CharacterController sprint functionality.

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1

So I’m trying to implement a sprint function, but I’m having trouble because i don’t know how to set it so if the LSHIFT is pressed the ‘sprint’ will take over, when its raised, it will return back to the ‘speed’. However, i’ve tried using the ELSE function but it just produces errors. The code for the else function is;

else {
	if(Input.GetKeyDown(KeyCode.LeftShift)){
		moveDirection *= sprint;
	}
}

However, that code keeps bringing errors.

This is the code I’m currently using.

using UnityEngine;
using System.Collections;

public class characterMovement : MonoBehaviour {

	public float speed = 6.0F;

	public float sprint = 10.0F;

	public float jumpSpeed = 8.0F;

	public float gravity = 20.0F;

	private Vector3 moveDirection = Vector3.zero;

	void Update() {

		CharacterController controller = GetComponent<CharacterController>();

		if (controller.isGrounded) {
			moveDirection = new Vector3(Input.GetAxis("Horizontal"), 0, Input.GetAxis("Vertical"));
			moveDirection = transform.TransformDirection(moveDirection);
			moveDirection *= speed;

			if (Input.GetButton("Jump"))
				moveDirection.y = jumpSpeed;

			if (Input.GetKeyDown(KeyCode.LeftShift)){
				moveDirection *= sprint;

			}
		}

		moveDirection.y -= gravity * Time.deltaTime;
		controller.Move(moveDirection * Time.deltaTime);
	}
}
2

GetKey is correct, but I think it’s because you have

moveDirection *= speed;

and

moveDirection *= sprint;

both working against each other. Try modifying it to this:

	if (Input.GetKey(KeyCode.LeftShift)){
		speed = sprint;
	} else {
		speed = 6.0f;
	}