C#: Move a gameobject from a random location?

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Hi I have a game object that spawns at a random location on the Y axis and moves along the X axis. Is there any way I could make it move(travel there, not just appear) to a specific XYZ location when it its a certain point on the X axis?

Any help would be greatly apreciated :)

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Answer by hoy_smallfry · Feb 05, 2013 at 07:55 PM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linear_interpolation

Psuedo-code (to give you the idea):

 function start()
 {
     timeElapsed = 0
     startPoint = the game object world position
 }

 function move_to(Vector3 targetPoint)
 {
     timeElapsed = 0
     endPoint = targetPoint
 }

 function update()
 {
     if timeElapsed < totalMovementDuration, then
     {
         durationInterval = timeElapsed / totalMovementDuration
         game object world position = linear interpolate (startPoint, endPoint) with durationInterval
     }
     else
     {
         startPoint = the game object world position
     }
     timeElapsed + Time.deltaTime;
 }

Unity has Vector3.Lerp() function for linear interpolation, try it out.

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Assessedgrub · Feb 06, 2013 at 03:33 PM 0

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Thank you, robertbu's comment helped, but I'll be checking this out too :D

C#: Move a gameobject from a random location?

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