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Disabling Default Torque Physics

by RazorWing · in Technical Issues · 08/25/2005 (1:19 pm) · 5 replies

Hello,

I am currently trying to create a starship, that will float above the terrain in the tutorial.base project. I have tried modifying physics, but the character always seems to go back to the ground, due to gravity. I want the player to have the ability to move freely, like a starship on Eve online, or any other game that has a flying vehicle.

Can anyone help?
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Torque Owner J. Alan Atherton
#1
08/25/2005 (1:24 pm)
The gravity for the player is hard-coded in C++. You can use a PhysicalZone and set the gravityMod to 0. Then, whenever your player is in a physicalZone, their gravity will be 0.

Torque Owner RazorWing
#2
08/26/2005 (9:43 am)
Okay, I went into the 'player.cc' file and changed the 'F32 Player::mGravity;' variable from '-30' to 0.

Now, the problem is that the character wont move at all when it's not on land. What should I do with that? I want it to be able to move around anywhere, freely...

Torque Owner Derk Adams
#3
08/26/2005 (2:19 pm)
RazorWing,

It's time to get real friendly with the Player::updateMove function in player.cc

I have had to recode about 70% of it to get the kind of behavior that I want.

Your issue is that the default code does not allow movement unless it is on the ground. Look for "if (runSurface) {"

Thanks.

Torque Owner RazorWing
#4
08/26/2005 (2:43 pm)
Thanks, thats all I needed

Associate Matt Fairfax
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#5
08/26/2005 (5:14 pm)
www.garagegames.com/mg/forums/result.thread.php?qt=32256

Wouldn't you be better off using a FlyingVehicle?