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Starter.racing Game Speed? Can it be increased?

by Euan Gamble · in Torque Game Engine · 06/08/2005 (3:17 pm) · 9 replies

I am currently playing around with starter.racing and I have been playing around with car.cs to make it hoon around faster. But I am finding while it gets faster (and more out of control) it still seems like it is in slow motion?

Does anyone know how I can make the game speed faster so the physics seem more realistic?

Thanks,
Euan
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Torque Owner Dreamer
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#1
06/08/2005 (3:32 pm)
Try reducing your mass by about 50%, that should make you accelerate quciker, however it won't affect your top speed.

Torque Owner Euan Gamble
#2
06/08/2005 (5:33 pm)
I have played with the mass but still find the physics are very 'flighty'. It still seems to be in slow motion when coming over a jump?

The top speed i have also adjusted which is ok. The car seems to fly over the jumps but seems to take a while to come down, which is unrealistic.

Any other ideas?

Torque Owner Euan Gamble
#3
06/09/2005 (5:00 am)
Well if any one is interested I have found adjusting wheeledvehicle.cc and then adjusting the car.cs (script) file made a huge difference.

My mistake was thinking that gravity would have been defined in script.

Anyway, to make it more realistic and car.cs more responsive, I recommend playing around with wheeledvehicle.cc under:

// Gravity constant
static F32 sWheeledVehicleGravity = -20

I set it to -45 which is more realistic but I am having issues when the car jumps and get stabbed in to the ground. So its probably a bit heavy. But at least changes in car.cs are more responsive and realistic now.

Torque Owner BigPapa
#4
06/09/2005 (5:45 am)
@Euan - Very interesting, I'll try your suggestion in my R/C game and see how it behaves.

Torque Owner Euan Gamble
#5
06/09/2005 (6:05 am)
@BigPapa

Hey let me know how you go! Its made a huge difference for me. But you have to strike a balance with everything (traction, engine power etc).

But more realistic gravity has been great!

Torque Owner BigPapa
#6
06/16/2005 (7:56 pm)
@Euan - It actually worked great. I still have to play with the other parameters but it's a step in the right direction

Torque Owner Euan Gamble
#7
06/16/2005 (9:12 pm)
@BigPapa - Cool! Hey hears a heads up. Dont put your grav up to high. I put mine up and I started getting stuck on barriers and objects which is a pain. You might not have that issue? Depends on your environment I guess.

Also I found putting a Z mass at a negative also helped stop my car from rolling and getting stuck upside down.

Looking forward to seeing your project dude!

Torque Owner Mike Kuklinski
#8
06/16/2005 (10:26 pm)
Theoretically, by using simple Newtonian physics, you should be able to make it acceptable with a gravity of -9.8.

Torque Owner Euan Gamble
#9
06/16/2005 (11:04 pm)
Hmm... I will give -9.8 a shot. But -20 was a bit loose already.