Question rotating an object on x axis while moving on z axis

Hello!

I've read some posts here on how to rotate an object on z, but i can't seem to get it to work with the tutorial i'm walking through. Here's my code:

Code (CSharp):

1. using System.Collections;
2. using System.Collections.Generic;
3. using UnityEngine;
4.  
5. public class Player : MonoBehaviour
6. {
7.     public float speed = 4;
8.     public float speed2 = -4f;
9.     // Start is called before the first frame update
10.     void Start()
11.     {
12.         // sets initial position of player
13.         transform.position = new Vector3(0, 0, 0);
14.     }
15.  
16.     // Update is called once per frame
17.     void Update()
18.     {
19.         float horizontalInput = Input.GetAxis("Horizontal");
20.         float verticalInput = Input.GetAxis("Vertical");
21.         float zLeft = Input.GetAxis("zLeft");
22.         float zRight = Input.GetAxis("zRight");
23.  
24.         // want to roll object slightly on z axis to simulate a ship banking.
25.         transform.Translate(new Vector3(horizontalInput, verticalInput, zLeft) * speed * Time.deltaTime);
26.         transform.Translate(new Vector3(0, 0, zRight) * speed2 * Time.deltaTime);
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34.     }
35. }
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My goals are as follows - 1) rotate the object on the x axis whenever zLeft and zRight are in use, and when i release the key level out to its original rotation. 2) I'm suspecting there is an easier way to accomplish my last line of code with out defining a negative variable.

 

I figured this out! nevermind.