how to make something shoot the angle i am facing

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1

i have a character that shoots “lazers” but the only point one direction … so if im facing to the left the lazer will shoot sidways. how can i fix this?

this is my script

var speed : float = 10.0;
var rotateSpeed : float = 3.0;
var bulletPrefab:Transform;

function Update ()
{
var controller : CharacterController = GetComponent(CharacterController);

// Rotate around y - axis
transform.Rotate(0, Input.GetAxis ("Horizontal") * rotateSpeed, 0);

// Move forward / backward
var forward : Vector3 = transform.TransformDirection(Vector3.forward);
var curSpeed : float = speed * Input.GetAxis ("Vertical");
controller.SimpleMove(forward * curSpeed);

if(Input.GetButtonDown("Jump"))
{
	var bullet = Instantiate(bulletPrefab,
							 GameObject.Find("spawnPoint").transform.position,
							 Quaternion.identity);
	bullet.rigidbody.AddForce(transform.forward * 2000);
	
}

}

@script RequireComponent(CharacterController)

2

var bullet = Instantiate(bulletPrefab, GameObject.Find(“spawnPoint”).transform.position, Quaternion.identity);

Change the last part to take the rotation of the object you want to keep the rotation of like so.

var bullet = Instantiate(bulletPrefab, GameObject.Find(“spawnPoint”).transform.position, transform.rotation);

---- Sorry if this is a re-post, my other answer didn’t show up >.>; ----

3

Using a raycast is basically drawing a line in a direction, read more here:

But basically for your lazer you want to use a raycast to shoot and not a rigidbody.
Here’s a basic script that should work:

var shotSound : AudioClip;        // Shot sound
var bloodPrefab : GameObject;     // Blood for enemy
var sparksPrefab: GameObject;     // Sparks for groun
var muzzleFlash : GameObject;     //MuzzleFlash game object
var shootEnabled: boolean = true; // allows disabling the shots
var ChangeWep : boolean = true;
var RayCastDist : float = 50;    //Max distance of raycast

var Bullets = 9;
var MaxBullets = 9;
var Clip = 9000;
var force = 50;
var Recoil = 10;
var Accuracy = 50;
var shotInterval = 1.0;   //Interval between shots


function Start () {
    muzzleFlash.renderer.enabled = false;
    shootEnabled = true; // allows disabling the shots
    ChangeWep = true; 
}

function Update () {
var forward : Vector3 = transform.TransformDirection(Vector3.forward) * 10;
    
    if (Input.GetButtonDown("Fire1")){
        if (shootEnabled == true){
            if (Bullets > 0){
                if (Clip > 0){
                    Shoot();
                    Bullets -= 1;
          }
       }
    }
  }
  
  if (Input.GetButtonUp("Fire1")){
      ChangeWep = true;
  }
    
    if (Bullets == 0){
        if (Clip >= 1){
            Clip -= 1;
            Bullets = MaxBullets;
        }
        if (Clip == 0){
            Bullets = 0;
        }
    }
    
}

function Shoot(){
    var cam : Transform = Camera.main.transform;
    var ray = new Ray(cam.position, cam.forward);
    var hit : RaycastHit;
    var trf = transform; // a little optimization
    var hitRotation = Quaternion.FromToRotation(Vector3.up, hit.normal);
    
    audio.PlayOneShot(shotSound); // play the shot sound...
    MuzzleFlashOn();
    
        if(Physics.Raycast (ray, hit, RayCastDist)){    
        var rot = Quaternion.FromToRotation(Vector3.up, hit.normal);
                 
            if(hit.collider.gameObject.tag == "Box"){    //Checks hit collider's tag
                Debug.Log ("Hit A Box!");
                if (sparksPrefab) Instantiate(sparksPrefab, hit.point, rot); 
                hit.rigidbody.AddForceAtPosition(force * transform.forward , hit.point);
                hit.collider.SendMessageUpwards("ApplyDamage", 5.0);

        }
            if(hit.collider.gameObject.tag == "Enemy"){
                Debug.Log ("Hit A Enemy!");
                hit.collider.gameObject.BroadcastMessage("LoseHealth", force * 2 / 4);
                if (sparksPrefab) Instantiate(sparksPrefab, hit.point, rot);
                
        } else {            
            if (sparksPrefab) Instantiate(sparksPrefab, hit.point, rot);
            Debug.Log ("Hit Other!");
            
        }
        ChangeWep = false;
        shootEnabled = false;
        yield WaitForSeconds(shotInterval);
        shootEnabled = true;
        ChangeWep = true;    
        }
    }  

function MuzzleFlashOn()
{
    var muzzleFlashLength = 0.1;
    muzzleFlash.renderer.enabled = true;
    yield WaitForSeconds(muzzleFlashLength);
    muzzleFlash.renderer.enabled = false;
}