HeadLookController Modified

I've been trying to put this asset to use in my project: Head Look Controller

The controller as is uses a targeting system. You attach a script to an object and it makes the characters look at that object. What I want to achieve is having the characters look at a point in space based on where the mouse cursor is. I want to offset that point by (Character.transform.position.z + SkinnedMeshRenderer.bounds.extents.z). I've tried doing it the following way but I'm at a loss for what I'm doing wrong.

Code (CSharp):

1. using UnityEngine;
2. using System.Collections;
3.  
4. public class Head_Look_Target : MonoBehaviour
5. {
6.     public HeadLookController headLook;
7.     public SkinnedMeshRenderer skinnedRenderer;
8.  
9.     private float offset = 1.0f;
10.    
11.     void LateUpdate()
12.     {
13.         offset = transform.position.z + skinnedRenderer.bounds.extents.z;
14.  
15.         Vector3 target = Input.mousePosition;
16.         target.z = offset;
17.  
18.         headLook.target = target;
19.     }
20. }

 

BUMP?

 

Code (CSharp):

1. Ray ray = Camera.main.ScreenPointToRay(Input.mousePosition);

will get you started in the right direction I think. The mouse is in screen coordinates, not camera coordinates. The ray will point into the scene in the direction of the point you want to look at. I leave you to the rest of the math.