Question

I got error - Assets\Scripts\PlayerController.cs(13,44): error CS0246: The type or namespace name 'characterController' could not be found (are you missing a using directive or an assembly reference? I have read all the example scripts and they do not reference a component within the game. The script I am trying to run references the component 'character controller' and errors when trying to test the movement on a character in the game.

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using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using UnityEngine;
public class PlayerController : MonoBehaviour
{
charactercontroller charactercontroller;
public float MovementSpeed = 5;
public float gravity = 9.8f;
float yMovement;
void Start() 
{
charactercontroller = GetComponent<CharacterController>();
}
void Update()
{ 
float horizontal = Input.GetAxis("Horizontal") * MovementSpeed;
float vertical = Input.GetAxis("Vertical") * MovementSpeed;
charactercontroller.Move(transform.forward * vertical + transform.right * horizontal);
if(charactercontroller.isGrounded)
{
 yMovement = 0;
}
else
{
yMovement -= gravity;
charactercontroller.Move(new Vector3(0, yMovement, 0));
}
}
}

Answer 1

A type or namespace that is used in the program was not found. You might have forgotten to reference (References) the assembly that contains the type, or you might not have added the required using directive. Or, there might be an issue with the assembly you are trying to reference.

Check "Character Controller". in line number 13.

using System.Collections;

using System.Collections.Generic;

using UnityEngine;

public class PlayerController : MonoBehaviour

{

    CharacterController charactercontroller;

    public float MovementSpeed = 5;

    public float gravity = 9.8f;

    float yMovement;

    // Start is called before the first frame update

    void Start()

    {

        charactercontroller = GetComponent<CharacterController>();

    }

    // Update is called once per frame

    void Update()

    {

        float horizontal = Input.GetAxis("Horizontal") * MovementSpeed;

        float vertical = Input.GetAxis("Vertical") * MovementSpeed;

        charactercontroller.Move(transform.forward * vertical + transform.right * horizontal);

        if(charactercontroller.isGrounded)

        {

            yMovement = 0;

        }

        else

        {

            yMovement -= gravity;

            charactercontroller.Move(new Vector3(0, yMovement, 0));

        }

    }

}