Wrong attack direction when facing up

[misuqian]

QuickStart.scene，When the character moves up, the attack direction is down

[hippogamesunity]

Hi, please provide more details on this issue. Yes, when the character moves up it can attack.

[misuqian]

@hippogamesunity Hello, I am currently using version 5.5 of the plugin.

In the QuickStart.scene, I've noticed an issue with the character's attack direction. When my character is facing upwards and I press the attack button, the weapon swing direction is downwards, which is the same as when the character is facing downwards to attack.

I would like the character's attack to swing the weapon upwards when facing up, for a more accurate and intuitive gameplay experience.

[remib1994]

Yes, i agreed, i have the exact same problem.
When you attack facing up he slash the ground. I put a screenshot on the hero-editor-4d discord channel.

[hippogamesunity]

Hello! I consider that a regular Slash is a sword movement from top to down, no matter in what direction.
Anyway, you can easily adjust animations by yourself to fit your needs, as they are made with Unity.
You can start with this article https://unity.com/solutions/what-is-2d-animation

[techzilla]

That is a ridiculous answer, the sword should not swing in the same direction, regardless of the direction of the character swinging it. The sword is behind and below the character when swung.

[hippogamesunity]

I'm not sure if it's possible to adjust animations as you want. It's not a 3D object. If some weapon sprite is large/long, it's possible that it will appear below the character. If you have any ideas how to improve, please tell here.

[techzilla]

The weapon will be below the character unless it's very short, it doesn't need to be particularly long. Using what exists now as an attack is also not functional for a 4d character who has a sword. An up-to-down slash just doesn't translate well to 4d. A horizontal slash translates much better to the medium, and would be more usable. If the animation is angled properly, a longer sword should be better.

[hippogamesunity]

Do you mean making Slash from the right to the left?

[techzilla]

Correct, with a very small angle to help the side views work.