Bullet prefab not instantiated in the correct rotation

Can anybody explain how I can instantiate the bullet prefab at the correct rotation? It's coming out vertically when it's supposed to be a horizontal sprite.

Here's my script if necessary

Code (CSharp):

1. public class Shooting : MonoBehaviour
2. {
3.     public Transform firePoint;
4.     public GameObject bulletPrefab;
5.  
6.     [SerializeField] float bulletForce = 20f;
7.  
8.     void Update()
9.     {
10.         if (Input.GetButtonDown("Fire1"))
11.         {
12.             Shoot();
13.         }
14.     }
15.  
16.     void Shoot()
17.     {
18.         GameObject bullet = Instantiate(bulletPrefab, firePoint.position, firePoint.rotation);
19.         Rigidbody2D bulletRB = bullet.GetComponent<Rigidbody2D>();
20.         bulletRB.AddForce(firePoint.up * bulletForce, ForceMode2D.Impulse);
21.  
22.         GetComponent<AudioSource>().Play();
23.     }
24. }

 

Looks like zero rotation on your gun is different from zero rotation on your bullet.

I usually address this by rotating the graphics inside the prefab, often by inserting an extra GameObject above it, then rotating the sprite beneath it. The hierarchy would look like:

Code (csharp):

1. BulletPrefab
2.     RotationToAlignSpriteProperly
3.         ActualGraphicalSpriteHere

 

This helped thanks!

 

Another option is to change the rotation when you instantiate:

Code (CSharp):

1. GameObject bullet = Instantiate(bulletPrefab, firePoint.position,
2.             Quaternion.Euler(firePoint.rotation.x, firePoint.rotation.y, firePoint.rotation.z + 90));
3.         // could also be -90, depends on your sprite's original orientation