Character Controller falls through ground when not using Input.GetAxis()

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1

I have a small problem with controlling a character with a Character Controller when not using Input.GetAxis()

I prefere to use Input.GetKey() for all (or most) of my input, but the problem is when i don't use Input.GetAxis() the character falls to the ground but then just sort of disapeares after about half a second.

I don't understand why it would work with one but not the other.

var playerSpeed : float = 6.0;
var playerGravity : float = 20.0;
var playerJumpSpeed : float = 8.0;

private var playerMove : Vector3 = Vector3.zero;

function Update() {
    var controller : CharacterController = GetComponent(CharacterController);

    if (controller.isGrounded) {
        if(Input.GetKey(KeyCode.T))
        playerMove = Vector3(0,0,1);

        if(Input.GetKey(KeyCode.G))
        playerMove = Vector3(0,0,-1);

        if(Input.GetKey(KeyCode.F))
        playerMove = Vector3(-1,0,0);

        if(Input.GetKey(KeyCode.H))
        playerMove = Vector3(1,0,0);

        //Works with this line...but not the above code
        //playerMove = Vector3(Input.GetAxis("Horizontal"), 0,Input.GetAxis("Vertical"));

        playerMove = transform.TransformDirection(playerMove);
        playerMove *= playerSpeed;

        if(Input.GetKey(KeyCode.J)){
            playerMove.y = playerJumpSpeed;
        }
    }
    playerMove.y -= playerGravity * Time.deltaTime;
    controller.Move(playerMove * Time.deltaTime);
}

It just seems strange that one will work, but the other will give me some very strange results :/

anyone else had problems like this or is it that you have to use Input.GetAxis()?

2

Input.GetAxis returns a value between -1 and +1. Not just -1 or +1, please check this out through

Debug.Log(Input.GetAxis("Horizontal"));

in one of your Update methods and have a look at these values. So probably your game scale doesn't fit to those hardcoded -1/+1 values you get when using the t,g,f,h keys.

Ben

3

Reading your answer i managed to fingure the problem out. With Input.GetAxis() you are always getting value being passed 'playerMove'...

With my code above i was only passing a value (1 or -1) if a key was being pressed. I made some changes to the code above...

[snip...]
        if(Input.GetKey(KeyCode.UpArrow)){
            playerMove = Vector3(0,0,1);
        }
        else if(Input.GetKey(KeyCode.DownArrow)){
            playerMove = Vector3(0,0,-1);
        }
        else if(Input.GetKey(KeyCode.LeftArrow)){
            playerMove = Vector3(-1,0,0);
        }
        else if(Input.GetKey(KeyCode.RightArrow)){
            playerMove = Vector3(1,0,0);
        }
        else{
            playerMove = Vector3(0,0,0);
        }
[snip...]

...so i will always get a value passed to 'playerMove'. If it wasn't for you pointing me in the right direction i'd of been stuck on that for a while!

Thanks a lot! :)