Adding collision detection to movement script...

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I found a great script on the forums and modified it slightly to do my bidding; I am attempting to create a grid-based movement system, similar to that of classic games such as Eye of the Beholder. The system is working out fine in terms of movement, yet it does not detect collision, and completely stops functioning when a RigidBody component is added to my character (who is just a cube with a camera). I was wondering how collision detection may be carried out in the sense that moving when stood in front of a wall is not permitted, instead of just smashing into the wall and destroying the metric offset of the project.

Here is the script I am using:

 using UnityEngine;
 using System.Collections;
 
 public class PlayerMovement : MonoBehaviour {
     //Translation:
     float movSpeed = 4.0f;
     Vector3 pos;
     Transform tr ;
     bool moving = false;
     
     //Rotation:
     bool rotating = false;
     public float rotSpeed = 360f;
     float rotDegrees = 0f;
     Quaternion rotToAngle ;
     
     void Start () {  
         pos = transform.position;
         tr = transform;
     }
     
     // Update is called once per frame
     void Update () {
         Debug.DrawRay(transform.position, transform.forward, Color.red);
         //Input:
         if (!moving && !rotating) {
             if (Input.GetKey(KeyCode.D) && tr.position == pos) {
                 //pos += Vector3.right;
                 pos += transform.right;
                 moving=true;
 //                print ("MOVE LEFT");
             } else if (Input.GetKey(KeyCode.A) && tr.position == pos) {
                 pos += -transform.right;
                 moving=true;
 //                print ("MOVE RIGHT");
             } else if (Input.GetKey(KeyCode.W) && tr.position == pos) {
                 pos += transform.forward;
                 moving=true;
 //                print ("MOVE FORWARD");
             } else if (Input.GetKey(KeyCode.S) && tr.position == pos) {
                 pos += -transform.forward;
                 moving=true;
 //                print ("MOVE BACK");
             } else if (Input.GetKey(KeyCode.Q) && tr.position == pos) {
                 rotDegrees -= 90f;
                 //rotToAngle = Quaternion.Euler(0, rotDegrees, 0);
                 rotToAngle = Quaternion.Euler(0, rotDegrees, 0);
                 rotating = true;
 //                print ("TURN LEFT");
             } else if (Input.GetKey(KeyCode.E) && tr.position == pos) {
                 rotDegrees += 90f;
                 //rotToAngle = Quaternion.Euler(0, rotDegrees, 0);
                 rotToAngle = Quaternion.Euler(0, rotDegrees, 0);
                 rotating = true;
 //                print ("TURN RIGHT");
             }
         }
         
         //Translation:
         if (moving) {
             if (Vector3.Distance(transform.position,pos) <0.05f){
                 transform.position = pos;
                 moving=false;
 //                print ("FINISHED MOVE");
             } else {
                 transform.position = Vector3.MoveTowards(transform.position, pos, Time.deltaTime * movSpeed);
             }
         }
         
         //Rotation:
         if (rotating) {
             if (Quaternion.Angle(transform.rotation,rotToAngle) <10f) {
                 transform.rotation = rotToAngle;
                 rotating=false;
 //                print ("FINISHED TURN");
             } else {
                 transform.rotation = Quaternion.RotateTowards(transform.rotation, rotToAngle, rotSpeed * Time.deltaTime);
             }
         }
     }
 }

Thanks in advance!

Answer 1

Really all that text file stuff is creating an array based on a text file.

So all you need is an array to store where your walls are, lets say free space to move to = 0 and a wall = 1.

 using UnityEngine;
 using System.Collections;
 
 public class MapArray : MonoBehaviour {
 
     public int[,] mapArray = new int[6,6] {
         {1, 1, 0, 1, 1, 1},
         {1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1},   // start point xPos = 1 (this line) yPos = 4 (5th number)
         {1, 0, 1, 1, 0, 1},
         {1, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1},
         {1, 0 ,0, 0 ,1, 1},
         {1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1}
     };
 
     private int xPos;
     private int yPos;
 
     void Start()
     {
         xPos = 1;
         yPos = 4;
         Debug.Log ("Starting on a point that == " + mapArray[xPos,yPos]);
     }
 
 }

Basic I know but before you move onto the next place check that place == 0 and not 1. You'll need to establish which way you're facing but if you intend to move down then check mapArray[xPos + 1, yPos] and if = 0 move, if = 1 don't move.

You could also add other numbers that reference traps or gold. Sorry I'm not familiar with Eye of the Beholder so don't know if you want those things in your game.

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