Smooth 2D Movement Using the New Input System (Unity Tutorial

Uploaded October 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

In this Unity 2D tutorial we're going to look at how to improve movement when using the new input system, and not have it start and stop so suddenly.

This is the second video in our series showing how to make a full top down 2D shooter game in Unity.

The playlist for this series can be found here
► youtube.com/playlist?list=PLx7AKmQhxJFajrXez-0GJgDlKELabQQHT

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Want to follow along? This project is a good starting point
► patreon.com/posts/73248178

The final script can be found here
► dotnetfiddle.net/69nLCx

The assets and tools used in this video can be found here
► 7Zip - 7-zip.org
► Sprites - tokka.itch.io/top-down-basic-set

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Introduction - 0:00
Using Vector2 SmoothDamp to Smooth the Input - 0:32
Assigning a Sprite to the Player - 3:08
Summary - 6:32

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