Unity 5.x Animation Cookbook

How to do it...

To make a character dodge, follow these steps:

1. Import the character into Unity and place it in a scene.
2. If you want the character to get damage and play hit reactions, follow the previous recipe.
3. Create a new Animator Controller or edit the one from the previous recipe.
4. Drag and drop the Dodge animation into the controller.
5. Create a Dodge Trigger parameter in the controller.
6. Create two transitions:
   • SpiderIdle | Dodge with one condition: Dodge Trigger parameter. Has Exit Time should be set to false and Transition Duration set to 0.2 seconds.
   • Dodge | SpiderIdle with no conditions: Has Exit Time should be set to true and Transition Duration set to 0.2 seconds.
7. Add a Rigidbody component to the Spider character and freeze its ...