How do I add a feature to my player swap code that lets you control both players at once?

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1

I have a game wherein there are 2 playable characters, and you can switch between them for different things. I’m extremely new to coding and Unity Hub as a whole, so I used a tutorial to show me how to make a player swap code, and it looks like this:

using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using UnityEngine;

public class PlayerSwitch : MonoBehaviour
{
    public PlayerMovement playerMovement;
    public PlayerMovement player2Movement;
    public bool player1Active = true;

    // Update is called once per frame
    void Update()
    {
        if(Input.GetKeyDown(KeyCode.LeftShift))
        {
            SwitchPlayer();
        }
    }

    public void SwitchPlayer()
    {
        if (player1Active)
        {
            playerMovement.enabled = false;
            player2Movement.enabled = true;
            player1Active = false;
        }
        else
        {
            playerMovement.enabled = true;
            player2Movement.enabled = false;
            player1Active = true;
        }
    }
}

This code lets you switch between players, but I don’t know what to add for you to be able to play both at once at the press of a key, or if it’s something I have to change in Unity rather than change the code.

2

Would some code like this work? It should make both players active when space is pressed. Hope this is what you’re looking for.

:slight_smile: I’m actually making a game around a mechanic similar to this.

using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using UnityEngine;

public class PlayerSwitch : MonoBehaviour
{
    public PlayerMovement playerMovement;
    public PlayerMovement player2Movement;
    public bool player1Active = true;

    private bool bothPlayersMode = false;

    // Update is called once per frame
    void Update()
    {
        if (Input.GetKeyDown(KeyCode.LeftShift))
        {
            SwitchPlayer();
        }

        if (Input.GetKeyDown(KeyCode.Space))
        {
            bothPlayersMode = !bothPlayersMode;
        }
    }

    public void SwitchPlayer()
    {
        if (bothPlayersMode)
        {
            playerMovement.enabled = true;
            player2Movement.enabled = true;
            player1Active = false;
        }
        else if (player1Active)
        {
            playerMovement.enabled = false;
            player2Movement.enabled = true;
            player1Active = false;
        }
        else
        {
            playerMovement.enabled = true;
            player2Movement.enabled = false;
            player1Active = true;
        }
    }
}