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hi, i am making a game and have no idea what im doing wrong here, i am trying to make a script to crouch the character (fps), im using the physicswalker and have a spere with a colider on the grond that is "the feet" that is a child of the player so what i want to do is to have a button that makes the distance between the sphere and the player have a lower value, when i push the button, the position doesnt decrease, here is my script (the value is right if i dont have the if(Input.GetKey("r")) in the script, but then it stays like that all time obviously)

function Start () { if(Input.GetKey("r")) { transform.localPosition = Vector3(0, -0.5, 0); } }

what am i doing wrong?

Answer 1

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Start() is only called once (the first time the object is activated, according to the documentation).

You should do this in Update() which is called every frame. Something like:

function Update()
{
    if(Input.GetKey("r"))
    {
        transform.localPosition = Vector3(0, -0.5, 0);
    }
    else
    {
        transform.localPosition = Vector3(0, 0, 0);
    }
}

answered Apr 10 '12 at 03:59 PM

Kryptos
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thank you very much, i still have a problem though, it worked to go down but when the char were about to rise again the collider teleported through the floor, i guess i would have to make it rise slow but have no idea how to do that, any ideas?

Apr 10 '12 at 06:37 PM victorlarsson

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I made this that will solve your problem, it scales your fps controller so that it looks like you're crouching..no problems with me so far..:)

var tongle = 0; var localScale : Vector3; //var JumpSpeed = 100.0f;
function Start () { Screen.showCursor = false; }
function Update () {
if (tongle == 0){ if (Input.GetKeyDown (KeyCode.LeftControl)) {
transform.localScale += Vector3(0.0,-1,0); tongle = 1;
} return; }
if (tongle == 1){ if (Input.GetKeyDown (KeyCode.LeftControl)) {
transform.position.y += 0.5;
transform.localScale += Vector3(0.0,1,0); tongle = 0;
} return; } }

answered Aug 04 '12 at 12:03 PM

Skotous
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Answer 3

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I made this that will solve your problem, it scales your fps controller so that it looks like you're crouching..no problems with me so far..:)

var tongle = 0; var localScale : Vector3; //var JumpSpeed = 100.0f;
function Start () { Screen.showCursor = false; }
function Update () {
if (tongle == 0){ if (Input.GetKeyDown (KeyCode.LeftControl)) {
transform.localScale += Vector3(0.0,-1,0); tongle = 1;
} return; }
if (tongle == 1){ if (Input.GetKeyDown (KeyCode.LeftControl)) {
transform.position.y += 0.5;
transform.localScale += Vector3(0.0,1,0); tongle = 0;
} return; } }

answered Aug 04 '12 at 12:03 PM

Skotous
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Answer 4

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I made this that will solve your problem, it scales your fps controller so that it looks like you're crouching..no problems with me so far..:)

var tongle = 0; var localScale : Vector3; //var JumpSpeed = 100.0f;

function Start () {
Screen.showCursor = false; }





function Update () {

if (tongle == 0){ if
(Input.GetKeyDown
(KeyCode.LeftControl)) {    
transform.localScale +=
Vector3(0.0,-1,0);    tongle = 1;   
}    return; }


if (tongle == 1){ if
(Input.GetKeyDown
(KeyCode.LeftControl)) {   
transform.position.y += 0.5;   
transform.localScale +=
Vector3(0.0,1,0);    tongle = 0;   
}    return; }

}

P.S. sorry if i spammed that i wasn't sure if i did post it right

answered Aug 04 '12 at 12:02 PM

Skotous
1

@Skotous this is my script and I too am having the falling through the floor issue after releasing my crouch button "c" I am unable to use your script. I get all kinds of errors. I am using the CharacterMotor.js and FPSInputController.js also.

function Update () {

if (Input.GetKeyDown ("c")) { transform.position.y -= 0.5;

  transform.localScale.y = 0.25;

}

if (Input.GetKeyUp ("c")) {

  transform.position.y += .7;

  transform.localScale.y = 2.0;

} }

Sep 03 '12 at 06:32 AM BluEye

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