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Unity: Throttle Controller
Posted by Dimitri | Filed under Programming
This Unity programming tutorial will explain how to create a script that translates the containing game object forward at a pre-defined speed rate. This rate is controlled by a throttle much like the ones found in boats, planes or even trains. As usual, a Unity project with a working demonstration of this code is available at the end of the post.
The inspiration behind this tutorial came from the first Half-Life game, in which a train at the end of the tutorial level can have its velocity is gradually set by the player. Some of you may not remember how it looked like, so here’s a screenshot: (more…)