AvatarPointer.cs

using UnityEngine;

[AddComponentMenu("Liberi/Avatar Pointer")]
[Script(ScriptRole.OwnerView)]
public class AvatarPointer: MonoBehaviour
{
    public Vector3 Aim
    {
        get { return _aim; }
    }

    public Vector3 PivotOffset = new Vector3(0f, 0f, -.01f);
    public float PointerDistance = 1.5f;
    public float TrackingStrength = 50f;
    public float CameramanInfluenceX;
    public float CameramanInfluenceY;
    public bool HideOnIdle;

    Transform _pointer;
    float _truePointerDistance;
    Vector3 _goalAim;
    Vector3 _aim;

    void OnSpawn ()
    {
        _pointer = Sync.SpawnLocal("avatar_pointer", transform.position).transform;
        _aim = transform.GetRadialDirection();
        _pointer.localScale = Vector3.one;
        _truePointerDistance = PointerDistance;
        _goalAim = _aim;
    }

    void LateUpdate ()
    {
        if (Controls.Direction != Vector3.zero)
        {
            _goalAim = Controls.Direction;
            _goalAim.z = 0;
            _goalAim.Normalize();

            if (HideOnIdle)
            {
                _pointer.localScale = Vector3.Lerp(_pointer.localScale, Vector3.one, Time.deltaTime * 15);
                _truePointerDistance = Mathf.Lerp(_truePointerDistance, PointerDistance, Time.deltaTime * 15);
            }
        }
        else
        {
            if (HideOnIdle)
            {
                _pointer.localScale = Vector3.Lerp(_pointer.localScale, Vector3.zero, Time.deltaTime * 15);
                _truePointerDistance = Mathf.Lerp(_truePointerDistance, 0, Time.deltaTime * 15);
            }
        }

        float theta = Vector3.Angle(_aim, _goalAim);

        if (theta > 179)
            _aim = Quaternion.Euler(0, 0, 1f) * _aim;

        if (theta > .01f)
        {
            _aim.z = 0f;
            _aim = Vector3.Slerp(_aim, _goalAim, Time.deltaTime * TrackingStrength);
            _aim.z = 0f;
            _aim.Normalize();
        }
        else _aim = _goalAim;

        _pointer.position = transform.position + PivotOffset + Vector3.back * .2f + _aim * _truePointerDistance;
        _pointer.rotation = Quaternion.LookRotation(Vector3.forward, _aim) * Quaternion.Euler(0, 0, 90);

        if (Cameraman.Instance.Target == gameObject)
        {
            Cameraman.Instance.AdditionalOffset =
                new Vector3(_goalAim.x * CameramanInfluenceX, _goalAim.y * CameramanInfluenceY, 0f);
        }
    }

    void OnDespawn ()
    {
        if (_pointer != null)
            Sync.Despawn(_pointer);
    }
}