Unity Tutorial: Creating a Scroller/Platformer Game

This is my first post here and really wanted to use it to thank you for your great tutorials.

Like a few others have mentioned I'd be very eager to see how you would approach ledge hanging and ledge climbing.

Cheers!

 

Amazing tutorials!!! Thank you so much! I subscribed for your youtube channel as well, keep up the good work!

I had one question though... running into a little problem even though i think i followed all of your instructions correctly:

My Speed parameters never go into negative when I walk/run, so it seems as if my "player is kind of moonwalking when i try walking Right.
WHAT CAN I DO TO FIX IT???? PLEASE HELP THANK YOU IN ADVANCE!

// Face Direction
float moveDir = Input.GetAxisRaw("Horizontal");
if (moveDir !=0) {
transform.eulerAngles = (moveDir>0)?Vector3.up * 180:Vector3.zero;

 

Anyone was successful in making slopes work? I've been trying for more than a week now and I'm starting to get desperate.... Help, anyone?

 

This isn't going to work for slopes as the character "collider" (i know it's raycasting and not really a collider) is in theory a box, thus any angle the character face, will stuck it, if you however do a complete remake of the physics using character controller and a capsule or ball collider, slopes will not be an issue. I am sorry...

 

Can we get the project files for this anywhere?
It helps me learn faster if I have access to the already-made project, as far as checking back coding and etc. Rewatching the videos to check back on everything (and to re-do some parts on my own project, that I have made a mistake on and need assistance) is getting a bit confusing.

 

I am having troubles with some of the code. Part 1.

Assets/Scripts/PlayerController.cs(29,29): error CS1525: Unexpected symbol `playerPhysics'

Code (csharp):

1. using UnityEngine;
2. using System.Collections;
3.  
4. [RequireComponent(typeof(PlayerPhysics))]
5. public class PlayerController : MonoBehaviour {
6.  
7.  
8.     //Player Handling
9.     public float speed = 8;
10.     public float acceleration = 12;
11.  
12.     private float currentSpeed;
13.     private float targetSpeed;
14.     private Vector2 amountToMove;
15.  
16.     private PlayerPhysics playerPhysics;
17.  
18.     // Use this for initialization
19.     void Start () {
20.         playerPhysics = GetComponent<PlayerPhysics> ();
21.     }
22.    
23.     // Update is called once per frame
24.     void Update () {
25.         targetSpeed = Input.GetAxisRaw ("Horozontal") * speed;
26.         currentSpeed = IncrementTowards (currentSpeed, targetSpeed, acceleration);
27.  
28.         amountToMove = new Vector2(currentSpeed,0)
29.         playerPhysics.Move(amountToMove * Time.deltaTime);
30.    
31.     }
32.    
33.     //Increase n toward target speed
34.     private float IncrementTowards(float n, float target, float a) {
35.                 if (n == target) {
36.                         return n;
37.                 } else {
38.                         float dir = Mathf.Sign (target - n);
39.                         n += a * Time.deltaTime * dir;
40.                         return (dir == Mathf.Sign (target - n))? n : target;
41.                 }
42.         }
43. }
44.  

I honestly have absolutely NO idea what is wrong

 

you don't have a ; at the end of line 28 in your code.

 

Your Face Direction and Input codes should look like this:

 

Thank you!!

 

Wonderful tutorials series

 

ok I can't figure how to get this code to post so I am just posting a link please help I have re done this at least 20 times and I just don't understand..I get no movement at all when i hit play now it says there are these errors and I can't seem to fix them, plus it says the script and file class name do not match but they do

Warning CS0108: `PlayerPhysics.collider' hides inherited member `UnityEngine.Component.collider'. Use the new keyword if hiding was intended (CS0108) (Assembly-CSharp)

The type `UnityEngine.Vector2' does not contain a constructor that takes `1' arguments (CS1729) (Assembly-CSharp)

An object reference is required to access non-static member `UnityEngine.Ray.origin' (CS0120) (Assembly-CSharp)

these are the errors I get here is my script but it should be line for line with the script at the end of the 1st vid

 

Your problems are from the PlayerPhysics.cs file.
Line 40 you need to add an X file of 0 so it's new Vector2(0, dir).
Line 44 you need to make the Ray.origin lowercase so it's ray.origin.

 

thanks, hey can I ask you how to fix the rid in sprite editor? its always just little blocks for me the grid is never the right size

 

Hi Sebastian,

Just wanted to chime in and say what a fantastic tutorial you put together so far.

I just started on a platformer prototype and this was a tremendous boost to get going. I hope you continue the series!

Can't wait for more

Jeff

 

Hallo.

Good tutorial, except newer versions of blender crash when trying to import

 

hello ! I have a question how to make a character walk on the oblique surface can follow any responses to give an example of code. thanks

 

Just started my first game and your tutorials are just what I'm looking for. I will follow your steps to a T, I'll update you on my progress when i have completed all the steps.

 

Hi Sir Burnman, just letting you know that I have created an updated version of this tutorial which is available here - http://forum.unity3d.com/threads/creating-a-2d-platformer-controller.316404/
It follows the same principle as my original series, but handles slopes and moving platforms.

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