How to keep player in bounds?

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1

I am making a top down space shooter, in the vein of games like R-Type. I have the player moving just fine, however I am having trouble keeping them within the bounds of the level. If anyone could give me tips on what I am doing wrong it would be greatly appreciated.

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

public class PlayerMove : MonoBehaviour {

float maxSpeed = 5f;

// Use this for initialization
void Start () {
	
}

// Update is called once per frame
void Update () {
    // returns a float from -1.0 to 1.0
    // move player forward and backward
    Vector3 pos = transform.position;
    //
    pos.y += Input.GetAxis("Vertical") * maxSpeed * Time.deltaTime;
    transform.position = pos;

    // move player left and right
    pos.x += Input.GetAxis("Horizontal") * maxSpeed * Time.deltaTime;
    transform.position = pos;

    // RESTRICT player to camer boundries
    if(pos.y >= Camera.main.orthographicSize)
    {
        pos.y = Camera.main.orthographicSize;
    }
}
}
2

The orthographicSize is half the size of the vertical viewing volume. The horizontal size of the viewing volume depends on the aspect ratio. This is not what you’re looking for. A quick look around finds this: Unity - Scripting API: Camera.ScreenToWorldPoint

if (pos.y >= Camera.ScreenToWorldPoint(new Vector3(Camera.pixelWidth,Camera.pixelHeight, 0f)).y {
        pos.y = Camera.ScreenToWorldPoint(new Vector3(Camera.pixelWidth,Camera.pixelHeight, 0f)).y;
}

I would recommend that you adjust that code to be prettier, but it is in full to make it easier to understand.

It may also be important for you to make sure that your camera is in Orthographic mode. You can do this in the inspector or alternatively: m_OrthographicCamera.orthographic = true;.
If i’ve made a mistake (which is more than likely), you should be able to figure it out using the ScreenToWorldPoint link I gave.