Physics engine playing up (or just bad code lol)

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Physics engine playing up (or just bad code lol) #239318 12/03/08 22:58 12/03/08 22:58
Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 67 pewpew OP Junior Member
pewpew OP Junior Member Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 67	Hey i cant seem to get the physics engine working properly. I apply physics to an object, and it just goes crazy... flips around the screen and eventually stops. I read in the manual something about needing a skybox? But i dont have any skybox tga's. Here is the code: Code: ph_setgravity(vector(0,0,-386)); tank_base = ent_create("models\\m60_base.mdl", vector(0,0,500), move_tank); wait(1); tank_turret = ent_create("models\\m60_turret.mdl", tank_base.x, move_turret); wait(1); phent_settype (tank_base, PH_RIGID, PH_SPHERE); // set the physics entity type phent_setmass (tank_base, 300, PH_SPHERE); // and its mass phent_setfriction (tank_base, 90); // set the friction phent_setdamping (tank_base, 5, 5); // set the damping phent_setelasticity (tank_base, 3, 2); // set the elasticity Last edited by pewpew; 12/03/08 23:06. HURRR DERP DERP DEERRPP HURR

Re: Physics engine playing up (or just bad code lol) [Re: pewpew] #239429 12/04/08 16:32 12/04/08 16:32
Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 959 nl F flits User
flits User F Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 959 nl	you need some level_gemetry in your lvl so the simplest thing you can do is skybox ore a hollow cube (almost the same) but this doent give this fault check if your moddel isnt stuck inside your lvl ore turrent if its the turrent you can make it passable else put you tank higher ore somewhere else "empty"

Re: Physics engine playing up (or just bad code lol) [Re: flits] #239496 12/04/08 22:54 12/04/08 22:54
Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 67 pewpew OP Junior Member
pewpew OP Junior Member Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 67	is a hollow cube just one of those "prefabs" that you insert into the level with WED ? or is it a physical cube that is textured from the inside-out? (i tried both but still get problems) EDIT: I tried putting a skycube in (.tga) but the tank itself still just flips out and jams in the sky: Last edited by pewpew; 12/04/08 23:18. HURRR DERP DERP DEERRPP HURR

Re: Physics engine playing up (or just bad code lol) [Re: pewpew] #239531 12/05/08 08:10 12/05/08 08:10
Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 67 pewpew OP Junior Member
pewpew OP Junior Member Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 67	ehh i've tried everything and cant seem to figure out what the problem is. read through a heap of different manuals etc. i found the car level example, but the physics setup is pretty complex (when you compare it to the example in the help menu). Could somebody please give me an example of how they would apply simple physics to a car/tank/vehicle? HURRR DERP DERP DEERRPP HURR