Using Root Motion with a Character Controller (Unity Tutorial) @KetraGames

Uploaded September 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

In this Unity game development tutorial we're going to look at how we can combine a Character Controller with Root Motion, to make the movement perfectly match the animation.

We'll start with an existing scene that has an animated character whose movement is controlled by a script.

We'll then convert this scene to use Root Motion to move the character, making use of the OnAnimatorMove method to utilise the movement of the animation when moving the Character Controller.

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The final script can be found here
► dotnetfiddle.net/gBeb0M

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Introduction - 0:00
Converting the scene to use Root Motion - 0:50
Using Root Motion in combination with the Character Controller - 5:42
Solving sliding foot issue - 8:54
Summary - 11:45

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