Hey,
So I’m making a 2D zero-gravity space game and I have all of the ship’s controls etc working. The ship uses AddRelativeForce to move currently.
I have a mesh that I need to pull the player towards. Obviously, they will already be moving through space. I have the trigger all set up, I’m just trying to work out the code to bring the player in. I want them to use the AddRelativeForce to fight the pull of the blackhole and escape.
I tried using Vector2.MoveTowards, but it wasn’t really working how I’d like. I found a line online that seemed to do the job when set up:
sh.rb.AddForce((ship.transform.position - transform.position).normalized * pullAmount);
This has the opposite effect but works smoothly. It pushes the player away from the black hole, regardless of where I enter the trigger from. I assume I just need to flip the equation I think. I’ve tried:
- ship position - black hole position normalized * pullamount.
- black hole position normalized * pullamount - ship position.
- making the pullamount a -pullamount
- black hole position normalized / pullamount - ship position.
It seems like everything I’m trying to flip the equation is just either breaking it having the same effect.
Does anyone have any ideas either how to flip this math so it’ll pull instead or push OR another solution to bring the moving ship in with physics and allow the player to use their relative force to push away from it?
Thanks in advance!