From 4a82c1b82c6a38206680f40d95c1c66d6389bb09 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: HungDK <>
Date: Wed, 3 Dec 2025 17:49:34 +0700
Subject: [PATCH] Update Joystick.cs

---
 Assets/Joystick Pack/Scripts/Base/Joystick.cs | 50 +++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 41 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Assets/Joystick Pack/Scripts/Base/Joystick.cs b/Assets/Joystick Pack/Scripts/Base/Joystick.cs
index f3f8ac27f9..5ebd282de7 100644
--- a/Assets/Joystick Pack/Scripts/Base/Joystick.cs	
+++ b/Assets/Joystick Pack/Scripts/Base/Joystick.cs	
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ using UnityEngine.EventSystems;
 
 public class Joystick : MonoBehaviour, IPointerDownHandler, IDragHandler, IPointerUpHandler
 {
-    public float Horizontal { get { return SnapToDiscrete(input.x); } }
-    public float Vertical { get { return SnapToDiscrete(input.y); } }
-    public Vector2 Direction { get { return new Vector2(Horizontal, Vertical); } }
+    public float Horizontal { get { return input.x; } }
+    public float Vertical { get { return input.y; } }
+    public Vector2 Direction { get { return input; } }
 
     public float HandleRange
     {
@@ -78,8 +78,8 @@ public class Joystick : MonoBehaviour, IPointerDownHandler, IDragHandler, IPoint
         HandleInput(input.magnitude, input.normalized, radius, cam);
         handle.anchoredPosition = input * radius * handleRange;
 
-        // Send event when value changes to -1 or 1
-        Vector2 currentSnapped = new Vector2(Horizontal, Vertical);
+        // Send event when value changes significantly (for 360-degree smooth movement)
+        Vector2 currentSnapped = new Vector2(SnapToDiscrete(input.x), SnapToDiscrete(input.y));
         if ((currentSnapped.x == -1 || currentSnapped.x == 1 || currentSnapped.y == -1 || currentSnapped.y == 1) &&
             currentSnapped != previousSnappedInput)
         {
@@ -95,8 +95,9 @@ public class Joystick : MonoBehaviour, IPointerDownHandler, IDragHandler, IPoint
     {
         if (magnitude > deadZone)
         {
-            if (magnitude > 1)
-                input = normalised;
+            // Normalize to ensure speed is always 1 (full speed) or 0 (no movement)
+            // This keeps 360-degree direction but binary speed
+            input = normalised;
         }
         else
             input = Vector2.zero;
@@ -110,10 +111,41 @@ public class Joystick : MonoBehaviour, IPointerDownHandler, IDragHandler, IPoint
             input = new Vector2(0f, input.y);
     }
 
+    private Vector2 SnapTo8Directions(Vector2 input)
+    {
+        // Snap to 8 directions: N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW
+        // Returns values of -1, 0, or 1 for each axis
+        
+        if (input.magnitude < 0.4f)
+            return Vector2.zero;
+
+        // Calculate angle in degrees (0 = up/North, 90 = right/East)
+        float angle = Mathf.Atan2(input.x, input.y) * Mathf.Rad2Deg;
+        
+        // Normalize angle to 0-360
+        if (angle < 0) angle += 360f;
+        
+        // Snap to 8 directions (every 45 degrees)
+        // 0° = N, 45° = NE, 90° = E, 135° = SE, 180° = S, 225° = SW, 270° = W, 315° = NW
+        float snappedAngle = Mathf.Round(angle / 45f) * 45f;
+        
+        // Convert back to direction vector
+        float rad = snappedAngle * Mathf.Deg2Rad;
+        Vector2 snapped = new Vector2(Mathf.Sin(rad), Mathf.Cos(rad));
+        
+        // Ensure values are exactly -1, 0, or 1
+        snapped.x = Mathf.Round(snapped.x);
+        snapped.y = Mathf.Round(snapped.y);
+        
+        return snapped;
+    }
+
     private float SnapToDiscrete(float value)
     {
-        // Snap to -1, 1, or 0
-        if (value == 0)
+        // Snap to -1, 1, or 0 for 8-directional movement
+        // Use a small threshold to ensure diagonal movement works
+        const float threshold = 0.1f;
+        if (Mathf.Abs(value) < threshold)
             return 0;
         return value > 0 ? 1 : -1;
     }