Character Controller Horizontal Capsule Not Supported?

Unity Engine
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Hi guys, I’m using the character controller component but not on a character but on a vehicule actually after a second thought, as I have already wrote CC specific code and it’s up and runing I don’t wanna switch t standard RB and Colliders.
The problem is the CC seems to be suitable onlt for humanoid characters because the collider capsule that is generates i always directed towards LocalY, so my question is there a way to make it point to LocalX or Z for use on a long pony muscle vehicule or am I forced to use parenting and mess my wholecode again, things don’t look good one Controller component, Why son’t unity add more control to the collider???

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The character controller isn’t appropriate for vehicles, and is only ever intended for characters (that’s why it’s called a character controller). It can only be a capsule and can’t be rotated, except around the Y axis.

–Eric

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That’s what I thought, Well can I then make a dummy object as a child and rotate around z 90 degrees then add a standard capsule collider to it… I just tried it not working.
Or add a capsule collider to the same object… EDIT not working either.
I guess I just have to make it a wishlist.

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Can anybody help adapt this code to a RigidBody?

    public float factor = 10.0f;
    public float jump = 10.0f;
    public float gravity = 10.0f;
    private CharacterController controller;

void Start(){
    controller = gameObject.GetComponent<CharacterController>();
}

	void Update () {
	
        if (controller.isGrounded)
        { 
            moveDirection.x = factor;
            if (!animation.IsPlaying("Run"))// Resume Running After JUMP
            {
		animation.Stop("Jump");				
                animation.CrossFade("Run");
            }
        }
        moveDirection.y -= gravity * Time.deltaTime;// deltaTime necessary
        controller.Move(moveDirection*Time.deltaTime);
	}
    public void Jump()
    {
        if (controller.isGrounded)
        {       
		moveDirection.y = jump;
                animation.CrossFade("Jump"); // Jump animation's loop is ONCE
                Camera.mainCamera.GetComponent<CameraFollower>().JumpFollow();
	    }  
    }
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??

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i have the same problem with tihs thread, but in my case my character is a Maggot so its on horizontal view and i am also using Character controller. sir @xCyborg if you resolve this issue please help me i really need help PLEAse i am new in unity Please thankyou so much

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