[SOLVED] Input.GetAxis("Horizontal") feels "floaty" Vs. Input.GetKey("right")

Input
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I see it’s recommended to use GetAxis over GetKey… But in my 2D game the former results in very floaty/slide-y left and right movement of the player sprite when using a keyboard (and I imagine a digital D-pad).

Is there a way to tighten up GetAxis to work as I expect? (More like the binary full-on/full-off of GetKey)

Thanks.

2

You could certainly just treat the value absolutely

float h = Input.GetAxis("Horizontal");
if (h > 0)
    MoveRight();
else if (h < 0)
    MoveLeft();
3

Change the settings in the input manager so the behavior is what you want.

–Eric

4

This results in the “floaty” problem I described :frowning:

I’ve found I can set Gravity and Sensitivity to some arbitrarily high value so it’s full-on 1, 0, -1 in less than an update timeframe … But that feels a bit messy… e.g: whats a good number, will this have an undesirable effect on analogue or touch input, etc.

5

Well, touch input doesn’t use Input.GetAxis, and analog and digital controls are inherently different so should be programmed separately anyway.

–Eric

6

Just use Input.GetAxisRaw(“Horizontal”);

It’s because GetAxis tries to smoothify transition between Axis positions

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7

THIS is the answer ^^. Thank you Oxay :slight_smile:

8

You’re welcome :slight_smile: