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Well, maybe almost perfect
see attachment file.
use WASD and mouse for Camera,
use Arrow Keys for car and SPACE key for brakes.
use F12 key for debug info.
All the font images and Truck object is free to use, as long as you give me credits. I have few more cars to work with this if you need, just ask nicely and i may consider.
Aaaand i need comments on, if this car is perfect? or almost perfect?

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By the way, i have to tell you this is not all about newton vehicle, indeed its about whole newton, most of the code, you dont need just to run the car around, however i shared the code as a whole so you can do more than cars.
even there are no REMS in the code, buoyancy, collisions are already set for immediate usage.

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attached is another car model (LandRover - PathFinder)
extract the files in the "carModels" directory.
use the following variables for driving code:
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accel = 0
accel# = 75
maxTorque# = 1600.0
minTorque# = -500.0
maxVel# = 230.0
dec# = 0.25
Tires = 2
sideSleepSpeed#=100.0
sideSleepCoef#=2.0
longSleepSpeed#=80.0
longSleepCoef#=2.0

use the following for the creation code in levels.DBA:
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`NewtonVehicle("Ford",3.5,0.8,1.3,6.1,4.25,-2.0,2.7,0.98,0.5,0.2,1000.0)
NewtonVehicle("PathFinder",3.5,0.8,1.3,4.7,3.6,0.0,2.4,0.98,0.5,0.2,1000.0)

EDIT:
Bug Fix;
Correct the below part in the Main.Dba at Sub NewtonVehicleDrive
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`---------------------------------------------------------
REM CALCULATE VELOCITY AND STEERING
`---------------------------------------------------------
NDB_NewtonBodyGetVelocity nVehicle
velx# = NDB_GetVector_X()
vely# = NDB_GetVector_Y()
velz# = NDB_GetVector_Z()

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Sorry man, but this doesn't work with DBC. We can't use globals...

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This is for DBPro, with Newton Physics wrapper 1.32 by walaber and kjelle.
http://walaber.com

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Car performs well.Very impressed. Have you tried it with advanced terrain?

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no comments so far, and i need some to improve this ( i dont even have a driving licence )

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I'll take a look when I get home. The example that came with Newton was pretty hopeless and hard to control.

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Sure it works with advanced terrain perfectly, its fun to jump around

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Very nice app !!
This can really be something good !

The demo that came with newton is not supposed to be driveable, rather show what is possible and trig your own imagination, just like Cucumber apparently did !

I guess you spend some time tuning the vehicle right ?



Great work !

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Thanks Kjelle69, you are the man
i found a way to make realistic cars the easy way, and yes Kjelle after wasting a full day tuning the car..and still needs some more as i said its 99% yet.
ill post many cars for you to try tonight.

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Here is a Bmw Serie6 to try out
Variables for driving code:
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      accel = 0
      accel# = 150
      maxTorque# = 2600.0
      minTorque# = -500.0
      maxVel# = 260.0
      dec# = 0.25
      Tires = 2
      sideSleepSpeed#=100.0
      sideSleepCoef#=2.0
      longSleepSpeed#=80.0
      longSleepCoef#=2.0

use the following for the creation code in levels.DBA:
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`NewtonVehicle("Ford",3.5,0.8,1.3,6.1,4.25,-2.0,2.7,0.98,0.5,0.2,1000.0)
`NewtonVehicle("PathFinder",3.5,0.8,1.3,4.7,3.6,0.0,2.4,0.98,0.5,0.2,1000.0)
NewtonVehicle("Bmw",3.5, 1.2,1.2,5.35,4.45,-0.2,2.7, 0.98,0.5,0.2,1000.0)

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Here is a Chevrolet Van to try out
Variables for driving code:
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      accel = 0
      accel# = 50
      maxTorque# = 2000.0
      minTorque# = -1500.0
      maxVel# = 130.0
      dec# = 0.25
      Tires = 2
      sideSleepSpeed#=100.0
      sideSleepCoef#=2.0
      longSleepSpeed#=80.0
      longSleepCoef#=2.0

use the following for the creation code in levels.DBA:
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`NewtonVehicle("Ford",3.5,0.8,1.3,6.1,4.25,-2.0,2.7,0.98,0.5,0.2,1000.0)
`NewtonVehicle("PathFinder",3.5,0.8,1.3,4.7,3.6,0.0,2.4,0.98,0.5,0.2,1000.0)
`NewtonVehicle("Bmw",3.5, 1.2,1.2,5.35,4.45,-0.2,2.7, 0.98,0.5,0.2,1000.0)
NewtonVehicle("Van",3.5, 0.8,1.8,11.3,8.75,0.0,4.9, 0.98,0.5,0.2,1000.0)

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Well, can anybody spare some web space to load new cars and example games made with this?

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I can host the web space if you can tell me what's wrong with this line:

72:NDB_NewtonUpdateTires nVehicleJoint

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it doesn't work 4 me.

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CellBloc:
Because you dont have wrapper 1.32 (the newest one)
Alpha:
Because you dont have whether dbp 5.8 or newton wrapper 1.32

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As i dont have a place to upload huge files, ill try to explain some little stuff here.

for first person camera without the need for ezrotate, the easiest way is editing the car mesh and adding a limb forexample a small box, to where the drivers eyes should be and adding the following code somewhere in the loop:
(you have to define gameCamera variable)
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if gameCamera = 2
   if limb exist(NDB_GetDBPro( nVehicle ),1)
      dpx# = limb position x(NDB_GetDBPro( nVehicle ),1)
      dpy# = limb position y(NDB_GetDBPro( nVehicle ),1)
      dpz# = limb position z(NDB_GetDBPro( nVehicle ),1)
      dax# = object angle x(NDB_GetDBPro( nVehicle ))
      day# = object angle y(NDB_GetDBPro( nVehicle ))
      daz# = object angle z(NDB_GetDBPro( nVehicle ))
      hide limb NDB_GetDBPro( nVehicle ),1
         position camera dpx#, dpy#, dpz#
         rotate camera dax#, day#, daz#
         turn camera right 90
            else
         gameCamera = 1
   endif
endif

for making a speed-o-meter, load the attached image outside of the loop as follows:
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imgGauge$ = "Speed.png"
imgGauge = free_image()
load image imgGauge$, imgGauge, 1

and loop it as follows:
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paste image imgGauge, 600,400, 1
lx1# = 700
ly1# = 500
lx2# = lx1# + (sin(vel#-125)*80)
ly2# = ly1# - (cos(vel#-125)*80)
ink rgb(255,0,0),0
line lx1#, ly1#, lx2#, ly2#

Comments or questions please.

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Yeap. Forgot I got a new Alienware notebook and out of all the things I didn't install, Newton was the one.

This really is a nice piece of work you got here. My only disappointment is that I cannot "roll" the truck, and I can tell you from personal experience that it is "quite" easy to do with a truck. I will fool around with the acceleration to see if I can get it to roll.

A promise is a promise. Please email me at quoteland [at] cellbloc [punto] com and I will email you the FTP info.

[EDIT]
Nevermind. I got it to roll. I did it the "Atlanta" way. Drive too fast, turn right hard, panic, turn left hard. Worked like a charm!

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increase the tires = 4 for the Ford and you will roll even without steering:p

try the Pathfinder, for race style

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Thanks!

I sent the info to the email you have displayed. Let me know if you got it.

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cellbloc, ive uploaded the files into the account you gave me, but i couldnt find the adress for it

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http://www.cellbloc.com/CuCuMBeR/

Case Sensitive!

Same goes for your filename. You had "Driver.rar" and in your HTML you had "driver.rar". I went ahead and fix it for you.

Ah, the magic of unix.....

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okay then, you can find in the following zip a cool driving sort of thing with all cars available above.
http://www.cellbloc.com/CuCuMBeR/Drive.rar

press C key to cycle through cameras(doesnt work for all cars)
use arrow keys and space to control car
wasd keys and mouse for free camera

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CuCuMBer:

Can you post an example of the car(s) working with the Advanced Terrain plugin please?

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Thats brilliant !...a very impressive demo there, would be cool to see a more complete track but never-the-less very nice.
If you can gradualy build up a show case of cars and the assosiated stats it would make creating the driving element of a racing game a doddle !
Great work, keep it up.

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CellBloc:
Change level.dba as follows, you already have the media if you downloaded the last file;

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prepareLevel1:

mdlSky$                 = "sky.x"
txtHeight$              = "height.bmp"
txtColor$               = "color.bmp"
txtDetail$              = "detail.tga"
GLOBAL cam As Entity
cam.s                   = 1.0
cam.a.x                 = 0.0
cam.a.y                 = 0.0
cam.a.z                 = 0.0
cam.p.x                 = 400
cam.p.y                 = 40
cam.p.z                 = 600
gAmbient                = 80
gAmbientColor           = rgb(40, 40, 40)
gAmbientRange           = 100
gSunNX#                 = 0.0
gSunNY#                 = -1.00
gSunNZ#                 = -1.00
gFogDistance#           = 0.0
gFogColor#              = rgb(10,10,10)

set ambient light gAmbient
set directional light 0, gSunNX#, gSunNY#, gSunNZ#
set light range 0, gAmbientRange

REM SKYBOX
SET DIR pthGfx$ + pthPrefix$ + pthLevels$ + pthPrefix$ + "Sky"
   gSky = free_object()
   load object mdlSky$, gSky
      scale object gSky, gWorldSize#*2, gWorldSize#*2, gWorldSize#*2
      set object light gSky, 0
      set object fog gSky, 0
      set object texture gSky, 3, 0
         position object gSky, 0, 0, 0
SET DIR pthRoot$

`TO CHANGE TERRAIN TO ADVANCE TERRAIN,
`REM THE BELOW LINES
REM TERRAIN

SET DIR pthGfx$ + pthPrefix$ + pthLevels$
REMSTART
gter = free_object()
load object "Road.x", gter
set object ambience gter, 40
NewtonMakeFloor(gter, 1)
`UNTIL HERE
`AND REMOVE THE REMS BELOW
REMEND

   col = free_image() : load image txtColor$, col
   det = free_image() : load image txtDetail$, det

   gter = free_object()
      make object terrain gter
         set terrain heightmap gter, txtHeight$
         set terrain scale gter, 10, 1, 10
         set terrain split gter, 8
         set terrain tiling gter, 4
         set terrain light gter, -1, 0.25, 0, 0.25, 0.25, 0.25, 0.3
         set terrain texture gter, col, det
      build terrain gter
      NewtonMakeFloor(gter, 1)
         `Col = NDB_NewtonCreateTreeCollision( gTer, 1 )
         `Level = NDB_NewtonCreateBody( Col )

`UNTIL HERE
SET DIR pthRoot$

REM GAUGES
SET DIR pthGfx$ + pthPrefix$ + pthImages$

imgGauge$ = "Speed.png"
imgGauge = free_image()
load image imgGauge$, imgGauge, 1

SET DIR pthRoot$


#CONSTANT Ford = 1
#CONSTANT PathFinder = 2
#CONSTANT Bmw6 = 3
#CONSTANT Van = 4
SELECT selectedCar
   CASE Ford
      NewtonVehicle(selectedCar$,3.5,0.8,1.3,6.1,4.25,-2.0,2.7,0.98,0.5,0.2,1000.0)
      accel# = 50
      maxTorque# = 1600.0
      minTorque# = -500.0
      maxVel# = 160.0
      dec# = 0.25
      Tires = 2
      sideSleepSpeed#=100.0
      sideSleepCoef#=2.0
      longSleepSpeed#=80.0
      longSleepCoef#=2.0
   ENDCASE
   CASE PathFinder
      NewtonVehicle(selectedCar$,3.5,0.8,1.3,4.7,3.6,0.0,2.4,0.98,0.5,0.2,1000.0)
      accel# = 75
      maxTorque# = 1600.0
      minTorque# = -500.0
      maxVel# = 160.0
      dec# = 0.25
      Tires = 4
      sideSleepSpeed#=100.0
      sideSleepCoef#=2.0
      longSleepSpeed#=80.0
      longSleepCoef#=2.0
   ENDCASE
   CASE Bmw6
      NewtonVehicle(selectedCar$,3.5, 1.2,1.2,5.35,4.45,-0.2,2.7, 0.98,0.5,0.2,1000.0)
      accel# = 150
      maxTorque# = 2600.0
      minTorque# = -500.0
      maxVel# = 260.0
      dec# = 0.25
      Tires = 2
      sideSleepSpeed#=100.0
      sideSleepCoef#=2.0
      longSleepSpeed#=80.0
      longSleepCoef#=2.0
   ENDCASE
   CASE Van
      NewtonVehicle(selectedCar$,3.5, 0.8,1.8,11.3,8.75,0.0,4.9, 0.98,0.5,0.2,1000.0)
      accel# = 50
      maxTorque# = 2000.0
      minTorque# = -1500.0
      maxVel# = 130.0
      dec# = 0.25
      Tires = 2
      sideSleepSpeed#=100.0
      sideSleepCoef#=2.0
      longSleepSpeed#=80.0
      longSleepCoef#=2.0
   ENDCASE
ENDSELECT

RETURN


UpdateLevel1:

position object gSky, cam.p.x, cam.p.y, cam.p.z
UPDATE TERRAIN

RETURN

Baggers: its already so easy to implement new cars, all you have to do is making your own 3d car, making the collision bod file and put them in the appropriate folder.
if you examine the code, you have to change the menu only then.

about the track, building tracks is easy with 3dmax, all you have to do is loft a spline through another spline, and then paint it.

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Slient Crash. I will look into it.

(and yes I have the plugin installed because it works with the example that comes with the Advance Terrain)

[EDIT]
I take that back. It *ONLY* crashes on Land Rover (figures, first one I try). The other three work fine.

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Thats strange,does it give an error code?

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Nope, silent crash. I will try and use the "debugger" in a little bit and see if I can locate the issue.

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CuCuMBeR, Can you post a exe file for the ones (Including myself) that dont have dbpro?

Sorry if this has been brought up before i dont realy have time to read through all of this.. Sounds great though hope i can try it some time!

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Unfortunately, i cant because im on 56k modem. But maybe some other nice guy would do it for you.

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Oh ok . Hope fully... well thanks anyways

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HAHAHAHA, I'm on a 14.4k!

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Sorry to bump this up, but i was wondering if anybody managed or atleast try to make a computer controlled car on this scene?

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I have one. It drives to waypoints.

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can i see it?

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Have anyone tried to make a vehicle with more than 4 wheels? I'm trying to make a militar vehicle with 8 turning wheels (2 in the front turning the opposite way related to 2 in the back).

Any help would be more than welcome...

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Great demo, i found i could indeed roll the truck by driving it very far away and gathering speed, twitching to the right then hard left...I rolled it.

But I'm having a problem with the Newton wrapper, in that I just installed the DB 5.8 upgrade (on a fresh install of DB Pro), and the Newton plugin 1.32, both the first time I've installed either one, so they're both fresh. But each of the demos in Newton 1.32 crashes on exit, as well as this good driving demo here.

I'm very impressed with Newton and would like to get started (try) using it, and started looking at the demos, but I noticed each app using Newton crashes after quitting the program, causing an "illegal operation" dialog. I suspect it would be somewhere in the "NewtonDestroy" area since this might be global to all the apps, but can anyone confirm this? I can run the demos and see how they work fine, but each crashes after the program is ended.

I figured since Kjelle was involved on this thread he might be able to shed some light on the subject since I'm still waiting for approval at the Newton forums, and haven't been able to post about it yet.

I was very impressed with 'demo02' in the demos, the falling shapes and throwing them around. Very impressive! The way they interact could be exactly what I need in a program I'm developing, and I was hoping to start with demo02 and start tinkering towards my needs, but the crash on each exit made me have to pause. I still love it, just don't know if I'll be able to use it if it's just crashing all the time. If I can get it to work without crashing every time I'd be happy, I could probably use it as-is with what I've seen so far.

However, I would like to see this project go as far as to be the best physics implementation possible! It's already way more than I would have expected, I just need to get this kink worked out before I can start working with it.