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Swerve Control Unity C#

Hi I am creating a hyper casual game with unity, but I have encountered a problem with the swerve control (I have also seen many git hubs but even these do not work perfectly)
I've put this in my code:
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using UnityEngine;
public class PlayerMovement : MonoBehaviour
{
private float lastframeposx;
private float movefactorx;
public float MoveFactorX => movefactorx;
public Camera m_MainCam;
private float speed = 2.0f;
[SerializeField]
GameObject character;
[SerializeField] private float swerveSpeed = 0.5f;
[SerializeField] private float maxSwerveAmount = 1f;
// Start is called before the first frame update
void Start()
{
}
// Update is called once per frame
void Update()
{
transform.position += Vector3.forward * speed * Time.deltaTime;
Cammina();
/*Vector3 destra = Camera.main.ScreenToWorldPointt(Input.touches[i].position);
transform.position += Vector3.zero destra;*/
}
void Cammina()
{
if(Input.GetMouseButtonDown(0))
{
lastframeposx = Input.mousePosition.x;
float swerveAmount = Time.deltaTime * swerveSpeed * MoveFactorX;
swerveAmount = Mathf.Clamp(swerveAmount, -maxSwerveAmount, maxSwerveAmount);
transform.Translate(swerveAmount, 0, 0);
}
else if (Input.GetMouseButton(0))
{
movefactorx = Input.mousePosition.x - lastframeposx;
lastframeposx = Input.mousePosition.x;
float swerveAmount = Time.deltaTime * swerveSpeed * MoveFactorX;
swerveAmount = Mathf.Clamp(swerveAmount, -maxSwerveAmount, maxSwerveAmount);
transform.Translate(swerveAmount, 0, 0);
}
else if(Input.GetMouseButtonUp(0))
{
movefactorx = 0f;
float swerveAmount = Time.deltaTime * swerveSpeed * MoveFactorX;
swerveAmount = Mathf.Clamp(swerveAmount, -maxSwerveAmount, maxSwerveAmount);
transform.Translate(swerveAmount, 0, 0);
}
}
/*void vaidoveschiacciato()
{
if (Input.touchCount > 0 && Input.touches[0].phase == TouchPhase.Began)
{
Ray ray = Camera.main.ScreenPointToRay(Input.touches[0].position);
RaycastHit hit;
if(Physics.Raycast(ray, out hit))
{
if(hit.collider != null)
{
transform.position += hit.collider.GetComponent<Transform.position> * speed * Time.deltaTime;
}
}
}
}*/
}
1 Problem: he don't go when the finger is
2 Problem: How do I eliminate the movement from right to left (Without making it go out of the path)
(Langauge: C#)

The problem: When you swerve, it swerves just in the direction, there is no limits on how far it goes.
How I would fix this: I would put the movement to change it through a function. This could clamp it, so the higher the distance to the center of the track, the less it swerves. Or, you can altogether check if the distance is a maximum and then stop swerving.
Note: you can use other functions to do this (they just have to flatten out the larger the input).
Smooth, good looking bell curve way
For example you could use a bell curve. Look one up if you've never seen one before. It is at it's highest possible output of one, at a zero input. When it gets hiher or lower, it outputs lower to zero.
the simplest equation is y = i-(x2). The lower i is (above 1), the wider the curve, or the larger the output is for a larger input. I made a graph here.
x can be the distance to the center of the track, so you should adjust i, so the maximum distance from the track is flat.
This output is what you should change swerveAmount to.
The flatter parts of the graoh is how much you will swerve when you are that distance from the center (x axis)
Alternatively
You could just check the distance, and if it passes a certain distance don't translate it.
Let me know in the omments if there are any problems! :)

Can't rotate and move at the same time

I'm currently developing an FPS shooter in Unity 3D. I'm fairly new to Unity and I've been having a bit of trouble with my player movement script. Individually everything seems to work, I can rotate and move the player freely, however when I try doing the two simultaneously my player seems to lock and won't rotate.
Sometimes jumping or moving to higher ground on the terrain seems to fix the issue, however I ran a few checks with gravity disabled, no colliders, and with the player well above ground, so the problem seems to be with the script. I've also done a bit of debugging and the Rotate() code does run, just the rotation amount doesn't seem to change.
Here is the player movement script:
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using UnityEngine;
[RequireComponent(typeof(Rigidbody))]
public class PlayerMov : MonoBehaviour
{
[SerializeField]
private Camera cam;
[SerializeField]
private float speed = 5f;
[SerializeField]
private float looksensitivity = 4f;
[Header("Camera View Lock:")]
[SerializeField] //min and max amount for looking up and down (degrees)
private float lowlock = 70f;
[SerializeField]
private float highlock = 85f;
private Rigidbody rb;
private float currentrotx; //used later for calculating relative rotation
public Vector3 velocity;
public Vector3 rotation; // rotates the player from side to side
public float camrotation; // rotates the camera up and down
public float jmpspe = 2000f;
void Start()
{
rb = GetComponent<Rigidbody>();
}
// Update is called once per frame
void Update()
{
CalcMovement();
CalcRotation();
Rotate();
}
void FixedUpdate()
{
Move();
}
private void CalcRotation()
{
float yrot = Input.GetAxisRaw("Mouse X"); //around x axis
rotation = new Vector3(0f, yrot, 0f) * looksensitivity;
float xrot = Input.GetAxisRaw("Mouse Y"); //around y axis
camrotation = xrot * looksensitivity;
}
private void CalcMovement()
{
float xmov = Input.GetAxisRaw("Horizontal");
float zmov = Input.GetAxisRaw("Vertical");
Vector3 movhor = transform.right * xmov;
Vector3 movver = transform.forward * zmov;
velocity = (movhor + movver).normalized * speed;
}
void Move()
{
//move
if (velocity != Vector3.zero)
{
rb.MovePosition(rb.position + velocity * Time.fixedDeltaTime);
}
//jump
if (Input.GetKeyDown(KeyCode.Space))
{
//add double jump limit later!
rb.AddForce(0, jmpspe * Time.deltaTime, 0, ForceMode.Impulse);
}
}
void Rotate()
{
//looking side to side
rb.MoveRotation(rb.rotation * Quaternion.Euler(rotation));
// camera looking up and down
currentrotx -= camrotation;
currentrotx = Mathf.Clamp(currentrotx, -lowlock, highlock);
cam.transform.localEulerAngles = new Vector3(currentrotx, 0, 0);
}
}
Here are the relevant components attached to my player:
(The player has a couple more components attached but I ran tests without them and the problem still occurs)
Like I said I'm a bit of a unity novice, so i'm sure I missed something small but I just can't seem to place my finger on it, I've been stuck on this for a while so any help is much appreciated.

SOLVED:
It seems the problem I had was because I was running the scene from my laptop and not a desktop which I assume is what the Unity input was built for.

Unity 2D, C# - Creating an AI that both follows the player and flutters around him

First of all, I am EXTREMELY new to coding in general, but I've picked it up as a hobby, so please forgive my general lack of understanding.
I am putting together a sidescrolling platformer, in which a small character follows you around and gives you advice, lights the way, fills in lore, etc. Think Navi from Legend of Zelda. I already have a functioning script for following the player around, which I will post below.
However, I cannot get it to then lazily float around the character rather than just sitting still.
public class WillOWispFollowPlayer : MonoBehaviour
{
public Transform target;
public float smoothSpeed = 0.05f;
public Vector3 offset;
private void FixedUpdate()
{
Vector3 desiredPosition = target.position + offset;
Vector3 smoothedPosition = Vector3.Lerp(transform.position, desiredPosition, smoothSpeed);
transform.position = smoothedPosition;
}
}

I haven't dabbled to far into game development, but how I would go about it is to implement some random location with a bias towards the player or a target position near the player.
So, say that at semi even intervals, you generate a new random position or direction for your companion to move towards to, the distance should be relatively close to the companions current location. To prevent your companion randomly flying off, into the sunset, you should also make sure that this random location or direction is biased towards the players location, for example, the further away it is from the player, the more biased it will be to move towards the player.

After hammering away at this for a while, and looking at some other people's code, this is what I've come up with. It adds two functions to the original code. One is a random direction function with adjustable acceleration and deceleration which is applied in FixedUpdate. The other is a short burst of velocity in a separate random direction. The effect is more fluttery than I originally intended, and less of a floaty wander effect, but it works. If anyone has any ideas to make this a less jittery and more smooth, floaty effect, Im open to suggestions.
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using UnityEngine;
[RequireComponent(typeof(Rigidbody2D))]
public class WillOWispFollowPlayer : MonoBehaviour
{
public Transform target;
public float smoothSpeed = 0.05f;
public float smoothSpeedSlow = 0.02f;
public Vector3 offset;
public float hoverSpeed = 10000f;
public Rigidbody2D rb;
public static System.Timers.Timer hoverTimer;
public float acceleration;
public float deceleration;
private Rigidbody2D physics;
private Vector2 direction;
private void Start()
{
rb = GetComponent<Rigidbody2D>();
InvokeRepeating("HoverDirection", 0, 1); //calling the DoverDirection every second
physics = GetComponent<Rigidbody2D>();
physics.gravityScale = 0;
physics.drag = deceleration;
}
private void FixedUpdate()
{
Vector3 desiredPosition = target.position + offset;
Vector3 smoothedPosition = Vector3.Lerp(transform.position, desiredPosition, smoothSpeed);
Vector3 smoothedPositionSlow = Vector3.Lerp(transform.position, desiredPosition, smoothSpeedSlow);
//setting up a "wander zone" where the Will'o'the'Wisp is less restricted within a defined distance of the player
if (Vector3.Distance((target.position + offset), this.transform.position) >= .5)
{
transform.position = smoothedPosition;
}
else
{
transform.position = smoothedPositionSlow;
}
//Random direction generator This results in a "flutter" effect
direction = UnityEngine.Random.insideUnitCircle;
Vector2 directionalForce = direction * acceleration;
physics.AddForce(directionalForce * Time.deltaTime, ForceMode2D.Impulse);
}
//A regular and prominant directional change, resulting in short darting motions around the target position
void HoverDirection()
{
rb.velocity = Random.onUnitSphere * hoverSpeed;
}
}

Unity bouncing when colliding with object

I have made a script with movement, that finally works as i want it to, except one thing... I want it to be a first person game, but the way the movement works now, is on the global axis, which means that W is always torwards one specific direction, no matter what direction my camera is turning... How do i fix this? i want the movement to stay how it is, but with the W key to always be forward depending on the way the camera or player is looking.
Please let me know how my script would look edited, or atleast what part i have to change.
I would also like to add that i would love to be able to do a wall jump, but i am not sure how to add that behavior.
Here is my movement script:
public class MovementScript : MonoBehaviour {
public float speed;
public float jumpforce;
public float gravity = 25;
private Vector3 moveVector;
private Vector3 lastMove;
private float verticalVelocity;
private CharacterController controller;
// Use this for initialization
void Start () {
controller = GetComponent<CharacterController> ();
//Låser og gemmer musen
Cursor.lockState = CursorLockMode.Locked;
}
// Update is called once per frame
void Update () {
//Låser musen op
if (Input.GetKeyDown ("escape"))
Cursor.lockState = CursorLockMode.None;
moveVector = Vector3.zero;
moveVector.x = Input.GetAxis("Horizontal");
moveVector.z = Input.GetAxis("Vertical");
if (controller.isGrounded) {
verticalVelocity = -1;
if (Input.GetButton("Jump")) {
verticalVelocity = jumpforce;
}
} else {
verticalVelocity -= gravity * Time.deltaTime;
moveVector = lastMove;
}
moveVector.y = 0;
moveVector.Normalize ();
moveVector *= speed;
moveVector.y = verticalVelocity;
controller.Move (moveVector * Time.deltaTime);
lastMove = moveVector;
}
}

You need to go from local to world space:
for example when you want to move on the x-axis regarding the player's orientation, the local vector is (1, 0, 0), which you get from your input axis, but the CharacterController need a world based direction (see the doc of the Move function)
A more complex move function taking absolute movement deltas.
To get this, use Transform.TransformDirection like this
worldMove = transform.TransformDirection(moveVector);
controller.Move (worldMove * Time.deltaTime);
EDIT regarding your issue with the controller moving a bit after releasing the input:
That's because GetAxis gives you a smoothed value. Replace GetAxis by GetAxisRaw and it should work

Modify the final moving code to
controller.Move(moveVector.z * transform.forward * Time.deltaTime);
controller.Move(moveVector.x * transform.right * Time.deltaTime);
controller.Move(moveVector.y * transform.up * Time.deltaTime);
Alternatively, suppose your character is only rotated about the Y axis, you can look into rotating your moveVector by your character's Y rotation so moveVector's forward points parallel to your chracter's forward.
I found a good explaination of rotating a vector here: https://answers.unity.com/questions/46770/rotate-a-vector3-direction.html
Rotating a vector:
moveVector = Quaternion.Euler(0, transform.eulerAngles.y, 0) * moveVector;

Slowly moving gameobject to mouse position

I want to change the position of the object to the position of the mouse, moving slowly from first to second position.
My object is moving slowly to the random direction which appears to be connected with lower-left corner. When I go higher than the corner my object is moving upwards, same with left and right.
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using UnityEngine;
public class Rocket : MonoBehaviour
{
public float speed = 10f;
private Vector3 shippos;
void Start()
{
shippos = transform.position;
}
void FixedUpdate()
{
if (Input.mousePosition.x > shippos.x)
shippos.x=shippos.x+speed*Time.deltaTime;
if (Input.mousePosition.x < shippos.x)
shippos.x=shippos.x-speed*Time.deltaTime;
if (Input.mousePosition.y > shippos.y)
shippos.y=shippos.y+speed*Time.deltaTime;
if (Input.mousePosition.y < shippos.y)
shippos.y=shippos.y-speed*Time.deltaTime;
transform.position = shippos;
}
}

The mouse position is returned in screenspace coordinates. What you need to do is convert this to world coordinates so that they are compared in the same coordinate space as the transform (shippos).
void FixedUpdate()
{
if (Camera.main.ScreenToWorldPoint(Input.mousePosition).x > shippos.x)
shippos.x = shippos.x + speed * Time.deltaTime;
if (Camera.main.ScreenToWorldPoint(Input.mousePosition).x < shippos.x)
shippos.x = shippos.x - speed * Time.deltaTime;
if (Camera.main.ScreenToWorldPoint(Input.mousePosition).y > shippos.y)
shippos.y = shippos.y + speed * Time.deltaTime;
if (Camera.main.ScreenToWorldPoint(Input.mousePosition).y < shippos.y)
shippos.y = shippos.y - speed * Time.deltaTime;
transform.position = shippos;
}

If I did not misunderstand, you want to change your player's position straight to the point of mouse's position and looking towards mouse.
void Update() {
Transform target = mousePosition; //get your mouse position per frame
Vector3 relativePos = target.position - transform.position; //create a vector3 between them
Quaternion rotation = Quaternion.LookRotation(relativePos); //then give a rotation your player towards this vector.
transform.rotation = rotation; //and apply it.
}

Taken from here: http://answers.unity3d.com/questions/633873/how-to-make-an-object-move-towards-the-mouse-point.html
public float moveSpeed = 2.0; // Units per second
void Update () {
var targetPos = Camera.main.ScreenToWorldPoint(Input.mousePosition);
targetPos.z = transform.position.z;
transform.position = Vector3.MoveTowards(transform.position, targetPos, moveSpeed * Time.deltaTime);
}
May not be accurate C#, but you get the idea.

i guess you are doing wrong , because wile you have Mathf.Lerp you Dont need to go as that clumsy way
Here is a video tutorial from youtube for mathf.lerp
and here is the base code:
someValue = Mathf.Lerp(initialValue , finalValue , Time.deltaTime * smoothness);
just take a look to the youtube link you will definitely get the idea!
AS A SIDE NOTE
you dont need to do alot of stuff to decrease your game performance! be careful about this kinda coding!