[SourceCode] Custom Character Controller Capsule Collision Detection

I have recently posted my character controller (which includes custom capsule collision detection) on github as open source (MIT license).
When I say character controller, I mainly mean the collision handling and what not, similar to the unity character controller component. I dont mean a character controller such as one that handles walking animations and such.

I have a whole wall of text with some images and videos so go check it out if youd like =).

https://github.com/HiddenMonk/Unity3DCustomCharacterControllerCapsuleCollisionDetection

Please read the README if considering using it. Near the top I explain some flaws that might be a game changer for you.
I would consider this character controller a last resort ^_^.

 

Nice post.........

 

I should try your custom character controller. It could help me to solve a problem with mine CC since I updated Unity. Thank you for sharing. I appreciate ++

 

hehe, I had just wrote that wall of text on the git page so my post here was somewhat short and crummy since all the info is there ^^.

If its just a possible small bug on unitys character controller that is your issue, I would advise first trying to see if there is a fix before using this controller =).

 

Thanks bro!
It has been a great help to me!

 

@HiddenMonk, I do not know if it's late but I have a couple of mistakes:

1. I can not rotate my character to the desired angle, instead it rotates to weird opposed angle, why?.
2. My characters "floats" in the air (does not stay on the ground), why is this?



EDIT: I solve #2 by change pivot point

 

I think it was just a problem with my example MouseLook.cs script (which was just a quick dirty example anyways).
I edited the file and hopefully fixed the issue you were having.
https://github.com/HiddenMonk/Unity...ision/CharacterControllerExample/MouseLook.cs

 

Hi there. Is there support for manual simulation? And is it frame-rate independent movement? Thank you.

 

I am not sure what you mean by manual simulating, but from what I think you mean then I dont think there is. Maybe if you give SubStepUpdater.Update a parameter float deltaTime that you can pass instead of just using Time.deltaTime and manually update the PlayerRigidbody subStepUpdater you might get framerate independent manual simulation?

 

Thank you.

 

Hello, I could fix it by change localRotation of children objects, however, I'll take a look your solution. Thanks for your reply!.

One last question: It is possible that you can add events OnCollisionEnter, OnCollisionExit...to this system?

 

I am currently not working on the controller, its been like 2 years since I really worked on it, kinda got tired of working on it and wanted to work on an actual game ^^.
Adding a OnCollisionEnter, OnCollisionExit, etc... would probably be doable, but would most likely not act like unitys Rigidbody or like unitys CharacterController.
It would probably need to be called within the PlayerRigidbody.GetCollisionSafeVelocity method, but here is where there may be issues. If we put it right as we detect the collision, even if we give the callback, we currently have no way to actually alter the velocity or anything while the GetCollisionSafeVelocity is already running.
For example, I am pretty sure unitys Rigidbody gives the OnCollisionEnter and such callbacks after the collision was detected and everything is done running (basically after the physics update finishes you will get the callback), however, the rigidbody wont actually correct the collision until the next frame, so that leaves you time to actually alter the state of the rigidbody before the physics system does.
Another example, unitys CharacterController has a OnControllerColliderHit(ControllerColliderHit), which gets called when you call the CharacterController.Move or SimpleMove and you collide with something. The CharacterController.Move method can be called at anytime and is not relying on any physics loop or something, which means if you call CharacterController.Move(Vector3.forward) and get the OnControllerColliderHit and then call CharacterController.Move(Vector3.back) within the OnControllerColliderHit callback, the result will be that you wont move at all.
My PlayerRigidbody uses an update loop, so we dont have something like the CharacterController.Move, and my PlayerRigidbody changes the state of the transform on that same frame, which means we cant actually alter the PlayerRigidbody like we would have been able to with unitys Rigidbody.
So if I would have added a OnCollisionEnter, it would probably need to be called after the GetCollisionSafeVelocity finishes and be to just show what the PlayerRigidbody had collided with in the past. Either that or have some way to allow altering the current PlayerRigidbody physics loop.

 

Hi,

I am currently trying to develop a custom character controller for my unity game project. I see that you are trying to do the same thing. Can we meet online and discuss about it? I would like to share my knowledge with you, while learning from you at the same time. If we work together, may be we can develop a much better character controller than that of the unity.

Please send me an email at cmbliu@gmail.com

I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Ben