Posted By: William
Car racing - 05/27/04 11:23
Okay, so it sounds like once I get the update installed, the forces will go wacky! But, I guess i'll just have to tweak em, so it shouldent be too hard? 
Currently, the vehicle script i'm creating that uses purely forces is coming along so-so. It is in no way ready for Public Release, but I really need some help on a certian issue with it. Highspeed turning is currently very hard for me to fix, I have tried a variety of solutions, so far the best of them was by just adding an opposite force while driving, but this had its problems. Then I decided to check out that link Marco had, I spent tons of hours trying to implement a solution to this by looking at 2d vehicle physics equations I've found, but they all seem to not work right(perhaps I made a little mistake, I have my previous work commented out in the script). Also, I want to thank Rhuarc especially for helping me with this script.
If you are going to implement this script, remember to have your pointers set right, and also have the same font as what I used for debugging. If you do not want any of the debugging information on-screen, then just delete all the stuff about strings and fonts! 
Please report any of your findings here. The link that I gained the most information from was Information . This link has lots of information on highspeed turning, but I could not seem to get it working(my results are commented out if u wanna see what I did, I even have a little "tutorial" lol). I guess i'm calling on some experts like Marco and Fastlane right now, or anyone else who is familar with the physics engine. Please try to think of a solution for the Highspeed turning, everything else I will be able to do on my own fine(and will post a nice clean script when its done). Thanks ahead of time, hopefully we can get a solid script that works so that vehicles can move purely using forces, then everyone will benefit!
P.S - The codes extremely messy, but most of it's commented so you shouldn't have too much trouble. Please, ask me if you have any trouble.
Thanks for hosting it for me Fastlane! Please look at the post under this one for the download link.
Currently, the vehicle script i'm creating that uses purely forces is coming along so-so. It is in no way ready for Public Release, but I really need some help on a certian issue with it. Highspeed turning is currently very hard for me to fix, I have tried a variety of solutions, so far the best of them was by just adding an opposite force while driving, but this had its problems. Then I decided to check out that link Marco had, I spent tons of hours trying to implement a solution to this by looking at 2d vehicle physics equations I've found, but they all seem to not work right(perhaps I made a little mistake, I have my previous work commented out in the script). Also, I want to thank Rhuarc especially for helping me with this script.
If you are going to implement this script, remember to have your pointers set right, and also have the same font as what I used for debugging. If you do not want any of the debugging information on-screen, then just delete all the stuff about strings and fonts! Please report any of your findings here. The link that I gained the most information from was Information . This link has lots of information on highspeed turning, but I could not seem to get it working(my results are commented out if u wanna see what I did, I even have a little "tutorial" lol). I guess i'm calling on some experts like Marco and Fastlane right now, or anyone else who is familar with the physics engine. Please try to think of a solution for the Highspeed turning, everything else I will be able to do on my own fine(and will post a nice clean script when its done). Thanks ahead of time, hopefully we can get a solid script that works so that vehicles can move purely using forces, then everyone will benefit!
P.S - The codes extremely messy, but most of it's commented so you shouldn't have too much trouble. Please, ask me if you have any trouble.
Thanks for hosting it for me Fastlane! Please look at the post under this one for the download link.
