transform.localscale as a one time command rather than over time?

Scripting
1

Hi there. I have the following code:

using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using UnityEngine;

public class Player1CharacterController : MonoBehaviour
{

   public Transform P2;

void Update()
    {
        if (transform.position.x <= P2.position.x)
        {
            facingleft = 0;
        }
        if (transform.position.x >= P2.position.x)
        {
            facingleft = 1;
        }
        if (facingleft == 0)
        {
            transform.localScale = Vector3.Scale(transform.localScale, new Vector3(1, 1, 1));
        }
        if (facingleft == 1)
        {
            transform.localScale = Vector3.Scale(transform.localScale, new Vector3(-1, 1, 1));
        }
}
}

When the object crosses onto the other side of P2, the x scale should change to -1. However, when the object cross to the other side, it’s scale keeps flipping from -1 to 1. This makes me think the script is repeatedly multiplying the x-scale by -1, rather than just multiplying it once when the object moves over. I have looked at and tried to understand about 8 different threads now, as well as looking at the unity manual, and I am still stumped. Any help is appreciated.

Thank you,
Victor

2

Well, think about it. What is -1 * -1? It’s 1. What is -1 * 1? That’s -1. So it’s going to keep swapping because you keep telling it to multiply over and over each frame.

3

Yes I see that is the issue, however I do not know what to put instead? I have read that you cannot simply input values for localscale as you can for position and rotation, so I am stumped for what to do…

4

Umm…where did you read this?

If you just want it set to a value. Just set it. That’s technically all you’re doing anyways. Just set localScale = to your new Vector3 value.

5

I have tried this a few times, but perhaps I am doing it wrong. When I use the line:

            transform.localscale = new Vector3(-1, 1, 1);

I get the compiler error “Type ‘UnityEngine.Transform’ does not contain a definition for ‘localscale’ and no extension method ‘localscale’ of type ‘UnityEngine.Transform’ could be found. Are you missing an assembly reference?”

6

Well, localscale is not right. Caps matter!

localScale

Oddly, you had it right in your code above.

7

Wow, that was really all I had to change. Cant believe I spent over two hours on this smh…Thanks for your help

8

No problem. Glad to help!