We've got pretty playable multiplayer vehicles, and yeah, the script file is a mess. As for the physics behavior with the barrel rolls and all, I used a nice little hack which uses the center of mass override to set it at several meters below the ground, that way your car won't topple over anymore, no matter what you do. Nobody's complained so far :p
-- Maarten > Hi all, > I'm new to the list, but I've got a couple of questions that don't seem to > be answered anywhere in the archives or on the wiki. > > I've been trying to do some vehicle script modifications to the buggy in > the > episode 1 engine. However, in the course of mucking about with the > various > scripting values, I have run across a some odd behavior, and I wanted to > know if anyone knew anything about them. I tried to dig through the > source > code and find the actual hookups, but the furthest I could get was > IVPhysicsKeyParser before I was brick-walled by externs and virtual > functions. > > #1: A number of values don't actually to do anything, or at least don't > appear to. These values include "autotransmission", any gear listed after > the first one, "shiftuprpm", "shiftdownrpm", "degrees", most of the values > in the "steering" block, and "stabilizerConstant" in the suspension block. > It doesn't cause crashes, but it does obfuscate things significantly and > It > would be nice to know which values I can safely remove in their entirety. > > #2: If the max speed and horsepower values are raised to around 85 and 850 > respectively and the user hits the breaks while moving quickly, the car > will > do a barrel-roll instead of simply stopping. The roll will be in the last > direction the user steered. This is somewhat intermittent, and only seems > to > happen if the car is moving in a straight line when it breaks. > > #3: Using the "torquefactor" values in the "axle" blocks, it is possible > to > shift which axle is delivering power. If you set the front "torquefactor" > low and the rear "torquevalue" high to simulate a rear-wheel drive, the > car > will become unable to drive in a straight line and start swinging wildly > out > of control. > > Do any of you know how to solve these issues or know a place I could look > for more information? The wiki's section on vehicle scripts is sadly > lacking. > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders > > > _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders
