Character Controller Bugs

gamecreator · January 18, 2019

Two issues (4.5 release):

1. I took the SetInput example code and added a jump and set the maxdecel argument to 0.01 so the character controller slides on the ground, as if on ice. However, while you slide and press jump (letting go of the directional button), jumping slows you down and stops you, while in the air (much faster than even ground deceleration would).

2. With acceleration/deceleration included, shouldn't the character controller slide while you try to change directions? Right now the below code lets you change directions instantly in any other direction. Worse, you instantly go full velocity in the new direction, even if it took a second or two to get up to full speed the original direction.

I may be doing something wrong but these seems like bugs.

#include "Leadwerks.h"

using namespace Leadwerks;

Entity* player = NULL;

int main(int argc, const char *argv[])
{
	Leadwerks::Window* window = Leadwerks::Window::Create();
	Context* context = Context::Create(window);
	World* world = World::Create();
	Camera* camera = Camera::Create();
	camera->SetRotation(35, 0, 0);
	camera->Move(0, 0, -8);
	Light* light = DirectionalLight::Create();
	light->SetRotation(35, 35, 0);

	//Create the ground
	Model* ground = Model::Box(10, 1, 10);
	ground->SetPosition(0, -0.5, 0);
	ground->SetColor(0.0, 1.0, 0.0);

	//Create a shape
	Shape* shape = Shape::Box(0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 10, 1, 10);
	ground->SetShape(shape);
	shape->Release();

	//Create a character
	player = Pivot::Create();
	Entity* visiblecapsule = Model::Cylinder(16, player);
	visiblecapsule->SetScale(1, 2, 1);
	visiblecapsule->SetPosition(0, 1, 0);
	player->SetMass(1);
	player->SetPhysicsMode(Entity::CharacterPhysics);

	while(true)
	{
		if (window->Closed() || window->KeyDown(Key::Escape)) return false;

		Leadwerks::Time::Update();

		float move = (window->KeyDown(Key::Up) - window->KeyDown(Key::Down)) * 4;
		float strafe = (window->KeyDown(Key::Right) - window->KeyDown(Key::Left)) * 4;
		float jump = window->KeyHit(Key::Space) * 10;
		player->SetInput(0, move, strafe, jump, false, 0.05, .01);

		world->Update();
		world->Render();
		context->Sync();
	}
	return 0;
}