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How to shoot ball to Touch X position Unity 3D?

I have a ball on a ground, and when touching the screen I want to shoot it to the X position of the Touch. Do you have any suggestions?
This is the code I have so far:
public Rigidbody Ball;
public float Speed = 50f;
void FixedUpdate () {
if(ClickDone == false){
if (Input.GetMouseButton(0)){
ClickDone = true;
Ball.velocity = transform.forward * Speed;
}
}
}

here is your new code :
using UnityEngine;
public class GoToTouch : MonoBehaviour
{
public Camera cam;//put your main camera here
public float speed;//Speed of movement
Vector3 LastTouch;
void Start()
{
LastTouch = Vector3.zero;
}
void Update()
{
//We check for new touches etch frame
if (Input.touchCount> 0)
LastTouch = Input.touches[0].rawPosition;
//We move towards the last touch
if(LastTouch != Vector3.zero)transform.position=
Vector3.Lerp(transform.position,cam.ScreenToWorldPoint(LastTouch),speed*Time.DeltaTime);
}
}
what is important for you to look at is the
ScreenToWorldPoint function LastTouch holds the actual pixel the user touched
after ScreenToWorldPoint you get the position that the pixel he touched represent in the
world. Good luck learning !

getting my 2d sprite flip to work depending on a Transform's location from it

So, this code just isn't responding for whatever reason. I have an enemy that I'm trying to get to face the player at all times (The enemy swoops over the player's head back and forth periodically). But other than making a flip happen whenever a timer hits 0, which doesn't really work all that well, I can't get the Flip function to work. I know the Flipper function is fine; I already tested it out and everything. I'm just not sure how to tell the enemy that when the player is to the left of it, to turn, and vice versa.
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using UnityEngine;
public class dragoonDetection : MonoBehaviour {
private Rigidbody2D rb;
private Animator anim;
public Transform Player;
private bool facingRight = true;
void Start ()
{
rb = GetComponent<Rigidbody2D> ();
anim = GetComponent<Animator> ();
}
void Update()
{
Flip();
}
void Flip()
{
if (Player.transform.localScale.x > 0) {
transform.localScale = new Vector3 (1.69f, 1.54f, 1f);
}
if (Player.transform.localScale.x < 0) {
transform.localScale = new Vector3 (-1.69f, 1.54f, 1f);
}
}
void Flipper()
{
facingRight = !facingRight;
Vector2 theScale = transform.localScale;
theScale.x *= -1;
transform.localScale = theScale;
}
}
Got any ideas? I'd rather avoid using FindGameObject because it's not actually looking for the player script. It's looking for a child transform with no script attached to the player. And because I have two different player GameObjects that you can switch to anytime in the game, it wouldn't really work for me in that regard.

You will need to perform a check of some sort against the players position with the bird position if you want it to face the player at all times. A barebones method would just be to compare the x-positions of the two objects and change the scale accordingly.
void Update()
{
transform.localScale = new Vector3(getDir()*1.69f, 1.54f, 1);
}
private int getDir()
{
if (player.transform.position.x < transform.position.x)
return -1;
else
return 1;
}
You should throw some additional checks in here to keep it from updating the scale every frame when there is no change.

Move towards mouse click

I am trying move an object towards my mouse using velocity when clicked, but when I click the object usually goes in a different direction. I basically copied the code from another project, and in that project it works. The only difference is that in the other Project instead of setting velocity, I use AddForce. What is causing this to do what it is doing?
using UnityEngine;
using System.Collections;
public class ShootBall : MonoBehaviour {
public float shootDelay = 0.03f;
public GameObject[] balls;
bool hasShot = false;
Vector3 clickPosition = Vector3.zero;
// Update is called once per frame
void Update() {
if (Input.GetMouseButtonUp(0) && !hasShot) {
hasShot = true;
Vector3 point = Camera.main.ScreenToWorldPoint(Input.mousePosition);
Vector2 direction = point - transform.position;
StartCoroutine(Shoot(direction));
}
}
IEnumerator Shoot(Vector2 direction) {
foreach (GameObject ball in balls) {
float speed = ball.GetComponent<Ball>().speed;
ball.GetComponent<Ball>().rb.velocity = direction.normalized * speed;
yield return new WaitForSeconds(shootDelay);
}
}
}

Try reversing the direction vector, either here:
Vector2 direction = transform.position - point;
Or here:
ball.GetComponent<Ball>().rb.velocity = -direction.normalized * speed;

How Do I Shoot a Projectile into the Direction the Player is Facing?

I am creating a 2D side-scroller video game in Unity using c#. I have created the script that makes the player face the direction that the arrow key that was pressed was pointing to (when the right arrow is pressed, the player faces right. When the left arrow is pressed, the player faces left).
However, I cannot figure out how to make the harpoon that the player shoots point in the direction the player is facing. I have found many questions on Stack Overflow asking questions like this, but none of their answers worked for me.
Can anyone please tell me how to make the harpoon the player shoots face the direction the player is facing? Thanks in advance!
Here is my code that I use-
PLAYER SCRIPT
using UnityEngine;
using System.Collections;
public class playerMove : MonoBehaviour {
// All Variables
public float speed = 10;
private Rigidbody2D rigidBody2D;
private GameObject harpoon_00001;
private bool facingRight = true;
void Awake () {
rigidBody2D = GetComponent<Rigidbody2D>();
harpoon_00001 = GameObject.Find("harpoon_00001");
}
void Update () {
if (Input.GetKeyDown(KeyCode.LeftArrow) && !facingRight) {
Flip();
}
if (Input.GetKeyDown(KeyCode.RightArrow) && facingRight) {
Flip();
}
}
void Flip () {
facingRight = !facingRight;
Vector3 theScale = transform.localScale;
theScale.x *= -1;
transform.localScale = theScale;
}
void FixedUpdate () {
float xMove = Input.GetAxis("Horizontal");
float yMove = Input.GetAxis("Vertical");
float xSpeed = xMove * speed;
float ySpeed = yMove * speed;
Vector2 newVelocity = new Vector2(xSpeed, ySpeed);
rigidBody2D.velocity = newVelocity;
if (Input.GetKeyDown("space")) {
GetComponent<AudioSource>().Play();
Instantiate(harpoon_00001,transform.position,transform.rotation);
}
}
}
HARPOON SCRIPT
using UnityEngine;
using System.Collections;
public class harpoonScript : MonoBehaviour {
// Public variable
public int speed = 6;
private Rigidbody2D r2d;
// Function called once when the bullet is created
void Start () {
// Get the rigidbody component
r2d = GetComponent<Rigidbody2D>();
// Make the bullet move upward
float ySpeed = 0;
float xSpeed = -8;
Vector2 newVelocity = new Vector2(xSpeed, ySpeed);
r2d.velocity = newVelocity;
}
void Update () {
if (Input.GetKeyDown(KeyCode.LeftArrow)) {
float xSpeed = -8;
}
if (Input.GetKeyDown(KeyCode.RightArrow)) {
float xSpeed = 8;
}
}
void OnTriggerEnter2D(Collider2D other) //hero hits side of enemy
{
Destroy(other.gameObject.GetComponent<Collider2D>()); //Remove collider to avoid audio replaying
other.gameObject.GetComponent<Renderer>().enabled = false; //Make object invisible
Destroy(other.gameObject, 0.626f); //Destroy object when audio is done playing, destroying it before will cause the audio to stop
}
}

You already defining a variable facingRight to know the direction of the the player. You can use that knowledge to control the harpoon.
For example:
// this line creates a new object, which has harpoonScript attached to it.
// In unity editor, you drag and drop this prefab(harpoon_00001) into right place.
// transform.position is used for the starting point of the fire. You can also add +-some_vector3 for better placement
// Quaternion.identity means no rotation.
harpoonScript harpoon = Instantiate(harpoon_00001,transform.position, Quaternion.identity) as harpoonScript;
// Assuming harpoon prefab already facing to right
if (!facingRight) {
// Maybe, not required
harpoon.transform.eulerAngles = new Vector3(0f, 0f, 180f); // Face backward
Vector3 theScale = harpoon.transform.localScale;
theScale.y *= -1;
harpoon.transform.localScale = theScale; // Flip on y axis
}

Unity 3D How to setup Turret Auto Aim? C#

what i't trying to achieve is have my turrent rotate and follow an "Enemy".
At the moment it detects the enemy but it is not rotating and I don't know why.
The bullet it a prefab i drag in, there has to be a better way to do this? Anyone have any suggestions please?
At the moment the bullet never triggers, but the log Shoot and does...and the rotate doesn't work.
Here is what i have
using UnityEngine;
using System.Collections;
public class TurretController : MonoBehaviour {
public Rigidbody bulletPrefab;
private Transform target;
private GameObject bullet;
private float nextFire;
private Quaternion targetPos;
void OnTriggerEnter(Collider otherCollider) {
if (otherCollider.CompareTag("Enemy"))
{
Debug.Log ("in");
target = otherCollider.transform;
StartCoroutine ("Fire");
}
}
void OnTriggerExit(Collider otherCollider) {
if (otherCollider.CompareTag("Enemy"))
{
Debug.Log ("out");
target = null;
StopCoroutine("Fire"); // aborts the currently running Fire() coroutine
}
}
IEnumerator Fire()
{
while (target != null)
{
nextFire = Time.time + 0.5f;
while (Time.time < nextFire)
{
// smooth the moving of the turret
targetPos = Quaternion.LookRotation (target.position);
transform.rotation = Quaternion.Slerp(transform.rotation, targetPos, Time.deltaTime * 5);
yield return new WaitForEndOfFrame();
}
// fire!
Debug.Log ("shoot");
bullet = Instantiate(bulletPrefab, transform.position, transform.rotation) as GameObject;
//bullet.rigidbody.velocity = transform.forward * bulletSpeed;
}
}
}
I tried to change the instantiate part by using this instead
bullet = (GameObject)Instantiate(bulletPrefab, transform.position, transform.rotation);
bullet.GetComponent<Bullet>().target = target.transform;
But then i just get errors like "InvalidCastException: Cannot cast from source type to destination type.
TurretController+c__Iterator0.MoveNext () (at Assets/Scripts/TurretController.cs:44)"

BTW, here's the turret rotation code I used in my project (shared with permission):
using UnityEngine;
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
public class Turret : MonoBehaviour
{
[SerializeField]
private float turnRateRadians = 2 * Mathf.PI;
[SerializeField]
private Transform turretTop; // the gun part that rotates
[SerializeField]
private Transform bulletSpawnPoint;
private Enemy target;
void Update()
{
TargetEnemy();
}
void TargetEnemy()
{
if (target == null || target.health <= 0)
target = Enemy.GetClosestEnemy(turretTop, filter: enemy => enemy.health > 0);
if (target != null)
{
Vector3 targetDir = target.transform.position - transform.position;
// Rotating in 2D Plane...
targetDir.y = 0.0f;
targetDir = targetDir.normalized;
Vector3 currentDir = turretTop.forward;
currentDir = Vector3.RotateTowards(currentDir, targetDir, turnRateRadians*Time.deltaTime, 1.0f);
Quaternion qDir = new Quaternion();
qDir.SetLookRotation(currentDir, Vector3.up);
turretTop.rotation = qDir;
}
}
}
class Enemy : MonoBehaviour
{
public float health = 0;
private static HashSet<Enemy> allEnemies = new HashSet<Enemy>();
void Awake()
{
allEnemies.Add(this);
}
void OnDestroy()
{
allEnemies.Remove(this);
}
/// <summary>
/// Get the closest enemy to some transform, optionally filtering
/// (for example, enemies that aren't dead, or enemies of a certain type).
/// </summary>
public static Enemy GetClosestEnemy(Transform referenceTransform, System.Predicate<Enemy> filter=null)
{
// Left as an exercise for the reader.
// Remember not to use Vector3.Distance in a loop if you don't need it. ;-)
// return allEnemies[0];
}
}

First problem: the bullet prefab. The variable type is RigidBody. If you want to treat it as a game object, the variable must be a game object. Or you can instantiate it, cast to RigidBody, then use the .gameObject accessor. Like this:
((RigidBody)Instantiate(theRigidbody)).gameObject
Second problem: start simple with the rotation. If it's not working, don't get fancy yet. Start with something like this (an instant rotation toward the target):
Vector3 targetDirection = target.transform.position - transform.position;
targetDirection.y = 0; // optional: don't look up
transform.forward = targetDirection;
If it works, then add small pieces of additional complexity until it does exactly what you want. And if you don't get things figured out, give me a shout (a comment) on Monday. I've written turret-aiming code (including a maximum rotation speed), and I don't think my boss would mind if I upload it.