Uploaded February 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Setup character movement with forces accelerate and linear drag to slow the player down (and eventually stop)

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0:00 Adding a Character to the Scene
0:42 Make a Prefab
1:57 InputSystem Package
3:28 PlayerInput Component
6:33 SendMessages Behaviour
7:43 PlayerController Script
10:05 Move Player with Rigidbody2D and Forces
11:08 CapsuleCollider2D
13:15 MoveForce Proprerty
16:55 AddForce to Rigidbody 2D
18:46 OnMove Not Found Fix (InputValue vs Context)
19:55 PixelPerfect Camera and Game View Sizing
22:05 Tweaking Speed and Linear Drag to Get Good Movement
25:32 Wrapup