Why is launch character and Add impulse only affecting Z axis?

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I’m trying to make a hit state for something like a flying kick, where the victim needs to fly back several feet.

So far with the setup I have, the enemy is entering the hit state and playing their falling animations just fine, but the only flying movement I’m getting is on the Z axis. I don’t understand why they are not flying back, when I have that information plugged in.

I tried the launch character node, and the add impulse node, both are giving the same result, only moving on the Z axis.

Any ideas?

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Have you tried printing the values of GetForwardVector, GetUpVector and the sum of those? Can you share those print results as well? Or if your project is on github, can I hook into it and see?

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Thanks, the print out is giving me different values on all three axes depending on where the character is located.

I bet it’s something really simple, I just haven’t found it.

I’ll keep trying to fix it for a while, and maybe I’ll have to put it on GitHub.

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Okay I figured it out, I had Root motion enabled in the animations.

For some reason, I can’t add impulse to an animation with Root motion enabled, It’s causing a problem with blending.

I had to turn the Transition duration to 0.0, for the launch to work if activated during another hit state that is using Root motion.

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What can you do if you’re not using bones? I have the same issue, but I’m just using a 2D Sidescroller character with just a capsule collider and a sprite.