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Asteroids in C#: Hyperspace (Teleport to random position)
Hi guys, a little new to Unity. I'm trying to remake Asteroids, and of course there is this ship's ability known as "hyperspace" which means it would teleport to a random place in the game scene when the user presses the shift key. So far, I have these lines of code in my Ship's script:
void Start(){
newXpos = Random.Range(minX, maxX);
newZpos = Random.Range (minZ, maxZ);
}
void Update(){
if(Input.GetKey (KeyCode.LeftShift)){
myTransform.position = new Vector3(newXpos, 0, newZpos);
}
}
The problem is that whenever I press shift, the ship would appear in several other places within a few frames, before settling in its new position. (I hope I described it well enough :( )Do you have ideas in which I could prevent it and just instantly place it in the new position?
Best Answer
You want Input.GetKeyDown(). GetKey() returns true for every frame the key is held down. Plus you need to recalculate your random positions each time the key is pressed:
void Update(){
if(Input.GetKeyDown (KeyCode.LeftShift)){
myTransform.position = new Vector3(Random.Range(minX, maxX), 0, Random.Range (minZ, maxZ));
}
}
