starting work on enemy ai

Assets/Scripts/Character.cs

@@ -18,13 +18,15 @@ public class Character : MonoBehaviour
     private bool _isFall;
     private bool _facingRight = true;
 
+
+    protected bool isAllowVertical = true;
+    protected bool isAllowHorisontal = true;
     private void Start()
     {
         _body = GetComponent<Rigidbody2D>();
         _boxCollider = GetComponent<BoxCollider2D>();
     }
 
-
     protected void MoveTo(float inputHorizontal,float inputVertical)
     {
         var groundCheck = Physics2D.BoxCast(_boxCollider.bounds.center, _boxCollider.bounds.size, 0f, Vector2.down, .1f, groundLayer);
@@ -32,6 +34,8 @@ public class Character : MonoBehaviour
         float v_movement=0;
         if (groundCheck || _isOnLadder)
         {
+            isAllowVertical = false;
+            isAllowHorisontal = true;
             _isFall = false;
             float h_movement = inputHorizontal;
             if (h_movement > 0 && !_facingRight)
@@ -47,6 +51,7 @@ public class Character : MonoBehaviour
 
             if (IsLadder(Vector2.down))
             {
+                isAllowVertical = true;
                 _isOnLadder = true;
                 v_movement=inputVertical;
 

Assets/Scripts/EnemyAI.cs

@@ -3,17 +3,16 @@ using static UnityEditor.Searcher.SearcherWindow.Alignment;
 
 public class EnemyAI :Character
 {
-
-
     private void Update()
     {
         float horizontal = 0;
         float vertical = 0;
-        if (Mathf.Abs(Player.Instance.transform.position.x - transform.position.x)>0.5f)
+        if (Mathf.Abs(Player.Instance.transform.position.x - transform.position.x)>0.5f && isAllowHorisontal)
         {
             horizontal = Player.Instance.transform.position.x - transform.position.x;
         }
-        else
+        
+        if (Mathf.Abs(Player.Instance.transform.position.y - transform.position.y) > 0.5f && isAllowVertical)
         {
             vertical = Player.Instance.transform.position.y - transform.position.y;
         }