[Physics imprecision bug]

I deleted the Cube brush, and maked a new one from menu and not copying some cube, and there is no more collision problem.

 

 

The thread can be closed.

[Incomplete SetInput docs]

FPS Player script usage with 8 parameters :

 

self.entity:SetInput(rotY, self.playerMovement.z, self.playerMovement.x, jump , false, 1.0, 0.5, true)

 

The documentation with 6 parameters explained :

 

Entity::SetInput

 

Syntax

• void SetInput(float angle, float move, float strafe=0, float jump=0, bool crouch=false, float maxaccel=1)
  

 

Does someone knows what are the other two variables ?

[The Borrower]

I had to read the game description to understand how to play.

 

But this is a good game start.

 

Now the bad things :

- getting the fire power should not shut down the torch flame , this looks weird as if you release the power the flame start again in the torch

- The flashLight system should be always on , at least a minimal light like the player had some lightening power making light around him , because it is too dark to move around without it.

- You need icons when some flame power can be grabbed or some object can be grabbed otherwise it is hard to understand some interaction is possible.

- I didn't know what to do to open the door i could only grab the flame power.

 

Well perhaps this is what is called a puzzle game

 

The game is too slow on laptop, how to change the resolution in game ?

No Help menu in game ?

 

Good luck.

[Physics imprecision bug]

Using the character controller and walking is ok, but jumping from a height the character sink a little on the floor, and readjust later if it keeps walking around.

 

The code is standard

self.entity:SetInput(rotY, self.playerMovement.z, self.playerMovement.x, 0, false, 0.8)

 

 

EDIT :

This is BSP imprecision and i use a BSP in some non common way, as i have a very big cube as BSP for the floor.

Just walking around when going further the character starts to sink on the floor even without jumping.

[Alternative LE3 Character controller ?]

I had the same Sci Fi game prototype and on my laptop i had the main character using LE3 character controller becoming very unresponsive with long deceleration and too slow accelerations when using faster movement speed.

 

I thaught it was the level complexity or the laptop , because it runs just good on a powerfull machine.

 

I made my own character controller, with it's own deceleration system and surprise there is no lagging physics and quick custom deceleration , unlike LE3 default character controller on the same map level in my laptop

 

1) I use a 3d detailled sphere model as the moving 3D object , so there is no friction problems

 

2) It works and physics stay constant with PhysicsUpdate , no deceleration lag or slow accelerations using my own deceleration system

 

3) Using higher movement speed, there is no collision problems or pass through and there is no lagging or long deceleration problems or slow acceleration

 

 

So my question is should LE3 character controller need to be re worked for other people that can't code their own ?

Or should it be added some other character controller for faster character games movement ?

 

 

 

For people interested here is the work in progress code , it is not final as deceleration must be tweaked to be proportionnal to character speed.

Speed directions and axe rotation are really specific to direction keys for some game specific gameplay, so it is not some totally general usage controller.

Also it needs a really detailled and smooth sphere model to work good.

 

This is also non optimized code but this gives you some hints on how it works.

 

Script.character = "" --entity
Script.smoothness = 5000--int
--Script.camera = "" --entity

function Script:Start()
self.playerMovement = Vec3(0,0,0)
self.moveSpeed = 30
self.speedAutoDirection = 0.05

self.entity:SetFriction(0.5,0.5)
self.maxSpeed = 25
self.angleDir = 0

self.dirPrevFrame = self.entity:GetPosition(true)
self.posFrame = self.entity:GetPosition(true)

self.deltaPosTime = Time:Millisecs()
self.prevRot = Vec3(0,0,0)
self.direction = Vec3(0,0,0)

end


function Script:UpdateWorld()
self.posFrame = self.entity:GetPosition(true)
dirSmooth = Vec3(0,0,0)
--dirSmooth.x = Math:Curve(self.posFrame.x, self.dirPrevFrame.x,30)
newCharPos = Vec3(0,0,0)

dirSmooth.x = (self.posFrame.x - self.dirPrevFrame.x) / 2
dirSmooth.z = (self.posFrame.z - self.dirPrevFrame.z) / 2

newCharPos.z = Math:Curve(self.dirPrevFrame.z,self.posFrame.z,self.smoothness/Time:GetSpeed())
newCharPos.x = Math:Curve(self.dirPrevFrame.x,self.posFrame.x,self.smoothness/Time:GetSpeed())
newCharPos.y = Math:Curve(self.dirPrevFrame.y,self.posFrame.y,self.smoothness/Time:GetSpeed())


self.character:SetPosition(newCharPos,true)

local angle = -Math:ATan2(dirSmooth.z,-dirSmooth.x)
angle3 = Vec3(0,angle-90,0)

self.character:SetRotation(angle3,true)



end



function Script:UpdatePhysics()
rotation = self.entity:GetRotation(true)

self.posFrame = self.entity:GetPosition(true)

if Time:Millisecs()- self.deltaPosTime > 300 then
self.deltaPosTime = Time:Millisecs()

self.dirPrevFrame = self.posFrame

end

--self.direction = ( self.posFrame - self.dirPrevFrame ):Normalize()

speedX = ((App.window:KeyDown(Key.D) and 1 or 0) - (App.window:KeyDown(Key.A)and 1 or 0))
speedY = ((App.window:KeyDown(Key.Z) and 1 or 0) - (App.window:KeyDown(Key.W)and 1 or 0))

 self.playerMovement.x = speedX * Time:GetSpeed() * self.moveSpeed
self.playerMovement.z = speedY * Time:GetSpeed() * self.moveSpeed


vect = Vec3(speedX,0,speedY):Normalize()
vel = self.entity:GetVelocity(true)

if vel.x > self.maxSpeed and speedX == 1 then
vel.x = self.maxSpeed /3
self.playerMovement.x = 0
end
if vel.x < -self.maxSpeed and speedX == -1 then
vel.x = -self.maxSpeed /3
self.playerMovement.x = 0
end

if vel.z > self.maxSpeed then
vel.z = self.maxSpeed /3
self.playerMovement.z = 0
end
if vel.z < -self.maxSpeed then
vel.z = -self.maxSpeed /3
self.playerMovement.z = 0
end


if vel.x > self.speedAutoDirection and speedX == 0 then
self.playerMovement.x = -self.speedAutoDirection * Time:GetSpeed() * self.moveSpeed *3
end
if vel.x < self.speedAutoDirection and speedX == 0 then
self.playerMovement.x = self.speedAutoDirection * Time:GetSpeed() * self.moveSpeed *3
end

if vel.z > self.speedAutoDirection and speedY == 0 then
self.playerMovement.z = -self.speedAutoDirection * Time:GetSpeed() * self.moveSpeed *3
end
if vel.z < self.speedAutoDirection and speedY == 0 then
self.playerMovement.z = self.speedAutoDirection * Time:GetSpeed() * self.moveSpeed *3
end


--self.entity:AddForce(direction * Time:GetSpeed() * self.moveSpeed,true)
self.entity:AddForce(self.playerMovement,true)
--self.entity:AddForce( direction * Time:GetSpeed() * self.moveSpeed , true)
if speedX == 0 and speedY ==0 then

--self.entity:AddForce(vel,true)
vel = vel*-1 *15
self.entity:AddForce(vel,true)
end


end

[Generic character obj]

There is only Max file source, but we are not all 3DS Max users.

Could it be possible to provide the generic character as obj format please ?

This help having it on the modeler as reference for what we build.

[What are you working on :]

Big environments to climb or jump from is great.

[Shader : object size parameter ?]

I need to scale UV of each buildings depending on it's size in some uniform way.

It is some object size parameter for objects in shader code ?

[What are you working on :]

Going more modular to maximum flexibility :

[What are you working on :]

Another modular work, the key to fast level making,

[Delete source files]

When we delete a model we replace or no more use, LE3 should delete physic and meta files perhaps.

 

It is better to keep a project source folders not overgrowing too fast.

[Shaders reflections changes ?]

It is a problem with camera coordinates projection, ad we expect reflection on the whole surface.

 

Just do like me and copy and change some developper material to test it.

[Reset material slots please]

1) I create a material and choose a shader and textures.

2) i create a new material and choose the same shader , it auto assign the same textures as the previous material

And we can reset the textures as the slots are empty and no available button to remove the texture

[Use Notepad++ for Lua Scripting]

Where is LE3 new Lua editor ?

[Shaders reflections changes ?]

Another problem using a simple texture and normal map it makes artifacts depending on camera distance.

 

I am not a shader coder, i will just wait for some tested working version.

[Shaders reflections changes ?]

I recalculated, but they still look bad and moving the camera the reflections still changes reflections.

[Shaders reflections changes ?]

I applied your changes Shadmar, but the reflection is still depending on camera position

Also is the reflection half mixed with diffuse map or can we control in some way how much it reflects ?

[Shaders reflections changes ?]

I changed the last line, still the effect is very strange ad the reflections depends on the camera height or movement it makes on part reflective and another part not reflective.

 

Is there something specific i missed ?

[Normap map disappears on shadows]

The normal map deos not display when a model has some part on shadows, even with ambient light.

[Shaders reflections changes ?]

Another thing to consider is that the texture slot for the cubemap is texture 5

I put one on texture 5 slot , but nothing happens.

I was seeking some reflective material effect for static models not animated.

 

LE3 is not able to have buidling windows reflective like this simple shader ?

How can we do ?

[Grid snap adjustable lenght unit]

Actually LE3 is unusable with models that are tiled to some unit and snap together.

 

For example i kept Blender default unit, but in LE3 the snapping has always two units above or under.

We should be able to specify the lenght of the snapping value at any time to be able to position wit LE3 snapping any tiled models.

[simple reflection shader ?]

I am seeking a simple full reflection shader , just reflecting a skybox texture.

 

Does anyone has that working in LE3 with last version ?

[Shaders reflections changes ?]

I find that LE3 official shader "diffuse+normal+specular+env" just don't produce no environment effect at all.

[Where are car tutorial and files ?]

Thanks guys, i can try making some car test.

I also just thaught Car physics should be more exposed on the site as a tutorial on the new tutorial section.

[Where are car tutorial and files ?]

I wanted to try some things, but where are car tutorial or example files ?

No official support on the site ?