How to make an object move constantly? / Cómo hacer para que un objeto se mueva constantemente?

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Hello. I want the object that this script has to move to the right constantly since it appears if its position is -60 (a prefab is created).
And I scripted this:

void Update()
{
if (gameObject.transform.position == new Vector3(-60,0,0))
{
gameObject.transform.Translate(200f * Time.deltaTime, 0, 0);
}
}

But there is a problem, it does not move all the time, it appears and moves only once. I don’t know why this happens because it is in a void update.

(sorry for the bad english)

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You’re currently checking if the position is exactly (x: -60, y: 0, z: 0) before moving.
Once the object moves, the position is no longer exactly that value, so the condition evaluates to false (not to mention the whole floating-point precision problem also).

If you just want the object to move constantly, is the condition even needed? Why not just omit it?

void Update() {
  transform.Translate(200f * Time.deltaTime, 0, 0);
}
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The condition is important, because my idea is to have the prefab created at -60 or 60 randomly. If it is created at -60 it moves to the right, and if it is created at 60 it moves to the left.
Thanks for your attention

4

Then you either check the condition in Start() only, or simply give the script a starting velocity when you spawn it. There’s no need to check the position in update nor does doing so make any sense.

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Thank you! Now that I think about it, it makes sense. I asked a stupid question, is that I am a newbie

6

I just wanted to ask if i want an an enemy to move left if it collides with another game object and move right if it collides with another gameobject but it only moves once