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Game Development How to Make a Video Game Player Input and Cameras Move the Player with Animation

Posted by aaron terry
aaron terry
644 Points

Frog won't move. I believe my code is correct

Here is my code:

using UnityEngine; using System.Collections;

public class PlayerMovement : MonoBehaviour {

private Animator playerAnimator;
private float moveHorizontal;
private float moveVertical;
private Vector3 movement;

// Use this for initialization
void Start () {
    playerAnimator = GetComponent<Animator>();
}

// Update is called once per frame
void Update () {
    moveHorizontal = Input.GetAxisRaw ("Horizontal");
    moveVertical = Input.GetAxisRaw ("Veritcal");

    movement = new Vector3(moveHorizontal, 0.0f, moveVertical);
}

void FixedUpdate () 
{
    if (movement != Vector3.zero)
    {
        playerAnimator.SetFloat("Speed", 3f);
    }
    else
    {
        playerAnimator.SetFloat("Speed", 0f);
    }
}

}

aaron terry
aaron terry
644 Points

Forgot to mention that unity is giving me this error: ArgumentException: Input Axis Veritcal is not setup. To change the input settings use: Edit -> Project Settings -> Input PlayerMovement.Update () (at Assets/Scripts/PlayerMovement.cs:19)

4 Answers

edwinshen
edwinshen
13,168 Points
edwinshen
edwinshen
13,168 Points

You probably did not attach the script onto the player. If your code is correct, go to the Hierarchy, click Player. Then go to inspector on the right and make sure you added the PlayerMovement script. If you didn't just press add component --> Scripts and then click playermovement.

Helen Burrows
Helen Burrows
5,786 Points

Thank you so much Edwin, I've been reading and re-reading my code for hours trying to work out why the frog wasn't moving. Your advice solved my problem :)

edwinshen
edwinshen
13,168 Points
edwinshen
edwinshen
13,168 Points

No problem Helen! I had the same problem and I didn't want others to waste their time figuring it out. Glad it helped.

Konrad Pilch
Konrad Pilch
2,435 Points
Konrad Pilch
Konrad Pilch
2,435 Points

I dont know, but you believe is corrrect, what i woudl do, is to downolad the code and past this page and see if it will move.

hector villasano
hector villasano
12,937 Points
hector villasano
hector villasano
12,937 Points

check spelling and punctuation !

bothxp
bothxp
16,510 Points
bothxp
bothxp
16,510 Points

Hi Aaron,

Just in case you were still stuck on this, you need to look at the line

moveVertical = Input.GetAxisRaw ("Veritcal");

You have misspelled the name of the input axis, so you just need to change it to "Vertical". I make that mistake myself all of the time.