Reflecting Projectile

[Powerhorst]

Hey guys,

 

So I'm currently trying out Leadwerks during my free-time and must say, I'm really happy with it.

 

As my first Learning-project I want to create a simple BrickOut-Clone

(Maybe better known as "that Pong-game where you try to destroy blocks")

 

Now most of this works out fine for me and I'm starting to understand the engine-concepts but I can't seem to get the ball-behaviour right.

 

Usually in those games the ball hits a barrier or the player-paddle and reflects its direction without losing any of its velocity.

 

 

If it choose to make the ball a rigidbody the reflections will happen without any problems (thanks to the colliders) but it will naturally lose its velocity thanks to the impact.

 

Do you know any ways to prevent this from happening?

It seems like I'm only lacking a simple command line to get this done.

Something like rigidbody.KeepForce or rigidbody.SetElasticity

 

 

 

Thanks in advance for any help

 

Greets

[awgsknite]

you could addforce when the ball hits : http://www.leadwerks.com/werkspace/page/documentation/_/command-reference/entity/entityaddforce-r156

or setomega:

http://www.leadwerks.com/werkspace/page/documentation/_/command-reference/entity/entitysetomega-r823

 

or something that is here that starts with the word Entity in this list : http://www.leadwerks.com/werkspace/page/documentation/_/index/

[YouGroove]

You can set the velocity to the value just before the impact happened.

The problem is velocity will stay constant.

 

I don't know if there is a way to tell the objects to behave like normal after we set the velocity ? I mean you set the velocity that stays constant , than calling a function the object would loose velocity behaving like normal physics ?

[awgsknite]

You can set the velocity to the value just before the impact happened.

The problem is velocity will stay constant.

and then maybe set it back on after impact

or gravity off ?

[YouGroove]

Yes perhaps "gravity off" before the impact ' raycast detection from center of the object, than some time after the impact set gravity "on".

This could work.

[Powerhorst]

Thanks a bunch, guys

 

I'll try that later.