Best way to handle on trigger event gravity change

[Silver100]

Hi,

I have added height damage to my player when falling from a certain height. The floor is a trigger collider for damage to player when enemy is up on a high point gets activated and switched off just after player dies. I was trying to figure a way to have a higher gravity speed when high up so it looks more dramatic as it falls. I was thinking on trigger event at peak height, ceate the new ability / Gravity added to the Locomotion Character Controller

using Opsive.UltimateCharacterController.Character.Abilities;

Then apply some AddForce code. Is this the best approach for change of gravity during game or can I change the actual gravity value rather than apply additinal force? Will Opsive align to gravity zone do this?

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[Justin]

Since you just want to change the speed at which the character falls I would instead adjust the Gravity Magnitude property on the Character Locomotion component. If you call AddForce then it won't realign that external force when in a gravity zone.

 

[Silver100]

Thanks is there a way to adjust / call the function Gravity Magnitude in runtime so I can have variation to stronger and weaker gravity in different situations?

 

[Justin]

Yes, you can modify the GravityMagnitude on the grenade. In fact, this is perfect for the modular item system in that you would create a new module which adjusts the magnitude of the grenade.

 

[Silver100]

Thanks I'm not using grenades in my game only the characters gravity I'm trying to change as it enters a collider?

 

[Justin]

Ah, oops. It is easier than - when the character enters a trigger you can adjust the GravityMagnitude on the CharacterLocomotion component.

 

[Silver100]

No problem, Not sure I can cope with grenades just yet. Thanks I got it working by creating and adding this to the player or through ability system; Hopefully I'm doing this correctly.

Either this way;

using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using UnityEngine;
using Opsive.UltimateCharacterController.Character;

public class Gravitytrigger : MonoBehaviour
{

void OnTriggerEnter(Collider other)//
{
if (other.tag == "Gravitytest")// Select a gameobject i.e cube and tag it with 'Gravitytest' this adding a trigger collider too
{
GetComponent<UltimateCharacterLocomotion>().GravityAmount = (1f);// Magnitude could'nt locate, GravityAmount is woking fine
}
}
}

//GravityAmount=(0.2f); // usual
//GravityAmount=(1f); // extreme
//GravityAmount=(-10f);// flight

******************************************* Or through the ability system;// add below then click on ability drop down click plus sign search on Character Locomotion inspector 'Gravitytrigger then tick.

using UnityEngine;// This script does not need to be attached to any object unlike a mono script
using Opsive.UltimateCharacterController.Character.Abilities;//new
using Opsive.UltimateCharacterController.Character;
public class Gravitytrigger : Ability// name Gravitytrigger or what ever you want to name it here *

{

[Tooltip("Yourcharacter")]//
[SerializeField] protected GameObject m_Character;

public override void OnTriggerEnter(Collider other)
{
if (other.tag == "Gravitytest")// Select a gameobject i.e cube and tag it with this adding a trigger collider too
{
GetComponent<UltimateCharacterLocomotion>().GravityAmount = (1f);
}
}
}