Hi all,
I am currrently working on a top down 2D game where the Z-axis is up. Everything is going great with setting up the grid etc, but I am having a few issues with the AI follow code. The rotation doesn’t seem to be working and due to this the forwardDir (see code below which is basically a slightly modified version of the core AIFollow code from the A* Pathfinding Project).
public void Update () {
if (path == null || pathIndex >= path.Length || pathIndex < 0 || !canMove) {
return;
}
//Change target to the next waypoint if the current one is close enough
Vector3 currentWaypoint = path[pathIndex];
currentWaypoint.z = tr.position.z;
while ((currentWaypoint - tr.position).sqrMagnitude < pickNextWaypointDistance*pickNextWaypointDistance) {
pathIndex++;
if (pathIndex >= path.Length) {
//Use a lower pickNextWaypointDistance for the last point. If it isn't that close, then decrement the pathIndex to the previous value and break the loop
if ((currentWaypoint - tr.position).sqrMagnitude < (pickNextWaypointDistance*targetReached)*(pickNextWaypointDistance*targetReached)) {
ReachedEndOfPath ();
return;
} else {
pathIndex--;
//Break the loop, otherwise it will try to check for the last point in an infinite loop
break;
}
}
currentWaypoint = path[pathIndex];
currentWaypoint.z = tr.position.z;
}
Vector3 dir = currentWaypoint - tr.position;
// Rotate towards the target
tr.rotation = Quaternion.Slerp(tr.rotation, Quaternion.LookRotation(dir), rotationSpeed * Time.deltaTime);
tr.eulerAngles = new Vector3(0, 0, tr.eulerAngles.z);
//MinusRotatorGO.rotation = Quaternion.identity;
Vector3 forwardDir = transform.forward;
forwardDir = forwardDir * speed;
forwardDir *= Mathf.Clamp01(Vector3.Dot(dir.normalized, tr.forward));
forwardDir.z = 0;
transform.Translate(forwardDir * Time.deltaTime, Space.World);
}
I am guessing the problem is within the tr.rotation = Quaternion.Slerp line, but I can’t see how to correct it. I have tried amending the Quaternion.LookRotation(dir) part to an Atan2 call which I found elsewhere on the internet but that didn’t fix the issue.
Any pointers on a solution would be greatly received as I’m starting to pull out the hair now (and I don’t have too much left as it is!).
Kindest Regards,
Matt.