The wrong Axis?

Questions & Answers
1

Is there anyway to ensure that I can send my object flying backwards from the way it is currently facing?
For instance I tried this :

var backward;  
backward=Vector3(0,0,-10);  

function Knockback(direction : Vector3,duration : float,speed : int)  
	{  
		var startTime = Time.time;  
		while(Time.time < (startTime + duration))  
		{  
			charController.SimpleMove(direction*speed);  
			yield;  
		}  

	}//end function

However all this does is send my object flying in the same direction, no matter where it is facing.

2

The transform has 3 vectors relative to its orientation: transform.forward, transform.up and transform.right. In your case, use -transform.forward: it’s equivalent to “transform.backward”:

charController.SimpleMove(-transform.forward*speed);

NOTE: Don’t set the direction vector outside your function, because it will be freezed at the initial character orientation (instructions outside any function are executed only once at initialization).