Elucript - Trying to dash without flipping players Scale

[obtuse skiff]

    private IEnumerator Dash()
    {
        source.PlayOneShot(dash);
        isDashing = true;
        canDash = false;
        float originalGravity = rb.gravityScale;
        rb.gravityScale = 0f;
        rb.velocity = new Vector2(transform.localScale.x * dashingPower, 0f);
        tr.emitting = true;
        yield return new WaitForSeconds(dashingTime);
        tr.emitting = false;
        rb.gravityScale = originalGravity;
        isDashing = false;
        yield return new WaitForSeconds(dashingCooldown);
        canDash = true;
    }

My current dash script just wait before responding because I will send some screen shots of other data aswell

I have an object called feet that determines if the player is grounded

Gun facing mouse (not flipped)

[shadow star]

alr

[obtuse skiff]

Gun facing away from mouse when flipped

[shadow star]

yes

you have to rotate it 180

on Y axis

check if Mouse position is in the Negative of player's Xposition

if thats the case you rotate instead of flip

[obtuse skiff]

ok sorry if im making you repeat alot but we are talking about the gun or the player?

[shadow star]

flip will invert even the Pivot

[shadow star]

I'm talking about which ever you wanna flip accurately in 2d

that's how it's done

if it's player/ gun w/e

if u just flip it , you will messup the pivot

so it will think UP is down

etc

not a good way to work with

so you just flip the Y and it should work accurately

[obtuse skiff]

ok so to also note I dont really need to flip the player because it rlly is not needed so is it possible I can just make my dash function not rely on the flip function?

[shadow star]

you still need to flip player even for Non visuals

so his Red Arrow (forward direction in 2d)

is always infront

point away from him

so you can always dash forward

so you dont need to do extra checks

if player x > bla bla

[obtuse skiff]

so I need to rotate the player instead of flipping them

[shadow star]

correct

and gun

[obtuse skiff]

how would I fix the players feet then

[shadow star]

keep a transform at the center bottom of player

it shouldnt be affect by rotation

it will stay at the bottom

[obtuse skiff]

I'm going to be honest with you I don't know half the stuff your saying not in a disrespectful way I'm just overthinking it a lot and trying to figure out how to even program it 💀

I need to rotate the player on the y axis, then the gun, then make a transform (got no clue what that is) and it should display correctly? am I able to do this in just the player movement script?

[shadow star]

sounds like you got it, which part confuses you

[obtuse skiff]

how to convert it into c# and reqrite my whole flip function

as of now

    private void Flip()
    {
        if (isFacingRight && mx < 0f || !isFacingRight && mx > 0f)
        {
            isFacingRight = !isFacingRight;
            Vector3 localScale = transform.localScale;
            localScale.x *= -1f;
            transform.localScale = localScale;
        }

I keep on trying to type in lua as the language

roblox is built different

[shadow star]

instead of doing scale do rotation

how are u getting isFacingRight through inputs ?

[obtuse skiff]

private bool isFacingRight = true;

[shadow star]

wait no thats bool

U dont need that

just mx

[obtuse skiff]

I got float mx

so just del bool ffacing right bool?

[shadow star]

if ( mx > 0f ){
//facing right.
 transform.rotation = Quaternion.Euler(0, 0, 0);}```

if ( mx < 0f ){
//facing left.
 transform.rotation = Quaternion.Euler(0, 180, 0);}```

here

[obtuse skiff]

ok so if mx is less then 0f
mx is the direction of the player?

[shadow star]

im assuming its ur X from ur player movement

movementX ?

[obtuse skiff]

oh yeah that would make sense

[shadow star]

so with shotgun you probably want the mouse to do that instead

so you get the mouse axis

but only find the x

and do the same exact code

with the mouse X

[obtuse skiff]

I have a whole sep script for the shotgun

[shadow star]

I mean the flip part

how you flip player / shotgun is up to you if you're using mouse or movement

but they should match otherwise your player faces backwards if you move right while shooting left

so if u dash while shooting left it will dash right

[obtuse skiff]

if ( mx < 0f ){
//facing left.
 transform.rotation = Quaternion.Euler(0, 180, 0);}
else {
 transform.rotation = Quaternion.Euler(0, -180, 0);}

and that should fix my flip issue?

[shadow star]

no dont put else statement

write them like i sent them..

dont change thenm

y 0 is for normal direction (right)

180 is for left

[obtuse skiff]

would it help if I were to send my whole movement script?

[shadow star]

https://hatebin.com

[obtuse skiff]

alr thanks

https://hatebin.com/vnjrqtebnk

[shadow star]

just change this Flip

private void Flip()
    {
           if (mx > 0f)
        {
            //facing right.
            transform.rotation = Quaternion.Euler(0, 0, 0);
        }

        if (mx < 0f)
        {
            //facing left.
            transform.rotation = Quaternion.Euler(0, 180, 0);
        }
    }```

[obtuse skiff]

alright

so then I need to get the gun to flip

[shadow star]

yes

also change ur dash direction

rb.velocity = new Vector2(transform.right * dashingPower, 0f);

[obtuse skiff]

alright

im taking it slow to try to understand how this fully work

[shadow star]

take ur time

[obtuse skiff]

however

its not to fond

[shadow star]

change it to vector3

[obtuse skiff]

oh yeah

💀

[shadow star]

oh wait

no

im tired lol hold on.

[obtuse skiff]

is it late for you?

[shadow star]

velocity = transform.right * dashpower

no vector

[obtuse skiff]

no its fine, I dont own you im happy your here to help even if it takes you some time

[shadow star]

nah only 12am

but im just burnt out

[obtuse skiff]

pov life

no error

[shadow star]

XD

[obtuse skiff]

oh hey it works

the gun just needs to be flipped

can the gun be flipped in the player movement script?

I think I can just make a game object

public var

LOL

NOPE

[shadow star]

it can but do you wanna flip it with player movement

or mouse position

eg if its on the left of player

[obtuse skiff]

bro just gonna kill emself 💀

[shadow star]

lol this is the rotation ?

can you show the pivot of weapon too

[obtuse skiff]

yeah

I did transform.rotation = Quaternion.Euler(0, 0, 0);

[shadow star]

show the pivot in Local space mode inside the scene

for shotgun imean

[obtuse skiff]

its just the center of the sprite I dont have an object made just for a pivot point

[shadow star]

no I mean in the scene pivot

[obtuse skiff]

for the whole game?

[shadow star]

just shotgun

[obtuse skiff]

will this do?

[shadow star]

yes

is that set to Local Space btw

[obtuse skiff]

yeah

its not

set to pivot

tho

[shadow star]

ahh

show pivot

after u set it

[shadow star]

you might want that in the center like the first image

for accurate flip

you have sprite editor

[obtuse skiff]

asprite

[shadow star]

you should be able to fix the pivot there

no i mean in unity

[obtuse skiff]

oh

uhh

is that a plug in

or built in

[shadow star]

select ur sprite

in the assets folder

[obtuse skiff]

done

or keep it center?

[shadow star]

yes

[obtuse skiff]

re apply the texture?

[shadow star]

wdym

save it

yea

now in the scene test it

see if it flips

correct

[obtuse skiff]

yes I just need to make its position more accurate

[shadow star]

oh yeah parent it to player and reset XYZ pos

[obtuse skiff]

shoot wait I did smth and it broke

[shadow star]

what part broke

[obtuse skiff]

idk I refreshed

it just decided to be mouseaphobic

but its all go now

off pos tho

[shadow star]

yeah how are u setting its position

also where is player pivot at center ?

[obtuse skiff]

yeah

[shadow star]

whats the script for shotgun

[obtuse skiff]

https://hatebin.com/cqnswhrbgq

it doesnt rlly work as intended but ill figure the bullet part later

I think its the bullet code thats broken tho

but thats a future problem

[shadow star]

which part doesnt work the bullet or flip ?

[obtuse skiff]

bullet but lets just focus on getting the gun to be in correct pos first

[shadow star]

well set it position somewhere

[obtuse skiff]

pretty much the bullet shoots 90deg away from were you are pointing

[shadow star]

is shootpoint parented to gun ?

whats ur bulet direction, you should shoot the same exacct way on your bullet as dash

transform.right * speed, for direciton

just remember transform.right is always gonna be forward now

[obtuse skiff]

ok before we jump into bullet fix when rotating the guns pivot point changes

[shadow star]

rotating what the gun ?

[obtuse skiff]

when the player flips

norm p point

oh ok so

[shadow star]

is the gun parented to player?

[obtuse skiff]

the sprite flips

I need it to not flip

the pivot point is the same

[obtuse skiff]

yes

[shadow star]

thats why its flippig with player

[obtuse skiff]

WAIT LOL thats weird

the gun like

let me record

[shadow star]

hows it weird, parent transforms control their child transforms

unless u directly move child , its otherwise affected by parents transform

[shadow star]

best to not parent it and just make it follow player via script

[obtuse skiff]

ahh yeah

I need to get the players pos

and make it the guns pos

[shadow star]

yes

[obtuse skiff]

so I can make a public gameobject

and put player in it

[shadow star]

public Transform player

[obtuse skiff]

how so

[shadow star]

drag player in there

transform.position = player.position (inside update)

[obtuse skiff]

it still does it smth is up with the looking script then

is it fine if I give you nitro after this btw? you spent a good amount of time on me

[shadow star]

no worries

[shadow star]

maybe try var Dir = camera.ScreenPointToRay(Input.mousePosition) - transform.position; transform.right = Dir;

[obtuse skiff]

ok so

It looks like to me

gun faces mouse right

it then adjusts

after it rotates

/flips

[shadow star]

how are u flipping

[obtuse skiff]

wym

[shadow star]

wdym

[obtuse skiff]

transform.rotation = Quaternion.Euler(0, 180, 0);

[shadow star]

on what

[obtuse skiff]

player

I still have no clue why it does that

because its following player

[shadow star]

that should have no effect if its not parented to gun

[obtuse skiff]

alright so its view problems then

[shadow star]

did u try what I sent for gun ?

[obtuse skiff]

yeah error

[shadow star]

show the full line

oh wait

ur not using the main camera

[obtuse skiff]

would that be a game object?

[shadow star]

Camera.main.

u need that

as of now ur using the class

[obtuse skiff]

then the whole line breaks

[shadow star]

not the actuall main cam

[shadow star]

ScreenToWorldPoint

myb

[obtuse skiff]

now its happy

ok so

screentoworld

is pretty self explanatory

[shadow star]

yes, from screencamera to the world

[obtuse skiff]

what does the to ray

do

[shadow star]

ray will return a raycast

like a line that shoots from camera to wherever it points

[obtuse skiff]

sounds like ill need to use that later on in dev

[shadow star]

used for raycasting

[obtuse skiff]

used for guns majority of time

[shadow star]

yes raycasts are important but not rn

u already using kind of a raycast with gravity check

[shadow star]

nah

even buttons in UI use raycasts

behind the scenes tho

[obtuse skiff]

damn thats

unexpected

also it broke more lol part of debugging

now the size scales

and it stays in place

OH WAIT

its rotating

like a 3d

object

[shadow star]

wdym

also is the camera set to Orthographic

just checking

[obtuse skiff]

yes

thats cool

most def use for later

[shadow star]

wth

[obtuse skiff]

upgraded from 2d to 3d

💀

[shadow star]

something is up with that rotation..

[obtuse skiff]

the var

is doing 3d stuff

I set it to vector2 but just set us back to the og problem of moving up and down and not moving to player

[shadow star]

maybe because u Z of 0

try ```cs
var mousePosition = Input.mousePosition;
mousePosition.z = 0;
var dir = Camera.main.WorldToScreenPoint(mousePosition);
transform.right = dir;

[obtuse skiff]

var

before mouse pos?

[shadow star]

both

[obtuse skiff]

k

[shadow star]

dir and mousePos

[obtuse skiff]

same error for both lines

that dont have

var

[shadow star]

uh what , show the line of code

[shadow star]

ur missing ; somewhere

[shadow star]

show more of thescreeshot

[obtuse skiff]

oh im just

stopid

ok

yeah I kinda fogor

to add a ;

[shadow star]

lol

[obtuse skiff]

man without you id be spending hours

looking at code

just to not

put the damn ;

[shadow star]

it happens to me too if it makes you feel any better lol

and i've been at it for years

[obtuse skiff]

dang

ok so

it doesnt flip

and is super slow

[shadow star]

does it rotate ok

follow mouse i mean

[shadow star]

what is the z positioning on the gun

[obtuse skiff]

zero

[shadow star]

hmm

[shadow star]

maybe try this script. see if itworks cs var mousePos = Input.mousePosition; mousePos.z = 0; Vector3 objectPos = Camera.main.WorldToScreenPoint (transform.position); mousePos.x = mousePos.x - objectPos.x; mousePos.y = mousePos.y - objectPos.y; float angle = Mathf.Atan2(mousePos.y, mousePos.x) * Mathf.Rad2Deg; transform.rotation = Quaternion.Euler(new Vector3(0, 0, angle));

[obtuse skiff]

ok now its just missing the flip

and follow

[shadow star]

does it work if you rotate it manually Y 180 and still follows mouse ok ?

[obtuse skiff]

its set right to 0

[shadow star]

I mean if you type 180 in the Y for gun

does it flip and follow mouse ?

[obtuse skiff]

it does not flip

the only thing changing is the v value

z

mb

[shadow star]

no i mean in inspector

did u put 180 in the Y

[obtuse skiff]

this correct?

[shadow star]

yes manually type 180 in the Y

[obtuse skiff]

yeah

[shadow star]

does gun flip ?

[obtuse skiff]

I did that

and no

it does not

[shadow star]

ok

try this https://youtu.be/6hp9-mslbzI?t=625

i give u the timestap

on the flip part

[obtuse skiff]

yeah ill look into that but I need to sleep so I dont miss the bus it is almost 1am

im a man of my words and will give you nitro do you want it now or tmmr?

[shadow star]

ok cool. also this video does rotation cleaner than what i sent. if anything bookmark that too

[obtuse skiff]

alright

[shadow star]

Ill be around no worries

[obtuse skiff]

alr man

[shadow star]

sub to my youtube when u get a chance 🙂

link in my profile

[obtuse skiff]

alright ill give you a shout out on myn

or feature it

[shadow star]

thanks!

ttyl

[obtuse skiff]

cya

[obtuse skiff]

im back lets try to fix finish this

[obtuse skiff]

alright so after I watched his video I got the hang off it and it works
Issues left:
When the player "flips" the gun breaks
Bullet not working (for later)

Fixed the gun not following the player