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• ChrisIceBox

  December 2022 edited December 2022

  Welcome to the community, @spookyrockjaw.

  You can have the Player maintain their direction when in mid-air by using a custom script to override the returned input values for the Horizontal and Vertical axes.

  Details on how this topic works can be found in the Manual's "Remapping inputs" chapter, but try attaching this script (LockJumpDirection.cs) to your Player character:

  using UnityEngine;
  using AC;
  
  public class LockJumpDirection : MonoBehaviour
  {
  
      private float lastGroundedHorizontalValue;
      private float lastGroundedVerticalValue;
  
      private void Start ()
      {
          KickStarter.playerInput.InputGetAxisDelegate = MyGetAxis;
      }
  
      private float MyGetAxis (string axisName)
      {
          try
          {
              float inputValue = Input.GetAxis (axisName);
  
              if (KickStarter.stateHandler.IsInGameplay ())
              {
                  if (axisName == "Horizontal")
                  {
                      if (KickStarter.player.IsGrounded ())
                      {
                          lastGroundedHorizontalValue = inputValue;
                      }
                      else
                      {
                          return lastGroundedHorizontalValue;
                      }
                  }
                  else if (axisName == "Vertical")
                  {
                      if (KickStarter.player.IsGrounded ())
                      {
                          lastGroundedVerticalValue = inputValue;
                      }
                      else
                      {
                          return lastGroundedVerticalValue;
                      }
                  }
              }
  
              return inputValue;
          }
          catch
          {
              return 0f;
          }
      }
  
  }
  
• spookyrockjaw

  December 2022

  Hi Chris. Thank you for your prompt reply and thank you for the excellent asset. I am already getting excited by the possibilities.

  I tried the attached script and it had the desired effect while jumping however it has caused a detrimental effect to the grounded player movement. At first, it seemed to me that there was less friction because I was sliding more but after toying with the deceleration value I have found that it's not really the friction but there is a noticeable delay from when I release the movement key to when the player stops. It's like the movement keys are sticky now.

  I don't want to take up too much of your time. I can always investigate this down the line... but if you have any suggestions please let me know. Thanks!
• ChrisIceBox

  December 2022

  Try replacing the script's:

  float inputValue = Input.GetAxis (axisName);
  

  line with:

  float inputValue = Input.GetAxisRaw (axisName);
  

  That'll cause it to ignore the Sensitivity / Gravity values for your inputs. Does that make things more responsive?

  If not, the issue may be related to how AC determines if the Player is "grounded" or not - but this depends on what components you have attached. Can you share a screenshot showing your Player's full Inspector? If they have a Rigidbody + Capsule Collider combination, try replacing them with a Character Controller.
• spookyrockjaw

  January 2023

  I've been out of town but I've just tried it and yes, that seems to have fixed the issue. Thanks!