Brick Physics Preview

[Vertzer]

The calculations are client side, meaning not everyone sees the same results. That doesn't mean that when you blow a house up no on else will see the physics part of it.

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[Reformist]

The calculations are client side, meaning not everyone sees the same results. That doesn't mean that when you blow a house up no on else will see the physics part of it.

Screw the rules! I have money.

[VerticalHorizon]

I demand arches.

[Space Guy]

The calculations are client side, meaning not everyone sees the same results. That doesn't mean that when you blow a house up no on else will see the physics part of it.

The calculations for the physics are clientside, meaning the server could not control the position of bricks for each client. In fact, the calculations are put clientside specifically so the server doesn't have to send the position data constantly for every client.

[Vertzer]

Yes, that's what I meant, so when someone else explodes a house, won't other players still see the bricks fly?
If so, then what's the problem in making a gravity gun?

[Space Guy]

Other players will see the bricks fly, but since the calculations and physics are simulated clientside, the server cannot affect the position of the bricks in any way. If a brick gravity gun was made, the very most it could do is affect the position of the bricks for the host only. Which wouldn't be very good.

[zoneark]

It is impossible, physics are client side.

I forgot about that. D:

[Zenthos]

I demand arches and .blb transfers.

[Marcem]

Yes, that's what I meant, so when someone else explodes a house, won't other players still see the bricks fly?
If so, then what's the problem in making a gravity gun?

They will, but the results may be different, also, some would see someone dragging nothing around.

[Chriz]

Holy stuff...

[jirue]

They will, but the results may be different, also, some would see someone dragging nothing around.

How would it feel to not know when someone launches a brick at you with a gravity gun?  You would be like "he isn't carrying anything... OCRAP I JUST RANDOMLY DIED"

[Hugums]

Holy stuff...

are people still having reactions to the phys-X it'self
on topic:
once the bricks have been knocked down are they considered blown up or is it something new.

[Colten]

are people still having reactions to the phys-X it'self
on topic:
once the bricks have been knocked down are they considered blown up or is it something new.

Ageia?

[Hugums]

Ageia?

i have that, i love playing the demos :P

[laremere]

I'm guessing it could be possible to make a gravity gun that effects bricks.  I'll have to wait to see trace(); before I know for sure though.  It wouldn't be as clean as the gravity gun is with other things though, as it would be able to pick up multiple bricks in a spot, and wouldn't have as good of a reaction when moving things.  It also wouldn't be able to tell if you've even picked up bricks.  Heck, for you it could look like you picked up a brick, and dropped in on a catapult and had fun with it, while to others it looks like your just randomly walking around.