Simple Collisions

#1 Do you want it with physics making him stop or the callback? I would recommend stepping back even further and playing with the callback so when they collide, it echoes something to the console or provides some other feedback.

Oh, and learn to do it in just code. You'll be better off in the long run.

Using just the editor, you could do what you wanted originally, but you'd really be missing out on an opportunity to learn how TGB really works.

#2 Ok, how would I go about learning as much of TorqueScript as possible, and doing this collison in code?

#3 I'm going to be online later, my IM is in my tag. What you need to do is basically:

create an an that's a t2dSceneObject (maybe just a static sprite)
enable collision callbacks
create a 2nd object that's a t2dSceneobject (maybe just a static sprite)
then, make one stand still and the other move on a collision course
(just set one at -10,0, the 2nd at 10,0 and give the first a linearvelocity of X of 1)
when they collide, you'll get an onCollision callback, which calls the function (look it up in the TDN)
make sure your onCollision just has an echo or something

This little test would help you make the foundation of a class and it's the kind of coding you'll need to do to see how TGB works internally so you can get the most out of the tools that abstract it away. I have a ton of homework this weekend, but I could put together a zip in about 10 minutes to do this.

Then, when you have this (I'll help you when I'm online), you should expand it on your own to investigate collision groups and layers which are super important for any shooter.

#4 Actually, I'm waiting for something at work, so I'll get started on it now.

#5 OK, it's done. I need to upload it or send it or something, but it's probably the most basic collision test possible.

#6 Ok thanks, if you want, I could give you quick upload access to my website? You could then upload the file in a directory... Or if you don't feel safe doing that, you could try FileFront?

EDIT: I am trying to write the code, but apart from %this, what else do I need?

#7 Would this suffice?:

function player::onCollision(%this)
{
echo("hello");
}

I tested it, with two sprite, one with send & receive collision, and callback (named player under scripting), and the other just send & receive collision. Nothing happens, even in the console :(

Edit: My email is stapledpuppet@googlemail.com if you want to send to that

#8 Well, I have done it, surprisingly, by making the moving object have receive collision, and receive physics, and the blocks that it is running into have send collision. Done, and that's without scripting. But one problem, when the block that it collides into moves out the way, the original block 1 stays where it is due to clamping :( so I am gonna create a quick ingame prototype to see if my character can move out the way, unlike stupid box :)

#9 Sent. Just a super simple collision with nice and clean code.

#10 Nevermind, Google rejected the ZIP