Hey Guys!

This is just a small one
Someone on the forum asked me to look into the car physics for them, so I spent the last several hours looking into getting this to work as best as I could.

I couldn't get the Ai to work, but if anyone wants to upgrade it that would be awesome

Click here to download it
Video: https://youtu.be/6grJdFUP54g



It uses the A8 physics Engine ackphysx.h
There is a working example to play with right out of the box. Just open sed or wed and run

Enjoy!

It gives too crashes when I start 'main', first 'can't open plane.hmp', second one is 'wrong physX type: a5/a6 map' (probably cause level was compiled without 'create meshes' flag set in the map compiler). But I edited the 'main' level, just added a flag block to drive the car on, removed plane and recompiled the map, and it works pretty good! Thank you for this contribution!

But I wanted to tell you about that this car template already was converted into the A8 and integrated into the engine (that's why all 'car_init', 'car_input' and all other 'car_' functions are highlighted).Take a look at 'car.c' script Plus there is an example how to use car template that A8 already has, in samples there is 'knights_on_wheels' example. That's why I think not much of users going to use this contribution, but it was a huge experience for you while you converted it into A8 I guess! So it was worth a try anyway!

Any ways, keep contributions up!

Best regards

Thanks for checking it out 3run!
yes I am re-uploading a new version now as I fixed a few things myself.

This is the A8 car template

Edit: The crash is from the colormap I think.. Without it the terrain complains it doens't have it a few times with error messages - With the file the engine complains once

Didn't know thats what cause the old physics error. I was getting it in another level (which I pulled from the template), but not the main level (which I created).

Updated!

Fixed the crash at game start
Gave the car a shadow
Added a driver to the car
Tweaked the cars settings
Added the Ai Car - Had it move a few feet.

Hey 3Run,

thanks for your input, but car_props.h just don't work in A8, or at least for me...following that link that you posted and using the templates in A8.

no semaphor, no race starting, no car Ai's moving...


Hey Dlively, i'll check out your latest demo thanks!

carprops.h should already be in the 3dgs A8/template/code folder.

Also in another thread @3Run already stated he will look at the issues tomorrow. I have no doubt he can solve this.

Please have a little patience
Mal

Roger that Mal.

Yes, I had copied carprops.h into my proj. folder. (that got my r mirror to work, but not the race actuals)

Ok. Will stand down for now.

Really appreciate this engine and you'all !

I've posted AI there in the original thread!
bug? Lite-C car template in A8

DLively@ set player model as a genius for the rear mirror view, so he will be invisible there, plus lower mass offset center (Z coordinates), so vehicle doesn't roll over when you try to steer.

Greets

Hey you guys,

thanks !!!

Really appreciate your posts and suggestions.

when I get up to speed I look forward to contributing also.