How can i make the player dash forward ?

Question

Hello. I have a problem, and i'm a bit stuck.

I am using this code for dashing...

         `if (Input.GetKeyDown(KeyCode.B))
         {
             currentDashTime = 0.0f;
         }
         if (currentDashTime < maxDashTime)
         {
             moveDir = new Vector3(0, 0, dashSpeed);
             currentDashTime += dashStoppingSpeed;
         }
         else
         {
             Debug.Log ("Nope");
         }
         controller.Move(moveDir*Time.deltaTime);`

..but i keep dashing only on the Z axis. Any way to fix this ? Am i doing something wrong ? Any advice is welcome !

Answer 1

Can't answer this fully without knowing what controller.Move() does, but my hunch would be that you're only moving on the Z-axis because you're passing that function a vector along the Z-axis. What you might try doing instead is using a vector to represent your direction, then normalizing it and multiplying it by dash speed:

          if (Input.GetKeyDown(KeyCode.B))
          {
              currentDashTime = 0.0f;
          }
          if (currentDashTime < maxDashTime)
          {
              // replace me with the direction you want to dash in
              // to dash forward, this should be a vector in the direction the player is looking
              // if you have access to your player in a variable, this would be something like:
              // var directionYouWantToDash = player.transform.forward;
              var directionYouWantToDash = new Vector3(0, 0, 0); 

              // this will make your velocity exactly equal to dash speed, regardless of direction
              moveDir = directionYouWantToDash.normalized * dashSpeed;

              currentDashTime += dashStoppingSpeed;
          }
          else
          {
              Debug.Log ("Nope");
          }
          controller.Move(moveDir*Time.deltaTime);`

Answer 2

Here's my not so clean code but it works @Cubemation

 using System.Collections;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using UnityEngine;
 
 public class PlayerController : MonoBehaviour
 {
     public float speed = 10f;
     public float dashLength = 0.15f;
     public float dashSpeed = 100f;
     public float dashResetTime = 1f;
 
     public CharacterController characterController;
 
     private Vector3 dashMove;
     private float dashing = 0f;
     private float dashingTime = 0f;
     private bool canDash = true;
     private bool dashingNow = false;
     private bool dashReset = true;
 
     void Update()
     {
         float moveX = Input.GetAxis(“Horizontal”);
         float moveZ = Input.GetAxis(“Vertical”);
 
         Vector3 move = transform.right * moveX + transform.forward * moveZ;
 
         if (move.magnitude > 1)
         {
             move = move.normalized;
         }
 
 
         if (Input.GetButtonDown("Dash") == true && dashing < dashLength && dashingTime < dashResetTime && dashReset == true && canDash == true)
         {
             dashMove = move;
             canDash = false;
             dashReset = false;
             dashingNow = true;
         }
 
         if (dashingNow == true && dashing < dashLength)
         {
             characterController.Move(dashMove * dashSpeed * Time.deltaTime);
             dashing += Time.deltaTime;
         }
 
         if (dashing >= dashLength)
         {
             dashingNow = false;
         }
 
         if (dashingNow == false)
         {
             characterController.Move(move * speed * Time.deltaTime);
         }
 
         if (dashReset == false)
         {
             dashingTime += Time.deltaTime;
         }
 
         if (characterController.isGrounded && canDash == false && dashing >= dashLength)
         {
             canDash = true;
             dashing = 0f;
         }
 
         if (dashingTime >= dashResetTime && dashReset == false)
         {
             dashReset = true;
             dashingTime = 0f;
         }
     }
 }

How can i make the player dash forward ?

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