so how do i do it the right amount | Official Unity Discord | Page 1

gentle geyser Jun 25, 2023, 6:15 PM

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Vector3 result = Vector3.MoveTowards(Vector3.zero, Vector3.right, 0.5f);

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the result vector will move towards [1,0,0] by a distance of 0.5f

narrow silo Jun 25, 2023, 6:16 PM

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hold on

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lemme try to comprehend this

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those are a lot of words and im confused how we got there

tame narwhal Jun 25, 2023, 6:16 PM

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you can put a speed variable instead of 0.5f

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and can attach value runtime

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to test it

narrow silo Jun 25, 2023, 6:17 PM

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yeah ik

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but currently its instant

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im honestly happy with any speed as long as it happens

gentle geyser Jun 25, 2023, 6:17 PM

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smooth movement requires for you to move the object many times

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you're just moving it once

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move it many times. you can write a coroutine that uses Vector3.MoveTowards in a loop.

narrow silo Jun 25, 2023, 6:18 PM

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gentle geyser move it many times. you can write a coroutine that uses `Vector3.MoveTowards` in...

so theres no command to just smoothly do it in one command, i guess

tame narwhal Jun 25, 2023, 6:18 PM

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Update works well usually

narrow silo Jun 25, 2023, 6:18 PM

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wait so whats the point of the speed variable if it does it in a single frame no matter the speed

gentle geyser Jun 25, 2023, 6:18 PM

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read the documentation.

narrow silo Jun 25, 2023, 6:19 PM

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oh yeah i read that

gentle geyser Jun 25, 2023, 6:19 PM

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https://docs.unity3d.com/ScriptReference/Vector3.MoveTowards.html

narrow silo Jun 25, 2023, 6:19 PM

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but i didn't understand lol

gentle geyser Jun 25, 2023, 6:19 PM

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no, actually read it, rather than just skimming it and then giving up

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this is everything you need.

narrow silo Jun 25, 2023, 6:19 PM

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yeah i read that

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but i was confused

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WAIT

gentle geyser Jun 25, 2023, 6:19 PM

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about what?

tame narwhal Jun 25, 2023, 6:19 PM

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about what

narrow silo Jun 25, 2023, 6:19 PM

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current = top thing

gentle geyser Jun 25, 2023, 6:19 PM

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current = current

narrow silo Jun 25, 2023, 6:19 PM

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i get it now

gentle geyser Jun 25, 2023, 6:19 PM

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the current parameter

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yes

tame narwhal Jun 25, 2023, 6:19 PM

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bruh

gentle geyser Jun 25, 2023, 6:19 PM

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that's why it's in monospace

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it's referring to the parameter named current

narrow silo Jun 25, 2023, 6:20 PM

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i thought it meant like, electricity or something

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because im slow

tame narwhal Jun 25, 2023, 6:20 PM

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movetowards calculates the result of position1 + speed*target

narrow silo Jun 25, 2023, 6:20 PM

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if so then, why does this:

weegeeinoffice.transform.position = Vector3.MoveTowards(inoffice, outpipe, 0.1f);

snap it to the position and not just move it a little bit

tame narwhal Jun 25, 2023, 6:20 PM

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then you assign it to your transform

narrow silo Jun 25, 2023, 6:20 PM

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would it not move it like a tenth of the way

gentle geyser Jun 25, 2023, 6:21 PM

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no, it moves 0.1 meters

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it moves from inoffice to outpipe by up to 0.1

narrow silo Jun 25, 2023, 6:21 PM

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but it goes to outpipe immediately

gentle geyser Jun 25, 2023, 6:21 PM

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if inoffice and outpipe are 0.1 meters apart, this will take you straight to outpipe

narrow silo Jun 25, 2023, 6:21 PM

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they are not

gentle geyser Jun 25, 2023, 6:21 PM

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if they aren't, then you're wrong. it doesn't snap it to outpipe instantly

narrow silo Jun 25, 2023, 6:21 PM

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they're like 2.75m

gentle geyser Jun 25, 2023, 6:21 PM

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show your code.

narrow silo Jun 25, 2023, 6:21 PM

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using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using UnityEngine;

public class weegeescript : MonoBehaviour
{
    public bool scaring;

    public Vector3 inoffice;
    public Vector3 outpipe;
    public Vector3 atpipe;

    public GameObject weegeeinoffice;

    void Start()
    {
        StartCoroutine(startcor());
    }
    void Update()
    {
        if (!scaring)
        {
            transform.position += new Vector3(0,-1f * Time.deltaTime,0);
        }
        if (transform.position.y <= 0.25f)
        {
            scaring = true;
            StartCoroutine(popOut());
        }
    }
    IEnumerator popOut()
    {
        weegeeinoffice.transform.position = Vector3.MoveTowards(inoffice, outpipe, 0.1f);
        yield return new WaitForSeconds(UnityEngine.Random.Range(3,5));
        weegeeinoffice.transform.position = Vector3.MoveTowards(outpipe, inoffice, 0.1f);
        transform.position = atpipe;
        scaring = false;
    }

    IEnumerator startcor()
    {
        yield return new WaitForSeconds(3);
        scaring = false;
    }
}

tame narwhal Jun 25, 2023, 6:23 PM

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why do you need to run the code async

gentle geyser Jun 25, 2023, 6:23 PM

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this will start a bunch of coroutines

tame narwhal Jun 25, 2023, 6:23 PM

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or by coroutine

gentle geyser Jun 25, 2023, 6:23 PM

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until y > 0.25f

narrow silo Jun 25, 2023, 6:23 PM

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uhh

gentle geyser Jun 25, 2023, 6:23 PM

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every frame, if your position is low enough, it starts a new coroutine

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they're all running at once

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don't do that.

narrow silo Jun 25, 2023, 6:23 PM

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uh oh

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well that makes sense then

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using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using UnityEngine;

public class weegeescript : MonoBehaviour
{
    public bool scaring;

    public Vector3 inoffice;
    public Vector3 outpipe;
    public Vector3 atpipe;
    public Vector3 offit;

    public GameObject weegeeinoffice;

    void Start()
    {
        StartCoroutine(startcor());
    }
    void Update()
    {
        if (!scaring)
        {
            transform.position += new Vector3(0,-1f * Time.deltaTime,0);
        }
        if (transform.position.y <= 0.25f)
        {
            scaring = true;
            transform.position = (atpipe + offit);
            StartCoroutine(popOut());
        }
    }
    IEnumerator popOut()
    {
        weegeeinoffice.transform.position = Vector3.MoveTowards(inoffice, outpipe, 0.1f);
        yield return new WaitForSeconds(UnityEngine.Random.Range(3,5));
        weegeeinoffice.transform.position = Vector3.MoveTowards(outpipe, inoffice, 0.1f);
        transform.position = atpipe;
        scaring = false;
    }

    IEnumerator startcor()
    {
        yield return new WaitForSeconds(3);
        scaring = false;
    }
}

here we go, i made it so the y changes to be 0.05 greater when it gets to that y level

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well it still doesn't work tho

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it still snaps to be in position

gentle geyser Jun 25, 2023, 6:28 PM

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you already have this "scaring" variable

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just use that

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or add another one, perhaps

narrow silo Jun 25, 2023, 6:29 PM

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oh yeah

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right

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    void Update()
    {
        if (!scaring)
        {
            transform.position += new Vector3(0,-1f * Time.deltaTime,0);
        }
        if (transform.position.y <= 0.25f && !scaring)
        {
            scaring = true;
            StartCoroutine(popOut());
        }
    }

right, well i used the scaring variable

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it still snaps to the position

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you know, for all this effort i should probably just do position =

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yeah its definitely better to not use movetowards because thats meant for other stuff

gentle geyser Jun 25, 2023, 6:38 PM

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MoveTowards is literally designed to change something gradually over time

narrow silo Jun 25, 2023, 6:45 PM

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gentle geyser MoveTowards is literally designed to change something gradually over time

true, i think its meant for when the target is not right above the object

gentle geyser Jun 25, 2023, 6:46 PM

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it's meant for moving from one value to another value

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is the object not starting at inoffice?

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if so, it'll snap to that position

narrow silo Jun 25, 2023, 7:32 PM

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my bad, im back now

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it starts inoffice

#so how do i do it the right amount