LookAt only X and Z positions

Unity Engine
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In my game I have been trying to make this line:

transform.LookAt(player.transform.position)

So it only looks at the x and z axis, I’ve tried some experiments and the only solution I found is to make an object that follows the player on the x and z axis and the object that has to look at the player on the y axis, is there a simpler way?

2

You can cache the initial rotation and apply one of those axis after the LookAt.
Or code your own LookAt, just as chatgtp for the code

3

one lazy hack is also

  • take player position into vector3
  • set player.y = transform.y (so that they are in the same level)
  • then lookat() into that adjusted position (so it shouldn’t look up or down now)