And once again I'm stumped.......

I'm trying to get a physics system working using c_move and c_rotate and whatnot. So far it's been very successful, but in order to make it work as I want, I need to know where two objects collide.

Comparing position coordinates basically works for entity-to-entity collisions, but I also need to know the angle of impact, plus this does not work for collisions with blocks.

Does 3DGS come with any way to determine point of impact (for c_move, not the inbuilt physics engine), do I need to write the code myself, or am I screwed, with the only alternative being using a real physics engine?

Thanks in advance for an answer!

Hello!

Probably the target vector is what you are searching for:

Look at the "Modifies:" section of the c_move page in he manual.
That tells you what information is available after a c_move.
Its got
target == the x,y,z co-ordinate of collision (both poly and b-box collisions).
bounce == the direction vector the ME object would/has bounced into.
normal == the angle of the face of the polyon that was collided with.
etc....

Hmmm.... My manual (home page says "Version 6.1") doesn't mention the target vector.



But I'll give that a try. Thanks for the help!

Sounds like your using the old A6, rather than A7 c-script as I assumed...

Maybe its too new for you....

If so, sorry, but I cant help, I only know A7....