Cannot get Unity MobileSingleStickControl to work with ORK

QMCloud

When I set it up using Mouse, I can click and my character move just like I expected. But I cannot make it work using MobileSingleStickControl

Here is what I did guys:

Add MobileSingleStickControl prefab to my scene
Set up Axes in Unity InputManager (Horizontal: type: Joystick Axis, X Axis - Vertical: type: Joystick Axis, Y Axis )
ORK Base/Control->Game Control: Player Control Type: Button.
ORK Base/Control->Input Key: Horizontal: Input Origin: Unity Input Manager - Vertical: Input Origin: Unity Input Manager

My character has a CharacterController attached. When I press play button and move the joystick, nothing happened.

What did I do wrong? Thanks for your help!

gamingislove

Make sure all the input names match (i.e. on the mobile control, the input manager and the ORK input key).

QMCloud

Thanks Gil for your help. Below is my settings:

I have no idea what to do next. Can you help me?

dlevel

Isn't that Joystick a controller? if it is then you have to put player control type: None, and go down to the custom controls and add a new custom control with:

Blocked by: player Placed on: player

Behavior name: Joystick

If its not a controller then scratch what i said.

QMCloud

@dlevel: I tried that, and its still not working...

gamingislove

I've looked at this control - and there is no connection between this and Unity's input manager, so no wonder this isn't working :)

The MobileSingleStickControl uses a virtual control layer, i.e. you have to set up input key with the Custom input origin, e.g. for the joystick:

class name: CrossPlatformInputManager
custom axis function name: GetAxis
add a string parameter to the custom axis function, using the name of the input as string value (e.g. Horizontal)

QMCloud

It really works! Thank you so much Gil. There is just one issue: instead of moving properly, the character rotates continuously while running in circle (big or small circle it depends on how strong I push the button). I tried by swapping Vertical and Horizontal, but that didn't help...

Do you have any idea how to solve this?

P/S: I found out that Vertical axis is moving forward/backward, Horizontal axis is rotating. This is not what I want. What I want is that my character moving in x-z plane according to the joystick reading. Currently I'm still trying to make it work...

QMCloud

When I enable the option "First person" option in Player Controls, the character moves just like I wanted. But it doesn't face (rotate) to the moving direction. Maybe there is some other options to control the facing?

Let me try it further...

QMCloud

After one hour of trying, I'm out of idea, I don't know what else to do. The character is still moving without facing to the moving direction. Please help me ...

gamingislove

Well, what kind of player control are you after? You might want to use a custom control.

QMCloud

Thanks GiL. To be honest, I'm overwhelmed with ORK's features and capabilities. I decide to buy and support ORK in the next month. ORK is great!

About custom control, can I use the ThirdPersonCharacter from Unity Standard Assets? Sorry for my ignorance, I'm new to both Unity and ORK :D

P/S: After trying to use ThirdPersonCharacter, it doesn't seems to work. What should I do?

gamingislove

Since you're new to Unity and ORK, I'd recommend to first do some Unity tutorials to get yourself familiar with the workflow. Afterwards you should do the ORK game tutorial series (without alterations).

QMCloud

Well, I mean I have just implemented a 2D game for a client using Unity, and have finished ORK tutorial last week. I can also implement custom player/camera control scripts for 3D scenes. I just dont understand what custom control means, and how to write one. Can you please give me some guideline? Or better use some control from Unity assets?

Thank you so much for your support. This forum is great!

gamingislove

Well, a custom control would just be that - a control that isn't one of the built-in ORK controls. Usually a component on the player or camera :)

There are many ways to write your own control scripts, and Unity also has some default controls available (I think). For ORK, all that's needed is to know the name of the component's class and where it's attached to. That allows ORK to enable/disable the component when player or camera controls need to be blocked. Also, if there's something special to consider with the controls (e.g. unlocking the mouse cursor when the controls are blocked), these things should be done in the OnDisable and OnEnable functions of the component, as these will be called by Unity when ORK blocks and unblocks the control.