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Unity3D: How to move an object in relation to another object?

I have a physics enabled sphere in my scene and a character that i can move around using WASD. now what i want is that as soon as player hits the ball it should not be physics enabled anymore and move along with player as like the player is holding it in the hands.
What i have tried so far:
i was able to do it but not at all perfect how i want it to be. i tried OnCollisionEnter to detect the collision, i made the sphere a child of the player, i used isKinematic = true as soon as collision is detected and i used Vector3.MoveTowards for the object to follow the position as the player.
I have attached two reference videos below
Reference Clip(The style i am aiming for):https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fi-GB0RwLr0
MyVersion(This is what i am able to do):https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtV11KHY4pU
overall, if you watch the clips you can see how my version is very rigid, stucky, buggy, not so light weight feeling at all. Cut me a slack as well if i did anything way wrong, i started unity like just in the previous month.
This is my Player script through which i am controlling it all
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using UnityEngine;
using UnityEngine.SceneManagement;
public class Player : MonoBehaviour
{
public float MoveSpeed;
[SerializeField]private Rigidbody playerRig;
[SerializeField] private Rigidbody ballRig;
[SerializeField] private GameObject Ball;
[SerializeField] private GameObject heldObj;
private bool isTouching = false;
private Vector3 offset = new Vector3(0, 1, 3);
private Vector3 force;
public float jump;
private bool isGrounded = true;
private void Start()
{
Ball = GameObject.FindGameObjectWithTag("Ball");
ballRig.GetComponent<Rigidbody>();
playerRig.GetComponent<Rigidbody>();
}
void Update()
{
float x = Input.GetAxis("Horizontal");
float z = Input.GetAxis("Vertical");
playerRig.velocity = new Vector3(x*MoveSpeed, playerRig.velocity.y,z*MoveSpeed);
Vector3 vel = playerRig.velocity;
vel.y = 0;
if (vel.x != 0 || vel.z != 0)
{
transform.forward = vel;
}
if(transform.position.y < -10)
{
GameOver();
}
ReleaseTheBall();
if (isTouching == true)
{
ballRig.transform.position = Vector3.MoveTowards(ballRig.transform.position, playerRig.transform.position, 5f);
}
}
void Jump()
{
force = new Vector3(0, jump, 0);
if (Input.GetKeyDown(KeyCode.Space) && isGrounded == true)
{
isGrounded = false;
playerRig.AddForce(force, ForceMode.Impulse);
}
}
private void OnCollisionEnter(Collision collision)
{
if(collision.gameObject.tag == "Ball" && heldObj == null)
{
ballRig.isKinematic = true;
// ballRig.constraints = RigidbodyConstraints.FreezeRotation;
ballRig.transform.parent = playerRig.transform;
isTouching = true;
Debug.Log(" BALL PICKED UP AND MOVING ");
heldObj = Ball;
}
}
public void ReleaseTheBall()
{
if (Input.GetKeyDown(KeyCode.Space) && heldObj != null)
{
isTouching = false;
heldObj = null;
ballRig.transform.parent = null;
//ballRig.constraints = RigidbodyConstraints.None;
ballRig.isKinematic = false;
//Vector3 forceDirection = new Vector3(playerRig.transform.position.x, 0, playerRig.transform.position.z);
Vector3 rotationDirection = new Vector3(playerRig.transform.rotation.x, playerRig.transform.rotation.y, playerRig.transform.rotation.z);
ballRig.AddForce(new Vector3(transform.position.x,0,transform.position.z) * 5, ForceMode.Impulse);
ballRig.AddTorque(rotationDirection * 1);
Debug.Log("BALL RELEASED");
}
}
public void GameOver()
{
SceneManager.LoadScene(SceneManager.GetActiveScene().buildIndex);
}
}
i know there could be some very inefficient lines of code here, feel free to call out those lines as well.
So, basically what i want is that i want my player to pick up the ball as soon as it hits it and the ball should move exactly like player as if he is holding the ball in his hands and when i hit the spacebar i want the ball to be released into the direction i am looking(this part is also very tricky for me), what i am trying to do is i want to do exactly like in the refrence clip. Thanks a lot in advance.
one more thing, when i stop pressing any key to move(WASD), my player transform keeps changing values up and down and it slightly starts moving. i mean when i dont press any key, it still kinda moves.

First of all, you have indeed quite a lot of lines that aren't useful in here and that could be optimized.
Anyway, I hope this will do what you want it to do:
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using UnityEngine;
using UnityEngine.SceneManagement;
[RequireComponent(typeof(Rigidbody))]
public class Player : MonoBehaviour {
[Header("Movement Setup")]
[Tooltip("Translation speed in m/s")]
[SerializeField] float _TranslationSpeed;
[Tooltip("Rotation speed in °/s")]
[SerializeField] float _RotationSpeed;
[Tooltip("Interpolation speed [0;1]")]
[SerializeField] float _InterpolationSpeed;
[Tooltip("Strength for jumps")]
[SerializeField] float _JumpingStrength;
[Tooltip("Strength for shoots")]
[SerializeField] float _ShootingStrength;
[Header("Other Settings")]
[Tooltip("Where the helded item will be placed")]
[SerializeField] Transform _ContactPoint;
[Tooltip("Which layers should be considered as ground")]
[SerializeField] LayerMask _GroundLayer;
// The player's rigid body
Rigidbody _Rigidbody;
// Is the player on the ground
bool _IsGrounded;
// Rigidbody of what's the player is helding. Null if the player isn't holding anything
Rigidbody _HeldedItemRigidbody;
// Getter to _IsGrounded, return true if the player is grounded
public bool IsGrounded { get { return _IsGrounded; } }
private void Start() {
_Rigidbody = GetComponent<Rigidbody>(); // The player's rigidbody could be serialized
}
void FixedUpdate() {
float horizontalInput, verticalInput;
// Getting axis
horizontalInput = Input.GetAxis("Horizontal");
verticalInput = Input.GetAxis("Vertical");
// Moving toward the x
Vector3 moveVect = transform.forward * _TranslationSpeed * Time.fixedDeltaTime * verticalInput;
_Rigidbody.MovePosition(_Rigidbody.position + moveVect);
// Rotating the player based on the horizontal input
float rotAngle = horizontalInput * _RotationSpeed * Time.fixedDeltaTime;
Quaternion qRot = Quaternion.AngleAxis(rotAngle, transform.up);
Quaternion qRotUpRight = Quaternion.FromToRotation(transform.up, Vector3.up);
Quaternion qOrientationUpRightTarget = qRotUpRight * _Rigidbody.rotation;
Quaternion qNewUpRightOrientation = Quaternion.Slerp(_Rigidbody.rotation, qOrientationUpRightTarget, Time.fixedDeltaTime * _InterpolationSpeed); // We're using a slerp for a smooth movement
_Rigidbody.MoveRotation(qRot * qNewUpRightOrientation);
// This prevents the player from falling/keep moving if there is no input
if (_IsGrounded) _Rigidbody.velocity = Vector3.zero;
_Rigidbody.angularVelocity = Vector3.zero;
if (transform.position.y < -10) GameOver();
if (Input.GetKey(KeyCode.Mouse0) && _HeldedItemRigidbody != null) ShootTheBall();
if (!_IsGrounded) return; // What's below this won't be executed while jumping
if (Input.GetKey(KeyCode.Space)) Jump();
}
void Jump() {
_IsGrounded = false;
_Rigidbody.AddForce(_JumpingStrength * transform.up, ForceMode.Impulse);
}
private void OnCollisionEnter(Collision collision) {
// Checking if the player encountered a ground object
if ((_GroundLayer & (1 << collision.gameObject.layer)) > 0) _IsGrounded = true;
if (collision.gameObject.tag == "Ball") { // this can be improved as tags are error prone
// Setting the item position to contact point
collision.gameObject.transform.position = _ContactPoint.position;
// Getting the rigidbody
_HeldedItemRigidbody = collision.gameObject.GetComponent<Rigidbody>();
// Setting the parent
_HeldedItemRigidbody.transform.parent = transform;
// Setting the body to be kinematic
_HeldedItemRigidbody.isKinematic = true;
// Stopping any movement or rotation
_HeldedItemRigidbody.velocity = Vector3.zero;
_HeldedItemRigidbody.angularVelocity = Vector3.zero;
}
}
public void ShootTheBall() {
// Reverting what's done in OnCollisionEnter
_HeldedItemRigidbody.transform.parent = null;
_HeldedItemRigidbody.isKinematic = false;
// Adding force for the shoot
_HeldedItemRigidbody.AddForce(transform.forward * _ShootingStrength, ForceMode.Impulse);
// Resetting helding item to null
_HeldedItemRigidbody = null;
}
public void GameOver() {
SceneManager.LoadScene(SceneManager.GetActiveScene().buildIndex);
}
}
You have to add a layer, and set the ground to this new layer.
Set up the variable as you like, don't hesitate to mess up with it a little bit to find what suits you (and don't forget to set up the player's mass (in rigidbody) as well!!)
Exemple of setup for the player script
Last things, you have to add an empty game object to your player which will be where the ball will be placed. I know it's a little bit dirty but place it a bit far from the player (more than the ball's radius) or it will bug. We could do something programatically to fix the ball at a spot and adapt this spot to the ball's radius.
This is an example of player
As you can see, I have the empty "player" gameobject which has the rigidbody, the collider and the player script.
The GFX item which is just the capsule.
If you don't know about this: the player game object is actually on the floor (at the player's feet) so it's better for movements. If you do this, don't forget to adjust the player's capsule collider to fit the GFX.
I also have the contact point.
Forget about the nose stuff, it's just a way to see where the player is facing when you just have a capsule.
If you have any question, feel free to ask.

player stutters when moving unity 2d

whenever the player uses its jetpack or when there's a lot of velocity, the player stutters. I tried using interpolate and other things like that but the only outcome was even more stutter. If anyone knows what the cause for the stuttering is, please tell me and if you want to, maybe even explain your answer :)
here is what i mean by the player stuttering :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6q3vvQtwjM
here is my player code :
using UnityEngine;
using UnityEngine.SceneManagement;
public class Player : MonoBehaviour
{
//basic variables
[SerializeField]
private float speed = 5f;
[SerializeField]
private float Jumpforce = 5f;
[SerializeField]
private float JetPackForce = 5f;
[SerializeField]
public bool canUseJetpack = true;
[SerializeField]
private Rigidbody2D rb;
[SerializeField]
private Animator animator;
private bool isFacingRight = true;
//runs when game starts
void Start()
{
rb = GetComponent<Rigidbody2D>();
}
//runs every frame
void Update()
{
//applies force thus making player to move left or right
var move = Input.GetAxis("Horizontal");
transform.position = transform.position + new Vector3(move * speed * Time.deltaTime, 0, 0);
//changes player animation state
animator.SetFloat("Speed", Mathf.Abs(move));
//flip the player if facing right or left
if (move < 0 && isFacingRight)
{
flip();
}
else if (move > 0 && !isFacingRight)
{
flip();
}
//checks if the space key is pressed and that the player velocity on the y axis is smaller than 0.001
if(Input.GetKeyDown("space") && Mathf.Abs(rb.velocity.y) < 0.001f)
{
//adds force from below the player thus making the player jump
rb.AddForce(new Vector2(0, Jumpforce), ForceMode2D.Impulse);
}
//checks for the key 'Q' to be pressed and that there is enough fuel in the jetpack
if (Input.GetKey(KeyCode.Q) && canUseJetpack == true)
{
//ads force from below the player thus making the player fly using its jetpack
rb.AddForce(Vector2.up * JetPackForce);
//decreases the fuel in the jetpack
JetpackBar.instance.UseFuel(0.1f);
//makes the player run the using jetpack animation
animator.SetBool("UsingJetpack", true);
}
else
{
//if the player isn't using the jetpack, switch to the idle animation or the run animation depending if the player is moving or not
animator.SetBool("UsingJetpack", false);
}
//checks if the player health is less than 0
if (HealthBar.instance.currentHealth <= 0)
{
//if so, restart the game
SceneManager.LoadScene(SceneManager.GetActiveScene().buildIndex);
}
}
//checks if someting collided with the player
private void OnCollisionEnter2D(Collision2D collision)
{
//if the thing collided with the player has a tag of 'Enemy'
if (collision.gameObject.CompareTag("Enemy"))
{
//then, make the player take damage
HealthBar.instance.takeDamage(25);
}
}
//flip the player
void flip()
{
isFacingRight = !isFacingRight;
transform.Rotate(0f, 180f, 0f);
}
}
Thanks :D

First of all whenever dealing with Rigidbodies you do not want to use the Transform component to move an object. You rather want to only move it via the Rigidbody/Rigidbody2D component!
Then there is a general issue. You can either move your object hard based on the input or use the physics and forces. Both at the same time is not possible because both transform.position or the actually "correct" Rigidbody2D.MovePosition will overrule the forces so these two systems are clashing all the time.
Therefore I would rather simply overwrite the velocity directly like e.g.
void Update()
{
// Store the current velocity
var velocity = rb.velocity;
var move = Input.GetAxis("Horizontal");
// Only overwrite the X component
// We don't need Time.deltaTime since a velocity already
// moves the object over time
velocity.x = move * speed;
animator.SetFloat("Speed", Mathf.Abs(move));
if (move < 0 && isFacingRight)
{
flip();
}
else if (move > 0 && !isFacingRight)
{
flip();
}
if(Input.GetKeyDown("space") && Mathf.Abs(rb.velocity.y) < 0.001f)
{
// simply overwrite the Y velocity
// You'll have to adjust that value of course
// and might want to rename it ;)
velocity.y = Jumpforce;
}
if (Input.GetKey(KeyCode.Q) && canUseJetpack)
{
// Here we want to use Time.deltaTime since the jetpack
// shall increase the Y velocity over time
// again you'll have to adjust/rename that value
velocity.y += JetPackForce * Time.deltaTime;
// Also adjust this value!
// To be frame-rate independent you want to use Time.deltaTime here
JetpackBar.instance.UseFuel(0.1f * Time.deltaTime);
animator.SetBool("UsingJetpack", true);
}
else
{
animator.SetBool("UsingJetpack", false);
}
// After having calculated all changes in the velocity now set it again
rb.velocity = velocity;
if (HealthBar.instance.currentHealth <= 0)
{
SceneManager.LoadScene(SceneManager.GetActiveScene().buildIndex);
}
}

Playing a 2d animation before flipping a sprite in Unity c#

I was actually able to do this with an enemy but for some reason I can't get it to work if it's the player.
See, the player is in a default, idle animation. When I press the arrow key from the opposite direction its facing at (default is the right when game starts -->), I want it to play a turning animation before the sprite flips over its x scale.
However what it's doing right now when I press the arrow key to turn him, is that firstly, it quickly flips the sprite over, then performs the animation as if it hadn't been flipped yet, then flips over to the other direction again.
In my animator, the idle has no exit time to the flip node and the flip node does have an exit time back to idle, just in case you would inquire. I've tried invoking a timer here and there as well but so far no luck. Can anyone help please?
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using UnityEngine;
using UnityEngine.UI;
public class tulMoveMount : MonoBehaviour {
private Animator anim;
private Rigidbody2D rb;
public Image manaBar;
public LayerMask whatIsGround;
private bool grounded = false;
public Transform groundCheck;
public float groundCheckRadius;
private bool goRight = true;
private bool jump;
private bool turn = false;
private bool idle = true;
private bool mountOff;
private bool turnComplete = false;
public float runSpeed;
public float walkSpeed;
private float move;
public float turnDelay = 2.25f;
public float timer3 = 2.26f;
void Start ()
{
anim = GetComponent<Animator>();
rb = GetComponent<Rigidbody2D>();
}
void Update ()
{
grounded = Physics2D.OverlapCircle (groundCheck.position, groundCheckRadius, whatIsGround);
timer -= Time.deltaTime;
turnDelay -= Time.deltaTime;
HandleMovement ();
}
void HandleMovement()
{
float move = Input.GetAxis ("Horizontal");
float moveV = Input.GetAxis ("Vertical");
{
rb.velocity = new Vector2 (move * walkSpeed, rb.velocity.y);
anim.SetFloat ("walkSpeed", Mathf.Abs (move));
}
if (!goRight && move > 0) {
FlipConditions ();
Invoke ("ResetValues",timer3 );
Flip ();
turnComplete = false;
}
if (goRight && move < 0) {
FlipConditions ();
Invoke ("ResetValues",timer3 );
Flip ();
}
}
void FlipConditions()//
{
idle = false;
turn = true;
anim.SetTrigger ("turn");
idle = true;
anim.SetTrigger ("idle");
}
void Flip()
{
goRight = !goRight;
Vector3 theScale = transform.localScale;
theScale.x *= -1;
transform.localScale = theScale;
turnComplete = false;
}
void ResetValues()
{
idle = true;
anim.SetTrigger ("idle");
}
}

You can try to flip the sprite in LateUpdate() after you perform perform any animation in Update(). Try something like that, placing the animation in Update:
// store references to components on the gameObject
Transform _transform;
Rigidbody2D _rigidbody;
// hold player motion in this timestep
float vx;
float vy;
float MoveSpeed;
void Awake () {
// get a reference to the components we are going to be changing and store a reference for efficiency purposes
transform = GetComponent<Transform> ();
rigidbody = GetComponent<Rigidbody2D> ();
}
// this is where most of the player controller magic happens each game event loop
void Update()
{
// determine horizontal velocity change based on the horizontal input
vx = Input.GetAxisRaw ("Horizontal");
// get the current vertical velocity from the rigidbody component
vy = rigidbody.velocity.y;
// Change the actual velocity on the rigidbody
rigidbody.velocity = new Vector2(vx * MoveSpeed, vy);
}
// Checking to see if the sprite should be flipped
// this is done in LateUpdate since the Animator may override the localScale
// this code will flip the player even if the animator is controlling scale
void LateUpdate()
{
// get the current scale
Vector3 localScale = transform.localScale;
if (vx > 0) // moving right so face right
{
facingRight = true;
} else if (vx < 0) { // moving left so face left
facingRight = false;
}
// check to see if scale x is right for the player
// if not, multiple by -1 which is an easy way to flip a sprite
if (((facingRight) && (localScale.x<0)) || ((!facingRight) && (localScale.x>0))) {
localScale.x *= -1;
}
// update the scale
transform.localScale = localScale;
}

How do I delay an animation using my character movement script?

Below is a copy of my player movement script which contains functions to animate my character moving left and right, jumping and shooting his bow. I have also been able to get my character to transition from shooting his bow to being in an alert animation, but I am wondering how to write the code so that for 5 seconds after I shoot my bow I will be alert before going back to my default "idle" animation.
I would also like my character to be able to walk around (i.e. transition the alert animation to the walk animation) while being alert, but if he stops moving he goes back to alert. Currently my character will go back to idle if he walks during his alert stance. The script below, specifically lines 98-102 (my "playerAlert" function) present another problem in that my character cannot perform his "shoot" animation after this function has occurred, but I do not know/can't wrap my head around how to code what I mentioned above.
I am using Unity 5.6.
I appreciate any help you guys may be able to give me.
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using UnityEngine;
public class player_1_controller : MonoBehaviour {
Rigidbody2D myRB;
Animator myAnim;
bool facingRight;
//movement variables
public float maxSpeed;
//jumping variables
bool grounded = false;
float groundCheckRadius = 0.2f;
public LayerMask groundLayer;
public Transform groundCheck;
public float jumpHeight;
//arrow shooting variables
bool firing = true;
public float arrowShoot;
public Transform arrowTip;
public GameObject arrow;
public float fireRate = 0.5f;
public float nextFire = 0f;
// Use this for initialization
void Start () {
myRB = GetComponent<Rigidbody2D> ();
myAnim = GetComponent<Animator> ();
facingRight = true;
}
// Update is called once per frame
void Update () {
//player jump
if (grounded && Input.GetButtonDown ("Jump")) {
grounded = false;
myAnim.SetBool ("isGrounded", grounded);
myRB.AddForce (new Vector2 (0, jumpHeight));
}
//player shooting
if (grounded && Input.GetButtonDown ("Fire1")) {
myAnim.SetBool ("arrowShoot", firing);
Invoke ("fireArrow", 1);
}
}
void FixedUpdate() {
//player movement
float move = Input.GetAxis ("Horizontal");
myAnim.SetFloat ("speed", Mathf.Abs (move));
myRB.velocity = new Vector2 (move * maxSpeed, myRB.velocity.y);
if (move > 0 && !facingRight) {
flip ();
} else if (move < 0 && facingRight) {
flip ();
}
//player jump; check if we are grounded - if not, then we are falling
grounded = Physics2D.OverlapCircle(groundCheck.position, groundCheckRadius, groundLayer);
myAnim.SetBool ("isGrounded", grounded);
myAnim.SetFloat ("verticalSpeed", myRB.velocity.y);
}
void flip () {
facingRight = !facingRight;
Vector3 theScale = transform.localScale;
theScale.x *= -1;
transform.localScale = theScale;
}
void fireArrow() {
if (Time.time > nextFire) {
nextFire = Time.time + fireRate;
if (facingRight) {
Instantiate (arrow, arrowTip.position, Quaternion.Euler (new Vector3 (0, 0, 0)));
} else if (!facingRight) {
Instantiate (arrow, arrowTip.position, Quaternion.Euler (new Vector3 (0, 0, 180)));
}
}
playerAlert ();
}
void playerAlert () {
firing = false;
myAnim.SetBool ("arrowShoot", firing);
}
}

Invoke can help you here. excerpt:
void Start()
{
Invoke("LaunchProjectile", 2);
}
void LaunchProjectile()
{
Rigidbody instance = Instantiate(projectile);
instance.velocity = Random.insideUnitSphere * 5;
}
You can use that to call(invoke) the "back to idle" function after 5 seconds.

Have you considered implementing it inside the animator?
You could create a transition from your Alert animation to your Idle animation, with a fixed exit time of 5 seconds.
This way, after 5 seconds of being in the Alert animation, it will transition to the Idle animation.

Detect collision between player and ground Unity3D

I'm still learning Unity and right now I'm trying to make my player able to jump. Of course I don't want my player to be able to jump on forever, so my idea was to only enable jumping when the player is in contact with a floor object. This is the code I have so far:
public class PlayerController : NetworkBehaviour
{
public float speed; // Player movement speed
private bool grounded = true; // Contact with floor
private Rigidbody rb;
void Start()
{
rb = GetComponent<Rigidbody>();
}
// Show a different color for local player to recognise its character
public override void OnStartLocalPlayer()
{
GetComponent<MeshRenderer>().material.color = Color.red;
}
// Detect collision with floor
void OnCollisionEnter(Collision hit)
{
if (hit.gameObject.tag == "Ground")
{
grounded = true;
}
}
// Detect collision exit with floor
void OnCollisionExit(Collision hit)
{
if (hit.gameObject.tag == "Ground")
{
grounded = false;
}
}
void FixedUpdate()
{
// Make sure only local player can control the character
if (!isLocalPlayer)
return;
float moveHorizontal = Input.GetAxis("Horizontal");
float moveVertical = Input.GetAxis("Vertical");
Vector3 movement = new Vector3(moveHorizontal, 0.0f, moveVertical);
rb.AddForce(movement * speed);
// Detect space key press and allow jump if collision with ground is true
if (Input.GetKey("space") && grounded == true)
{
rb.AddForce(new Vector3(0, 1.0f, 0), ForceMode.Impulse);
}
}
}
But it seems OnCollisionEnter and OnCollisionExit never trigger. So the player is still able to jump whenever he wants. Am I doing something wrong?
Edit: It seems OnCollisionEnter and OnCollisionExit are triggered perfectly fine. It's just the if statements returning false. I have no idea why though.
if (GameObject.Find("Ground") != null) returned true.
Edit 2: Strangely enough both of these return Untagged:
Debug.Log(hit.gameObject.tag);
Debug.Log(hit.collider.tag);

Please give us more information
Please tell me which version of unity you are using?
Have you updated the project to some other latest version of unity?
Also give a screen shot of your 'tag' array.