transform.Translate causing object to teleport.

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1

My code: thiTra.Translate(0,-1,0); The variable thiTra is just there so that I don’t have to type this.gameObject.transform over and over again. It is a transform assigned to this object’s transform.
I also have a delay so that it will only do that every second. It will start at (0.5,2.5,0) then translate to (0.5,1.5,0), then translate about seven or eight units downward. Why is this happening? I played around with it, and it happens whenever any corner hits 0,0,0. (It is scaled at 1,1,1) Please help!
EDIT: I am NOT expecting smooth movement! I don’t care that it is stutter-stepping because I don’t lack basic programming knowledge and I know how to fix it later! It just keeps randomly teleporting, and THIS is the problem! Not the stutter stepping. I am being so EXCLAMATORY about it because EVERYONE is giving me fixes for that! Please help me with the teleporting!
Full script:

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

public class FallScript : MonoBehaviour {

    Transform thiTra;
    GameObject GravCont;
    float maxDelay = 0.3f;
    float delay;

	// Use this for initialization
	void Start () {
        GravCont = GameObject.Find("GravityController");
        thiTra = this.gameObject.transform;
	}
	
	void Update () {
        delay -= 0.1f;
        if (delay <= 0) // If can do it
        {
            if (GravCont.GetComponent<GravityController>().dir == "u")
            { // Check direction of gravity (UP)
                if (Physics.CheckSphere(new Vector3(thiTra.position.x, thiTra.position.y + 1, thiTra.position.z), 0.2f))
                { // If there is something in front of where I am trying to go
                    Collider[] founds = Physics.OverlapSphere(new Vector3(thiTra.position.x, thiTra.position.y + 1, thiTra.position.z), 0.2f); // Assign them
                    for (int i = 0; i < founds.Length; i++)
                    { // See if they are walls
                        if (founds*.gameObject.CompareTag("Wall"))*

{
return;
}
if (founds*.gameObject.CompareTag(“Fall”))*
{
return;
}
thiTra.Translate(0, 1, 0);
}
}
else
{ // if there is an empty space
thiTra.Translate(0, 1, 0);
}
}
if (GravCont.GetComponent().dir == “d”)
{ // Check direction of gravity (UP)
if (Physics.CheckSphere(new Vector3(thiTra.position.x, thiTra.position.y - 1, thiTra.position.z), 0.2f))
{ // If there is something in front of where I am trying to go
Collider[] founds = Physics.OverlapSphere(new Vector3(thiTra.position.x, thiTra.position.y - 1, thiTra.position.z), 0.2f); // Assign them
for (int i = 0; i < founds.Length; i++)
{ // See if they are walls
if (founds*.gameObject.CompareTag(“Wall”))*
{
return;
}
if (founds*.gameObject.CompareTag(“Fall”))*
{
return;
}
thiTra.Translate(0, -1, 0);
}
}
else
{ // if there is an empty space
thiTra.Translate(0, -1, 0);
}
}
if (GravCont.GetComponent().dir == “l”)
{ // Check direction of gravity (UP)
if (Physics.CheckSphere(new Vector3(thiTra.position.x - 1, thiTra.position.y, thiTra.position.z), 0.2f))
{ // If there is something in front of where I am trying to go
Collider[] founds = Physics.OverlapSphere(new Vector3(thiTra.position.x - 1, thiTra.position.y, thiTra.position.z), 0.2f); // Assign them
for (int i = 0; i < founds.Length; i++)
{ // See if they are walls
if (founds*.gameObject.CompareTag(“Wall”))*
{
return;
}
if (founds*.gameObject.CompareTag(“Fall”))*
{
return;
}
thiTra.Translate(-1, 0, 0);
}
}
else
{ // if there is an empty space
thiTra.Translate(-1, 0, 0);
}
}
if (GravCont.GetComponent().dir == “r”)
{ // Check direction of gravity (UP)
if (Physics.CheckSphere(new Vector3(thiTra.position.x + 1, thiTra.position.y, thiTra.position.z), 0.2f))
{ // If there is something in front of where I am trying to go
Collider[] founds = Physics.OverlapSphere(new Vector3(thiTra.position.x + 1, thiTra.position.y, thiTra.position.z), 0.2f); // Assign them
for (int i = 0; i < founds.Length; i++)
{ // See if they are walls
if (founds*.gameObject.CompareTag(“Wall”))*
{
return;
}
if (founds*.gameObject.CompareTag(“Fall”))*
{
return;
}
thiTra.Translate(1, 0, 0);
}
}
else
{ // if there is an empty space
thiTra.Translate(1, 0, 0);
}
}
delay = maxDelay;
}
* }*
}

2

First of all there is no need for “thiTra” → if the script is a component of the object you want to move you can just write transform.Translate instead of this.gameObject.transform.Translate :slight_smile:
To awnser your question:
If I understood correctly you want to move an object every second to a specific place?!
Take a look at: Unity - Scripting API: Vector3.MoveTowards
This allows you to move an object to another position with a certain speed.
Keep in mind that this has to take place in an update function.
If you don’t want movement and instead want to teleport the object every x seconds just use transform.position.
This takes in a vector3. you could call this on a delay to teleport your object every x seconds

3

In each block where you loop through the collisions, if the colliding object is not a Wall or Fall, you move a step but continue looping. If you found yourself colliding with multiple non blocking collides it would cause you to translate multiple times.

Without knowing anything else about your scene that is where I would focus my attention.

4

I restarted Unity and now it works. :confused: