[Home](./index.md) > [server](./server.md) > [DefaultPlayerEntityController](./server.defaultplayerentitycontroller.md) > [tickWithPlayerInput](./server.defaultplayerentitycontroller.tickwithplayerinput.md) ## DefaultPlayerEntityController.tickWithPlayerInput() method Ticks the player movement for the entity controller, overriding the default implementation. If the entity to tick is a child entity, only the event will be emitted but the default movement logic will not be applied. **Signature:** ```typescript tickWithPlayerInput(entity: PlayerEntity, input: PlayerInput, cameraOrientation: PlayerCameraOrientation, deltaTimeMs: number): void; ``` ## Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
entity	[PlayerEntity](./server.playerentity.md)	The entity to tick.
input	[PlayerInput](./server.playerinput.md)	The current input state of the player.
cameraOrientation	[PlayerCameraOrientation](./server.playercameraorientation.md)	The current camera orientation state of the player.
deltaTimeMs	number	The delta time in milliseconds since the last tick. \*\*Category:\*\* Controllers

**Returns:** void ## Remarks \*\*Rotation (-Z forward):\*\* Sets entity rotation based on camera yaw. A yaw of 0 faces -Z. Movement direction offsets (WASD/joystick) are added to camera yaw to determine facing. Models must be authored with their front facing -Z. \*\*Child entities:\*\* If `entity.parent` is set, only emits the event and returns early. Movement logic is skipped for child entities. \*\*Input cancellation:\*\* If `autoCancelMouseLeftClick` is true (default), `input.ml` is set to `false` after processing to prevent repeated triggers. \*\*Animations:\*\* Automatically manages idle, walk, run, jump, swim, and interact animations based on movement state and input.