How do I script movement for my player?

Questions & Answers
1

Hi I am trying to make a simple 2D platformer and I am having the hardest time trying to figure
out how to get my block to move
and when I think that I fixed it Unity says
“An instance of type ‘UnityEngine.Transform’ is required to access non static member ‘Translate’.”
all I want is for it to move left and right THATS ALL!
Help!

public var movespeed = 5f;
function Update ()
{

if(Input.GetKeyDown(KeyCode.A)){
Transform.Translate(Vector3.left * movespeed * Time.deltaTime);
}
}
2

You are using “Transform” like a type, if you want to modify the transform of the gameobject this script above is attached to, use:

transform.Translate(.....);

If you use the uppercase T version you are trying to make a call on the class as thought Translate function/method is a static.