MoveTowards sends object passed target

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1

I’m using the very simple script below to move a cone object to a target location when the player touches a trigger. For some reason the cone flies towards the target and then continues on indefinitely and I can’t figure out why. The target and trigger are parented to the the cone object, if that is relevant.

public class ConeObstacle : MonoBehaviour {

    public Transform cone;
    public Transform target;
    private bool active = false;

    private void OnTriggerEnter(Collider other)
    {
        if (other.gameObject.CompareTag("Player")){
            active = true;
        }
    }

    private void FixedUpdate()
    {
        if (active) {
            cone.position = Vector3.MoveTowards(cone.position, target.position, 50 * Time.deltaTime);
        }
            
    }

}
2

If your target is parented to the object that is moving, the target will move the same distance, keeping the delta constant so it can never reach the target. Try unparenting the target from the cone