Simple go forward and turn back loop movement stuck to the limit without reverse

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1

I have a game object placed at the position (0, 5, 80)

I want that this object ciclically moves foward (direction x in my orientation) and then when has reached a certain position turn back until has reached another limit position and so on .

It’s a very simple task but unfortunately when the object reaches the stop to move and desn’t change direction.

See the video

I have written this function called in Update section

function cyclicMove(){
	if(boat.position.x==-190){
		boat.rotation.y=-90;
	}
	else if(boat.position.x==190){
		boat.rotation.y=90;
	}
	else if(boat.position.x>-190){
		boat.position.x--;
	}
	else if(boat.position.x<190){
		boat.position.x++;
	}
}

The object should turn in 190 and -190c continuing the movement in the other direction but for some reason this doesn’t happen.

Any suggestion?

3

Here the solution.
When the boat rotate the movement coordinated are inverted.
With this edit to the original code, now works.

   function cyclicMove(limit:int, speed:int){
    	position=boat.position.x;
    	if(position <= -limit){
    		turnBack();
         }
    	else if(position >= limit){
    		turnBack();
    	}
    	moveForward(speed);    
}
    
    function turnBack() {
    	boat.rotation.y=boat.rotation.y*-1;
    }

function moveForward(speed:float) {
    boat.position -= transform.forward * speed * Time.deltaTime;
}
2

function cyclicMove(){
if(boat.position.x <= -190){
boat.rotation.y=-90;
}
else if(boat.position.x >= 190){
boat.rotation.y=90;
}
else if(boat.position.x > -190){
boat.position.x–;
}
else if(boat.position.x < 190){
boat.position.x++;
}
}
It should do the trick. Be careful though that the last else if is not reached if you have for example boat.position.x = 0