Problem with platform movement

Unity Engine
1

Hey guys!

I’m new to the forums (New to Unity altogether actually) so I apologize in advance for any foolishness.
I’m having an issue with getting a platform (I’m using a simple cube) to move forward and backward on the x axis. Now, while I know that there are other, probably better methods for doing so, I really just want to know why this specific script does not work properly. I tried rearranging the script multiple times; sometimes it’d only move negatively, sometimes it’d only move positively. I even added print() commands to see where the problem lies. At one point I got the log to cycle true and false, but at the moment, the log remains empty and the cube only travels positively on the x axis.

I appreciate any help you guys could offer as I absolutely need to find out what is wrong with this script. It’s driving me crazy! :neutral:

function Update () 
{
   Move();
}

function Move()
{
    var x = gameObject.transform.position.x;
    var movingForwardBool : boolean = true;
    var movingCounterInt : int = 0;


   if (movingForwardBool == true)
        {
            for (v = 0; v <= 9; v++)
        {
            movingCounterInt += 1;
            gameObject.transform.position.x = gameObject.transform.position.x + .01;
             
            if (movingCounterInt == 0)
   		{
    		     movingForwardBool = true;
    	             print("movingForward is true");
                 }                 
        }
    }
    
    if (movingForwardBool == false)
        {
            for (n = 0; n<= 9; n++)
        {
            movingCounterInt -= 1;
            gameObject.transform.position.x = gameObject.transform.position.x - .01;   
            
            if (movingCounterInt == 10)
    		{
     		    movingForwardBool = false;
     		    print("movingForward is false");     
   		 }
        }
    }
}
2

Hi, check for Mathf.Pingpong in scripting reference…

function Update () {
// Set the x position to loop between 0 and 3
transform.position = Vector3(
Mathf.PingPong(Time.time, 3), transform.position.y, transform.position.z);
}

3

Thank you so much!

I also ended up figuring out what the problem was with my previous code. It was due to my lack of understanding of the Update function. Again, sorry for the foolishness!