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[RidiculousJohn]

So I want to make a beat em up of sorts featuring a top down camera movement.

The key things is that I want two characters linked together and each use one joystick. I was thinking of using a sphere trigger to check if they are in there limits and be pulled back into the sphere if not. I want the sphere to always be in the center of those two positions so it must update its location. Then for animation I want to make sure the players face the direction the stick points in and stop when the stick is at 0,0.

I looked up some trigonometry but I would love a more well studied person's perspective. THANKS!

[zacaj]

to center the sphere, just move it to the average of the two positions

[RidiculousJohn]

to center the sphere, just move it to the average of the two positions

I know that math but I was wondering if doing it in code would be more challenging.

[Quarry]

What if you did it and then saw it for yourself

[RidiculousJohn]

Well gosh I'm rusty but I'll try.

[BilbyCoder]

I'd think it might be easier to get the distance between the two characters, make sure it's <= the distance you allow them to be apart.  If it's greater than the distance you need, move them back towards each other by half the difference using Vector3.MoveTowards.  The Unity Vector3 class does all the trig for you.

Saves having a trigger in the scene which seems a little overkill for what you need, unless you are using it for something else already.

[RidiculousJohn]

I'd think it might be easier to get the distance between the two characters, make sure it's <= the distance you allow them to be apart.  If it's greater than the distance you need, move them back towards each other by half the difference using Vector3.MoveTowards.  The Unity Vector3 class does all the trig for you.

Saves having a trigger in the scene which seems a little overkill for what you need, unless you are using it for something else already.

wll I want smooth animations and movement. Nothing jarring and I need something to constantly check. Triggers usually do fine.

[BilbyCoder]

It depends.  Do you want them to be able to pull apart from each other beyond the limits you've created and have them visibly pulled back together, in which case you will need animations and smoothing.

If you just want to prevent them from ever moving too far apart, then each time they move, check the distance.  If they would move beyond the limit, reduce the movement so they remain at the limits.

[RidiculousJohn]

It depends.  Do you want them to be able to pull apart from each other beyond the limits you've created and have them visibly pulled back together, in which case you will need animations and smoothing.

If you just want to prevent them from ever moving too far apart, then each time they move, check the distance.  If they would move beyond the limit, reduce the movement so they remain at the limits.

Well I was thinking one player if having a greater speed can drag the other. I'll take my time with this.