How to make an animation move the player character

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#22

No, afaik animating the root part won’t trigger collisions

Your best bet is :ApplyImpulse or any other physics object will abide by collisions. If you want the force to be constant, use smth like VectorForce, otherwise just use :ApplyImpulse. Create an animation like usual, (dont animate the root part) and then when you play the animation, just do smth like:

local Force = 100
HRP:ApplyImpulse(HRP.CFrame.LookVector * HRP.AssemblyMass * Force)

Which will push the character forwards in the direction they are facing

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#23

Why do you multiply by AssemblyMass?

#24

AssemblyMass is the mass of the whole assembly i.e. the character model in this case. Different parts with different AssemblyMass require different magnitude of force to push them x distance away. So we multiply the force to be applied with AssemblyMass, since more the assembly mass larger the needed force.

#25

Question: Does :ApplyImpulse ignore friction?