Add delay before moving towards

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1

How do i add delay before moving my object towards player
This is my code

void MoveInCircle()
{
    stopped = false;
    following = true;
    transform.position = Vector2.MoveTowards(this.transform.position, player.transform.position, speed * Time.deltaTime);
}

If player has moved, this method should only start after some delay

2

First Method: Simply add a Coroutine that will call your function after some delay and call the Coroutine instead of the function.

Second Method: Add a timer variable that will count up every update and when it reaches a certain value, call your function.

3

How do i make this timer in this script?


    private void Update()
    {
        player = GameObject.FindGameObjectWithTag("Player");
        if (player != null)
        {
            distance = Vector2.Distance(transform.position, player.transform.position) * 100;
            if (distance <= 550 && attacked == true)
            {
                timer2 = 0;
                can_shoot = true;
                follow();
                timer += Time.deltaTime;
                if (timer > 2 && can_shoot == true && player != null && following == true)
                {
                    timer = 0;
                    shoot();
                    if (attacked == false)
                    {
                        Patrol();
                    }
                }
            }
		}
	}
 
    public bool follow()
    {
        if (distance <= 550 && player != null && distance > 300)
        {
            Follow2();
            return true;
        }
        else
        {
            return false;
        }
    }

    void Follow2()
    {
        timer5 = 1;
        timer5 -= Time.deltaTime;
        stopped = false;
        following = true;
        transform.position = Vector2.MoveTowards(this.transform.position, player.transform.position, speed * Time.deltaTime);
    }