Random Collision Error?

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I have pads in my game that are moving up and down by using a

transform.Translate(Vector3.up*Time.deltaTime*12);

now this all works fine and the pads both move up and down, and both have box colliders but for some reason if the player stands of the pad and the pad moves upwards the player falls through the pad for some unexplained reason?

Why would the collider fail? is this because the pad is moving as the colliders never usually fail?

Full Code here

private var cPos : Vector3; var lim : float = 10; private var change : boolean; function Start(){

 cPos = transform.position;

}
function Update () {
    if (change){
        transform.Translate(Vector3.up*Time.deltaTime*12);
    }else{
        transform.Translate(Vector3.up*Time.deltaTime*-12);
    }
    if (transform.position.y > (cPos.y + lim)){
        change = false; 
    } 
    if (transform.position.y < cPos.y){
        change = true;
    }

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Answer by Justin Warner · Mar 31, 2011 at 11:23 PM

It's working for me man...

private var cPos : Vector3; var lim : float = 10; private var change : boolean; var speed = 2; function Start(){

 cPos = transform.position;

  }
  function Update () {
    if (change){
      transform.Translate(Vector3.up*Time.deltaTime*speed);
    }else{
      transform.Translate(Vector3.up*Time.deltaTime*-speed);
    }
    if (transform.position.y > (cPos.y + lim)){
      change = false; 
    } 
    if (transform.position.y < cPos.y){
      change = true;
    }

 if(Input.GetKeyDown("g")){
   speed++;
 }

That;s exactly what I'm testing (Changed it to up, but does the same thing with the way you have it too)....

Might have to post all your code... Or tell us more about your actual scene.

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AtomicMarine · Mar 31, 2011 at 11:27 PM 0

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the collider is moving with the object as well, I might that I am moving it up not right (my bad with the top post ill change it now) and the collider only fails when the pad moves upwards never downwards. I even tried putting other objects into the pad to act as separate colliders, whenever it moves upwards the all just fail.

Justin Warner · Mar 31, 2011 at 11:29 PM 1

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$$anonymous$$ight you take a screen shot of the scene view when this happens? I don't think I'm fully understanding what's happening... Sorry.

AtomicMarine · Mar 31, 2011 at 11:43 PM 0

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Do you have a character collider on top of the pad? if so does he stay stationary? or drop through?

Lastly maybe it is my code I will post it all you see the pad changes direction after a certain point in time?

Justin Warner · Mar 31, 2011 at 11:57 PM 1

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Also, try the code I posted, then you can push G and actually change the speed to try it out and test it =).

Justin Warner · Apr 01, 2011 at 12:31 AM 1

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And no problem, good luck with the game =).

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