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C# script to return camera to a gameobject

in Unity I have a camera as a child of a 2D gameobject (to follow it around). There is an IF statement that lets me move the camera ahead by holding down a key. I need a code to return the camera back to the gameobject after I let go. Thank you for the help.
public class camera : MonoBehaviour
{
public float panspeed = 30f;
public float panBorderThickness = 30f;
public GameObject ship1;
private Vector3 offset;
void Update()
{
if (Input.GetKey("f"))
{
Vector3 pos = transform.position;
if (Input.mousePosition.y >= Screen.height - panBorderThickness)
{
pos.y += panspeed * Time.deltaTime;
}
if (Input.mousePosition.y <= panBorderThickness)
{
pos.y -= panspeed * Time.deltaTime;
}
if (Input.mousePosition.x >= Screen.width - panBorderThickness)
{
pos.x += panspeed * Time.deltaTime;
}
if (Input.mousePosition.x <= panBorderThickness)
{
pos.x -= panspeed * Time.deltaTime;
}
transform.position = pos;
}
//something to return the camera back when i let go of F key
}
}

If I understand correctly you would want to smoothly move the camera back to its original position so I would probably do it like
private void Update ()
{
if (Input.GetKey(KeyCode.F))
{
var pos = transform.position;
if (Input.mousePosition.y >= Screen.height - panBorderThickness)
{
pos.y += panspeed * Time.deltaTime;
}
if (Input.mousePosition.y <= panBorderThickness)
{
pos.y -= panspeed * Time.deltaTime;
}
if (Input.mousePosition.x >= Screen.width - panBorderThickness)
{
pos.x += panspeed * Time.deltaTime;
}
if (Input.mousePosition.x <= panBorderThickness)
{
pos.x -= panspeed * Time.deltaTime;
}
transform.position = pos;
}
else
{
transform.position = Vector3.MoveTowards(transform.position, ship1.transform.position - ship1.transform.forward * 10, panspeed * Time.deltaTime);
}
}

if(Input.GetKeyUp("f")){
transform.position = ship1.transform.position;
}
Sidenote, you can't assign values to only one component of a vector. You need to reassign the entire vector with the new component or add/subtract to the original vector. Your script should look like
if (Input.GetKey("f"))
{
Vector3 pos = transform.position;
if (Input.mousePosition.y >= Screen.height - panBorderThickness)
{
pos += new Vector3(0, panspeed * Time.deltaTime, 0);
}
if (Input.mousePosition.y <= panBorderThickness)
{
pos -= new Vector3(0, panspeed * Time.deltaTime, 0);
}
if (Input.mousePosition.x >= Screen.width - panBorderThickness)
{
pos += new Vector3(panspeed * Time.deltaTime, 0, 0);
}
if (Input.mousePosition.x <= panBorderThickness)
{
pos -= new Vector3(panspeed * Time.deltaTime, 0, 0);
}
transform.position = pos;
}
if(Input.GetKeyUp("f"))
{
transform.position = GameObjectYouWant.transform.position;
}

Unity align vehicle to road WITH rotation

Goal:
to create a vehicle with properties similar to that of Mario Kart 8's anti gravity mode, or f- zero; the ability to ride on extreme non horizontal surfaces.
Desired behavior:
the vehicle should not turn unless the thumbstick or arrow keys are pressed/moved; it must keep a straight line of motion with the exception of roll and vertical curvature relative to the camera's view.
Actual behavior:
The vehicle will slowly(sometimes quickly) fall out of line and keep curving until the track stops bending. if placed in an inward facing cylinder and driven around radially, the vehicle will begin to curve towards either global +z or global +y.
(no error messages)
What I've tried:
-setting transform.up to the surface normal then rotating around the normal as an axis
-using quaternion.euler(0, [desired angle], 0) then fromToRotation
The alignment and rotation code:
transform.rotation = Quaternion.Euler(0, rotation, 0);
Quaternion tilt = Quaternion.FromToRotation(Vector3.up, localUp);
transform.rotation = tilt * transform.rotation;
transform.position += velocity * 1.1f;
The entire script:
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using UnityEngine;
using UnityEngine.InputSystem;
using PhysicsExtensions;
using UnityEngine.Rendering.PostProcessing;
public class Cart : MonoBehaviour
{
Kartphysics inputActions;
public new Transform camera, camTarget, camTargetDrift, Visual;
public ShipType shipType;
public AudioSource Vroom;
public Vector3 localUp = Vector3.up;
Vector3 velocity, camUp, followPos;
public AnimationCurve SteeringControl;
public float steerAmount;
float rotation, rollTarget, roll, fovDifference, vroomPitch = 0, flameLength = 0;
public float normalFov, speedFov, Velocity, rollAmount, speedFactor, forcedAcceleration;
public GameObject[] ships;
public FlamingTrail[] flames;
public PostProcessProfile ppp;
Vector2 JoystickVal;
ChromaticAberration ca;
LensDistortion ld;
Vector3 LastForward;
private void Start()
{
switch (shipType)
{
case ShipType.Carrier:
{
ships[0].SetActive(true);
break;
}
case ShipType.Ram:
{
ships[1].SetActive(true);
break;
}
}
ca = ppp.GetSetting<ChromaticAberration>();
ld = ppp.GetSetting<LensDistortion>();
}
private void Update()
{
UpdateVisuals();
UpdateCamera();
Velocity = velocity.magnitude;
}
private void FixedUpdate()
{
UpdateKart();
}
void SetFlames(float length)
{
for(int i = 0; i < flames.Length; i++)
{
flames[i].length = length;
}
}
void UpdateVisuals()
{
ca.intensity.value = Mathf.Clamp01(forcedAcceleration) * 2;
ld.intensity.value = Mathf.Lerp(0, -70f, Mathf.Clamp(forcedAcceleration, 0, 1));
SetFlames(flameLength);
Vroom.pitch = Mathf.Lerp(Vroom.pitch, vroomPitch, (speedFactor * 0.01f) * 10);
Visual.position = Vector3.Lerp(Visual.position, transform.position, (speedFactor * 0.01f) * 30);
Visual.rotation = Quaternion.Lerp(Visual.rotation, transform.rotation, (speedFactor * 0.01f) * 15);
}
void UpdateCamera()
{
fovDifference = speedFov - normalFov;
Camera.main.fieldOfView = speedFov - (fovDifference * (1 / Mathf.Clamp(velocity.magnitude + 1, 0, Mathf.Infinity)));
camUp = Vector3.Lerp(camUp, localUp.normalized, (speedFactor * 0.01f) * (Vector3.Distance(camera.position, Vector3.Lerp(camTarget.position, camTargetDrift.position, transform.InverseTransformDirection(velocity).x)) + 3));
camera.rotation = Quaternion.Slerp(camera.rotation, Quaternion.LookRotation((transform.position - (transform.right * transform.InverseTransformDirection(velocity).x * 5) + transform.up) - camera.position, camUp), (speedFactor * 0.01f) * 13);
camera.position = Vector3.Lerp(camera.position, Vector3.Lerp(camTarget.position, camTargetDrift.position, transform.InverseTransformDirection(velocity).x), (speedFactor * 0.01f) * Vector3.Distance(camera.position, camTarget.position) * 20);
}
void UpdateKart()
{
JoystickVal = new Vector2(Input.GetAxis("Horizontal"), Input.GetAxis("Vertical"));
if (Input.GetAxis("Submit") > 0.5)
JoystickVal = new Vector2(JoystickVal.x, 1);
if (Input.GetAxis("Cancel") > 0.5)
JoystickVal = new Vector2(JoystickVal.x, -1);
if (JoystickVal.magnitude > 1)
{
JoystickVal.Normalize();
}
JoystickVal *= (speedFactor * 0.01f) * 0.2f;
JoystickVal /= Mathf.Clamp(velocity.magnitude, 0.7f, Mathf.Infinity);
velocity += ((transform.forward * JoystickVal.y) / Mathf.Clamp(Mathf.Abs(transform.InverseTransformDirection(velocity).x), 0.7f, Mathf.Infinity));
rollTarget = Mathf.Clamp01(SteeringControl.Evaluate(velocity.magnitude)) * JoystickVal.x * rollAmount;
roll = Mathf.MoveTowards(roll, rollTarget, (speedFactor * 0.01f) * 4);
velocity -= localUp * (speedFactor * 0.01f) * 0.7f;
velocity /= 1 + ((speedFactor * 0.01f) / 8);
RaycastHit hit;
CircleCastHit circleHit;
if (Physics.Raycast(transform.position + transform.up, -transform.up + (velocity / 1), out hit))
{
if (hit.distance < 4)
{
transform.position -= hit.normal.normalized * (speedFactor * 0.01f);
localUp = Vector3.MoveTowards(localUp, hit.normal, (speedFactor * 0.01f) * 9);
if (hit.distance < 1.2f)
{
flameLength = Velocity * 2;
if (hit.collider.tag == "SpeedPanel")
forcedAcceleration = 3f;
rotation += SteeringControl.Evaluate(velocity.magnitude * 0.7f) * JoystickVal.x * (speedFactor * 0.01f) * 100 * steerAmount;
transform.position += hit.normal.normalized * (1 - hit.distance);
vroomPitch = velocity.magnitude * 1.5f;
velocity += ((transform.forward * ((JoystickVal.y * 1.3f) + (forcedAcceleration / 100))) / Mathf.Clamp(Mathf.Abs(transform.InverseTransformDirection(velocity).x), 0.7f, Mathf.Infinity));
rotation += SteeringControl.Evaluate((speedFactor * 0.01f) * velocity.magnitude * 50) * JoystickVal.x * 0.3f;
velocity /= 1 + ((speedFactor * 0.01f));
velocity -= transform.right * transform.InverseTransformDirection(velocity).x * 0.2f;
Vector3 force = (hit.normal * -transform.InverseTransformDirection(velocity).y / Mathf.Clamp(hit.distance - 0.1f, 0.5f, 2)) * 1.1f;
if (force.magnitude > 1)
force = force.normalized * 1;
force /= 8;
velocity += force;
}
else
{
vroomPitch = 0;
flameLength = Mathf.MoveTowards(flameLength, 0, 0.03f);
}
}
else
{
localUp = Vector3.MoveTowards(localUp, Vector3.up, (speedFactor * 0.01f) * 1.2f);
vroomPitch = 0;
transform.forward = velocity.normalized;
flameLength = Mathf.MoveTowards(flameLength, 0, 0.03f);
}
}
else
{
localUp = Vector3.MoveTowards(localUp, Vector3.up, (speedFactor * 0.01f) * 2);
vroomPitch = 0;
flameLength = Mathf.MoveTowards(flameLength, 0, 0.03f);
}
if (PhysicsII.CircleCast(transform.position + (transform.up * 0.5f), localUp, 0.7f, 8, out circleHit))
{
Debug.DrawRay(circleHit.nearestHit().point, circleHit.nearestHit().normal, Color.red, 0.1f);
Debug.Log("HIT");
velocity += (transform.position + (transform.up * 0.5f) - circleHit.nearestHit().point) / 3;
if (circleHit.nearestHit().distance < 0.4f)
velocity += (transform.position + (transform.up * 0.5f) - circleHit.nearestHit().point) / 7;
if (circleHit.nearestHit().distance < 0.14f)
velocity += (transform.position + (transform.up * 0.5f) - circleHit.nearestHit().point) / 7;
}
if(Physics.Raycast(transform.position + (transform.up * 0.8f) - velocity, velocity , out hit))
{
if(hit.distance < Velocity * 2)
velocity /= 1 + ((speedFactor * 0.01f) * 2f);
if (hit.distance < Velocity * 1.2f)
velocity = Vector3.Reflect(velocity, hit.normal);
}
forcedAcceleration = Mathf.MoveTowards(forcedAcceleration, 0, 0.1f);
transform.rotation = Quaternion.Euler(0, rotation, 0);
Quaternion tilt = Quaternion.FromToRotation(Vector3.up, localUp);
transform.rotation = tilt * transform.rotation;
transform.position += velocity * 1.1f;
}
public enum ShipType
{
Carrier = 0,
Ram = 1
}
}

Here's a partial answer because I can't test it on my end currently to see if it works. It also appears like "roll" isn't yet used for anything (is it meant to alter the local up of the transform somehow?) so I'm not sure about that.
First, instead of keeping a float rotation to keep track of how the vehicle is turned, you can just use transform.forward or transform.right for those purposes, and measure the modifications to that on a per-frame basis:
void UpdateKart()
{
Vector3 newForward = transform.forward;
float turnAmount = 0f;
// ...
if (hit.distance < 1.2f)
{
flameLength = Velocity * 2;
if (hit.collider.tag == "SpeedPanel")
forcedAcceleration = 3f;
turnAmount += SteeringControl.Evaluate(velocity.magnitude * 0.7f)
* JoystickVal.x * (speedFactor * 0.01f) * 100 * steerAmount;
transform.position += hit.normal.normalized * (1 - hit.distance);
vroomPitch = velocity.magnitude * 1.5f;
velocity += /* too long to bother formatting */
turnAmount += SteeringControl.Evaluate((speedFactor * 0.01f)
* velocity.magnitude * 50) * JoystickVal.x * 0.3f;
// ...
Then when you actually adjust the rotation, apply the turn amount around the local up axis to the current local forward direction. And finally, set the transform's rotation so that its new local up is localUp and it keeps its local forward as constant a direction as possible (cross products followed by Quaternion.LookRotation can be used for this):
forcedAcceleration = Mathf.MoveTowards(forcedAcceleration, 0, 0.1f);
Vector3 turnedForward = Quaternion.AngleAxis(turnAmount - 180, localUp) *
transform.forward;
Vector3 newRight = Vector3.Cross(turnedForward, localUp);
if (newRight == Vector3.zero)
{
/* Ambiguous situation - maybe kart landed with its nose directly in the
direction of localUp or opposite direction. Possible solution: use
velocity as previous forward direction and recalculate, using a random
direction if that doesn't work
*/
newRight = Vector3.Cross(velocity, localUp);
if (newRight == Vector3.zero)
{
newRight = Vector3.ProjectOnPlane(Random.insideUnitSphere,
localUp).normalized;
}
}
Vector3 newForward = Vector3.Cross(newRight, localUp);
transform.rotation = Quaternion.LookRotation(newForward, localUp);
transform.position += velocity * 1.1f;
The reason you're seeing the results you are is that FromToRotation will give you the "smallest" rotation that will move one vector to the other. But you're more concerned with a rotation that will keep the local forward close to what they are before the adjustment (it's difficult to explain why this isn't the same thing). Hence the Cross stuff.
As I said, this is only intended to be a partial solution to get you closer. But, it may be all you need. Let me know what you think in the comments.

Limit touch space to half the screen

How do I limit the touch space to the right side of the screen so that it only registers the right side touches. Left side touch nothing will happen. How am I able to do it with this script? Been trying out for the past 2 days still cannot figure anything out. Any experts able to help me out?
public class look2 : MonoBehaviour
{
private Vector3 firstpoint; //change type on Vector3
private Vector3 secondpoint;
private float xAngle = 0.0f; //angle for axes x for rotation
private float yAngle = 0.0f;
private float xAngTemp = 0.0f; //temp variable for angle
private float yAngTemp = 0.0f;
public GameObject character;
void Start()
{
//Initialization our angles of camera
xAngle = 0.0f;
yAngle = 0.0f;
this.transform.rotation = Quaternion.Euler(yAngle, xAngle, 0.0f);
character.transform.rotation = Quaternion.Euler(yAngle, xAngle, 0.0f);
}
void Update()
{
//Check count touches
if (Input.touchCount > 0)
{
//Touch began, save position
if (Input.GetTouch(0).phase == TouchPhase.Began)
{
firstpoint = Input.GetTouch(0).position;
xAngTemp = xAngle;
yAngTemp = yAngle;
}
//Move finger by screen
if (Input.GetTouch(0).phase == TouchPhase.Moved)
{
secondpoint = Input.GetTouch(0).position;
//Mainly, about rotate camera. For example, for Screen.width rotate on 180 degree
xAngle = xAngTemp + (secondpoint.x - firstpoint.x) * 180.0f / Screen.width;
yAngle = yAngTemp - (secondpoint.y - firstpoint.y) * 90.0f / Screen.height;
//Rotate camera
this.transform.rotation = Quaternion.Euler(yAngle, xAngle, 0.0f);
character.transform.rotation = Quaternion.Euler(yAngle, xAngle, 0.0f);
}
}
}
}

You can use Screen.width to get exactly that: The width of the device's screen in pixels.
Since the Touch.position is also in screen pixel space the right half of the screen is as simple as any touch having
touch.position.x > Screen.width / 2f
you could also use >= depending whether you want one pixel more or less ;)
And then you could simply filter the touches on that condition before accessing them e.g. using Linq Where
var validTouches = Input.touches.Where(touch => touch.position.x > Screen.width / 2f).ToArray();
This is basically short for doing something like
var touches = new List<Touch>();
foreach(var touch in Input.touches)
{
if(touch.position.x > Screen.width / 2f)
{
touches.Add(touch);
}
}
var validTouches = touches.ToArray();
So your code could look like
using System.Linq;
...
void Update()
{
//Check count touches
if (Input.touchCount > 0)
{
// Now collect only touches being on the left half of the screen
var validTouches = Input.touches.Where(touch => touch.position.x > Screen.width / 2f).ToArray();
if(validTouches.Length > 0)
{
var firstTouch = validTouches[0];
// Better use switch here
switch(firstTouch.phase)
{
case TouchPhase.Began:
firstpoint = firstTouch.position;
xAngTemp = xAngle;
yAngTemp = yAngle;
break;
case TouchPhase.Moved:
secondpoint = firstTouch.position;
//Mainly, about rotate camera. For example, for Screen.width rotate on 180 degree
xAngle = xAngTemp + (secondpoint.x - firstpoint.x) * 180.0f / Screen.width;
yAngle = yAngTemp - (secondpoint.y - firstpoint.y) * 90.0f / Screen.height;
//Rotate camera
this.transform.rotation = Quaternion.Euler(yAngle, xAngle, 0.0f);
character.transform.rotation = Quaternion.Euler(yAngle, xAngle, 0.0f);
break;
}
}
}
}

How to Rotate an Object Based On Swipe

I am working on a script to move an object back anf forth based on swipe similarly to a game called Sky Rusher on the iOS App Store. The movement in the original game lets you swipe in any direction and an object moves in the same direction. However, the object also "bounces" for lack of a better term. For example, if you swipe to the left, the object will tilt to the left and then tilt back to its original position. For the best example I can give, please take a look at this video for a demonstartion of the game:
Sky Rusher Gameplay
This is the code I currently have (the object also doesn't move back and forth when swiping, not sure what==y that is but have an idea on how to fix it):
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using UnityEngine;
public class MovePlayer : MonoBehaviour
{
private Vector3 currentPos;
private Vector3 touchPos;
private float screenWidth;
private float screenHeight;
private float touchX;
private float touchY;
private float objectX;
private float objectY;
// Start is called before the first frame update
void Start()
{
touchX = 0;
touchY = 0;
screenWidth = (float)Screen.width / 2.0f;
screenHeight = (float)Screen.height / 2.0f;
currentPos = new Vector3(0.0f, 1.0f, 0.0f);
}
// Update is called once per frame
void Update()
{
if(Input.touchCount > 0)
{
Touch touch = Input.GetTouch(0);
if(touch.phase == TouchPhase.Moved)
{
//touchPos = new Vector3((touch.position.x - screenWidth)/screenWidth, (touch.position.y - screenHeight)/screenHeight + 1, 0.0f);
touchPos = new Vector3(touch.position.x, touch.position.y, 0.0f);
touchX = (touchPos.x - screenWidth)/screenHeight - 1f;
touchY = (touchPos.y - screenHeight)/screenHeight + 1f;
//objectX = ((currentPos.x * screenWidth) - screenWidth)/screenWidth;
//objectY = ((currentPos.y * screenHeight) - screenHeight)/screenHeight;
objectX = currentPos.x;
objectY = currentPos.y;
objectX += (touchX - objectX) * 1.5f;
//objectY += (touchY - objectY) * 1.5f;
if(touchX >= 0.9f)
{
objectX+=0.05f;
}
else if(touchX <= -0.9f)
{
objectX-=0.05f;
}
currentPos = new Vector3(objectX, objectY, 0.0f);
transform.position = currentPos;
}
}
}
void OnGUI()
{
/*
// Compute a fontSize based on the size of the screen width.
GUI.skin.label.fontSize = (int)(Screen.width / 40.0f);
GUI.Label(new Rect(20, 20, screenWidth, screenHeight * 0.25f),
"Pos: x = " + (objectX.ToString("f2")) +
", y = " + objectY.ToString("f2"));
GUI.Label(new Rect(20, 50, screenWidth, screenHeight * 0.25f),
"Touch: x = " + (touchX.ToString("f2")) +
", y = " + (touchY.ToString("f2")));
*/
}
}
I need my object to tilt when moved similarly to how it is done in sky rusher. My game is played in a landscape orientation on an iOS Device using Unity Remote 5 and Unity 2018.3.

Quick way to achieve this effect, if I understood correctly what you mean:
1) Each time touchX >= .9f (you are moving right) apply localRotation along Z axis with some angle.
2) Each time touchX <= -.9f (you are moving left) apply localRotation along Z axis with some negative angle.
To make this look smooth and not jumpy, apply rotation along several frames, first calculating target rotation, then using RotateTowards with some given speed. Here is yourr code slightly modified:
public float tiltEffectAngle = 20;
public float tiltEffectSpeed = 90f;
void Update() {
var targetRotation = Quaternion.identity;
if (Input.touchCount > 0) {
Touch touch = Input.GetTouch(0);
if (touch.phase == TouchPhase.Moved) {
//touchPos = new Vector3((touch.position.x - screenWidth)/screenWidth, (touch.position.y - screenHeight)/screenHeight + 1, 0.0f);
touchPos = new Vector3(touch.position.x, touch.position.y, 0.0f);
touchX = (touchPos.x - screenWidth) / screenHeight - 1f;
touchY = (touchPos.y - screenHeight) / screenHeight + 1f;
//objectX = ((currentPos.x * screenWidth) - screenWidth)/screenWidth;
//objectY = ((currentPos.y * screenHeight) - screenHeight)/screenHeight;
objectX = currentPos.x;
objectY = currentPos.y;
objectX += (touchX - objectX) * 1.5f;
//objectY += (touchY - objectY) * 1.5f;
if (touchX >= 0.9f) {
objectX += 0.05f;
targetRotation = Quaternion.Euler(
transform.localEulerAngles.x,
transform.localEulerAngles.y,
tiltEffectAngle);
} else if (touchX <= -0.9f) {
objectX -= 0.05f;
targetRotation = Quaternion.Euler(
transform.localEulerAngles.x,
transform.localEulerAngles.y,
-tiltEffectAngle);
}
currentPos = new Vector3(objectX, objectY, 0.0f);
transform.position = currentPos;
}
}
transform.localRotation = Quaternion.RotateTowards(transform.localRotation, targetRotation, tiltEffectSpeed * Time.deltaTime);
}

Unity: Rotating The Camera Using The Law Of Cosine

I am making the basic controls for a game that is mouse-oriented. I want the camera to follow the player and rotate around the player using the law of cosine to find an angle. Here is my code:
//Move Camera
camX = player.transform.position.x;
camY = 15.5f;
camZ = player.transform.position.z;
//Rotate Camera
rotTriA = player.transform.position.x;
rotTriB = player.transform.position.z;
rotTriC = Mathf.Sqrt((rotTriA * rotTriA) + (rotTriB + rotTriB));
if(rotTriA > 0 && rotTriB > 0)
{
getAngle = (Mathf.Acos(((rotTriA * rotTriA)
+ (rotTriB * rotTriB)
- (rotTriC * rotTriC))
/ (2 * (rotTriA) * (rotTriB))) * Mathf.Rad2Deg);
}
else if(rotTriA > 0 && rotTriB < 0)
{
getAngle = (Mathf.Acos(((rotTriA * rotTriA)
+ (rotTriB * rotTriB)
- (rotTriC * rotTriC))
/ (2 * (rotTriA) * (rotTriB))) * Mathf.Rad2Deg) + 90;
}
else if(rotTriA < 0 && rotTriB < 0)
{
getAngle = (Mathf.Acos(((rotTriA * rotTriA)
+ (rotTriB * rotTriB)
- (rotTriC * rotTriC))
/ (2 * (rotTriA) * (rotTriB))) * Mathf.Rad2Deg) + 180;
}
else if(rotTriA < 0 && rotTriB > 0)
{
getAngle = (Mathf.Acos(((rotTriA * rotTriA)
+ (rotTriB * rotTriB)
- (rotTriC * rotTriC))
/ (2 * (rotTriA) * (rotTriB))) * Mathf.Rad2Deg) + 270;
}
else if(rotTriA == 0 && rotTriB > 0)
{
getAngle = 90;
}
else if(rotTriA == 0 && rotTriB < 0)
{
getAngle = 270;
}
else if(rotTriA > 0 && rotTriB == 0)
{
getAngle = 0;
}
else if(rotTriA < 0 && rotTriB == 0)
{
getAngle = 180;
}
else
{
getAngle = 0;
}
Debug.Log(getAngle);
if (camZ < 0)
{
camZ = player.transform.position.z + 10.5f;
transform.eulerAngles = new Vector3(135f, getAngle, 0.0f);
}
else
{
camZ = player.transform.position.z - 10.5f;
transform.eulerAngles = new Vector3(45f, getAngle, 0.0f);
}
camZ = player.transform.position.z - 15.5f;
cam = new Vector3(-camX, camY, camZ);
mainCamera.transform.position = cam;
I know how to make the camera follow the player, but I don't know how to make the camera rotate around the player without it freaking out.
Possible reasons why this is occurring: I am using raycasting to move the player, so when I move my mouse outside of the arena, the movements wont register, I might not be doing the law of cosine right because I get values up to 400 (which shouldn't be possible, given a circle is 360 degrees).

The easiest way to make a camera rotate around the player would be to take advantage of the game object heirarchy.
First make an empty GameObject and then make your camera a child of it:
EmptyObject
> Camera
Now orient your camera to look at the position of the empty object. The location of this empty object is now where your camera is "Looking". Since the camera is a child, if you rotate this object, the camera rotates around it (while maintaining the orientation of facing the empty object).
A simple script to rotate the empty object will, thanks to transform parenting, make the camera "orbit" around it while looking at it:
using UnityEngine;
public class CameraInput : MonoBehaviour
{
[SerializeField] private float rotationAcceleration; // radians/(frame^2)
[SerializeField] private float rotationSpeedMax; // radians/frame
[SerializeField] private float rotationDamping; // 0.99
private float rotationSpeed;
private void Awake()
{
rotationSpeed = rotationSpeedMax / 4;
}
private void Update()
{
if (Input.GetKey(KeyCode.A))
{
rotationSpeed += rotationAcceleration;
}
if (Input.GetKey(KeyCode.D))
{
rotationSpeed -= rotationAcceleration;
}
rotationSpeed = Mathf.Clamp(
rotationSpeed, -rotationSpeedMax, rotationSpeedMax);
transform.Rotate(0f, rotationSpeed, 0f);
rotationSpeed *= rotationDamping;
}
}
Attaching something like this to the EmptyObject object will do the trick. Now you just need this empty object to follow your character. The rotational functions accept radians as arguments so you'll want to use small [0.00 ~ 0.01] numbers. Also, this is a per-frame implementation so it'll only work smoothly while your frame rate is smooth; you'd want to eventually have Time.deltaTime factor into it.