Do I have to use Rigidbody.Addforce for jumping or Transform.Translate?

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1

I have this problem that my character doesn’t want to jump with rigidbody.addforce. I can jump with transform.translate but it just teleports a few inches above. What is the best option I can use: Transform.translate or Rigidbody.Addforce?

public float moveSpeed;
public float JumpLength;
private Camera cam_;

[SerializeField]
private bool IsOnGround;

// Use this for initialization
void Start() {
    cam_ = Camera.main;
    IsOnGround = true;
}

// Update is called once per frame
void Update()
{
    //Movement
    Vector3 mousePosition = cam_.ScreenToViewportPoint(Input.mousePosition);
    Vector3 direction = new Vector3();
    if (mousePosition.x < 0.5f)
    {
        direction = Vector3.left;
    }
    else
    {
        direction = Vector3.right;
    }
    transform.Translate(direction * moveSpeed * Time.deltaTime);

    //Jump
    if (Input.GetMouseButtonDown(0) && IsOnGround)
    {
        Debug.Log("MouseButtonClicked");
        GetComponent<Rigidbody>().AddForce(Vector3.up * JumpLength); //Transform.translate or Rigidbody.Addforce???
        IsOnGround = false;
    }
}

//If the player has touched the ground
void OnCollisionEnter(Collision other)
{
    if (other.gameObject.CompareTag("Ground"))
    {
        Debug.Log("GroundTouched");
        IsOnGround = true;
    }
}

}

2

AddForce is what you want to use IMO, straight translations are kinematic rather than physics. You should consider applying your physics forces within FixedUpdate, rather than the Update function. If you want to play with the ‘feel’ of the jump consider trying out the different ForceModes.