Moving platform script not behaving how i expected. C#

The issue i'm having is the interaction between my character controller with animated platforms. i posted a thread 2 days ago about it and had a couple good suggestions. the issue is that when i stand on my moving platforms the physics don't apply to my character and it just slides off.

One suggestion I received was to pass my character controller a direction and speed variable then translate the player along a parallel vector to the platform. I tried that approach but it didn't have the effect I expected it too.

I have 2 objects and scripts involved with this problem, a section of my Player controller script and my moving platforms script.

The Player Controller Script

Code (CSharp):

1. // physics fix for moving platforms
2.     void OnCollisionStay2D(Collision2D other)
3.     {
4.         if(other.transform.tag == "Moving")
5.         {
6.             Vector3 direction = other.transform.position;
7.             speed = other.gameObject.GetComponent<ComplexPlatform>().moveSpeed;
8.             transform.position = Vector3.MoveTowards (transform.position, direction, 0.15f);
9.         }
10.  
11.     }

and

The moving platform script

Code (CSharp):

1. using UnityEngine;
2. using System.Collections;
3.  
4. public class ComplexAndOverMyHeadPlatform: MonoBehaviour
5. {
6.     public Transform[] targets;
7.     public float moveSpeed;
8.     private int currentTarget;
9.  
10.  
11.     // Use this for initialization
12.     void Start ()
13.     {
14.         transform.position = targets [0].position;
15.         currentTarget = 0;
16.     }
17.  
18.     // Update is called once per frame
19.     void Update ()
20.     {
21.      
22.         if (transform.position == targets [currentTarget].position)
23.         {
24.             currentTarget++;
25.         }
26.      
27.         if (currentTarget >= targets.Length)
28.         {
29.             currentTarget = 0;
30.         }
31.      
32.         transform.position = Vector3.MoveTowards (transform.position, targets [currentTarget].position, moveSpeed * Time.deltaTime);
33.     }
34. }
35.  

The result is my player rapidly bounces vertically and is dragged to the middle of the platform when on the platform.

I think i have a logic error and i am maybe moving toward the platforms transform but i'm not sure. i would really appreciate the help and if you could try to be specific with your answer. I'm really new to programming and knowing the names of the functions i need really really helps me.

 

I'm not sure what's your problem here. Is it that your player is not moving together with moving platform?
Then why don't you make him a child of this platform upon landing and detach from the platform upon jumping?

 

I tried that first and had some really trippy results (maybe i did it wrong?). the issue i'm having is that i get pulled to the center of the platform instead of traveling in a parallel line with it.

 

Making the player a child of the platform should work, can you post an example of your "trippy" results?