Making a Character Controller, Part 21: Acceleration @BoardToBitsGames

Uploaded December 2016 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

Learn to make a fully-featured character controller, from input management to modular control schemes for walking, vehicles and flight. Designed for beginners and intermediate developers with a basic understanding of Unity and C#.

Let's get our vehicle moving with a simple acceleration script. We'll calculate our acceleration per frame based on max speed and acceleration time, and apply an appropriate forward velocity to our vehicle Rigidbody.

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