# Flying script
**URL:** https://discussions.unity.com/t/flying-script/373253
**Category:** Scripting
**Tags:** Scripting
**Created:** [August 12, 2005, 4:39pm UTC](https://discussions.unity.com/t/flying-script/373253 "2005-08-12T16:39:04Z")
**Posts on this page:** 8
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@anon\_14684896](https://discussions.unity.com/u/anon_14684896)
#### Post date: [August 12, 2005, 4:39pm UTC](https://discussions.unity.com/t/flying-script/373253/1 "2005-08-12T16:39:04Z")
We’re playing around with an idea for flying an object through 3d space. We have a basic translate script running fine but it’s locked to a plane (x,y, or z). Anyone have any ideas on how we could define the translate function to “forward thrust” the object in the direction it’s looking (using a MouseLook script)?
Kind of thinking along the lines of a plane or space ship flying through 3d space.
- Erik
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### Author:  [@Joachim\_Ante\_1](https://discussions.unity.com/u/Joachim_Ante_1)
#### Post date: [August 12, 2005, 9:27pm UTC](https://discussions.unity.com/t/flying-script/373253/2 "2005-08-12T21:27:26Z")
Use the Translate function for this.
```auto
forward = Vector3.fwd;
forward *= Time.deltaTime * Input.GetAxis ("Vertical");
transform.Translate (forward);
```
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### Author:  [@anon\_14684896](https://discussions.unity.com/u/anon_14684896)
#### Post date: [August 14, 2005, 3:45am UTC](https://discussions.unity.com/t/flying-script/373253/3 "2005-08-14T03:45:51Z")
I found a nice solution. Create a game object. Attach a mouse look script then add this “Thrust” script (which is derived from the fps script):
```auto
using UnityEngine;
using System.Collections;
public class Thruster : MonoBehaviour {
// declare the variables
public float Speed = 7;
public float Drag = 20;
public float DragNoMovement = 50;
const float airDrag = 0F;
void FixedUpdate () {
// get the inputs
float horizontal = Input.GetAxis ("Horizontal");
float vertical = Input.GetAxis ("Vertical");
// check to see if the user is moving
bool userMoved = Mathf.Abs (horizontal) > 0.1F || Mathf.Abs (vertical) > 0.1F;
// determine the force vector
float x = horizontal * Speed;
float z = vertical * Speed;
rigidbody.AddRelativeForce (new Vector3 (x, 0, z), ForceMode.VelocityChange);
// apply the appropriate drag when moving
if (userMoved)
rigidbody.drag = Drag;
else
rigidbody.drag = DragNoMovement;
}
void Start () {
if (rigidbody==null)
gameObject.AddComponent ("Rigidbody");
// don't let the physics engine rotate the character
rigidbody.freezeRotation = true;
}
}
```
Basically, I’ve snapped the mouse look camera to the game object so when the camera looks up, the game object looks up. Then add the force in the “looking” direction.
- e
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### Author:  [@nm8shun](https://discussions.unity.com/u/nm8shun)
#### Post date: [July 14, 2007, 10:44pm UTC](https://discussions.unity.com/t/flying-script/373253/4 "2007-07-14T22:44:46Z")
Cool idea. Does this still work with the latest versions of Unity? I’ve tried to create a Camera, add a MouseLook script and then created a new C Sharp script with your script above pasted into it (and then applied also to the camera). But it seems to break. Am I incorporating this incorrectly?
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### Author:  [@AaronC](https://discussions.unity.com/u/AaronC)
#### Post date: [July 14, 2007, 11:41pm UTC](https://discussions.unity.com/t/flying-script/373253/5 "2007-07-14T23:41:45Z")
wadamw\>
You have to name C# scripts definitively:ie
```auto
...using System.Collections;
public class Thruster : MonoBehaviour {
// declare the variables
public float Speed = 7;
public float Drag = 20;
...
```
This one NEEDS to be named “Thruster” with no quote maks…
did that work?
Welcome to the Unity forums
AC
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### Author:  [@nm8shun](https://discussions.unity.com/u/nm8shun)
#### Post date: [July 14, 2007, 11:56pm UTC](https://discussions.unity.com/t/flying-script/373253/6 "2007-07-14T23:56:45Z")
Sho 'nuf. I coulda sworn I tried that…but it worked just like you suggested. Thanks much!
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### Author:  [@nm8shun](https://discussions.unity.com/u/nm8shun)
#### Post date: [July 15, 2007, 12:08am UTC](https://discussions.unity.com/t/flying-script/373253/7 "2007-07-15T00:08:13Z")
One other question on this thread. Is there a way to add say, Shift and Cntrl to allow for movement straight up and straight down?
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### Author:  [@AaronC](https://discussions.unity.com/u/AaronC)
#### Post date: [July 15, 2007, 2:38am UTC](https://discussions.unity.com/t/flying-script/373253/8 "2007-07-15T02:38:15Z")
If you check that other thread theres a script where if you change the (“a”) and (“d”) parts for (“ctrl”) and (“shift”) it should work…
AC