How to make character rotate in direction of movement?

[Aviratex]

Hi,

I’m trying to make my character rotate in the direction i move in; so if i go forward, the player faces forward, if i go right it faces right, etc. I have checked some other answers tothis problem but they wont work for me. =( Here is my code without any rotation function in it. Also, i want to keep my movement the same as this since it makes the player move in a slippery way, which i like.

using UnityEngine;
using System.Collections;

public class PlayerMovement : MonoBehaviour {

	public float moveSpeed; //determined through inspector
	private float maxSpeed = 15f;

	public GameObject deathParticles;

	private Vector3 spawnpoint;

	private Vector3 userInput;

    float delaytime = 1.0f;

	void Start() {

		spawnpoint = transform.position;
	}
    
	void Update() {

        if (delaytime >= 0) {

            delaytime -= Time.deltaTime;
            return;

        } else {

            userInput = new Vector3(Input.GetAxisRaw("LeftnRightMovement"), 0, Input.GetAxisRaw("FornBackMovement"));

            if (GetComponent<Rigidbody>().velocity.magnitude < maxSpeed)
            {

                GetComponent<Rigidbody>().AddForce(userInput * moveSpeed);
            }
        }
}

If anyone could show me how to include the rotation in this script without disrupting the movement it would be great. Also, if possible, please explain how to do it since I am a beginner and I want to understand how it is done and not just copy the code.

[Seyren]

Since i’m not sure what is your case, i’ll foward you the easiest way to rotate the character depending on the movement, using a character controller in this case.

Here’s the full thing.

using UnityEngine;
using System.Collections;

public class Test : MonoBehaviour
{

    public float _gravity = 1.5f;
    public float _yVelocity = 0.0f;
    public float _moveSpeed = 25.0f;
    public float _jumpSpeed = 40.0f;
    public CharacterController _controller;

    private bool _onGround;

    // Use this for initialization
    void Start ()
    {
        _controller = GetComponent<CharacterController>();
    }
	
	// Update is called once per frame
	void Update ()
    {
        _onGround = _controller.isGrounded; //Gets if the controller is grounded
        Vector3 direction = new Vector3(Input.GetAxis("Horizontal"), 0, Input.GetAxis("Vertical")); //Gets the direction
        if (direction.sqrMagnitude > 1f) direction = direction.normalized; //This prevents going faster when running diagonically
        Vector3 velocity = direction * _moveSpeed; //Multiplies the movement speed

        if (_onGround)
        {
            //JUMPING
            if (Input.GetButtonDown("Jump"))
            {
                _yVelocity = _jumpSpeed;            //Gets the jump height on the Y Axis
            }
        }
        else
            _yVelocity -= _gravity;

        _controller.Move(velocity * Time.deltaTime);
        Vector3 facingrotation = Vector3.Normalize(new Vector3(Input.GetAxis("Horizontal"), 0f, Input.GetAxis("Vertical")));
        if (facingrotation != Vector3.zero)         //This condition prevents from spamming "Look rotation viewing vector is zero" when not moving.
            transform.forward = facingrotation;

    }
}

Keep in mind this requires a character controller and not a rigid body.

If your character is not that complex, this should be good to go.