[solved?]Changing code to higher in script making it function properly but other things break...??

Unity Engine
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So i’m using the character controller and have set standards for when to apply gravity and normalized input into controller.move but since adding a new movement command I am getting stuff totally out of sync for some reason…

here’s what my code looks like for the two situations…

Void Update()
{
float yStore = moveDirection.y;
        moveDirection.y = yStore;
        moveDirection = (transform.forward * Input.GetAxis("Vertical") + (transform.right * Input.GetAxis("Horizontal")));
        moveDirection = moveDirection.normalized * moveSpeed;
        if (moveDirection.y > -20)
        {
            moveDirection.y += (Physics.gravity.y * Time.deltaTime * gravityScale);
        }
controller.Move(moveDirection * Time.deltaTime);
if (Input.GetKeyDown("d"))
{
ButtonCooler = 2.0f;       
ButtonCount += 1;
if (ButtonCount = 2)
{
moveDirection = transform.forward * rollDist * moveSpeed;
ButtonCount = 0;
}
}
}

now…
When I switched this last piece…

if (Input.GetKeyDown("d"))
{
ButtonCooler = 2.0f;       
ButtonCount += 1;
if (ButtonCount = 2)
{
moveDirection = transform.forward * rollDist * moveSpeed;
ButtonCount = 0;
}
}

to above the line…

controller.Move(moveDirection * Time.deltaTime);

this causes the transform forward to work but then breaks my gravity for some reason…

Please can you Help? I think this comes down to how I am ordering these operations and for some reason my brain isn’t clicking onto the “proper” order to do these functions.

I tried moving this d button piece around and it doesn’t change the fact that gravity remains broken, it actually causes more issues with movement…

Even just a general explanation on how the character controller is taking input on .move would help…
I have read this Unity - Scripting API: CharacterController.Move
but it doesn’t cover what i’m asking for or maybe i’m misunderstanding…

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So I have no idea why this fixed my issue but in my infinite wisdom I had switched moveDirection.y = yStore; to above the moveDirection code when I also switched the “d” function under the assumption I was compact info together correctly…

my best guess is I was making moveDirection.y a value to be normalized even though I was trying to add to it after that fact???

I’m not even sure i’m 100% comprehending why this fixed my issue but hey… works now…