player rotation

#1 This is taken from one of the resources:

maxSteeringAngle = 5; // Max radiens you can rotate the wheel. Smaller number is more maneuverable.

I'd play with this value to get the "feel" you want.

*hope this helps*

#2 I've already tinkered with it but it ins't what I need. I want the ship to turn fast but not roll more than 90 degrees. And I would like to restrict the vertical movement too so the player couldn't "loop".

#3 Oh, I have a feeling that you're going to have to code that in the engine. =/

#4 Yeah, I thought I would. Thanx anyway!

#5 Hey,

you can try adding something like this:

//Make sure we can't go inverted
   if(mRigid.state.angPosition.y > 0.4f){
	   mRigid.state.angPosition.y = 0.4f;
   }
   else if(mRigid.state.angPosition.y < -0.4f){
	   mRigid.state.angPosition.y = -0.4f;
   }

in FlyingVehicle.cc... try adding it before this:

//Apply the forces to the rigid body
   mRigid.state.torque = torque;
   mRigid.state.force  = force;

what this does is limit the rotation in the vehicle's y axis. The rotation goes from -1 to 1 (i think).

AS well, for the x axis (pitch), you can add this:

//Limit the rotation in the x axis as well (pitch)
   if(mRigid.state.angPosition.x > 0.35f){
	   mRigid.state.angPosition.x = 0.35f;
   }
   else if(mRigid.state.angPosition.x < -0.35f){
	   mRigid.state.angPosition.x = -0.35f;
   }

[edit]
That code should be added to the updateForces method btw...
[/edit]

Mike

#6 It will need some fine tuning but, basically, this solved my problem. Thanx buddy!

#7 No problem :)

Mike

#8 tilt is in there too, i forget the name but you can set the roll factor to.

#9 Sorry, but I didn't understand your last post. You could set the roll to what?

#10 I've noticed a problem with the above solution, when the ship is near the limit, it slows down until it stops. I wonder if there is some solution that doesn't require messing with the physics.