
}
If you only have keyboard for movement : (I'm not %100 sure this one)
Vector3 dir = new Vector3(); //(0,0,0)
//float CharacterSpeed = 10.0f;
if (Input.GetKey(KeyCode.W) || Input.GetKey(KeyCode.UpArrow))
dir.z += 1.0f;
else if (Input.GetKey(KeyCode.A) || Input.GetKey(KeyCode.LeftArrow))
{
var Rotation = Quaternion.AngleAxis("Rotation Angle Here", transform.InverseTransformDirection(Vector3.up));
transform.localRotation *= Rotation;
}
else if (Input.GetKey(KeyCode.S) || Input.GetKey(KeyCode.DownArrow))
dir.z -= 1.0f;
else if (Input.GetKey(KeyCode.D) || Input.GetKey(KeyCode.RightArrow))
{
var Rotation = Quaternion.AngleAxis("Rotation Angle Here", transform.InverseTransformDirection(Vector3.up));
transform.localRotation *= Rotation;
}
dir.Normalize();
transform.Translate(dir * CharacterSpeed * Time.deltaTime);

You can use Transform.forward to get the facing direction in world space, then simply scale, and add up to the current position. Just hook up this to W:
this.transform.position += this.transform.forward * 0.043f;