How can I fix my loop steps to the framerate?

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Hi, I'm new to Unity so I apologize if my question is posed poorly.

I want to use a loop to execute the following until a condition is met:

transform.Translate (Vector3.right * (Time.deltaTime * speed));

However whenever I do so, rather than translating the object at a rate of speed per second it steps through the entire process before the frame can end.

Is there a way I can set the loop to execute one step per framerate? Or perhaps I'm being silly and there's a much better way to do this.

I assume what I really need for this is a timer but I'm not quite sure how to set one up other than putting a pause in each step.

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Answer by Mako-Infused · Aug 11, 2015 at 03:33 PM

What you're looking for is: http://docs.unity3d.com/ScriptReference/MonoBehaviour.Update.html. "Update is called every frame". By placing your code inside the update method, it will be run every frame. You mentioned setting it up so it ran until a condition is met, to do that you can add a "while" statement with a condition.

If you're unsure of how to setup a monobehaviour for a script, you should consult the video learning series from the official Unity website: https://unity3d.com/learn/tutorials/topics/scripting.

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Tom212 · Aug 11, 2015 at 09:25 PM 0

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Thanks for the answer, I figured I needed something to be in update but forgot to mention I was trying to put that code in a function and that was the problem.

I found the solution I needed was Coroutines.

Really appreciate your help nevertheless!

Mako-Infused · Aug 12, 2015 at 03:49 PM 0

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Oh, alrighty. I'm glad I could help!

Note: A coroutine really just makes the method asynchronous, as far as I understand it; so you'll still need to call the method from an "Update" if you want it to be fired each frame.

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