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The sprite doesnt seems to be jumping

i am following a brackeys tutorial, the sprite is moving left right but not jumping. "Jump" is working fine but the results are not present in the gameview.it references a script provided by brackeys but i dont whether thats the problem.
Here is the code
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using UnityEngine;
public class player_movemnt : MonoBehaviour
{
public CharacterController2D controller;
float horizontal_movement =0f;
public float run_speed = 60f;
bool jump = false;
void Update()
{
horizontal_movement = Input.GetAxisRaw("Horizontal")*run_speed;
if(Input.GetButtonDown("Jump"))
{
jump = true;
Debug.Log("l");
}
}
void FixedUpdate()
{
//move character
controller.Move(horizontal_movement*Time.fixedDeltaTime,false, jump);
jump= false;
}
}
here is the CharacterControl2D scrip
using UnityEngine;
using UnityEngine.Events;
public class CharacterController2D : MonoBehaviour
{
[SerializeField] private float m_JumpForce = 400f; // Amount of force added when the player jumps.
[Range(0, 1)] [SerializeField] private float m_CrouchSpeed = .36f; // Amount of maxSpeed applied to crouching movement. 1 = 100%
[Range(0, .3f)] [SerializeField] private float m_MovementSmoothing = .05f; // How much to smooth out the movement
[SerializeField] private bool m_AirControl = false; // Whether or not a player can steer while jumping;
[SerializeField] private LayerMask m_WhatIsGround; // A mask determining what is ground to the character
[SerializeField] private Transform m_GroundCheck; // A position marking where to check if the player is grounded.
[SerializeField] private Transform m_CeilingCheck; // A position marking where to check for ceilings
[SerializeField] private Collider2D m_CrouchDisableCollider; // A collider that will be disabled when crouching
const float k_GroundedRadius = .2f; // Radius of the overlap circle to determine if grounded
private bool m_Grounded; // Whether or not the player is grounded.
const float k_CeilingRadius = .2f; // Radius of the overlap circle to determine if the player can stand up
private Rigidbody2D m_Rigidbody2D;
private bool m_FacingRight = true; // For determining which way the player is currently facing.
private Vector3 m_Velocity = Vector3.zero;
[Header("Events")]
[Space]
public UnityEvent OnLandEvent;
[System.Serializable]
public class BoolEvent : UnityEvent<bool> { }
public BoolEvent OnCrouchEvent;
private bool m_wasCrouching = false;
private void Awake()
{
m_Rigidbody2D = GetComponent<Rigidbody2D>();
if (OnLandEvent == null)
OnLandEvent = new UnityEvent();
if (OnCrouchEvent == null)
OnCrouchEvent = new BoolEvent();
}
private void FixedUpdate()
{
bool wasGrounded = m_Grounded;
m_Grounded = false;
// The player is grounded if a circlecast to the groundcheck position hits anything designated as ground
// This can be done using layers instead but Sample Assets will not overwrite your project settings.
Collider2D[] colliders = Physics2D.OverlapCircleAll(m_GroundCheck.position, k_GroundedRadius, m_WhatIsGround);
for (int i = 0; i < colliders.Length; i++)
{
if (colliders[i].gameObject != gameObject)
{
m_Grounded = true;
if (!wasGrounded)
OnLandEvent.Invoke();
}
}
}
public void Move(float move, bool crouch, bool jump)
{
// If crouching, check to see if the character can stand up
if (!crouch)
{
// If the character has a ceiling preventing them from standing up, keep them crouching
if (Physics2D.OverlapCircle(m_CeilingCheck.position, k_CeilingRadius, m_WhatIsGround))
{
crouch = true;
}
}
//only control the player if grounded or airControl is turned on
if (m_Grounded || m_AirControl)
{
// If crouching
if (crouch)
{
if (!m_wasCrouching)
{
m_wasCrouching = true;
OnCrouchEvent.Invoke(true);
}
// Reduce the speed by the crouchSpeed multiplier
move *= m_CrouchSpeed;
// Disable one of the colliders when crouching
if (m_CrouchDisableCollider != null)
m_CrouchDisableCollider.enabled = false;
} else
{
// Enable the collider when not crouching
if (m_CrouchDisableCollider != null)
m_CrouchDisableCollider.enabled = true;
if (m_wasCrouching)
{
m_wasCrouching = false;
OnCrouchEvent.Invoke(false);
}
}
// Move the character by finding the target velocity
Vector3 targetVelocity = new Vector2(move * 10f, m_Rigidbody2D.velocity.y);
// And then smoothing it out and applying it to the character
m_Rigidbody2D.velocity = Vector3.SmoothDamp(m_Rigidbody2D.velocity, targetVelocity, ref m_Velocity, m_MovementSmoothing);
// If the input is moving the player right and the player is facing left...
if (move > 0 && !m_FacingRight)
{
// ... flip the player.
Flip();
}
// Otherwise if the input is moving the player left and the player is facing right...
else if (move < 0 && m_FacingRight)
{
// ... flip the player.
Flip();
}
}
// If the player should jump...
if (m_Grounded && jump)
{
// Add a vertical force to the player.
m_Grounded = false;
m_Rigidbody2D.AddForce(new Vector2(0f, m_JumpForce));
}
}
private void Flip()
{
// Switch the way the player is labelled as facing.
m_FacingRight = !m_FacingRight;
// Multiply the player's x local scale by -1.
Vector3 theScale = transform.localScale;
theScale.x *= -1;
transform.localScale = theScale;
}
}
i am completely dumbfounded with this problem.

If you're using a separate class to handle your movement, it's always ideal to include it alongside your question. So others wont have to search for it.
Your code appears okay, at least based on the tutorial you've mentioned. Double-check that them_GroundCheck GameObject of CharacterController2D is on the ground rather than on the bottom of the player, as that's responsible for ensuring you can jump in the first place.
public CharacterController2D characterController;
public float runSpeed = 60f;
private float _horizontalMovement;
private bool _jump;
private void Update()
{
_horizontalMovement = Input.GetAxisRaw("Horizontal") * runSpeed;
if (Input.GetButtonDown("Jump"))
{
_jump = true;
}
}
private void FixedUpdate()
{
characterController.Move(_horizontalMovement * Time.fixedDeltaTime, false, _jump);
_jump = false;
}
I'd recommend working backwards and ensuring your CharacterController2D is set up correctly to support the jump, including any attributes you need to add in the inspector window. Such as a reference to GroundCheck and its LayerMask.

Enemy not moving

In my game I want to have one of my enemies move towards the player however they don't do that for some reason. The enemy is supposed to look at the player and when the player enters the range they should start moving towards him. My problem is that they aren't doing anything. They just stand there. Also they don't even fall when they have a rigidbody. It currently has an Animator, box collider, and a capsule collider.
Edit: I forgot to add this but the script also triggers the animations
Edit #2: Also I know that it isn't because the movement is in the if statement
(Sorry if it is bad I am a programmer noob)
This is the script responsible for the players movement:
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using UnityEngine;
public class Mar_Tracker : MonoBehaviour
{
public Transform Player;
public float MoveSpeed = 3.0f;
public float InRadius = 250.0f;
public float AttackRange = 11.0f;
public float rocketRange = 50.0f;
private Animator anim;
private Coroutine RocketLouch = null;
public GameObject Rocket;
public GameObject Explosion;
public SphereCollider sphereCollider;
private void Start()
{
anim = GetComponent<Animator>();
Player = GameObject.FindGameObjectsWithTag("Player")[0].transform;
sphereCollider.enabled = false;
}
void Update()
{
Player = GameObject.FindGameObjectsWithTag("Player")[0].transform;
transform.LookAt(Player); // Makes it so that the enemy looks at player
float dstSqr = (Player.position - transform.position).sqrMagnitude;
bool inRadius = (dstSqr <= InRadius * InRadius);
bool inAttackRange = (dstSqr <= AttackRange * AttackRange);
bool inRocketRange = (dstSqr <= rocketRange * rocketRange);
anim.SetBool("inArea", inRadius);
anim.SetBool("Attacking", inAttackRange);
if (inRadius)
{
transform.position += transform.forward * MoveSpeed * Time.deltaTime; // (movement)
}
if (inRocketRange)
{
if (RocketLouch == null)
{
RocketLouch = StartCoroutine(RocketLaunch());
}
}
}
IEnumerator RocketLaunch()
{
anim.SetBool("Rocket", true);
yield return new WaitForSeconds(0.15f);
sphereCollider.enabled = true;
Explosion.SetActive(true);
yield return new WaitForSeconds(1.0f);
anim.SetBool("Rocket", false);
Destroy(Rocket);
}
}

Your using math that may be a tad to complicated for what you want to achieve and I think the issue is happening there.
Lets simplify it
Transform Player;
float InRadius;
float AttackRange;
float rocketRange;
void Start()
{
// Set it at the start to optimize performance
Player = GameObject.FindGameObjectsWithTag("Player")[0].transform;
}
// Use fixed Update for moving things around
// Better performance
void FixedUpdate()
{
HandlePlayerDetection() ;
}
void HandlePlayerDetection()
{
transform.LookAt(Player); // Makes it so that the enemy looks at player
// Find the distance between the player and the transform
var distance = Vector3.Distance(transform.position, player.position);
// Do the boolean calculations
bool inRadius = distance <= InRadius;
bool inAttackRange = distance <= AttackRange;
bool inRocketRange = distance <= rocketRange;
// Lets use inbuilt functions to movement
if (inRadius)
{
transform.position = Vector3.MoveTowards(transform.position, Player.position, MoveSpeed * Time.deltaTime);
}
// Rocket code
if (inRocketRange)
{
FireRocket();
}
}
void FireRocket()
{
if (RocketLouch == null)
{
RocketLouch = StartCoroutine(RocketLaunch());
}
}
Now if you really want your enemy to walk properly I would recommend watching a tutorial on Nav Meshes. It is super easy to use and will allow the enemy to walk around objects and do propper path finding.

Cannot implicitly convert type 'UnityEngine.GameObject' to 'GameObject'

Hello everyone and thanks in advance for your answers!
I am a beginner in unity, coding my second game after i finshed a couple of tutorials.
Since today, i noticed that suddenly all my "GameObjects" have a "UnityEngine." in front of them.
I have no idea how that happened, and it is also not just in one script, but all of them. Heres an example of it:
UnityEngine.GameObject item = (UnityEngine.GameObject)Instantiate(itemGOList[i], spawnTransform, spawnRotation);
This worked fine before without the "UnityEngine.", but now it only works when its written this way.
Do you know how this could have happened and how to revert it?
This is one of the scripts:
using UnityEngine;
using UnityEngine.EventSystems;
public class Turret : MonoBehaviour
{
private Transform target;
private Enemy targetEnemy;
[Header("General")]
public float range = 10f;
[Header("Use Bullets/missiles (default)")]
public UnityEngine.GameObject bulletPrefab;
public float fireRate = 1f;
private float fireCountdown = 0f;
public AudioClip shootingSound;
private AudioSource audioSource;
[Header("Use Laser (default)")]
public bool useLaser = false;
public int damageOverTime = 20;
public float slowAmount = .5f;
public LineRenderer lineRenderer;
public ParticleSystem impactEffect;
public Light impactLight;
[Header("Unity Setup Fields")]
public string enemyTag = "Enemy";
public Transform partToRotate;
public float turnSpeed = 10f;
public Transform firePoint;
void Start()
{
InvokeRepeating(nameof(UpdateTarget), 0f, 0.3f); // Call the UpdateTarget Method after 0 seconds, then repeat every 0.3 seconds.
audioSource = GetComponent<AudioSource>(); //Puts the AudioSource of this GO (the turret) into the variable audioSource.
}
void UpdateTarget ()
{
UnityEngine.GameObject[] enemies = UnityEngine.GameObject.FindGameObjectsWithTag(enemyTag); // Find all enemies (and store in a list?).
float shortestDistance = Mathf.Infinity; // Create a float for the shortest distance to an enemy.
UnityEngine.GameObject nearestEnemy = null; // Create a variable which stores the nearest enemy as a gameobject.
foreach (UnityEngine.GameObject enemy in enemies) // Loop through the enemies array.
{
float distanceToEnemy = Vector3.Distance(transform.position, enemy.transform.position); //Get the distance to each enemy and stores it.
if (distanceToEnemy < shortestDistance) // If any of the enemies is closer than the original, make this distance the new shortestDistance and the new enemy to the nearestEnemy.
{
shortestDistance = distanceToEnemy;
nearestEnemy = enemy;
}
}
if (nearestEnemy != null && shortestDistance <= range) // Sets the target to the nearestEnemy (only if its in range and not null).
{
target = nearestEnemy.transform;
targetEnemy = nearestEnemy.GetComponent<Enemy>();
}
else
{
target = null;
}
}
void Update()
{
if (target == null) // If there is no target, do nothing.
{
if (useLaser)
{
if (lineRenderer.enabled)
{
lineRenderer.enabled = false;
impactEffect.Stop();
impactLight.enabled = false;
audioSource.Stop();
}
}
return;
}
LockOnTarget();
if (useLaser)
{
Laser();
}
else
{
if (fireCountdown <= 0f)
{
Shoot();
fireCountdown = 1f / fireRate;
}
fireCountdown -= Time.deltaTime;
}
}
void Laser()
{
targetEnemy.TakeDamage(damageOverTime * Time.deltaTime);
targetEnemy.Slow(slowAmount);
if (!lineRenderer.enabled)
{
lineRenderer.enabled = true;
impactEffect.Play();
impactLight.enabled = true;
if (audioSource.isPlaying == false)
{
audioSource.Play();
}
}
lineRenderer.SetPosition(0, firePoint.position);
lineRenderer.SetPosition(1, target.position);
Vector3 dir = firePoint.position - target.position;
impactEffect.transform.position = target.position + dir.normalized * 1f;
impactEffect.transform.rotation = Quaternion.LookRotation(dir);
}
void LockOnTarget()
{
Vector3 dir = target.position - transform.position; // Store the direction from turret to target.
Quaternion lookRotation = Quaternion.LookRotation(dir); // I have no idea how this works...
Vector3 rotation = Quaternion.Lerp(partToRotate.rotation, lookRotation, Time.deltaTime * turnSpeed).eulerAngles; // Convert quaternion angles to euler angles and Lerp it (smoothing out the transition).
partToRotate.rotation = Quaternion.Euler(0f, rotation.y, 0f); // Only rotate around the y-axis.
}
void Shoot()
{
UnityEngine.GameObject bulletGO = (UnityEngine.GameObject)Instantiate(bulletPrefab, firePoint.position, firePoint.rotation); // Spawn a bullet at the location and rotation of firePoint. (Also makes this a GO to reference it.
Bullet bullet = bulletGO.GetComponent<Bullet>(); // I have no idea how this works...
audioSource.PlayOneShot(shootingSound, 0.2f);
if (bullet != null) // If there is a bullet, use the seek method from the bullet script.
{
bullet.Seek(target);
}
}
void OnDrawGizmosSelected() // Do this method if gizmo is selected.
{
Gizmos.color = Color.red;
Gizmos.DrawWireSphere(transform.position, range); // Draw a wire sphere on the selected point (selected turret f. e.) and give it the towers range.
}
}

The problem was that i had a script called "GameObject" in my Unity Project.
I was also able to rename all "UnityEngine.GameObject" to "Gameobject" by using the Quick Action in Visual Studio.

Grappling gun does not become a child of my player when picking it up

I followed a tutorial on Youtube and it was from a man named Dani. I also followed another one from someone called Dave / GameDevelopment on how to pick up objects in Unity 3D. I have ran into a problem where if I pick up a weapon that was on the ground by default it does not work. My gun floats in the air. I believe the main reason for this (don't quote me on this) is that the Gun is some how not becoming a child of the camera, which is what supposed to happen. Please fix and thanks.
This is my pick up script
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using UnityEngine;
public class PickUpScript : MonoBehaviour
{
public GrappleGun gunScript;
public Rigidbody rb;
public BoxCollider coll;
public Transform player, gunContainer, fpsCam;
public float pickUpRange;
public float dropForwardForce, dropUpwardForce;
public bool equipped;
public static bool slotFull;
private void Start()
{
if(!equipped)
{
gunScript.enabled = false;
rb.isKinematic = false;
coll.isTrigger = false;
}
if (equipped)
{
gunScript.enabled = true;
rb.isKinematic = true;
coll.isTrigger = true;
slotFull = true;
}
}
private void Update()
{
//equipped and e is pressed
Vector3 distanceToPlayer = player.position - transform.position;
if (!equipped && distanceToPlayer.magnitude <= pickUpRange && Input.GetKeyDown(KeyCode.E) && !slotFull) PickUp();
//Drop if equipped and q is pressed
if (equipped && Input.GetKeyDown(KeyCode.Q)) Drop();
}
private void PickUp()
{
equipped = true;
slotFull = true;
transform.SetParent(gunContainer);
transform.localPosition = Vector3.zero;
transform.localRotation = Quaternion.Euler(Vector3.zero);
transform.localScale = Vector3.one;
//Enable rb and km and coll = trigger
rb.isKinematic = true;
coll.isTrigger = true;
//Enable Script
gunScript.enabled = true;
}
private void Drop()
{
equipped = false;
slotFull = false;
transform.SetParent(null);
//Enable rb and km and coll = trigger
rb.isKinematic = false;
coll.isTrigger = false;
//GunCarries momentum of player
rb.velocity = player.GetComponent<Rigidbody>().velocity;
//AddForce
rb.AddForce(fpsCam.forward * dropForwardForce, ForceMode.Impulse);
rb.AddForce(fpsCam.up * dropUpwardForce, ForceMode.Impulse);
//Enable Script
gunScript.enabled = false;
}
}
This is grapple hook script
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using UnityEngine;
public class GrappleGun : MonoBehaviour
{
private LineRenderer lr;
private Vector3 grapplePoint;
public LayerMask whatIsGrappable;
public Transform gunTip, camera, player;
private float maxDistance = 50f;
private SpringJoint joint;
void Awake()
{
lr = GetComponent<LineRenderer>();
}
// Start is called before the first frame update
void Start()
{
}
// Update is called once per frame
void Update()
{
if (Input.GetMouseButtonDown(0))
{
StartGrapple();
}
if (Input.GetMouseButtonUp(0))
{
StopGrapple();
}
}
void LateUpdate()
{
DrawRope();
}
void StartGrapple()
{
RaycastHit hit;
if (Physics.Raycast(camera.position, camera.forward, out hit, maxDistance, whatIsGrappable))
{
grapplePoint = hit.point;
joint = player.gameObject.AddComponent<SpringJoint>();
joint.autoConfigureConnectedAnchor = false;
joint.connectedAnchor = grapplePoint;
float distanceFromPoint = Vector3.Distance(player.position, grapplePoint);
//the distance
joint.maxDistance = distanceFromPoint * 0.8f;
joint.minDistance = distanceFromPoint * 0.25f;
joint.spring = 5f;
joint.damper = 0;
joint.massScale = 1f;
lr.positionCount = 2;
}
}
void DrawRope()
{
//if not grappling
if (!joint) return;
lr.SetPosition(0, gunTip.position);
lr.SetPosition(1, grapplePoint);
}
void StopGrapple()
{
lr.positionCount = 0;
Destroy(joint);
}
public bool IsGrappling()
{
return joint != null;
}
public Vector3 GetGrapplePoint()
{
return grapplePoint;
}
}

I think a better way for your situation would be to create an empty game object where you want the grappling gun to be held when it's picked up, and the empty game object parented to the camera from the scene. Then from the script, you can write these lines of code.
To reference the empty game object:
public transform gunHoldPosition;
And you can attach that from the scene view in Unity.
Then to make the gun snap to the position when it's held:
private void PickUp()
{
equipped = true;
slotFull = true;
transform.localPosition = Vector3.zero;
transform.localScale = Vector3.one;
//Enable rb and km and coll = trigger
rb.isKinematic = true;
coll.isTrigger = true;
//Enable Script
gunScript.enabled = true;
}
Now In the Update function, you have to write a little more:
private void Update()
{
//equipped and e is pressed
Vector3 distanceToPlayer = player.position - transform.position;
if (!equipped && distanceToPlayer.magnitude <= pickUpRange && Input.GetKeyDown(KeyCode.E) && !slotFull) PickUp();
//Drop if equipped and q is pressed
if (equipped && Input.GetKeyDown(KeyCode.Q)) Drop();
if (equipeed){
/* If this script is on the gun itself, then you just have to do transform.position, but if it's on some other object then you have to reference the gun that's being picked with the variable of 'public gameObject gun;' up and say gun.transform.position*/
transform.position = gunHoldPosition.position;
}
}
I'm not exactly sure why you have to do this in the Update function, but once I made a pickup script and the same thing happened to me, so I had to put the transform.postition in the Update Function. Hopefully this works for you if it doesn't reply to me and I will try something else.

Also sorry that I am late to answer my question even though I fixed it really fast. I was making the object with the script, aka a child of the model without actually making the model a child of thing.

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;
}