A simple First Person Camera rotation script for Unity.

FirstPersonCameraRotation.cs

using UnityEngine;

/// <summary>
/// A simple FPP (First Person Perspective) camera rotation script.
/// Like those found in most FPS (First Person Shooter) games.
/// </summary>
public class FirstPersonCameraRotation : MonoBehaviour {

	public float Sensitivity {
		get { return sensitivity; }
		set { sensitivity = value; }
	}
	[Range(0.1f, 9f)][SerializeField] float sensitivity = 2f;
	[Tooltip("Limits vertical camera rotation. Prevents the flipping that happens when rotation goes above 90.")]
	[Range(0f, 90f)][SerializeField] float yRotationLimit = 88f;

	Vector2 rotation = Vector2.zero;
	const string xAxis = "Mouse X"; //Strings in direct code generate garbage, storing and re-using them creates no garbage
	const string yAxis = "Mouse Y";

	void Update(){
		rotation.x += Input.GetAxis(xAxis) * sensitivity;
		rotation.y += Input.GetAxis(yAxis) * sensitivity;
		rotation.y = Mathf.Clamp(rotation.y, -yRotationLimit, yRotationLimit);
		var xQuat = Quaternion.AngleAxis(rotation.x, Vector3.up);
		var yQuat = Quaternion.AngleAxis(rotation.y, Vector3.left);

		transform.localRotation = xQuat * yQuat; //Quaternions seem to rotate more consistently than EulerAngles. Sensitivity seemed to change slightly at certain degrees using Euler. transform.localEulerAngles = new Vector3(-rotation.y, rotation.x, 0);
	}
}

Helped so much thank you! How would I hide my cursor?

@MrCoder288 use Cursor.visible = false;
Usually, you'll find these answers going through the unity documentation
here's the doc page for this https://docs.unity3d.com/ScriptReference/Cursor-visible.html

When i turn to the opposite side the WS gets reversed. SO when i press W i go backwards when i turn the opposite side. pls help

When i turn to the opposite side the WS gets reversed. SO when i press W i go backwards when i turn the opposite side. pls help

@PandyShare
Are you using Vector3.forward or Transform.forward for your movement? If you're using Vector3.forward, I think you should use Transform.forward so that instead of moving forward relative to the world, you move forward relative to the player.
If you need more help, add me on discord @ JBuster#3191

Yoink

Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V

Done with camera

Ctrl+C Ctrl+V
I am done with my player movement and camera I am such a great programmer

You basically saved my day ! Thank you ❤ !

Thank you so much
I was making a flying camera for my game, and I had a problem where the z orientation kept changing. THIS FIXED IT! Again, thank you.

How can i make the camera folow the player?

How can i make the camera folow the player?

Create a camera and make it the player's child.

Thank you so much
I had a issue with clamping and I managed to fix it after seeing your script

Awesome

Idk why, but I have gotten complier errors every time I try to run the script. Idk why this is since I have double checked the code and re written it several times... help pls

@PineapplePeace What is the error that u got?

Placed the script in Scripts folder, it still doesn't work. I can't move the player or the camera.

@GeoSubZero have you tried attaching it to the camera object?

@KarlRamstedt Yes but it still doesn't works. Only the camera moves, the player is still static.

@GeoSubZero ... yes, that's how it's supposed to work. This script is camera rotation only. As indicated by the name.
You'll need to find/make a character controller for movement.

literal strings don't create garbage, they are already interned by the compiler
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/42413654/is-there-any-performance-increase-by-changing-this-net-string-to-a-const-does

that's some extreme premature optimization, never do that.

@Romaleks360 Loads of people around the web recommend caching strings in Unity optimization efforts. Check around.
Might be something more specific to the Unity Engine rather than C#.

Thank you so much I was making a flying camera for my game, and I had a problem where the z orientation kept changing. THIS FIXED IT! Again, thank you.

It pains me to say me too, not sure why the Quaternion.Euler() behaves that way.

Karl can you explain why perhaps the Quaternion.Euler() rotation creates off-axis rolls?

Thank you so much. Ive been struggling on this