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Rotating towards a final rotation challenge

Consider this working script, that handles a FPS camera movement:
using UnityEngine;
public class CameraHandler : MonoBehaviour {
public Transform target;
float dragSpeed = 10f;
float lookAtSensitivity = 200f;
float xRot;
Transform parentGO;
private void Start() {
parentGO = transform.parent;
}
void goToPivot(Transform pivot) {
parentGO.position = Vector3.Lerp(transform.position, pivot.position, 0.05f);
transform.rotation = Quaternion.Lerp(transform.rotation, pivot.rotation, 0.05f);
}
void resetCamRot() {
xRot = 0;
float yRot = transform.localEulerAngles.y;
parentGO.transform.eulerAngles += new Vector3(0, yRot, 0);
transform.localEulerAngles -= new Vector3(0, yRot, 0);
}
void LateUpdate() {
if (Input.GetKey(KeyCode.Mouse1)) {
float touchX = Input.GetAxis("Mouse X") * lookAtSensitivity * Time.deltaTime;
float touchY = Input.GetAxis("Mouse Y") * lookAtSensitivity * Time.deltaTime;
xRot -= touchY;
xRot = Mathf.Clamp(xRot, -90f, 90f);
transform.localRotation = Quaternion.Euler(xRot, 0f, 0f);
parentGO.transform.Rotate(Vector3.up * touchX);
}
if (Input.GetKey(KeyCode.Space)) {
goToPivot(target);
}
if (Input.GetKeyUp(KeyCode.Space)) {
resetCamRot();
}
}
}
Check how the rotations take place in different gameobjects in their respective axis, so that each of rotations are kept independent and everything works.
transform.localRotation = Quaternion.Euler(xRot, 0f, 0f); //camera GO only rotates in local x
parentGO.transform.Rotate(Vector3.up * touchX); //parent GO only rotates in global y
Problem comes when I need to "force" the camera look a certain direction without the inputs, to the FPS movement rules break, and for example the camera gameobject rotates also in the Y xis. That is why I need to call the resetCamRot() method, and traspass the local rotation from the camera object to the parent so that the situation meets the the FPS movement requirements (no local Y axis rotation).
Without calling the resetCamRot() method, when the FPS movement starts on right mouse button click, the camera abruptly changes to the direction it was facing before "forcing" it with goToPivot that sets the position and the rotation.(Just commentinf the resetCamRot method out)
Although resetCamRot() does the work it feels a bit hacky, so is there another way to set the camera to a forced rotation maintaining the local rotation of the child object (where the camera is) to 0?
I thought of decomposing the next step rotation given by Quaternion.Lerp(transform.rotation, pivot.rotation, 0.05f); in the goToPivot() method in each of their respective axis and gameObjects as its done when the rotation is set from the input, to have a clean local Y rot in he camera gameobject each step. Seems to be the over-complicated thing in this case, but was not able to figure that out.
I you wish to try the script out for the challenge just need to add a parent gameobject to the camera and the attach the target in the editor.

This will make the camera look in the direction, the parent transform look in the direction, only flattened, and finally update the internal state (xRot) in accordance with the difference between the two:
void LookTowards(Vector3 direction) {
Vector3 flattened = direction;
flattened.y = 0f;
parentGo.rotation = Quaternion.LookRotation(flattened);
transform.rotation = Quaternion.LookRotation(direction);
xRot = Vector3.SignedAngle(flattened, direction, parentGo.right);
}

Restrict gameobject inside a radius around my player

I need to restrict my Players hand inside a radius around the character.
The game is 2D and the hand movement is basically exactly the same as: Madness Interactive (https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/118826)
[SerializeField] private float speed = 2f;
[SerializeField] private GameObject radiusCenter;
[SerializeField] private float radius = 0.5f;
void Start()
{
Cursor.visible = false;
}
void Update()
{
Vector3 playerPos = radiusCenter.transform.position;
Vector3 playerToHand = this.transform.position - playerPos;
var moveDirection = new Vector3(Input.GetAxis("Mouse X"), Input.GetAxis("Mouse Y"), 0);
float DistanceToRadius = Vector3.Distance(playerPos, playerToHand);
transform.position += moveDirection * speed * Time.deltaTime;
float angle = Mathf.Atan2(playerToHand.y, playerToHand.x) * Mathf.Rad2Deg;
transform.rotation = Quaternion.AngleAxis(angle, Vector3.forward);
}
I cant figure out the way to keep my players hand inside a set radius around my player, see pictures below for further explanation:
I thought maybe I could get a float value from playerPos and playerToHand and create a IF-statement that restricts the hand from going outside the set radius float, but I didnt get it to work...
EDIT 1: The hand is a child of my player. I use a gameObject in the center of my player as radiusCenter which my hand rotates around.

One very simple way to check if the hand is too far away is to use this line of code:
<movement code here>
if (Vector3.distance(playerPos, transform.position) > radius)
{
transform.localPosition = transform.localPosition.normalized * radius;
{
This will make it so if the hand will be outside the circle after the move, it will just put the hand on the circle.

Making a 2d player look at the cursor, and then move towards it

This is the code:
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using UnityEngine;
public class PlayerMovement : MonoBehaviour
{
// Tweekable move speed
public float MoveSpeed = 4;
// Set what distance it should be from the target
int MaxDist = 10;
int MinDist = 5;
// This is the target
public Transform Mouse;
// Start is called before the first frame update
void Start()
{
}
// Update is called once per frame
void Update()
{
// Keep looking at an object
transform.LookAt();
// Turn off gravity
Physics2D.gravity = Vector2.zero;
// When distance is over minimun
if (Vector3.Distance(Mouse.position, Mouse.position) >= MinDist)
{
// Keep distance
transform.position += transform.forward * MoveSpeed * Time.deltaTime;
// When it's between max and minimun
if (Vector3.Distance(transform.position, Mouse.position) <= MaxDist)
{
}
}
}
// I imported this code from another project so the enemy keeps looking at the player, and keeps his distance. it was a 3D project, so there may be more errors, and this is also my first time creating a game. Be gentle

I am working on a similar project right now.
Here is the code I use to rotate the player (first part) and then move it into that direction (second part):
public Rigidbody2D rb;
public float speed;
void Update()
{
//get mouse position
Vector3 mousePos = Camera.main.ScreenToWorldPoint(Input.mousePosition);
//calculating the angle
float AngleRad = Mathf.Atan2(mousePos.y - transform.position.y, mousePos.x -
transform.position.x);
float AngleDeg = (180 / Mathf.PI) * AngleRad;
//rotating the player
Player.transform.rotation = Quaternion.Euler(0, 0, AngleDeg);
//second part
Vector3 mouseDir = mousePos - transform.position;
mouseDir.z = 0f;
mouseDir = mouseDir.normalized;
rb.AddForce(mouseDir * speed);
}
If the player rotates, but it is looking in the wrong way (in my case), then play around with the the last line of the first part. The following code worked fine for me:
transform.rotation = Quaternion.Euler(0, 0, AngleDeg - 90);
If you want the player to move at a constant speed, then you can use
rb.velocity = mouseDir * speed;
instead of
rb.AddForce(mouseDir * speed);
in the last line of the second part.
Your Player-Gameobject needs a Rigidbody2D component. I also added an if-statement around the second part, so the player only moves to the wanted direction when (for example) space is pressed, but always looks to the mouse.

rotation to original position in unity 3d

I was making a game where there is a plane which I control using the wasd keys, it rotates and translates. Up-to that its fine, but I would like the plane to re-align to its original rotation when I lift the key. The code I made up is this but it doesn't work. The plane realigns for only one frame and then "misaligned" again . This is the code -**
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using UnityEngine;
public class planemovement : MonoBehaviour
{
public int fspeed = 10;
float horizontal; float zrot;
float vertical; float yrot;
public float sense; public int lim = 0;
void Start()
{
}
// Update is called once per frame
void Update()
{
float rotz = Input.GetAxis("Vertical"); float roty = Input.GetAxis("Horizontal");
horizontal = Input.GetAxis("Horizontal");
vertical = Input.GetAxis("Vertical");
transform.Translate(Vector3.forward * fspeed * Time.deltaTime);
transform.Translate(Vector3.right * sense * Time.deltaTime * horizontal*20f);
transform.Translate(Vector3.up * sense * Time.deltaTime * vertical);
zrot -= rotz;
yrot -= roty;
zrot = Mathf.Clamp(zrot, -lim, lim);
yrot = Mathf.Clamp(yrot, -lim, lim);
transform.localRotation = Quaternion.Euler(zrot, 0f, yrot);
}
}

Rotation in Unity C# is usually quite wonky, the only time it is exact is when you use Quaternions properly.
public Quaternion startQuaternion;
void Start() {
startQuaternion = transform.rotation;
}
//when you want to reset to original
transform.rotation = startQuaternion;
https://docs.unity3d.com/ScriptReference/Quaternion.html

I don't quite understand, but if you using a rigidbody, you can try using "Quaternion.Lerp" and MoveRotation.
Quaternion.Lerp has three parameters and creates a rotation from point A to B, with a speed ugual to T (T goes from 0 to 1).
var currentRot = transform.rotation
var desired Rot = rotation on which the plane must be aligned
Quaternion RotPlane = Quaternion.Lerp (currentRot, desiredRot, 0.5)
MoveRotation(RotPlane)
You can use an if (Input.GetKeyUp) and put the script underneath it, so every time you release the buttons the plane returns to the desired rotation.

I have followed a tutorial on making controls for a fps game on unity. the controls work but if I leave the controls then I keep moving to the left

enter image description hereI have made controls for my character to move along the X axis. They seem to be working fine but my character keeps moving left and I'm not sure why or what I have missed.I have posted code from the two separate scripts
I have rechecked his code several times.I have checked to see if my arrow keys, numpad keys and WASD are sticking or any other.
using UnityEngine;
[RequireComponent(typeof(Rigidbody))]
public class PlayerMotor : MonoBehaviour
{
private Vector3 velocity = Vector3.zero;
private Rigidbody rb;
void Start()
{
rb = GetComponent<Rigidbody>();
}
//gets a movement vector
public void Move (Vector3 _velocity)
{
velocity = _velocity;
}
//run every physics iteration
void FixedUpdate()
{
PerformMovement();
}
//perform movement based on velocity variable
void PerformMovement ()
{
if (velocity != Vector3.zero)
{
rb.MovePosition(rb.position + velocity * Time.fixedDeltaTime);
}
}
}
And the controller:
using UnityEngine;
[RequireComponent(typeof(PlayerMotor))]
public class PlayerController : MonoBehaviour
{
[SerializeField] //makes speed show up in inspector even if set to private
private float speed = 5f;
private PlayerMotor motor;
void Start ()
{
motor = GetComponent<PlayerMotor>();
}
void Update()
{
//Calculate movement velocity as a 3D vector
float _xMov = Input.GetAxisRaw("Horizontal");
float _zMov = Input.GetAxisRaw("Vertical");
Vector3 _movHorizontal = transform.right * _xMov;
Vector3 _movVertical = transform.forward * _zMov;
//final movement vector
Vector3 _velocity = (_movHorizontal + _movVertical).normalized * speed;
//apply movement
motor.Move(_velocity);
}
}
I expect 0 output when not pressing buttons but it seems to make me move to the left at speed of 5

You have a controller connected and reporting a slight movement in one direction. Use Input.GetAxis instead of Input.GetAxisRaw to let Unity handle deadzone detection. This way, nearly neutral inputs will be treated as neutral inputs.
void Update()
{
//Calculate movement velocity as a 3D vector
float _xMov = Input.GetAxis("Horizontal");
float _zMov = Input.GetAxis("Vertical");
Vector3 _movHorizontal = transform.right * _xMov;
Vector3 _movVertical = transform.forward * _zMov;
//final movement vector
Vector3 _velocity = (_movHorizontal + _movVertical).normalized * speed;
//apply movement
motor.Move(_velocity);
}