Flip 2d character with rotation or scale?

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I am working on a 2d platformer and I wanted to know if I should flip the character by changing the x scale to -1 or rotating it 180° on the y axis. I am currently doing it by scale but I'm having trouble because I can't use transform.right to get the direction of the character. So should I rotate it instead or are there any advantages with flipping it by changing the scale?

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Answer by rage_co · Jul 06, 2021 at 03:51 AM

Rotating the character with rotation will not work with any character with only one line of symmetry (aka any humanoid)......and using scale can flip...all the transform properties which is undesirable while dealing with scripts....i suggest using the flip property with the sprite renderer of your player......you just need to reference the SpriteRenderer.......and then set SpriteRenderer.flipX to true or false depending on your needs....it also has a .flipY property but i doubt you need it in that case....just leaving it here in case you do....hope this helps

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Devster2020 · Jul 06, 2021 at 10:13 AM 1

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Totally agree

Zeusonator · Jul 11, 2021 at 11:31 AM 1

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Thanks for the answer, it worked perfectly for me.

rage_co Zeusonator · Jul 11, 2021 at 01:05 PM 0

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glad i could help

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