HOW TO USE INCONTROL UNITY UPDATE

Make sure to give the asset a good name as you’ll be using this name quite often. This is done like any other asset, by right-clicking in a project folder or using the asset menu. Next, we need to create a new “Input Actions” asset. If you can’t get the new system to function, this setting would be worth checking. The new input system does take some time and patience to learn - doubly so if you are used to the old system, but hopefully, you’ll agree the effort is worth it. So yeah! Those are pretty fantastic reasons.

HOW TO USE INCONTROL UNITY UPDATE

AND! In the case that you do need to do some polling of an input value (think similar to the old system in an update function), it’s much easier to see what buttons are being pressed and what those input values look like. This makes it so much easier to see if a device is recognized and functioning properly. Input debug system! Unity provides an input debugger so you can see the exact values, in real-time, of your system’s input. While you will still need to “poll” values every frame for things like player or camera motion, button presses for other bits such as jumping or shooting no longer need to clog an update function! While this adds some perceived complexity - especially if you don’t feel comfortable with events - but it is an awesome feature. It’s Event-Based! When an action is started, completed (performed), or canceled an event can be called.

Frankly, I was shocked how easily I could add a gamepad and easily switch back and forth between it and a keyboard. If you want players to be able to use multiple devices OR you are developing for multiple platforms the new system makes it very very easy to do so. Three reasons I’ve stolen, but they are good reasons to use the new Input System.

How to use incontrol unity