Question I have been following the beginner scripting tutorials, but can not get my object to move.

Code (CSharp):

1. public class Movement : MonoBehaviour
2. {
3.     public float moveSpeed = 10f;
4.     void Update()
5.     {
6.         if (Input.GetKey(KeyCode.UpArrow))
7.             transform.Translate(Vector3.forward * moveSpeed * Time.deltaTime);
8.     }
9. }

I have been following the tutorial that teaches how to rotate and move gameobjects, and it has gotten to the point where you make the object move when a key is pressed. If I remove the if(Input.GetKey... code, it will fly away on its own. However when I add it the object does nothing, even if I press the uparrow. The same input code has worked for projects in the past.

 

The script you provided works. You can try with a different key, and make sure there is focus on your game area (just click on it to make sure). Also make sure, that the

moveSpeed

isn't set to 0 in the inspector

 

Btw

Vector3.forward * (moveSpeed * Time.deltaTime)

will be slightly more efficient

 

My code is not working.

 

You didn't save the changes to your script. Notice the asterisk (*) in the name at the top of Visual Studio - that indicates unsaved changes.

It also looks like your Visual Studio instance isn't properly configured with Unity here. Follow this thread's steps to fix that:
https://forum.unity.com/threads/intellisense-not-working-with-visual-studio-fix.836599/