Unity3D Android - Move your character to a specific x position - android

Im making a new game for android and I wanted to move my character (which is a cube for now) to a specific x location (on top of a flying floor/ground thingy) but I've been having some troubles with it.I've been using this script :
var jumpSpeed: float = 3.5;
var distToGround: float;
function Start(){
// get the distance to ground
distToGround = collider.bounds.extents.y;
}
function IsGrounded(): boolean {
return Physics.Raycast(transform.position, -Vector3.up, distToGround + 0.1);
}
function Update () {
// Move the object to the right relative to the camera 1 unit/second.
transform.Translate(Vector3.forward * Time.deltaTime);
if (Input.anyKeyDown && IsGrounded()){
rigidbody.velocity.x = jumpSpeed;
}
}
And this is the result (which is not what I want) :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fj8B6eI4dbE&feature=youtu.be
Anyone has any idea how to do this ? Im new in unity and scripting.Im using java btw.
Ty.

I may not be understanding your question right, but here is what I think you want.
I think that you want the player to jump straight up, so here is the code for that:
if (Input.anyKeyDown && IsGrounded()) {
rigidbody.AddForce(Vector3.up * jumpSpeed, ForceMode.Impulse);
}
If you do want the player to jump to the right (as is in the video) you can change the "up" in Vector3.up to whatever direction you want (i.e. right, left, down).
If this doesn't help, could you provide some more details on what the desired behavior is?

Related

Moving a game object in Arcore

I have been working out on google ARCore, and got stuck on how to move the game object with the inputs coming from the android device.
The canvas that i have created is precisely with 4 buttons, which as AxisTouchButton script from cross platform input covering vertical and horizontal. I have tried out lean touch to scale, translate and rotate seems to works perfectly.But when i am trying to apply force or velocity to the game object, it moves perfectly for the first time, then when i again axis the buttons, it starts to float in that particular direction unless any other button is pressed.
The below code is for the movement of the game object attached to the Andy prefab in HelloAR scene from examples :
Vector3 offset=Vector3.zero;
offset.x = CrossPlatformInputManager.GetAxis("Horizontal");
offset.z= CrossPlatformInputManager.GetAxis("Vertical");
rb.velocity=(offset * speed ) ;
I'm not sure why your prefab is drifting with the code snippet you've provided,
Try resetting the velocity to zero after you are done with movement of prefab.
rb.velocity = new Vector3(0,0,0);
Or maybe it is due to the fact that you are moving the prefab too far away from its parent anchor, or maybe away from the plane detected by arcore.
But I've another tested way to move a prefab using touch input on the planes detected by arcore and as it allows you to move the prefab only on the planes detected so you can easily reset its anchor after you are done with replacing prefab.
I'd modified the HelloARController.cs script in the following way.
bool move = false; //handle move with some button calls
void Update(){
//add this in your update method to call MoveObject() method
//handle move with some buttons
if(move){
MoveObject();
}
}
void MoveObject(){
if(Input.touchCount == 1){
Touch touch = Input.GetTouch(0);
TrackableHit hit;
TrackableHitFlags raycastFilter = TrackableHitFlags.PlaneWithinPolygon | TrackableHitFlags.FeaturePointWithSurfaceNormal;
if (Frame.Raycast (touch.position.x, touch.position.y, raycastFilter, out hit)) {
if ((hit.Trackable is DetectedPlane) && Vector3.Dot (firstPersonCamera.transform.position - hit.Pose.position, hit.Pose.rotation * Vector3.up) < 0) {
Debug.Log ("Hit at back of the current detected plane");
}
else {// KEY CODE SNIPPET : moves the selectedObject at the location of touch on detected planes
selectedObject.transform.position = hit.Pose.position;
}
}
else {
Debug.Log ("Not moving");
}
}
}
here selectedObject is you andy prefab of whatever you are instantiating.
Make sure that you are instantiating only one prefab at a time and refer it to selectedObject.
Try out the new ARCore Manipulation System. Working like a charm (for newbies).
They forgot to add a collider on the prefab, so don't forget to add it before running the example.
ARCore Unity SDK v1.13.0

Panning the view of a gameObject instead of the camera in Unity3d?

I'm having a hard time to pan a view of a gameObject in Unity3d. I'm new to scripting and I'm trying to develop an AR (Augmented Reality) application for Android.
I need to have a gameObject (e.g. a model of a floor), from the normal top down view, rendered to a "pseudo" iso view, inclined to 45 degrees. As the gameObject is inclined, I need to have a panning function on its view, utilizing four (4) buttons (for left, right, forward(or up), backward(or down)).
The problem is that, I cannot use any of the known panning script snippets around the forum, as the AR camera has to be static in the scene.
Need to mention that, I need the panning function to be active only at the isometric view, (which I already compute with another script), not on top down view. So there must be no problem with the inclination of the axes of the gameObject, right?
Following, are two mockup images of the states, the gameObject (model floor) is rendered and the script code (from Unity reference), that I'm currently using, which is not very much functional for my needs.
Here is the code snippet, for left movement of the gameObject. I use the same with a change in -, +speed values, for the other movements, but I get it only move up, down, not forth, backwards:
#pragma strict
// The target gameObject.
var target: Transform;
// Speed in units per sec.
var speedLeft: float = -10;
private static var isPanLeft = false;
function FixedUpdate()
{
if(isPanLeft == true)
{
// The step size is equal to speed times frame time.
var step = speedLeft * Time.deltaTime;
// Move model position a step closer to the target.
transform.position = Vector3.MoveTowards(transform.position, target.position, step);
}
}
static function doPanLeft()
{
isPanLeft = !isPanLeft;
}
It would be great, if someone be kind enough to take a look at this post, and make a suggestion on how this functionality can be coded the easiest way, as I'm a newbie?
Furthermore, if a sample code or a tutorial can be provided, it will be appreciated, as I can learn from this, a lot. Thank you all in advance for your time and answers.
If i understand correctly you have a camera with some fixed rotation and position and you have a object you want to move up/down/left/right from the cameras perspective
To rotated an object to a set of angles you simply do
transform.rotation = Quaternion.Euler(45, 45, 45);
Then to move it you use the cameras up/right/forward in worldspace like this to move it up and left
transform.position += camera.transform.up;
transform.position -= camera.transform.right;
If you only have one camera in your scene you can access its transform by Camera.main.transform
An example of how to move it when someone presses the left arrow
if(Input.GetKeyDown(KeyCode.LeftArrow))
{
transform.position -= camera.transform.right;
}

Unity2D - How to rotate a 2D object on touch/click/press

First of all, I'll let you know that I'm new to Unity and to coding overall (I do know some very basic javascript coding). My question: How can I rotate a 2D object (prefab) 120 degrees on a certain axis (in my case the z-axis, so it rotates like you're looking at a steering wheel) every time I touch on the screen. Right now I have it like this:
function TouchOnScreen ()
{
if (Input.touchCount > 0)
{
var touch = Input.touches[0];
if (touch.position.x < Screen.width/2)
{
transform.rotation = Quaternion.Euler(0,0,120);
Debug.Log("RotateRight");
}
else if (touch.position.x > Screen.width/2)
{
transform.rotation = Quaternion.Euler(0,0,-120);
Debug.Log("RotateLeft");
}
}
}
This code rotates the object whenever I press on a certain side of the screen, but not how I want it to. I want it to rotate so you see the object rotating from A to B, but not (like it is now) in one frame from A to B. Also, this code lets me only rotate one time to each direction.
How can I make it that whenever I press on a certain side of the screen, that it adds or subtracts to/from the previous rotated angle, so I can keep on rotating.
NOTE: Please use javascript, and if you know a simpler code, let me know!
Help is highly appreciated, thanks in advance!
Instead of
transform.rotation = Quaternion.Euler(0,0,-120);
You use:
var lSpeed = 10.0f; // Set this to a value you like
transform.rotation = Quaterion.Lerp ( transform.rotation, Quaternion.Euler(0,0,-120), Time.deltaTime*lSpeed);

Unity2D Android Touch misbehaving

I am attempting to translate an object depending on the touch position of the user.
The problem with it is, when I test it out, the object disappears as soon as I drag my finger on my phone screen. I am not entirely sure what's going on with it?
If somebody can guide me that would be great :)
Thanks
This is the Code:
#pragma strict
function Update () {
for (var touch : Touch in Input.touches)
{
if (touch.phase == TouchPhase.Moved) {
transform.Translate(0, touch.position.y, 0);
}
}
}
The problem is that you're moving the object by touch.position.y. This isn't a point inworld, it's a point on the touch screen. What you'll want to do is probably Camera.main.ScreenToWorldPoint(touch.position).y which will give you the position inworld for wherever you've touched.
Of course, Translate takes a vector indicating distance, not final destination, so simply sticking the above in it still won't work as you're intending.
Instead maybe try this:
Vector3 EndPos = Camera.main.ScreenToWorldPoint(touch.position);
float speed = 1f;
transform.position = Vector3.Lerp(transform.position, EndPos, speed * Time.deltaTime);
which should move the object towards your finger while at the same time keeping its movements smooth looking.
You'll want to ask this question at Unity's dedicated Questions/Answers site: http://answers.unity3d.com/index.html
There are very few people that come to stackoverflow for Unity specific question, unless they relate to Android/iOS specific features.
As for the cause of your problem, touch.position.y is define in screen space (pixels) where as transform.Translate is expecting world units (meters). You can convert between the two using the Camera.ScreenToWorldPoint() method, then creating a vector out of the camera position and screen world point. With this vector you can then either intersect some geometry in the scene or simply use it as a point in front of the camera.
http://docs.unity3d.com/Documentation/ScriptReference/Camera.ScreenToWorldPoint.html

Dragging Camera based on Touch (Unity)

In my game, I want the camera to move based on the user swiping their finger. My issue is that when someone removes their finger from the screen, and places it down again, the camera jumps to a new position... I am guessing it has to do with the coordinates, I say this because if I click somewhere far from where I removed my finger from the screen, the camera jumps. Here is the code:
var speed : int = 1;
var lastPoint : Vector2; //make this private if you want to.
function Update()
{
var offset : float; //offset of the touch from last frame
if(Input.touches.Length 0)//make sure we have a touch in the first place
{
var evt : Touch = Input.touches[0]; //setting up touch events so we can get fancy.
if(evt.phase == TouchPhase.Began) //this is the first frame the screen has been touched for, simply save the point.
{
lastPoint == evt.position;
}
else if(evt.phase == TouchPhase.Moved
{
offset = evt.position.x - lastPoint.x ;//take the difference
//I'm going to use Transform.Rotate because it's handy dandy
transform.Rotate(0,offset * speed,0);
//save the new "lastPoint"
lastPoint = evt.position;
}
else if(evt.phase == TouchPhase.Ended)
{
//If you want the object to drift after you spin it you can make a function to go here.
//To do this, take the speed of the rotation and continue to rotate all while subtracting off of the speed.
//I would use the Transform.Rotate function on this too.
//If you need me to I could write this function too.
}
}
}
What is the solution to have the camera resume, and not jump once someone puts their finger down again?
I am also willing to redo it, if there is a better solution/more efficient method of solving the issue..
Thanks a lot!
The supplied code seems fine, all you need to do is when the user is not pressing, you update the lastPoint every frame. Or if you know when the user start to press, just set the lastPoint to the current pos before calculating the offset. This way the offset is zero the first frame the user touch the screen.

Categories

Resources