[Shader : diffuse detail map + standard normal map]

Thanks Shadmar, I was actually just thinking about this last night. Must have read my mind or something.

 

I'll test it tonight no doubt.

[Texture Name Change]

If you rename a texture file the .meta file name is changed, however the source file (.png etc) name is not changed.

 

If you want to edit the texture properties by double clicking on it, it can't be found and the only way for it to work again is to rename the source (.png etc) it manually.

 

Sorry it's a quick report before I forget it, I can provide more detail if needed later.

 

Cheers

[Saving prefabs When Loaded]

That would be cool, makes sense to me if you load a .pfb you can re save it via CTRL-S and File->Save As.

[CSG Smoothing Groups?]

If you look in the editor click the materials button on the LHS, then you can select brushes faces in the editor. Then under the Objects tab on the RHS there are a series of number buttons for your smoothing groups.

[Saving prefabs When Loaded]

If you load up a prefab you and go File->Save The only save extension option is a .map. CTRL-S dosen't resave as a .pfb with the same name also.

 

The only way to resave a prefab is to right click on your root entity in the scene graph and save as prefab again, which is a little confusing seeming you opened a .pfb file.

 

Cheers.

[Physics Axis locking]

This would be a real nice feature.

 

FYI if you use PhysicsSetPosition you don't get the lag you are talking about, however that function doesn't work on the character controller which is the kicker.

[Frame drops when rotating camera]

Actually just looking at with fresher eyes today it's still not that smooth as it should be with the camera rotation.

[Frame drops when rotating camera]

I was working on exactly the same thing last night creating a 3rd person camera. I had the same jittering that you describe when rotating. I was doing some testing and coming from that it seems that if you set the cameras rotation to the players rotation you get some nasty jittering. There is definitely something wrong going on here I think.

 

Here is what I came up with that gave me good results.

 

I have an interface manager that manages everything GUI

 

This takes place every game loop to give me the mouses offset.

Vec3 mousePosition = context->window->GetMousePosition();
if (mousePosition != mousePreviousPosition)
{
mouseDelta = mousePreviousPosition - mousePosition;
}
else
{
mouseDelta = 0.0F;
}
if ((cursor) && cursor->IsVisible())
{
cursor->SetPosition(mousePosition.x, mousePosition.y);
cursor->Render();
}
else
{
context->window->SetMousePosition(context->GetWidth() / 2, context->GetHeight() / 2);
mousePreviousPosition = context->window->GetMousePosition();
}

 

 

In the player controller's update, and the yaw value is used in the characters SetInput() function for rotation.

 

float cameraTopAngle = 45;
 float cameraBottomAngle = -45;
 yaw += TheInterface->GetMouseDelta().x / mouseSensitivity;
 pitch += TheInterface->GetMouseDelta().y / mouseSensitivity;
 //Adjust and set the camera rotation
 if (pitch > cameraTopAngle)
 pitch = cameraTopAngle;
 else if (pitch < cameraBottomAngle)
 pitch = cameraBottomAngle;

 

 

My camera object Update

 

 

if (GetCameraTarget())
{
//GameObject *objectTarget = (GameObject*)TheGameWorld->FindObjectByAddress(Object::GetAddress(GetCameraTarget()));
if (!TheMainWindow)
{
Vec3 lastPosition;
BaseObject* object = (BaseObject*)GetCameraTarget()->GetUserData();
if (object->GetBaseType() == kObjectCharacter)
{
GameCharacter *character = static_cast<GameCharacter*>(object);
if(character)
{
 //Figure out new position
 //lastPosition = entity->GetPosition();

 //Calculate the furthest TPS pivot position
 tpsPivot->SetPosition(GetCameraTarget()->GetPosition());
 tpsPivot->Move(0.0F, GetHeight(), -GetCamDistance(), false);

 //Use a pick to determine where the camera should be
 PickInfo pick;
 Vec3 pickPos = GetCameraTarget()->GetPosition();
 pickPos.y += GetHeight();
 character->entity->SetPickMode(0);
 if (TheGameWorld->world->Pick(pickPos, tpsPivot->GetPosition(), pick, 0.0F, true))
 {
 //Store distance
 float distance = tpsPivot->GetPosition().DistanceToPoint(pick.position);
 std::cout << distance << std::endl;
 tpsPivot->SetPosition(pick.position);
 }
 character->entity->SetPickMode(Entity::SpherePick);
 tpsPivot->SetRotation(GetCameraTarget()->GetRotation());

 Vec3 rot = tpsPivot->GetRotation();
 rot.y = -character->GetYaw();
 rot.x = -character->GetPitch();
 //Apply position
 lastPosition.x = Math::Curve(tpsPivot->GetPosition().x, entity->GetPosition().x, (GetSmoothness()) / Time::GetSpeed());
 lastPosition.y = Math::Curve(tpsPivot->GetPosition().y, entity->GetPosition().y, (GetSmoothness()) / Time::GetSpeed());
 lastPosition.z = Math::Curve(tpsPivot->GetPosition().z, entity->GetPosition().z, (GetSmoothness()) / Time::GetSpeed());
 entity->SetRotation(rot);
 entity->SetPosition(lastPosition);
}
}
}
}

 

The important thing to note is that the delta of the mouse movement is fed into the pitch and yaw variables which is accessed by the camera to set it's rotation opposed to camera->SetRotation(character->GetRotation()) (Although I would have thought the set rotation method should work). Obviously there are declarations which I haven't included above. I coded it in the early hours of last night and haven't looked at it since but hope it helps.

[Terrain Holes]

Hi,

 

Just going back to LE 2.5 you were able to remove squares of terrain which was handy for things like caves etc, would be great to be able to do that in 3.1.

 

Cheers!

[Prefab modification/visualization]

I don't know but it could be usefull to be able to visualize/modify prefab in Assets brower,

or it is better to keep prefab like that because it is just some "shortcut" in fact to grouped engine objects ?

 

You can open a .pfb file like a world edit it and save it(I didn't know this till recently, but it's always been there).

[Physics Drag?]

Ok I just did a quick test myself. You are right Michael, over time with SetVelocity() the entity does slow down indeed.

 

I had Friction = 0, Mass = 1, Gravity Mode = 0.

 

Is it possible its a bug? Maybe it behaved the way I expedted the last time I used the function in an earlier build?

 

Anyway Calling SetVelocity() every update does work.

[Physics Drag?]

SetVelocity() every Update?

 

Just a thought also, maybe there is a child node of your object with physics set unknowingly? or something else weird like that. I don't even know if would matter or not. I'm positive SetVelociy() does it.

[Physics Drag?]

Sorry that's all I got =(

[Physics Drag?]

I did this a while back for a projectile and I'm pretty sure it works like you need, it might help ya...

 

This is called when the entity is created

 

Shape *shape = Shape::Box(0.0F, 0.0F, 0.0F, 0.0F, 0.0F, 0.0F, 0.3F,0.3F, 0.3F);
entity->SetShape(shape);
shape->Release();
entity->SetPhysicsMode(Entity::RigidBodyPhysics);
entity->SetMass(1);
entity->SetCollisionType(Collision::Trigger);
entity->SetGravityMode(0);
entity->AddForce(GetProjectileVelocity());

[Physics Drag?]

Are you using AddForce or SetVelocity? From my experience SetVelocity should keep you moving in that direction. I think as well you can have mass on it and it will still go in the direction you set and gravity doesn't effect it.

 

Correct me if I'm wrong.....

[Adding 'Line of Sight' to Computer Enemies(Lua)]

Hey Rick,

 

Instead of hiding the model I believe the proper way is to use SetPickMode(0) before the pick and SetPickMode(Pick::Sphere) after.

[Collision Response Types]

When using SetCollisionResponse() the third value seems to reflect the type of response. From what I gather 0=none and 1=collide with physical reaction

 

That would be good to have controll over, however what you need to do is, anything that needs no physic collision response is in Set it to trigger and in the oncollision have a switch statement to work out what initiated the collision. I use GetUserData() to store an object and it's type.

 

Something like this....

 

void TriggerCollision(Entity *entity0, Entity *entity1, float *position, float *normal, float *speed)
{
BaseObject* object = (BaseObject*)entity0->GetUserData();
if(object->GetBaseType() == kObjectTrigger)
{
Trigger *trigger = static_cast<Trigger*>(object);
if((trigger) && !trigger->IsDisabled())
{
//Find what the hit target is
BaseObject* hitObject = (BaseObject*)entity1->GetUserData();
if(hitObject)
{
switch(trigger->GetType())
{

 case kObjectDeathZoneTrigger:
 {
 trigger->Activate(trigger, hitObject);
 break;
 }


etc.....

[Poly count, retopo, UV seams?]

Modo has some real nice re-topology tools, however it's not free.

 

As for UVW unwrapping I use this 80%+ of the time. http://www.pullin-shapes.co.uk/page8.htm

 

I export out to .obj then unwrap the import it back in it's quick as to use.

 

 

When in it select the "Select edges" and "Ignore backfacing" then go around your model using "c" to cut or "w" to "weld"

 

 

When you bring it back into your modeling program you may want to edit the positioning and scale to make better use of your texture map.

[Smoothed SetInput function]

Hmm I'm not experiencing any jittering when using GoToPoint. Are you only calling the function once? and not every frame?

[GoToPoint Rotation Speed]

With GoToPoint, the entity turns to face the directing it's moving which is all automatic. It's just the speed it rotates to face the desired direction, it too fast compared to what I want.

[GoToPoint Rotation Speed]

Do we have the ability to change the rotational speed value when GoToPoint is used?

 

Cheers!

[Getting started with the Leadwerks Workshop]

+Me if you need more testers.

[What programming habits do you have that others would find odd?]

I have to use 'void' if there are no arguments in the a C++ headers, but not for the constructor, and definitely not in the declarations. If I find that I have not followed this I get very annoyed with myself.

[Game Storyline Planning]

I would get some mind mapping software and use that to plot out the flow of the game. I also use Articy: Draft SE as its designed exatly for this task. http://store.steampowered.com/app/230780/.

 

It's not the normal program I would buy, however I did anyway.

 

It's exactly what I was looking for! Ordering all the ideas in my head; planning and I am finding that new ideas are flowing just from being able to visualise things. I only wish I knew about it earlier!

 

Thanks Einlander!

[Load Prefab Position]

This is an optimisation to opening prefabs as I see it, you may not agree with me so do with this as you want. I'm just starting to get more picky now, as It's getting increasingly harder to find bugs =).

 

When you open up a prefab using File->Load, the prefab in the world is where ever it was when you created it. i.e

• I save the model in the original scene at x = 30.0, y = 1.0, z = 23.0
  

• If you open up the prefab file you created, the models will be positioned at that location above.
  

• I guess I would expect it all centered when I go to edit it at 0.0, 0.0, 0.0.
  

 

Cheers!