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How to make the player walk in the direction it is pointing?

I made a simple movement system in Unity 3D, but I don't know how to make it so that I move in the direction my player is pointing in.
using UnityEngine;
public class PlayerControler : MonoBehaviour
{
CharacterController characterController;
public float MovementSpeed = 1f;
public float Gravity = 9.8f;
private float velocity = 0f;
void Start()
{
characterController = GetComponent<CharacterController>();
}
void Update()
{
float horizontal = Input.GetAxis("Horizontal") * MovementSpeed;
float vertical = Input.GetAxis("Vertical") * MovementSpeed;
characterController.Move((Vector3.right * horizontal + Vector3.forward * vertical) * Time.deltaTime);
if (characterController.isGrounded)
{
velocity = 0;
}
else
{
velocity -= Gravity * Time.deltaTime;
characterController.Move(new Vector3(0, velocity, 0));
}
}
}
This is the player controller.
using UnityEngine;
public class MouseControl : MonoBehaviour
{
public float horizontalSpeed = 1f;
public float verticalSpeed = 1f;
private float xRotation = 0.0f;
private float yRotation = 0.0f;
private Camera cam;
void Start()
{
cam = Camera.main;
}
void Update()
{
float mouseX = Input.GetAxis("Mouse X") * horizontalSpeed;
float mouseY = Input.GetAxis("Mouse Y") * verticalSpeed;
yRotation += mouseX;
xRotation -= mouseY;
xRotation = Mathf.Clamp(xRotation, -90f, 90f);
cam.transform.eulerAngles = new Vector3(xRotation, yRotation, 0.0f);
}
}
This is the code that makes my character face where my cursor is.
Edit: This is a First-Person 3D game. The player has a CharacterControler component on it, and the Main Camera is a child of the player. The second piece of code changes the direction that the camera is facing when the cursor is moved. The first script is the movement script, and utilises the CharacterController component of the player to move. I want to make to that instead of going in four static directions every time I press a movement key, I want the player to move in proportion to the direction that the camera is facing (on the X axis). E.g: If I am facing West and I press “W” to go forwards, I want the character to go West instead of North.

Instead of the global vectors Vector3.forward and Vector3.right in
characterController.Move((Vector3.right * horizontal + Vector3.forward * vertical) * Time.deltaTime);
rather use your local direction vectors Transform.forward and Transform.right
characterController.Move((transform.right * horizontal + transform.forward * vertical) * Time.deltaTime);

#derHugo was right, but I forgot to update the angles in the player movement script, so it always thought that I was rotated 0,0,0.
using UnityEngine;
public class PlayerControler : MonoBehaviour
{
Vector3 angles;
CharacterController characterController;
MouseControl mouseControl;
public float MovementSpeed = 1f;
public float Gravity = 9.8f;
private float velocity = 0f;
void Start()
{
characterController = GetComponent<CharacterController>();
mouseControl = GetComponent<MouseControl>();
}
void Update()
{
angles = new Vector3(mouseControl.xRotation, mouseControl.yRotation, 0f);
transform.eulerAngles = angles;
float horizontal = Input.GetAxis("Horizontal") * MovementSpeed;
float vertical = Input.GetAxis("Vertical") * MovementSpeed;
characterController.Move((transform.right * horizontal + transform.forward * vertical) * Time.deltaTime);
if (characterController.isGrounded)
{
velocity = 0;
}
else
{
velocity -= Gravity * Time.deltaTime;
characterController.Move(new Vector3(0, velocity, 0));
}
}
}
Updated code
Note: I had to made the X and Y rotation variables public.
[HideInInspector]public float xRotation = 0.0f;
[HideInInspector]public float yRotation = 0.0f;

Have enemy accelerate towards player in Unity

I have a script that has the enemy move towards the player at the same speed, but I am trying to make the enemy slow down then accelerate when he is switching directions. The enemy currently just moves left and write towards the player's position.
Here is my code from the script that my boss is attached to in the update function:
Vector2 targetPosition = new Vector2 (player.transform.position.x, transform.position.y);
transform.position = Vector2.MoveTowards (transform.position, targetPosition, moveSpeed * Time.deltaTime);
I have also tried using Lerp and using the transform.position as the first parameter, but the boss goes slower when the player is closer, and faster when the player is faster away.
transform.position = Vector2.Lerp (transform.position, targetPosition, moveSpeed * Time.deltaTime);
Does anyone know how to make the enemy slow down, then gradually increase his speed as he change direction, then return to normal speed after he has finished changing directions
**EDIT: ** full script below
using UnityEngine;
public class Roll : StateMachineBehaviour
{
[SerializeField] private float moveSpeed = 2.4f;
[SerializeField] private float rotateSpeed = 100f;
[SerializeField] private float minRollTime = 6f;
[SerializeField] private float maxRollTime = 8f;
private float rollTimer = 0f;
[SerializeField] private float rightBoundary = 5f;
[SerializeField] private float leftBoundary = -5f;
private Transform playerTransform = null;
private BossHealth bossHealth = null;
private Transform bossTransform = null;
private Transform bodyTransform = null;
private Transform earsTransform = null;
private Vector2 targetPosition = Vector2.zero;
override public void OnStateEnter(Animator animator, AnimatorStateInfo stateInfo, int layerIndex)
{
playerTransform = GameObject.FindWithTag("Player").transform;
bossHealth = animator.GetComponent<BossHealth>();
Boss01 boss = FindObjectOfType<Boss01>();
bossTransform = boss.bossTransform;
bodyTransform = boss.bodyTransform;
earsTransform = boss.earsTransform;
rollTimer = Random.Range (minRollTime, maxRollTime);
}
override public void OnStateUpdate(Animator animator, AnimatorStateInfo stateInfo, int layerIndex)
{
if (bossTransform.position.x >= leftBoundary && bossTransform.position.x <= rightBoundary)
{
targetPosition = new Vector2(playerTransform.position.x, bossTransform.position.y);
bossTransform.position = Vector2.MoveTowards(bossTransform.position, targetPosition, moveSpeed * Time.deltaTime);
if (playerTransform.position.x > 0)
bodyTransform.Rotate(0f, 0f, -rotateSpeed * Time.deltaTime);
else
bodyTransform.Rotate(0f, 0f, rotateSpeed * Time.deltaTime);
}
else if (bossTransform.position.x < leftBoundary)
{
if (playerTransform.position.x > bossTransform.position.x)
{
targetPosition = new Vector2(playerTransform.position.x, bossTransform.position.y);
bossTransform.position = Vector2.MoveTowards(bossTransform.position, targetPosition, moveSpeed * Time.deltaTime);
}
}
else
{
if (playerTransform.position.x < bossTransform.position.x)
{
targetPosition = new Vector2(playerTransform.position.x, bossTransform.position.y);
bossTransform.position = Vector2.MoveTowards(bossTransform.position, targetPosition, moveSpeed * Time.deltaTime);
}
}
if (rollTimer <= 0f)
animator.SetTrigger ("aim");
else
rollTimer -= Time.deltaTime;
if (bossHealth.CheckHealth())
animator.SetTrigger ("transition");
if (earsTransform.rotation != Quaternion.Euler (0f, 0f, 0f))
earsTransform.rotation = Quaternion.Slerp(earsTransform.rotation, Quaternion.Euler(0f, 0f, 0f), 1f * Time.deltaTime);
}
override public void OnStateExit(Animator animator, AnimatorStateInfo stateInfo, int layerIndex)
{
animator.ResetTrigger ("aim");
animator.ResetTrigger ("transition");
}
}

To achieve the position (meters/second) you multiply the speed * Time.deltatime, so you achieve the meters. To handle acceleration, you need to handle variable speed. Acceleration is m/s2, multiplied * Time.deltatime you will have the instant speed, and that speed * Time.deltaTime will give you the position.
Here some pseudocode (step and speed should be class varibles and this modifieed in the update. accel is the constant acceleration, that should be constans for the simplicity's sake, I guess that you need uniformingly accelerated movement):
speed += accel * Time.deltaTime; // instant speed
step = speed * Time.deltaTime; // calculate distance to move
transform.position = Vector3.MoveTowards(transform.position, target.position, step);
With the sign of the accel + or - you will determine if the entities speed is increasing (accelerating) or decreasing (decelerating).
Hope that helps
Edit:
Full script:
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using UnityEngine;
public class MoveTowards : MonoBehaviour
{
public Transform target;
private float step = 0f;
private float speed = 0f;
public float accel = 0f;
// Start is called before the first frame update
void Start()
{
}
// Update is called once per frame
void Update()
{
speed += accel * Time.deltaTime; // instant speed
step = speed * Time.deltaTime; // calculate distance to move
transform.position = Vector3.MoveTowards(transform.position, target.position, step);
}
}
Screenshot of script attached in editor:
Attached the script to the game object you want to move, and attach the transform of the target in the public fielld. The choose your acceleration, positive to accelerate towards an negative to accelerate backwars, and there you got it.

Unity 5 fpscontroller weird error

I made this script for my Player object. It has to child, 1 camera and 1 model.
They problem is whenever i move my mouse the player moves down. and the cam goes up.
Script:
public GameObject cam;
public float sensitivity = 2f;
public float walk_speed = 2f;
public float run_speed = 2f;
CharacterController player_CC;
float speed;
float moveFB;
float moveLR;
float rotX;
float rotY;
bool canMove;
void Start () {
canMove = true;
player_CC = GetComponent<CharacterController>();
speed = walk_speed;
}
void Update () {
if (canMove)
{
moveFB = Input.GetAxis("Vertical") * speed;
moveLR = Input.GetAxis("Horizontal") * speed;
rotX = Input.GetAxis("Mouse X") * sensitivity;
rotY = Input.GetAxis("Mouse Y") * sensitivity;
Vector3 movement = new Vector3(moveLR, 0, moveFB);
transform.Rotate(0, rotX, 0);
cam.transform.Rotate(rotY, 0, 0);
movement = transform.rotation * movement;
player_CC.Move(movement * Time.deltaTime);
}
if (Input.GetKey(KeyCode.LeftShift))
{
speed = run_speed;
} else
{
speed = walk_speed;
}
}

movement = transform.rotation * movement;
You're multiplying your transforms rotation by your movement vector. Separate the logic.

I know what caused it. But i dont know why it did it. But i used a charachtercontroller and a rigidbody on the same object. Sorry for wasting your time :/

Unity 3D movement when no movement is desired

Very new to mono develop and Unity 3d and seem to be having issues with this code. First off, the code IS working. It does what it's supposed to, however, it also does some funky stuff that it's not supposed to. You are able to look up, down, left and right as well as walk those directions, the bad part is though for some reason my character likes to nudge the direction of the mouse when standing still. What am I missing? More efficient/less buggy way of doing this?
public class PlayerControl : MonoBehaviour {
public float WALK_SPEED = 1.3f;
public float RUN_SPEED = 4.0f;
public float STRAFE_SPEED = 5.0f;
public float ROTATION_SPEED = 300.0f;
public float JUMP_FORCE = 250.0f;
void Start()
{
}
// Update is called once per frame
void Update ()
{
float movementSpeed = WALK_SPEED;
float strafeSpeed = STRAFE_SPEED;
float rotationSpeedx = ROTATION_SPEED;
float rotationSpeedy = ROTATION_SPEED;
if (Input.GetKey(KeyCode.LeftShift))
{
movementSpeed = RUN_SPEED;
}
movementSpeed = Input.GetAxis("Vertical") * movementSpeed * Time.deltaTime;
strafeSpeed = Input.GetAxis("Horizontal") * strafeSpeed * Time.deltaTime;
rotationSpeedx = Input.GetAxis("Mouse X") * rotationSpeedx * Time.deltaTime;
rotationSpeedy = Input.GetAxis("Mouse Y") * rotationSpeedy * Time.deltaTime;
Vector3 rotate = new Vector3 (-rotationSpeedy, rotationSpeedx, 0);
transform.Translate(Vector3.forward * movementSpeed);
transform.Translate(Vector3.right * strafeSpeed);
transform.Rotate(rotate);
if (Input.GetKeyDown(KeyCode.Space) &&
transform.position.y < 30)
{
rigidbody.AddForce(Vector3.up * JUMP_FORCE);
}
}
}

Try freezing rotation constraints on rigidbody component. This may stop the nudging.

Unity/C# Weird glitch in FPS controller

i have a weird glitch, when i walk down from a corner (i dont press jump), the player will falling down with very fast speed. If i jump, then everything goes normal. (Its Quill18 FPS controller, i learn from there so thats why i dont use the built in controller instead)
using UnityEngine;
using System.Collections;
[RequireComponent (typeof(CharacterController))]
public class FirstPersonController : MonoBehaviour
{
public float movementSpeed = 5.0f;
public float mouseSensitivity = 5.0f;
public float jumpSpeed = 20.0f;
float verticalRotation = 0;
public float upDownRange = 60.0f;
float verticalVelocity = 0;
CharacterController characterController;
// Use this for initialization
void Start()
{
// Screen.lockCursor = true;
characterController = GetComponent<CharacterController>();
}
// Update is called once per frame
void Update()
{
// Rotation
float rotLeftRight = Input.GetAxis("Mouse X") * mouseSensitivity;
transform.Rotate(0, rotLeftRight, 0);
verticalRotation -= Input.GetAxis("Mouse Y") * mouseSensitivity;
verticalRotation = Mathf.Clamp(verticalRotation, -upDownRange, upDownRange);
Camera.main.transform.localRotation = Quaternion.Euler(verticalRotation, 0, 0);
// Movement
float forwardSpeed = Input.GetAxis("Vertical") * movementSpeed;
float sideSpeed = Input.GetAxis("Horizontal") * movementSpeed;
verticalVelocity += Physics.gravity.y * Time.deltaTime;
if (characterController.isGrounded && Input.GetButton("Jump"))
{
verticalVelocity = jumpSpeed;
}
Vector3 speed = new Vector3(sideSpeed, verticalVelocity, forwardSpeed ;
speed = transform.rotation * speed;
characterController.Move(speed * Time.deltaTime);
}
}

The problem is that every frame you're running this line:
verticalVelocity += Physics.gravity.y * Time.deltaTime;
Thus, you're gaining "momentum" each second, and it wont stop ever until you jump because you're "resetting" the Y velocity to a normal value. I've ran into this problem before, and it can be fixed simply by only adding the Y velocity when you're not grounded. You can use Raycast to check if you have ground, and if you dont, increase verticalVelocity by that amount.