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DarkBASIC Professional Discussion / Ship physics?

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Mugen Wizardry
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Posted: 3rd Aug 2010 13:37
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Does someone have an example of how to do ship physics?

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KISTech
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Posted: 3rd Aug 2010 19:53
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Space or water?

Either way, I don't. I just though I would help you clarify the question a little bit.

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Mugen Wizardry
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Posted: 3rd Aug 2010 19:59
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water

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Posted: 3rd Aug 2010 21:14
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Interesting.

There is a demo that comes with DarkPhysics involving Water and a bunch of Boxes being dropped into it. Maybe that will help.

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Mugen Wizardry
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Posted: 3rd Aug 2010 21:14
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can't use dark physics. my graphics card sucks..

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Interplanetary Funk
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Posted: 3rd Aug 2010 21:38
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why can't you use dark physics? its all software and uses the processor, not the graphics card as far as i'm aware.
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Mugen Wizardry
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Posted: 3rd Aug 2010 21:38
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um. no its not. i tried to use it, and it had some error. but i KNOW i installed it right

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Interplanetary Funk
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Posted: 3rd Aug 2010 21:47
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was it opening an nvidia web page? As I mentioned in the dark physics help thread (which you may not of read) I managed to fix that but fully updating my graphics drivers along with windows.
if that doesn't work have a look here: http://forum.thegamecreators.com/?m=forum_view&t=173434&b=30
(there isn't a definite solution yet, but one might appear on that thread)
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baxslash
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Posted: 3rd Aug 2010 22:06
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So you don't want to use DP, doesn't matter.

Are you after 2D or 3D? Are you after something that looks like a ship floating in the water or does it need to react accurately?

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Mugen Wizardry
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Posted: 3rd Aug 2010 22:07
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3d. i need to be able to give physics to a medieval ship.

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Posted: 3rd Aug 2010 23:55
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If you want to simulate something, just think about what that thing does:

- In rough water a ship sways side to side and forwards and back depending on the waves.
- When turning the ship will tend to lean to the outside of the curve.
- A large ship will accelerate very slowly.

Now you just need to write code which will approximate these things.

You can't always depend on someone else giving you example code, especially for something as specific as this.

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Posted: 4th Aug 2010 00:14
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It is a rather big ask...

Part of the fun of programming for me is solving problems just like this, it should be the same for you (I hope). Unfortunately my brain comes up with about twenty ideas like this a week so I never have time to finish my own ideas let alone anyone elses.

I would suggest having a go then ask for help if you get stuck. You'll be more proud of the parts of your game you work out for yourself than the parts others write for you.

Diggsey's suggestion that you think about what makes a ship move the way it does is good advice

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Mugen Wizardry
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Posted: 4th Aug 2010 02:04
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dude i have no idea. wasnt there a boat physics code in the codebase?

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Mugen Wizardry
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Posted: 4th Aug 2010 02:08
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yea see? why make a mountain out of a mole hill?

http://www.thegamecreators.com/?m=codebase_view_code&i=54995c6cf37a66a3cbd57a43cf004f9f

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Posted: 4th Aug 2010 10:31
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If you knew there was something in the codebase why did you start this thread?

Quote: "why make a mountain out of a mole hill?"


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Mugen Wizardry
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Posted: 4th Aug 2010 13:43
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i didn't at 1st.

i didn't think to look there.

because usually stuff that advanced isnt found
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